Root Words, Prefixes, Suffix & Abbreviations
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| Osteo | bone
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| Cephal/o | head
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| Enter/o | intestines
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| Hepat/o | liver
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| My/o | muscle
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| Gastro | stomach
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| Hem/o | blood
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| Cutaneo | skin
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| Homo | the same
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| Megaly | enlargement
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| Dys | bad, difficult
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| Hydr/o | water
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| itis | inflammation
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| Macro | large
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| Micro | small
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| pathy | denotes disease
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| Scler/o | hardness
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| Tachy | fast
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| Neo | new
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| Cyano | blue
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| optic | pertaining to eye
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| phag | to engulf
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| pyro | fever
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| stomy | creation of an opening
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| brady | slow
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| melan | black
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| chloro | green
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| xanth | yellow
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| cryo | cold
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| leuk | white
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| erthr | red
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| necro | dead
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| cyte | cell
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| adip/o | fatty tissue
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| encephl/o | brain
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| neuro/o | nerve, CNS
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| pneum | lungs
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| cardio | heart
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| hypo | below normal
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| hyper | above normal
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| psych | the mind
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| therm | heat
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| stasis | stable state
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| vas | vessel
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| olig | few, small amount
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| septic | poison
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| trans | across
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| xero | dry
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| angio | vessel
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| ante | before
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| chole | bile
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| ex/o | out or outer
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| mal | bad or ill
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| arth | joint
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| eu | good, well, true
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| hist | tissue
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| iso | equal
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| A- | without
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| De- | away from, seperation
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| anti- | against each other
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| pre- | before
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| quad- | four
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| -algia | pain
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| -cide | kill, destroy
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| -genic | formation
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| -lysis | destruction
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| -crine | to secrete
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| c | with
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| ad- | toward, to
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| ab- | away from
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| peri- | around
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| para- | around, near, beside
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| ambi- | both
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| bi- | two
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| intre- | among, between
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| intra- | inside, within
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| -plegia | paralysis, stroke
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -penia | deficiency, lacking
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| -emia | blood
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -logy | science of
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| -oma | tumor
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| abd | abdomen
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| a.c. | before meals
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| ad lib | as desired
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| AMA | against medical advise
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| amt | amount
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| approx. | approximately
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| bid | twice a day
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| O2 | oxygen
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| OB | obstetrics
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| OOB | out of bed
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| OR | operating room
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| OS | left eye
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| per | by or through
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| P | pulse
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| BM | bowel movement
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| BP | blood pressure
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| bpm | beats per minute
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| BRP | bathroom privileges
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| C | centigrade
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| CCU | coronary care unit
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| c/o | complains of
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| p.c. | after meals
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| p.o. | by mouth
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| postop | post operative
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| preop | pre operative
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| pt | patient
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| PT | physical therapy
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| q | every
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| qid | four times a day
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| ED | emergency department
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| H2O | water
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| I&O | intake and output
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| IM | intramuscular
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| IV | intravenous
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| kg | kilogram
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| L | liter
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| lb | pound
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| NKA | no known allergies
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| NKDA | no known drug allergies
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| NPO | nothing by mouth
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| NS | normal saline
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| NSS | normal saline solution
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| amb | ambulatory
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| s | without
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| ss | one half
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| stat | immediately
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| tid | three times a day
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| TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations
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| UA | urinalysis
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| WC | wheelchair
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| WNL | within normal limits
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| Wt | weight
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| VS | vital signs
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| prn | as needed
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| ADL | activities of daily living
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| DNR | do not resusitate
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| F | fahrenheit
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| mL | milliliter
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| T.O. | telephone order
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| subq/subcut | subcutaneous
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| AEB | as evidenced by
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| BKA | below the knee amputation
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| R/O | rule out
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| DM | diabetes mellitus
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| OU | both eyes
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| V.O. | verbal order
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| AKA | above the knee amputation
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| BSC | bedside commode
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| R/T | related to
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| OTC | over the counter
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