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Medical Terminology1

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Term
Definition
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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aden/o   gland  
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amni/o   amnion  
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angi/o   vessel  
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an/o   anus  
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anter/o   front  
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arthr/o   joint  
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bi/o   life  
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bronch/o   bronchial tubes  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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coccyg/o   tailbone  
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crani/o   skull  
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cyst/   urinary bladder  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o/ demat/o   skin  
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electr/o   electricity  
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encephal/o   head  
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enter/o   intestines  
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epitheli/o   skin,surface tissue  
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erythr/o   red  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gnos/o   knowledge  
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gynec/o   women,female  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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later/o   side  
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leuk/o   white  
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lumb/o   waist  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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mediastin/o   mediastinum  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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onc/o   tumor  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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osteo/o   bone  
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path/o   disease  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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poster/o   back, behind  
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psych/o   mind  
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ren/o   kidney  
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rhin/o   nose  
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spin/o   spine  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clotting  
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trache/o   trachea  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   cutting out, removal, excision  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globin   protein  
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-gram   record  
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-ia   condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ism   condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-opsy   to view  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-scope   instrument to visually exam  
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-scopy   process of visual examination  
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-sis   state of  
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-tomy   process of cutting into;incision  
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a-; an-   no,not  
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auto-   self  
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dia-   complete, through  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult, abnormal  
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endo-   within  
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exo-   outside  
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hyper-   excessive, more than normal  
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hypo-   below, less than normal, under  
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pro-   before, forward  
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re-   back  
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retro-   behind  
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sub-   below, under  
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trans-   across, through  
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Ab   antibody  
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abd   abdomen  
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a.c., ac   before meals  
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ACE   angiotensin-converting-enzyme  
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ACL   anterior cruciate ligament  
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ACS   acute coronary syndromes  
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ADD   attention deficit disorder  
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ADHD   attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder  
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ad lib   freely as desired  
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AIDS   acquired-immunodeficiency syndrome  
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AED   automatic external defibrillator  
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alb   albumin  
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AMI   acute myocardial infarction  
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AP, A/P   anterior-posterior  
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ASHD   arteriosclerotic heart disease  
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ARF   acute renal or respiratory failure  
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b.i.d., bid   twice a day  
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BM   bowel movement, bone marrow  
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BMT   bone marrow transplant  
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BP, B/P   blood pressure  
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BPH   benign prostatic hypertrophy  
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bs   blood sugar, bowel sounds, breath sounds  
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BSE   breast self-examination  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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Bx, bx   biopsy  
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c   (with a small line over) with  
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CA   cancer  
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Ca   calcium  
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c   capsule  
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CABG   coronary artery bypass graft  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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cath   catheter  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CC   chief compliant  
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CCU   coronary care unit/critical care unit  
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CF   cystic fibrosis  
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cm   centimeters  
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c/o   complains of  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CP   chest pain, cerebral palsy  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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C&S, C+S   culture and sensitivity  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT scan   computed tomography exam  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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CXR   chest x-ray  
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D/C   discontinue  
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D&C   dilation and curettage  
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diff.   differential  
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DKA   diabetic ketoacidosis  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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DNR   do not resuscitate  
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DOB   date of birth  
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DRE   digital rectal exam  
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DT   delirium tremens  
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DTR   deep tendon reflex  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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EBV   Epstein-Barr virus  
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ECG, EKG   electrocardiogram  
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ECHO   echocardiogram  
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ED   emergency department  
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EDC   estimated date of confinement  
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EENT   eyes, ears, nose, throat  
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EEG   electroencephalography  
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EF   ejection fraction  
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EMG   electromyography  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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ETOH   ethyl alcohol  
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