Medical root words, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations,
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| aer | air
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| angi | vessel
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| arteri | artery
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| bili | bile
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| bucc | cheek
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| cardi | heart
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| cyan | blue
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| cutane | skin
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| cyt | cell
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| dermat | skin
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| erythr | red
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| fibrin | fiber
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| gluc | sugar/glucose
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| hem | blood
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| hemat | blood
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| leuk | white
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| lip | fat
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| my | muscle
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| necr | death
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| onc | tumor
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| path | disease
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| phleb | vein
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| thromb | clot
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| vas | vessel
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| ven | vein
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| a-,an-,ar- | without/away from
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| aniso- | unequal
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| bi- | two
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| brady- | slow
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| cyan- | blue
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| dys- | difficult/painful
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| endo- | in, within
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| epi- | on, over, upon
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| exta- | outside
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| homeo- | same
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| hyper- | too much, high
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| hypo- | low, under
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| intra- | within
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| inter- | between
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| iso- | equal, same
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| mal- | poor/bad
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| poly- | many, much
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| per- | through
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| tachy- | rapid
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| -ac, -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -cyte | cell
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -gram | recording, writing
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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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| -lysis | breakdown, destruction
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | tumor
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -rrhage | excess/abnormal flow/bursting forth
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| -stasis | stopping, controlling, standing
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| -tomy | cutting, incision
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| -dema | swelling
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| ABGs | arterial blood gasses
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| ABO | blood group system
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| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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| ALT | alanine transaminase (SGPT)
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| Aq | water
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| AST | aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)
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| b.i.d. | twice a day, (bis in die)
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| bili | bilirubin
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| BMP | basic metabolic profile
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| BP | blood pressure
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| BS | blood sugar
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| BUN | blood urea nitrogen
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| c (with a line over it) | with (cum)
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| C | Celsius; centigrade
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| C & S | culture & sensitivity
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| Ca | Calcium
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| Chem | Chemistry
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| CK | creatine kinase
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| c/o | complains of
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| CO2 | carbon dioxide
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| Crit | hematocrit (HCT)
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| Diff | differential count of white blood cells
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| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid
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| DOB | date of birth
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| ECG | electrocardiogram
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| EKG | electrocardiogram
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| ER/ED | emergency room
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| ESR/sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| ETOH | ethyl alcohol
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| FNS | fasting blood sugar
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| Fe | Iron
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| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone
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| FUO | fever of unknown origin
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| gluc | glucose
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| GTT | glucose tolerance test
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| h | hour
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| HBV | hepatitis B virus
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| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin
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| HCT/Hct | hematocrit
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| HGB/hgb | hemoglobin
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| HDL | high density lipoprotein
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| HH | hemoglobin & hematocrit
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| HIV | heman immunodeficiency viirus
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| H2O | water
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| hx | history
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| K | potassium
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| LD/LDH | lactic dehydrogenase
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| LDL | low density lipoprotein
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| LE | lupus erythematoses
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| lytes | electrolytes
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| Na | Sodium
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| Neg | negative
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| NPO | nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
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| Oz | oxygen
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| O&P | ova and parasite (stool sample)
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| Path | Pathology
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| pH | hydrogen ion concentration
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| PKU | phenylketonuria
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| p.o. | orally (per os)
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| PP | after a meal (postprandial)
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| PT | prothrombin time/protime
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| PTT | partial prothrombin time
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| PLT | platelet
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| PSA | prostrate specific antigen
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| pt | patient
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| PT | prothrombin time/protime; physical therapy
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| QNS, q.n.s. | quantity not sufficient
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| RBC | red blood cell/ red blood count
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| RPR | rapid plasma reagin
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| Rx | treatment
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| s with a line over it | without
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| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| STAT | immediately (statum)
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| T&C | type and crossmatch (type & x)
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| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone
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| UA, ua | urinalysis
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| WBC, wbc | white blood count
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