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Medical Terminology

Term	Definition
lip/o	fat
-emia	blood condition
hyper-	excessive
protein	protein
angi/o vas/o vascul/o	vessel
cardi/o	heart
enter/o	small intestine
esophag/o	esophagus
gastr/o	stomach
hem/o hemat/o	blood
hepat/o	liver
oste/o	bone
ur/o urin/o	urine
-al -eal	pertaining to
-ectasis	expansion or dilation
-ectomy	excision (removal)
-ia	condition of
-itis	inflammation
-logy	study of
-megaly	enlargement
-stomy	creation of an opening
-tomy	incision
oligo-	few or deficient
para-	alongside of, abnormal
peri-	around
-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ous -tic -ar	pertaining to
-dynia	pain
-ium	structure or tissue
-rrhaphy	suture
-rrhexis	rupture
endo-	within
epi-	upon
sub-	below or under
plural of -a	-ae
plural of -is	-es
plural of -ma	-mata
plural of -on	-a (ex: phenomenon to phenomena)
plural of -um	-a (ex: bacterium to bacteria)
plural of -us	-i
plural of -ax	-aces
plural of -ex or -ix	-ices (ex: appendix to appendices)
plural of -y	-ies
a- an-	without
anti- contra-	against or opposed to
de-	from, down, or not
ab-	away from
ad-	to, toward, or near
circum- peri-	around
dia- trans-	across or through
e- ec- ex-	out or away
ecto- exo- extra-	outside
inter-	between
meso-	middle
meta-	beyond, after, or change
retro-	backward or behind
sub- infra-	below or under
bi-	two or both
hemi- semi-	half
hypo-	below or deficient
macro-	large or long
micro-	small
mono- uni-	one
pan-	all
poly- multi-	many
quadri-	four
super- supra-	above or excessive
tri-	three
ultra-	beyond or excessive
ante- pre- pro-	before
brady-	slow
tachy-	fast
post-	after or behind
re-	again or back
con- syn- sym-	together or with
dys-	painful, difficult, or faulty
eu-	good or normal
neo-	new
-algia -dynia	pain
-genesis	origin or production
-lysis	breaking down or dissolution
-oid	resembling
-penia	abnormal reduction
-rrhea	discharge
-spasm	involuntary contraction
-cele	pouching or hernia
-iasis	formation or presence of
-malacia	softening
-oma	tumor
-osis	condition or increase
-phil -philia	attraction for
-ptosis	falling or downward displacement
-rrhage -rrhagia	to burst forth (usually blood)
-centesis	puncture for aspiration
-desis	binding
-pexy	suspension or fixation
-plasty	surgical repair or reconstruction
-ation	process
-e	general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
-ia -ism	condition of
-y	condition or process of
-icle -ole -ula -ule	small
-gram	record
-graph	instrument for recording
-graphy	process of recording
-iatrics -iatry	treatment
-logist	one who specializes in study or treatment of
-ist	one who specializes in
-meter	instrument for measuring
-metry	process of measuring
-poiesis	formation
-scope	instrument for examination
-scopy	process of examination
-stasis	stop or stand
cyan/o	blue
erythr/o	red
leuk/o	white
melan/o	black
aer/o	air, gass
hydro/o	water
py/o	pus
abdomin/o lapar/o	abdomen
acr/o	extremity or topmost
aden/o	gland
arthr/o	joint
cephal/o	head
col/o colon/o	colon
derm/o dermat/o cutane/o	skin
cyt/o	cell
hist/o	tissue
my/o muscul/o	muscle
nas/o rhin/o	nose
nephr/o ren/o	kidney
neur/o	nerve
or/o	mouth
pneum/o pneumon/o	air or lung
carcin/o	cancer
crin/o	to secrete
esthesi/o	sensation
fibr/o	fiber
gen/o	origin or production
gynec/o	woman
lith/o	stone
morph/o	form
necr/o	death
onc/o	tumor or mass
orth/o	straight, normal, or correct
path/o	disease
ped/o	child or foot
phag/o	eat or swallow
phob/o	exaggerated fear or sensitivity
plas/o	formation
psych/o	mind
scler/o	hard
son/o	sound
sten/o	narrow
therm/o	heat
tox/o toxic/o	poison
troph/o	nourishment or development
A	assessment
A&W	alive and well
CC	chief complaint
c/o	complains of
Dx	diagnosis
FH	family history
HEENT	head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
H&P	history and physical
HPI, PI	history of present illness, present illness
Hx	history
IMP	impression
L&W	living and well
NAD	no acute distress
NKA, NKDA	no known allergies, no known drug allergies
O	objective information
OH	occupational history
P	plan (reccommendation, disposition)
PE, Px	physical examination
PERRLA	pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
PH, PMH	past history, past medical history
R/O	rule out
ROS, SR	review of symptoms, systems review
S	subjective information
SH	social history
Sx	symptom
UCHD	usual childhood diseases
WNL	within normal limits
acute	sharp; having intense, often severe symptoms and a short course
chronic	a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time
benign	mild or noncancerous
malignant	harmful or cancerous
degeneration	gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions
degenerative disease	any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occurs
diagnosis	determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings
etiology	study of cause of disease
exacerbation	increase in severity of a disease, with aggravation of symptoms
remission	a period in which symptoms and signs stop or abate
febrile	relating to a fever
idiopathic	a condition occurring without a clearly identified cause
localized	limited to a definite area or part
systemic	relating to the whole body rather than to only a part
malaise	a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort; often the first indication of illness
marked	significant
morbidity	sick; a diseased state
mortality	the state of being subject to death
prognosis	foreknowledge; prediction of the likely outcome of a disease based on general health status of patient along with knowledge of the usual course of the disease; often noted in one word (good or bad)
progressive	pertaining to the advance of a condition as the signs and symptoms increase in severity
prophylaxis	a process or measure that prevents disease
recurrent	to occur again; describes a return of symptoms and signs after a period of rest or inactivity
sequela	a disorder or condition usually resulting from a previous disease or injury
sign	a mark; objective evidence of disease that can be seen or verified by an examiner
symptom	subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his or her own words
syndrome	a running together; combination of symptoms and signs that give a distinct clinical picture indicating a particular condition or disease
noncontributory	not involved in bringing on the condition or result
unremarkable	common; not out of the ordinary or significant
CCU	coronary (cardiac) care unit
ECU	emergency care unit
ER	emergency room
ICU	intensive care unit
IP	inpatient (registered bed patient)
OP	outpatient
OR	operating room
PACU	postanesthetic care unit
PAR	postanesthetic recovery
post-op/postop	postoperative (after surgery)
pre-op/preop	preoperative (before surgery)
RTC	return to clinic
RTO	return to office
B with a circle around it	bilateral
BRP	bathroom privileges
CP	chest pain
DC or D/C	discharge, discontinue
ETOH	ethyl alcohol
L with a circle around it	left
R with a circle around it	right
m with a circle around it	murmur
pt	patient
RRR	regular rate and rhythm
SOB	shortness of breath
Tr	treatment
Tx	treatment or traction
VS	vital signs
T	temperature
P	pulse
R	respiration
BP	blood pressure
Ht	height
Wt	weight
WDWN	well-developed and well-nourished
y/o or y.o.	year old
#	number or pound (before numberal = number; after numberal = pound)
C	Celsius, centigrade
F	Fahrenheit
little circle with a cross	female
little circle with an arrow	male
arrow up	increased
arrow down	decreased
circle with a slash through it	none or negative
cc	cubic centimeter (1cc =1mL)
g or gm	gram
kg	kilogram (1kg = 2.2lbs)
cu mm or mm^3	cubic millimeter
fl oz	fluid ounce
gr	grain
gt	drop
gtt	drops
dr	dram = 1/8 ounce
lb or #	pound (16 oz)
qt	quart (32 oz)
tab	tablet
cap	capsule
suppos	suppository
p.o. (per os)	by mouth/oral
SL	sublingual (under tongue)
buccal	in the cheek
PV	vaginal (per vagina)
PR	rectal (per rectum)
aerosol	spray
nebulizer	device used to produce a fine spray or mist, often in a metered dose
ID	intradermal injection; within the skin
IM	intramuscular injection; within the muscle
IV	intravenous injection; within the vein
SC SQ sub-Q	subcutaneous injection; under the skin
topical	applied to surface of skin
transdermal	absorption of drug through unbroken skin
implant	drug reservoir embedded in the body to provide continual infusion of medication
a with a line over it	ante; before
a.c.	ante cibum; before meals
a.m.	ante meridiem; before noon
b.i.d.	bis in die; twice a day
d	day
h	hour
h.s.	hora somni; at teh hour of sleep (bedtime)
noc.	noctis; night
p with a line over it	post; after
p.c.	post cibum; after meals
p.m.	post meridiem; after noon
p.r.n.	pro re nata; as needed
q	quaque; every
q.d.	quaque die; every day
qh	quaque hora; every hour
q2h	every 2 hours
q.i.d.	quarter in die; four times a day
q.o.d.	quaque altera die; every other day
STAT	statium; immediately
t.i.d.	ter in die; three times a day
wk	week
yr	year
AD	auris dextra; right ear
ad lib.	ad libitum; as desired
amt	amount
aq	aqua; water
AS	auris sinistra; left ear
AU	auris unitas; both ears
c with a line over it	with
NPO	non per os; nothing by mouth
OD	oculus dexter; right eye
OS	oculus sinister; left eye
OU	oculus unitas; both eyes
per	by or through
Rx	recipe; prescription
s with a line over it	sine; without
Sig	signa; label; instruction to the patient
ss with a line over it	semis; one-half
wa	while awake
x	times or for; x6=six times, x2d=for 2 days
>	greater than
<	less than

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