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Med Term
chapter 1 word parts
Term | Definition |
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anter/o | front |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck/cervix |
col/o, colon/o | large intestine, colon |
cost/o | rib |
cyt/o | cell |
dist/o | away from the point of origin |
dors/o | back of the body |
enter/o | intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | sugar/glucose |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
infer/o | below |
later/o | side |
lip/o | fat |
log/o | study |
medi/o | middle |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve |
path/o | disease |
poster/o | back (of the body); behind |
proxim/o | near the point of origin, near, close |
sarc/o | scarum |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly side of body, ventral aspect |
viscer/o | internal organ |
a, an- | not; without |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
bi- | two; both |
brady- | slow |
endo- | reflected sound |
epi- | on; over; upon |
hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
inter- | between |
intra- | within; into |
peri- | around; surrounding |
sub- | below; under |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | Pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-iac | Pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | substance that produces |
-ia- | condition |
-ine | chemical; chemical compound pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |
-um | structure; tissue; thing |
AAF | African-American female |
Abd | abdomen; abdominal |
CBC | complete blood count |
c/o | complains of, complaining of |
Consult | consultation |
CXR | chest X-ray |
ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
ER | emergency room |
hs | half strength; bedtime |
Ht | height |
NKDA | no known drug allergies |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
OB/GYN | obstetrician/gynecologist |
OR | operating room |
Postop | after surgery; post operative |
Preop | before surgery; pre operative |
Pro. time | prothrombin time (blood-clotting test) |
Pt, pt | Physical therapy |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time (blood-clotting test) |
Sob | shortness of breath |
Stat, STAT | Immediately |
T&C | type and cross match |
UA | urinalysis |
VS, V/S | vital signs |
WNL | within normal limits |
Wt | weight |
y/o | years old |