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Chap 4 vocab

Medical terminology

TermDefinition
word root is the subject of a medical term and the foundation upon which the term is built
prefix is a word element that comes before o word root
suffix is a word ending
gastr means stomach
ic means pertaining to
combining vowel is a vowel that is added between two word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier
enter/o/ means intestines
logy means study of
itis means inflammation
phleb means vein
thromb means clot
ped means child
nephr means kidney
leuk means white
hist means tissue
hepat means liver
arteri means artery
arthr means joint
bronch means bronchus
crani means skull
dermat means skin
cyte means cell
gluc means sugar/glucose
glyc means sugar/glucose
hem means blood
hemat means blood
ur means urine
pulmon means lung
ren means kidney
scler means hard
path means disease
ox means oxygen
oste means bone
hypo means below normal, low
hyper means above normal, high
homeo means same
dorso means back
a, an, ar means without
ante means before, in front of
brady means slow
cyan means blue
inter means between
iso means equal, same
kilo means thousand
macro means large, long
micro means small
milli means one-thousand
mono means one
poly means many
post means after
pre means before
semi means half
sub means below, under
supra means above
tachy means rapid, fast
tri means three
erythr means red
cyte means cell
ectomy means excision, removal
emia means blood condition
ist means one who specializes in
pnea means breathing
penia means deficiency
oma means tumor
spasm twitch, involuntary muscle movement
rrhage means burst forth/ excessive flow
ism means condition or state of
ABG arterial blood gas
ABO blood group system
a.c. before meals
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH antidiuretic hormone
ad lib as desired
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
alb albumin
ALL acute lymphocytic leikemia
ALT acute myocardial infarction
AML acute myelocytic leukemia
aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time
AST aspartate aminotrasferase
ASO antistreptolysin
AV arteriovenous; atrioventricular
b.i.d. twice a day
bili bilirubin
BMP basic metabolic profile
BMR basic metabolic rate
BP blood pressure
bpm beats per minute
BS blood sugar
BUN blood urea nitrogen
Bx biopsy
C celsius
C & S culture and sensitivity
Ca calcium
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAD coronary artery disease
CAT computed axial tomography
CBC complete blood count
cc cubic centimeter
CCU coronary care unit/ critical care unit
CF cystic fibrosis
Chem chemistry
Chemo chemotherapy
CHF congestive heart failure
Chol cholesterol
CK creatine kinase
cm centimeter
CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
CNS central nervous system
c/o complaints of
CO carbon monoxide; cardiac output
CO2 carbon dioxide
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP cerebral palsy; cleft palate
HCT hematocrit
C-section cesarean section
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CT scan computed tomography scan
CVA cerebrovascular accident
CVAD central venous access device
CXR chest x-ray
D day
DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation
Diff differential count of white blood cells
Dil dilute
DKA diabetic acidosis
DM diabetic mellitus
DNAR do not attempt resuscitation
DNR do not resuscitate
DOB date of birth
DVT deep vein thrombosis
Dx diagnosis
EBV E[stein-Barr virus
ECG electrocardiogram
ECHO echocardiography; echocardiogram
ECU emergency care unit
ED emergency department
EEG electromyogram
EKG electrocardiogram
EMS emergency medical service
ENT ears, nose, throat
Eos eosinophils
ER emergency room
ESR/sed rate erythocyte sedimentation rate
exc excision
F fahrenheit
FBS fasting blood sugar
Fe iron
FH family history
FS frozen section
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
FUO fever of unknown origin
Fx fracture
GB gallbladder
GI gastrointestinal
GH growth hormone
GM gram
GTT glucose tolerance test
h hour
GYN gynecology
HAV hepatitis A virus
HB, HgB hemoglobin
HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCG human chorionic gonadotropin
HCI hydrochloric acid
HCV hepatitis C virus
HDL high-density lipoprotein
Hg mercury
HGB hemoglobin
HH, H & H hemoglobin & hematocrit
h/o history of
H2O water
h.s. at bedtime
hx history
ICU intensive care unit
ID identification
IM intramuscular
IP inpatient
IV intravenous
K+ potassium
Kg kilogram
Lat lateral
lb pound
LD/LDH lactic dehydongenase
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LE lupus
LP lumbar puncture
lymphs lymphocytes
lytes electrolytes
M meter
Mcg microgram
MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCV mean corpuscular volume
Mg miligram
Mg++ magnesium
MI myocardial infarction
ml mililiter
MMR measles-mumps-rubella
mono monocytes
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MS multiple sclerosis
Na+ sodium
NaCl sodium chloride
neg negative
NKA no known allergy
noc night
NPO nothing by mouth
NS normal saline
NSAID nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
n/t numbness/tingling
n/v nausea/vomiting
O2 oxygen
OB occult blood/obstetrics
OD overdose
od once daily
OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
O&P ova & parasite
OP out patient
OR operating room
Oz ounce
p pulse
Path pathology
Pb lead
PICC peripherally inserted central catheter
PNS peripheral nervous system
PKU phenylketonuris
PLT platelet
p/o post opertative
p.o. orally
post - op after operation
PP postprandial (after meal)
PPBS postprandial blood sugar
PPD purified protein derivative (TB test)
PRBC packed red blood cells
pre - op before surgery
prep prepare for
PRN as necessary (as needed)
protime prothrombin time
PSA prostate-specific antigen
pt patient
PTT partial thromboplastin time
PT prothrombin time/physical therapy
PVC premature ventricular contraction
QNS quantity not sufficient
RA rheumatoid arthritis
RBC red blood cell
req requisition
R/O tule out
RPR rapid plasma reagin
RT respiratory therapy
RR recovery room
Rx treatment
SC, SQ sucutaneous
sed rate erythrocyte sedimentation rate
SGOT serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
SGPT serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
SpGr specific gravity
s.q. subcutaneously
Staph staphylococcus
STAT immediately
STD sexually transmitted disease
Strep streptococcus
Sx symptoms
T temperature
T3` triiodothyroine (a thyroid hormone)
T4 Thyroxine (a thyroid hormone)
TAT turnaround time
TB tuberculosis
T cells lymphocytes from the thymus
T&C type and crossmatch
TIA transient ischemic attack
TIBC total iron-binding capacity
TPN total parenteral nutrition
Trig triglycerides
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
Tx treatment
UA urinalysis
URI upper respiratory infection
UTI urinary tract infectino
UV ultraviolet
VAD vascular access device
VD venereal disease
WBC white blood count
wd wound
WT weight
y/o years old
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