Med Terms SSA dis. Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| PCP | personal care plan |
| -thymia | mind (conditon of) |
| -spadia | to tear, cut |
| ix - singular | ices - plural |
| my/o | muscle |
| tarsal | pertaining to foot area |
| SOFA | sequential organ failure assessment |
| -emic | pertaining to blood condition |
| null/i | none |
| -logy | study (process of) |
| -ema | condition |
| proxim/o | near |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| ous | condition, material |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| lys/o | destruction, breaking down |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| qid | 4x day |
| SI/HI | suicidal ideation/homicidal ideation |
| Dueden/o | first part of small intestine |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| -tocia | labor; birth (condition of) |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| typan/o | eardrum |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| FPL | flexor pollieis longus (tendon) |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| sepsis | noun version of poisoned bloodstream |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | dilation; dilatation; widening |
| ureter/o | ureter (carries urine from kidney to bladder) |
| -esthesia | nervous sensation |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| ole | small (denotes size) |
| ventral | pertaining to front or abdominal surface |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| Inferior | below |
| -sol | solution |
| pleg/o | paralysis |
| desis | fusion, connection |
| -stitial | to set; pertaining to standing or positioned |
| nas/o | nose |
| lumb/o | lumbar, lower back |
| MDP | major depressive disorder |
| Lig | bend, tie |
| -lucent | to shine |
| plantar | pertaining to sole of foot |
| ous | pertaining to |
| strept/o | twisted or chained (as in bacteria) |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| muc | mucus |
| scopy | visual examination |
| Hyster/o | uterus |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| thorac/o | thorax or chest |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| PTT | partial prothrombin time |
| -static | pertaining to stopping; controlling |
| top/o | place |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| Cocc/i | bacteria (plural) |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| RRE | round, regular & equal (pupils) |
| a - singular | ae - plural |
| Esthesi/o (a) | sensation, feeling |
| oscopy | visual examination |
| hs | history |
| mania | madness |
| ur/o | urine |
| prandial | meal |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| natal | birth |
| PMI | Pain Management Index |
| Gynec/o | pertaining to diseases of women |
| VA | visual acuity |
| Supra | above |
| Appendic/o | appendix |
| melan/o | black |
| Clys/o | irrigation, washing |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| GAF | global assessment of functioning |
| trich/o | hair |
| ex - singular | ices - plural |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| cf | count fingers |
| Enter/o | intestine |
| py/o | pus |
| on - singular | a - plural |
| Dent/o | tooth |
| Contra | Opposed to,against |
| -ism | process; condition |
| IM | intramuscular |
| HPI | history present illness |
| Di/a | through |
| RFC | residual functional capability |
| bid | 2x/day |
| CPK | cardiac enzymes |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| rachi/o | spine |
| edema | fluid swelling |
| al | pertaining to |
| IV | intravenous(ly) |
| -tresia | opening |
| Ganglia | nerve cell (plural) |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| trache/o | trachea |
| -fusion | to pour; to come together |
| scler/o | hard (or outer shell of eye) |
| Ante | before |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| orth/o | straight |
| gnosis | knowledge |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| physis | grown together |
| Mal | bad, malfunction |
| tremor | involuntary shaking movements |
| Jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
| oid | like, resembling |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| orrhexis | rupture |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Dis | to undo, to free from |
| N | nitrogen |
| Cephal/o | head |
| lithotomy | incision (for removal) of a stone |
| dexterous motor function - | skilled physical movements; grasping small objects, fine manipulation |
| osis | condition (makes a word a noun) |
| nyct/o | night |
| sx | surgical |
| is - singular | es - plural |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of the body |
| ostomy | opening or forming an opening |
| sp gr | specific gravity |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| IVU | intravenous urography |
| logy | study of |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (collects urine in kidney) |
| Ganglium | nerve cell (singular) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -dote | to give |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| odont/o | teeth |
| orrhaphy | sewing, suturing |
| sinistr/o | left |
| par/o | bear (as in children) |
| Dactyl | fingers, toes |
| GCS | Glasgow coma scale |
| RRR | regular rhythm & rate |
| paraplegia | paralysis of both lower extremities |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| Acromi/o | bone projection of the scapula |
| Coccus | bacteria (singular) |
| Eu | easy, well |
| -type | classification picture |
| able | ability |
| Ect/o | outside |
| cc | chief complaint |
| iatries | healings |
| -drome | to run |
| Cycl/o | ciliary body |
| megal/o | enlarged |
| De | from,down from,or resulting in less than something |
| psych/o | mind |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tropia | to turn |
| lip/o | fat |
| Adren/o | adrenal glands |
| leuk/o | white |
| Dextr/o | right |
| or/o | mouth |
| -kinesis, -kinesia, -motor | movement |
| Anter/o | front, anterior |
| Circum | around |
| plegia | paralysis |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| olig/o | scanty, little |
| Chrondr/o | cartilage |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| noct/o | night |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| LOS | loss of motion |
| plas/ia | formation or change (in sense of molding) |
| -stomy | new opening (to form a mouth) |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| lp/lpo | light perception/light perception only |
| pause | cessation |
| estasis | dilation, expansion |
| ser/o | serum |
| gait | pattern of ambulation |
| -praxia | action |
| Brady | slow |
| wnl | within normal limits |
| mes/o | middle |
| onych/o | nails |
| soln | solution |
| -stasis | to stop; control; place |
| JVD | jugular venous distension |
| spasm/o | spasm |
| Dips | thirst |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| us - singular | i - plural |
| Angi/o | blood vessel |
| Bi/o | life |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| neur/o | nerves |
| CAGE | alcohol questionnaire |
| Dura | covers the brain |
| Brachi | arm |
| Post | after, behind |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |
| iop | interocular pressure |
| SAo2 | arterial oxygen saturation |
| HA | headache |
| syphil/o | pertaining to syphillis |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| opia | vision |
| pod/o | foot |
| Gluc/o | sugar, sweet |
| palmar | pertaining to palm of hand |
| ax - singular | aces - plural |
| A | without |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| Dys | difficult, abnornal, bad, painful |
| omo | shoulder |
| -itis | inflammation |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| otomy | incision |
| Aden/o | glands |
| Dipl/o | pairs |
| um - singular | a - plural |
| proct/o | rectum & anus |
| lumbl/o | loin |
| pseud/o | false |
| meter | measure of |
| po | orally |
| HPI | history present illnes |
| a/o | alert & oriented |
| urthr/o | urethra (dispels urine from bladder & body) |
| SHI | self harm inventory |
| q | every |
| Ectopic | out of place |
| metacarpals | palm & back of hand |
| f/u | follow up |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| Duct | passage with well-defined walls |
| -ule | little; small |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| ptosis | prolapse, sag |
| N | normal (strength of solution) |
| Humer/o | humerus, upper arm bone |
| Acr/o | extremities |
| ma - singular | mata - plural |
| metr/o | tissues in uterus |
| ni | no improvement |
| Auto | self |
| oophor | ovary |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| sept/o | poison (same as sep/so - poisoned bloodstream) |
| -schisis | to split |
| ism | condition, state or theory |
| Is/o | equal |
| errant | wandering |
| logist | one who studies |
| Ex | out of, away from |
| phasia | speech |
| Ilium | hip bone |
| ENT | ear,nose,& throat |
| MMT | manual muscle test |
| epi | upon,on,over |
| therm/o | heat, temperature |
| Abdomino/a | abdomen |
| Adip/o | fat |
| Ir/o, Irid/o | eye |
| Colp/o | vagina |
| Col/o | colon |
| schis/o | split |
| Chir/o | hand |
| phag/ia | swallowing, eating |
| GU | geniourinary |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| -globin, -globulin | protein |
| ia | a condition, (makes a word a noun) |
| OD | right eye |
| mortem | death |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| Con | with |
| bx | biopsy |
| APN | advanced practice nurse |
| troph/y | development |
| bx | behavior |
| Hg | mercury |
| patell/o | knee |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| Para | around, near, alongside |
| cele | swelling/hernia |
| -ist | specialist |
| OS | left eye |
| DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
| mva | motor vehicle accident |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| tibia | lower leg bone |
| stasis | standing still, controlling, stopping |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -in, ine | a substance |
| mening/o | meninges (3 membranes covering brain & spinal cord) |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| flect | bend |
| vas/o | vessel |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| orrhagia | hemmorrage, bursting forth of blood |
| An | without, not |
| Pub | pubis |
| Lat | lateral, side |
| Mg | magnesium |
| -tropin | stimulate; act on |
| Ankyl/o | stiff, not moving |
| phon/o | voice, sound |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| SI | small intestine |
| medial | towards the center |
| myx/o | mucus |
| Hyper | in excess |
| CPP | concentration, persistence & pace |
| Calcane/o | heel |
| penia | decrease in |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ectomy | excision, removal of |
| Ambi | both sides |
| RAC | right anticubital |
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection |
| -uria | urination; condition of urine |
| NYHA | New York heart association |
| Syn, Sym | together, joined (sym when followed by b,m,p |
| Frontal | forehead |
| -tropin | stimulate; act on |
| LESI | lumbar epidural steroid injection |
| malac/ia | softening of tissue |
| opthtalm | eye |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Peri | around |
| ible | ability |
| -ia | condition |
| -form | resembling; in the shape of |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| R/O | reality orientation |
| Trans | over, across |
| Hypo | deficient, under |
| Chrom/o | color |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| Blast/o | germ or embryonic cell |
| Carp/o | wrists |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| lacrim/o | lacrimal duct (tear duct) |
| septic | adjective version of poisoned bloodstream |
| -icle | small |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| Cost/o | ribs |
| tion | condtion or action |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| -lexia | word; phrase |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| -gravida | pregnant women |
| genic | give rise to |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| Cor/e, Cor/e/o | pupil |
| -us | structure; thing |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ulna | lower arm bone |
| Anti | against |
| oma | tumor or swelling |
| pathy | disease (of) |
| Pre | before |
| -some | body |
| -lemma | sheath, covering |
| emesis | vomiting |
| Cervical | Pertaining to neck when referring to upper spine |
| A/genesis | failure or lack of development |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| Gloss/o | tongue |
| -grade | to go |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| Glyc/o | sugar, sweet |
| -sepsy | seizure |
| -tension | pressure |
| Algia | pain |
| phor/o | bear, carry |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tocin | labor; birth (a substance for) |
| Mes | middle |
| tocia | labor |
| ataxia | uncoordinated movement resulting from loss of muscle control |
| NVD | nauses, vomiting, diarrhea |
| -fida | split |
| HI | homicidal ideation |
| H&P | history & physical |
| schiz/o | split |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa |
| h | hour |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four extremities |
| Cyst/o | sac, bladder |
| -trophy | nourishment; development (conditon of) |
| Gy | gray |
| Drom/o | running |
| itis | inflammation |
| ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| ICF | intracellular fluid |
| End | inner |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Crypt/o | hidden |
| SIJS | sacroiliac joint syndrome |
| ic | pertaining to |
| schist/o | split |
| traumat/o | trauma |
| oste/o | bone |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| Na | sodium |
| retin/o | retina |
| RA | room air |
| -elasma | flat plate |
| Ischi/o | ischium (hipbone on which body sits when resting) |
| K | potassium |
| Errant | wandering |
| Femoral | pertaining to the thigh |
| -stenosis | tightening; stricture |
| Erythr/o | red |
| DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
| AS | left ear |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| radius | lower arm bone |
| -leptic | to seize, take hold of |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| graph | instrument of recording |
| men/o | referring to the menses |
| paralysis | loss or impaired ability to move |
| Dors/o | back of the body |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| ist | specialist, one who |
| Centesis | surgical puncture or tap |
| Ad | towards |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| -eureysm | widening |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| Infra | under, below |
| er | one who |
| MHA | migraine headache |
| Femur | thigh bone |
| -ium | structure; tissue |
| stomat/o | stomach |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| Dacry/o | tears |
| diplegia | paralysis of corresponding parts of both sides of body |
| Ictus | seizure |
| -spasm | sudden contraction of muscles |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stomia | condition of the mouth |
| hm | hand motion |
| wt | weight |
| Ect | outer |
| dysphoria | depression (carry depression with you) |
| Bronchi/o | bronchus |
| porosis | cavity formation |
| ment/o | chin |
| Cheil/o | lips |
| End/o | inner, inside |
| -nexia | habit |
| antr/o | antrum |
| -sthenia | strength |
| omphal/o | navel, umbilicus |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| MIP | minor in possession |
| px | physical exam |
| -y | condtion, process |
| aort/o | aorta |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| Poly | many |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| tripsy | crushing |
| Ile/o | Ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| SI | suicidal ideation |
| phasia | speech |
| IU | international unit |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube; oviduct |
| pne/o | breathe, breathing |
| ROS | review of systems |
| LP | light present |
| Fibula | lower leg bone |
| Condy/o | rounded process on many bones |
| -thymic | pertaining to mind |
| Chlor/o | green |
| pex/o | surgical fixation |
| Extra | outside of, beyond, in additon to |
| EHL | extensor hallucis longus |
| PRW | past relevant work |
| cc | with correction |
| phot/o | light |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| pharmac/o | drugs, medicines |
| Hemi | half |
| -fication | process of making |
| Jt | joint |
| AD | right ear |
| necr/o | death |
| lithiasis | condition of stones |
| Hist/o | tissue |
| latr/o | side |
| -edema | swelling |
| supine | lying face up |
| genesis | producing, forming |
| Ec | out |
| sc | subcutaneous(ly) |
| mr | manifest refraction |
| phalang/o | phalanges (fingers & toes) |
| In | in or not |
| staphl/o | clusters (as in bacteria) |
| MSR | muscle strength reflexes |
| tach/y | rapid |
| Dist/o | far, farthest from |
| natal | birth |
| paresis | partial loss of ability to move |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| IPPB | intermittent positve pressure breathing |
| vesic/o | vescicle, bladder |
| -ferent | to carry |
| -tropic | turning |
| peps/o | digestion |
| phil/o | attraction to |
| y | makes a word into a noun |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| -sis | state of; condition |
| SBE | subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| d/t | due to |
| ity | quality |
| gross motor function | large motor movements as opposed to fine movements (primarily involving the hands). |
| trophy | development |
| ROM | range of motion |
| lysis | destruction, separation |
| Sub | under |
| -emia | blood condition |
| pause | cessation |
| P | phosphorus |
| -ion | process |
| Cranial | pertaining to the skull |
| Arthr/o | joints (articulations) |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| opsia | vision |
| OV | office visit |
| Caud/al | downward, towards the tail |
| pexy | fixation |
| Retro | located behind |
| Ca | calcium |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| Gram/o | record |
| prn | as needed |
| Pro | in front of |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| Ab | from,away from |
| tid | 3x day |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Aer/o | air |
| mon/o | one, single |
| Chol/o(e) | gall or bile |
| ot/o | ear |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| Jx | joint |
| Mono | one, single |
| Gangli/o | collection of nerve cell bodies |
| centesis | surgical puncture or tap |
| seps/o | poisoned state caused by absorption of pathogenic bacteria & their products into bloodstream |
| Hydr/o | water, fluid |
| phleb/o | vein |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| -suppression | to stop |
| P | pressure |
| dynia | pain |
| phren/o | diaphragm (also mind) |
| narc/o | sleep |
| pyr/o | heat |
| oophor | ovary |
| Gingiv/o | gums |
| o/o | egg, ovum |
| station | body position on standing |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| PFS | primary fibromyalgia syndrome |
| Cusp | projection (cardiovascular) |
| -somnia | sleep |
| pub/o | pubus |
| -esis | action; condition, state of |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| Super | above, excessive |
| BP | blood pressure |
| rrhage | bursting forth of |
| Anis/o | unequal |
| Cele | swelling, hernia |
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