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Aden(o)

Gland

Angi(o), Vas(o)

Vessel

Aort(o)

Aorta

Arteri(o)

Artery

Ather(o)

Fatty plaque

Atri(o)

Atrium

Cardi(o)

Heart

Erythr(o)

Red

Hem(o), Hemat(o)

Blood

Leuc(o), Leuk(o)

White

Lymph(o)

Lymph

Phleb(o), Ven(o)

Vein

Splen(o)

Spleen

Thromb(o)

Clot

Ventricul(o)

Ventricle

Aer(o)

Air

Atel(o)

Imperfect

Bronch(o/io)

Bronchus

Bronchiol(o)

Bronchioles

Laryng(o)

Larynx

Lob(o)

Lobes

Muc(o)

Mucus

Nas(o), Rhin(o)

Nose

Ox(o)

Oxygen

Pharyng(o)

Pharynx

Pleur(o)

Pleura

Pneum(o), Pnemon(o)

Lung, air

Pulmon(o)

Lung

-ptysis

Spitting, top spit

Sinus(o)

Sinus(es)

Spir(o)

Breathing, to breath

Tonsill(o)

Tonsil(s)

Trache(o)

Trachea, windpipe

Cerebell(o)

Cerebellum

Electr(o)

Electricity

Encephal(o), Cerebr(o)

Brain, cerebrum

Mening(o)

Meninges (3 membranes covering brain)

Neur(o)

Nerve

Phas(o)

Speech

-centesis

A surgical puncture to aspirate or withdraw fluid

-clasis

Breaking, to break

-desis

Binding, fixation, fusion of two parts

-ectomy

Surgical removal of

-otomy

Surgical incision, cutting into

-ostomy, -stomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening

-plasty

Surgical repair

-scope

Instrument used to visually examine something

-scopy

Process of visuak examination

-gram

Resulting record or picture, written record

-graphy

The process of recording a record or picture

-opsy

Medical examination or inspection

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-pheresis

Removal, to remove

-rrhapy

Strengthen, to strengthen (usually with suture)

-tripsy

crushing

-algia, -dynia

Ache,pain

-asthenia

Weakness

-betes

to go

-cele

tumor, hernia, cavity, swelling

-derma

skin

-ectasis

dilaton, expansion

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-itis

inflammation

-kinesis

pertaining to motion

-lepsy

seizure

-malacia

softening

-mania

state of mental disorder, psychosis

-megaly

enlargement, abnormal enlargement

-mnesia

condition pertaining to memory

-noia

condition pertaining to the mind

-oid

resembling, to resemble

-oma

tumor, neoplasm

-opia

pertaining to visual condition

-oxia

oxygen

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficincy

-pepsia

digestion, to digest

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-phasia

speaking, to speak, speech



-phobia

fear

-plasia

formation, produce, development

-plasm

cell, tissue substance

-plagia

paralysis, stroke

-pnea

breathing, to breath

-ptosis

drooping sagging

-ptysis

spitting of matter

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

breaking, rupturing

-spasm

spasm, twitching, involuntary contraction

-trophy

food, nourishment

-ac, -ad, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ior, -ose, -ous, -tic,


-us, -y

pertaining to

-esis, -ia, -ism, -iatry, -ician, -ist, -osis, -y

condition

-cle

indicating smaller, e.g. particle

-icle

little

-ole

indicating something smaller, e.g. arteriole

-ula

small, little, minute

-ule

small, e.g. valvula (a small valve)

AMA

Agains Medical Advice


American Medical Association

CAT

Children's apperception test


Computerized axial tomography

CNS

Centeral nervous system

C&S

Culture and sensitivity (lab test)

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPE

Chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema

ECT

Electroconvulsive therapy (shock therapy)


Enteric-coated tabled


Euglobulin clot test

MRI

Medical research institute


medical records imformation


Magnetic resonance imaging

a

before (ante)

ABG

ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS

ABT

antibiotic therapy

ac

before meals (ante cibum)

AD

right ear (auricula dexter)

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ad lib

as desired

ADA

american diabetes associatoin

am

before noon (ante meridian)

AMA

against medical advice

aq

water

AS

left ear (auricula sinister)

AU

both ears (auriculi utro)

bid

twice a day

BP

blood pressure

BUN

blood urine nitrogen

c

with

cap

capsule

CAD

coronary artery disease

CAT

computerized axial tomography

CBC

complete blood count

CF

cystic fibrosis

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CNS

central nervous system

CO

cardiac output

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPK

creatinine phosphakinase

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

CVP

central venous pressure

EC

enteric coated

ECG

electrocardiogram

EEG

electroencephalogram

elix

elixer

ext

extract

GFR

glomerular filtration rate

GT

gastrostomy

h

hour

hct

hematocrit

hgb

hemoglobin

hs

bedtime (hour of sleep)

ID

intradermal

ICP

intracranial pressure

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

IVP

intravenous push

IVPB

intravenous piggyback

KVO

keep vein open

MI

myocardial infarction

NG

nasogastric

NJ

nasojejunal (tube placement)

NPO

nothing by mouth

NS

normal saline

OD

right eye (oculus dexter)

oint

ointement

OTC

over the counter

OS

left eye (oculus sinister)

OU

both eyes (oculo utro)

p

after (past)

pc

after meals (post cibum)

per

by

pm

after noon (post meridian)

po

by mouth (per os)

pr

per rectal

prn

whenever necessary

PT

prothrombin time