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127 Cards in this Set

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Neur

Nerve

Ophthaln

Eye

Oste

Bone

Ot

Ear

Pharyng

Pharynx (throat)

Phleb

Vein

Rhin

Nose

Stomat

Mouth

Thorac

Chest

Thromb

Blood Clot

Trache

Trachea (windpipe)

Tympan

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Vascul

Blood Vessel

Vertebr

Vertebra (backbone)

a-, an-

Without, not, absent

Ab

Away from

Bi-

Two, double

Brady-

Slow

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult

Hemi-

Half, partly

Hyper-

Excessive

Hypo-

Under, below

Inter-

Between

Intra

Within

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Para-

Near, beside, around

Peri-

Around

Supra-

Above

Tachy-

Rapid

Supine Position

Lateral

Prone

Fowler's Position

Sim's Position

-algia

Pain

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-derma

Skin

-dipsia

Thirst

-ectomy

Excision, removal of

-edema

Swelling

-emia

Blood

-ia

Condition

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

Specialist in the study of

-logy

The study of

-lysis

Separation, destruction, loosening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Decrease

-phagia

Swallow, eat

-phasia

Speech

-plasty

Surgical repair

-plegia

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathing

-stomy

Forming a new opening

lb

Pound

Liq

Liquid

LLQ

Left Lower Quadrant

LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse

Lt

Left

MI

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Min

Minute

ml

Milliliter

Neg

Negative

NIDDM

Non Insulin Dependant diabetes mellitus

NPO

Nothing Per Mouth

N&V

Nausea and Vomiting

O2

Oxygen

OOB

Out of bed

Oz

Ounce

pc

After a meal

Per

By, through

PM

Afternoon or Evening

po (per os)

By mouth

prn

As Necessary

q

Every

qh

Every hour

q2h, q3h q4h,

Every two hours, every three hours, every four hours

qhs

Bedtime

qid

Four times a day

R

Right

RBC

Red blood cell

Resp

Respiration

RLQ

Right Lower Quadrant

RN

Registered Nurse

ROM

Range of Motion

rt (R)

Right

RUQ

Right Upper Quadrant

TX

Treatment

S

Without

SOB

Shortness of Breath

STAT

At once, immediately

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

Sx

Symptoms

tid

Three times daily

TIA

Transient ischemic attack

Abd

Abdomen

ac

Before a meal

AKA

Above Knee Amputation

As tol

As tolerated

bid

Twice a day

BKA

Below the knee amputation

BM

Bowel movement

BP

Blood pressure

CVA

Cerebral vascular accident (stroke)

drsg

Dressing

Dx

Diagnosis

FBS

Fasting Blood Sugar

Fx

Fracture

HOB

Head of Bed

HS

Hour of sleep (bedtime)

IDDM

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

I&O

Intake and Output

TPN

Total Parenteral nutrition

TPR

Temperature, pulse, respirations

Tx

Treatment

UA

Urine Analysis

URI

Upper Respiratory infection

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

VS

Vital signs

WBC

White Blood Count

w/c

Wheelchair

WNL

Within Normal Limits

wt

Weight