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240 Cards in this Set

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adip
fat
aer
air
angi
vessel
arteri
artery
arthr
joint
bili
bile
bronch
bronchus
cardi
heart
cephal
head
chondr
cartilage
cry
cold
cutane
skin
cyst
bladder
cyt
cell
derm
skin
dermat
skin
encephal
brain
enter
intestines
erythr
red
esophag
esophagus
estr
female
fibrin
fiber
gastr
stomach
gluc
sugar, glucose
glyc
sugar, glucose
hem
blood
hemat
blood
hepat
liver
leuk
white
lip
fat
my
muscle
necr
death
nephr
kidney
onc
tumor
oste
bone
path
disease
phleb
vein
pulmon
lung
ren
kidney
scler
hard
thromb
clot
thorac
chest
tox
posion
vas
vessel
ven
vein
a-
without
an-
without
ar-
without
ana-
again, upward, back
aniso-
unequal
anti-
against
bi-
two
bio-
life
brady-
slow
cata-
down
cyan-
blue
dys-
difficult
endo-
in, within
epi-
on, over
exo-
outside
extra-
outside
hetero-
different
homo-
same
homeo-
same
hyper-
too much, high
hypo
low, under
intra-
within
inter-
between
iso-
equal, same
macro-
large, long
mal-
poor
micro-
small
mono-
one
neo-
new
poly-
many, much
post-
after
pre-
before
per-
through
peri-
around
semi-
half
sub-
below, under
tachy-
rapid
tri-
three
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ary
pertaining to
-cyte
cell
-emia
blood condition
-gram
recording, writing
-ia
state or condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
state of
-ist
one who specializes in
-itis
inflammation
-rrhage
bursting forth
-logist
specialist in the study of
-lysis
breakdown, seperation
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument that measures or counts
-ole
small
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition
-oxia
oxygen level
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
formation
-rrhage
excess/abnormal flow
-spasm
twitch, involuntary muscle movement
-stasis
stopping, controlling, standing
-tomy
cutting, incision
-ule
small
plural endings
-a
ae
plural endings
-en
ina
plural endings
-ex
ices
plural endings
-ix
ices
plural endings
-is
es
plural endings
-nx
nges
plural endings
-on
a
plural endings
-um
a
plural endings
-us
i
pronunciation
ae
pronounce 2nd vowel only
-chordae
pronunciation
c
soft
sound like 's' if it procedes 'e','i','y'
-circulation-cytology
pronunciation
c
hard sound
has a hard sound if it precedes other vowels
-capillary-culture
pronunciation
g
soft
sound like 'j' if it procedes 'e','i','y'
genetic-gyrate
pronunciation
g
hard sound
has a hard sound if it precedes other vowels
gallbladder-gut
pronunciation
ch
often pronounced like a 'k' chloride, cholesterol
pronunciation
e
may be pronounced separately at end of a term
-syncope-diastole
pronunciation
es
may be pronounced as a seperate syllable if at the end of a term
-nares
pronunciation
i
pronounce like 'eye' if at the end of a plural term
-fungi-nuclei
pronunciation
ph
'f' sound
pharmacy
pronunciation
pn
word start
'n' sound (only at beginning of a word)
pneumonia
pronunciation
pn
middle of word
both letters separately in the middle of a term
-dyspnea-apnea
pronunciation
ps
"s"
pseudopod-psychology
Abbreviations
ABGs
arterial blood gases
Abbreviations
ABO
blood group system
Abbreviations
a.c.
before meals
Abbreviations
ad lib
as desired
Abbreviations
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
Abbreviations
b.i.d
twice a day (bis in die)
Abbreviations
bili
bilirubin
Abbreviations
BP
blood pressure
Abbreviations
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
Abbreviations
Bx
biopsy
Abbreviations
CAD
coronary artery disease
Abbreviations
CBC
complete blood count
Abbreviations
CNS
central nervous system
Abbreviations
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary system
Abbreviations
crit
hematocrit
Abbreviations
CVA
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Abbreviations
CXR
chest x-ray
Abbreviations
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
Abbreviations
diff
differential count of white blood cells
Abbreviations
dil
dilute
Abbreviations
Dx
diagonsis
Abbreviations
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
Abbreviations
ENT
ear, nose, throat
Abbreviations
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate)
Abbreviations
FBS
fasting blood sugar
Abbreviations
FUO
fever unknown orgin
Abbreviations
GI
gastrointestinal
Abbreviations
GTT
glucose tolerance test
Abbreviations
Hb, Hgb
hemoglobin
Abbreviations
HBsAg
hepatitis B surface antigen
Abbreviations
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
Abbreviations
Hct
hematocrit
Abbreviations
HH (H&H)
hemoglobin and hematocrit
Abbreviations
h/o
history of
Abbreviations
h.s
at bedtime (hora somni)
Abbreviations
hx
history
Abbreviations
IM
intramuscular
Abbreviations
IV
intravenous
Abbreviations
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
Abbreviations
L
measure=liter
direction=left
Abbreviations
LD/LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
Abbreviations
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
Abbreviations
lytes
electrolytes
Abbreviations
m
meter
Abbreviations
MHC/MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
Abbreviations
mcg
microgram
Abbreviations
mg
milligram
Abbreviations
MI
myocardial infarction
Abbreviations
mL
millitier
Abbreviations
mm
millimeter
Abbreviations
neg
negative
Abbreviations
NPO
nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
Abbreviations
O&P
ova and parasite
Abbreviations
p.c.
after meals
Abbreviations
PCO 2
pressure of carbondioxide in the blood
Abbreviations
pH
hydrogen ion concetration(measure of acidity or alkalinity
Abbreviations
PO 2
pressure of oxygen in blood
Abbreviations
p.o.
orally
Abbreviations
PP
after a meal(postprandial)
Abbreviations
PPD
purified protein derivative ( TB test)
Abbreviations
prep
prepare for
Abbreviations
PRN.prn
as necessary (pro re nata)
Abbreviations
QNS, q.n.s.
quantity not sufficient
Abbreviations
RIA
radioimmunoassay
Abbreviations
R/O
rule out
Abbreviations
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
Abbreviations
Rx
treatment
Abbreviations
ŝ
without
Abbreviations
Sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Abbreviations
segs
segmented white blood cells
Abbreviations
SGOT
serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (AST)
Abbreviations
SGPT
serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (AST)
Abbreviations
SMAC
sequential multiple analyzer cpmputerized
Abbreviations
sol
solution
Abbreviations
Sx
symptoms
Abbreviations
T
temperature
Abbreviations
T & C
type and crossmatch
Abbreviations
TIBC
total iron binding capacity
Abbreviations
TPN
total parental nutrition (intravenous feeding)
Abbreviations
TPR
temperature , pulse, respiration
Abbreviations
Trig
triglycerides
Abbreviations
Tx
treatment
Abbreviations
URI
upper respiratory infection
Abbreviations
UTI
urinary tract infection
Abbreviations
W with a line through it
water reactive
Abbreviations
wd
wound
Abbreviations
WT, wt
weight
Abbreviations
y/o
years old
Symbols
α
alpha
Symbols
β
beta
Symbols
δ
delta
Symbols
γ
gamma
Symbols
λ
lambda
Symbols
infinity
Symbols
μ
micron
Symbols
μġ
microgram
Symbols
+
plus, positive
Symbols
-
negative, minus
Symbols
=
equals
Symbols
<
less than
Symbols
>
greater than
Symbols
< underlined
equal to or less than