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  • ROM
    range of movement
  • bx
    biopsy
  • -therapy
    treatment
  • -rrhage, -rrhagia
    bursting forth
  • ab-
    away from
  • gtt
    drop
  • P.R
    rectally
  • peri-
    around, surrounding
  • spir/o
    breathing
  • -ectasis, -ectasia
    dilation
  • -ectomy
    removal, excision, resection
  • ENT
    ears, nose, throat
  • pyrex/o
    fever
  • ex-, exo-
    out
  • Rx
    prescription
  • ped/o
    child
  • scler/o
    hardening; sclera
  • home/o
    same, constant
  • inguin/o
    groin
  • path/o
    disease
  • qad/qod
    every other day​
  • opt/o, optic/o
    vision, eye
  • qd
    every day
  • hemi-
    half, partial
  • Dx
    diagnosis
  • P.O
    by mouth
  • lact/o
    milk
  • UTI
    urinary tract infection
  • onc/o
    tumor
  • Hx
    history
  • a-
    no, not, without, lack of
  • -dipsia
    condition of thirst
  • I.O
    intraossoeus
  • CPR
    cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • supp
    suppository
  • therm/o
    heat, temperature
  • py/o
    pus
  • par-
    near, beside
  • WBC
    white blood cell, white blood count
  • arthr/o
    joint
  • electr/o
    electricity
  • amyl/o
    starch
  • axill/o
    axilla, armpit
  • -gram
    record, recording
  • phleb/o
    vein
  • -graph
    instrument to record
  • -sclerosis
    abnormal condition of hardening
  • post-
    after, behind
  • cardi/o
    heart
  • -lithotomy
    incision for removal of a stone
  • pelv/i
    pelvis
  • neur/o
    nerve
  • Kg
    Kilogram
  • erythrocyt/o
    red blood cell
  • -lepsy
    seizure
  • I.V
    intravenous
  • tachy-
    rapid, fast
  • -centesis
    surgical puncture
  • -cardia
    heart condition
  • intra-
    within
  • -opsia
    vision condition
  • de-
    lack of, down
  • L
    liter
  • SOB
    shortness of breath
  • ocul/o
    eye
  • encephal/o
    brain
  • RUQ
    right upper quadrant
  • syr
    syrup
  • dist/o
    distant, far
  • stom/o, stomat/o
    mouth
  • front/o
    front
  • S.C
    Subcutaneous
  • sx
    symptoms
  • crani/o
    skull
  • ophthalm/o
    eye
  • ad-
    toward, in the direction of
  • proxim/o
    near
  • AIDS
    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • supra-
    above, upward
  • qod
    every other day
  • tid
    three times a day
  • qh
    every hour
  • medi/o
    middle
  • homo-
    same
  • cutane/o
    skin
  • -algia
    pain
  • crin/o
    to secrete
  • -edema
    swelling
  • en-
    in
  • -plasty
    surgical repair
  • sinistr/o
    left, left side
  • -lapse
    to fall, to slide, to sag
  • RLQ
    right lower quadrant
  • I.M
    intramuscular
  • -ist
    one who specializes
  • -cyte
    cell
  • -gen
    producing, produced by
  • -stasis
    stopping, controlling
  • ox/i, ox/o
    oxygen
  • Mmol
    millimole
  • hist/o
    tissue
  • -uria
    urinary condition
  • -cytosis
    abnormal increase of cells
  • anti-
    against, opposite
  • cephal/o
    head
  • my/o, myos/o
    muscle
  • noct/i
    night
  • brady-
    slow
  • -opia
    vision condition
  • -osis
    abnormal condition
  • g/gm
    gram
  • -itis
    inflammation
  • nas/o
    nose
  • esthesi/o
    feeling, sensation
  • col/o, colon/o
    colon
  • hypo-
    deficient, below, under, decreased
  • ligat/o
    to tie
  • ren/o
    kidney
  • pre-
    before, in front of
  • chol/e
    bile
  • pyr/o
    fire, fever
  • bi/o
    life, living
  • albumin/o
    protein
  • ventr/o
    bellyside
  • derm/o, dermat/o
    skin
  • bil/i
    bile
  • ven/o, ven/i
    vein
  • lingu/o
    tongue
  • -ia
    condition
  • tab
    tablet
  • Fx
    fracture
  • mandibul/o
    mandible, lower jaw bone
  • later/o
    side
  • psych/o
    mind
  • muscul/o
    muscle
  • cauter/i
    burning
  • audi/o
    hearing
  • melan/o
    black, dark
  • amp
    ampoule
  • cyan/o
    blue
  • in-
    in/
  • -stomy
    new opening
  • mast/o
    breast
  • pulmon/o
    lung
  • ur/o, urin/o
    urine, urinary system
  • calc/o, calc/i
    calcium
  • -scopy
    process to view
  • ment/o
    mind
  • LUQ
    left upper quadrant
  • arteri/o
    artery
  • hem/o, hemat/o
    blood
  • kal/i
    potassium
  • auto-
    self​
  • stat
    at once, immediately
  • IU
    international unit (IU) (1 IU=45.5 microgram)
  • dors/o
    back of body
  • -megaly
    enlargement
  • re-
    again, back, backward
  • -phagia
    condition of swallowing, eating
  • -pathy
    disease process
  • non-
    not
  • bacteri/o
    bacteria
  • an-
    no, not, without
  • thrombocyt/o
    thrombocyte, platelet
  • leuk/o
    white
  • -tomy
    incision, cutting
  • natr/o
    sodium
  • odont/o
    tooth, teeth
  • ot/o
    ear
  • -ase
    enzyme
  • trans-
    through, across
  • q
    every
  • -stalsis
    contraction
  • mg
    milligram
  • phon/o
    sound, voice
  • per-
    through
  • -pnea
    breathing
  • anter/o
    front
  • echo-
    sound, reverberation
  • BP
    blood pressure
  • -scope
    instrument to view
  • phot/o
    light
  • -thorax
    chest
  • rhin/o
    nose
  • sub-
    under, below
  • lith/o
    stone, calculus
  • steth/o
    chest
  • erythr/o
    red
  • -spasm
    sudden, involuntary contraction
  • cyt/o
    cell
  • -graphy
    process of recording
  • flex/o
    to bend, bending,
  • az/o, azot/o
    nitrogen
  • lip/o
    lipid, fat
  • neo-
    new
  • mcg
    microgram​
  • -crine
    to secrete, secreting
  • qid
    4 times a day
  • ton/o
    tension
  • son/o
    sound
  • end-, endo-
    within
  • hydr/o
    water, fluid
  • sagitt/o
    separating the sides
  • immun/o
    safety, protection
  • -phylaxis
    protection
  • q4h
    every four hours
  • gastr/o
    stomach
  • -flux
    to flow, flowing
  • extra-
    outside
  • bucc/o
    cheek, mouth
  • contra-
    opposite, against
  • -rrhea
    discharge, flow
  • -logy
    study of
  • gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
    sugar, glucose
  • ante-
    forward, in front of
  • -emia
    blood condition
  • capn/o
    carbon dioxide
  • nat/o
    birth, born
  • -metry
    process of measurement
  • hepat/o
    liver
  • aort/o
    aorta
  • trache/o
    trachea, windpipe
  • maxill/o
    maxilla, upper jaw bone
  • or/o
    mouth
  • leukocyt/o
    white blood cell
  • faci/o
    face
  • pro-
    in front of, forward, in favor of​
  • lumb/o
    lower back
  • phas/o
    speech
  • micro-
    small, tiny
  • ml
    milliliter
  • mEq
    milli-equivalent (mEq)
  • cholecyst/o
    gallbladder
  • -stenosis
    abnormal condition of narrowing
  • dent/i
    teeth, tooth
  • -ptysis
    spitting
  • I.D
    intradermal
  • prn
    as needed
  • sider/o
    iron
  • thromb/o
    clot
  • somn/o
    sleep
  • carcin/o
    cancer
  • dextr/o
    right, right side
  • ec-, ecto-
    out, outward
  • RBC
    red blood cell/ count
  • pneumon/o
    lung
  • retro-
    backward
  • HF
    heart failure
  • hyper-
    excessive, above
  • stern/o
    sternum, breastbone
  • nephr/o
    kidney
  • -emesis
    vomiting
  • enter/o
    small intestines
  • OM
    otitis media
  • poly-
    many, much, excessive, frequent​
  • cost/o
    rib
  • -malacia
    condition of softening
  • circum-
    around
  • poster/o
    back
  • gloss/o
    tongue
  • -penia
    deficiency
  • -pepsia
    digestion condition
  • gingiv/o
    gums
  • thorac/o
    chest, thorax
  • choledoch/o
    common bile duct
  • dys-
    bad, painful, abnormal, difficult
  • inter-
    between
  • LP
    lumbar puncture
  • epi-
    above, on top of
  • -rrhaphy
    suture, repair
  • olig/o
    scanty, few, very little
  • hidr/o
    sweat
  • macro-
    large
  • bid
    twice a day
  • LLQ
    left lower quadrant
  • supra
    above, upward
  • NPO
    nothing by mouth
  • -oma
    tumor, mass
  • -meter
    instrument to measure
  • -cele
    herniation, protrusion
  • pneum/o
    lung
  • morph/o
    shape
  • Mcmol
    Micromol
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