Abbreviations 2 Flashcards
Uni-
One
Mono-
One
Bi-
Two
Di-
Two
Tri-
Three
Quad-, quadri-
Four
Hemi-
Half
Semi-
Half, partly
Multi-
Many
Poly-
Many, much
A-, an-
Without, not
Anti-, contra-
Against
De-
Away from, cessation, without
Dis-
Separate
Im-, in-, non-
Not
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
To, toward
Ect-, ecto-
Outer, outside
En-, end-, endo-,
in, within
ex-, exo-
out of, away from
infra-
below, beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within
per-
through
peri-
around, surrounding
post-
after, behind
pre-
before (in time or space)
sub-
below, beneath
super-, supra-
above
sym-, syn-
together, with
trans-
across, through
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
eu-
good, normal
hetero-
other, different
homo-, homeo-
same, alike
hyper-
above normal, excessie
hypo-
below normal, deficient
iso-
equal, alike
macro-
large, long
mega-, megalo-
large, oversize
micro-
small
normo-
normal, usual
pan-
all, entire
ultra-
excess, beyond
brady-
slow
neo-
new
pseudo-
false
re-
again, backward
tachy-
rapid, fast
-algia
pain
-emia
blood (condition of)
-ia
state or condition
-ism
condition, disease, or disorder
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
large, enlargement
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy
surgical removal
-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
-rrhaphy
suturing
-stomy
surgical opening
-tomy
incision, cutting
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic, -ac
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to, characterized by
-genic, -genesis
produced by, formed by
-gram
record, recording
-graphy
process of recording
-ium
tissue, structure
-iogist, -ist
one who specializes in
-logy
study of
-meter
instrument for measuring
-old
resembling
-scope
instrument for examination
-scopy
process of examining, examination
Dx
diagnosis
H&P
history and physical (examination)
Hx
history
pt
patient
Px
prognosis
Rx
prescription
Sx
symptom
Tx, Tr
treatment
CAM
complementary and alternative medicine
DC
doctor of chiropractic medicine
DDS
doctor of dental surgery
ENT
ears, nose, throat
ER, ED
emergency room, emergency department
ICU
intensive care unit
MD
doctor of medicine
OB/GYN
Obstetrics/gynecology
OD
doctor of optometry
PA
physician’s assistant
Peds
pediatrics
PT
physical therapy, physical therapist
b.i.d
twice a day
noct.
night
p.c.
after meals
p.r.n.
as needed
q.i.d.
four times a day
ADL
activities of daily living
AP
anteroposterior (from front to back)
BP
blood pressure
CT
computed tomography (type of x-ray)
Ht
height
lab
laboratory
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NPO, npo
nothing by mouth (don’t eat or drink)
P
pulse rate
postop, post-op
postoperative (after surgery)
preop, pre-op
preoperative (before surgery)
R
respiratory rate
RBC
red blood cell
STAT, stat
Immediately
T
temperature
VS
vital signs
WBC
white blood cell
Wt
weight
Retro-
Backwards
-penia
Deficiency