Basic Termology Flashcards
1
Q
Sx
A
Symptoms
2
Q
Epi-
A
Upper
3
Q
-pnea
A
Breathing
4
Q
Bilat
A
Bilaterally (both sides)
5
Q
Dys-
A
Hard
6
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
7
Q
NKDA
A
No known drug allergies
8
Q
Pan-
A
All
Total
9
Q
Nl
A
Normal
10
Q
Ad-
A
Toward
11
Q
WNL
WDL
A
Within normal limits
Within defined limits
12
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
13
Q
D/c
A
Discharge
Discontinue
14
Q
C/o
A
Complains of
15
Q
-tomy
A
Incision
16
Q
Poly-
A
Many
Excessive
17
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
18
Q
Hyper-
A
Above
Increased
19
Q
O2 stat
A
Oxygen saturation
20
Q
Circum-
A
Around
21
Q
Intra-
A
Within
22
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
23
Q
-stomy
A
Surgically created opening
24
Q
Extra-
A
Outside
25
Q
Neo-
A
New
26
Q
-ology
A
Study of
27
Q
Trans-
A
Across
28
Q
Hypo-
A
Below
Increased
29
Q
Infra-
A
Below
Beneath
30
Q
Abx
A
Antibiotics
31
Q
EHR
A
Electronic health record
32
Q
Para-
A
Beside
Beyond
Around
33
Q
Inter-
A
Between
34
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
35
Q
Hx
A
History
36
Q
FHx
A
Family history
37
Q
A-
An-
A
Without
Lacking
38
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
