ch. 5 Flashcards
alpha
Α α
beta
Β β
gamma
Γ γ
Delta
Δ δ
epsilon
Ε ε
zeta
Ζ ζ
eta
Η η
theta
Θ θ
iota
Ι ι
kappa
Κ κ
lambda
Λ λ
mu
Μ μ
nu
Ν ν
xi
Ξ ξ
omicron
Ο ο
pi
Π π
rho
Ρ ρ
sigma
Σ σ ς
tau
Τ τ
upsilon
Υ υ
phi
Φ φ
hi
X x
psi
Ψ ψ
omega
Ω ω
I or i
one
V or v
five
X or x
ten
L or l
50
C or c
100
D or d
500
M or m
1000
IV
four
IX
nine
XL
40
XC
90
CD
400
CM
900
hen/o
one
mon/o
one, alone
dy/o
two, a pair
tri/o
three
tetr/a
four
pent/a
five
hex/a
six
hept/a
seven
okt/a, oct/a
eight
enne/a
nine
dek/a, dec/a
ten
hendek/a
eleven
dodek/a
twelve
hekat/o, hecat/o, hekt/o, hect/o
100
chili/o, kil/o
1000
myri/o
1000 or countless
prot/o
first
deuter/o
second
trit/o
third
tetart/o
fourth, one fourth
bis-
two times
tris-, ter-
three times, three
tetrakis-, quarter-
four times, four
un/i
one
du/o
two
tri-
three
quadr/i
four
quinqu/e
five
sex/a
six
sept/i
seven
oct/o
eight
nov/i
nine
dec/a
ten
cent/o
one hundred
mill/i
one thousand
prim/i
first, one
secund/i
second
terti/a
third, three
quart/a
fourth, four
quint/a
fifth, five
sext/o
sixth, six
septim/a
seventh, seven
octav/a
eighth, eight
non/a
ninth, nine
decim/o
ten, tenth
hydr/o
water
heli/o
sun, helium
lith/o
stone, lithium
nitr/o
nitrogenous
ox/o
oxygen
neon/o
neon
ne/o
new, recent
phosph/o
phoshorus
chlor/o
green, chlorine
chromi/o
chromium
chrom/o, chromat/o
color
seleni/o
selenium
selen/o
moon, crescent shaped
brom/o
foul smelling, bromine
crypt/o, kyrpt/o
hidden, covered
rhod/o
rose colored, rhodium
xen/o
foreign, strange
bar/o
weight, pressure
bary/o
heavy, dull
osm/o
odor, smell
thall/o
young branches, simple plants, thallium
aktin/o
ray, radiation, actinium
carb/o
carbon, carbon dioxide
natri/o, natr/o
sodium
silic/o
silica, silicon
kali/o, kal/o
potassium
calc/o
calcium, lime
ferr/o
iron
argent/o
silver
cupr/o
copper
stann/o
tin
aur/o
gold
hydragyr/o
mercury
hedr/o
side
mer/o, -mer, -mere
part, partial
goni/o, gon/o, -gon
angle
erg/o, -urgy
work
pyr/o
fire, fever
hydr/o
moisture, humidity
therm/o, -therm
heat, temperature
calor/o, cal/o
calorie, heat
stoichi/o
element (ex. stoichiometry)
psychr/o
cold
xer/o
dry
ge/o
earth, land
aer/o
air
top/o, -tope
place
trop/o, -trope
turn, change
cis/o, -cide
cut, kill
trans-
across, through
cis-
on this side
sesqui-
one and a half
is/o
equal
hom/o
same
heter/o
different from, other
enantio/o
opposite, opposed
all/o
other, foreign
neutr/o
neutral, neither
electr/o
electrictiy
hod/o, od/o, -ode
road, path, travelling
mol/o
mass, mole
molecul/o
molecule
osm/o
impulse, push, osmosis
val/o
strength
stere/o
solid, three dimensional (ex. stereochemistry)
p.o
per os (by mouth)
sl
sublingual, under the tongue
pr
per rectum, through the rectum
pv
per vagina, through the vagine
id
intradermal
im
intramuscular
iv (prescription term)
intravenous, into the vein
SC (sub-q)
subcutaneous (under the skin)
ad
to, up to
ad lib.
at pleasure (as desired)
alt.h
every other hour
a (ante)
before
a.c.
before food
a.m.
before midday
aq.
water
aur.;a
ear
a.d.
right ear
a.s.
left ear
a.u.
each ear
bis
twice
b.i.d.
twice a day
c (cum)
with
c.c.
with food
d
day
dx
diagnosis
et
and
h.
hour
h.s.
hour of sleep (at bedtime)
noc.
at night
NPO
nothing by mouth
o.d.
right eye
o.s.
left eye
o.u.
each eye, both
o.m.
every morning
o.n.
every night
p (post)
after
per
through
p.c.
after meal
p.m.
after meridian, midday, afternoon
p.r.n.
under the present circumstance
q
every
q.d. (q.2d, q.3d)
every day, every two days, every three days, etc.
q.h. (q.2h, q.3h)
every hour, every two hours, every three hours, etc.
q.i.d.
four times a day
Rx
prescription
s (sine)
without
ss (semis)
one half
s, sig
indicate (on label)
stat.
immediately
t.i.d.
three times a day
