Ch 5 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
root of a word
A
main part
2
Q
prefix of a word
A
part at the beginning
3
Q
suffix of a word
A
part at the end
4
Q
arterio
A
artery
5
Q
derm
A
skin
6
Q
heme
A
blood
7
Q
hepato
A
liver
8
Q
nephr
A
kidney
9
Q
osteo
A
bone
10
Q
phlebo
A
vein
11
Q
a-, -an
A
without
12
Q
ante-
A
before
13
Q
anti-
A
against
14
Q
brady-
A
slow
15
Q
inter-
A
between
16
Q
peri-
A
around
17
Q
post-
A
after
18
Q
hemi-, semi-
A
half
19
Q
mono-, uni-
A
one
20
Q
bi-, di-
A
two
21
Q
tri-
A
three
22
Q
tetra-, quad-
A
four
23
Q
deca-
A
ten
24
Q
kilo-
A
thousand
25
deci-
tenth
26
centi-
hundreth
27
milli-
thousandth
28
micro-
millionth
29
nano-
billionth
30
albi-
white
31
cirrho-
tawny yellow
32
cyan-
blue
33
erythro-
red
34
leuko-
white
35
melano-
black
36
rube-
red
37
-emia
blood condition
38
-itis
inflammation
39
-oma
tumor, growth
40
-stasis
stopping, control
41
-stomy
opening
42
-tomy
cut
43
-cyte
cell
44
AC
accommodation
45
AMA
against medical advice
46
BK
below the knee
47
Bx
biopsy
48
CHF
congestive heart failure
49
cm
centimeter
50
DOB
date of birth
51
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
52
GI
gastrointestinal
53
IV
intravenous
54
MI
myocardial infarction
55
AC, ac
before meals
56
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
57
bp
blood pressure
58
CA
cancer
59
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
60
Dx
diagnosis
61
ER
emergency room
62
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
63
L
liter
64
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
65
NPO
nothing by mouth
66
OT
occupational therapy
67
PC, pc
after meals
68
prn
as needed
69
qns
quantity not sufficient
70
SOB
shortness of breath
71
TB
tuberculosis
72
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
73
UTI
urinary tract infection
74
OR
operating room
75
P
pulse
76
pp
postprandial (after a meal)
77
q
every
78
Rx
prescription
79
stat
immediately
80
TIA
transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)
81
URI
upper respiratory infection
82
wt
weight
