CH.2 - Diagnostic Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Contra-
A
Against or not
2
Q
Ultra-
A
Beyond
3
Q
Anter/o
A
Front
4
Q
Bronch/o
A
Airway
5
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat
6
Q
Poster/o
A
Back or behind
7
Q
Pharmaceut/o
A
Drug
8
Q
Radi/o
A
X-ray, radioactive
9
Q
Son/o
A
Sound
10
Q
Techn/o
A
Skill
11
Q
Tom/o
A
Section
12
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
13
Q
-ical
A
Pertaining to
14
Q
-ior
A
Pertaining to
15
Q
-graph
A
Instrument for recording
16
Q
-grapher
A
One who is skilled in producing recordings
17
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
18
Q
-logist
A
One who studies
19
Q
-logy
A
Study of
20
Q
-lucent
A
To shine
21
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
22
Q
-opaque
A
Obscure
23
Q
AP
A
Anteroposterior view
24
Q
CT
A
Computed tomography
25
CXR
Chest X-ray
26
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
27
PA
Posteroanterior view
28
PET
Positron emission tomography
29
A-
No, without
30
An-
No, without
31
Anti-
Against
32
Calc-
Calcium
33
Hyper-
Above, excessive
34
Hypo-
Below normal, deficient
35
Macro-
Large
36
Mono-
One
37
Poly-
Many
38
Amyl/o
Starch
39
Bas/o
Base
40
Bilirubin/o
Bilirubin
41
Chlor
Chloride
42
Cyan/o
Blue
43
Cyt/o
Cells
44
Eosin/o
Red or rosy coloration
45
Erythr/o
Red
46
Gluc/o
Sugar
47
Glyc/o
Sugar or glucose
48
Hem/o
Blood
49
Hepat/o
Liver
50
Kal/o
Potassium
51
Leuk/o
White
52
Lip/o
Fat
53
Magnes/o
Magnesium
54
Morph/o
Shaped
55
Natr/o
Sodium
56
Neutr/o
Neutral
57
Nucle/o
Nucleus
58
Phag/o
Swallow
59
Phleb/o
Vein
60
Phosphat/o
Phosphate
61
Splen/o
Spleen
62
Strept/o
Chains
63
Thromb/o
Clot
64
Tom/o
To cut into or insert
65
Ur/o
Urine
66
Xanth/o
Yellow
67
-ase
Enzyme, “to break down”
68
-blast
Immature
69
-coccus
Sphere
70
-crit
Separate
71
-cyte
Cell
72
-emia
Blood
73
-globin
Protein
74
-logy
Study of
75
-megaly
Enlarged
76
-meter
Measure
77
-osis
Condition of
78
-penia
Deficiency
79
-phage
Eat or swallow
80
-phil
Attraction to
81
-poiesis
Formation
82
-poietin
Substance that forms
83
-uria
Urine
84
A1c
Glycated hemoglobin
85
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
86
ALT
Alanine aminotransferase
87
AST
Aspartate aminotransferase
88
BUN or SUN
Blood urea nitrogen; also known as serum urea nitrogen
89
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
90
Ca
Calcium
91
CBC
Complete blood count
92
Cl−
Chloride
93
CMP
Comprehensive metabolic panel
94
Diff
Differential leukocyte count
95
HCT
Hematocrit (this abbreviation should be avoided because of the possibility of confusion with hydrocortisone and hydrochlorothiazide; when in doubt, write it out)
96
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
97
Hgb
Hemoglobin
98
K+
Potassium ion
99
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
100
Mg
Magnesium
101
Na+
Sodium ion
102
PLT
Platelets
103
PO4
Phosphate
104
PT
Prothrombin time
105
RBC
Red blood cells
106
sg
Specific gravity
107
UA
Urine analysis, urinalysis
108
UTI
Urinary tract infection
109
WBC
White blood cells
