Creative Study Chapter 1 Flashcards
a-
without
an-
without
anti-
against or opposed to
contra-
against or opposed to
de-
from, down, or not
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward, or near
circum-
around
dia-
across or through
trans-
across or through
e-
out or away
ec-
out or away
ecto-
outside
exo-
outside
extra-
outside
en-
within
endo-
within
epi-
upon
ex-
out or away
infra-
below or under
inter-
between
intra-
within
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, after, or change
para-
alongside of or abnormal
peri-
around
retro-
backwards or behind
sub-
below or under
ultra-
beyond or excessive
uni-
one
tri-
three
supra-
above or excessive
super-
above or excessive
quadri-
four
pan-
all
bi-
two or both
hemi-
half
semi-
half
hyper-
above or excessive
hypo-
below or deficient
macro-
large or long
micro-
small
mono-
one
multi-
many
poly-
many
oligo-
few or deficient
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before
brady-
slow
tachy-
fast
post-
after or behind
re-
again or back
con-
together or with
sym-
together or with
syn-
together or with
dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
eu-
good or normal
neo-
new
-ic
pertaining to
-ium
structure or tissue
-y
condition or process of
-rrhea
discharge
-rrhage
excessive discharge
-rrhagia
excessive discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-rrhaphy
suture
carcin/o
cancer
crin/o
to secrete
esthesi/o
senstation
fibr/o
fiber
gen/o
origin or production
gynec/o
woman
lith/o
stone
morph/o
form
necr/o
death
onc/o
tumor or mass
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
path/o
disease
ped/o
child or foot
phag/o
eat or swallow
phas/o
speech
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
plas/o
formation
psych/o
mind
scler/o
hard
son/o
sound
sten/o
narrow
therm/o
heat
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
troph/o
nourishment or development
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
aer/o
air, gas
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hydr/o
water
lip/o
fat
py/o
pus
ur/o
urine
urin/o
urine
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremity or topmost
aden/o
gland
angi/o
vessel
arthr/o
joint
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
cutane/o
skin
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
enter/o
small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
hepat/o
liver
hist/o
tissue
lapar/o
abdomen
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
nephr/o
kidney
ren/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
or/o
mouth
oste/o
bone
pneum/o
air or lung
pneumon/o
air or lung
vas/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel
CC
chief complaint
PH
past history
PMH
past medical history
HPI
history of present illness
PI
present illness
FH
family history
SH
social history
OH
occupational history
ROS
review of systems
SR
systems review
c/o
complains of…
Dx
diagnosis
L&W
family members living and well
NAD
no acute stress
NKA
no known allergies
NKDA
no known drug allergies
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
R/O
rule out
Sx
symptom
UCHD
usual childhood diseases
WNL
within normal limits