Intro: Unit 1 Flashcards
Eponyms
Named after someone who discovered it (Alzheimer’s )
Acronym
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters (ex. brb, lol, aka.)
Word Root
Core meaning of the term
Suffix
Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
Prefix
Attached to beginning
Time, position, direction, number, negation
Combining Vowels
Usually “o” eases pronunciation
Combining form
Word root + Combining vowel
intra-
in or inside
sub-
under or below
arthr/o
joint
hepat/o
Liver
oste/o
bone
ven/o
vein
-algia
Pain
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-gram/ -graph
record, x-ray, picture (photograph)
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record (photography)
-itis
inflammation (tonsillitis)
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument used to measure
-oid
like, resembling
-ologist
specialist
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition
-ostomy
creating an artificial opening
-otomy
surgical incision
-pathy
disease
-phobia
abnormal fear of specific things
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-rrhagia, -rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
-rrhaphy
suturing
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
-rrhexis
ruputre
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-scope
instument used for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
-stasis
stop, control
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
ā
before
_
c
with
_
p
after
_
s
without
DX
diagnosis
HX
history
Rx
take/prescribed
TX
treatment
C
Celsius
F
Fahrenheit
c/o
complains of
CC
chief complaint
DC, d/c
discontinue or discharge
H&P
History and Physical
PE
Physical Examination
pt or PT
patient
R/O
rule out
DOB
Date of Birth
y/o
years old
yr
year
ft
feet
h., hr.
hour
in
inches
min
minute
Δ
change