J-O Flashcards
Lat
Lateral
LLL
Left lobe liver
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
LMP
Last menstrual period
Lt
Left
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
NPO
Nothing by mouth
OB
Obstetrics
PE
Pulmonary embolism
Post
Posterior
Kal(l)
Potassium
Kary(o)
Nucleus
Kerato(o)
Cornea, cornified epithelium
Kin(e)-, kinesi(o)-, kinesiology-, kino-
Movement
Labio
Lip
Lacrim(o)
Tears
Lact(I)-, lacto
Milk
Laparo
Abdomen, abdominal wall
Laryng(o)
Larynx
Lateri-, latero
Lateral, to one side, side
-lepsis, -lepsy
Seizure
Leuk(o)
White
Lien(o)
Spleen
Linguo
Tongue
Lip(o)
Fat, lipid
Lith(o)
Stone, calculus, calcification
-logy
Study of; collecting
Lymph(o)
Lymph; lymphocyte
Lys(o)-, lysis, -lytic
Dissolution, disintegration
Macr(o)
Large
Mal
Bad, deficient
-malacia
Softening
Mamm- mamm(a), mammo
Breast
Mast(o)
Breast
Meg(a)-, megal(o)
Large, oversize
-megaly
Enlargement
Melan(o)
Black
Men(o)
Menstruation
Mening(o)
Meninges
Mes(o)
Middle, attaching membrane
Meta
After, joint action
Metr(o)
Uterus
Micr(o)
Small, microscopic
Mon(o)
Single
Morph(o)
Form. Shape, structure
My(o)
Muscle
Myel(o)
Bone marrow; spinal cord
Myring(o)
Tympanic membrane
Myx(o)
Mucus
Nas(o)
Nose
Natr(i)
Sodium
Necr(o)
Death, necrosis
Neo
New
Nephr(o)
Kidney
Neur(i)
Neuro-, nerve, nervous system
Norm(o)
Normal
Ocul(o)
Eye
Odyn(o)-, -odynia
Pain
-oid
Resemblance to
Olig(o)
Few, little
-oma
Tumor, neoplasm
-Omata
Pleural of -oma
Oncho-, onco-
Tumor, bulk, volume
-one
Ketone
Onych(o), -onychia
Fingernail, toenail
Oo-
Ovum, oocyte,ovary
Oophor(o)
Ovary
Opthalm(o)
Eye
-opia,-posit, -opsis
Vision
Or-,or-,oro
Mouth
Orchi-, orchid(o)-, orchio
Testes
-ose
Sugar
-oses
Plural of -osis
-osis
Process, condition, state
Osseo
Bony
Ossi-,ost(e)-,osteo
Bone
Ovari(o)
Ovary
Ov(i)-ovo-
Ovum, oocyte