med term Flashcards
emia
related to blood
extomy
removal
graphy
record or picture
itis
inflammation
a
away from
malacia
softening
ab
away from
as
towards
ology
study of
dys
difficult or painful
hyper
increase
hypo
decrease
inter
between or among
oma
tumor
intra
within or inside
osis
abnormal condition
sub
less or below
super and supra
excessive
angina
pain and suffering
centisis
removal of fluid
ostomy
create mouth or opening
otomy
cutting or surgical incision
gastro
stomach
pathy
disease or suffering
plasty
surgical repair
myo
muscle
rrhage
bursting forth
rraphy
suture or stitch
rrhea
flow
rehexis
rupture
sclerosis
abnormal hardening
scopy
to see
spasms
sudden involuntary contractions
stasis
controlling
abdio
abdomen
adipo
fat
anter
before
arreo
artery
arthr
joint
brachio
arm
cephal
head
chondro
cartilage
col
colon
costo
rib
crani
skull
cyto
cell
encepo
brain
erythr
red
hemat
blood
jaund
yellow
leyó
white
mace
large
melan
black
nas
nose
neuro
nerve
ocul
eye
ortho
straight
pector
chest
phlebo
vein
pneumo
lung air
pheo
breathint
pyo
pus
quadro
four
reno
kidney
rhino
nose
taxo
coordination
thermo
heat
thoraco
chest
tonsillo
toncill
toxo
poison
uro
urinary system
vaso
blood vessel
veno
vein
AC with line over it
before meals
ADL
activities of daily living
AM
morning
AX
axillary (arm pit)
BB
Bed bath
BID
twice a day
BP
blood pressure
BM
bowel movement
c with a line over it
with
C
celsius
CCU
critical care unit
CICU
cardiac intensive care unit
E
enema
ECG
echocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalogram
ENT
ear nose and throat
GI
gastrointestinal
GU
genital urinary
h or hs
hours
HS
hours of sleep
I AND O
intake and output
IV
intravenous
L
liters
L with a circle lt
Left
1 ml =
cc
1 oz
30 cc
NG
nasogastric
noc
night
PM
afternoon
NPO
nothing by mouth
(O)
mouth
OB
obstetrics
p with a line over it
after meals
P
pulse
pc with line over it
after meals