Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
abbreviation list
A
- do not use abbreviations if you are unsure if they are confusing
- DO NOT use abbreviations for:
- morphine
- magnesium sulfate
- medications
- nitroglycerin
- ALWAYS put a zero in front of decimal
- NEVER put a zero after decimal
- times 3 days
- units
2
Q
CS
A
central supply
3
Q
MM
A
materials management
4
Q
SS
A
- surgical suite
- social services
5
Q
OR
A
operating room
6
Q
ER
A
emergency room
7
Q
PAC-U
A
post-anesthesia care unit
8
Q
abd
A
abdomen
9
Q
ABGs
A
arterial blood gases
10
Q
ac
A
before meals
11
Q
ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
12
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
13
Q
ADHD
A
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
14
Q
AKA
A
above-the-knee amputation
15
Q
AMA
A
against medical advice
16
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
17
Q
symbols that arnt used
A
- less than
- greater than
- plus
- @
- &
18
Q
narc
A
sleep
19
Q
ism
A
condition
20
Q
aden
A
gland
21
Q
pancreat
A
pancreas
22
Q
thyr
A
thyroid gland
23
Q
hem, hemat
A
blood
24
Q
phleb
A
vein
25
thromb
clot
26
arthr
joint
27
brachi
arm
28
cervic
neck
29
chondr
cartilage
30
cost
rib
31
crani
skull
32
dactyl
finger, toe
33
fibr
connective tissue
34
my
muscle
35
oste
bone
36
pod
foot
37
sacr
sacrum
38
spondyl
vertebra
39
ten. tendin
tendon
40
vertebr
vertebra
41
abdomin
abdomen
42
an
anus
43
appendic
appendix
44
bil, chol
bile, gall
45
col
colon
46
dent
teeth
47
enter
intestines
48
esophag
esophagus
49
gastr
stomach
50
gingiv
gums
51
gloss
tongue
52
hepat
liver
53
icter
jaundice
54
ile
ileum
55
lapar
abdominal wall
56
lingu
tongue
57
pancreat
pancreas
58
peps
digestion
59
phag
eating, swallowing
60
proct
rectum
61
splen
spleen
62
stomat
mouth
63
andr
men
64
colp
vagina
65
cyst
bladder
66
gravid
pregnant
67
gynec
women
68
hyster
uterus
69
mamm, mast
breast
70
metr
uterus
71
nephr
kidney
72
ov
ovum
73
oophor
ovary
74
orchid
testicles
75
prostat
prostate gland
76
pyel
pelvis of the kidney
77
ren
renal (kidney)
78
salping
fallopian tube
79
ureter
uteters
80
ur
urinary
81
vesic
bladder
82
bronch
bronchial
83
laryng
larynx
84
nas
nose
85
pleur
pleura
86
pneum, pneumon
lungs, air
87
pulmon
lung
88
rhin
nose
89
steth
chest
90
thorac
thorax (chest)
91
trache
trachea
92
derm, dermat
skin
93
hidr
sweat
94
trich
hair
95
onych
nail
96
xer
dry
97
angi
blood vessel
98
arteri, arter
artery
99
cardi
heart
100
vas
vessel
101
ven
vein
102
blephar
eyelid
103
cephal
head
104
cerebr
cerebrum
105
encephal
brain
106
esthesi
sensation
107
irid, ir
iris
108
mening, meningi
membranes, meninges
109
myel
spinal cord, bone marrow
110
myring
eardrum, tympanic membrane
111
neur
nerve
112
ocul, ophthalm
eye
113
ot
ear
114
adip
fat
115
bi
life
116
carcin
cancer
117
cry
cold
118
dors
back portion of body
119
gluc, glyc
sugar
120
herni
hernia
121
hist
tissue
122
hydr
water
123
lact
milk
124
later
side
125
lip
fat
126
lith
stone
127
med, medi
middle
128
narc
numbness, stupor, sleep
129
necr
death
130
onc
tumor
131
path
disease
132
ped
child, foot
133
psych
mind
134
py
pus
135
pyr
fever, heat
136
septic
infection
137
therm
heat
138
a-, an-
without
139
ab-
away, from
140
ad-
toward
141
ambi-
both
142
ante-
before
143
anti-
against
144
auto-
self
145
bi-
two, twice, double
146
brady-
slow
147
circum-
around
148
contra-
against
149
de-
down
150
dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
151
endo-
within, inside
152
epi-
above, on
153
eu-
normal good
154
ex, extra-, exo-
outside of
155
hemi-
half
156
hyper-
above, excessive, increased
157
infra-
beneath
158
inter-
between, among
159
intra-
within, during
160
levo-
-to the left
161
macro-
large
162
mal-
bad
163
mega-
exceptionally large
164
meso-
middle
165
meta-
over, beyond
166
micro-
small
167
mono-
one
168
multi-
many
169
neo-
new
170
nulli-
none
171
peri-
around
172
poly-
many
173
post-
after, behind
174
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
175
presby-
older age
176
primi-
first
177
pseudo
false
178
quadri-
four
179
retro-
behind, in back of
180
sten-
narrowed
181
sub-
under
182
super, supra
-above, excess
183
sym-, syn-
together, with
184
tachy-
fast
185
trans-
across
186
tri-
three
187
ultra
beyond, excess
188
uni-
one
189
-age
related to
190
-cidal, -cide
pertaining to killing
191
-form
shape
192
-fuge
driving away
193
-iatry, iatrist
healing by a provider, healer
194
-ical
pertaining to
195
-ion
process
196
-logy, logist
study of
197
-ole
little, small
198
-opia
vision
199
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
200
-pnea
breathing
201
-therapy
treatment
202
-uria
urine
203
-centesis
surgical puncture
204
-cise
cut, remove
205
-clasis
break down
206
-desis
stabilization, binding
207
-ectomy
removal, excision
208
-gram
record
209
-graph
instrument for recording
210
-graphy
process of recording
211
-ion
process
212
-lepsy
seizure, convulsion
213
-lysis
destruction, separation
214
-meter
device for measuring
215
-metry
process of measuring
216
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
217
-plasty
surgical repair
218
-scopy
visual exam
219
-spasm
involuntary twitch
220
-stasis
stopping or controlling
221
-stomy
a new opening
222
-tomy
incision
223
-tripsy
crushing
224
-algia
-pain
225
-asthenia
weakness
226
-cele
swelling, herniation
227
-dynia
pain
228
-ectasis
dilation expansion
229
-emesis
vomiting
230
-emia
blood condition
231
-gen
producing
232
-ia, -ism
condition
233
-iasis
presence of, formation of
234
-itis
inflammation
235
-malacia
weakening of, softening
236
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
237
-megaly
enlargement
238
-oid
seeming like
239
-ole
small
240
-oma
tumor
241
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
242
-pathy
disorder, disease
243
-penia
deficiency, decrease
244
-phagia
eating, swallowing
245
-phasia
speech
246
-phobia
fear
247
-plasia
formation of
248
-plegia
paralysis
249
-ptosis
-drooping falling of
250
-rrhage
bursting forth
251
-rrhea
flow, discharge
252
-rrhexis
rupture
253
-sclerosis
hardening condition
254
-trophy
development
255
making words pural
- if they end in s or ch add an es (viruses or crutches)
- if they end in y, change the y to i and add es (ovaries)
- if they end in a just add an e (vertebrae)
- if it ends in is change it to es (testes)
- if it ends in us change it to i (alveoli)
- if it ends in on change it to a (ganglia)
- if it ends in ix or ex change it to ex or ices (appendices)
256
ab-
away from
257
ad-
toward
258
circum-
around
259
contra-
against, in opposition to
260
de-
away from, down
261
ecto-, exo-
outside
262
endo-
within
263
epi-
over, upon
264
extra-
outside
265
infra-
below, under
266
intra-
inside
267
ipsi-
same, equal
268
meso-
middle
269
meta-
after, beyond, over
270
para-
near, beside
271
peri-
surrounding, around
272
retro-
backward, behind
273
sub-
under, near
274
trans-
across, through
275
dextro
right
276
dorsal recumbent
lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table
277
eversion
turning outward or inside out
278
fowlers
raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees
279
lithotomy
on the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs
| -legs up laying down
280
oblique
slanting, on an incline
281
recumbent
lying down
282
rotation
turning around an axis
283
sims
lateral with one knee and thigh up (sleeping position)
| -used for rectal exams
284
sinistro
left
285
trendelenburg
lying with the head lower than the legs
286
knee elbow position
one your elbows and knees, butt up
287
VS
vital signs
288
p/o
postoperative status
289
HPI
history of present illness
290
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
291
KUB
kidneys, ureter, and bladder
292
BMI
body mass index
293
stethoscope
measure heart rate (not rhythm)
294
electrocardiogram machine
records heart electrical impulses, rate, and rhythm
| -detects dysrhythmias
295
Rx
-prescription
296
Tx
treatment
297
Sx
symptoms
298
Hx
history
299
computed tomography
CT scan
| -3D cross sections of body structures
300
electromyography
detects nerve impulses
301
holter monitoring
24 hour heart monitoring device
