Medical Terminology Flashcards
DAT
Diet as tolerated
WDL
Within defined limits
Hypo
under, low, beneath
Hyper
excessive, above or beyond
Peri
surrounding
Trans
across, through
Hemi
half
Brady
slow
Pre
before
Supra
above or over
a/an
without
Ab
off or away from
Dys
bad, painful or disordered
Cardi
heart
Ateri
artery
Hem
blood
Gastr
stomach
Enter
intestine
Laryng
larynx
Hepat
liver
Neph
kidney
Cyst
bladder
Rhin
nose
Pneu
lung
Derm
skin
Osteo
bone
Chole
bile (gallbladder)
Leuk
white
Erythr
red
Albin
white
Cyan
blue
Melan
black
cyte
cell
megaly
enlargement of a body part
stomy
surgical opening
rrhea
flow or discharge
pnea
breath or breathing
plasty
to mold or shape
emia
blood condition
itis
inflammation
Tachy
rapid or fast
Bi
twice or two
Uni
once or one
Semi
half
Poly
many
Emesis
vomit
Expectorate
spit
Diaphoresis
sweat
Void
empty bladder, pass urine
Urinate
pass urine
Diuresis
increased formation of urine
Defecate
empty bowels, bowel movement
Feces
stool (bowel movement)
Flatus
gas
glauc
grey
purpur
purple
chlor
green
xanth
yellow
cirrh
yellow
erythem
red, flushed
eosin
rosy
alb
white
Abd.
Abdomen
AM
Morning
BP
Blood pressure
c/o
Complaint of
gtt
Drop
I & O
Intake and Output
po
Per os (by mouth)
NPO
Nil per os (nothing by mouth)
q
Every
SOB
Short of breath
TPR
Temperature/pulse/respiration
ADL
Activities of daily living
bid
twice a day
/c
With
Dx
Diagnosis
Hx
History
IV
Intravenous
prn
As needed
R/T
Related to
stat
Immediately
VS
Vital signs
Ac
Before meals
HS
At bedtime
Os
Mouth
Per
Through or by
Q1h
Every hour
Q4h
Every four hours
TID
Three times a day