Medical Terminology Flashcards
Bi-
Two; double
A; An-
Without; lack of
Brady
Slow
Dys-
Painful
Erythro-
Red
Hemi-
Half
Hyper-
Too much; high
Hypo-
Below; under
Leuk-
White
Micro-
Small
Tachy-
Fast
Bronch (i/o)
Bronchus
Card (i/o)
Heart
Cerebr(o)
Cerebrum
Cephal(o)
Head
Cyan(o)
Blue
Gluco
Sweet
Glyc(ol)
Sweet
Hem(o/ato/a)
Blood
Necro
Death
Neur(o)
Nerves
Pne(o/a)
Breathing
Pulm
Lung
-cyte
Cell
-emia
Condition of the blood
-itis
Inflammation
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Condition
-ostomy
Creation of an opening
-phasia
Speaking
-plegia
Paralysis
-scopy
Look at with a scope
-Uria
Condition of the urine
ac
Before meals
Ad lib
As desired
ADL’s
Activities of Daily Living
Amb
Ambulatory; ambulate
As tol
As tolerated
BID
2x/day
BM
Bowel Movement
BRP
BathRoom Privileges
BSC
BedSide Commode
_
C
With
CBR
Complete BedRest
C/o
Complaints of
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
HOB
Head Of Bed
I&O
Intake & Output
NPO
Nothing by mouth
PC
After meals
Prn
As necessary
Q2h
Every 2 hours
Q3h
Every 3 hours
Q4h
Every 4 hours
Qid
4x/day
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S
Without
SOB
Shortness Of Breath
S/s; s&s
Signs & symptoms
Tid
3x/day
W/c
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