Medical Terms ALL Flashcards
-rrhaphy
suture/repair of
os-
bone,mouth
-osis
condition, disease, increase
osteo-
bone
-ostomy
artificially created opening into an organ
oto-
ear
-otomy
incision into
ovario-
ovary
para-
beside, along with
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency, decrease
-pexy
suspension, fixation
pharyngo-
pharynx
phlebo-
vein
-plasty
surgical correction, plastic repair of
-plegia
paralysis
pneumo-
lungs, breath
pyo-
pus
retro-
behind
rhino-
nose
salpingo-
fallopian tube
sclero-
hard
-spasm
involuntary contraction
spleno-
spleen
sterno-
sternum
super-, supra-
above, more than
thoraco-
thorax, chest
tracheo-
trachea
trans-
across, throughout
urethro-
urethra
uro-
urine, urinary
utero-
uterus
vaso-
blood vessel
veno-
vein
abd
abdomen
ac
before meals
ADL
activities of daily living
ad lib
as desired
ax
axillary
bid
twice daily
BM
bowel movement
BP
blood pressure
BRP
bathroom privileges
bx
biopsy
c
with
c/o
complains of
CPT
chest physiotherapy
DAT
diet as tolerated
DNR
do not resusitate
dx
diagnosis
et
and
fx
fracture
gtt
drop
h
hour
H/P
history and physical
hs
hours of sleep
IV
intravenous
JP
Jackson Pratt (drainage device)
LOC
level of consciousness
LLQ, LUQ, RLQ, RUQ
L lower quadrant, L upper quadrant, R lower quadrant, R upper quadrant
NPO
nothing by mouth
noc
night
OD
R eye
OS
L eye
OT
each eye
p-(line above)
after
pc
after meals
PERL
pupils equal and reactive to light
po
by mouth
prn
when needed
pt
patient
PT
physical therapy
qod
every other day
q2h
every 2 hours
qd
each day
qid
four times daily
qs
sufficient quantity
ROM
range of motion
R/O
rule out
RT
respiratory therapy
c- (line over c)
without
sob
short of breath
s/sx
signs and symptoms
stat
immediately
tid
three times daily
TKO
to keep open (intravenous infusion)
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
TPR
temp, pulse, respiration
UA
urinalysis
ung
ointment
w/c
wheelchair
vss
vital signs stable
WNL
within normal limits
WDL
within defined limits
a-, an-
without
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
adeno-
gland
algia-
pain
ambi-
on two sides
angio-
vessel
ano-
anus
ante-
before, forward
arterio-
artery
arthro-
joint
bis-
two
broncho-
bronchus
cardi-, cardio-
heart
-cele
hernia, tumor, protrusion
-centesis
puncture
cepha-, cephalo
head
cerebro-
brain
cervico-
neck
chole-
bile
cholecysto-
galbladder
chrondro-
cartilage
circum-
around
cranio-
head
cysto-
sac, cyst, bladder (most often urinary bladder)
derm-
skin
dys-
abnormal, painful
-ectasis
expansion, dilation
-ectomy
excision
-emia
blood
encephalo-
brain
endo-
within, inner layer
entero-
intestines
exo-
outside, outer layer
gastro-
stomach
hem-, hema-, hemo-, hemato-
blood
hemi-
half
hepato-
liver
histo-
tissue
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
low, lesser
hystero-
uterus
-iasis
condition, formation of, presence
ileo-
ileum
intra-
within
-itis
inflammation of
laparo-
loin, flank, abd
laryngo-
larynx
latero-
side
-lith
stone
lympho-
lymph
-lysis
dissolution, breaking down
macro-
large
mal-
bad, poor
masto-
breast
medio-
middle
-megaly
enlargement
meningo-
meninges
micro-
small, microscopic
mono-
single
myelo-
bone marrow, spinal cord
myo-
muscle
naso-
nose
neo-
new
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
non-
not
ex-
out, out of, away from
oculo-
eye
-oma
tumor
oophoro-
ovary
opthalmo-
eye
oro-
mouth
post-
after
pro-
in front of, before
procto-
rectum
pseudo-
false
pseudo-
false
-pstosis
falling, drooping