NHM 195 Final Med Term Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without, lack of
2
Q
albumin/o
A
protein
3
Q
ab-
A
away from
4
Q
ac
A
before meals
5
Q
ad-
A
toward
6
Q
ambi-
A
both
7
Q
ante-
A
before
8
Q
anti-
A
against
9
Q
ARF
A
acute renal failure
10
Q
audi/o
A
hearing
11
Q
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
13
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
14
Q
-cide
A
kill
15
Q
-cise
A
cut
16
Q
con-
A
with
17
Q
contra-
A
against
18
Q
COPD
A
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
19
Q
cost/o
A
rib
20
Q
-crine
A
secrete
21
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
22
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
23
Q
dia-
A
through
24
Q
Dx
A
diagnosis
25
endo-
inside
26
ENT
ear, nose, throat (specialist)
27
erg/o
work
28
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
29
ex-
out of
30
exo-
outward/outside
31
FTT
failure to thrive
32
fus/o
melting, flowing
33
gluc/o
glucose
34
glyc/o
sugar
35
gravid/o
pregnant woman
36
GYN
gynecology
37
gynec/o
woman
38
hemi-
half
39
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
40
hydr/o
water
41
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
42
in-
not, in
43
infra-
below
44
intra-
within
45
-ity
ability
46
IV
intravenous
47
lapar/o
abdomen
48
laryng/o
larynx
49
later/o
side
50
lys/o
destruction
51
my-
close
52
nas/o
nasal passage/nose
53
neo-
new
54
nephr/o
kidney
55
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
56
OB
obstetrics
57
-opia
vision
58
opt/o
eye
59
-osis
condition
60
ot/o
ear
61
-partum
delivery, childbirth
62
pharyng/o
pharynx
63
pc
after meals
64
phas/o
speech
65
PKU
phenylketonuria
66
pne/o
breathe
67
-pnea
breathing
68
pneum/o
air, lungs
69
po
by mouth
70
pod/o
foot
71
poly-
too much, too many
72
Px
prognosis
73
ren/o
kidney
74
-rrhagia
hemorrhage or bleeding
75
Rx
prescribe
76
scler/o
hard
77
SOB
shortness of breath
78
-stasis
control or stopping
79
STI or STD
sexually transmitted infection or disease
80
-stomy
making a new opening
81
Tx
treatment
82
URI
upper respiratory infection
83
US
ultrasound
84
UTI
urinary tract infection
85
ven/o
vein
