Prefixes, Abbreviations, and Specialists Flashcards by Emily Beverly

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a-, an-

A

no, not

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aut-

A

self

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dia-

A

complete, through

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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

A

within

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ex-

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out

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hyper-

A

excessive, more than normal

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hypo-

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below, less than normal

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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before, forward

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retro-

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before, behind

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sub-

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below, under, less than

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trans-

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across, through

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aden/o-

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gland

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athr/o-

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joints

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bi/o-

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life

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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cardi/o-

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o-

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cerebrum

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crin/o-

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secrete

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cyst/o-

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o-

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cell

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derm/o-

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skin

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electr/o-

electricity

encephala/o-

brain

enter/o-

intestine

erythr/o-

red

gastr/o-

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman

hem/o-

blood

hepat/o-

liver

lapar/o-

abdomen

leuk/o-

white

nephr/o-

kidney

neur/o-

nerve

onc/o-

tumor

ophtham/o-

eye

oste/o-

bone

path/o-

disease

psych/o-

mind

rhin/o-

nose

sarc/o-

flesh

thromb/o-

clotting

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

anti-

against

bi-

two, both

brady-

slow

con (com)-

together, join

ec-

out, outside

epi-

above, upon

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

in-

in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-

bad

meta-

change, beyond

neo-

new

para-

beside, near, along side of

peri-

surrounding

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

pro-

before, forward

pro-

before, forward

re-

back, behind

quadri-

four

syn-

with, together

tachy-

fast

trans

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

uni

one

allergist

specialist in allergies

anesthiologist

specialist in anesthesia

cardiologist

specialist in heart

hematologist

specialist in blood disorders

nephrologist

specialist in kidney

orthopedist

specialist in bones

psychiatrist

specialist of mind

TID

three times a day

Dx

diagnosis

DNR

do not resuscitate

n/v

nausea, vomiting

c/o

complaints of

r/t

related to

NKA

no known allergies

IM

intramuscular

PO

by mouth

Bradypnea

slow breathing

Dysphagia

no, without swallowing

bilateral

both, two pertaining to side

hypertension

excessive high blood pressure

Hemiplegia

half paralysis

hypoglycemia

low sugar

pericardium

surrounding heart

dysuria

bad, painful urine

npo

not by mouth