Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations, Symbols, etc. Flashcards
“cardio”
heart
“arigio,” “vaso”
vessel
“hem,” “hema,” “hemato”
blood
“vena,” “phlebo”
vein
“arteria”
artery
“lympho”
lymph
“thrombo”
clot (of blood)
“embolus”
moving clot
“bucca”
cheek
“os,” “stomato”
mouth
“gingiva”
gum
“glossa”
tongue
“pharygno”
pharynx
“esophago”
esophagus
“gastro”
stomach
“hepato”
liver
“cholecyst”
gallbladder
“pancreas”
pancreas
“entero”
intestines
“duodeno”
duodenum
“jejuno”
jejunum
“ileo”
ileum
“caeco”
cecum
“appendeco”
appendix
“colo”
colon
“recto”
rectum
“ano,” “procto”
anus
“DTV”
due to void (usually 6-8 hours after catheter is pulled)
“DVT”
deep vein thrombophlebitis
“T&P”
turn & position
“RA,” “R/A”
room air
“IS”
incentive spirometer, Voldyne
“SPHM”
safe patient handling and movement
“QD”
every day, daily
“BID”
two times a day
“TID”
three times a day
“QID”
four times a day
“QOD”
every other day
“HS”
hour of sleep, bedtime
“P.T.”
physical therapy
“Pt.”
patient
“naso,” “rhino”
nose
“tonsillo”
tonsil
“tracheo”
trachea
“bronchus,” “broncho”
bronchus (plural: bronchi)
“pulmo,” “pneuma,” “pneum”
lung (sac with air)
“neuro”
nerve
“cerebrum”
brain
“oculo,” “opthalmo”
eye
“oto”
ear
“psych,” “psycho”
mind
“urethro”
urethra
“cysto”
bladder
“uretero”
ureter
“reni,” “reno,” “nephron”
kidney
“pyelo”
pelvis of the kidney
“uro”
urine
“vulvo”
vulva
“perineo”
perineum
“labia/o”
labium (plural: labia) or lip
