Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, etc. Flashcards
“vagino,” “colpo”
vagina
“cervico”
cervix
“utero”
womb, uterus
“tubo,” “salpingo”
fallopian tube
“ovario,” “oophor/o”
ovary
“orchid/o,” “ochl/o”
testes
“crani”
head
“cervico,” “trachea”
neck
“thoraco”
chest
“abdomino”
abdomen
“dorsum”
back
“cutis,” “dermato”
skin
“lipo”
fat
“musculo,” “myo”
muscle
“osteo”
bone
“myelo”
marrow
“chondro”
cartilage
“cyto”
cell
“genetic”
formation, origin
“gram”
tracing, mark
“AMB”
ambulatory
“BRP”
bathroom privileges
“CBT/BR”
complete bed rest/bed rest
“OOB”
out of bed
“up at lib”
up as desired
“ad lib”
as desired
“abd”
abdomen
“BP”
blood pressure
“bx”
biopsy
“C”
Celsius (centigrade)
“c/o”
complains of
“CTA”
clear to auscultation
“dx”
diagnosis
“F”
Fahrenheit
“FUO”
fever of unknown origin
“GI”
gastrointestinal
“H/A”
headache
“h/o”
history of
“HPA”
history of present illness
“Imp”
impressions
“lt”
left
“MAE”
moves all extremities
“graph”
writing, description
“kinesis”
motion
“meter”
measure
“oligo”
small, few
“phobla”
fear
“photo”
light
“pyo”
pus
“scope”
instrument for visual examination
“roentgen”
x-ray
“lapar”
flank, through the abdominal wall
“a,” “an,” “ar”
without, not
“ab”
away from
“acro”
extremities
“ad”
toward, to
“adeno”
glandular
“aero”
air
“ambi”
around, on both sides
“amyl”
starch
“ante”
before, forward
“anti”
against, counteracting
“NAD”
no apparent distress
“NKA”
no known allergies
“N/V”
nausea/vomiting
“neg”
negative
“P”
pulse
“PE”
physical examination
“PMH”
past medical history
“R”
respirations
“R/O”
rule out
“ROS”
review of systems
“rt”
right
“SOB”
shortness of breath
“Sx”
symptoms
“T”
temperature
”+”
positive
”-“
negative
“ASCVD”
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
“ASHD”
arteriosclerotic heart disease
“BPH”
benign prostatic hypertrophy
“CA”
cancer
“CAD”
coronary artery disease
“bi”
double
“bili”
bile
“bio”
life
“bis”
two
“brachio”
arm
“brady”
slow
“broncho”
bronchus (pl. bronchi)
“cardio”
heart
“cervico”
neck
“chole”
gall or bile
“cholecysto”
gallbladder
“circum”
around
“co”
together
“contra”
against, opposite
“costo”
ribs
“cyto”
cell
“cysto”
bladder
“demi”
half
“derma”
skin
“dis”
from
“CHF”
congestive heart failure
“COPD”
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
“CVA”
cerebrovascular accident
“DM”
diabetes mellitus
“HTN,” “^ BP,” “HBP”
hypertension
“MI”
myocardial infarction
“PE”
pulmonary emboli
“PVD”
peripheral vascular disease
“STD/STI”
sexually transmitted disease/infection
“URI”
upper respiratory infection
“ABG”
arterial blood gases
“BE”
barium enema
“CBC”
complete blood count
“CO2”
carbon dioxide
“C&S”
culture and sensitivity
“CXR”
chest x-ray
“ECG,” “EKG”
cardiogram
“lytes”
electrolytes
“RBC”
red blood cells
