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Create
a-
without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
ante-
before
anti-
against
bi-
double
brady-
slow
circum-
around
contra-
against
cryo-
cold
dis-
apart
ecto-
outside
endo-
inside
epi-
above
eu-
good
exo-
away from
hemi-
half
heter-
different
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal
macro-
large
mal-
bad
micro-
small
neo-
new
oligo-
small
pan-
all
peri-
around
post-
after
pre-
before
pseudo-
True
False
false
py-
pus
retro-
backward
sclero-
hard
semi-
half
sub-
under
super-
above
syn-
with
tachy-
rapid
trans-
across
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond
-algia
pain
-cele
swelling
-cide
destroy
-centesis
aspirate
-desis
fuse
-ectomy
removal of
-emia
blood condition
-gram
drawn
-graphy
recording
-itis
inflammation
-lithiasis
pertaining to stones
-lito
stone
-lysis
break up
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor
-orrhaphy
repair of
-oscopy
viewing
-otomy
incision into
-pathy
disease
-pexy
fixation of
-plasty
formation of
-tome
cutting instrument
adeno-
gland
angio-
vessle
arthro-
joint
auto-
self
blephar-
eyelid
brachi-
arm
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
cephal-
head
cerebro-
brain
cheil
lip
chole-
bile
choecyst-
gallbladder
chondr-
cartilage
col-
colon
colpo
vagina
cost-
ribs
cranio-
skull
cut-
skin
cysto-
bladder
dactyl-
digits
derma-
skin
encephal-
brain
entero-
intestine
erythro-
red
galacto-
milk
gastro-
stomach
gloss-
tongue
gynec-
female
hemat-
blood
hepat-
liver
hydro-
water
hyster-
uterus
mast-
breast
leuko-
white
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oophor-
ovary
ophthalm-
eye
orchio-
testicle
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
pharyng-
throat
phleb-
vein
pneumo-
lung
procto-
rectum
psycho-
mind
pyelo-
kidney
pyloro-
pylorus
rhino-
nose
salpingo-
fallopian tube
sclero-
hard
septic-
toxic
somato-
body
steno-
narrow
teno-
tendon
thoraco-
chest
trachel-
cervix
uretero-
kidney tube
viscer-
organ
a
before
a.c.
before meals
ad lib
as desired
AP
anterior-posterior
AV
atrioventricular
b.i.d.
twice a day
BMT
bilateral myringotomy and tubes
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
c
with
C
Celcius
C&S
culture and sensitivity
CA
carcinoma
CBC
complete blood count
cc
cubic centimeter
CHF
congenital heart failure
cm
centimeter
CNS
central nervous system
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
CVP
central venous pressure
D&C
dilation and currettage
DOA
dead on arrival
dr
dram
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
Electroencephalogram
EENT
ear, eye, nose and throat
ER
emergency room
et
and
EUA
examination under anesthesia
F
farenheit
fl oz
fluid ounce
gr
grain
gm
gram
gtt
drop
h
hour
Hct
hematocrit
Hgb
hemoglobin
hs
bedtime
hypo
hypodermic
I&D
intake and output
IOL
intraocular lens
IOP
intraocular pressure
IV
intravenous
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
mg
milligram
mm
millimeter
ml
milliliter
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
oz
ounce
P
after
pc
after meals
p.o.
by mouth
per
by
prn
as needed
q.d.
every day
q.h.
every hour
q.i.d.
four times a day
q.n.
every night
RBC
red blood count
s
without
sc
subcutaneously
SMR
submucous resection
SOB
shortness of breath
ss
half
stat
immediately
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TUR
transurethral resection
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
t.i.d.
three times a day
WBC
white blood count
wt
weight
Author
dawnluber
ID
15513
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Surgical Tech Certification
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2010-04-21T21:53:09Z
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