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  1. Combining Form

    vein
    ven/o
  2. Combining Form

    tonsil
    tonsill/o-
  3. Combining Form

    thyroid gland
    thyroid/o-
  4. Combining Form

    muscle
    • muscul/o-
    • my/o
    • myos/o
  5. Combining Form

    larynx (voice box)
    laryng/o
  6. Combining Form

    intestine
    intestin/o
  7. Combining Form

    artery
    ateri/o
  8. Combining Form

    appendix
    append/o
  9. Combining Form

    abdomen
    abdomin/o
  10. Suffix

    neuroma
    -oma

    tumor;mass
  11. Suffix

    cardiomegaly
    • -megaly
    • enlargement
  12. Suffix

    tonsilitis
    • -itis
    • inflammation or infection
  13. Combining Form

    Liver
    hepat/o
  14. Combining Form

    Intestine
    enter/o
  15. Combining Form

    Rib
    Cost/o-
  16. Combining Form

    Stomach
    • gastr/o
    • gastric
  17. Combining Form

    joint
    • arthr/o
    • arthritis
  18. Combining Form
    heart
    • cardi/o
    • cardiac
  19. Combining Form

    Breast
    • Mamm/o
    • Mammogram
  20. Combining Form

    Nose
    • Nas/o
    • Nasal
  21. Combining Form

    Mind
    • psych/o
    • psychiatrist
  22. Combining Form

    gallbladder
    cholecyst/o
  23. Combining Form

    Skin
    • derm/o
    • dermatologist
  24. Combining Form

    abdomen
    lapar/o
  25. Combining Form

    uterus
    hyster/o
  26. Suffix

    pneumonia
    • -ia
    • condition; state; thing
  27. Suffix

    appendectomy
    • -ectomy
    • surgical excision
  28. Suffix
    hemolysis
    • -lysis
    • process of breaking down or destroying
  29. Suffix

    digestion
    • -ion
    • action; condition
  30. Suffix

    urination
    • -ation
    • a process; being or having
  31. Suffix

    arthropathy
    • -pathy
    • disease; suffering
  32. Suffix

    mammogram
    • -gram
    • a record or picture
  33. Suffix

    hypothyroidism
    • -ism
    • process; disease from a specific cause
  34. Suffix

    psychosis
    • -osis
    • condition; abnormal condition; process
  35. Prefix

    Pre-
    before; in front of premenstrual
  36. Prefix

    Post
    after; behind postnasal
  37. Prefix

    Peri
    • around 
    • pericardial
  38. Prefix

    intra
    • within
    • intravenous
  39. Prefix

    inter
    • between
    • intercostal
  40. Prefix

    Mono
    • one; single
    • mononucleosis
  41. Prefix

    hypo
    • below; deficient
    • hypothyroidism
  42. Prefix

    Hyper
    • above; more than normal
    • hypertension
  43. Prefix

    Endo-
    • Inner most; within 
    • endotracheal
  44. Prefix

    Brady
    • Slow
    • bradycardia
  45. Prefix

    Bi
    • two
    • bilateral
  46. Prefix

    Trans-
    • across; through
    • transvaginal
  47. Suffix

    mammography
    • -graphy
    • process of recording
  48. Suffix
    Spirometry
    • -metry
    • process of measuring
  49. Suffix

    Colonoscope
    • -scope
    • instrument used to examine
  50. Suffix

    Gastroscopy
    • -scopy
    • process of using an instrument to examine
  51. Suffix

    psychotherapy
    • -therapy
    • treatment
  52. Suffix

    therapist
    • -ist
    • one who specializes in
  53. Suffix

    Cardiology
    • -logy
    • the study of
  54. Prefix

    Sub-
    • below; beneath; less than
    • subcutaneous
  55. Prefix

    Epi-
    • upon; above 
    • epidermal
  56. Prefix

    Hemi
    • one half
    • hemiplegia
  57. Suffixes

    psychiatry
    • -iatry
    • medical treatment
  58. Suffix

    colostomy
    • -stomy
    • surgically created opening
  59. Suffix

    laparotomy
    • -tomy
    • process of cutting or making an incision
  60. Prefix

    poly
    • many; much
    • polyneuritis
  61. Prefix

    quadri
    • four
    • quadriplegia
  62. Prefix

    tachy
    • fast
    • tachcardia
  63. Prefix

    Tri
    • three
    • trigeminal
  64. Prefix

    a-
    • away from; without
    • aspermia
  65. Prefix

    -an
    • without; not
    • anesthesia
  66. Prefix

    anti
    • against
    • antibiotic
  67. Prefix

    De
    • reversal of 
    • dementia
  68. Prefix

    Dys
    • painful, difficult; abnormal
    • dysphagia
  69. Prefix

    eu-
    • normal; good
    • euthyroidism
  70. Prefix

    Mal
    • bad; inadequate
    • malnutrition
  71. Prefix

    Re-
    • again and again
    • respiration
  72. Abbreviations

    CC
    Chief complaint
  73. Abbreviations

    CPR
    computerized patient record
  74. Abbreviations

    DS
    discharge summary
  75. Abbreviations

    Dx
    diagnosis
  76. Abbreviations

    EHR
    Electronic Health Record
  77. Abbreviations

    EMR
    Electronic Medical Record
  78. Abbreviations 

    EPR
    Electronic Patient Record
  79. Abbreviations 

    FH
    Family History
  80. Abbreviations

    H&P
    History & Physical Examination
  81. Abbreviations

    HIPAA
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  82. Abbreviations 

    HPI
    History of present illness
  83. Abbreviations

    PE
    Physical Examination
  84. Abbreviations 

    SH
    Social History
  85. Abbreviations 

    PMH
    Past Medical History
  86. Abbreviations

    ROS
    Review of Systems
  87. Abbreviations

    A&O
    alert and oriented
  88. Abbreviations

    A&P
    Anatomy & Physiology
  89. Abbreviations

    BP
    Blood Pressure
  90. Abbreviations

    BX
    Biopsy
  91. Abbreviations

    CT
    computerized tomography
  92. Abbreviations

    ETOH
    Ethyl Alcohol (liquor)
  93. Abbreviations

    gtt
    Drop
  94. Abbreviations

    Hg
    Mercury
  95. Abbreviations

    HX
    history
  96. Abbreviations

    IM
    intramuscular
  97. Abbreviations

    NP
    nurse practitioner
  98. Abbreviations

    OD
    Right eye
  99. Abbreviations

    OOB
    out of bed
  100. Abbreviations

    OS
    Left eye
  101. Abbreviations

    PMH
    Past medical history
  102. Abbreviations

    OU
    Both eyes
  103. Abbreviations

    PA
    physician assistant
  104. Abbreviations

    PRN, p.r.n.
    as needed (latin pro re nata)
  105. Abbreviations

    R/O
    Rule out
  106. Abbreviations

    SQ, subq
    subcutaneous
  107. Abbreviations

    TNTC
    too numerous to count
  108. Abbreviations

    VS
    vital signs
  109. Abbreviations

    SOB
    shortness of breath
  110. Abbreviations

    DOE
    dizzining on exertion
  111. Abbreviations

    MSO4
    morphine sulfate
  112. Abbreviations

    MgSO4
    Magnisium Sulfate
Author
Stephevette
ID
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Chapter 1
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The structure of medical language
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