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Fx

Fracture
NSAIDS

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
UTI

Urinary tract infection
D&C

Dilation and curretage
GYN

Gynecology
STD

Sexually transmitted disease
OB

Obstetrics
BMI

Body mass index
eosin/o

Dawn (rose-colored)
Left lower quadrant

LLQ
Hx

History
q.o.d.

Every other day
RA

Right atrium; Rheumatoid arthritis
Bx
bx

Biopsy
b.i.d.

Twice a day
Sx

Symptom
SOB

Shortness of breath
ID

Intradermal
q.d.

Every day
NPO
n.p.o.

Nothing by mouth
TB

Tuberculosis
CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft
Tx

Treatment
p.r.n.

As required
RLQ

Right lower quadrant
CXR

Chest x-ray; Chest radiograph
q.2h.

Every 2 hours
HTN

Hypertension
t.i.d.

Three times a day
CBC

Complete blood count
COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
RUQ

Right upper quadrant
plas/o

Formation, growth
radi/o

Radiation, x-ray; radius
idi/o

Unknown, peculiar
agglutin/o

Clumping, gluing
immun/o

Immune,immunity,safe
myel/o

Bone marrow; spinal cord
sider/o

Iron
reticul/o

Net, mesh
spir/o

Breathe
ichthy/o

Dry, scaly
scler/o

Hardening; sclera
kerat/o

Horny tissue; hard; cornea
dist/o

Far, farthest
xen/o

Foreign, strange
cholecyst/o

Gallbladder
proct/o

Anus, rectum
pulmon/o

Lung
alveol/o

Alveolus; air sac
Pleur/o

Pleura
sten/o

Narrowing, stricture
embol/o

Embolus (plug)
my/o

Muscle
ather/o

Fatty plaque
poster/o

Back (of body), behind, posterior
cholangi/o

Bile vessel
pneum/o
pneumon/o

Air; lung
coni/o

Dust
atel/o

Incomplete; imperfect
anthrac/o

Coal, coal dust
or/o
stomat/o

Mouth
choledoch/o

Bile duct
Phren/o

Diaphragm; mind
sial/o

Saliva, salivary gland
hepat/o

Liver
an/o

Anus
chol/e

Bile, gall
hidr/o
sudor/o

Sweat
myc/o

Fungus
infer/o

Lower, below
dors/o

Back (of body)
morph/o

Form, shape, structure
eti/o

Cause
acr/o

Extremity
blast/o

Embryonic cell
neutr/o

Neutral,neither
poikil/o

Varied, irregular
thym/o

Thymus gland
arteri/o

Artery
aneurysm/o

Widened blood vessel
cardi/o

Heart
hemangi/o

Blood vessel
rect/o

Rectum
ventricul/o

Ventricule
xer/o

Dry
melan/o

Black
albin/o
leuk/o

White
thorac/o

Chest
cyan/o

Blue
chrom/o

Color
chlor/o

Green
inguin/o

Groin
erythr/o

Red
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o

Yellow
spin/o

Spine
umbilic/o

Navel
viscer/o

Internal organs
son/o

Sound
somat/o

Body
path/o

Disease
aden/o

Gland
bas/o

Base
granul/o

Granule
lymph/o

Lymph
lymphaden/o

Lymph gland
hem/o
hemat/o

Blood
lymphangi/o

Lymph vessel
ser/o

Serum
gloss/o
lingu/o

Tongue
splen/o

Spleen
arteriol/o

Arteriole
aort/o

Aorta
angi/o
vascul/o

Vessel
electr/o

Electricity
tonsill/o

Tonsils
adenoid/o

Adenoids
sinus/o

Sinus, cavity
sept/o

Septum
nas/o
rhin/o

Nose
squam/o

Scale
caud/o

Tail
abdomin/o

Abdomen
pector/o
steth/o
thorac/o

Chest
cheil/o
labi/o

Lip
bucc/o

Cheek
enter/o

intestine
duoden/o

Duodenum
pylor/o

Pylorus
pharyng/o

Pharynx (throat)
esopha/o

Esophagus
gingiv/o

Gums
dent/o
odont/o

Teeth
sigmoid/o

Sigmoid colon
col/o
colon/o

Colon
append/o

Appendix
ile/o

Ileum
jejun/o

Jejunum
pancreat/o

Pancreas
adip/o
lip/o
steat/o

Fat
cutane/o
dermat/o
derm/o

Skin
onych/o
ungu/o

Nail
poli/o

Gray
atri/o

Atrium
thromb/o

Blood clot
sphygm/o

Pulse
phleb/o
ven/o

Vein
bronchiol/o

Bronchiole
bronchi/o
bronch/o

Bronchus
trache/o

Trachea (windpipe)
laryng/o

Larynx (voice box)
epiglott/o

Epiglottis
ox/i
ox/o

Oxygen
orth/o

Straight
lob/o

Lobe
kary/o
nucle/o

Nucleus
hist/o

Tissue
proxim/o

Near, nearest
medi/o

Middle
cervic/o

Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
later/o

Side, to one side
seb/o

Sebum, sebaceous
pil/o
trich/o

Hair
cyt/o

Cell
anter/o

Anterior, front
lumb/o

Loins
pelv/i
pelv/o

Pelvis
ventr/o

Belly, belly side
ili/o

ilium
gastr/o

Stomach
crani/o

Cranium (skull)
cerebr/o

Cerebrum
crani/o

Cranium
dendr/o

Tree
encephal/o

Brain
gangli/o

Ganglion
gli/o

Glue; neuroglial tissue
kinesi/o

Movement
lept/o

Thin; slender
lex/o

Word, phrase
mening/o
meningi/o

Meninges
narc/o

Stupor; numbness; sleep
neur/o

Nerve
radicul/o

Nerve root
sthen/o

Strength
thalam/o

Thalamus
thec/o

Sheath
ton/o

Tension
ventricul/o

Ventricle
ambly/o

Dull, dim
aque/o

Water
blephar/o

Eyelid
choroid/o

Choroid
conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva
core/o
pupill/o

Pupil
corne/o

Cornea
dacryocyst/o

Lacrimal sac
glauc/o

Gray
goni/o

Angle
irid/o

Iris
kerat/o

Horny tissue; hard, cornea
ocul/o
ophthalm/o

Eye
opt/o
optic/o

Eye, vision
phac/o

Lens
phot/o

Light
presby/o

Old age
retin/o

Retina
scot/o

Darkness
vitr/o

Vitreous body
audi/o

Hearing
labyrinth/o

Labyrinth
mastoid/o

Mastoid process
ot/o

Ear
staped/o

Stapes
myring/o
tympan/o

Tympanic membrane
dacry/o
lacrim/o

Tear; lacrimal apparatus
cycl/o

Ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle
adren/o
adrenal/o

Adrenal glands
calc/o

Calcium
crin/o

Secrete
gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o

Sugar, sweetness
home/o

Same, alike
parathyroid/o

Parathyroid glands
thym/o

Thymus gland
thyr/o
thyroid/o

Thyroid gland
toxic/o

Poison
amni/o

Amnion
colp/o
vagin/o

Vagina
galact/o
lact/o

Milk
gynec/o

Woman, female
hyster/o
metri/o
uter/o

Uterus
mamm/o
mast/o

Breast
men/o

Menses, menstruation
metr/o

Uterus; measure
nat/o

Birth
oophor/o
ovari/o

Ovary
salping/o

Tube
cyst/o
vesic/o

Bladder
glomerul/o

glomerus
lith/o

stone, calculus
meat/o

opening, meatus
nephr/o
ren/o

kidney
pyel/o

renal pelvis
ur/o

urine, urinary tract
ureter/o

ureter
urethr/o

urethra
andr/o

male
balan/o

glans penis
epididym/o

epididymis
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o

testis
perine/o

perineum
prostat/o

prostate gland
spermat/o
sperm/o

spermatozoa, sperm cells
varic/o

dilated vein
vas/o

vessel; vas deferens; duct
vesicul/o

seminal vesicle
ankyl/o

stiffness; bent, crooked
cervic/o

neck; cervix uteri
cost/o

ribs
clavicul/o

clavicle
calcane/o

calcaneum
carp/o

carpus
cephal/o

head
brachi/o

arm
thorac/o

chest
ped/o
ped/i

foot; child
oste/o

bone
orth/o

straight
myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord
crani/o

cranium
femor/o

femur
fibul/o

fibula
humer/o

humerus
ili/o

ilium
lumb/o

loins
metacarp/o

metacarpus
metatars/o

metatarsus
patell/o

patella
pelv/o
pelv/i

pelvis
phalang/o

phalanges
pod/o

foot
radi/o

radiation, x-ray; radius
spondyl/o
vertebr/o

vertebrae
stern/o

sternum
tibi/o

tibia
muscul/o
my/o

muscle
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

tendon
ischi/o

ischium
dactyl/o

fingers; toes
scoli/o

crooked, bent
fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue
lamin/o

lamina
chondr/o

cartilage
pub/o

pelvis bone
fasci/o

band, fascia
leiomy/o

smooth muscle
arthr/o

joint
acromi/o

acromion
rhabd/o

ros-shaped
synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid
kyph/o

humpback
lord/o

curve, swayback
albumin/o

albumin, protein
azot/o

nitrogenous compounds
bacteri/o

bacteria
crypt/o

hidden
gonad/o

gonads, sex glands
kal/i

potassium
keton/o

ketone bodies
noct/o

night
olig/o

scanty
py/o

pus
-phoresis

carrying, transmission
-acusia
-cusis

hearing
-pnea

breathing
-pepsia

digestion
-phylaxis

protection
-sphyxia

pulse
-capnia

carbon dioxide
-prandial

meal
-opia
-opsia

vision
-plasia
-plasm

formation, growth
-trophia

turning
-poiesis

formation, production
-sclerosis

abnormal conditioning of the heart
-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-crine

secrete
-dipsia

thirst
-version

turning
-tocia

childbirth, labor
-salpinx

tube
-para

to bear (offspring)
-gravida

pregnant woman
-cyesis

pregnancy
-arche

beginning
-cide

killing
-uria

urine
-clast

to break
-clasia
-clasis

to break; surgical fracture
-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-malacia

softening
-blast

embryonic cell
-porosis

porous
-scopy

visual examination
-algesia
-algia

pain
-esthesia

feeling
-kinesia

movement
-lepsy

seizure
-paresis

partial paralysis
-plegia

paralysis
-ectomy

excision, removal
-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)
-tome

instrument to cut
-rrhaphy

suture
-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening
-centesis

surgical puncture
-gram

record, writing
-edema

swelling
-emesis

vomiting
-algia
-dynia

pain
-globin

protein
-graft

transplantation
-phil

attraction for
-logy

study of
-rrhea

discharge, flow
-phasia

speech
-logist

specialist in the study of
-gnosis

knowing
-phonia

voice
-phagia

eating, swallowing
-rrhage
-rrhagia

bursting forth (of)
-phobia

fear
-gen
-genesis

forming, producing, origin
-osmia

smell
-ician
-ist

specialist
-iatry

medicine; treatment
-trophy

nourishment, development
-thorax

chest
-ptysis

spitting
-blast

embryonic cell
-rrhexis

rupture
-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
-derma

skin
-scope

instrument for examining
-emia

blood condition
-meter

instrument for measuring
-itis

inflammation
-lith

stone, calculus
-stasis

standing still
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargement
-oma

tumor
-stenosis

narrowing, stricture
-orexia

appetite
-tomy

incision
-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching
retro-

backward, behind
-pathy

disease
-tripsy

crushing
-pexy

fixation (of an organ)
-plasty

surgical repair
-genesis

forming, producing, origin
-toxic

poison
-ectasis

dilation, expansion
-scopy

visual examination
-cele

hernia, swelling
-metry

act of measuring
-graphy

process of recording
-graph

instrument for recording
-therapy

treatment
-taxia

order, coordination
-asthenia

weakness, debility
-spadias

slit, fissure
-physis

growth
-penia

decrease, deficiency
-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement
dys-

bad; painful; difficult
eu-

good, normal
hetero-

different
anti-
contra-

against
brady-

slow
allo-

other, differing from the normal
syn-

union, together, joined
a-
an-

without, not
super-

upper, above
endo-
intra-

in, within
para-

near, beside; beyond; to bear ( offspring)
sub-

under, below
pachy-

thick
micro-

small
macro-

large
hemi-

one half
dipl-
diplo-

double
bi-

two
ab-

from, away from
dia-
trans-

through, across
circum-
peri-

around
ad-

toward
tachy-

rapid
pseudo-

false
pan-

all
mal-

bad
homo-
homeo-

same
pre-
pro-

before, in front of
inter-

between
post-

after; behind
infra-
sub-

under, below
hypo-

under, below, deficient
epi-

above, upon
tri-

three
quadri-

four
primi-

first
multi-
poly-

many, much
mono-
uni-

one
hyper-

excessive, above normal
iso-

same, equal
ultra-

excess, beyond
aniso-

unequal, dissimilar
supra-

above; excessive; superior
ecto-
exo-
extra-

outside, outward
a.c.

before meals
DOE

dyspnea on exertion
CA

cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
Dx

diagnosis
q.i.d.

four times a day
p.o.

by mouth
URI

upper respiratory infection
GU

genitourinary
TSH

thyoroid-stimulating hormone
DRE

digital rectal examination
PSA

prostate-specific antigen
CVA

cerebrovascular accident
EMG

electromyography
TIA

transient ischemic attack
BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy
C&S

culture and sensitivity
LMP

last menstrual period
TFT

thyroid function test
ROM

range of motion
OCPs

oral contraceptive pills
UA

urinalysis
EEG

electroencephalography
IOP

intraocular pressure
DJD

degenerative joint disease
DM

diabetes mellitus
ADHD

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
LOC

loss of consciousness
OD

right eye
OS

left eye
OU

both eyes
AD

right ear
AS

left ear
AU

both ears
ENT

ears, nose, and throat
OM

otitis media
PE

pressure-equalizing (tube)
LUQ

left upper quadrant
Hb
Hgb

hemoglobin
HIV

human immunodeficiency virus
US

ultrasound
CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
BP
B/P

blood pressure
MI

myocardial infarction
AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
I&D

incision and drainage
HCT
Hct

hematocrit

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Medical Terminology

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Body parts and what not

Updated

2010-10-03T03:06:15Z

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