University:
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Course:
EHS 115 | Medical Terminology
Academic year:

2022
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113

Pages:

2
Author:

Carissa Thomas

Me Medical Terminology 32. retro33. sub34. tachy35. transacross 36. tri37. uni- behind under fast three one Common Prefixes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a-, anwithout abaway, from adtoward ambiboth ante before anti against auto self bi two, twice double 9. bradyslow 10. circumaround 11. contraagainst 12. dedown 13. dyspainful 14. endowithin, inside 15. ex ,exooutside of 16. hemihalf 17. eugood 18. hyperabove excessive 19. hypo-below 20. macrolarge 21. mal bad 22. megalarge 23. mesomiddle 24. microsmall 25. monoone 26. periaround 27. polymany 28. postafter 29. prebefore 30. pseudofalse 31. Quadri 4 Common Suffixes 1. –centeis surgical procedure 2. –cise cut, remove 3. –ectomy removal, excise 4. –gram record 5. –lysis destruction 6. –algia pain 7. -ectasis dilation 8. –emia blood condition 9. –it is inflammation 10.–malacia weakening of 11. –cidal pertaining to killing 12.–form shape 13.–ology study of 14.–opia vision15.pnea breathing 16.–uria urine 17.Plasty surgical repair 18.–scopy visual exam 19.–stasis stop or control 20.–stomy new opening 21.–tomy incision 22.–tripsy crushing 23.–oma tumor 24.–osis abnormal condition 25.–pathy disorder 26.–penia deficiency, decrease 27.–phagia swallowing 28.–phasia speech 29.–plegia paralysis 30.–ptosis drooping falling 31.–sclerosis hardening Common Root words Abbreviations 1. derm, dermat 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. hidr trich onych xer arth chondr cartilage 8. cost 9. dactyl 10.my 11.osteo 12.angi 13.cardi 14.vas 15.ven,phleb 16.nas 17.pnemo air 18.blephar 19.colp 20.cyst 21.hyster 22.ov 23.neph 24.an 25.bil, chol 26.dent 27.gast 28.gloss skin sweat hair nail dry joint rib finger, toe muscle bone blood vessel heart vessel vein nose lungs, eyelid vagina bladder uterus egg, ovum kidney anus bile teeth stomach tongue 1. 2. 3. 4. ABG arterial blood gasses ac before meals ad lib as desired AKA above knee amputation 5. BMI body mass index 6. BP blood pressure 7. Bx biopsy 8. c with 9. C&S culture and sensitivity 10. CC chief complaint 11. CP chest pain 12. c/o complains of 13. D&C dilation and curettage 14.ENT eyes nose and throat 15.DNR do not resuscitate 16.DOB date of birth 17.FUO fever of unknown origin 18.Fx fracture 19.N/V nausea and vomiting 20.NKA no known allergies 21.NPO nothing by mouth 22.pc after meals 23. po by mouth 24.PRN as needed 25.R/O rule out 26.Stat right now 27.Sx symptoms 28.Tx treatment 29.UA urinalysis