amp MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS WORD PARTS Algia pain painful condition dys bad difficult or painful ectomy surgical removal cutting out excision Hyper excessive increased Hypo deficient decreased ID: 626777
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BENCHMARK IREVIEWMEDICAL TERMINOLOGY & MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONSSlide2
WORD PARTS-Algia: pain, painful conditiondys- bad , difficult or painful-ectomy: surgical removal, cutting out, excisionHyper- excessive, increasedHypo- deficient, decreased-itis: Inflammation
-osis: abnormal condition, diseaseSlide3
Word Parts-ostomy: surgically creating an opening-plasty: development, growth, formationrrhage/rrhagia: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy: surgical suturing-rrhea: flow or discharge
-rrhexis: rupture
-sclerosis: abnormal hardeningSlide4
Word Parts-malacia: abnormal softening-megaly: enlargement-stenosis: abnormal narrowing-gram: picture or record-scopy: visual examination-centesis: surgical removal of excess fluidSlide5
Words Parts-al: pertaining to my/o: musclenat: birthpost: afterab- away from
dys: bad, difficultinter: between or among
sub: under, less, or belowSlide6
Word Partsad: toward or in the direction ofintra: within or insidesuper/supra: above or excessiveMacro- largeMicro- smallSlide7
Word Roots/Combining FormsCyan/o: BlueErythr/o: RedLeuk/o: WhitePoli/o: GraySlide8
Word Roots in Health & Diseaseaden/o: glandadip/o: fatanter/o: before, frontcaud/o: lower part of body, tailcyt/o: cellendo: in, within, inside
exo: out of, outside, away fromSlide9
Word Parts in Health & Diseasehist/o: tissue-ologist: specialist-ology: the science or study of path/o: disease, suffering, feeling, emotion-plasia: development, growth, formationposter/o: behind toward back-stasis: control, maintenance of a constant leve
lSlide10
Skeletal System Medical Termsankyl/o: crooked, bent, stiffarthr/o: jointchrondr/o: cartilage cost/o: ribs
crani/o: skull-desis: surgical fixation of a bone or joint
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yph/o: bent, hump
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ord/o: curve, swayback bent
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pedia
: pertaining to the footSlide11
Skeletal System Medical Terms-lysis: break down, separation, setting free, destruction or looseningmyel/o: spinal cord or bone marrowoss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o: bonesscoli/o: curved, bent
spondyl/o: vertebrae
s
ynovi/o/ synov/o: synovial fluid or membrane
-um: endingSlide12
Muscular System Medical Termsbi- twice, double-cele: hernia, tumor, swelling dys: bad, difficult or painful fasci/o: fascia, fibrous band fibr/o: fiber
-ia: abnormal condition
-ic: pertaining to Slide13
Muscular System Medical Termskines/o/kinesi/o: movement my/o: muscle-plegia: paralysis, stroketax/o: coordination, orderten/o, tend/o, tendin/o: tendon
ton/o: tension, tone, stretching
tri- threeSlide14
Circulatory System Medical Termsangi/o: blood or lymph vesselaort
/o: aorta
a
rteri
/o: artery
a
ther
/o: plaque, fatty substance
b
rady
/o: slow
c
ardi
/o: heart
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crasia
: a mixture of blending
-
emia
: blood, blood conditionSlide15
Circulatory System Medical Termshem/o, hemat/o: blood, relating to bloodp
hleb/o: vein
t
achy- fast
t
hromb
/o: clot
v
en
/o: veinSlide16
Immune System Medical Termsanti- against carcin/o: cancerousimmun/o: immune, protection, safelymph/o: lymph, lymphatic tissue l
ymphaden/o: lymph gland
l
ymphangi/o: lymph vessel
neo/o, ne/o: new, strange
-oma: tumor, neoplasm
p
hag/o: eat, swallowSlide17
Immune System Medical Termsphag/o: eat, swallow-plasm: formative material of cellssarc
/o: flesh, connective tissue s
plen
/o: spleen
-tic: pertaining to
t
ox
/o: poison, poisonousSlide18
Respiratory System Medical Termsbronch/o, bronchi/o: bronchial tube, bronchus laryng/o: larynx, throato
x/i, ox/o, ox/y: oxygen
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haryng/o: throat, pharynx
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hon/o: sound, voice
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leur/o: pleura, side of body
-pnea: breathing
p
neum/o, pneumon/o, pneu- lung, airSlide19
Respiratory System Medical Termspulm/o, pulmon/o: lungssomn/o: sleepspir/o: to breathe
t
achy- fast
t
horac/o, -thorax:
t
rache/o: trachea, windpipeSlide20
Digestive System Medical Termsan/o: anuschol/e: bile, gallcholescyst/o: gallbladdercol/o, colon/o: colon, large intestine
-emesis: vomiting e
nter/o: small intestine
e
sphag/o: esophagus
g
astr/o: stomach, bellySlide21
Digestive System Medical Termshepat/o: liver-lithiasis: presence of stones-pepsia: digest, digestion-phagia: speak or speechproct/o: anus, rectum
r
ect/o: rectum, straight
s
igmoid/o: sigmoid colon
o
r/o, stomat/o: mouth
p
ancreat/o: pancreasSlide22
Urinary System Medical Terms-cele: hernia, tumor, swellingcyst/o: urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluiddia- through, between, apart, complete-ectasis: stretching dilation, enlargementglomerul/o: glomerulus l
ith/o: stone, calculus
n
ephphr/o: kidneySlide23
Urinary System Medical Terms-pexy: surgical fixationpyel/o: renal pelvis, bowl of kidney -tripsy: to crushur/o: urine, urinary tractureter/o: ureter
u
rethr/o: urethra
-uria: urine, urination
p
rostat/o: prostateSlide24
Nervous System Medical Termscaus/o: burn, burningconcuss/o: shaken together, violently aggitatedcontus/o: bruisee
ncephal/o: brain-esthesia: sensation, feeling
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sthet/o: feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
-graphy: process of producing a picture or record
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lept/o: to stealSlide25
Nervous System Medical Terms-mania: obsessive occupationmening/o: meningesmyel/o: spinal cordneur/i, neur/o: nerves
-phobia: abnormal fearp
sych/o: mind
-tropic: having an affinity for Slide26
Special Senses Medical Termsblephar/o: eyelid -cusis: hearingirid/o: iris, colored part of the eye
kerat/o: horny, hard, cornea
m
yring/o: tympanic membrane, ear drum
o
pthalm/o: eye, vision
-opia: vision conditionSlide27
Special Sense Medical Termsopt/o: eye, visionot/o: ear, hearingphak/o: lens of eyep
resby/o: old ageretin/o: retina, net
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cler/o: sclera, white of the eye, hard
t
rop/o: turn, change
t
ymapn/o: tympanic membrane, ear drumSlide28
Integumentary System Medical Termsbi/o: lifederm/o, dermat/o: skin
hidr/o: sweat
h
irsut/o: hairy, rough
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erat/o: horny, hard
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ip/o: fat
melan/o: black, darkSlide29
Integumentary System Medical Termsmyc/o: fungusonych/o: fingernail or toenailpedicul/o: louse, lice
rhytid/o: wrinkle
s
eb/o: sebum
u
rtic/o: rash, hives
x
er/o: drySlide30
Endocrine System Medical Termsacr/o: extermities (hands & feet)adren/o: adrenal glandsc
rin/o: secrete-dipsia: thrist
g
lyc/o: glucose, sugar
g
onad/o: sex glands, gonad
-ism: condition, state ofSlide31
Endocrine System Medical Termspancreat/o: pancreasparathyroid/o: parathyroid glandspineal/o: pineal gland
pituitar/o: pituitary gland
poly- many
s
omat/o: body
t
hym/o: thymus gland, soul
t
hyr/o, thyroid/o: thyroid glandSlide32
Reproductive System Medical Termscervic/o: cervixcolp/o: vagina-gravida: pregnant
gynec/o: woman, female
h
yster/o: uterus
m
ast/o: breast
m
en/o: menses, menstruation,
n
ulli- noneSlide33
Reproductive System Medical Termsov/o: egg, ovumovari/o, oophor/o: ovary-para: to give birth
-pexy: surgical fixations
alping/o: fallopian tube
t
est/i, test/o: testis, testicle
v
agin/o: vagina Slide34
Medical AbbreviationsBP- Blood pressureDM- diabetes mellitusCHF- congestive heart failureCNS- central nervous systemCC- chief complaintDNR- do not resuscitate
DVT- deep vein thrombosisFBS- fasting blood sugar
f/u- follow up
GTT- glucose tolerance testSlide35
Medical AbbreviationsNKDA- no known drug allergieshx- historyNPO: nothing by mouthROM: range of motionsx: symptoms
SOB: shortness of breath
UA: urinalysis
URI: upper respiratory infection
OD- right eye & OS- left eye
OU- Both eyesSlide36
Medical AbbreviationsEKG/ECG- electrocardiogramCOPD- chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIUD- intra uterine devicea.c.- before mealsbid- twice a day
tid- three times a day
q
id- four times a day
s
ig- directions
q
ns- quantity not sufficentSlide37
Medical AbbreviationsD & C- dilation & curettagePKU- phenylketonuriaKUB- kidneys, ureters, bladderpo- by mouthq- everyp
.c.- after meals
p
rn- as needed
EEG- electroencephalogram
I & D- incision & drainageSlide38
Medical AbbreviationsRx- take thouTPR- temperature, pulse, respirationsROS- review of systemshs- at bedtime, hour of sleepROM- range of motionq
od- every other dayLMP- last menstrual period
a
d lib- as desired