Medical Terminology
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| A | Away From; Negative | |
| Algia | Pain | |
| Append/o | Appendix | |
| Arteri/o | Artery | |
| Arthr/o | Joint | |
| carcin/o | cancerous | |
| cardi/o | heart | |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid | |
| col/o | colon | |
| ectomy | surgical removal | |
| emia | blood; blood condition | |
| endo | within; inside | |
| gastr/o | stomach | |
| graphy | writing; process of recording | |
| hem/o | blood; relating to blood | |
| hepat/o | liver | |
| hyster/o | uterus | |
| itis | inflammation | |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box | |
| lymph/o | lymphatic tissue | |
| malacia | softening | |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow | |
| my/o | muscle | |
| nephr/o | kidney | |
| neur/o | nerve or pertaining to nerves | |
| ology | study of or science of | |
| oma | tumor or mass | |
| osis | abnormal condition | |
| oste/o | bone | |
| ostomy | outlet; cutting; incision | |
| ot/o | ear | |
| otomy | cutting or incision | |
| pathy | disease; suffering | |
| peri | around or surrounding | |
| plasty | surgical repair | |
| psych/o | mind | |
| rrhage | bursting forth | |
| rrhaphy | suture or stitch | |
| rrhea | to flow or discharge | |
| sclerosis | hardening | |
| scopy | to see, visual examination | |
| spasm | sudden contracting of muscles | |
| stasis | stopping; controling | |
| tonsill/o | inflammation of tonsils | |
| ABGs | Arterial Blood Gases | |
| ABO | Blood Group System | |
| BUN | Blood Uria Nitrogen | |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count | |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide | |
| Crit | Hematocrit | |
| Diff | Differential Count of White Blood Cell | |
| Hb, Hgb | Hemoglobin | |
| Hct | Hematocrit | |
| HIV | Human Immunodifficiency Virus | |
| K+ | Potassium | |
| Mg++ | Magnesium | |
| Na+ | Sodium | |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth | |
| O2 | Oxygen | |
| PT | Prothrombin Time/Protime | |
| Pt | patient | |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells/Red Blood Count | |
| Sed rate | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) | |
| Stat | Immediately | |
| T&C | Type & Crossmatch or Type & X | |
| UA, ua | Urinalysis | |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection | |
| WBC | White Blood Cell/White Blood Count | |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Difficiency Syndrome | |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible | |
| BBT | Basal Body Temperature | |
| BC | Blood Culture | |
| Bio | Life | |
| BM | Bowel Movement | |
| B/P | Blood Pressure | |
| BS | Blood Sugar | |
| C | Carbon | |
| C&S | Culture & Sensitivity | |
| CAT | Computerized Axial Tomography Scan | |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit | |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control | |
| ABR | Absolute Bed Rest | |
| Aer/o | Air or Aerobic | |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
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