LABS, AB, Terminology, Prefixes and suffixes, symbols, Root words

a-, an-, ar-

without or not

ad-

near, toward

ab-

away from

ante-

against

inter-

between

brady-

slow

dis-

undone from

dys-

painful or difficult

hemo-

blood

hyper-

too much, high

hypo-

not enough, low; under

intra-

within

lip-

fat

mal-

bad

poly-

many, much

pre-

before

pro-

in front of, before

post-

after, behind

noct-

night

pyo-

pus

megaol-, -megaly

large (enlarged)

-ectomy

to excise surgically

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

destruction

-ostomy

new permanent opening*****

-otomy

cutting into (making an incision)*****

-orrhea

flow or discharge

-orrhaphy

surgical repair

-oma

tumor (or swelling)

-pnea

breathing, lungs

-plasty

plastic surgery

-plegia

paralysis

-centesi

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-plasia

growth (cells)

aden/o

gland

hyster/o

uterus

arteri/o

artery

lapar/o

abdomen

arthr/o

joint

mast

breast

bronch/o

bronchus

my/o

muscle

cardi/o

heart

myring/o, tympano/o

eardrum

cephal/o

head

neuro/o

nerve

cerebr/o

part of brain (cerebrum)

nephr/o

kidney (renal also)

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

orth/o

straight or right

chondr/o

cartilage

oste/o

bone

col/o

colon (large intestine)

ot/o

ear

colp/o

vagina

pulmon/o

lung

cost/o

rib

pyel/o

pelvis or kidney

crani/o

cranium (skull)

ren/o

kidney

cyst/o

bladder

rhin/o

nose

derm/o

skin

sanguine

blood

encephal/o

brain

sero

serum

gastro/o

stomach

soma

body

gravid

pregnancy

vaso/o

vessel (artery, vein)

heap, hepato

liver

Ca

Calcium

C

Carbon

Cl

Chlorine

Fe

Iron

Hg

Mercury

K

Potassium

Mg

Magnesium

N

Nitrogen

Na

Sodium

P

Phosphorus

Rx

take

c

with

>

greater than

s

without

<

less than

abd.

Abdomen

a.c.

Before meals

ad. lib

As desired

b.i.d.

Twice a day

B.M.R.

Basal metabolic rate

BP

Blood pressure

CBC

Complete blood count

DNR

Do not resuscitate

EEG

Electroencephalograph

EKG/ECG

Electrocardiogram

elix.

Elixir

GI

Gastrointestinal

g.

Gram

gr.

Grain