Medical Terminology

med

c/o

complaining of

t.i.d.

three times a day

SOB

shortness of breath

NPO

nothing by mouth

CXR

chest x-ray

CBC

complete blood cell count

\-
c

with

b.i.d.

twice a day

ABX

antibiotics

abd

abdomen, abdominal

y/o

years old; year-old

\-
a

before

\-
s

without

UA

urinalysis

♂

male

~

about; approximate

\-

negative

NKDA

no known drug allergies

\>

greater than

Sx

symptoms

♀

female

WNL

within normal limits

△

change

<

less than

palpitations

a noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness.

llium

the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis

prostate

a male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra

lleum

lower end of the small intestine

trauma

a severe bodily injury; emotional shock

tachy-

fast

anti-

against

pre-

before

hydro-

water

-cyte

cell

-emia

blood

-ule

small, little

-path

disease

-itis

inflammation

-oma

tumor

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-megaly

enlargement

-ectomy

surgical removal

-plasty

surgical repair

sign

evidence of disease that can be observed [fever]

diagnosis

identification of a disease

acute

disease or symptoms has a rapid onset, sever course. and relatively short

prognosis

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

symptom

can only be observed by the patient[headache]

py/o

pus

pneum/o-

lung

arthr/o-

joint

neur/o-

nerve

ot/o-

ear

nas/o-

nose

hepat/o-

liver

gastr/o-

stomach

aden/o-

gland

tox-

poison

Brady-

slow

sub-

under

ex-

out, away from

post-

after

dys-

painful, difficult

peri-

around

gastroenterologist treat diseases and disorders of which organ?

stomach/intestine

the most common vowel is

o

List the suffixes meaning "pertaining to"

-ac, -ary, -al, -ia, -ic

when combining a word root with a suffix, if the suffix begin with a vowel you should

not use a combining vowel

anter/o

front

carcin/o

skull

caud/o

tail

dist/o

away from the point of origin; far; distant

dors/o

back of body

hist/o

tissue

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lumbar region; loin

medi/o

middle

a-

not ;without

endo-

in ;within

exo-

outward

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

-al, -ic

pertaining to

-cyte

cell

prone

is when the patient is lying flat with their face down. This position is used for bedsore treatment.

semi fowler

is a semi-sitting position with the head of the bed elevated 30-45 degrees with knees bent. This position can be used for rest during childbirth and lung expansion.

sim's

is when your patient is lying on their side with the hip and knee straight, and the other hip and knee bent or flexed. This position can be used for rectal exams.

supine

is when your patient is lying flat with their face up. this position can be used for cat scans and MRI scans.

there are \____ abdominal quadrants

4

there are \____ abdominal regions

9

the \_______ \_________ quadrant contains the right lobe of the liver

right upper

the \_______ \_________ quadrants contains the left lobe of the liver

left upper

the \________ \________ quadrant contains the right side of the bladder

right lower

the \_________ \__________ quadrant contains left side of the uterus in females

left lower

your human cells are made up of \____ main parts

3

when 2 or more tissues combine, they form our \_______

organs

our \_________ tissue line our body cavities and organs, and essentially cover and protect our body

epithetical

our \_______________ tissues provide support

connective