Morris, Scarlett- 2nd Period-Unit 3

Bx

biopsy

CA

cancer

cm

centimeter

Hx

history

I&D

incision and draining

LLE

left lower extremity

LUE

left upper ectremity

NKA

no known allergies

NS

nonsmoker

OTC

over the counter

PCP

primary care physician

PRN or p.r.n.

as needed

pt or Pt

patient

RLE

right lower extremity

RUE

right upper exremity

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

y/o

years old

a- or an-

not, without

auto-

slef

e, ex-

out, away from

epi-

on, over, upon

hyper-

above, high, excessive

hypo-

below, low, deficient

in-

in, into, not

intra-

within, into

inter-

between

para-

near beside, alongside, beyond, abnormal

per-

through

sub-

under, below, beneath

-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-dermis

skin

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-ema

condition

-esis

action, condition, state of

-esthesia

feeling, sensation

-genesis

formation

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ion

process, state, condition

-ism

process, condition

-itits

inflamation

-logy

study of

-oma

mass, tumor

-opsy

view of, viewing

-ose

full of, pertaining to, sugar

-osis

process,abnormal condition

-phagia

eating,swallowing

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, excessive discharge

-therapy

treatment

-tome

instrument used to cut thin sections

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat, fatty tissue

albin/o

white

aut/o

self, same

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

carcin/o

cancer

caus/o

burn, burning, heat

cauter/o

heat/burn

chem/o

chemical, drug

chrom/o

color

cis/o

to cut

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

derm/a

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

ecchym/o

blood in tissue

erythem/o

redness

erythemat/o

redness

erythr/o

red

heter/o

different/other

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o

tissue

hom/o

same

ichthy/o

dry/scaly

immun/o

immune protection

integument/o

covering

jaund/o

yellow

kerat/o

hard tissue, cornea

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat or lipid

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

onych/o

fingernail, toenail

papill/o

nipple- like

pil/o

hair, hair follicle

prurit/o

itching

psor/o

itching

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

scler/o

hardening

seb/o

sebum