CNA medical terminology

Certified Nursing Assistant Medical Terminology Unit

Brady

Slow

Trachy

Fast

Cardi(o)

Heart

Hyper

More than normal

Hypo

Less than normal

Angio

Vessels

Dys

Difficult

Mal

Bad, illness

Pre

Before, in front of

Post

After, behind

A

Absence of

Abdomino

Abdomen

Arthro

Joint

Cysto

Bladder, cyst

Cyto

Cell

Derm

Skin

Encephalo

Brain

Gastro

Stomach

Nephrono

Kidney

Meno

Menstruation

Mammo

Breast

Thoraco

Chest

Oculo

Eye

Oto

Ear

Pedo

Foot

Pneumo

Lungs

Myo

Muscle

Itis

Inflammation

Algia

Pain

Ectomy

Surgical removal of

Emesis

Vomit

Emia

Blood condition

Lysis

Destruction of

Mentia

Condition of the mind

Oma

Tumor

Edema

Swelling

Pathy

Disease

Phagia

To eat or consume

Pnea

Breathing, respiration

Rrhage

Excessive flow (blood)

Rrhea

Flow, discharge

Stomy, ostomy

Creation of an opening

Uria

Urine

Anterior

In front

Posterior

In back

Proximal

Nearest to center

Distal

Farthest from center

Lateral

Away from midline

Medial

Near middle

Deep

Away from surface

Superficial

Close to surface

Interior

Situated below

Superior

Situated above

Prone

Lying face down

Supine

Lying face up

Prefixes meaning above

Epi, hyper, Supra, super

Prefixes meaning below

Sub, infra, hypo

Prefixes meaning right

Dextra

Prefixes meaning left

Levo

Frontal plane

Anterior/Posterior

Sagittal plane

Left/Right

Transverse Plane

Upper/Lower

RUQ

Liver

LUQ

Stomach

RLQ

Appendix

LLQ

Colon

Cranial Cavity

Brain

Spinal cavity

Spinal cord

Thoracic cavity

Heart and lungs

Abdominal cavity

Liver and stomach

Pelvic cavity

Bladder, reproductive organs, (could be called ‘abdominopelvic cavity’)

NICU

Neonatal Intensive care unit

ICU

Intensive care unit

ER

Emergency room

ED

Emergency department

PACU

Post anesthesia care unit

AMB

Ambulatory

PT

Physical therapy

OT

Occupational therapy

Med surg

Medical surgical unit

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

OM

Otitis media

TKR

Total knee replacement

THR

Total hip replacement

EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

UTI

Urinary Tract infection

AMI or MI

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)

CVA

Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)

OA

Osteoarthritis

ETOH

History of alcohol abuse

Half

Demi, semi, hemi

One

Mono, uni

Two

Bi

Three

Tri

Four

Quad(ri)

Phasia

Swallow

Bilateral

Both sides

Cyan

Blue

Erythro

Red