Unit 1 Terminology

For Intro to Health students

aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

cis/o

to cut

crin/o

to secrete (to form and give off)

cyst/o

urinary bladder; a sac or cyst —> (a sac containing fluid)

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/p

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hemat/o

blood

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

iatr/o

treatment, physician

leuk/o

white

log/o

study of

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor (cancerous)

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

child

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot, clotting

ur/o

urinary tract, urine

-ac

pertaining to, related to

-al

pertaining to, related to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

-globin

protein

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ic, ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visually examining

-sis

state of; condition

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-y

process, condition

a-, an-

no, not, without

aut-, auto-

self, own

dia-

complete, through

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex-, exo-

out, outside of, outward

hyper-

excessive, above, more than normal

hypo-

deficient, below, under, less than normal

in-

into, in

peri-

surrounding, around

pro-

before, forward

re-

back, backward, again

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans

across, through

a.c (ante cibum)

before meals

Abd

abdomen/ abdomenal

ad lib (ad livitum)

as desired —> freely

ADL

activities of daily life

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency disorder

AMB

Ambulatory, Ambulate (walking)

AROM

Active range of motion

BM

Bowel movement

BP

Blood Pressure

BRP

Bathroom Privilliges

c

with

c/o

complains of

CBR

Complete bed rest

CHF

congestive heart failure

DNR

Do not resuscitate

ECG/ EKG

Electrocardiogram

ER

Emergency Room

ESRD

end stage renal disease

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus