Medical Terminology ALL Combined Proficiency Exam

KUB

kidneys, ureters and bladder

LMP

last menstrual period

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

NG

nasogastric

NPO

nothing by mouth

PA

posterior to anterior projection

AP

anterior to posterior projection

Post Op

after surgery

Pt

patient

r/o

rule out

US

ultrasound

UGI

upper gastric imaging

SOB

shortness of breath

HBP

high blood pressure

STAT

immediately

C

with

S

without

y/o

years old

M/F

male/female

AMA

against medical adivce

AMB

ambulatory

ASAP

as soon as possible

BE

barium enema

Bx

biopsy

Ca

cancer

c/o

complains of

CP

chest pain

CSF

cerebral spinal fluid

CT

computed tomography

CXR

chest xray

DOB

date of birth

Dx

diagnosis

ER

emergency department

fx

fracture

f/u

follow-up

h/o

history of

c/o

complains of

ICU

intensive care unit

NM

nuclear medicine

IR

interventional radiology

Ba

barium

Lat

lateral

Med

medial

blephar/o

eyelid

dacry/o

tears, lacrima

dipl/o

two, double

ocul/o

eye

opt/o

light, eye, vision

retin/o

retina

acous/o, acus/o, acoust/o

hearing

audi/o

sound

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

ot/o

ear

tympan/o

eardrum

a-

without

auri-

ear

extra-

outside

hyper-

above normal

presby-

old

sensor-

sensory

-cele

hernia

-ectomy

excision or removal

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-opia

eye, vision

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

falling or downward displacement

-rrhea

discharge

balan/o

glans penis

cervic/o

cervix

circum/o

around

colp/o, vagin/o

vagina

gonad/o

gonads, sex glands

gynec/o

woman, female

lact/o

milk

mast/o, mamm/o

breast

men/o

menstruation

nat/o

birth

oophor/o, oo

ovary, egg

ovari/o

ovary

prostat/o

prostate gland

salping/o

tube, fallopian tube

uter/o, hyster/o, metr/o

uterus

vas/o

vessel, vas deferens

a-

without

dys-

painful, difficult

hydro-

water

neo-

new

pre-, pro-

before

re-

again

-cele

hernia

-ectomy

excision

-genesis

production

-osis

process

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rage

bursting forth

-sterone

steroid hormone

cyst/o

bladder