Phlebotomy

-ac, -al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar, -ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove a fluid

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-gram

recording, writing

-ia

state or condition

-ic, -tic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-ist

one who specializes in

-itis

inflammation

-ium

structure, tissue

-rrhage

bursting forth

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument that measures or counts

-ole

small

-oma

tumor

-OsiS

condition

-Ous

pertaining to

-oxia

oxygen level

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

formation

-rrhage

excess/abnormal flow

-spasm

twitch, involuntary muscle movement

-stasis

stopping, controlling, standing

-tomy

cutting, incision

-ule

small

a-, an-, ar-

without

ab-

away from

ana-

again, upward, back

aniso-

unequal

anti-

against

bi-

two

bio-

life

brady-

slow

cata-

down

cyan-

blue

dia-

across, through

dys-

difficult

endo-

in, within

epi-

on, over, upon

exo-

outside

extra-

outside

hetero-

different

homo-

same

homeo-

same

hyper-

too much, high

hypo-

low, under

intra-

within

inter-

between

iso-

equal, same

macro-

large, long

mal-

poor

micro-

small

mono-

one

neo-

new

poly-

many, much

post-

after

pre-

before

per-

through

peri-

around

semi-

half

sub-

below, under

tachy-

rapid

tri-

three

ABGs

arterial blood gases

ABO

blood group system

a.C.

before meals

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ad lib

as desired

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

alb

albumin

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukemia

ALT

alanine transaminase (see SGPT)

AML

acute myelocytic leukemia

Aq

water (aqua)

AST

aspartate aminotransferase (see SGOT)

ASO

antistreptolysin O

AV

atrioventricular

b.i.d.

twice a day (bis in die)

bili

bilirubin

BMP

basic metabolic profile

BP

blood pressure

BS

blood sugar

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

Bx

biopsy

C

with (cum)

C

Celsius; centigrade

C&S

culture & sensitivity

Ca

calcium

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft