Medical Terminology and Abbreviations

A set of flashcards covering medical abbreviations, word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes from the lecture notes.

What basic meaning do word roots indicate in medical terminology?

Location on body

What is the example of a word root and its meaning given in the notes?

gastr = Stomach

What is a combining form in medical terminology?

A word root with a combining vowel added at the end, used when 2 word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added

What do suffixes usually indicate and where are they placed?

They usually indicate the procedure, condition, disorder or disease, and always come at the end of a word

What example of a suffix is provided in the notes?

-itis

What do prefixes usually indicate and where are they placed?

They usually indicate location, time, number or status, and are always at the beginning of a word

What does the prefix Hyper- mean according to the notes?

Excessive or increased

What do the abbreviations Sx and S/S stand for?

Sx = Symptoms; S/S = Signs and symptoms

What does the abbreviation R/O stand for?

rule out

What does LOC stand for?

level of consciousness

What does Rx stand for in the notes?

Prescripton

What does AMA stand for in the notes?

Against median advice

What does FX stand for?

Fracture

What does Px stand for?

Prognosis

What does CXR stand for in the notes?

ches xray

What do the abbreviations DX, TX, and HX stand for?

DX = Diagnosis; TX = Treatment; HX = History (OF)

What does D/C stand for?

Discharge

What do the frequency abbreviations TID, QID, QOD, and Bid stand for in the notes?

TID = Three times a day; QID = foor times a day; QOD = every other day; Bid = Two times a a day.

What do q and Ed stand for?

q = every; Ed = everyday

What does AC stand for in the notes?

anticoagulan

What does PC stand for in the notes?

Prostate Cancer

What does HS stand for in the notes?

Hamstring

What does IV stand for in the notes?

Intrauenaus

What does SOB stand for in the notes?

Shortness of breat

What does RA stand for in the notes?

Rheumatoid ardinag

What two meanings are listed for the abbreviation BS?

Blood Sugar Bowel sounds

What does PO stand for?

By mouth

What does NPO stand for in the notes?

nothing by moot

What does PRN stand for?

as needed

What does ADL stand for in the notes?

Activites of daily life