Phlebotomy Essentials 7th Edition Unit 2 (Chapters 4-6)

Adip

fat

Arteri

artery

Arthr

joint

Bucc

cheek

Cardi

Heart

Chondr

cartilage

cry

cold

Cyan

blue

Cyt

cell

Cyte

cell

Erythr

red

gastr

stomach

Gluc

sugar, glucose

Glyc

sugar, glucose

Hem

blood; hemolysis

Hemat

blood

Hepat

liver

Later

side

Leuk

white

My

muscle

Myel

bone marrow or spinal cord

Nephr

kidney

Onc

tumor

Oste

bone

Path

disease

Phleb

vein

Pulmon

lung

Ren

kidney

Thorac

chest

Thromb

Clot

a-, an, ar-

without

Bio

life

brady-

slow

Epi

on;over;upon

ex-, exo-

Outside

Homo

same

hyper-

Above normal, high

Inter

between

Macro

large, long

Micro

Small

peri-

around

poly

many, much

tachy-

rapid, fast

-algia

pain

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record, writing

-itis

Study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-osis

abnormal condition, process

-spasm

twitching, involuntary muscle movement

-stasis

stopping, controlling, standing

-tomy

cutting, incision

-en

-ina

ABGs

arterial blood gases

ABO

blood group system

ALT

alanine transaminase

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

BMP

basic metabolic profile

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CBC

complete blood count

CK

creatine kinase (total plus isoenzymes)

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

DNR

do not resuscitate

DOB

date of birth

ECG

electrocardiogram

ESR (sed rate)

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ETOH

ethyl alcohol

FSH

follicle-stimulating hormone

GTT

glucose tolerance test

Hb, Hgb

hemoglobin

Hct

hematocrit

HH (H&H)

hemoglobin and hematocrit

ICU

intensive care unit

K

Potassium

LD/LDH

lactic dehydrogenase

Mg

Magnesium

Na

Sodium

NKA

no known allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

O&P

ova and parasites

PLT

platelets

Protime

prothrombin time

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

QNS

Quantity not sufficient

RBC

red blood cell or red blood count

SGOT

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

SGPT

serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

STAT

immediately

TSH

thyroid stimulating hormone

UA

urinalysis

UTI

urinary tract infection

WBC

white blood cell

IU

international unit

frontal (coronal) plane

divides the body vertically into front and back portions

Midsagittal (medial) plane

divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions

plantar

concerning the sole of the foot (opposite term is dorsal)

Homeostasis

Balanced or steady state which means "standing the same"

adipose tissue

fat