ALHS CH. 1-3 Terms

Erythr/o

Red

Gastr/o

Stomach

Hepat/o

liver

immun/o

the immune system

Nephr/o

Kidney

Oste/o

bone

asap

as soon as possible

c/o

complains of

ER or ED

emergency room/ emergency department

ht

height

hx

history

mg

milligram

ml

milliliter

mm

milimeter

MVA

motor vehicle accident

PPE

personal protective equipment

r/t

related to

ROS

review of systems

wt

weight

lbs

pounds

A-, an-

without, not

anti-, contra-

against, opposite

bi-

two

Brady-

slow

circum-, peri-

around

dipl-, di- diplo-

double, two

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

endo-, intra-

in, within

epi-

above, upon

eu-

good, normal

exo-, ecto-, extra-

outside, outward

hemi-, semi-

half

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

under, below, deficient

inter-

between

macro-

large

mal-

bad

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many, much

null-, nulli

none

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

retro-

backwards

sub-

under, below

super-, supra-

above, excessive

syn-

union, together, joined

tachy-

rapid

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

quadri-

four

-algia, -dynia

pain

-cele

hernia, swelling

-centensis

surgical puncture

-clasis, clasia

to break; surgical fracture

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gen, -genesis

forming, producing, origin

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal condition of hardening

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-toxic

poison

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-esis

condition

-ia

condition

-ism

condition