Medical Terminology Word Parts and Abbreviations

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical word parts and abbreviations from Chapters 1 through 15.

-algia

pain and suffering

dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

surgically creating an opening

-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

AP

appendectomy or appendicitis

CFS

chronic fatigue syndrome

DG, Dg, Diag, diag, DX, dx

diagnosis

D/D, DD, DDx, Diaf. diag

differential diagnosis

He

hemorrhage

IM

intramuscular

MS

morphine sulfate, or multiple sclerosis

PN

postnatal

PRN

as needed

Q

every

prog, progn, Prx, Px

prognosis

R/O

rule out

RTC

return to clinic

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

anter/o

before, front

caud/o

lower part of body, tail

cephal/o

head

cyt/o

cell

endo-

in, within, inside

exo-

out of, outside, away from

hist/o

tissue

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the science or study of

path/o

disease, suffering, feeling

-plasia

development, growth, formation

poster/o

behind, toward the back

-stasis

control, constant level

CD

communicable disease

HEM, hemo

hemophilia

HIS, Histo, histol

histology

ankyl/o

crooked, bend, stiff

arthr/o

joint

burso-

bursa

chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

-desis

surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together

kyph/o

bent, hump

lord/o

curve, swayback bent

-lysis

breakdown, separation, setting free

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

bone

scoli/o

curved, bent

spondyl/o

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

synovi/o, synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

-um

singular noun ending

BDT

bone density testing

Cr

closed reduction

Fx

fracture

OA

osteoarthritis

OP

osteoporosis

RA

rheumatoid arthritis

TMJ

temporomandibular

THA

total hip arthroplasty

bi-

twice, double, two

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

fasci/o

fascia, fibrous band

fibr/o

fiber

-ia

abnormal condition, disease, plural of ium

-ic

pertaining to

kines/o, kinesi/o

movement

my/o

muscle

-plegia

paralysis, stroke

tax/o

coordination, order

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

ton/o

tension, tone, stretching

tri-

three

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

EMG

electromyogram

FMS

fibromyalgia syndrome

IC

intermittent claudication

MD

muscular dystrophy

MG

myasthenia gravis

PM

polymyositis

quad

quadriplegia, quadriplegic

RSD

repetitive stress disorder

angi/o

blood or lymph vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

brady-

slow

cardi/o

heart

-crasia

a mixture or blending

-emia

blood, blood condition