Medical Terminology and Abbreviations Study Set

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical roots, prefixes, suffixes, and common clinical abbreviations based on the lecture transcript.

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

alges/o

pain

ankyl/o

fused, stiff

atel/o

incomplete

ather/o

fat

blast/o

germ, bud, developing cell

capn/o

carbon dioxide

cel/o

hernia, protrusion

cent/o

to puncture (a body cavity)

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

crin/o

to secrete

cubitus

elbow

dips/o

thirst

diverticul/o

diverticulum (a small blind pouch)

emmetr/o

according to measure

esthesi

sensation or perception

foramen

opening

idi/o

person, self

palpate

to examine by touch

percuss

to examine by striking

pto

fall

ptyal/o

saliva

pur, py

pus

scler/o

hard

sept/o

wall, divider; also, seven

som(at)

body

tom/o

cut

xen/o

foreign (material)

brady-

slow

eu-

easy, good, normal

ipsi-

same

meta-

after, change

-centesis

pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity (often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis)

-stasis

slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood

-taxis

order, arrangement of

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

$AO \times 4$, $A/O \times 4$

alert and oriented to person, place, time, and self

BGL

blood glucose level

BRUE

brief resolved unexplained event

BVM

bag-valve mask

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

C diff

Clostridium difficile

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CRT

capillary refill time

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

DNR

do not resuscitate

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

DTs

delirium tremens

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

$$ETCO_2$$

end-tidal carbon dioxide

$$FiO_2$$

fraction of inspired oxygen

GCS

Glasgow Coma Scale

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

JVD

jugular venous distention

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

NPO

nil per os (nothing by mouth)

PND

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

PRN

pro re nata (as needed)

STEMI

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

TIA

transient ischemic attack