Hadaegh, Shirin - 1st Period - Unit 3

A-, An-

not, without

Auto-

self

E-, Ex-

Out, away from

Epi-

on, over, upon

Hyper-

above, high, excessively

Hypo-

below, low, deficient

In-

in, into, not

Inter-

between

Intra-

within, into

Para-

near, beside, alongside, beyond, abnormal

Per-

through

Sub-

under, below, beneath

-Al, -Ary, -Ic, -Ous, - Tic

pertaining to

-Cyte

cell

-Derma

skin

-Dermis

skin

-Ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-Ema

condition

-Esis

action, condition, state of

-Esthesia

feeling, sensation

-Genesis

formation

-Iasis

abnormal condition

-Ion

process, state, condition

-Ism

process, condition

-Itis

inflammation

-Logy

study of

-Oma

mass, tumor

-Opsy

view of, viewing

-Ose

full of, pertaining to, sugar

-Osis

process, abnormal condition

-Phagia

eating, swallowing

-Plasty

surgical repair

-Rrhea

flow, excessive discharge

-Therapy

treatment

-Tome

instrument used to cut thin sections

Bx

biopsy

CA

cancer

cm

centimeter

Hx

history

I&D

incision and drainage

LLE

left lower extremity

LUE

left upper extremity

NKA

no known allergies

NS

nonsmoker

OTC

over-the-counter

PCP

primary care physician

PRN or p.r.n

as needed

Pt or pt.

patient

RLE

right lower extremity

RUE

right upper extremity

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

sq/subcu/subq

subcutaneous

y/o

years old

Aden/o

gland

Adip/o

fat, fatty tissue

Albin/o

white

Aut/o

self, same

Bi/o

life

Blephar/o

eyelid

Carcin/o

cancer

Caus/o

burn, burning, heat

Cauter/o

heat, burn

Chem/o

chemical, drug

Chrom/o

color

Cis/o

to cut

Cry/o

cold or freezing

Crypt/o

hidden

Cutane/o

skin

Cyan/o

blue

Cyt/o

cell

Derm/a

skin

Derm/o

skin

Dermat/o

skin

Diaphor/o

profuse sweating

Ecchym/o

blood in tissues

Erythem/o

redness

Erythemat/o

redness

Erythr/o

red

Heter/o

different, other

Hidr/o

sweat

Hist/o

tissue

Hom/o

same, alike

Ichthy/o

dry, scaly

Immun/o

immune, protection

Integument/o

covering

Jand/o

yellow

Kerat/o

horny tissue, hard, or cornea of eye

Leuk/o

white

Lip/o

fat or lipid

Melan/o

black

Myc/o

fungus

Necr/o

death

Onych/o

fingernail, toenail

Papill/o

nipple-like

Pil/o

hair, hair follicle

Prurit/o

itching

Psor/o

itching

Py/o

pus

Rhytid/o

wrinkle

Scler/o

hardening