Walz, Nora - 6th Period - Unit 3

Med term

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

non-smoker

OTC

over-the-counter

PCP

primary care physician

PRN/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

a- or an-

not, without

auto-

self

e-, ex-

 out, away from

epi-

on, over, upon

hyper-

 above, high, excessive

hypo-

 below, low, deficient

in-

in, into, not

intra-

within, into

inter-

between

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