Medical Abbv, word parts

AAF

african-american female

Abd

abdomen, abdominal

CBC

complete blood count

c/o

complains of

consult

consultation

CT

computed tomography

CXR

chest x-ray

EKG/ECG

electrocardiogram

ER

emergency room

Hs

half strength, bedtime

Ht

height

NKDA

no known drug allergies

NPO

nothing by mouth

OBGYN

obstetrician, gynecologist

OR

operating room

postop

after surgery, postoperative

preop

before surgery, preoperative

pro.time

prothrombin time (blood clotting test)

pt

patient

PTT

partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test)

SOB

shortness of breath

STAT

immediately

T&C

type and constructed

UA

urinalysis

VS.V/S

vital signs

WNL

within normal limits

Wt

weight

y/o

year(s) old

A-

away from, negative, without

Ab-

away from

Ad-

toward, in direction of

Dys-

difficult, painful, bad

Eu-

good, normal, well or easy

Hyper-

over, above, increased

Hypo-

below, under, deceased

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

peri-

surrounding, around

poly-

many

sub-

under, less, below

super-

above, excessive, beyond (1)

supra-

above, excessive, beyond (2)

arteri/o

artery

cardi/o

heart

col/o

colon

cost/o

ribs

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

laryng/o

larynx

my/o

muscle

nat/i

birth

neur/o

nerve

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

rhin/o

nose

-itis

inflammation

-algia

pain (1)

-dynia

pain (2)

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-necrosis

death of tissue

-ology

the study of

-ostomy

surgically create a mouth or opening

-otomy

surgical incision (cut)

-pathy

disease

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-rrhage/rrhagia

bursting forth, excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suture, stitch

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

cyan/o-

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o-

white

melan/o-

black

poli/o-

gray

-centesis

surgical puntue to remove fluid

-graphy

the process of producing a pic or record

-gram

a picture of record

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination

Abnormal condition; disease terms

• -ago

• -esis

• -ia

• -iasis

• -osis

• -ion

• -ism

“pertaining to” terms

• -al

• -ac

• -ar

• -ary

• -eal

• -ical

• -ial

• -ic

• -ine

• -ior

• -ory

• -cus

• -tic

noun endings - have no meaning

• -a

• -e

• -is

• -us

• -y