Medical Terminology Scribe Test

a-/an-

without or none

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

de-

remove

dys-

difficult/abnormal

epi-

above/on

hemi-

half/partly

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below normal

in-

not

supra-

above/over

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

macro-

large

micro-

small

mal-

bad

uni-

one

mono-

one

multi-/poly-

many/excessive

para-

near/resembling

per-

through

peri-

around

pre-/pro-

before

post-

after

retro-

backward/behind

-algia

pain

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomit

-emia

blood

-centesis

to aspirate fluid (suck out something)

-itis

inflammation, inflammated

-osis

abnormal condition

-sclerosis

hardening

-ectomy

to cut out, remove, or excise

-scopy/-scopic

to look, observe

-meter

instrument to measure

-gram/-graphy/-graph

recording or image

-spasm

twitch

-stomy

to make an opening

-tomy

to cut into

-oma

tumor

-megaly

enlarged

A&O

alert & oriented

A&O x3

alert and oriented to person, place and time

ABD

abdominal

ABG

arterial blood gas

Abx

antibiotics

AFib

atrial fibrillation

AICD

automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

AKA

above-knee amputation

AMS

altered mental status

AT/NC

atraumatic/normocephalic

BAHA

bone-anchored hearing aid

BBB

bundle branch block

BID

twice a day

BiPAP

bilevel positive airway pressure

BKA

below-knee amputation

BM

bowel movement, bone marrow

BOM

bilateral otitis media

BP

blood pressure

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

BS

bowel sounds, breath sounds

CA

cancer

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CBC

complete blood count

CF

cystic fibrosis

CHF

congestive heart failure

CKD

chronic kidney disease

CN

cranial nerves

CNS

central nervous system

c/o

complaint of, complains of

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP

chest pain, cerebral palsy

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CT

computed tomography

CTAB

clear to auscultation bilaterally

CT A/P

computed tomography abdomen and pelvis

CVA

cerebrovascular accident (stroke), costovertebral angle

CVAT

costovertebral angle tenderness

CXR

chest x-ray

DC

discharge, discontinue

DJD

degenerative joint disease

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DM

diabetes mellitus

DNR

do not resuscitate

DOA

dead on arrival

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

DP pulse

dorsalis pedis pulse

DTR

deep tendon reflex

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

Dx

diagnosis

ECG / EKG

electrocardiogram (NOT echocardiogram)

EF

ejection fraction

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ENT

ear, nose, and throat

EOMI

extraocular movements intact