Medical Terminology

a

without

ascend, without the person

OR before

ab

away from

ad

toward

an

lacking

bi

two

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

derm/a,derm/o, dermat/o

skin

ecto/exo

outside

encephal/o

brain

endo

inside

epi

upon

gastro/o

stomach

hemat/o

blood

hist/o, histi/o

tissue

intestin/o

intestine

lapar/o

abdomen, loin or flank

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

opthalm/o

eyes

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

pulmon/o

lungs

tri

three

pain terms end with

-algia

cutting a part out ends with

-ectomy

blood terms end in

-emia

inflmmation is

-itis

a breaking down is

-lysis

field of study is

-ology

relating to disease is

-opathy

breathing terms end with

-pnea

abdominal

abdomen

cranial

skull

digital

fingers, toes

femoral

thigh

gluteal

buttock

inguinal

groin

lumbar

lower back

mammary

breast

nasal

nose

pectoral

chest

thoracis

chest

ventral

stomach

a

before

A&O

alert and oriented

ac

before meals

ad lib

as desired

ADL

activity of daily living

AEB

as evidenced by

AMA

against medical advice

amb

ambulatory

AP

apical pulse

ASAP

as soon as possible

AWOL

absent without leave

bid

twice a day

BM

bowel movement

BR

bed rest

BRP

bathroom privileges

BS

blood sugar

BSC

bedside commode

c

with

c/o

complains of

cap

capsule

CBC

complete blood count

cc

chief complaint

CNS

central nervous system

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CT

cat scan

CXR

chest x-ray

DM

diabetes mellitus

DNR

do not resuscitate

DOA

dead on arrival

DOB

date of birth

drsg

dressing

Dx

diagnosis

ED/ER

emergency room

EEG

electroencephalogram

EENT

eyes, ears, nose, throat

EHR

electronic health record

EKG

electrocardiogram

EMR

electronic medical record

ENT

ear, nose, throat

ETOH

alcohol

FBS

fasting blood sugar

Fx

fracture

GI

gastrointestinal

gtts

drops

GU

genitourinary

GYN

gynecology

H&H

hemoglobin and hematocrit

H&P

history and physical

h/o

history of

HgB

hemoglobin

HCT

hematocrit

HOB

head of bed

HOH

hard of hearing

HR

heart rate

HS

at bedtime or hour of sleep