Med Term Vocab Chapter 2

BP

Blood pressure

CT, CAT

Computed tomography, computed axial tomography

ECG, EKG

Electrocardiogram

NPO

Nothing by mouth (nil per os)

p.o.

Orally (per os)

p.r.n.

As the occasion arises, as needed (pro re nata)

stat.

Immediately (statim)

WNL

Within normal limits

aden(o)

Gland

algesi(o)

Sensitivity to pain

angi(o)

Vessel

append(o), appendic(o)

Appendix

aut(o)

Self

bacter(i), bacteri(o)

Bacteria

bi(o)

Life or living

blephar(o)

Eyelid

cancer(o), carcin(o)

Cancer

cephal(o)

Head

cerebr(o)

Brain; sometimes cerebrum

chem(o)

Chemical

chiro(o)

Hand

chlor(o)

Green

col(o), colon(o)

Colon or large intestine

cry(o)

Cold

cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o)

Skin

cyan(o)

Blue

cyt(o)

Cell

dipl(o)

Double

ech(o), son(o)

Sound

electr(o)

Electricity

encephal(o)

Brain

erythr(o)

Red

esthesi(o)

Feeling or sensation

fluor(o)

Emitting or reflecting light

fung(i), myc(o)

Fungus

gen(o)

Beginning or origin (cf)

hem(o), hemat(o)

Blood

hist(o)

Tissue

iatr(o)

Physician or treatment

kinesi(o)

Movement

lact(o)

Milk

lith(o)

Stone or calculus

lys(o)

Destruction, dissolving

mamm(o), mast(o)

Breast

megal(o)

Large, enlarged

melan(o)

Black

metr(o)

Measure; uterine tissue

muscul(o), my(o)

Muscle

narc(o)

Stupor

nas(o), rhin(o)

Nose

nephr(o), ren(o)

Kidney

nos(o), path(o)

Disease

or(o), stomat(o)

Mouth

oste(o)

Bone

parasite(o)

Parasite

phag(o)

Eat, ingest (cf)

pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i)

Drugs or medicine

phas(o)

Speech

plast(o)

Repair

pleg(o)

Paralysis (cf)

pod(o)

Foot

pyr(o)

Fire

radi(o)

Radiant energy; sometimes radius

schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o)

Split, cleft (cf)

scler(o)

Hard; sclera

scop(o)

To examine, to view (cf)

seps(o)

Infection

sept(i), sept(o)

Infection

staphyl(o)

Grapelike cluster; uvula

strept(o)

Twisted

therapeut(o)

Treatment (cf)

therm(o)

Heat

tom(o)

To cut

tonsill(o)

Tonsil

tox(o), toxic(o)

Poison

trache(o)

Trachea (windpipe)

troph(o)

Nutrition

vir(o), virus(o)

Virus

xanth(o)

Yellow

an-

No, not, without

anti-

Against

endo-

Inside

intra-

Within

micro-

Small

ultra-

Excessive

-able, -ible

Capable of, able to

-al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic

Pertaining to

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-ase

Enzyme

-cele

Hernia

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

-cidal

Killing

-crine

Secrete

-cyte

Cell

-ectasia, -ectasis

Dilatation or stretching of a structure

-ectomy

Excision (surgical removal, cutting out)

-edema

Swelling

-emesis

To vomit, vomiting

-emia

Condition of the blood

-eum, -ium

Membrane