PHRM 3550: Medical Terminology

-emia

blood condition

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

diminished

cardio

heart

gastro

stomach

hemo, hemato

blood

hepato

liver

osteo

bone

acro-

extremity or topmost

adeno-

gland

arthro-

joint

cephalo-

head

cyto-

cell

myo-, musculo-

muscle

naso-, rhino-

nose

nephro-, reno-

kidney

oro-

mouth

pneumo-, pneumono

air or lung

cyano-

blue

erythro-

red

leuko-

white

melano-

black

hemo-, hematol-

blood

pyo-

pus

necro-

death

phago-

eat or swallow

phaso-

speech

psycho-

mind

steno-

narrow

-ia

condition of

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-dynia

pain

con-, syn-, sym-

together or with

dys-

painful, difficult, faulty

eu-

good or normal

neo-

new

a-, an-

without

anti-, contra-

against or opposed to

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, near

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

across or through

e-, ec-, ex-

out or away

ecto-, exo-, extra

outside

en-, endo-, intra-

within

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, after, change

para-

alongside or abnormal

retro

backward or behind

sub-, infra-

below or under

bi-

two or both

hemi-, semi-

half

hyper

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

macro-

large or long

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

oligo-

few or deficient

pan-

all

poly-, multi-

many

quadri-

four

super-, supra-

above or excessive

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excessive

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

post-

after or behind

re-

again or back

-ia, -ism

condition of

-poiesis

formation

-stasis

stop or stand

-algia, -dynia

pain

-genesis

origin or production

-lysis

breaking down or dissolution

-megaly

enlargement

-penia

abnormal reduction

-rrhea

discharge

-ectasis

expansion or dilation

-emia

blood condition

-itis

inflammation

-ptosis

falling or downward displacement

RTC

return to clinic

RTO

return to office

BRP

bathroom privelages

CP

chest pain

ETOH

ethyl alcohol

Pt

patient

RRR

regular rate and rhythm

SOB

shortness of breath

Tr

treatment

Tx

treatment or traction

VS

vital signs

T

temperature

P

pulse

R

respiration

BP

blood pressure

WDWN

well developed and well nourished

apothecary liquid measure

based on one drop