Health Sci Med Term FINAL

HA

headache

R/O

rule out

EEG

electroencephalogram

c

with

ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AD

Alzheimer's disease

-taxia

muscle coordination

-rrhaphy

suture

-leptic

to seize, take hold of

-lepsy

seizure

-algesia

pain, sensitivity

troph

development

tempor

temporal

tax

coordination, order

syncop

to cut off

synaps

point of contact

somat

body

pont

pons

phren

mind

phob

fear

mening

meninges

isch

to hold back

encephal/o

brain

dur

dura

s

without

ren

kidney

olig

scanty, small

Albumin

albumin

KUB

kidney, ureter, bladder

-poietin

substance that prodduces

uret/o

ureter

-pexy

surgical fixation

DM

diabetes mellitus

pyel

renal pelvis

urethr/o

urethra

DI

diabetes insipidus

CRF

chronic renal failure

CATH

catheter

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

ARF

acute renal failure

-uria

urine

-tripsy

crushing

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

PKU

phenylketonuria

vesic

urinary bladder

meat

meatus

lith

stone, calculus

calcul

stone

endo

within

epi

above, upon

inter

between

intra-

within

supra

above

anter

front

caud

tail

dist

far, distant

dors

back of body

infer

below

later

side

path

disease

poster

back

proxim

near

sacr

flesh

super

above

thorac

chest

ac

pertaining to

al

pertaining to

ar

pertaining to

ia

condition

ic

pertaining to

osis

abnormal condition

-tomy

incision

um

structure

Abd

abdomen

CBC

complete blood count

CXR

chest x-ray

hs

half strength

Npo

nothing by mouth

NKDA

no known drug allergies

ultra-

beyond, excess

an

without

append

appendix

bil

bile

Cec

cecum

chol

bile, gall

cholecyst

gallbladder

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

col

colon

dent

tooth

duoden

duodenum

enter

intestine

gastr

stomach

gingiv

gum

gloss

tongue

hepat

liver

ile

ileum

jejun

jejunum

lapar

abdominal wall

odont

tooth

or

mouth