med terms ch 7-9

Anti-

Against

Bi-

Two

De-

Lack of, down, less, removal of

Echo-

Reflecting sound

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Above or on

Inter-

Between

Peri-

Surrounding

Poly-

Many

Pre-

Before

Tri-

Three

Angi/o

Vessel

Arter/o

Artery

Arteri/o

Artery

Atri/o

Atrium

Capillar/o

Capillary

Cardi/o

Heart

Coron/o

Heart

Diastole/o

Expansion

Erythr/o

Red

Hemat/o, hem/o

Blood

Leuk/o

White

Mon/o

One, single

Morph/o

Shape

My/o

Muscle

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Phag/o

Eat, swallow

Phleb/o

Vein

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Systol/o

Contraction

Thromb/o

Clot

Vascul/o

Blood vessel

Ven/o, ven/i

Vein

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

-cytes

Cells

-globin

Protein

-manometer

Pressure measurement

-oles

Small

-plasty

Surgical repair

-tomy

Process of cutting

-ules

Small

AV node

Atrioventricular node

BP

Blood pressure

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

RBC

Red blood cell

SA node

Sinoatrial node

WBC

White blood cell

A-, an-

Without

Brady-

Slow

Con-

With

Peri-

Surrounding

Poly-

Many, much

Tachy-

Fast

Ather/o

Plaque

Coron/o

Heart

Erythr/o

Red

Isch/o

To hold back, back

Lip/o

Fat

Megal/o

Large

My/o

Muscle

Orth/o

Straight

Pector/o

Chest

Phleb/o

Vein

Sten/o

Narrowing

Thromb/o

Clot

-emia

Blood condition

-genital

Birth

-lytic

Breakdown

-megaly

Enlarged

-penia

Deficiency

-poietin

Substance that forms

-sclerosis

Hardening

BP

Blood pressure

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

ECG (or EKG)

Electrocardiogram

EPO

Erythropoietin

HDL

High-density lipoprotein

HF

Heart failure

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

MI

Myocardial infarction (heart attack), mitral insufficiency (this abbreviation could cause confusion; when in doubt, write it out)

PE

Pulmonary embolism

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

Endo-

Within

Extra-

Outside

Re-

Again, back

Angi/o

Vessel

Corpor/o

Body

Fluor/o

Luminous

-ectomy

Excision, removal, resection

-pheresis

Removal

-rrhaphy

Suture

-stenosis

Narrowing

ABPI

Ankle-brachial pressure index

ACLS

Advanced cardiac life support

AED

Automated external defibrillator

BLS

Basic life support

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CK*

Creatine kinase

CPK

Creatine phosphokinase

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

DSA

Digital subtraction angiography

ECG (or EKG)

Electrocardiogram

ECHO

Echocardiogram

ECMO

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

HDL

High-density lipoprotein

ICD

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

MI

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

MRA

Magnetic resonance angiography

PAD

Peripheral artery disease

PALS

Pediatric advanced life support

RFA

Radiofrequency ablation

TAVR

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement

TPE

Therapeutic plasma exchange

Bronchi/o

Airway

Hem/o

Blood

Laryng/o

Larynx

Muc/o

Mucus

Palat/o

Palate

Pharyng/o

Throat

Phon/o

Sound

Pneum/o, pneumon/o

Lungs, air, gas

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Thorac/o

Chest

Trache/o

Trachea

-globin

Protein

-oles

Small

A-, an-

No, without

Brady-

Slow

Dys-

Abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

Epi-

Above, upon, on

Eu-

Good, normal

Tachy-

Fast

Acr/o

Extremities

Atel/o

Incomplete

Con/i

Dust

Cyan/o

Blue

Hem/o

Blood

Kyph/o

Humpback

Pneum/o

Lungs

Py/o

Pus

Rhin/o

Nose

Scoli/o

Crooked, twisted

Silic/o

Rock

Tox/o

Poison

-capnia

Carbon dioxide

-ectasis

Dilation, widening

-itis

Inflammation

-malacia

Softening

-phonia

Voice, sound

-plegia

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathing

-ptysis

Spitting

-rrhagia

Bursting forth with blood

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-staxis

Dripping, flowing

-stenosis

Narrowing

ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

CF

Cystic fibrosis

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CSA

Central sleep apnea

CWP

Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis

IRDS

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

LTB

Laryngotracheobronchitis

MAS

Meconium aspiration syndrome

OSA

Obstructive sleep apnea

PE

Pulmonary embolism

RF

Respiratory failure

RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus

SOB

Shortness of breath

SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome

SUID

Sudden unexpected infant death

TA

Tracheal atresia

TB

Tuberculosis

TEF

Tracheoesophageal fistula

VAP

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Endo-

Within

Hyper-

Above, excessive

Trans-

Across

End/o

In, within

Ox/i

Oxygen

Sept/o

Septum wall

Somn/o

Sleep

Spir/o

To breathe

Thorac/o

Chest

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

Excision, removal, resection

-meter

Measure

-plasty

To repair

-stomy

Create a new opening, mouth

-tomy

Process of cutting

AAT

Alpha 1 antitrypsin

C&S

Culture and sensitivity (test)

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure

CT

Computed tomography

CXR

Chest X-ray

DPI

Dry powder inhaler

EBUS

Endobronchial ultrasound

ETT

Endotracheal tube

IS

Incentive spirometer

MDI

Metered-dose inhaler

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

NC

Nasal cannula

OSA

Obstructive sleep apnea

PET

Positron emission tomography

PFM

Peak flow meter

PFT

Pulmonary function test

PPD

Purified protein derivative test

QFT

QuantiFERON-TB Gold

SVN

Small -volume nebulizer

TBNA

Transbronchial needle aspiration

TST

Mantoux tuberculin skin test

V/Q

Ventilation/perfusion scan

Extra-

Outside

Audi/o

Hearing

Blephar/o

Eyelid, eyelash

Cerumin/o

Cerumen

Cochle/o

Cochlea, snail shell-shaped

Conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

Cor/o, core/o

Pupil

Corne/o

Cornea

Cycl/o

Ciliary body of the eye

Ir/o, irid/o

Iris

Lacrim/o

Tear, tear duct

Laryng/o

Larynx

Ophry/o

Eyebrow

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Opt/o

Eye, vision

Ot/o

Ear

Phot/o

Light

Retin/o

Retina

Scler/o

Sclera, white of the eye

Sebace/o

Sebum

Tympan/o

Eardrum

-ician

Specialist

-ocular

Eye

-receptor

Receiver

ENT

Otolaryngologist

IOP

Intraocular pressure

A-

No, without

Alaos-

Blind

Eso-

Within

Nykt-

Night

Ops-

Eye

Ambly/o

Dim, dull

Anis/o

Unequal

Blephar/o

Eyelid, eyelash

Cor/o, core/o

Pupil

Dacryocyst/o

Lacrimal sac, tear sac

Dermat/o

Skin

Dipl/o

Double

Kerat/o

Cornea

Mastoid/o

Mastoid process located behind the ear

Myc/o

Fungus

Ot/o

Ear

Presby/o

Old age

Py/o

Pus

Scot/o

Darkness

Xer/o

Dry

-algia

Pain

-chalasis

Relaxation

-cusis

Hearing

-oma

Mass

-ptosis

Drooping, sag, prolapse

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhagia

Rupture, profuse discharge

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stenosis

Narrowing

-tresia

Opening

AMD

Age-related macular degeneration

IOP

Intraocular pressure

Bi-

Two

Pachy-

Heavy, thick

Audi/o

Hearing

Aur/o

Ear

Aut/o

Self, own

Mon/o

One

Myring/o

Eardrum

Ton/o

Tension

Tympan/o

Eardrum

-al

Pertaining to

-gram

Record

-metry

Process of measuring

-plasty

Surgical repair

-sclerosis

Hardening

ABR

Auditory brainstem response

ALK

Automated lamellar keratoplasty

CK

Conductive keratoplasty (this abbreviation could cause confusion; when in doubt, write it out)

dB

Decibels

ECoG

Electrocochleography

Hz

Hertz

ICL

Implantable contact lenses

Ret

Retinoscopy

RK

Radial keratotomy