Abbreviations 2 Flashcards
(125 cards)
1
Q
Uni-
A
One
2
Q
Mono-
A
One
3
Q
Bi-
A
Two
4
Q
Di-
A
Two
5
Q
Tri-
A
Three
6
Q
Quad-, quadri-
A
Four
7
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
8
Q
Semi-
A
Half, partly
9
Q
Multi-
A
Many
10
Q
Poly-
A
Many, much
11
Q
A-, an-
A
Without, not
12
Q
Anti-, contra-
A
Against
13
Q
De-
A
Away from, cessation, without
14
Q
Dis-
A
Separate
15
Q
Im-, in-, non-
A
Not
16
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
17
Q
Ad-
A
To, toward
18
Q
Ect-, ecto-
A
Outer, outside
19
Q
En-, end-, endo-,
A
in, within
20
Q
ex-, exo-
A
out of, away from
21
Q
infra-
A
below, beneath
22
Q
inter-
A
between
23
Q
intra-
A
within
24
Q
per-
A
through
25
peri-
around, surrounding
26
post-
after, behind
27
pre-
before (in time or space)
28
sub-
below, beneath
29
super-, supra-
above
30
sym-, syn-
together, with
31
trans-
across, through
32
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
33
eu-
good, normal
34
hetero-
other, different
35
homo-, homeo-
same, alike
36
hyper-
above normal, excessie
37
hypo-
below normal, deficient
38
iso-
equal, alike
39
macro-
large, long
40
mega-, megalo-
large, oversize
41
micro-
small
42
normo-
normal, usual
43
pan-
all, entire
44
ultra-
excess, beyond
45
brady-
slow
46
neo-
new
47
pseudo-
false
48
re-
again, backward
49
tachy-
rapid, fast
50
-algia
pain
51
-emia
blood (condition of)
52
-ia
state or condition
53
-ism
condition, disease, or disorder
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-megaly
large, enlargement
56
-oma
tumor
57
-osis
abnormal condition
58
-pathy
disease
59
-rrhea
flow, discharge
60
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
61
-ectomy
surgical removal
62
-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
63
-rrhaphy
suturing
64
-stomy
surgical opening
65
-tomy
incision, cutting
66
-al
pertaining to
67
-ar
pertaining to
68
-ary
pertaining to
69
-ic, -ac
pertaining to
70
-ous
pertaining to, characterized by
71
-genic, -genesis
produced by, formed by
72
-gram
record, recording
73
-graphy
process of recording
74
-ium
tissue, structure
75
-iogist, -ist
one who specializes in
76
-logy
study of
77
-meter
instrument for measuring
78
-old
resembling
79
-scope
instrument for examination
80
-scopy
process of examining, examination
81
Dx
diagnosis
82
H&P
history and physical (examination)
83
Hx
history
84
pt
patient
85
Px
prognosis
86
Rx
prescription
87
Sx
symptom
88
Tx, Tr
treatment
89
CAM
complementary and alternative medicine
90
DC
doctor of chiropractic medicine
91
DDS
doctor of dental surgery
92
ENT
ears, nose, throat
93
ER, ED
emergency room, emergency department
94
ICU
intensive care unit
95
MD
doctor of medicine
96
OB/GYN
Obstetrics/gynecology
97
OD
doctor of optometry
98
PA
physician's assistant
99
Peds
pediatrics
100
PT
physical therapy, physical therapist
101
b.i.d
twice a day
102
noct.
night
103
p.c.
after meals
104
p.r.n.
as needed
105
q.i.d.
four times a day
106
ADL
activities of daily living
107
AP
anteroposterior (from front to back)
108
BP
blood pressure
109
CT
computed tomography (type of x-ray)
110
Ht
height
110
lab
laboratory
111
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
112
NPO, npo
nothing by mouth (don't eat or drink)
113
P
pulse rate
114
postop, post-op
postoperative (after surgery)
115
preop, pre-op
preoperative (before surgery)
116
R
respiratory rate
117
RBC
red blood cell
118
STAT, stat
Immediately
119
T
temperature
120
VS
vital signs
121
WBC
white blood cell
122
Wt
weight
123
Retro-
Backwards
124
-penia
Deficiency
