Chapter 2: Abbreviations

Question 1

a.c.

Abbreviation

Answer 1

before meals (ante cibum)

Question 2

ACS

Abbreviation

Answer 2

American Cancer Society

Question 3

ad lib.

Abbreviation

Answer 3

freely as needed, at pleasure (ad libitium)

Question 4

aq.

Abbreviation

Answer 4

water (aqua)

Question 5

b.i.d.

Abbreviation

Answer 5

twice a day (bis in die)

Question 6

BP

Abbreviation

Answer 6

Blood Pressure

Question 7

C

Abbreviation

Answer 7

Celsius

Question 8

CDC

Abbreviation

Answer 8

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 9

CT, CAT

Abbreviation

Answer 9

Computed tomography, computed axial tomography

Question 10

ECG, EKG

Abbreviation

Answer 10

electrocardiogram

Question 11

F

Abbreviation

Answer 11

fahrenheit

Question 12

FEMA

Abbreviation

Answer 12

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 13

HPF

Abbreviation

Answer 13

high-power field

Question 14

IED

Abbreviation

Answer 14

improvised explosive device

Question 15

lab

Abbreviation

Answer 15

laboratory

Question 16

LPF

Abbreviation

Answer 16

low-power field

Question 17

MIS

Abbreviation

Answer 17

minimally invasive surgery

Question 18

MRI

Abbreviation

Answer 18

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 19

MRSA

Abbreviation

Answer 19

methicillin- resistance Staphylococcus aureus

Question 20

NIH

Abbreviation

Answer 20

National Institute of Health

Question 21

NPO

Abbreviation

Answer 21

nothing by mouth (nil per os)

Question 22

OD

Abbreviation

Answer 22

overdose, right eye (oculus dexter

Question 23

P

Abbreviation

Answer 23

pulse

Question 24

p.o.

Abbreviation

Answer 24

orally (per os)

Question 25

**p.r.n.** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 25

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

Question 26

**PET** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 26

**position emission tomography**

Question 27

**q.** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 27

**every (quaque)**

Question 28

**q.i.d.** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 28

**four times daily (quater in die)**

Question 29

**R** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 29

**respiration**

Question 30

**Rx** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 30

**prescription**

Question 31

**SPECT** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 31

**single-photon emission computed tomography**

Question 32

**staph** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 32

**staphylococci**

Question 33

**stat.** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 33

**immediately (statim)**

Question 34

**strep** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 34

**streptococci**

Question 35

**T** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 35

**temperature**

Question 36

**t.i.d** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 36

**three times a day (ter in die)**

Question 37

**TNM** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 37

**a system used in cancer staging**

Question 38

**US** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 38

**ultrasound**

Question 39

**WHO** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 39

**World Health Organization**

Question 40

**WMD** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 40

**weapons of mass destruction**

Question 41

**WNL** ## Footnote Abbreviation

Answer 41

**within normal limits**

Question 42

**aden(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 42

**gland**

Question 43

**alb(o), albin(o), leuk(o), leuc(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 43

**white**

Question 44

**algesi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 44

**sensitivity to pain**

Question 45

**angi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 45

**vessel**

Question 46

**append(o), appendic(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 46

**appendix**

Question 47

**aut(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 47

**self**

Question 48

**bacter(i), bacteri(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 48

**bacteria**

Question 49

**bi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 49

**life or living**

Question 50

**blephar(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 50

**eyelid**

Question 51

**cancer(o), carcin(o) ** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 51

**cancer**

Question 52

**cephal(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 52

**head**

Question 53

**cerebr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 53

**brain; sometimes cerebrum**

Question 54

**chem(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 54

**chemical**

Question 55

**chir(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 55

**hand**

Question 56

**chlor(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 56

**green**

Question 57

**col(o), colon(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 57

**colon or large intestine**

Question 58

**cry(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 58

**cold**

Question 59

**cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 59

**skin**

Question 60

**cyan(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 60

**blue**

Question 61

**cyt(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 61

**cell**

Question 62

**dipl(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 62

**double**

Question 63

**ech(o), son(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 63

**sound**

Question 64

**electr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 64

**electricity**

Question 65

**encephal(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 65

**brain**

Question 66

**erythr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 66

**red**

Question 67

**esthesi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 67

**feeling or sensation**

Question 68

**fluor(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 68

**emitting or reflecting light**

Question 69

**fung(i), myc(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 69

**fungus**

Question 70

**gen(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 70

**beginning or origin**

Question 71

**hem(o), hamat(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 71

**blood**

Question 72

**hist(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 72

**tissue**

Question 73

**iatr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 73

**physician or treatment**

Question 74

**idi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 74

**individual**

Question 75

**kinesi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 75

**movement**

Question 76

**lact(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 76

**milk**

Question 77

**leps(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 77

**seizure**

Question 78

**lith(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 78

**stone or calculus**

Question 79

**log(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 79

**knowledge or words**

Question 80

**lys(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 80

**destruction, dissolving**

Question 81

**mamm(o), mast(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 81

**breast**

Question 82

**megal(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 82

**large, enlarged**

Question 83

**melan(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 83

**black**

Question 84

**metr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 84

**measure; uterine tissue**

Question 85

**muscul(o), my(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 85

**muscle**

Question 86

**narc(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 86

**stupor**

Question 87

**nas(o), rhin(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 87

**nose**

Question 88

**nephr(o), ren(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 88

**kidsney**

Question 89

**nos(o), path(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 89

**disease**

Question 90

**or(o), stomat(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 90

**mouth**

Question 91

**oste(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 91

**bone**

Question 92

**parasit(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 92

**parasite**

Question 93

**path(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 93

**disease**

Question 94

**phag(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 94

**eat, ingest**

Question 95

**pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 95

**drugs or medicine**

Question 96

**phas(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 96

**speech**

Question 97

**plast(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 97

**repair**

Question 98

**pleg(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 98

**paralysis**

Question 99

**pod(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 99

**foot**

Question 100

**pyr(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 100

**fire**

Question 101

**radi(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 101

**radiant energy; sometimes radius**

Question 102

**schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 102

**split, cleft**

Question 103

**scler(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 103

**hard, sclera**

Question 104

**scop(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 104

**to examine or to view**

Question 105

**seps(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 105

**infection**

Question 106

**sept(i), sept(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 106

**infection**

Question 107

**staphyl(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 107

**grapelike cluster, uvula**

Question 108

**steth(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 108

**thorax (chest)**

Question 109

**strept(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 109

**twisted**

Question 110

**therapeut(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 110

**treatement**

Question 111

**therm(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 111

**heat**

Question 112

**tom(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 112

**to cut **

Question 113

**tonsill(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 113

**tonsil**

Question 114

**tox(o), toxic(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 114

**posion**

Question 115

**trache(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 115

**trachea (windpipe)**

Question 116

**troph(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 116

**nutrition**

Question 117

**vas(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 117

**vessel; ductus deferens (also called vas deferens**

Question 118

**vir(o), virus(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 118

**virus**

Question 119

**xanth(o)** ## Footnote Combining Form

Answer 119

**yellow**

Question 120

**an-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 120

**no, not, without**

Question 121

**anti-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 121

**against**

Question 122

**endo-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 122

**inside**

Question 123

**intra-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 123

**within**

Question 124

**micro-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 124

**small**

Question 125

**ultra-** ## Footnote Prefix

Answer 125

**excessive**

Question 126

**-able, - ible** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 126

**capable of, able to**

Question 127

**-al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 127

**pertaining to**

Question 128

**-algia, -dynia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 128

**pain**

Question 129

**-ase** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 129

**enzyme**

Question 130

**-cele** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 130

**hernia**

Question 131

**-centesis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 131

**surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid**

Question 132

**-cidal** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 132

**killing**

Question 133

**-crine** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 133

**secrete**

Question 134

**-cyte** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 134

**cell**

Question 135

**-ectasia, -ectasis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 135

**dilation or stretching of a structure**

Question 136

**-ectomy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 136

**excision (surgical removal, cutting out**

Question 137

**-edema** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 137

**swelling**

Question 138

**-emesis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 138

**to vomit, vomitting**

Question 139

**-emia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 139

**condition of blood**

Question 140

**-eum, -ium** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 140

**membrane**

Question 141

**-gen** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 141

**that which generates**

Question 142

**-genesis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 142

**producing or forming**

Question 143

**-genic** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 143

**produced by or in**

Question 144

**-gram** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 144

**a record**

Question 145

**-graph** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 145

**instrument used to record**

Question 146

**-graphy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 146

**process of recording**

Question 147

**-ia, -iasis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 147

**condition**

Question 148

**-ia, -ism** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 148

**condtion or theory**

Question 149

**-iac** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 149

**one who suffers**

Question 150

**-itis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 150

**inflamation**

Question 151

**-kineisia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 151

**movement**

Question 152

**-kinesis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 152

**movement, motion**

Question 153

**-lepsy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 153

**seizure**

Question 154

**-lith** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 154

**stone or calculus**

Question 155

**-logist** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 155

**one who studies**

Question 156

**-logy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 156

**study or science of**

Question 157

**-lysin** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 157

**that which destroys**

Question 158

**-lysis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 158

**process of loosening, freeing, or destroying**

Question 159

**-lytic** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 159

**capable of destroying**

Question 160

**-malacia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 160

**soft, softening**

Question 161

**-mania** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 161

**excessive preocupation**

Question 162

**-maniac** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 162

**a person who shows excessive preoocupation**

Question 163

**-megaly** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 163

**enlargement**

Question 164

**-meter** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 164

**instrument used to measure**

Question 165

**-metry** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 165

**process of measuring**

Question 166

**-oid** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 166

**resembling**

Question 167

**-oma** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 167

**tumor**

Question 168

**-opia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 168

**vision**

Question 169

**-ose** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 169

**sugar**

Question 170

**-osis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 170

**condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase**

Question 171

**-ous** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 171

**pertaining to or characterized by**

Question 172

**-pathy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 172

**disease**

Question 173

**-penia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 173

**deficiency**

Question 174

**-pexy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 174

**surgical fixation**

Question 175

**-phagia, - phagic** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 175

**eat, ingest**

Question 176

**-phagy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 176

**eating, swallowing**

Question 177

**-phasia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 177

**speech**

Question 178

**-phobia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 178

**abnormal fear**

Question 179

**-plasia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 179

**formation or development**

Question 180

**-plasma** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 180

**substance of cells**

Question 181

**-plasty** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 181

**surgical repair**

Question 182

**-plegia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 182

**paralysis**

Question 183

**-ptosis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 183

**prolapse (sagging)**

Question 184

**-rrhage, rrhagia** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 184

**excessive bleeding or hemorrhage**

Question 185

**-rrhaphy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 185

**suture**

Question 186

**-rrhea** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 186

**flow or discharge**

Question 187

**-rrhexis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 187

**rupture**

Question 188

**-schisis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 188

**split, cleft**

Question 189

**-scelrosis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 189

**hardening**

Question 190

**-scope** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 190

**instructment used for viewing**

Question 191

**-scopy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 191

**process of visual examination**

Question 192

**-spasm** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 192

**twitching or cramp**

Question 193

**-stasis** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 193

**stopping, controlling**

Question 194

**-stomy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 194

**formation of an opening**

Question 195

**-therapy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 195

**treatment**

Question 196

**-tome** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 196

**instructment used for cutting**

Question 197

**-tomy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 197

**incision (cutting into the skin**

Question 198

**-tripsy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 198

**surgical crushing**

Question 199

**-trophic, -trophy** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 199

**nutrition**

Question 200

**-y** ## Footnote Suffix

Answer 200

**state or condition**

Question 201

**ON bottom of paper** ## Footnote chap 2

Answer 201

**Botulism**