Medical terminology Flashcards
Prefixes, suffixes, root words (72 cards)
1
Q
Hx
A
History
2
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Lymphoma
A
Tumor in the lymph nodes
3
Q
ED
A
Emergency Department
4
Q
CC
A
Chief Complaint
5
Q
SOB
A
Shortness of breath
6
Q
RLL
A
Right Lower Lobe
7
Q
LLL
A
Left Lower Lobe
8
Q
RML
A
RIght Middle Lobe
9
Q
Posterior
A
Back side
10
Q
Lateral
A
Away from the midline
11
Q
CxR
A
Chest x-rays
12
Q
R/O
A
Rule of
13
Q
FBS
A
Fasting blood sugar
14
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
15
Q
↑ HOB
A
Elevate the head of the bed
16
Q
pc
A
After meals
17
Q
TPR
A
Temperature, pulse, respiration
18
Q
tid
A
3 times a day
19
Q
C/O
A
Complaint
20
Q
abd
A
abdominal
21
Q
Dx
A
Diagnose
22
Q
GB
A
Gallbladder
23
Q
↑o2
A
Increase oxygen levels
24
Q
Hgb
A
Hemoglobin
25
Hct
Hematocrits
26
p with a line over it
After
27
MRI
Magnetic Resonance imaging
28
D/C
Discontinued
29
IV
Intravenous
30
STAT
Immediately
31
PPE
Personal protective equipment
32
pt
patient
33
OOb
Out of bed
34
ad lib
As desired
35
✓Loc
Check loss of consciousness
36
vs
Vital signs
37
q2h
every 2 hours
38
po
by mouth
39
q4h
Every 4 hours
40
prn
When necessary
41
(L)
Left side
42
ROM
Range of motion
43
qid
4 times a day
44
Ab-
Away
45
Dys-
Difficult
46
Hyper-
Increased
47
Hypo-
decreased
48
Poly-
Many
49
Pre-
Before
50
Post-
After
51
Anti-
Against
52
-itis
Inflammation
53
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
54
-megaly
Large
55
-ology
The study of
56
-cyte
Cell
57
-oma
Tumor
58
-ologist
Person who does
59
-penia
Lack of
60
-uria
Urine
61
-pathy
Disease
62
Cardi/o
Heart
63
Hem/o/ato
Blood
64
Neuro/o
Nerves
65
Gastro/o
Stomach
66
My/o
Muscle
67
Osteo/o
Bone
68
Encephal/o
Brain
69
Dermat/o
Skin
70
Lip/o
Fat
71
Natal
Birth
72
What kinds of meds have the suffix -olol
Beta blockers
