Medical Terms Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
-oma
A
tumor
2
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-rrhea
A
discharge, flowing
3
Q
derm/o
A
skin
4
Q
brady-
A
slow
5
Q
gastro
A
stomach
6
Q
BID
A
twice daily
7
Q
hepato
A
liver
8
Q
a/an-
A
without
9
Q
lipo
A
fat
10
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
11
Q
entero
A
intestine
12
Q
hyper-
A
high
13
Q
PRN
A
as needed
14
Q
hypo-
A
low
15
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
16
Q
cyan/cyano
A
blue, bluish color
17
Q
rhino
A
nose
18
Q
STAT
A
fast/quickly/now
19
Q
VS
A
vital signs
20
Q
nephro/rene
A
kidney
21
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical opening
22
Q
epi-
A
on, above
23
Q
-ectomy
A
removal of
24
Q
oste/o
A
bone
25
pyro
fever
26
heme/hemo/-emia
blood
27
pneumo/pulmo
lung
28
Dx
diagnosis
29
my/myo
muscle
30
cardi/o
heart
31
-pathy
disease or disorder
32
colo
colon (large intestine)
33
phlebo/veno
vein
34
-itis
inflammation
35
tachy-
fast
36
N/V
nausea and vomiting
37
peri/circum-
around
38
Q2h
every 2 hours
39
-algia
pain
40
retro-
behind
41
PO
oral/orally
42
Q
every
43
cephalo/encephalo/neuro
head/brain
44
-otomy
cutting, incision
