Anter/o-
Abd
abdomen, abdominal
-osis
abnormal condition
Sub-
below, under
C/o
complains of, care of
CBC
complete blood count
CT
computerized tomography
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
ER
emergency room
Glyc/o
glucose, sugar
NKDA
no known allergies
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
SOB
shortness of breath
Gastr/o-
stomach
Dist/o-
Far, Distant, away from point of origin
Tachy-
Fast
Lip/o-
Fat
Sarc/o-
Flesh, connected tissue
Cephal/o
Head
Cardi/o
Heart
ht
Height
STAT, stat
Immediately
Endo-
In, within
-itis
Inflammation
Viscer/o-
Internal organs
Enter/o-
Intestine (small)
Arthr/o
Joint
Col/o-, Colon/o-
Large intestine/ colon
Bi/o
Life
hepat/o-
Liver
Medi/o-
Middle
My/o-
Muscle
Proxim/o-
Near, close, near point of origin
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix
Neur/o-
Nerve
A-,An-
Not, without
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Epi-
On, over, upon
OR
Operating room
-algia
Pain
Pt, pt.
Patient
-ic, -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ial, -iac, -ior, -ical, -ous
Pertaining to
Log/o-
Process of
Cost/o-
Rib
Later/o-
Side
Brady-
Slow
-logist
Specialist, one who studies
-um
Structure, tissue
-logy
Study of
-gen
Substance that produces
-stomy
Surgical opening
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-plasty
Surgical repair
Caud/o
Tail
hs
Take at bedtime
Hist/o-
Tissue
-oma
Tumor , mass
Bi-
Two, both
wt
Weight
WNL
Within normal limits
Intra-
Within, into
y/o
Years old
Peri-
Around
Dors/o-
Back of body
Ante-
Before
Poster/o-
Behind, back of body
Ventr/o-
Belly side of body
Hypo-
Below, deficient
Infer/o-
Below, lower
Inter-
Between
-emia
Blood condition
-cyte
Cell
Cyt/o
Cell
Thorac/o-
Chest
-ia
Condition
s/p
Condition after
-pathy
Disease
Path/o-
Disease
-megaly
Enlargement
-ine
A substance, chemical
Super/o-
Above
Supra-
Above
Hyper-
Above, excessive
Trans-
Across
Anti-
Against