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