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Med Terms- Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviation
4E031 - Block 2
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Undergraduate 1
06/25/2012

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Prefexes pertaining to location

Intra
Definition
inside or within
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

endo
Definition
within or inside
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

peri
Definition
around or surrounding
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

ec and ecto
Definition
outside
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

en and em
Definition
inside or within
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Prefexes pertaining to location

retro
Definition
post or behind
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

suband hypo
Definition
under
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

Inter
Definition
between
Term
Prefexes pertaining to location

bio
Definition
life
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Time

ante and pre
Definition
before
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Time

post
Definition
after
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Negation

a, an
Definition
without or absence of
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Negation

anti
Definition
against
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

mono/uni
Definition
one
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

bio
Definition
two
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

tri
Definition
three
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

quadric
Definition
four
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

multi and poly
Definition
many or much
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

hypo
Definition
too little
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

hemi/smei
Definition
half
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

hyper
Definition
above or high
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

tachy
Definition
too fast
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Amounts

brady
Definition
slow
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Color

leuko
Definition
white
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Color

erythro
Definition
red
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Color

cyano
Definition
blue
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Color

melano
Definition
dark or black
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

micro
Definition
small
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

macro/mega
Definition
large
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

antero
Definition
toward the front
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

latero
Definition
toward the side
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

dextro
Definition
to the right
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

levo
Definition
to the left
Term
Prefexes pertaining to Size and Position

medio
Definition
to the middle
Term
Miscellaneous Prefixes

hydro
Definition
water
Term
Miscellaneous Prefixes

dys
Definition
difficult or painful
Term
Miscellaneous Prefixes

nox/noct
Definition
night
Term
Miscellaneous Prefixes

mal
Definition
bad
Term
Miscellaneous Prefixes

pan
Definition
all or total
Term
Suffixes

emia
Definition
in the blood
Term
Suffixes

iasis
Definition
condition of
Term
Suffixes

itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
Suffixes

osis
Definition
disease
Term
Suffixes

pathy
Definition
disease
Term
Suffixes

ectomy
Definition
removal of
Term
Suffixes

scopy
Definition
inspection or examination
Term
Suffixes

tomy
Definition
incision
Term
Suffixes

rrhaphy
Definition
repair
Term
Suffixes

algia
Definition
pain
Term
Suffixes

Genic
Definition
producing or originating
Term
Suffixe

slysis
Definition
breakdown or destruction
Term
Suffixes

ic, ac, al, ar
Definition
pertaining to
Term
Suffixes

gram
Definition
record of data
Term
Suffixes

graph and meter
Definition
instrument for recording
Term
Suffixes

metry
Definition
measurment of
Term
Suffixes

scope
Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
Abbreviations when referring to administering treatment

t.i.d
Definition
three times a da
Term
Abbreviations when referring to administering treatment

b.i.d
Definition
two times a day
Term
Abbreviations when referring to administering treatment

q.i.d
Definition
four times a day
Term
Abbreviations when referring to administering treatment

s.i.d
Definition
once a day
Term
Abbreviations when referring to administering treatment

P.o
Definition
by mouth
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

o.d
Definition
right eye
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

o.s
Definition
left eye
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

o.u
Definition
both eyes
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

a.d
Definition
right ear
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

a.s
Definition
left ear
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

a.u
Definition
both ears
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

hx
Definition
history
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

dx
Definition
diagnosis
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

pt
Definition
patient
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

R/O
Definition
rule out
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

Rx
Definition
prescription
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

WNL
Definition
within normal limits
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

S
Definition
without
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

TNTC
Definition
Too numerous to count
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

NCNS
Definition
No Complications no Sequela
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

B/P
Definition
Blood Pressure
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

Sx
Definition
Symptoms
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

c/o
Definition
Complains of
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

tx
Definition
treatment
Term
Commonly used abbreviations

WHNS
Definition
well healed no sequela
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