Foundations of Health Science - Medical Terminology

Q or q

every

HS or hs

bed time (hour of sleep)

AM or am

morning

PM or pm

evening

H or h or hr

hours

D

day

Wk

week

QD

every day

BID

twice a day

tsp

teaspoon

EKG

electrocardiogram

D/C

discontinue

EEG

electroencephalogram

TID

three times a day

stat

immediately

VS

vital signs

mg

milligram

Rx

prescription or medicine

PRN

as needed (per request/need)

NPO

nothing by mouth

PO

by mouth

amb

ambulate

mL

milliliter

L

liter

cc

cubic centimeter

DNR

do not resuscitate

A or an

without

anti

against

bi or di

two

brady

slow

contra

against

dys

painful, difficult

endo

inside

epi

above

ex

out of, away

hemi

half

hyper

excessive

hypo

deficiency

inter

between

later

to the side

lipo

fat

mal

bad

ortho

straight

post

after/behind

pre

before

retro

behind

semi

half

sub

below

tacky

fast

trans

across

algia

pain

centesis

puncture

ectomy

surgical removal

emia

blood

genic

origin

gram

picture or record

graph

picture

ic

pertaining to

itis

inflammation

lysis

destruction of

megaly

enlarged

ologist

specialist

ology

study of

oma

tumor

orrhea

drainage

osis

condition of

otomy

cut into

path

disease

phobia

fear

plast(y)

repair of

plegia

paralysis

sclerosis

hardening

scope

picture

spasm

involuntary contraction

stasis

state of

uria

urine

aden

gland

angi

blood vessel

arter

artery

arthr

joint

ather

plaque

bio

life

bronch

bronchial tube

carcin

cancer

cardi

heart

cephal

head

cerebr

brain

chem

drug

chol

bile, gall

col

colon

cost

ribs

crani

skull

cyan

blue

cyst

bladder

cyte

cells

derm(at)

skin

enter

intestines

erythro

red

gastr

stomach

gingiv

gums