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Medical Terminology Set 4
Online Course- Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
12/01/2009
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Term
SPERM/O-
 Definition
sperm
Term
SPHER/O-
 Definition
ball, globe, round
Term
SPHINCT/O-
 Definition
that which binds together
Term
SPHYGM/O-
 Definition
pulse
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SPHYXI/O-
 Definition
pulse or lack of pulse
Term
SPIN/O-
 Definition
thorn or thorny
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SPIR/O-
 Definition
breathe or breathing
Term
SPLANCHN/O-
 Definition
organ
Term
SPLEN/O-
 Definition
spleen
Term
SPONDYL/O-
 Definition
vertebra
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SPRAIN
 Definition
to wring out or press out
Term
SQUAM/O-
 Definition
scaly
Term
-STALSIS
 Definition
to contract
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-STALSIS
 Definition
to contract
Term
STAPED/O-
 Definition
stirrup
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STAPED/O-
 Definition
stirrup
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STAPHYL/O-
 Definition
grape or grape-like clusters
Term
-STASIS
 Definition
stoppage, standing, location
Term
-STAT
 Definition
to stop or immediately
Term
-STAT
 Definition
to stop or immediately
Term
-STAXIA
 Definition
dripping or trickling
Term
STEAT/O-
 Definition
fat
Term
STEN/O-
 Definition
narrowing
Term
STEREO-
 Definition
three dimensional or solid
Term
STERN/O-
 Definition
chest, sternum, or breast bone
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STETH/O-
 Definition
chest
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-STOLE
 Definition
contract
Term
STOMAT/O-
 Definition
mouth
Term
STRABISM/O-
 Definition
to squint or squinting
Term
STRAIN
 Definition
to draw tight
Term
STRAT/I-
 Definition
layer
Term
STREPT/O-
 Definition
twisted or twisted chain
Term
STRI/A-
 Definition
stripes or threads
Term
STRICT/O-
 Definition
drawing or binding
Term
STY/E
 Definition
raised
Term
SUB-
 Definition
beneathe, under, less or lesser
Term
SUDORIFER/O-
 Definition
sweat
Term
SUDORIFER/O-
 Definition
sweat
Term
SULF/O-
 Definition
sulfur
Term
SULF/O-
 Definition
sulfur
Term
SUPER-
 Definition
above or upon
Term
SUPINAT/O-
 Definition
to throw backward
Term
SUPINAT/O-
 Definition
to throw backward
Term
SUPRA-
 Definition
above or upon
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SUR/A-
 Definition
on calf or leg
Term
SUR/A-
 Definition
on calf or leg
Term
SURG/I-
 Definition
working by hand
Term
SUTURE
 Definition
sewing together
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SYM-
 Definition
together
Term
SYN-
 Definition
together
Term
SYNCOPE
 Definition
to faint or fainting
Term
SY/STOL/O-
 Definition
to draw together or contract
Term
TACHY-
 Definition
fast or swift
Term
TAL/O-
 Definition
ankle
Term
TAL/O-
 Definition
ankle
Term
TARS/O-
 Definition
broad flat surface
Term
TART/O-
 Definition
dregs, sediment, or particles
Term
TAX/O-
 Definition
arrange, to order, to organize, locate
Term
-TAXIA
 Definition
muscle coordination
Term
-TAXIA
 Definition
muscle coordination
Term
TEL/O-
 Definition
end or outward
Term
TEMPOR/O-
 Definition
temple
Term
TEN/O-
 Definition
tendon
Term
TENS/O-
 Definition
to stretch or stretches
Term
TERAT/O-
 Definition
monster
Term
TERES
 Definition
round
Term
TERM
 Definition
end, place at the end, boundary
Term
TERM
 Definition
end, place at the end, boundary
Term
TERT/I-
 Definition
third
Term
TEST/E-
 Definition
shell or seed producer
Term
TEST/E-
 Definition
shell or seed producer
Term
TETAN/O-
 Definition
spasm or spasms
Term
TETR/A-
 Definition
four
Term
THANAT/O-
 Definition
death
Term
THANAT/O-
 Definition
death
Term
THEL/O-
 Definition
nipple
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THEN/O-
 Definition
palm of hand or sole of foot
Term
THEO-
 Definition
God
Term
THERAP/O-
 Definition
treating or curing
Term
THERM/O-
 Definition
heat, hot or warm
Term
THROAC/O-
 Definition
chest
Term
THROMB/O-
 Definition
clot, clump together, curdle
Term
THYM/O-
 Definition
soul, emotion, flowery smell
Term
THYR/O-
 Definition
shield or shield shaped
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THYR/O-
 Definition
shield or shield shaped
Term
TIBIA-
 Definition
shinbone
Term
-TIC
 Definition
capable of, state of
Term
TINEA-
 Definition
fungus
Term
TINNITUS
 Definition
jingling, tinking, ringing
Term
-TION
 Definition
process of or procedure of
Term
-TIVE
 Definition
nautre of or quality of
Term
TOCI/O-
 Definition
birth, giving birth, birthing
Term
-TOM/E
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
TON/O-
 Definition
tension, tone, pressure
Term
TONSILL/O-
 Definition
almond shape
Term
TOP/O
 Definition
location
Term
TORSI-
 Definition
twisted
Term
TOX/O-
 Definition
poison
Term
TOX/O-
 Definition
poison
Term
TRACHE/O-
 Definition
rough
Term
TRACT/O-
 Definition
to draw or pull
Term
TRACT/O-
 Definition
to draw or pull
Term
TRANS-
 Definition
across or through
Term
TRAUMA
 Definition
wound
Term
-TRESIA
 Definition
perforation or opening
Term
TRI-
 Definition
three
Term
TRIAGE
 Definition
to sort or classify
Term
TRIAGE
 Definition
to sort or classify
Term
TRICH/O-
 Definition
hair
Term
-TRIGO-
 Definition
rubbing
Term
TROCHLE/O-
 Definition
pulley or pulley like
Term
TROP/O-
 Definition
stimulate or to turn
Term
TROP/O-
 Definition
stimulate or to turn
Term
TROPH/O-
 Definition
development, nourishment, or nutrition
Term
TROPH/O-
 Definition
development, nourishment, or nutrition
Term
-TRIPSY
 Definition
to crush
Term
TRYPAN/O-
 Definition
borer, to bore, drill
Term
TUB/O-
 Definition
canal or tube
Term
TUBERCUL/O-
 Definition
swelling, nodule, tubercule
Term
TUM/O-
 Definition
swelling or tumor growth
Term
TURGOR/O-
 Definition
swelilng
Term
-TUSSIS
 Definition
cough
Term
TYMPAN/O-
 Definition
eardrum
Term
TYPH/O-
 Definition
stupor
Term
ULCER-
 Definition
sore
Term
-ULE
 Definition
small or lesser
Term
ULN/A-
 Definition
elbow
Term
ULTRA-
 Definition
beyond
Term
UMILIC/O-
 Definition
navel
Term
UNGUIN/O
 Definition
nail
Term
UR/O-
 Definition
urine
Term
URETER/O-
 Definition
small canal
Term
URETHERO-
 Definition
canal
Term
URTICARI/O-
 Definition
hives or nettles
Term
UTERO-
 Definition
womb
Term
UVE/A-
 Definition
grape
Term
VAG/O-
 Definition
wanderer (the longest cranial nerve)
Term
VAG/O-
 Definition
wanderer (the longest cranial nerve)
Term
VAGIN/O-
 Definition
sheath
Term
VALG/U-
 Definition
inward
Term
VALVUL/O-
 Definition
tiny fold or small valve
Term
VAR/U-
 Definition
outward
Term
VARIC/O-
 Definition
twisted
Term
VARICELLA
 Definition
tiny spot
Term
VARICELLA
 Definition
tiny spot
Term
VAS/O-
 Definition
vessel
Term
VEN/O-
 Definition
vein
Term
VENTR/O-
 Definition
belly
Term
VERA-
 Definition
true
Term
VERMI-
 Definition
worm
Term
VERRUCA/E-
 Definition
wart
Term
-VERSION
 Definition
turn or to turn
Term
VERTEBR/O-
 Definition
jointed
Term
VERTIGO
 Definition
whirling
Term
VESIC/O-
 Definition
sac or small blister
Term
VILL/I-
 Definition
shaggy hair
Term
VIR/O-
 Definition
poison
Term
VISCER/A-
 Definition
organ
Term
VIT/O-
 Definition
alive, life, living
Term
VITILIG/O-
 Definition
to corrupt
Term
VOLV/O-
 Definition
to twist, twisting, rolling
Term
VULV/O-
 Definition
covering
Term
WHEAL
 Definition
round or circle
Term
WHITLOW
 Definition
white flow
Term
XANTH/O-
 Definition
yellow
Term
XEN/O-
 Definition
strange or foreign
Term
XERO-
 Definition
dry
Term
XERO-
 Definition
dry
Term
YAWS
 Definition
raspberry appearance
Term
-Y
 Definition
procedure of or process of
Term
ZYGO-
 Definition
union
Term
A & A
 Definition
awake and aware
Term
A & O
 Definition
alert and oriented
Term
A & W
 Definition
alive and well
Term
ACL
 Definition
anterior cruciate ligament
Term
ad. lib.
 Definition
as desired or at liberty
Term
ad. lib.
 Definition
as desired or at liberty
Term
ALL
 Definition
allergy or acute leukocytic leukemia
Term
AMA
 Definition
against medical advice
Term
ASTOL
 Definition
as tolerated
Term
B1
 Definition
Thiamine HCL Vitamin or first degree burn
Term
B2
 Definition
Riboflavin Vitamin or 2nd degree burn
Term
B2
 Definition
Riboflavin Vitamin or 2nd degree burn
Term
B3
 Definition
3rd degree burn
Term
B4
 Definition
4th degree burn
Term
B6
 Definition
Pyridoxine HCL Vitamin
Term
B7
 Definition
Biotin Vitamin
Term
B8
 Definition
Adenosine Phosphate Vitamin
Term
BaE
 Definition
barium enema
Term
BID
 Definition
two times per day
Term
BP
 Definition
blood pressure
Term
BS
 Definition
blood sugar, bowel sounds, before sleep, breath sounds, Blue Shield
Term
BT
 Definition
body temperature, bleeding time, brain tumor
Term
BUN
 Definition
blood urea nitrogen
Term
BX
 Definition
biopsy or Blue Cross
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
CC
 Definition
chief complaint or chief component
Term
CF
 Definition
cystic fibrosis
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CL
 Definition
contact lenses
Term
CNA
 Definition
chart not available, certified nurse's aide
Term
COLD
 Definition
chronic obstructive lung disease
Term
CO
 Definition
cardiac output or computer order
Term
CP
 Definition
cerebral palsy, chest pain
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident
Term
D & D
 Definition
diarrhea and dehydration
Term
DAD
 Definition
drug administration device
Term
DAT
 Definition
diet as tolerated
Term
DD
 Definition
differential diagnosis
Term
DNS
 Definition
did not show
Term
DPT
 Definition
diptheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Term
DX and PX
 Definition
diagnosis and prognosis
Term
DZ
 Definition
disease or dozen
Term
EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromyography
Term
ENT
 Definition
ear, nose, and throat
Term
ESWL
 Definition
extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy
Term
FBS
 Definition
fasting blood sugar
Term
FOD
 Definition
free of disease
Term
Fx
 Definition
fracture of fractional urine
Term
GH
 Definition
growth hormone
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal or granuloma inguinal
Term
GTT
 Definition
drop, drops, or glucose tolerance test
Term
H1
 Definition
herpes simplex type 1
Term
H2
 Definition
herpes simplex type 2
Term
HAV
 Definition
Hepatitis A virus
Term
HBV
 Definition
hepatitis b virus
Term
HCV
 Definition
hepatitis c virus
Term
HH
 Definition
hard of hearing
Term
I & O
 Definition
intake and output
Term
ICU
 Definition
intensive care unit
Term
ID
 Definition
infectious disease, initial dose, intradermal
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenous
Term
KUB
 Definition
kidney, ureter, bladder
Term
LBP
 Definition
low blood pressure
Term
MD
 Definition
muscular dystrophy, manic depression, mental deficiency, Medical Doctor
Term
ml
 Definition
milliliter
Term
MMR
 Definition
measles, mumps, and rubella
Term
MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis, mitral stenosis
Term
N & V
 Definition
nausea and vomiting
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
OTC
 Definition
over the counter
Term
PE
 Definition
physical exam, pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion
Term
PRN
 Definition
as needed
Term
PROM
 Definition
partial range of motion
Term
QD
 Definition
every day or once a day
Term
QID
 Definition
four times per day
Term
Q
 Definition
every
Term
RBC
 Definition
red blood cell
Term
ROS
 Definition
review of systems
Term
RR
 Definition
respiration rate or recovery room
Term
Rx
 Definition
prescription, drug, medication, reaction
Term
S.O.S.
 Definition
if necessary, if urgently required, may be repeated once
Term
sig.
 Definition
Let It Be Written, label, instructions
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortage of breath
Term
stat
 Definition
immediate
Term
STD
 Definition
sexually transmitted disease, skin test dose
Term
SX
 Definition
symptom, sign, surgery
Term
TBC
 Definition
tuberculosis, total blood count
Term
TENS
 Definition
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
Term
TKO
 Definition
to keep open
Term
TPR
 Definition
temperature, pulse, respiration
Term
UE
 Definition
upper extremity
Term
ung
 Definition
ointment
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
US
 Definition
ultrasound, unit seretary
Term
UTD
 Definition
up to date
Term
UTI
 Definition
urinary tract infection
Term
VO
 Definition
verbal order
Term
WBC
 Definition
white blood cells or white blood count
Term
X & D
 Definition
examination and diagnosis
Term
X & D
 Definition
examination and diagnosis
Term
YO
 Definition
years old
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