Medical(Prefixes(

a-,$an -$$ $ negative,$without$

ab-$$ $ away$from$

ad-$$ $ towards$

anti-$$ $ against$

ante-$$ $ before$

bi-$$ $ two,$both$

brachy-$$ short$

hyper-$$ $ excessive,$above,$$

more$than$

hypo-$$ $ decrease,$below,$$

less$

inter-$$ $ between,$among$

intra-$$ $ within,$inside$

macro-$$$ large,$big$

mal-$$ $ bad$

micro-$$ $ small$

neo-$$ $ new$

tachy-$$ $ fast$

Medical(Root(Words(

acro$$ $ extremities$$

aden$$ $ gland$

angi/o$$ $ vessel$$

arteri/o$$ aterio$

arthr/o$$$ joint$$

brachi$$ $ arm$

enter/o$$ small$intestines$

hemo/hemat$$ blood$

hepat$$ $ liver$$

hyster/o$$ uterus$

lapar$$ $ abdomen$$

laryng$$ $ laryn x $(vo ic e$b o x )$

$ $ marrow$

my/o$$ $ muscle$$

nas/o$$ $ nose$

nephr/o$$ kidney$$

neur/o$$$ nerve$

oophor$$$ ovary$$

oste/o$$ $ bone$

ot/o$$ $ ear$$

plegia$$ $ paralysis$

pneum/o$$ lung/ air $$

Medical(Suffixes((

-algia$$ $ painful$

-asthenia$$ weakness$

-cele$$ $ hernia$

-centesis$$ surgical$puncture$

-ectomy$$ rem ov al$

-itis$$ $ inflammation/$$

infection $

-gram$$ $ picture$

-malacia$$ abnormal$softening$

-orrhea$$$ flow$

-pathy$$ $ disease$

-plasty$$$ surgical$repair$

-rrhaphy$$ suture$

-sclerosis$$ abnormal$hardening$

-scope$$ $ in st ru ment$to$v iew$

-stenosis$$ narrowing.$

Abbreviations(

ASAP$–$$$ as$soon$as$possible$

$ABG’s–$$ arterial$blood$gases$

$AC$–$$ $ before$meals$

$Amb$–$$$ ambulate$or$to$walk$

$BP$–$$ $ blood$pressure$

$DNP$–$$$ do$not$publish$

$DNR$–$$$ do$not$resuscitate$

$EKG$–$$ $ electrocardiogram$

$FBS$–$$ $ fasting$blood $sug ar $

$GI$–$$ $ gastrointestinal$

$ICU$–$$ $ Intensive$C a r e$U nit$

$Pt$–$$ $ patient,$pint$

$PT$–$$ $ physical$therapy$

$ROM$–$$$ range$of$mo tion $

$Stat$–$$ $ now$

$W/C$–$$$ wheel$chair$

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