Abdomin/o
abdomen
Arteri/o
artery
Arthr/o
joint
Arther/o
Yellowish, fatty plaque; fatty substance
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes (lungs)
Card, cardi/o
heart
Chem/o
Chemical, drug
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum (brain)
Col/o
bowel
Cyan/o
Bluish colour
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Enter/o
intestines
Gastr/o
stomach
Glyc/o
sugar
Hem/o, hema, hemat/o
blood
Hepat/o
liver
Mast/o
breast
Nephr/o
kidney
Neur/o
nerve
Oste/o
bone
Phleb/o
vein
Pneumon/o
lung, air
Rect/o
rectum
Therm/o
heat
Thromb/o
Blood clot
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
Ur/o
Urine, urinary, tract, voiding
Urethr/o
Urethra (tube near kidney)
Urin/o
urine
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
-algia
pain
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-itis
inflammation
-meter
Measuring instrument
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pnea
breathing
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Excessive flow
-stomy, ostomy
New opening
-tomy
Cutting, incision
-uria
Urine, urination
A-, an-
without
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
toward
Dys-
Painful, difficult
Hyper-
Over, above, excessive
Hypo-
Under, below normal
Micro-
Small
Post-
after
Pre-
before
Trans-
across
abd
abdomen
ac
Before meals
ADL
Activities of daily living
Ad lib
As desired
bid
Twice a day
BP
Blood pressure
¯c
with
Ca
cancer
cc
Cubic centimeter (a measure of volume like mL)
c/o
Complains of
h or hr
hour
I & O
Intake & output
meds
medications
mL
millilitres
N/A
Not applicable
NPO
Nothing by mouth
OOB
Out of bed
OT
Occupational therapy
pc
After meals
po
By mouth
prn
As required
PROM
Passive range of motion
PT
Physical therapy
¯s
without
qd
Every day
qod
Every other day
qs
Sufficient quantity
ROM
Range of motion
IV
intravenous
Tbsp
tablespoon
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
tsp
teaspoon
w/c
Wheelchair
wt
weight