MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES AND ABBREVIATIONS.pdf

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES AND ABBREVIATIONS  Root word - main part that denotes meaning colo - colon arthro - joint phlebo - vein heap/hepato - liver hemat - blood pyo - pus aero - air cranio - skull cardio - heart thrombo - clot myo -...

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES AND ABBREVIATIONS  Root word - main part that denotes meaning colo - colon arthro - joint phlebo - vein heap/hepato - liver hemat - blood pyo - pus aero - air cranio - skull cardio - heart thrombo - clot myo - muscle pyro - fever arterio - artery nephro - kidney cyto - cell osteo - bone  Prefix - found at the beginning and shows how meaning is assigned a/an - without/absence intra - inside/within anaero - without oxygen hyper - increased/above hypo - decreased macro - large mono - one pseudo - false poly - many nano - billionth pre - before homo - same, like iso - same cryo - cold micro - small neo - new  Suffix - found at the terminal/end portion and denotes meaning to the root word megaly - enlargement emia - blood condition ostomy - make an opening/mouth ectomy - surgical removal itis - inflammation of oma - tumour, growth tome - cutting instrument uria - urine meter - measure blast - young pathy - disease cidal - killing of penia - deficiency poiesis - formation ABBREVIATIONS DOH - Department of Health CHED - Commission on Higher Education VDRL - Venereal Disease Research Laboratories AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDs - Autoimmune disorders/diseases AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction BUN - Blood Urea Nitrogen 2PPBS - 2 hours Postprandial Blood Sugar AFS - Acid Fast Stain PCQACL - Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratories FBS - Fasting Blood Sugar IV - Intravenous HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus IU - International Unit ICU - Intensive Care Unit K - Potassium Na - Sodium NPO - Nothing Per Orem BAP - Blood Agar Plate