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Medical Terminology Medical Terminology – The study of terms or words used in medicine. – It is necessary for medical professionals to know, understand, and be able to correctly use medical terms in order to carry out instructions and to communicate effectively. – Most of the stem...

Medical Terminology Medical Terminology – The study of terms or words used in medicine. – It is necessary for medical professionals to know, understand, and be able to correctly use medical terms in order to carry out instructions and to communicate effectively. – Most of the stems, prefixes, and suffixes used in medical terms are derived from Latin or Greek words and have a specific meaning. – By combining various prefixes, stems, and suffixes, many medical terms with precise meanings may be formed.  Structure of Medical Terms Prefix – Modifying word or syllable(s) placed at the beginning of a word Stem – Main part of a word; root word Suffix- – Modifying word or syllables(s) placed at the end of a word Terminology – Terms used in any specialized field  Prefix Definition Example of Usage a, an absent, deficient anemia ab away from absent ad toward adrenal ambi both ambidextrous aniso unequal anisocytosis ante before antenatal ant(i) against antibiotic auto self autograft baso blue basophil bi two binuclear bio life biochemistry brady slow bradycardia circum around circumnuclear co,com,con with,together concentrate contra against contraception de down,from decay di two dimorphic dia through dialysis diplo double diplococcus dis apart,away from disease dys bad,difficult,improper dysphagia  Prefix Definition Example of Usage e,ecto,ex out from ectoparasite end(o) inside, within endoparasite enter(o) intestine enterotoxin epi upon, after epidermis equi equal equilibrium glyco sweet glycosuria hemi half hemisphere hyper above, excessive hyperglycemia hypo under, deficient hypoventilation infra beneath infracostal inter among, between intercostals intra within intracranial iso equal isotonic macro large macrocyte mal bad, abnormal malformation medi middle medicephalic mega huge, great megaloblast meta after, next metamorphosis micro small, one-millionth microscope mon(o) one, single monocyte morph shape morphogenesis  Prefix Definition Example of Usage necro dead necrophobia neo new neoplasm neutro neutral, neither neutrophil oligo few oliguria pan all pandemic para beside,accessory paramedic per through percutaneous peri around pericardium phago to eat phagocyte poly many polyuria pseudo false pseudopodia retro backward retroactive semi half semiconscious sub under subcutaneous super,supra above superinfection tachy swift tachycardia therm heat thermometer trans through transport Tri Three Trimester  Stem Definition Example of usage Adeno gland lymphadenitis arter artery asteriogram arthr joint arthritis calc stone calcify carcin cancer carcinogen chol bile, gall bladder cholesterol chrom color chromogen cyan blue cyanosis cyt(o) cell monocyte edema swelling edematous erythro red erythrocyte febr fever afebrile hem(a) blood hematology hepat(o) liver hepatitis histo tissue histology iatro physician podiatrist  Stem Definition Example of usage lip ` fat llipoma morph shape, form morphology myo muscle myositis nephro kidney nephrectomy onc tumor oncology oto ear otitis path disease pathogen phleb vein phlebitis pod foot pseudopod ren kidney adrenal sep poison septic soma(t) body somatic tox(ic) poison toxicology ur(o), uria urine hematuria ven vein Intravenous  Suffix Definition Example of Usage algia pain Neuralgia blast primitive, germ erythroblast centesis puncture amniocentesis cide death bactericide ectomy excision gastrectomy emesis vomiting hematemesis emia in the blood bilirubinemia genic origin, producing pyogenic ia state, condition anuria iasis process, condition amebiasis itis inflammation pharyngitis lysis free, breaking down hemolysis (o)logy study of pathology oma tumor hepatoma osis state, condition leukocytosis penia lack of leukopenia phil affinity for eosinophil plastic, plasia to form or mold hyperplasia poiesis to make hemopoiesis rrhage excessive flow hemorrhage stasis same,standing still hemostasis troph(y) nourishment hypertrophy Abbreviation Meaning A absorbance AFB acid fast bacillus AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALP, AP alkaline phosphatase ALT alanine aminotransferase AST aspartate aminotransferas BP blood pressure BUN blood urea nitrogen CBC complete blood count CK creatine kinase CPK creatine phosphokinase crit hematocrit CSF cerebrospinal fluid EBV Epstein-Barr virus ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate GGT gamma glutamyl transferase GI gastrointestinal GTT glucose tolerance test GU Genitourinary Abbreviation Meaning Hb, Hgb hemoglobin HBV hepatitis B virus hCG human chorionic gonadoropin HCO3- bicarbonate Hct hematocrit HDL Chol high density lipoprotein cholesterol HIV human immunodeficiency virus HPF high power field HSV herpes simplex virus IgG immunoglobulin G IgM immunoglobulin M IM infectious mononucleosis IU international unit LD, LDH lactate dehydrogenase LDL Chol low density lipoprotein cholesterol LPF low power field M molar, molarity MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration MCV mean corpuscular volume  Abbreviation Meaning MI myocardial infarction MLT medical laboratory technician mmol millimole MT medical technologist N normal, normality PH a number indicating the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution PP postprandial PT prothrombin time, pro time RA rheumatoid arthritis RBC red blood cell RF rheumatoid factors RPR rapid plasma regain sed rate sedimentation rate S.I. Le System International d’Unites sp. gr. specific gravity Staph Staphylococcus stat immediately Strep Streptococcus STS serological test for syphilis UA urinalysis, uric acid UTI urinary tract infection VD venereal disease VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VLDL very low density lipoprotein WBC white blood cell