Medical Terminology Study Guide PDF

**Me** **Medical Terminology** **Common Prefixes** 1. **a-, an- without** 2. **ab- away, from** 3. **ad- toward** 4. **ambi- both** 5. **ante before** 6. **anti against** 7. **auto self** 8. **bi two, twice double** 9. **brady- slow** 10. **circum- around** 11. **contra- agains...

**Me** **Medical Terminology** **Common Prefixes** 1. **a-, an- without** 2. **ab- away, from** 3. **ad- toward** 4. **ambi- both** 5. **ante before** 6. **anti against** 7. **auto self** 8. **bi two, twice double** 9. **brady- slow** 10. **circum- around** 11. **contra- against** 12. **de- down** 13. **dys- painful** 14. **endo- within, inside** 15. **ex ,exo- outside of** 16. **hemi- half** 17. **eu- good** 18. **hyper- above excessive** 19. **hypo\-- below** 20. **macro- large** 21. **mal bad** 22. **mega- large** 23. **meso- middle** 24. **micro- small** 25. **mono- one** 26. **peri- around** 27. **poly- many** 28. **post- after** 29. **pre- before** 30. **pseudo- false** 31. **Quadri 4** 32. **retro- behind** 33. **sub- under** 34. **tachy- fast** 35. **trans- across** 36. **tri- three** 37. **uni- one** **Common Suffixes** 1. --centeis surgical procedure 2. --cise cut, remove 3. --ectomy removal, excise 4. --gram record 5. --lysis destruction 6. --algia pain 7. -ectasis dilation 8. --emia blood condition 9. --it is inflammation 10. --malacia weakening of 11. --cidal pertaining to killing 12. --form shape 13. --ology study of 14. --opia vision- 15. pnea breathing 16. --uria urine 17. Plasty surgical repair 18. --scopy visual exam 19. --stasis stop or control 20. --stomy new opening 21. --tomy incision 22. --tripsy crushing 23. --oma tumor 24. --osis abnormal condition 25. --pathy disorder 26. --penia deficiency, decrease 27. --phagia swallowing 28. --phasia speech 29. --plegia paralysis 30. --ptosis drooping falling 31. --sclerosis hardening **Common Root words** 1. derm, dermat skin 2. hidr sweat 3. trich hair 4. onych nail 5. xer dry 6. arth joint 7. chondr cartilage 8. cost rib 9. dactyl finger, toe 10. my muscle 11. osteo bone 12. angi blood vessel 13. cardi heart 14. vas vessel 15. ven,phleb vein 16. nas nose 17. pnemo lungs, air 18. blephar eyelid 19. colp vagina 20. cyst bladder 21. hyster uterus 22. ov egg, ovum 23. neph kidney 24. an anus 25. bil, chol bile 26. dent teeth 27. gast stomach 28. gloss tongue **Abbreviations** 1. ABG arterial blood gasses 2. ac before meals 3. ad lib as desired 4. AKA above knee amputation 5. BMI body mass index 6. BP blood pressure 7. Bx biopsy 8. c with 9. C&S culture and sensitivity 10. CC chief complaint 11. CP chest pain 12. c/o complains of 13. D&C dilation and curettage 14. ENT eyes nose and throat 15. DNR do not resuscitate 16. DOB date of birth 17. FUO fever of unknown origin 18. Fx fracture 19. N/V nausea and vomiting 20. NKA no known allergies 21. NPO nothing by mouth 22. pc after meals 23. po by mouth 24. PRN as needed 25. R/O rule out 26. Stat right now 27. Sx symptoms 28. Tx treatment 29. UA urinalysis