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