A | B |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
adip/o, lip/o | fat |
cardi/o, coron/o | heart |
cerebr/o, encepha/o | brain |
col/o | colon (large intestine) |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
cyan/o | blue |
dermat/o | skin |
neur/o | nerve |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
pneum/o | lung, air |
ren/o, nephr/o | kidney |
scler/o | hardening |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
-al | pertaining to (suffix) |
-algia, -dynia | pain (suffix) |
-centesis | surgical puncture (suffix) |
-cyte | cell (suffix) |
-dipsia | thirst (suffix) |
-ectomy | surgical revmoval (suffix) |
-graphy | process of recording (suffix) |
-ia | condition (suffix) |
-ist | specialist (suffix) |
-itis | inflammation (suffix) |
-logy | study of (suffix) |
-oma | tumor (suffix) |
-pathy | disease (suffix) |
-phagia | swallow, eat (suffix) |
-phasia | speech (suffix) |
-plegia | paralysis (suffix) |
-pnea | breathing (suffix) |
-scopy | visual examination |
-tomy | incision, cut into (suffix) |
-uria | urine, urination (suffix) |
a-, an-, ana- | without, not (prefix) |
ab- | away from (prefix) |
bi- | two (prefix) |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult (prefix) |
brady- | slow (prefix) |
hemi- | half, partly (prefix) |
hyper- | excessive (prefix) |
hypo- | under, below (prefix) |
post- | after, behind (prefix) |
pre- | before (prefix) |
tachy- | rapid, fast (prefix) |
a.c. or ac | before meals (acronym) |
ADL | activities of daily living (acronym) |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (acronym) |
AKA | above-the-knee amputation (acronmy) |
am | morning (acronym) |
amb | ambulate, ambulatory (abbreviation) |
ax | axillary (abbreviation) |
bid | twice a day (based on the Latin: bis in die) (acronym) |
BKA | below-the-knee amputation (acronym) |
Bm or bm | bowel movement (acronym) |
BP or B/P | blood pressure (acronym) |
C | centigrade, celsius (abbreviation) |
CA | cancer |
cath | catheter, catheterize (abbreviation) |
cc | cubic centimeter (acronym) |
cl liq | clear liquids (abbreviation) |
c/o | complains of (acronym) |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation (acronym) |
CVA | cerebral vascular accident (stroke) (acronym) |
dc or d/c | discontinue (abbreviation) |
DNR | do not resuscitate (acronym) |
DOB | date of birth (acronym) |
Dx or dx | diagnosis (abbreviation based on latin) |
ECG | electrocardiogram (abbreviation) |
F | fahrenheit (abbreviation) |
FBS | fasting blood sugar (acronym) |
FF | force fluids (acronym) |
Fx | fracture (abbreviation) |
h (hr) | hour (abbreviation) |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus (acronym) |
HBV | Hepatitis B virus (acronym) |
HOB | head of bed (acronym) |
HS or hs | hour of sleep (acronym) |
ht | height (abbreviation) |
IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (acronym) |
I&O | Intake and Output (acronym) |
IV | intravenous (abbreviation) |
L | left or liter (abbreviation) |
MI | myocardial infarction (heart attack) (acronym) |
mL or ml | milliliter (abbreviation) |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (acronym) |
nil | none (Latin translation) |
noc, noct | night (Latin translation) |
NPO, npo | nothing by mouth (based on Latin: nil per os/oris) (acronym) |
N&V | nausea and vomiting (acronym) |
O2 | oxygen (chemical abbreviation) |
OOB | out of bed (acronym) |
oz | ounce |
pc | after meals (based on Latin: post cibum) (acronym) |
PM or pm | afternoon or evening (based on Latin: post meridian) (acronym) |
po | by mouth (based on Latin: per os/oris) (acronym) |
prn | as necessary |
pt | patient (abbreviation) |
q | every (abbreviation) |
qd | every day (acronym) |
qh | every hour (acronym) |
qid | four times a day (acronym) |
ROM | range of motion (acronym) |
SOB | shortness of breath (acronym) |
STAT, stat | immediately (abbreviation) |
STD | sexually transmitted disease (acronym) |
tid | three times a day (acronym) |
TIA | transient ischemic attack (acronym) |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition (acronym) |
TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations (acronym) |
tx | treatment (abbreviation) |
UA or u/a | urinalysis (abbreviation) |
URI | upper respiratory infection (acronym) |
UTI | urinary tract infection (acronym) |
VS or vs | vital signs (acronym) |
w/c | wheelchair (abbreviation) |