| 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) |
