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Christi Miller
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Post-Graduate
05/16/2016

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Term
Hematologist he-ma-tol-o-gist
Definition

a physician (specialist) that studys blood

Hemat = Blood (root)

0 = (combining form)

logist = a person (specialist) that studys

Term

 

 

Pulmonologist


pul-mo-nol-o-gist

Definition

logist = a person(specialist) that studys (suffix)

o = combing form

pulmon = lungs

 

a physician (specialist) that study's lungs

Term

 

 

Cardiologist


car-di-ol-l-gist

Definition

a physician (specialist) that studies the heart

 

logist = person(specialist) that studies (suffix)

 

0 = combingin form

 

cardi = heart (root)

Term

 

 

 

TID

Definition

abbreviation for medication dispensing

 

three times a day

 

3X Day

 

Term

 

 

prn

Definition

an abbreviation for dispensing medication

 

as needed for

 

usually pain

Term

 

 

pneumonia

 

 

Definition

Lung condition (infection)

 

ia = condition of (suffix)

 

pneumon = air. lung (root)

 

p is silent in pronuciation

 

Term

 

 

enemia


ah-ne-me-ah

Definition

blood condition - reduces the delivery of oxygen to the tissue

 

an = not, without (prefix)

 

emia = blood condtion (root)

Term

 

 

EKG

Definition

abbreviation for

Electrocardiogram

 

electr = electricity (prefix)

Cardi = heart (root

gram = recording, writing (suffix)

o = combinging forms

 

tracing the hearts electrial action by amplification of the small electral implueses generated by the heart

Term

 

 

CBC

Definition

an abbreviation stands for

 

complete blood count

Term

 

 

delirium

 

de-lir-i-um

Definition

an acute metal disturbance of

confused thinking

 

ususally incoroherence of thought and speach

Term

 

 

Dementia


de-ment-ia



Definition

a condition of loss of mental ability to do normal activities

 

ia = condition (suffix)

ment = mind (root)

De = cessation

 

a mental disturbance of confused thinking

Term

 

 

UTI

Definition

abbreviation for

 

Urinary Tract Infection

 

Term

 

 

BM

Definition

an abbreviation meaning

 

ball movement

Term

 

 

SOB

Definition

an abbreviation meaning

 

Shorness Of Breath

Term

 

 

Cardiomyopathy

Definition

disease of the heart muscle

 

pathy = disease (suffix)

my = muscle (root)

cardi = heart (prefix)

 o = combining form

 

Term

 


OT

Definition

an abbreviation for

 

Occupational Therapy

Term

 

bilateral

Definition

pertaining to two sides, both sides effected

 

al = pertaining to (suffix)

later - both sides (root)

bi = two (prefix)

 

Term

 

 

GI

Definition

an abbreviation meaning

 

gastrointestinal

 

gastr = stomach (perfix)

intestin = intestinal (root)

al = pertaining to (suffix)

o = combining form

Term

 

 

IM

Definition

an abbreviation meaning

 

intramuscular

 

intra = in, within (prefix)

muscul = muscle (root)

ar = pertaining to

 

ususally where to inject medicine

Term

 

 

N/G

G-tube

Definition

feeding tube

 

for people that can or have a hard time swallowing

 

too receive food (nourishment)

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