Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology

Rad Tech 111: Introduction to Radiologic Technology and Health Care

MIDTERMS: Medical Terminologies and Nomenclatures

PREFIXES SUFFIXES
Prefix Meaning Suffix Meaning
a-, an- -algia
ab- -cele
ad- -centesis
ante- -cyte
anti- -ectomy
bi- -emia
co- -ectasis
contra- -genic
de- -gram
decub- -iasis
di- -itis
dia- -logy
dis- -less
dors- -lith
dys- -megaly
ect- -oid
en- -oma
endo- -osis
epi- -pathy
ex- -plasty
hemi- -ptosis
hydro- -rhaphy
hyper- -scopy
hypo- -tomy
infero- -uria
inter-
intra- ROOT WORDS
macro- Root word Meaning
megal- angio
micro- arth
pan- cardi
para- cephal
peri- cerebro
poly- cerv
post- chiro
pre- enter
pseudo- gastr
retro- hem
scler- hepat
sub- hyster
semi- leuk
super- lith
trans- myel
tri- pyel
vent- pulm
 MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS
MEDICAL MEDICAL
Meaning Meaning
ABBREVIATION ABBREVIATION
AIDS mm
ARC MRI; MR
ASAP NG
ASHD noc
BE npo
BID OB
BP OP
bx OR
c OTC
CCU PAR
CHF PE
cm peds
CNS PID
COPD p/o
CPR post-OP
CS pre-OP
C-section KUB
CSF lat
CT LMP
CVA mets
CXR TPR
DOA Tx
DOB UA
DX UGI
ECG; EKG URI
EEG UTI
EMG VD
ENT y/o
ER; ED prn
FUO PT
GI pt
HH QID
HHS R/O
HIPAA req
HIV ROM
H/O RX
HX s
ICCU SIDS
ICU SOB
IM S/P
I/O STAT
IV STD
IVP Sx
CA TB
CAD TIA
CBC TID
cc TKO
MI TPN