Unit 4 (Medical Terminology)

• Prefixes:

  • extra-: outside
  • gastr-: stomach
  • hemi-: one half
  • hetero-: different
  • homo-: same
  • hypo-: under, below normal
  • im-: not
  • in-: in, not
  • infra-: under, below
  • inter-: between
• Suffixes:

  • -lith: stone, calculus
  • -logist: specialist in study of
  • -logy: process of study
  • -lysis: dissolution, setting free
  • -megaly: enlargement
  • -metry: act of measuring
  • -ology: study or science of
• • JVD: jugular venous distention
  • K: potassium
  • KUB: kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray)
• Medical Abbreviations:

  • ED: emergency department
  • EENT: ears, eyes, nose, throat
  • ENT: ears, nose, and throat
  • ER: emergency room
  • ESRD: end-stage renal disease
  • FBS: fasting blood sugar
  • FUO: fever unknown origin
  • Fx: fracture
  • GI: gastrointestinal
  • GU: genitourinary
  • gyn: gynecology
  • Hct: hematocrit
  • HAI: health-care associated infection
  • Hgb: hemoglobin
  • HIV: human immunodeficiency virus
  • H2O: water
  • Ht: height
  • HTN: hypertension
  • hx: history
  • I & D: incision and drainage
  • INR: international normalized ratio
  • I & O: intake and output or in and out