Word Root
Heart
What is cardi/o?
Pain
What is -algia?
Three
What is tri-?
Abbreviation for T(tbs)
What is tablespoon?
condition has rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
What is acute?
Liver
What is hepat/o?
Inflammation
What is -itis?
Two
what is bi-?
Abbreviation for Drop
What is gtt?
condition is for a long duration, such diseases can be controlled, they are rarely cured.
What is chronic?
Stomach
What is Gastr/o?
Abnormal Condition
What is -osis?
deficient, decreased
What is hypo-?
Equivalent of 5ml in tsp
What is 1tsp?
This unit, abbreviated "Pt," measures 16 fluid ounces, commonly used for liquid ingredients
What is a pint (Pt)?
Lungs
What is Pulmo/, pulmon/o?
Enlargment of
What is -megaly?
bad, difficult, painful
What is dys-?
Equivalent for 1gal in qts?
What is 4qts?
objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
What is a symptom?
Nose
What is Rhin/o?
Surgical Fixation
What is -desis?
in, within, inside
What is end-, endo-?
Equivalent of 1ml in gtt
What is 15gtt?
is a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process
What is syndrome?