Abbreviations
STAT
Right Now!
Aden
Gland
Bi?
Two/both
Osis
Abnormal condition
Origin: __% of med terms are based on Greek or Latin terms
75%
NPO
nothing by mouth
Cyt
Cell
Endo and Ecto
Inside and Outside
Crine
Secrete
Known as the “father of medicine” and is a Greek physician
Hippocrates
AU
Both Ears
Gloss
Tongue
Dys
Painful/difficult
Ologist
Specialist in the study
Break this down: Nephrectomy
Nephr-kidney
ectomy-surgical removal
OU
Both eyes
Oophor
Ovary
Peri
around
Ous
Pertaining to
Break this down: Neuralgia
Neur-nerve
Algia-pain
Fx
fracture
Sapling
tube
Macro
large
Rrhea
flow/discharge
When is a combining vowel used?
when the suffix begins with a consonant