Acronyms and Abbreviations
ED
What is emergency department?
hepat/o
What is liver?
-scopy
What is visual examination?
-edema
What is swelling?
glyc/o
What is sugar?
GYN
What is gynecology?
mamm/o,mast/o
What is breast?
-ectomy
What is removal of?
-emesis
What is vomiting?
hemat/o
What is blood?
ENT
What is ears, nose and throat?
oste/o
What is bone?
-plasty
What is correction or repair?
-itis
What is inflammation?
lact/o
What is milk?
ICU
What is intensive care unit?
pulm/o
What is lung?
-stomy
What is surgical opening?
-megaly
What is enlargement?
adip/o
What is fat?
CA
What is cancer?
angi/o
What is vessel?
-centesis
What is puncture of a cavity?
-rrhage
What is excessive abnormal flow?
lith/o
What is stone?