Medical Terms and Abbreviations

Part 1

100

EMR

Electronical Medical Record

200

dehydration

inadequate fluid in the body

300

vas(o)

blood vessel

400

BLS

Basic Life Support

500

Record of electrical impulses of the heart.

Electrocardiogram

600

mind

What is psych (o)?

700

suprapubic

What is above pubis?

800

Away from the mid-line; at the side of the body or body part.

What is lateral?

Part 2

100

GI

Gastrointestinal

200

PHI

Protected health information

300

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

400

AD

Alzheimer's Disease

500

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

600

IV

What is intraveneous?

700

OBRA

What is Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act?

800

hematuria

What is blood in the urine?

Part 3

100

-emia

blood condition

200

-itis

inflammation

300

WBC

White Blood cell

400

pulmo

lung

500

Apnea

the state of not breathing

600

Q4H

What is every 4 hours?

700

Oliguria

What is a small amount of urine?

800

angina

What is chest pain?

Part 4

100

toxic(o)

poison, poisonous 

200

crani (o)

skull

300

enter(o)

intestines

400

BID

twice daily

500

rhin(o)

nose

600

MSDs

What is musculo-skeletal disorders?

700

OSHA

What is occupational safety and health administration?

800

-(o)logy

What is the study of?

Part 5

100

neo-

new

200

thromb(o)

clot, thrombus

300

Cyanotic

Skin that is pale, blue, or gray

400

Gerontology

the study of the aging process

500

Hemiplegia

paralysis on one side of body 

600

-phasia

What is speaking?

700

Cyst(o)

What is bladder?

800

Amenorrhea

What is the absence or no menstration?