1
Q
subject of a medical term and the foundation upon which the term is built
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word root
2
Q
word element that comes before word root
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prefix
3
Q
a word ending
A
suffix
4
Q
a vowel that is added between two word roots or a word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier
A
combining vowel
5
Q
word root combined with a vowel
A
combining form
6
Q
word root combined with a vowel
A
combining form
7
Q
follow rules of Greek/Latin form
A
unique plural endings
8
Q
TJC list of dangerous abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms
A
“Do Not Use” List
9
Q
vessel
A
angi, vas
10
Q
artery
A
arteri
11
Q
joint
A
arthr
12
Q
heart
A
cardi
13
Q
blue
A
cyan
14
Q
bladder
A
cyst
15
Q
cell
A
cyt, cyte
16
Q
red
A
erythr
17
Q
glucose, sugar
A
glyc
18
Q
blood
A
hem, hemat
19
Q
liver
A
hepat
20
Q
tissue
A
hist
21
Q
white
A
leuk
22
Q
muscle
A
my
23
Q
bone marrow, spinal chord
A
myel
24
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kidney
A
nephr, ren
25
nerve
neur
26
tumor
onc
27
bone
oste
28
oxygen
ox
29
disease
path
30
child
ped
31
vein
phleb
32
air, lung
pneumon
33
lung
pulmon
34
hard
scler
35
clot
thromb
36
poison
tox
37
urine
ur, urin
38
vein
ven
39
around
peri-
40
rapid, fast
tachy-
41
pain
-algia
42
within
-intra
43
between
inter-
44
pertaining to
-ar, -ary
45
surgical puncture, remove fluid
-centesis
46
blood condition
-emia
47
inflammation
-itis
48
study of
-logy
49
breakdown, destruction
-lysis
50
tumor
-oma
51
condition, abnormal process
-osis
52
oxygen level
-oxia
53
deficiency
-penia
54
breathing
-phea
55
burst forth, excessive flow
-rrhage
56
stopping, controlling, standing
-stasis
57
cutting, incision
-tomy
58
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
59
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
60
ALT
alanine transminase
61
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
62
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
63
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
64
CAD
coronary artery disease
65
CHF
congestive heart failure
66
CMV
cytomegalovirus
67
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
68
CPR
cardiopulmonary resucitation
69
CVC
central venous catheter
70
CVAD
central venous access device
71
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
72
DKA
diabetic acidosis (ketoacidosis)
73
DRG
diagnosis-related group
74
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
75
ECG
electrocardiogram
76
ESR/sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
77
FBS
fasting blood sugar
78
FSH
follicle-stimulation hormone
79
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
80
LD/LDH
lactic dehydrogenase
81
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
82
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
83
PKU
phenylketonuria
84
PP
postprandial (after meal)
85
PPD
purified protein derivative (TB test)
86
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
87
PT
prothrombin time/physical therapy
88
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
89
RPR
rapid plasma reagin
90
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
91
URI
upper respiratory infection
92
VAD
vascular access device
93
ACO
Accountable Care Organization
94
AHA
American Hospital Association
95
CAP
College of American Pathologists
96
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
97
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (1967)
98
CLIAC '88
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
99
CLSI
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
100
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
101
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
102
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
103
HICPAC
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
104
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
105
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
106
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
107
MCO
Managed Care Organization
108
NAACLS
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Services
109
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
110
NIH
National Institute of Health
111
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
112
PHS
Public Health Service
113
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
