medical terms 1

peri

around

-itis

inflammation

brady

slow

tachy

fast

trans

across, through, over

hypo

under, low

hyper

excessive, above

sub

area below

epi

on, upon

uro

pertaining to urine

-algia

pain

emesis

vomiting

q

each, every

ac

before meals

bid

twice daily

po

by mouth

atrophy

wasting away or diminution

paraplegia

paralysis characterized by motor or sensory loss in lower limbs and trunk

bilateral

having two sides or occuring on two sides

dysarthria

difficult in articulating speech resulting from interference in the control and execution over the muscles of speech caused by damage in central motor nerve

pyrexia

fever

hyperthermia

overheating of the body

hypothermia

core body temperature is <95 degrees Farenheit

afebrile

no fever

syncope

fainting

qid

4x daily

ad lib

as desired

OOB

out of bed

NPO

nothing by mouth

hemato

blood related

edematous

effusion of serous fluids into body cavities

analgesics

medication that relieves pain

tactile

tangible, perceptible to touch

gastro

stomach

dysrhythmia

disturbance in rhythm or abnormal rhythm

cysto

bladder, cyst, sac

auditory

related to sense of hearing

osteo

bone related

adipose

fat

cephalo

head

encephalo

brain

I&O

intake and output

PERRLA

pupils equal round react to light accommodation

vs

vital signs

necrotic

decomposing or dead

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

excoriation

an injury to a surface of the body caused by trauma

peristalsis

contraction of smooth muscle that forces food through digestive tract

dehiscence

separation of a surgical incision or rupture of a wound closure

evisceration

removal of viscera from abdominal cavity; disembowelment

serous

pertaining to resembling, or producing serum

sanguineous

pertaining to blood or containing blood

serosanguineous

thin and red and composed of serum and blood

purulent

pus containing

aphasia

language function is disordered or absent because of injury to area of cerebral cortex

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staph aureus

PRN

as needed

UA

urinalysis

diuresis

increased formation and secretion of urine

epistaxis

nose-bleeding caused by irritation of mucous membranes

entero-

intestines

glycosuria

abnormal presence of a sugar, especially glucose, in urine

nephro-

kidneys

gastro-

stomach or abdomen

gavage

the process of feeding a patient through nasogastric tube

lavage

washing out an organ (bladder, bowel, paranasal sinus) for therapeutic purposes

nocturia

excessive urination at night

polyuria

excess urine

oliguria

diminished capacity to form and pass urine (less than 500mL every 24 hours)

PPN

peripheral parenteral ( taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal) nutrition

PR

per rectum