Certified Medication Aide Test Prep Terms And
Explanation Latest Update .
algia
pain
angin; angina
chest pain
ant; anti
against
bio; biotic
life
a; an
without
bronch(o)
bronchiole tubes to lungs
cardi(o)
heart
coag; coagulate
clot
constrict
narrow or tighten
convulsion
seizure
de; dis
away or free from
dilate; dilator
enlarge or widen
diur; diruet
removing fluid
enter(o)
intestines
emeto;emetic
vomiting
emia
in the blood
expect(o)
cough up
gastr(o)
stomach
glyco
sugar; blood sugar
hyper
high; above normal
hypo
low; below normal
, lip; lipid
fat
neoplasm; neoplastic
"new growth" generally refers to a cancerous tumor
psych(o)
mind
rhythm; rhythmic
refers to regularity of heart beat.
tension; tensive
refers to blood pressure
tussis; tussive
refers to cough
vas(o)
blood vessel
AM
morning; before noon
c
with
c/o
complains of
gtt
drop
cap
capsule
h
hour(s)
hs
hour of sleep; bed time
mg
milligram
mcg
microgram
mL
milliliter
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
oz
ounce
pc
after meals
ac
before meals
Explanation Latest Update .
algia
pain
angin; angina
chest pain
ant; anti
against
bio; biotic
life
a; an
without
bronch(o)
bronchiole tubes to lungs
cardi(o)
heart
coag; coagulate
clot
constrict
narrow or tighten
convulsion
seizure
de; dis
away or free from
dilate; dilator
enlarge or widen
diur; diruet
removing fluid
enter(o)
intestines
emeto;emetic
vomiting
emia
in the blood
expect(o)
cough up
gastr(o)
stomach
glyco
sugar; blood sugar
hyper
high; above normal
hypo
low; below normal
, lip; lipid
fat
neoplasm; neoplastic
"new growth" generally refers to a cancerous tumor
psych(o)
mind
rhythm; rhythmic
refers to regularity of heart beat.
tension; tensive
refers to blood pressure
tussis; tussive
refers to cough
vas(o)
blood vessel
AM
morning; before noon
c
with
c/o
complains of
gtt
drop
cap
capsule
h
hour(s)
hs
hour of sleep; bed time
mg
milligram
mcg
microgram
mL
milliliter
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
oz
ounce
pc
after meals
ac
before meals
