chapter 2: body structure, color, and oncology. chapter 2 abbreviations a.m., am b.i.d., bid h.s....
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYChapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
a.m., AM b.i.d., BID h.s. Noc. p.m.,PM p.r.n. q. q.2h,q.4h q.h.
= morning= two times per day= hour of sleep (bedtime)= night= afternoon= whenever necessary= every= every 2 hours, every 4
hours= every hour
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
q.i.d., QID stat t.i.d., TID cap(s) tab(s) Bx CA chemo mets
= four times a day
= immediately= three times a
day= capsule(s)= tablet(s)= biopsy= cancer= chemotherapy= metastasis
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
CBC RBC rbc WBC wbc WNL
= complete blood count
= red blood count= red blood cell= white blood count= white blood cell= within normal
limits
Organization of the Body
The structure of the human body falls into four main categories Cell
Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus
Chromosomes Genes DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Organization of the Body
Tissue Muscle tissue Nervous tissue Connective tissue Epithelial tissue
Organ System
Body Systems
Integumentary System
Respiratory System
Body Systems
Urinary System
Reproductive System
Body Systems
Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Body Systems
Digestive System
Musculoskeletal System
Body Systems
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Body Cavities
The body has an orderly arrangement of internal organs, separated into five cavities Cranial Cavity
Space inside the skull (cranium) containing the brain
Spinal Cavity Space inside the spinal column containing
the spinal cord Thoracic, or chest, Cavity
Space containing the heart, aorta, lungs, esopagus, trachea, and bronchi
Body Cavities
Abdominal Cavity Space containing the stomach, intestines,
kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters
Pelvic Cavity Space containing the urinary bladder,
certain reproductive organs, parts of the small and large intestine, and the rectum
Abdominopelvic Cavity Both the pelvic and abdominal cavities
Body Cavities
Word Parts for Body StructureCombining Forms Definition
aden/o cyt/o epitheli/o fibr/o hist/o kary/o lip/o my/o
gland cell epithelium fiber tissue nucleus fat (adipose) muscle
Word Parts for Body StructureCombining Forms Definition
neur/o organ/o sarc/o system/o viscer/o
nerve organ fleshy, connective tissue system (a group of
organs) internal organs
Word Parts for Body StructureCombining Form Definition
cancer/o (adj), carcin/o (n)
eti/o gno/o iatr/0 lei/o onc/o path/o rhabd/o somat/o
cancer cause (of disease) knowledge physician, medicine
(treatment) smooth tumor, mass disease rod-shaped, striated body
Word Parts for Color
Combining Form Definition
chlor/o chrom/o cyan/o erythr/o leuk/o melan/o xanth/o
green color blue red white black yellow
Word Parts (prefixes)
Prefix Definition
dia- dys- hyper- hypo- meta- neo- pro-
through painful, abnormal, difficult,
labored above normal, excessive below normal, incomplete,
deficient beyond new before
Word Parts (suffixes)
Suffix Definition
-al, -ic, -ous -cyte -gen
-genic -logist
-logy -oid
pertaining to cell substance or agent that
produces or causes pertaning to producing,
originating who studies and practices
(physician, specialist) study of resembling
Word Parts (suffixes)
Suffix Definition
-oma -osis
-pathy -plasia
-plasm -sarcoma -sis -stasis
tumor abnormal condition (means
increase when w/ blood cell word roots)
disease condition of formation,
development, growth growth, substance, formation fleshy, connective tissue
tumor state of control, stop