Adren
adrenal gland
Aer
air
Bacill
bacillus
Bi
life
Cocc
round shaped bacteria
Cortic
cortex
Dermat
skin
Drom
running
Endocrin
endocrine
Erg
work
Gen
forming
Gluc
glucose
Gylc
glycogen
Gnos
to know
Immun
immune
Lys
destruction
Malari
malaria
Myc
fungus
Pharmac
drugs
Py
pus
Sept, seps
poisoned
Staphyl
growing
Strept
twisted chains
Test, orchid, orchi
testis
Thyr, thyriod
thyroid gland
A, an
without
Anti
against
Dia
through
Diplo
two double
Endo
inside
Exo
outward
Hyper
above
Hypo
below
Mal
bad
Poly
too many
Pro
before
Syn, sym
joined
Crine
secrete
Ism
theory
Ist
specialist
Itis
inflammation
Ity
ability
Logy
study of
Lysis
destruction
Megaly
enlarged
Oid
resembling
Osis
condition
Pathy
disease
Rrhea
flow, discharge
Therapy
treatment
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
APC
aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine in one tablet
Bx
biopsy
DC
doctor of chiropractic
DPM
doctor of podiatric medicine
DTap, DTP
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
Dx
Diagnosis
FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome
FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
Hep B
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hib
Haemophilus influenzae bacteria
HPV
human papillomavirus
Hx
History
IDDM, Type I
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IgG, IgM, IgE
Immunoglobulins
IPV
inactivated polio vaccine
LH
luteinizing hormone
MMR
measles, mumps, rubella
MSH
melanocyte stimulating hormone-
NIDDM, Type II
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Px
prognosis
RPh
registered pharmacist
Rx
prescribe
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
Staph
staphylococcus
STH
somatotropic hormone
STI
sexually transmitted infection
Strep
streptococcus
Sx
symptoms
T3, T4
thyroid hormones
Td
tetanus vaccine
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
Tx
treatment
Var
Varicella