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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CONJUNCTIVO | CONJUNCTIVA; A CLEAR INVISIBLE MEMBRANE THAT LINES THE EYES |
| HEMO | BLOOD |
| ENTERO | INTESTINE |
| HEPATO | LIVER |
| CARDIO | HEART |
| MUSCULO | MUSCLE |
| HEMATO | BLOOD |
| DERMATO | SKIN |
| CUTANO | SKIN |
| ERYTHRO | RED |
| LEUKO | WHITE |
| COSTO | RIB |
| CONDRO | CARTILIDGE |
| GASTRO | STOMACH |
| ARTHRO | JOINT |
| SCOPE | TOOL USED TO LOOK |
| ONYCHO | NAIL |
| UNGO | NAIL |
| FASCIO | FASCIA, CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT BINDS MUSCLES TOGETHER |
| ANKLO | STIFF, BENT |
| FEMURO | FEMUR |
| LUMBO | LUMBAR, LOWER BACK |
| TARSO | ANKLE |
| DACTYLO | FINGER |
| NEURO | NERVE |
| MYELO | SPINAL CORD, BONE MARROW |
| LOBO | LOBE |
| PATH | DISEASE,SUFFERING |
| CRANIO | HEAD, SKULL |
| CYCLO | CILLIARY BODY |
| LACRIMO | TEAR |
| MYRINGO | EARDRUM |
| DACRYO | TEAR |
| CYST | a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a body cavity or structure |
| OPIA | VISION CONDITION |
| RETINO | RETINA |
| OTO | EAR |
| HYPER | HI |
| HYPO | LOW |
| GENO | CREATION OF |
| ADIPO | FAT |
| PACHY | THICK |
| LIPO | FAT |
| STEATO | FAT |
| PAR | |
| POLY | MANY |
| A | NOT |
| PRESBY | OLD AGE |
| ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
| ALGIA | PAIN |
| DYNIA | PAIN |
| TIC | PERTAINING TO |
| TOMY | INCISION |
| CENTISIS | PUNCTURE |
| Y | CONDITION, PROCESS |
| OMA | TUMOR |
| PATHY | DISEASE |
| ECTOMY | REMOVAL |
| BID | TWICE DAILY |
| SOAP | SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESMENT, PLAN |
| PT | PATIENT |
| ID | "IN DIE" PER DAY |
| LETTER "O" COMBINATION RULE | WHEN THE SUFFIX BEGINS WITH A CONSONANT US AN "O" |
| MYASTHENIA | MUSCLE WEAKNESS |
| MACULE/MACULA | "SPOT" "STAIN" USUALLY A FRECKLE |
| ALOGRAPHT/HOMOGRAPHT | SYNONYMS, SKIN TRANSPLANT TAKEN FROM ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE PATIENT'S SPECIES |
| ARTHROCENTESIS | PUNCTURE INTO THE JOINT |
| AREA OF THE BRAIN DAMAGED DUE TO CEREBRAL PALSY | THE PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROLS MOVEMENT; CEREBRUM |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN | AFFECTS ONLY THE EPIDERMIS OR SUPERFICIAL LAYER OF THE SKIN |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN | DEEPER URN AFFECTING BOTH THE EPIDERMIS AND DERMIS |
| THRID DEGREE BURN | DEEP BURN AFFECTING THE EPIDERMIS, DERMIS, AND SUBCUTANEOUS |
| FOURTH DEGREE BURN | DEEP BURN AFFECTING NOT JUST ALL LAYERS OF THE SKIN BU ALSO UNDERLYING TISSUES LIKE MUSCLES, FASCIA, OR BONE |
| ARTHROSCLEROSIS | HARDENING OF THE JOINT |
| SEPTIC ARTHRITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINT CAUSED BY INFECTION |
| RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINT IS CALLED RHEUMATOID BECAUSE ITS SYMPTOMS RESEMBLE THOSE OF RHEUMATIC FEVER |
| OSTEOARTHRITIS | INFLAMMATION O THE WEIGHT BEARING JOINTS |
| OSTEITIS | BONE INFLAMMATION |
| SPONDYLOLYSIS | DISLOCATION OF THE VERTEBRAE |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | LOSS OF BONE DENSITY |
| LETHARGIC | A DECREASE IN LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS, IN A MEDICAL RECORD, THIS IS GENERALLY AN INDICATION THAT THE PATIENT IS REALLY SICK |
| ABRUPT | ALL OF THE SUDDEN |
| NONCONTRIBUTORY | NOT RELATED TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM |
| XERODERMA | DRY SKIN |
| TINEA | RINGWORM |
| CEREBRAL PALSY | PARALYSIS CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE AREA OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVEMENT; cerebrum |
| AUSCULTATION | TO LISTEN |
| IDIOPATHIC | HAVING NO KNOWN CAUSE OR REASON |
| MORBIDITY | THE RISK OF BEING SICK |
| EXACERBATION | IT IS GETTING WORSE |
| EMPHASIS (PRONUCIATION) RULE | THIRD FROM THE LAST SYLLABLE |
| PROXIMAL | CLOSER IN TO THE CENTER PROXIMAL AND APPROXIMATE COME FROM THE SAME WORD AND MEAN CLOSE |
| DISTAL | FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER DIStAL AND DISANT ONE FROM THE SAME WORD AND MEAN FAR |
| LATERAL | OUT TO THE SIDE THINK OF A QUARTERBACK LATERALING A FOOTBALL TO A RUNNING BACK |
| MEDIAL | TOWARD THE MIDDLE LIKE THE MEDIAN OF A HIGHWAY |
| VENTRAL/ANTRAL/ANTERIOR | THE FRONT |
| DORSAL/ POSTERIOR | THE BACK |
| CRANIAL | TOWARD THE TOP |
| CAUDAL | TOWARD THE BOTTOM |
| SUPERIOR | ABOVE |
| INFERIOR | BELOW |
| PRONE | LYING ON THE BELLY |
| SUPINE | LYING DOWN ON BACK |
| CONTRALATERAL | OPPOSITESIDE |
| IPSILATERAL | SAME SIDE |
| UNILATERAL | ONE SIDE |
| BILATERAL | BOTH SIDES |
| DORSUM | THE TOP OF THE HAND OR FOOT |
| PLANTAR | THE SOLE OF THE FOOT |
| PALMAR | THE PALM OF THE HAND |
| SAGITTAL | DIVIDES THE BODY IN SLICES RIGHT TO LEFT |
| CORONAL | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SLICES FROM FRONT TO BACK |
| TRANSVERSE | DIVIDES THE BODY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM |
| MALAISE | GENERAL DISCOMFORT |
| RINGING OF THE EARS | TINNITUS |
| ALOPESIA | HAIR LOSS |
| KELOID | SCAR |
| OSTALGIA, OSTEODYNIA | BONE PAIN |
| ARTHRALGIA, ARTHRODYNIA | JOINT PAIN |
| A CHRONIC CONDITION OF DRY ITCHY SKIN: ANOTHER WORD FOR ATOPIC DERMATITIS | ECZEMA |
| SUBJECTIVE | ORANGE; HOW THE PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND DESRIBES THEIR PROBLEM AS WELL AS PERSONAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY |
| OBJECTIVE | BLUE; PATIENTS PHYSICAL EXAM, LAB FINDINGS, AND IMAGING STUDIES |
| ASSESMENT | RED; POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, LOGICAL ANALYSIS |
| PLAN | GREEN; COURSE OF ACTION, TREATMENT, MEDICINE, PROCEDURE, |
| ABDUCTION | WIDENING OF A JOINT TO MOVE A PART AWAY FROM THE BODY |
| ADDUCTION | NARROWING OF THE JOINT TO MOVE A PART TOWARD THE BODY |
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