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Med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | not |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| an- | not |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down, away from |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | bad |
| e- | out |
| ecto- | outside |
| en- | in, inside |
| endo- | in,inside |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | good |
| ex- | out |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | in, inside |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | generation, cause |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| muscul/o, myo | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| -ia | condition |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -iasis | presence of |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | norishment,development |
| vas/o, vassal/o | blood vessel |
| xen/o | foreign |
| xen/o | dry |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ar, -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -desis | binding |
| -dynia,algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy | process of recording- |
| -iatry | medical science |
| -icle | small |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | specialist |
| -ium | tissue, structure |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| marco- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| oligo- | few |
| pan- | all |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, on behalf of |
| re- | again |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | beneath |
| Sym- | with,together |
| syn- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | through |
| uni- | one |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ula, -ole | small |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage,rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument used to load |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| Chief Complaint (CC) | the main reason for the patients visit |
| History of present Illness (HPI) | The story of the patients problem |
| Review of Systems (ROS) | Description of individual body systems in order to discover any symptoms not directly related to the main problem. |
| Past surgical History (PSH) | any of the patient's past surgeries. |
| Family History (FH) | The family history reviews the medical events in the patient's family. It includes the health status or cause of death of parents, brothers and sisters, and children. |
| Social History (SH) | A record of habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, sexual practices that can impact health. |
| SOAP method | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| acute | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic | it has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation | it is getting worse |
| abrupt | all of a sudden |
| febrile | to have a fever |
| afebrile | to not have a fever |
| malaise | not feeling well |
| progressive | more and more each day |
| symptom | something a patient's feeling |
| noncontrinutory | not related to this specific problem |
| lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick. |
| Genetic/Hereditary | it runs in the family |
| Subjective | health visit, description of problem, timing of the problem, previous medical problems or surgeries, family health record that might-relate, current medications and allergies. |
| Objective | data collected during the health care provider's interaction with the patient. he provider notice about the patient when they are examined closely patient look, sound, feel, smell |
| Assessment | The diagnosis or most likely causes, called a differential diagnosis. The provider may offer opinions like severity of problems and chances for improvement. |
| Plan | The plan lays out what the provider recommends to do about the patient's current health status. This may include medicines, home remedies, help from another health provider, surgery, or even waiting to see if the problem will improve on its on. |
| Alert | able to answer questions; responsive; interactive |
| Oriented | being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x 3" |
| Marked | it really stands out |
| Unremarkable | another way of saying normal |
| Auscultation | listening to sounds within the body |
| Percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration |
| Palpation | to feel |
| Impression | another way of saying assessment |
| Diagnosis | What the health care professional thinks that patient has |
| Different Diagnosis | a list of conditions the patient's may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
| Benign | safe |
| Malignant | dangerous, a problem |
| Degeneration | to be getting worse |
| Etiology | the cause |
| remission | to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure |
| Idiopathic | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| localized | stays in a certain part of the body |
| Systemic/Generalized | all over the body (or most of it) |
| Morbidity | the risk of being sick |
| Mortality | the risk for dying |
| Prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
| Occult | hidden |
| Pathogen | organism that causes disease |
| Lesion | diseased tissue |
| Sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Pending | waiting for |
| Disposition | what happened to the patient at the end of the visit (home,ICU, normal hospital bed) |
| Prophylaxis | preventative treatment |
| Palliative | treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause |
| Observation | watch, keep an eye on |
| Recurrence | to tell the patient that the problem is not serious |
| supportive care | to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better |
| Sterile | extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery |
| Proximal | closer in the center |
| Distal | farther way from the center |
| Lateral | out to the side |
| Medial | toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | the front |
| Dorsal (posterior) | toward or at the back of the body; behind |
| Cranial | toward the top |
| Caudal | toward the bottom |
| Superior | above |
| Inferior | below |
| Prone | lying down on belly |
| Supine | lying down on the back |
| Contralateral | opposite side |
| Ipsilateral | same side |
| Unilateral | one-sided |
| Bilateral | both sides |
| Dorsum | the top of the hand or foot |
| Plantar | the sole of the foot |
| Plamar | 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 body into top and bottom |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| ECU | emergency care unit |
| ER | emergency room |
| ED | emergency department |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| PICU | Pediatric intensive care unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
| PACU | post anesthesia care uit |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| OR | operating room |
| Post-op | after surgery |
| Pre-op | before surgery |
| VS | vital signs |
| T | temperature |
| BP | blood pressure |
| HR | heart rate |
| RR | respiratory rate |
| Ht | height |
| Wt | weight |
| BMI | body mass index |
| I/O | intake and output |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| Tx | treatment |
| Rx | prescription |
| H&P | history and physical |
| Hx | history |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| ROS | review of systems |
| PMHx | past medical history |
| FHx | family history |
| PE | physical exam |
| Pt | pateint |
| y/o | years old |
| h/o | history of |
| PCP | primary care physician |
| f/u | follow up |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| RRR | regular rate and rhythm |
| CTA | clear to auscultation |
| WDWN | well developed, well nourished |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| NEC | not otherwise classified |
| NPO | by mouth |
| PR | per rectum |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| CVL | central venous line |
| PICC | peripherally inserted central catheter |
| Sig | instructions short for signa, from Latin, for label |
| ad lib | as desired |
| BID | twice a day |
| TID | three times a day |
| QD | every day |
| QUD | four times a day |
| QHS | at night |
| AC | before meals |
| PC | after meals |
| pro | as needed |
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oli |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| ichthy/o | scaly |
| kerat/o | hard,horny |
| pachy/o | thick |
| xer/o | dry |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o, alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| rasion | scrape, rub |
| albin | white |
| ism | condition |
| an | no |
| hidr | sweat |
| cyan | blue |
| idr | sweat |
| osis | condition |
| pigment | pigment |
| dermat | skin |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| lysis | loose |
| erythro | red |
| hider | sweat |
| poiesis | formation |
| hyper | over |
| hypo | under |
| melan | black |
| Leuko | white |
| onycho | nail |
| phag | eat, swallow |
| rhyti | wrinkle |
| tricho | hair |
| megaly | enlargement |
| xantho | yellow |
| macule, macula (freckle) | small, flat discolored area |
| patch (vitiligo) | larger, flat discolored area |
| papule | a small solid mass |
| plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| vesicle | a smaller blister |
| bulla | a larger blister |
| pustule | a pus-filled blister |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| e | away |
| rosion | gnaw/eat |
| ulcer | sore |
| cori | skin |
| ation | condition |
| scale | skin falling off |
| crust | a dried substance (i.e., blood, pus) on the skin |
| vascular | blood vessel |
| lesion | wound |
| tel | end |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| plastic nevus | formation mole |
| verucca | wart |
| culture and sensitivity (C&S) | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs it might respond to |
| ops | eye |
| bi | two |
| y | procedure |
| cision | cut |
| in | in |
| al | pertaining to |
| scope | instrument to look |
| scop | look, view |
| cele | hernia, tumor |
| fibr | fiber |
| erytho | red |
| cubitus | lie |
| top | place |
| partum | birth |
| alopecia | baldness |
| actin | sun ray |
| carcin | cancer |
| malignant | harmful,bad |
| acne | acne |
| valgaris | common |
| myco | fungus |
| troph | nourishment |
| coni | dust |
| epi | upon |
| intra | within, inside |
| chemo | chemical |
| cryo | cold |
| cauteriz | to burn |
| lipo | fat |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| auto | self |
| graft | transplant |
| homo | similar |
| hetero | different |
| esthetic | sensation |
| biotic | life |
| histamine | histamine |
| prussic | itching |
| septic | rotting |
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| chord/o | cartilage |
| ather/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone) |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| kinesi/o (also sometimes kinet/o) | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| cost | rib |
| algia | pain |
| meta | after |
| tars | ankle |
| ost | bone |
| dynia | pain |
| spondylo | vertebra |
| tibi | tibia |
| genu algum | knock knees |
| genu varum | knee pointed in |
| brady | slow |
| kinesis | movement |
| taxia | coordination |
| tonia | muscle tone |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| hyper | over |
| asthenia | weakness |
| moo | muscle |
| ten | tendon |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| arthro | joint |
| gram | to record |
| scopy | procedure to look |
| axi | axis |
| electro | electricity |
| metry | measurement |
| kyph | bent |
| scoli | crooked |
| carp | wrist |
| cranio | skull |
| ex | out |
| dys | bad |
| osteo | bone |
| lord | bent backward |
| lysis | loss |
| necr | dead |
| osis | condition |
| ten/ | tendon |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| crepitation | a crackling or rattling sound |
| Genu valgum (knock knees) | This is a condition in which the knees touch but the ankles do not. Can be normal in children up to age 3. |
| genu valrum | bow legged |
| -tonia | tone |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -gram | record, writing |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| -y | process |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| axi | axis |
| electro | electricity |
| -metry | measurement |
| kyph/o | bent,hump |
| lord/o | bent backwards |
| scoli/o | crooked, |
| ex | out |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| py/o | pus |
| cerebr/o, encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
| dur/o | dura |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o, psych/o | mind |
| somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -maina | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weekness |
| taxia | coordination |
| cata | down |
| ton | muscle |
| ment | mind |
| kinesia | movement |
| lex | reading |
| clonus | turmoil |
| ambul | walk |
| syncope | fainting or sudden loss of consciousness due to lack of blood flow to brain |
| hemi | half |
| mon/o | one |
| caus | burn |
| par | beside |
| pseud | false |
| syn | together |
| acro | heights |
| agora | marketplace |
| klepto | theft |
| pyro | fire |
| echo | echo |
| -graphy | writing procedure |
| gram | record |
| mission | send |
| epi | upon |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| scler | hardening |
| kinesia | movement |
| penia | deficiency |
| prosop | face |
| af | toward |
| ferent nerve | carry |
| ef | away |
| idio | private |
| ictal | seizure |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| isch | hold back |
| trans | across |
| ient | go |
| eury | wide |
| athero | fatty |
| embol | stopper |
| thromb | clot |
| cranio | skull |
| sten | narrow |
| astro | star |
| cyt | cell |
| gangli | ganglion |
| glio | glue |
| blast | sprout |
| oma | tumor |
| polio | gray |
| orex | appetite |
| bul | ox |
| lim | hungry |
| phor | carry |
| depression | depression |
| narco | sleep |
| schizo | divide |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| cyt/o | cell |
| iso | equal |
| pathy | disease |
| edema | swelling |
| pour | fusion injury |
| per | through |
| re | again |
| phil | love |
| -penia | deficiency |
| immun/o | immune system |
| thym/o | thymus |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| thromb/o | clot |
| reticulo | net |
| pan | all |
| oligo | few |
| neutro | neutrophil |
| bolus | throw |
| em | in |
| embol | embolus |
| ellipto | over shaped |
| thromb/o | clot |
| hepato | liver |
| laparo | abdomen |
| apheresis | separation |
| pexy | fixation |
| static | standing |
| bili | bile |
| vol | volume |
| septic | rotting |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| septic | rotting |
| valvul/o | value |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| coron/o | heart |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| rhythm | rhythm |
| angina | to choke |
| pectoris | chest |
| aort | aorta |
| dia | through |
| rrhage | burst forth |
| algia | pain |
| tachy | fast |
| cyan | blue |
| cava | hollow |
| vena | vein |
| inferior | lower |
| superior | upper |
| genesis | creation |
| poiesis | formation |
| angio | vessel |
| ectasia | dilation |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| em | in |
| bolus | throw |
| isch | hold back |
| emia | blood condition |
| varicose | swollen |
| vaso | vessel |
| stasis | standing |
| scope | device for looking |
| gram | record |
| ization | procedure |
| graph | writting |
| sono | sound |
| electro | electricity |
| vascul | vessel |
| stol | send |
| sys | together |
| gestive | bring |
| troph | developed |
| strict | tied |
| genti | birth |
| thromb | clot |
| fect | made |
| ventricul | ventricle |
| normo | normal |
| eury | wide |
| tens | stretch |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| nas/o | nose |
| palat/o | palate |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus |
| pulmon/o | air, lung |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o | lung |
| lob/o | lobe |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| stern/o | sternum |
| cost/o | rib |
| thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | chest |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| spir/o, -pnea | Oxygen |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| a- | not |
| tachy | fast |
| brady | slow |
| ortho | striaght |
| ventilation | breathing |
| dys- | bad |
| -phoina | voice, sound |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| rhino | nose |
| thorac/o, -thorax | chest |
| ex | out |
| -ptysis | to cough up |
| tel | complete |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| chyl/o | chyle |
| py- | pus |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| fusion | pour |
| -plasty | Reconstruction |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| tomy | cut |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| dent/o, odont/o | tooth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| lith/o | stone |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| meat/o | opening |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| enter/o | intestine |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| colp/o, vagin/o | bladder |
| perine/o | perineum |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | woman |
| mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| lact/o | milk |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| cortic/o | outer glands |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
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