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Medical Termniology
Chapter 1&2
Term | Definition |
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Nephr/o | Kidney |
idiopathic | No known cause |
HEENT | Head, Ears, Eyes ,Nose, Throat |
WNL | Within normal limits |
PERRLA | Pupil, Equal, Round, React, Light, Accomidate |
Caudal | near tail of inferior |
RR | Respiratory Rate |
plas/o PLAH-soh | formation |
RRR | Regular Rate and Rhythm |
PICC | Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter |
H&P | History and Physical |
ipsilateral | same side |
Supine | laying on back |
prone | laying on belly |
prophylaxis | preventive teatment |
palliative | treating the symtops not the condition |
occult | hidden |
asucultation | to listen |
orentied | being aware of who they are, where they are, and the current time a paitent who is aware of all three is "orentied x3 |
SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan |
dia- | through |
-rrhaphy | Suture |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-denis | binding, fixation |
-penia | deficiency |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-dynia | pain |
-osis | condition |
-y | condition |
-ia | condition |
plas/o | formation |
myco- | fungus |