Question | Answer |
What are the five language skills? | Reading, Listening, Thinking and analyzing, Speaking and Writing |
Mast/o means | Breast; Mastoid process |
Appendic/o means | Appendix |
Arthr/o means | Joint |
Cardi/o means | Heart |
Cutane/o means | Skin |
Esthes/o means | Sensation,feeling |
Gastr/o means | Stomach |
Hemat/o means | Blood |
Hepat/o means | Liver |
Laryng/o means | Larynx (voice box) |
Nas/o means | Nose |
Nat/o means | Birth |
Neur/o means | Nerve |
Pneumon/o means | Lung; air |
Psych/o means | Mind |
Retin/o means | Retina (of the eye) |
Tonsill/o means | Tonsil |
Trache/o means | Trachea (windpipe) |
Urin/o means | Urine; Urinary system |
Ven/o means | Vein |
-osis means | Condition; abnormal condition;process |
-ac means | Pertaining to |
-pathy means | Disease, suffering |
-al means | Pertaining to |
-ectomy means | Surgical excision |
-ar means | Pertaining to |
-graphy means | Process of recording |
-ary means | Pertaining to |
-scopy means | Process of using an instrument to examine |
-ation means | A process; being or having |
-iatry | Medical treatment |
-ous means | pertaining to |
-itian means | A skilled professional or expert |
-tic means | Pertaining to |
-logy means | the study of |
-ia means | Condition, state, thing, abnormal |
Endo- means | Innermost, within |
-ion means | Action; condition (process of) |
Intra- means | Within |
-ism means | Process; disease from a specific cause |
Peri- means | Around |
-itis means | Inflammation of |
Sub- means | Below; underneath; less than |
-megaly means | Enlargement |
An- means | Without, not |
-oma means | Tumor; mass |
Hyper- means | Above; More than normal |
Hypo- means | Below; deficient |
Poly- means | Many, much |
Brady- means | Slow |
Pre- means | Before; in front of |
Post- means | After, behind |
Tachy- means | Fast |
Anti- means | Against |
Dys- means | Painful, difficult, abnormal |
What is a nucleus? | The command center of a cell |
What is the pelvis? | The hip bones |
What is the sinus? | The hollow cavity in the cranial bone |
What is the thorax? | The chest and chest cavity |
What is the artery? | The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
What is a cell? | The smallest independent part of the body |
What is a muscle? | A structure that contracts and enables the body to move |
What is a phobia? | An irrational fear |
What is a sperm? | A male sex cell that fertilizes the females egg |
What is a vein? | A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart |
What is the bladder? | A hollow sac that holds urine |
What is a drug? | Medicine |
What is the heart? | A muscle that pumps the blood |
What is a physician? | A doctor |
Which is plural? Bursae or Bursa? What is it? | Bursae. It is a fluid filled sac under a tendon |
Which is singular? Scapula or Scapulae? What is it? | Scapula. It is the shoulder blade |
Which is plural? Vertebra or Vertebrae? What is it? | Vertebrae. It is the bone in the spinal column |
Which is plural? Bronchi or Bronchus? What is it? | Bronchi. It is a tube that carries air to the lungs |
Which is singular? Musculus or Musculi? What is it? | Musculus. It is the Latin word for muscle |
Which is plural? Nuclei or Nucleus? What is it? | Nuclei. It is the command center of a cell |
Which is singular? Atria or Atrium? What does it mean? | Atrium. It is the upper chamber of the heart |
Which is singular? Bacteria or Bacterium? What does it mean? | Bacterium. It is a microscopic disease-causing cell |
In standard headings in hospital documents what does HPI stand for? | History of Present Illness. |
In standard headings in hospital documents what does CC stand for? | Chief Complaint |
In standard headings in hospital documents what does ROS stand for? | Review of systems |
The phrase Past Medical and Surgical History is seen in what kind of document? | Standard headings in hospital documents |
In standard headings in hospital documents what does PE stand for? | Physical Examination |
The phrase Laboratory and X-Ray Data is seen in what kind of document? | Standard headings in hospital documents |
What does the abbreviation DS stand for? | Discharge Summary |
In SOAP what does the A stand for? | Assessment |
What does the abbreviation CPR stand for? | Computerized Patient Record |
In standard headings in hospital documents what does Dx stand for? | Diagnosis |
What does the abbreviation EHR stand for? | Electronic Health Record |
What does the abbreviation H&P stand for? | History and physical examination |
The word Disposition is seen in what kind of document? | Standard headings in hospital documents |
In SOAP what does the O stand for? | Objective |
In SOAP what does the P stand for? | Plan |
In SOAP what does the S stand for? | Subjective |
SOAP means | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan |
Subjective S in SOAP means what? | The patients symptoms |
Objective O in SOAP means what? | The results of the physical examination by the physician |
Assessment A in SOAP means what? | The diagnosis |
Plan P in SOAP means what? | The plan for follow up care |
What does the abbreviation HIPAA stand for? | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
Is nucleus singular or plural? | Singular |
Is nuclei singular or plural? | Plural |
Is atrium singular or plural? | Singular |
Is atria singular or plural? | Plural |
Is Bacterium singular or plural? | Singular |
Is Bacteria singular or plural? | Plural |
Is diagnosis singular or plural? | Singular |
Is diagnoses singular or plural? | Plural |
Is testis singular or plural? | Singular |
Is testes singular or plural? | Plural |
Is helix singular or plural? | Singular |
Is helices singular or plural? | Plural |
Is apex singular or plural? | Singular |
Is apices singular or plural? | Plural |
Is phalanx singular or plural? | Singular |
Is phalanges singular or plural? | Plural |
Is ganglion singular or plural? | Singular |
Is ganglia singular or plural? | Plural |
Is carcinoma singular or plural? | Singular |
Is carcinomata singular or plural? | Plural |