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Medical terminology
certified medical billing and coding
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | Front surface of body |
| Poterior | Back |
| Deep | away from surface |
| Superficial | close to surface |
| Proximal | near |
| Distal | Far |
| Inferior | Below |
| Superior | Above |
| Medial | Middle/Inside |
| Lateral | side/outside |
| Supine | lying on back |
| Prone | lying on belly |
| O | objective information |
| Hx | history |
| HPI/PI | history of present illness/present illness |
| H & P | History and Physical |
| C/O | Complains of |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| A & W | Alive and Well |
| A | assessment |
| tox/o toxic/o | poison |
| therm/o | heat |
| son/o | sound |
| scler/o | hard |
| psych/o | mind |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gen/o | organ or production |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| pneum/o pneumon/o | air or lung |
| neur/o | nerve |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| my/o muscul/o | muscle |
| hist/o | tissue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o dermat/o cutane/o | skin |
| col/o colon/o | colon |
| cephal/o | head |
| aden/o | gland |
| abdomin/o lapar/o | abdomen |
| hydro/o | water |
| aer/o | air or gass |
| melan/o | black |
| leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -stasis | stand or stop |
| -icle -ole -ula -ule, | small |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -oma | tumor |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| neo- | new |
| post- | after or behind |
| tachy- | fast |
| brady- | slow |
| tri- | three |
| quardi- | four |
| poly- multi- | many |
| mono- uni- | one |
| micro | small |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| hemi- semi | half |
| bi- | two or both |
| sub- infra- | below or under |
| circum- peri- | around |
| a- an- | without |
| plural of -y | -ies |
| plural of -ax | -aces |
| sub- | below or under |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ous -tic | pertaining to |
| peri- | around |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ology | study of |
| -itis | inflamation |
| ur/o urin/o | urine |
| oste/o | bone |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| cardi/o | heart |
| angi/o vas/o vascul/o | vessel |
| protein | protein |
| lip/o | fat |
| plural of -us | -i |
| path/o | disease |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| troph/o | nourishment or development |
| lith/o | stone |
| sten/o | narrow |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| anti- contra- | against or opposed to |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| -graphy | process of recording something |
| -cele | hernia or pouching |
| plural of -um | -a (example; bacterium to bacteria) |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -emia | blood condition |
| plural of -ex or -ix | -ices (ex: appendix to appendices |
| -malacia | softening |
| orth/o | normal, straight or correct |
| or/o | mouth |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| ultra- | excessive or beyond |
| OH | occupational history |
| plural of -on | -a (ex: phenomenon to phenomena) |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -y | process of or condition |
| morph/o | form |
| -ptosis | downward, displacement or falling |
| -phil -philia | attraction for |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -gram | record |
| plural of -ma | -mata |
| hyper- | excessive |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| py/o | pus |
| -al -eal | pertaining to |
| plural of -a | -ae |
| endo- | within |
| -e | general indicator that a word is a person, place or thing |
| -desis | binding |
| plural of -is | -es |
| inter- | between |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| -graph | instrument for recording something |
| meta- | after, beyond or change |
| necr/o | death |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROS, SR | review of symptoms or symptoms review |
| S | subjective information |
| SH | social history |
| Sx | symptoms |
| UCHD | usual childhood disease |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| acute | a short course, or sharp;having intense, or often sever aymptoms |
| chronic | a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time |
| benign | noncancerous or mild |
| malignant | cancerous or harmful |
| degeneration | gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions |
| degenerative disease | any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occurs |
| diagnosis | determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs and test findings |
| etiology | study of cause of disease |
| excerbation | increase in severity of a disease, with aggravation of symptoms |
| remission | a period in which symptoms and signs stop or abate |
| febrile | relating to a fever |
| idiopathic | a condition occurring without a clearly identified cause |
| localized | limit to a definite area or part |
| systemic | relating to the whole body rather than to only a part |
| malaise | a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort; often the first indication of illness |
| marked | significant |
| morbidity | sick; a disease state |
| mortality | the state of being subject to death |
| prognosis | foreknowledge; prediction of the likely outcome of a disease based on general health status of a patient along with knowledge of the usual course of the disease; often noted in one word (good or bad) |
| progressive | pertaining to the advance of a condition as the signs and symptoms increase in severity |
| prophylaxis | a process or measure that prevents disease |
| recurrent | to occur again; describes a return of symptoms and signs after a period of rest or inactivity |
| sequela | a disorder or condition usually resulting from a previous disease or injury |
| sign | a mark; objective evidence that can be seen or verified by an examiner |
| symptom | subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his or her own words |
| syndrome | a running together; combination of symptoms and signs that give a distinct clinical picture indicating a particular condition or disease |
| noncontributory | not involved in bringing on the condition or result |
| unremarkable | common; not out of the ordinary or significant |
| CCU | coronary (cardiac) care unit |
| ECU | emergency care unit |
| ER or ED | emergency room or emergency department |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IP | inpatient (registered bed patient) |
| OP | outpatient |
| PACU | post anesthetic care unit |
| PAR | Post anesthetic recovery |
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