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HLT143 - Med. Term.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology

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aden/o gland
carcin/o cancer
cardi/o heart
chem/o chemical
cis/o to cut
dermat/o skin
enter/o small intestine
gastr/o stomach
gynec/o female
hemat/o blood
hydr/o water
immun/o immune
laryng/o voice box
morph/o shape
nephr/o kidney
neur/o nerve
opthalm/o eye
ot/o ear
path/o disease
pulmon/o lung
rhin/o nose
ur/o urine, urinary tract
a- without, away from
an- without
ante- before, in front of
anti- against
auto- self
brady- slow
dys- painful, difficult
endo- within, inner
epi- upon, over
eu- normal, good
hetero- different
homo- same
hyper- over, above
hypo- under, below
infra- under, beneath, below
inter- among, between
intra- within, inside
macro- large
micro- small
neo- new
pan- all
para- beside, beyond, near
per- through
peri- around
post- after
pre- before, in front of
pseudo- false
retro- backwards, behind
sub- below, under
super- above, excess
supra- above
tachy- rapid, fast
trans- through, across
ultra- beyond, excess
bi- two
hemi- half
mono- one
multi- many
nulli- none
poly- many
quad- four
semi- half, partial
tri- three
uni- one
-algia pain
-cele hernia, protrusion
-cise to cut
-cyte cell
-dynia pain
-ectasis dilation
-gen that which produces
-genesis produces, generates
-genic producing, produced by
-ia state, condition
-iasis abnormal condition
-ism state of
-itis inflamation
-logist one who studies
-logy study of
-lysis destruction
-malacia abnormal softening
-megaly enlargement, large
-oma tumor, mass
-osis abnormal condition
-pathy disease
-plasia development, growth
-plasm foramtion, development
-ptosis drooping
-rrhage excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhea discharge, flow
-rrhexis rupture
-sclerosis hardening
-stenosis narrowing
-therapy treratment
-trophy nourishment, development
-ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, iac, ic, ical, ile, ior, ory, ose, ous, tic pertaining to
-centesis puncture to withdrawl fluid
-ectomy surgical removal
-ostomy surgically create an opening
-tomy cutting into
-pexy surgical fixation
-plasty surgical repair
-rrhaphy suture
-gram record or picture
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process of recording
-meter instrument for measuring
-metry process of measuring
-scope instrument for viewing
-scopy process of visually examining
History and Physical Written or dictated by the admitting physician; details the patients history, results of hte physician's examination, initial diagnoses, and physician's plan of treatment
Physician's Orders Complete list of the care, medications, tests, and treatments the physician orders for the patient
Nurse's Notes Record of the patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient's response to treatment, and patient's condition
Physician's Progress Notes Physician's daily record of the patient's condition, results of the physician's examinations, summary of test results, updated assessment and diagnoses, and further plans for hte patient's care
Consultation Reports Reports given by specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient
Ancillary Reports Reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy
Diagnostic Reports Results of diagnostic tests performed on the patient, principally from the clinic lab (for example, blood tests) and medical imagining (for example, X-rays and ultrasound)
Informed Consent Document voluntarily signed by the patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure
Operative Report Report from the surgeon detialing an operation; includes a pre- and postoperative disgnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure tiself, and how the patient tolerated the procedure
Anestheologist's Report Relates the details regarding the substances (such as meidcaitons and fluids) given to a patient, the patient's response to anesthesia, and vbital signs during surgery
Pathologist's Report Report gien by a pathologist who studies tissue removed from the patient (for example, bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy)
Discharge Summary Comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay; includes condition at time of admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments and patient's response, final diagnosis, and follow-up plans
Acute Care or General Hospitals Provide services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and trat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstetrical care
Specialty Care Hospitals Provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example, a psychiatric hospital
Nursing Homes or Long-Term Care Facilities Provide long-term care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or injury before returning home, or for persons who can no longer care for themselves
Ambulatory Care, Surgical Centers or Outpatient Clinics Provide services that do not require overnight hospitalization; the services reange from simple surgeries to diagnostic testing or therapy
Physician's Offices Provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Provides a wide range of services by a group of primary-care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system
Home Health Care Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping servies in the patient's own home
Rehabilitation Centers Provide intensive physical and occupational therapy; they include inpatient and outpatient treatment
Hospice Provides supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families
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