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Chapter 1&2 Collins

Chapter 1 & 2

TermDefinition
Gen/o Creation/cause
Hydr/o Water
Morph/o Change
Myc/o Fungus
Necr/o Death
Orth/o Straight
Path/o Suffering,disease
Phag/o Eat
Plas/o Formation
Py/o Pus
Scler/o Hard
Sten/o Narrowing
Troph/o Nourishment,development
Xen/o Foreign
Xer/o Dry
-ac /ak Pertaining to
-al/al Pertaining to
-or/ ar Pertaining to
-ary/ar-ee Pertaining to
-eal/ee-al Pertaining to
-ic/ik Pertaining to
-tic/tik Pertaining to
-our/us Pertaining
-icle/ik-el Small
-ole/ohl Small
-ule/yool Small
-ula/yoo-lah Small
-iatrics Medical sciences
-iatrist Specialist in medicine of
-ist Specialist
-logist Specialist in the study of
-ology Study of
-algia Pain
-cele Hernia
-emia Blood condition
-iasis Presence of
-itis Inflammation
-lysis Loosen or break down
-malacia Abnormal softening
—megaly Enlargement
-oid Resembling
-oma Tumor
-osis Condition
-penia Deficiency
-pathy Disease
-ptosis Drooping
-rrhea Flow
-rrhexis Rupture
-spasm Involuntary contraction
-centesis Puncture
-fram Written report
-graph Instrument used to produce a record
-graphy Process of recording
-meter Instrument used to measure
-metery Process of measuring
-scope Instrument used to look
-scopy Process of looking
-desis Binding/fixation
-ectomy Removal
-pexy Surgical fixation
-plasty Reconstruction
-rrhaphy Suture
-stomy Creation of an opening
-tomy Incision
-a -ae
-ax -aces
-ex -ices
-ix -ices
-is -es
-ma -mata
-on -a
-um -a
-us -i
-y -ies
a- not
an- not
anti- against
contra- against
de- down, away from
ecto- outside
exo- outside
extra- outside
en- in, inside
end in, inside
intra- in,inside
epi- upon
sub- beneath
inter- between
ante- before
pre- before, on behalf of
brady- slow
tachy- fast
post- after
re- again
ab- away
ad- toward
circum- around
peri- around
dia- through
trans- through
e- out
ec- out
ex- out
bi- two
hemi- half
semi- half
hyper- over
hypo- under
macro- large
micro- small
mono- one
uni one
oligo- few
pan- all
poly- many
multi- many
con- with, together
syn- with, together
sym- with, together
dys- bad
eu- good
impression another word for assessment
diagnosis using the subjective and objective data to determine the patient's condition
differential diagnosis based on the subjective and objective data, the health care professional cannot yet determine the diagnosis
etiology the cause
idiopathic no known cause
benign not cancerous
malignant cancerous
remission no longer having the symptoms of a disease; usually used when referring to cancer.
morbidity risk of being sick or diseased
mortality risk of dying
prognosis chance of getting better
localized one area
systemic/generalized over a large area or body system
pathogen organism that causes the disease
lesion diseased tissue
sequelae result of disease or injury
disposition where the patient went at the the conclusion of the visit
observation to watch
reassurance actions that make the patient feel better
supportive care treat symptoms to make the patient feel better
palliative relieves symptoms but not cure
distal away from the center of the body
proximal towards the center of the body
midline center
medial towards the midline
lateral away from the midline
superior above
inferior below
anterior(ventral) front
posterior(dorsal) back
prone laying on chest
supine laying on back
contralateral same side
ipsilateral opposite side
unilateral one side
bilateral two sides
coronal plane divides body into anterior and posterior portion
transverse plane divides body into superior and inferior portion
sagittal plane divides body into left and right portion
pre-op before operation
PACU post-anesthesia care unit
post-op after operation
ICU intensive care unit
ER/ED/ECU Emergency Room/Emergency Department/Emergency Care Unit
L & D Labor & Delivery
(R) right
(L) Left
(B) both
arrow pointing upward increase
arrow pointing downward decrease
VS vital signs
BP blood pressure
HR heart rate
RR respiratory rate
T temperature
I/O input/output
Dx Diagnosis
DDx differential diagnosis
Tx treatment
Rx prescription
Hx history
PMHx past medical history
FHx family medical history
H&P history and physical
CC chief complaint
HPI history of present illness
ROS review of systems
PE pulmonary embolism
PCP Primary Care Provider
PO per os.(by mouth)
IV intravenous
SC subcutaneous
CVL central venous line
IM intramuscular
PR per rectum(anal)
NPO nil per os (nothing by mouth)
prn as needed
QID four times a day
QD one times a day
AC before meals
TID three times a day
BID two times a day
PC after meals
QHS every night at bedtime
When to use combining vowel joining any two roots together, or going a root to a suffix that doesn't begin with a vowel
What is a SOAP note Subjective;What the patient tells you Objective: What the test reveals Assessment: the analysis of the subjective and objective information;performed by the health care provider Plan: course of action for the patient
plantar sole of the foot
plamar palm of the hand
dorsum back of hand or foot
CCU coronary care unit
SICU surgical intensive care unit
PICU pediatric intensive care unit
NICU neonatal intensive care unit
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