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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -ium | tissue, structure |
| -y | condition, procedure |
| -icle | small |
| -ole | small |
| -ule | small |
| -ula | small |
| -iatrics | medical science |
| -iatry | medical science |
| -iatrist | specialist medicine of |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia(bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | 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- | not |
| an- | not |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down, away |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | 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 |
| ecto- | outside |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | in, inside |
| endo- | in, inside |
| intra- | in, inside |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| 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 | clinical summation of information and/or an opinion formed, which is the outcome of the clinical assessment process |
| Diagnosis | process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms |
| Differential diagnosis | distinguishing of a particular disease or condition from others that present similar clinical features |
| Etiology | cause or origin, the cause of the disease or abnormal condition |
| Idiopathic | the cause of the disease or process is not know |
| Benign | condition, tumor, or growth that is not cancerous. does not spread to other parts of the body |
| Malignant | presence of cancerous cells that have the ability to spread to other sites in the body |
| Remission | A decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer |
| Morbidity | medical problems caused by treatment. having the disease or symptom of a disease |
| Mortality | death rate, number of deaths |
| Prognosis | likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence |
| Localized | restricted or limited to a specific body part or region |
| Systemic/generalized | effecting the entire body rather than one single body part/organ |
| Pathogen | a specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease |
| Lesion | any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma |
| Sequelae | pathological condition resulting from a prior disease, injury, or attack |
| disposition | |
| Observation | assessment of a patient's condition, or analysis of data collected |
| Reassurance | let patients know that their symptoms do not appear to be caused by physical disease |
| Supportive care | prevent or treat as early as possible the symptoms of a disease |
| Palliative | Medical or comfort care that reduces the severity of a disease or slows its progress, but does not provide a cure |
| Proximal | nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body |
| Distal | parts of the body further away from the center |
| Medial | toward the middle or center |
| Lateral | the outer side of the body part |
| Superior | above or over top |
| Inferior | below and closer to the feet |
| Anterior(ventral) | near or toward the head |
| Posterior(dorsal) | behind or at the rear of |
| Supine | lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up |
| Prone | lying facing down |
| Contralateral control | occurring on, affecting, or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body the motor cortex |
| Ipsllateral control | the same side |
| Unilateral | occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts |
| Bilateral | affecting the right and left sides of the body |
| Dorsum | upper surface (top of hand) |
| Palmar | palm of hand |
| Plantar | sole of the foot |
| Coronal Plane | any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections |
| Transverse Plane(Axial) | divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
| Sagittal Plane | dividing it into right and left parts |
| Pre-Op | time before surgery, before operation |
| OR | operating room |
| PACU | post-anesthesia care unit |
| Post-Op | after surgical operation |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
| PICU | pediatric intensive care unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| ER | emergency room |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| ECU | eternal care unit |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| *male symbol* | male |
| *female symbol* | female |
| (R) | right |
| (L) | left |
| (B) | bilateral(both sides) |
| ^ | up |
| down | |
| VS | vital signs |
| HR | heart rate |
| RR | respiratory rate |
| BP | blood pressure |
| T | temperature |
| I | input |
| O | output |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| DDx | deferential diagnosis |
| Tx | treatment |
| Rx | medication |
| Hx | history |
| PMHx | past medical history |
| FHx | family history |
| H&P | history and physical |
| CC | chief complaint |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| ROS | review of symptoms |
| PE | physical examination |
| PCP | primary care physician |
| PERRLA | pupils, equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| RRR | regular rate and rhythm |
| CTA | clear to auscultation |
| A&O | alert and oriented |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| 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 | when necessary |
| QID | four times a day |
| QD | on a day |
| AC | before meals |
| TID | three times a day |
| BID | twice a day |
| PC | after meals |
| QHS | at night |
| -a | -ae |
| -ax | -aces |
| -ex | -ices |
| -ix | -ices |
| -is | -es |
| -ma | -mata |
| -on | -a |
| -um | -a |
| -us | -i |
| -y | -ies |
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