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Med Terminology: CH1
Med Terminology: CH1 - Sydney D. Henderson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| PI | present illness |
| O | objective information |
| PE | physical examination |
| Pt | patient |
| RTC | return to clinic |
| ROS | review of systems |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| Sx | symptoms |
| t.i.d. | 3 times a day |
| with | lower case "c" with a bar over it (-) |
| without | lowercase "s" with a line over it (-) |
| lip | fat |
| ~itis | inflammation |
| ~megaly | enlargement |
| ~stomy | creation of an opening |
| peri~ | around |
| ~dynia | pain |
| ~rrhexis | rupture |
| singular ending ~ax | plural ending ~aces |
| singular ending ~y | plural ending ~ies |
| singular ending ~ma | plural ending ~mata |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| -genesis | origin or production |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ula | small |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -ia | condition of |