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Med Term. CH. 1-6
Chapter 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dorsum | Back of hand or foot |
| Palmar | Inside of hand |
| Plantar | Bottom of foot |
| R | Right |
| L | Left |
| B | Bilateral |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| RR | Respiratory Rate |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| T | Temperature |
| Ht | Height |
| Wt | Weight |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| I/O | Input/Output |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| DDx | Differential Diagnosis |
| Tx | Treatment |
| Rx | Prescription |
| Hx | History |
| PMHx | Past Medical History |
| FHx | Family History |
| H&P | History & Physical |
| CC | Chief Complaint |
| HPI | History of present illness |
| ROS | Review of Symptoms |
| PE | Physical Exam |
| PCP | Primary Care Provider |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| Pt | Patient |
| y/o | Years old |
| h/o | History of |
| f/u | Follow Up |
| PERRLA | Pupil equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
| RRR | Regular Rate & Rhythm |
| CTA | Clear To Auscultation |
| A&O | Alert & Oriented |
| NAD | No Acute Distress |
| PO | Per os- By mouth |
| NPO | nil per os- nothing by mouth |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| SC | Subcutaneous- under skin |
| IV | Intravenous |
| CVL | Central Venous Line |
| PICC | Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter |
| Sig | Instructions |
| QD | Daily |
| QHS | At night |
| BID | Twice A Day |
| TID | Three times a day |
| PRN | As Needed |
| AC | Before Meals |
| PC | After Meals |
| QID | Four Times A Day |
| Anatomical Position | Standing, face forward, arms at side, palms forward |
| Proximal | Closer to the 'trunk' |
| Distal | Further from the 'trunk' |
| Medial | Closer to center |
| Lateral | Further from center |
| Front | Anterior, Antral, Ventral |
| Back | Posterior, Dorsal |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Cranial | Front of head |
| Caudel | Bottom back of head |
| Ipsilateral | Same Side |
| Unilateral | One Side |
| Contralateral | Opposite Side |
| Transverse Plane | Horizontal Plane- divides body top to bottom |
| Sagittal Plane | Vertical Plane- divides body left to right |
| CoronalPlane | Vertical Plane- divides body from front to back |
| Acute | Started recently as sharp & severe symptom |
| Chronic | Going on for awhile |
| Exacerbation | Getting worse |
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Febrile | have a fever |
| Afebrile | no fever |
| Malaise | Not feel well |
| Progressive | more & more each day |
| Symptom | something patient feels |
| noncontributory | not related to this problem |
| lethargic | Decrease in level of consciousness |
| Genetic/Hereditary | runs in the family |
| Oriented | being aware of who, where s/he is |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| Percussion | to hit something and listen to sound or feel |
| Palpation | To feel |
| Benign | Safe |
| Malignant | Dangerous |
| Degeneration | Getting worse |
| Etiology | Cause |
| Idiopathic | No known cause |
| Localized | stays in one place |
| Systematic/Generalized | All over the body |
| Morbidly | Risk for being sick |
| Mortality | Risk of death |
| Prognosis | Chances of getting better or worse |
| Occult | Hidden |
| Pathogen | organism that causes the problem |
| Lesion | Diseased tissue |
| Sequelae | Problem resulting from disease or injury |
| Disposition | What happen to patient at end of visit |
| Prophylaxis | Preventative Treatment |
| Palliative | Treating just symptoms |
| Reassurance | Telling the patient the issue is not serious |
| Supportive care | Treating symptoms to make patient feel better |
| Prone | lying on belly |
| Supine | lying on back |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| ECU | Emergency Care Unit |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
| L&D | Labor & Delievery |
| OR | Operating Room |
| Post Op | After Surgery |
| Pre Op | Before Surgery |
| HEENT | Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat |
| WDWN | Well Developed, Well Nourished |
| WNL | Within normal limits |
| NEC | Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Penult | Second to last syllable |
| Antepenult | Third to last syllable |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hem/o Hemat/o | Blood |
| My/o Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Vas/o Vascul/o | Vessel |
| Derm/o Dermat/o Cutan/o | Skin |
| Pneum/o Pneumon/o Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Gen/o | Creation, Cause |
| Hydr/o | water |
| Morph/o | Change |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Phag/o | Eat |
| Plas/o | Formation |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Sten/o | Narrow |
| Troph/o | Nourishment, Development |
| Xen/o | Foreign |
| Pertaining to | ac, al, ar, ary eal, ic, tic, ous |
| Condition | ia, ism, ium, osis, y |
| Diminutive-Small | icle, ole, ule(yool), ula(yoo-la) |
| iatrics, iatry | medical science |
| istrist | specialist in medicine |
| ist | specialist |
| logist | specialist in the study |
| logy | study |
| Algia | pain |
| Dynia | pain |
| Cele | hernia |
| emia | blood condition |
| iasis | presents of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | loosen, break down |
| Malacia | abnormal softening |
| Megaly | enlargement |
| oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| Centesis | puncture |
| Gram | Written record |
| Graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| Graphy | Writing |
| 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 |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| tomy | incision |
| A & An | not |
| Anti & Contra | against |
| De | down, away from |
| Ante & Pre | before |
| Pro | before, on belhalf |
| Brady | slow |
| Tachy | fast |
| Post | after |
| Re | again |
| Ab | away |
| Ad | toward |
| Circum | around |
| Peri | Around |
| Dia & Trans | through |
| E, Ec, Ex | out |
| Ecto, Exo, Extra | Outside |
| En, Endo, Intra | in, inside |
| Epi | upon |
| Sub | beneath |
| Inter | between |
| Bi | two |
| Hemi, Semi | half |
| Hyper | over |
| Hypo | Under |
| Macro | Large |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono, Uni | one |
| Oligo | few |
| Pan | all |
| Poly, Multi | many |
| Con | with, together |
| Syn, Sym | together |
| Dys | Bad |
| Eu | good |
| Pen | almost |
| Integument | Skin- largest organ in the body |
| What does the Integumentary System consist of? | Skin, hair, nails, glands |
| What does the Sensory System consist of? | Taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing |
| Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin |
| Squamous cell | refers to scaly appearance of skin |
| Dermis | Layer of skin under the epidermis. It is much thicker. Detects pressure, temperature and pain. |
| Where are hair follicles, nerves and glands located? | On the Dermis |
| Hair Follicles | Roots of hair. |
| Pilo/Tricho | Hair- Follicles |
| Hidro | Sweat Glands- Helps regulate temperature |
| Sebace/o, Seb/o | Sebaceous Glands |
| Sebaceous Glands | secrete oil as natural moisture for skin and hair |
| Keratin | Hard substance |
| Onycho, Unguo | Nails |
| Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | Fat |
| Squam/o | Scale |
| Cerumen | Sebum produced in ear- ear wax |
| Kerato | hard or horniness |
| Xero | dryness |
| leuko | whiteness |
| erythro | redness |
| xantho | yellow |
| melano | black |
| crypto | hidden |
| Chole | bile |
| Pachy | thick |
| ichthy | scaly |
| pruritus | itchy |
| Alopecia | hair loss |
| Hypertrichosis | too much hair |
| Centrifungal | rash that starts from the middle and works out |
| Centripetal | rash that spreads from outside in |
| Papule | small bumps |
| Nodules | large bumps: extend deep into skin |
| Plaques | Large flat bumps on skins surface |
| Vesicles | small bumps filled with fluid; blister |
| Pustules | bumps filled with pus |
| Bulla | large vesicle, Blister |
| Abscess | Large pustules |
| Macules | small flat spots, freckles |
| Patches | Large macules |
| Cherry angioma | mass of many blood vessels in one area, Blood vessel tumor |
| Telangiectasia | Heavy concentration of flat blood vessels |
| Petechiae | Small bruise |
| Ecchymosis | Large bruise |
| What 3 important functions are impaired when the skin is burned? | Regulating heat, fight infection and hydration |
| Excoriation | a scratch |
| Fissure | crack in the skin |
| Cicatrix | Scar |
| Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Nevus | mole |
| Verruca | Wart |
| Adipocele | Fatty tissue hernia |
| Keratosis | Horny tissue condition |
| Necrosis | tissue death |
| Onychia | nail condition |
| Pachyderma | Tough skin |
| Steatoma | fatty tumor |
| Hidradenitis | Infection of sweat glands |
| Dermatitis | General term for inflammation |
| Dermatosis | Skin condition |
| Dermopathy | Skin disease |
| Actinic Dermatitis | Skin condition related to sun exposure |
| Atopis Dermatitis | Chronic dry, itchy skin. |
| Ichthyosis | Skin is thick, dry and scaly |
| Name 3 Tumors associated with sun exposure- | Basal Cell Carcinoma- most common Melanoma- brown in color; responsible for most deaths Squamous Cell Carcinoma- begins as small papule, leads to an ulcer |
| Actinic Keratosis | Horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| Decubitus Ulcer | Bed sore |
| Psoriasis | Patches of itchy, dry, red, scaly skin |
| Sclerodermatitis | Inflammation of skin, with thickening and hardening |
| Impetigo | Highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| Tinea | Fungus- known as ringworm |
| Steatitis | Inflammation of fat tissue |
| First degree burn | affects only top layer of skin (epidermis) |
| Second degree burn | Deeper burn affecting epidermis and dermis |
| Third degree burn | deep burn affecting epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer |
| Forth degree burn | Affects all layers of skin down to muscle, fascia or bone |
| Anesthetic | Drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| Antipruritic | Prevents or relieves itching |
| Epidermal | Pertaining to the skin |
| Incision & Drainage I & D | |
| Lipectomy | Removal of fatty tissue |
| Rhytidoplasty | Reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| Autograph | Skin transplant taken from different place on patient body |
| Homograph | Skin transplant taken from different person |
| Heterograph (medical definition) | Skin transplant taken from different species |
| ABCDE (abbreviation) | Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK (abbreviation) | Actinic Keratosis |
| Bx (abbreviation) | Biopsy |
| C&S (abbreviation) | Culture & Sensitivity |
| Derm (abbreviation) | Dermatology |
| ID (abbreviation) | Intradermal |
| SC & SQ (abbreviation) | Subcutaneous |
| Osteocytes | Bone cells |
| Epiphysis (medical term) | end of the bone |
| Diaphysis (medical term) | long shaft of bone |
| physis (suffix) | growth Physics is study of matter, energy and motion |
| Vertebrae (medical definition) | smaller bones in the spine |
| Cervical (medical term for) | neck |
| Thoracic (medical term for) | chest/upper back |
| Lumbar & Sacral (medical term for) | Lower back |
| Costo (medical term for) | ribs (ribs attach vertebrae to thoracic section) |
| Brachio (medical term for) | Upper arm |
| Radius & Ulna (medical term for) | Forearm |
| Carpe (medical term for) | Wrist |
| Phalanges (medical term for) | Fingers |
| Femur (medical term for) | Thigh bone |
| Tibia & Fibula (medical term for) | Shin Bone |
| Tarsal (medical term for) | Ankle |
| Oste/o (root) | bone |
| How many bones did you have at birth? | 300 |
| As a full grown adult, how many bones do you have? | 206 |
| Crani/o (root) | head/skull |
| Cervic/o (root) | neck |
| Spondyl/o (root) | vertebra |
| Lumb/o (root) | lower back |
| Dactyl/o (root) | finger |
| carp/o (root) | wrist |
| Femor/o (root) | thigh bone |
| asthenia (medical term for) | weakness |
| por (medical term for) | pore |
| thomb (medical term for) | clot |
| hypno (medical term for) | sleep |
| tibi/o (root) | shin bone/tibia |
| tars/o (root) | ankle |
| Name the 4 bones that belong to upper extremity- | Humerus, Ulna, Radius, Carpus |
| Flexion (medical definition) | bending joints |
| Abduction (medical definition) | widening of joint to move parts away from body |
| Adduction (medical definition) | Narrowing of joints to bring parts back toward the body |
| What is the job of the tendon? | to hold muscle to bone |
| What is the job of a ligament? | to hold bone to bone |
| What is Cartilage? | Surrounds bones at the joint and allows smooth movement. |
| Bursae (medical term) | Fluid sacs under tendons/cartilage to keep bone and muscle moving smoothly |
| Chondr/o (root) | cartilage |
| Burs/o (root) | bursa |
| Striations (medical term) | muscle fibers bundled together to form a muscle |
| Striated Muscle (medical term) | Skeletal muscle |
| Fascia (medical term) | thick membranes that encases skeletal muscle- fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together |
| Tendinitis (medical term) | inflammation of tendon |
| Myomalacia (medical term) | softening of muscle |
| Myotonia (medical term) | muscle tone |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o (root) | tendon |
| Kinesi/o, kinet/o (root) | movement |
| ton/o (root) | muscle tone or tension |
| tax/o (root) | Arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o (root) | stiff/bent |
| Ostalgia/Ostealgia (medical term) | bone pain |
| Ankylosis (medical term) | Joint stiffness |
| Crepitation (medical term) | crackling sound heard in joints |
| Genu Valgum (medical term) | knocked kneed |
| Genu Varum (medical term) | bowlegged |
| Taxia (root) | coordination |
| Kyph (root) | bent |
| Lord (root) | bent backwards |
| scoli (root) | crooked |
| lith (root) | stone |
| luxation (medical term) | dislocation |
| clonus (medical term) | turmoil |
| sarc (medical term) | Flesh |
| carcin (root) | cancer |
| clasia (root) | breaking |
| ACL (abbreviation) | Anterior cruciate ligament |
| MCL (abbreviation) | medial collateral Ligament |
| LCL (abbreviation) | Lateral Collateral Ligament |
| PCL (abbreviation) | posterior cruciate ligament |
| C1-C7 (abbreviation) | cervical (of the neck) vertebrae |
| T1-T12 (abbreviation) | Thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae |
| L1-L5 (abbreviation) | Lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae |
| S1-S5 (abbreviation) | Sacral vertebrae |
| DTR (abbreviation) | Deep Tendon Reflexes |
| EMG (abbreviation) | electromyogram |
| FROM (abbreviation) | full range of motion |
| NSAID (abbreviation) | nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug |
| OA (abbreviation) | Osteoarthritis |
| ORIF (abbreviation) | Open reduction internal fixation |
| PT (abbreviation) | physical therapy |
| RA (abbreviation) | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RICE (abbreviation) | rest, ice, compress, elevate |
| ROM (abbreviation) | range of motion |
| WB (abbreviation) | weight bearing |
| WBAT (abbreviation) | weight bearing as tolerated |
| What is the peripheral nervous systems roll? | To collect information, temperature, pain, light and pressure from surroundings and transmit through nerves. |
| What is the Central Nervous System? | A collection of cells in the brain and spine that process details and formulate a response. |
| What is the Peripheral Nervous System? | Nerves that send and receive signals from the brain. |
| Myelo (medical term) | Brain & spinal cord |
| Cerebrum (medical term) | Largest portion of your brain |
| Cerebellum (medical definition) | located under the cerebrum and controls coordination of movement |
| Meninges (medical definition) | protective membrane over central nervous system (brain & spine) |
| Cerebr/o (root) | brain |
| encephal/o (root) | brain |
| cerebell/o (root) | cerebellum |
| Lob/o (root) | lobe(sections) |
| Cephal/o (root) | head |
| Dur/o (root) | dura- Tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord |
| gangli/o (root) | nerve bundle |
| myel/o (root) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o (root) | feeling/sensation |
| phas/o (root) | speech |
| phren/o, psych/o (root) | mind |
| schizo (root) | break from reality |
| phobia (medical term) | fear/sensitivity |
| Mania (medical term) | passion |
| somn/o, somn/i (root) | sleep |
| gnosi/o (root) | know |
| auto (root) | self |
| somato (root) | body |
| paresis (suffix) | Slight/partial paralysis |
| plegia (suffix) | paralysis |
| aphasia (medical term) | inability to speak |
| Ataxia (medical term) | lack of coordination |
| Cataonic (medical term) | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| Delirium (medical term) | brief loss of mental function |
| Dementia (medical term) | loss/decline of mental function |
| caus (root) | burn |
| Apathy (medical term) | Lack of emotion |
| Agnosia (medical term) | inability to comprehend |
| Glyco (root) | sugar |
| Afferent Nerve (medical term) | nerve that carries impulse to central nervous system |
| Efferent nerve (medical term) | nerve that carries impulse away from central nervous system |
| Neurogenic (medical term) | nervous system- originating from/created by nerves |
| Idiopathic (medical term) | having no known cause |
| ictal (root) | seizure |
| clonus (medical term) | muscle pain or twitching |
| Craniosynostosis (medical term) | premature closure of of skull bones |
| Hydrocephalus (medical term) | to much fluid around the brain |
| hemorrhagic stroke (medical term) | stroke where blood loss is caused by rupture of blood vessels |
| Ischemic Stroke (medical term) | stroke where blood loss is caused by blockage |
| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | mini stroke caused by blockage of blood vessel that resolves in 24 hrs |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | degenerative disease of central nervous system causing loss of muscle control- known as Lou Gehrigs disease |
| Myasthenia (medical term) | muscle weakness |
| Anesthetic (pharmacology) | drug that causes loss of sensation |
| Analgesic (pharmacology) | relieves pain |
| Anxiolytic (pharmacology) | lessen anxiety |
| Ocul/o, Opt/o (root) | eye |
| Ophthalm/o (root) | eye |
| Lacrim/o (root) | tear |
| Dacry/o (root) | tear |
| Lacrimal (medical term) | tear |
| Opia, Opsia (suffix) | vision condition |
| Blephar/o (root) | eyelid |
| Corne/o, Kerat/o (root) | Cornea |
| Conjunctiva (medical definition) | clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines eyelids |
| Sclera (medical definition) | white of the eye |
| Ciliary Body root- cycl/o | Circle of tissue surrounding lens |
| retin/o (root) | retina |
| ir/o, irid/o (root) | iris |
| phac/o, phak/o (root) | lens |
| aur/o, ot/o (root) | ear |
| acous/o, audi/o (root) | sound/hearing |
| What is the pinna? Where is it located? | Pinna is the fleshy outer part of our ear. It sits on the mastoid bone. |
| Salpinx (medical definition) | tube in middle ear that connects the nose and throat |
| What 3 bones is the eardrum connected to? | incus, stapes, malleus |
| cerumin/o (root) | ear wax |
| Eustachian Tubes root- salping/o | connect middle ear to the throat |
| tympan/o, myring/o (root) | eardrum |
| Cochlea (medical definition) | shell shaped organ in the inner ear controls hearing |
| Labyrinth (medical term) | inner ear |
| Vestibular System (medical definition) | inner ear- controls balance |
| Vestibule root- vestibul/o | small space at the beginning of the ear |
| presby (suffix) | old age |
| ARMD (abbreviation) | Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| IOL (abbreviation) | IntraOcular Lens |
| IOP (abbreviation) | IntraOcular Pressure |
| OD (abbreviation) | Right Eye |
| OS (abbreviation) | Left Eye |
| OU (abbreviation) | both eyes |
| VA (abbreviation) | Visual Acuity |
| VF (abbreviation) | Visual Field |
| AD (abbreviation) | Right Ear |
| AOM (abbreviation) | Acute Otitis Media |
| AS (abbreviation) | Left Ear |
| AU (abbreviation) | Both Ears |
| OM (abbreviation) | Otitis Media |
| EENT (abbreviation) | Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat |
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