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Chapter 1 Study Set
Terms for Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -logy | study |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | Instrument for examination |
| -scopy | process of examination |
| -statis | stop or stand |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| aer/o | air, gas |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydro/o | water |
| py/o | pus |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cephal/o | head |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lepar/o | abdomen |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| pneumon/o | air or lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| vas/o | vessel |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| gynec/o | woman |
| litho/o | stone |
| morph/o | form |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| plas/o | formation |
| psych/o | mind |
| scler/o | hard |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| tox/o | poison |
| toxic/o | poison |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| A | assessment |
| A&W | alive and well |
| BP | blood pressure |
| ↑ | increased |
| ↓ | decreased |
| CC | chief complaint |
| c/o | complains of |
| CP | chest pain |
| d | day |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EtOH | ethyl alcohol (beverage alcohol) |
| FH | family history |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| H&P | history and physical |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| PI | present illness |
| Hx | history |
| IMP | impression |
| L&W | living and well |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| O | objective information |
| OH | occupational history |
| P | plan (recommendation, disposition) |
| PE | physical examination |
| Px | physical examination |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| PH | past history |
| Pt | patient |
| R | respiration |
| RTC | return to clinic |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROS | review of systems |
| SR | systems review |
| S | subjective information |
| SH | social history |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| STAT | referring to something that needs to be done immediately |
| Sx | synptoms |
| t.i.d. | three time a day |
| UCHD | usual childhood disease |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| y.o. | year old |
| yr | year |
| R | right |
| L | left |
| lower case "c" with a bar over it (-) | with |
| lowercase "s" with a line over it (-) | without |
| lip | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hyper- | excessive |
| protein | protein |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -ia | condition of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | Incision |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| cardi/o | heart |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -logy | study of |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| sub- | below or under |
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