click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
EMT Medical Terms
Chap 5 Med Terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
a- | without, less |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
bi- | two |
dys- | bad |
end/o- | within |
epi | over most outer layer |
extra- | without opposite of intra- |
intra- | inside opposite of extra |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | high, excessive, above normal |
hypo- | below, less than normal |
inter- | between |
supra- | above |
infra- | below |
trans- | across, over |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
derma- | skin |
cost/o- | rib |
cyan/o- | blue |
lip/o | fat |
nas/o | nose |
neur/o | nerve |
pneum/o | lungs |
male | ♂ |
female | ♀ |
change | Δ |
increase | ↑ |
decrease | ↓ |
greater than | > |
less than | < |
primary | 1° |
not equal | ≠ |
AAOX4 | Awake (A) Alert (A) Oriented (O) to (X) Person (1) Place (2) Time (3) Event (4) |
AMA | Against Medical Advice |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
ASA | Acetylsalicylic Acid (Asprin) |
CC or cc | Cubic Centimeter |
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder |
CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident |
D/C | discharge, discontinue |
PERLA | Pupils (P) Equal (E) and Reactive (R) to Light (L) and Accommodation (A) |
q | each, every "every 5min" |
prn | as needed |
SIDS | Sudden (S) Infant (I) Death (D) Syndrome (S) |
HTN | Hypertension |
JVD | Jugular Vein Distention |
Lac | Laceration or Lactate |
MAE | Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy |