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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chief Complaint Chap2 | The main reason for a visit |
| Differential Diagnosis | A list of possibilities for the diagnosis |
| Family history | Any significant illnesses that run in the patient's family |
| History of present illness | The story of the patient's problem |
| Past medical history | Other significant pass illnesses |
| Social history | A record of habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse, and sexual practices that can impact health |
| Clinic note | Written by medical professional and documents an office visit |
| Consult note | Written by a physician, usually a specialist, and provides an expert opinion on a more challenging problem |
| Discharge summary | Written by a medical professional in a hospital, describes when and why the patient was admitted, documents a longer stay, and starts with the assessment. |
| Operative report | Documents a surgery in detail |
| Pathology report | Provides reasons for a test, what was seen on the test, and as assessment |
| Prescription | Provides directions for a medication |
| Radiology report | Explains reasons for image, how image was performed, what was seen on image, radiologist's assessment, and sometimes a recommendation |
| Lethargic | A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| Oriented | Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time |
| Crypto Chap3 | Hidden |
| Albo, Leuko | White |
| Adipo, Lipo | Fat |
| Cutaneo, dermo, dermato | Skin |
| Melano | Black |
| Ichthyo | Scaly |
| Erythro | Red |
| Kerato | Hard, horny |
| Onycho | Nail |
| Hidro | Sweat |
| Xantho | Yellow |
| Xero | Dry |
| Homograft | Skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species. |
| Heterograft | Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's |
| Cryosurgery | Destruction of tissue through freezing |
| Osteoarthritis chap4 | Inflammation of weight-bearing joints |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Inflammation of the joints that resembles rheumatic fever |
| Septic arthritis | Inflammation of a joint caused by infection |
| Analgesic | A drug that relieves pain |
| Antiarthritic | A drug that opposes joint inflammation |
| Anti-inflammatory | A drug that opposes inflammation |
| Antipyretic | A drug that opposes fever |
| Myodesis | Binding of a muscle |
| Myomectomy | Removal of a muscle tumor |
| Myoplasty | Muscle reconstruction |
| Myorrhaphy | Muscle suture |
| Tendectomy | Removal of a tendon |
| Fasciectomy | Removal of fascia |
| Fasciodesis | Binding of fascia |
| Fasciorrhapy | Suturing of fascia |
| Arthr/o Chap 1 | Joint Examples - Arthroscope, arthritis |
| Cardi/o | Heart Examples - Cardiology, pericardium |
| Enter/o | Small intestine Examples - Enteropathy, dysentery |
| Gastr/o | Stomach Examples - Gastrointestinal, gastritis |
| Hepat/o | Liver Examples Hepatology, hepatitis |
| Neur/o | Nerve Examples - Neurology, neurlgia |
| Gen/o | Creation, Cause Example - Pathogenic |
| Hydr/o | Water Examples - Hydrophobia, dehydration |
| Morph/o | Change Examples - Morphology |
| Myc/o | Fungus Examples - Dermatomycosis |
| Necr/o | Death Examples - Necrosis |
| Orth/o | Straight Examples - Orthodontist |
| Path/o | Suffering, disease Examples - Pathology |
| Phag/o | Eat Examples - Aphagia |
| Plas/o | Formation Examples - Hyperplasia |
| Cerebr/o, Encephal/o Chap 5 | Brain Examples - Cerebropathy, Cerebrospinal, Encephalitis |
| Lob/o | Lobe Examples - Lobotomy, Lobectomy |
| Crani/o | Head, Skull Examples - Craniometer, Craniomalacia |
| Gangli/o | Nerve Bundle Examples - Ganglion, Gangliitis |
| Mania | Excessive Desire Examples - Pyromania Kleptomania |
| Ocul/o, Ophthalm/o, Opt/o Chap 6 | Eye Examples - Oculopathy, Ophthalmologists, Optometrist |
| Lacrim/o, Dacry/o | Tear Examples - Lacrimation, Dacryorrhea |
| Opia, Opsia | Vision Condition Examples - Hyperopia, Akinetopsia |
| Phac/o, Phak/o | Lens Examples - Phacoscope, Phakitis |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid Examples - Blepharedema, Blepharoplasty |
| Aden/o Chap 7 | Gland Examples - Aenoma, Adenopathy |
| Gonad/o | Gonads (Sex Organs) Examples - Gonadopathy, Gonadogensis |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas Examples - Pancreatitis, Pancreatolith |
| Gluc/o, Glucos/o, Glyc/o | Sugar Examples - Glucocorticoid, Glucosuria, Hypoglycemia |
| Emia | Blood Condition Examples - Glycemia, Calcemia |
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