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Chapter 1:
Basic term and medical record
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti-/contra- | against or opposed to |
| de- | from, down, or not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, towards, or near |
| circum- | around |
| dia-/trans- | across or through |
| e-/ec- | out or away |
| echo-/exo-/extra- | outside |
| en-/endo- | withon |
| epi- | upon |
| ex- | out or away |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, after, or change |
| para- | alongside or abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| sub- | below or under |
| bi- | two or both |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | above or excessive |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| macro- | large or long |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi-/poly- | many |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| pan- | all |
| quadri- | four |
| super-/supra- | above or excessive |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| ante-/pre-/pro- | before |
| Brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after or behind |
| re- | again or back |
| con-/sym-/syn- | together or with |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -y | condition or process of |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhage/-rrhagia | excessive discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/0 | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| aer/o | air/gas |
| hem/o,hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| lip/o | fat |
| py/o | pus |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| col/o, colono | colon |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| nephr.o, ren/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pneum/o, pnemon/o | air or lung |
| vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| crin/o | secrete |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| gynec/o | woman |
| lith/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 |
| scier/o | hard |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
| troph/o | nourishment or development |
| H&P | history and physical |
| CC | chief complaint |
| PH/PMH | Past history/past medical history |
| HPI/PI | History of present illness/present illness |
| FH/SH | family history/social history |
| OH | Occupational history |
| ROS/SR | review of system/systems review |
| c/o | complains of |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| L&W | family members living and well |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| PERRLA | Pupils equal round and reactive to light and accommodation |
| R/O | rule out |
| Sx | symptoms |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
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