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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -dynia | pain |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| meta- | beyond, after, or change |
| hemi- | half |
| ante- | before |
| eu- | good or normal |
| -oid | resembling |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -malacia | softening |
| -phil,-philia | attraction for |
| -ptosis | falling or downward in placement |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -icle, -ole, -ula, -ule | small |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -stasis | stop or stand |
| cyan/o | blue |
| py/o | pus |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| lith/o | stone |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| scler/o | hard |
| PH | Past history |
| PMH | Past medical history |
| ROS | Review of Systems |
| SR | Systems review |
| PE or Px | Physical examination |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| Physical exmaination | Includes: general appearance, vital signs, head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, neck, lungs, heart, rectopelvis, extremities, neurologic condition, laboratory data |
| L&W | family members living and well |
| NAD | No acute distress |
| PERRLA | Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| UCHD | Usual childhood diseases |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| Symptoms | Subjective portion of SOAP exam measures: |
| Signs | Objective portion of soap measures: |
| CP | chest pain |
| EtOH | ethyl alcohol |
| ROS | Review os symptoms |