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Mod. 1 & 2
Med Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| c with line above it | with |
| s with line above it | without |
| p with line above it | after |
| DX | diagnosis |
| HX | history |
| C | Celsius |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| c/o | complains of/ complaints of |
| CC | chief complaint |
| d/c,DC | discontinue |
| H&P | history and physical |
| PE | physical exam |
| PT, pt | pateint |
| R/O | rule out |
| DOB | date of birth |
| y/o | years old |
| yr | year |
| h. or hr. | hour |
| min. | minute |
| L or LT | left |
| R or RT | right |
| osteo | bone |
| cardio | heart |
| patello | kneecap |
| veno | vein |
| neuro | nerve |
| esophago | esophagus |
| hepato | liver |
| arthro | joint |
| pulmono | lung |
| intra- | within |
| sub- | below |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| otic | pertaining to |
| ous | pertaining to |
| inflammation of the liver | hepatitis |
| surgical removal of the esophagus | esophagectomy |
| inflammation of bone and joint | osteoarthritis |
| inflammation of a bone | osteitis |
| surgical removal of the knee cap | patellectomy |
| inflammation of the esophagus | esophagitis |
| surgical removal of the liver | hepatectomy |
| inflammation of a nerve | neuritis |
| surgical removal of a joint | arthrectomy |
| inflammation of a joint | arthritis |
| disease of a vein | venopathy |
| disease of a joint | arthropathy |
| enlargement of the heart | cardiomegaly |
| disease of bone and joint | osteoarthropathy |
| disease of the heart | cardiopathy |
| disease of a liver | hepatopathy |
| enlargement of the liver | hepatomegaly |
| disease of a nerve | neuropathy |
| disease of a bone | osteopathy |
| pertaining to the lung | pulmonary |
| pertaining to the liver | hepatic |
| pertaining to within the vein | intravenous |
| pertaining to a nerve | neural |
| pertaining to the esophagus | esophageal |
| pertaining to the knee cap | patellar |
| pertaining to a vein | venous |
| pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
| pertaining to under the liver | subhepatic |
| AM | morning |
| PM | afternoon |
| NOC | night |
| PRN | whenever necessary |
| BID | two times per day |
| QID | four timers a day |
| TID | three times a day |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CA | cancer |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| mets | metastasis |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quad. |
| RUQ | right upper quad. |
| LLQ | left lower quad. |
| LUQ | left upper quad. |
| cyto | cell |
| fibro | fibrous tissue |
| viscero | internal organ |
| histo | tissue |
| epithelio | top layer of skin or mucous membrane |
| somato | body |
| adeno | gland |
| systemo | system (group of organs) |
| postero | back, behind |
| cephalo | head, upward |
| supero | above |
| disto | away from the point of attachment to the trunk |
| ventro | belly |
| latero | side |
| caudo | tail, downward |
| medio | middle |
| antero | front |
| dorso | back |
| proximo | near the point of attachment to the trunk |
| infero | below |
| leio | smooth |
| cancero | cancer-adj |
| lipo | fat |
| etio | cause of disease |
| iatro | medicine |
| sarco | flesh, connective tissue |
| rhabdo | striated, rod shaped |
| myo | muscle |
| onco | tumor |
| patho | disease |
| carcino | cancer-noun |
| uni- | one |
| hypo- | below normal, dificent |
| an- | without (prior to vowels) |
| bi- | two |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| a- | without (prior to consonants) |
| hyper- | above normal, excessive |
| -logist | one who studies and practices |
| -genesis | production |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -plasm | substance, growth |
| -logy | study of |
| -oid | resembling |
| -sarcoma | fleshy connective tissue tumor; malignant tumor |
| -gen | substance or agent that produces |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing |
| -plasia | condition of formation |
| -cyte | cell |
| pertaining to cancer | cancerous |
| pertaining to top later of skin or mucous membrane | epithelial |
| pertaining to fibrous tissue | fibrous |
| pertaining to the body | somatic |
| pertaining to a body system | systemic |
| pertaining to internal organs | visceral |
| originating in the body | somatogenic |
| study of cells | cytology |
| cell substance | cytoplasm |
| study of tissue | histology |
| fat cell | myocyte |
| muscle cell | myocyte |
| the production/ formation of disease | pathogenesis |
| substance that causes cancer | carcinogen |
| pertaining to producing cancer | carcinogenic |
| abnormal development | dysplasia |
| below normal formation | hypoplasia |
| abnormal enlargement of internal organs | visceromegaly |
| lack of formation | aplasia |
| the production/ formation of cancer | carcinogenesis |
| agent that causes disease | pathogen |
| excessive formation | hyperplasia |
| pertaining to producing disease | pathogenic |
| tumor of top layer of skin or mucous membrane | epithelioma |
| connective tissue tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyosarcoma |
| fibroous tissue tumor of a gland | adenofibroma |
| connective tissue tumor composed of fibrous tissue | fibrosarcoma |
| tumor of striated muscle | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| connective tissue tumor | sarcoma |
| tumor containing fat | lipoma |
| connective tissue tumor of glandular tissue | adenosarcoma |
| tumor of a muscle | myoma |
| pertaining to causing tumors | oncogenic |
| tumor of gland | adenoma |
| tumor composed of fibrous tissue | fibroma |
| connective tissue tumor of striated muscle | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
| tumor of smooth | leiomyoma |
| connective tissue tumor composed of fat | liposarcoma |
| tumor made up of nerve tissue | neuroma |
| resembling a nerve | neuroid |
| resembling fat | lipoid |
| resembling a muscle | myoid |
| disease of muscle | myopathy |
| study of tumors | oncology |
| one who studies disease | pathologist |
| study of medicine | iatrology |
| study of causes of disease | etiology |
| specialist who studies and treats tumors | oncologist |
| pertaining to the middle and to the side | mediolateral |
| pertaining to the front and to the back | anteroposterior |
| pertaining to the tail | caudal |
| pertaining to away from the point of attachment on the trunk | distal |
| pertaining to the belly | ventral |
| pertaining to below | inferior |
| pertaining to the front | anterior |
| pertaining to a side | lateral |
| pertaining to the head | cephalic |
| pertaining to the middle | medial |
| pertaining to both sides | bilatteral |
| pertaining to the back of the body | dorsal/ posterior |
| pertaining to the back and to the front | posteroanterior |
| pertaining to one side | unilateral |
| pertaining to near the point of attachment on the trunk | proximal |
| pertaining to above | superior |
| general lack of energy | lethargy |
| what is experienced by the patient | symptom |
| general feeling of discomfort | malaise |
| describing a persistent or longer-term disease | chronic |
| enclosed in capsule as with benign tumors | encapsulated |
| increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms | exacerbation |
| having a fever | febrile |
| describing a disease of sudden onset | acute |
| improvement or absense of signs of disease | remission |
| without fever | afebrile |
| a symptom that can be detected by others | sign |
| tending to become progressively, worse, to death, as in cancer | malignant |
| rate of death in a population | mortality |
| naming or identifying a disease | diagnosis |
| within a glass | in vitro |
| plural of metastasis | metastases |
| predicting of probable outcome of disease | prognosis |
| cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue | carcinoma in situ |
| within the living body | in vivo |
| response to injury or destruction of tissue | inflammation |
| pertaining to the spread of disease to distant site | metastatic |
| rate of illness in a population; condition of being diseased | morbidity |
| new growth of abnormal tissue or tumor | neoplasm |
| spread of disease to distant site | metastasis |
| pertaining to disease of unknown origin | idiopathic |
| treatment of cancer using radioactive substance | radiation therapy |
| treatment of cancer by using drugs | chemotherapy |
| providing relief but not cure | palliative |
| removal of living tissue from body-viewed under microscope | biopsy |
| providing palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their familes | hospice |
| situated near the surface | superficial |
| vertical division into anterior and posterior | frontal plane |
| divides the body into equal right and left halves | midsagittal plane |
| vertical field running through body from front to back, dividing the body into R and L | sagittal plane |
| imaginary line down the center of the body | midline |
| horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions | transverse plane |
| situated far below the surface | deep |
| right and left of umbilical region | lumbar region |
| abdominal region lateral to epigastic region | hypochondriac region |
| abdominal region around the navel | umbilical region |
| abdominal region inferior to umbilical region | hypogastric region |
| abdominal region later to hypogastric region | iliac region |
| abdominal region superior to umbilical region | epigastric region |
| lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet | trendelenburg position |
| lying on side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient's side | lateral recumbent position |
| lying on back, facing upward | supine |
| lying on abdomen, facing downward | prone |
| semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees | fowler position |
| lying down in any position | recumbent position |
| lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back | sims position |
| lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated | lithotomy position |
| sitting upright propped up with pillows to ease breathing | orthopnea position |
| not cancerous | benign |
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