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Chapters 1-2
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SH | Social History |
| PSH | Past Surgical History |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| EHR | Electronic Heath Record |
| -old (OYD) | resembling keloid |
| -oma | tumor |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntray contraction |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| Pediatrics | is the specialty of medical science concerning with children |
| Psychiatrist | is a medical doctor who specailizes in mental health, including substnace use disorders |
| psychology | is the study mind and behavior in humans |
| orthodontist | is a dentistry that specialty in fixing teeth/straightening them (getting braces) |
| Pathology | is the study of disease |
| Hyper- | over |
| Hypo- | under |
| Oligo- | Few |
| Poly- | many |
| Hemi- | Half |