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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| HEENT | Head Eyes Ears Nose Throat |
| APGAR | Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiratory |
| HPI | History of Present Illness |
| SOAP | Subjective Objective Assessment Plan |
| PERRLA | Pupil Equal Round Reactive to Light Accomadation |
| CC | Chief Complaint ( the reason for the patients visit) |
| Fhx | Family history |
| PRN | As needed |
| Bp | Blood Pressure |
| Dyshphasia | Difficulty swallowing |
| Bursitis | Inflammation of the bursa |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart beat / rhythm |
| Gastroscopy | Visual examination of the stomach |
| Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
| Parkinson’s disease | Neurological disorder caused by the lack of dopamine named after James Parkinson |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | Cancer of the lymphatic system and develops in the lymph nodes named after Thomas Hodgkin |
| Alzheimer’s | Dementia that progressively gets worse over time named after Dr Aloysius Alzheimer’s |
| Asperger Syndrome | Which is considered on the higher functioning end of autism spectrum named after Dr Hans Asperger C |
| Crohns | Inflammatory bowel disease that can develop along the digestive tract named after Dr Burrill Crohn |
| Mono-, uni- | Once |
| Bi- Two | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto-, exo- | Out outside |
| Endo- | Within in inner |
| Epi- | Above, upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Side |
| Distal | Far |
| Proximal | Near |
| Ambi- | Both sides |
| Dys- | Pain |
| Eu- | Normal good |
| Homo- | Same |
| Iso- | Equal like similar |
| Mal- | Bad |
| -algia | Condition of pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Breakdown destruction seperation |
| -oid | Pertains to resembling |
| -opathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Puncture remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Excision cutting out removal of |
| -ostomy | Opening in or between body parts |
| -otomy | Incision cutting into |
| -orrhaphy | Suture |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair |
| -otripsy | Crushing |
| Hypoxemia | Deficient amount of oxygen in blood |
| Hemoptysis | Spitting up blood |
| Glucagon | Increases blood sugar |
| TFT | Thyroid function test |
| Pituitary/o | Pituitary gland, hypophysis |
| Myxedema | Swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin |
| Elliptocytosis | oval shaped red blood cells |
| Embolus | mass or matter present in the blood |
| Reprofusion | Restoration of blood to previously ischaemic tissue |
| apheresis | The process of separating the cellular and soluble component of blood using a machine |
| Aneurysm | Bulging point in the wall of heart chamber of a blood vessel hemorrhage |
| Palpitation | Rapid beating of the heart |
| hemostatic | The stopping of a flow of blood |
| Arteries | Carry blood away from the heart |
| angiogeneis | The growth of new blood vessels |
| Gastroduodenostomy | Creation of an opening between the stomach and duoden |
| Ascites | Retention of fluid in the peritoneum |
| Doch/o | Duct |
| Procto | Anus and rectum |
| Anastomosis | Creation of a opening surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed |
| Expectoration | Coughing or spitting material out the lungs |
| Atelestasis | Incomplete expansion |
| CTA | Clear to auscultation |
| Expectorant | A drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs |
| Glomerulus | Primary place for filtering the blood to form urine |
| Meat/o | opening |
| Azoto | Nitrogen |
| Vesico | Bladder |
| pyeloureterectasia | Dilation of renal pelvis and ureter |
| Dyspareunia | painful intercourse |
| Teratogenic | Causing the formation of birth defects |
| Tocolytic | Agent that stops or delays premature labor and contraction |
| Pyosalpinx | Blockages in fallopian tube caused by pus |
| Hysteroscopy | Procedure for examining the uterus |
| cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Menarche | beiginning of first period |
| Toc | Labor |
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