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MedTermBasics
Prefix, Suffix, Root, Abbreviations review
Term | Definition |
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PERRLA | Pupils are equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation |
AUSCULTATION | Listening to the sounds of the body [Ex: Heart, lungs, stomach, abdomen, arteries] |
NKDA | No known drug allergies |
b.i.d. | Twice a day |
Rx | Prescription |
PRN | As needed |
SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
Afebrile | Not feverish |
A.C. | Before meals (think A.M. =morning, before mid-day) |
P.C. | After meals (think P.M = later in the evening, after mid-day) |
-ptosis | Drooping [Ex: Nephroptosis -> (Nephro/kidney)(ptosis/drooping) -> Drooping kidney aka Floating Kidney] |
-penia | Deficiency [Ex: Leukopenia -> (Leuko/white typically referring to cells)(penia/deficiency) -> A deficiency of white blood cells |
-graph | Instrument used to produce a record [Ex: cardiograph, encephalograph] |
-oid | Resembling [Ex: Lymphoid, Cardioid] |
Hepat/o | Liver [Ex: Hepatitis -> Inflammation of the liver] |
Pneumon/o | Lung [Ex: Pneumonia -> Condition of the Lungs] |
Intra- | Inside, In [Ex: Intravenous(I.V.) - Pertaining to the inside of the veins] |
Brady- | Slow [Ex: Bradycardia -> (Brady-/slow)(cardi/heart)(-ia/ condition) ->Slow heart condition] |
Tachy- | Fast [Ex: Tachycardia -> (Tachy-/fast)(cardi/heart)(-ia/condition) ->Fast heart condition] |
Peri- | Around [Ex: Pericardium -> (Peri-/around)(cardi/heart)(-ium/tissue) ->Tissue around the heart] |