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MED TERM `24
MED TERM FLASHCARDS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CYST/O | BLADDER |
| COL/O | LARGE COLON |
| STOMAT/O | MOUTH |
| ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| SKIN | CUTANE/O DERM/O DERMAT/O |
| LUNG | PNEUM/O PULM/O PNEUMON/O |
| BLOOD | HEM/O HEMAT/O |
| VESSELS | ANGI/O VASCUL/O VAS/O |
| MYC/O | FUNGUS |
| EXACERBATION | getting worse |
| MALAISE | not feeling well |
| LETHARGIC | decrease in level of consciousness |
| SEQUELAE | illness resulting from disease or injury |
| IDIOPATHIC | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| UNREMARKABLE | normal |
| AUSCULTATION | to listen |
| PALPATION | to feel |
| PERCUSSION | to hit and listen to resulting sound OR to feel for resulting vibration |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| PMHx | past medical history |
| CC | chief complaint |
| A&O | alert and oriented |
| Bx | biopsy |
| HEENT | head, eye, ear, nose, and throat |