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Chapter 1-3
Medical term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cc | chief complaint |
| ROS | review of systems |
| Hx | history |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| PCP | primary care provider |
| Y/O | years old |
| F/U | follow up |
| I/O | input /output |
| BMI | body Mass index |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| Bp | blood pressure |
| Resp | respiration |
| RR | respiration rate |
| P | pulse |
| VS | vital signs |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| PERRLA | Pupil, equal round, reactive to light accommodation |
| Prefix | beginning of the word, modify the rest of the word |
| Suffix | end of the word, gives meaning to the word |
| Pathology repot | reason for test, result of test, assessment |
| consult note | authorized by provider, reason referred clarified, findings, assessment |
| discharge summary | why admission or discharge, F/U reasons |
| radiology report | reason for test, technique used, findings, impression |
| operative summary | Dx, procedure info, description, indications, findings |
| Admission summary | why admitted, subjective, objective, assessment, plan. Soap notes |
| po | by mouth |
| Eponyms | named after the founder |
| Acronyms | shortening of a word |
| Ultima | the last syllable |
| Penult | the almost last syllable, the middle |
| Antepenult | the beginning |
| root | foundation of the term |
| Hem/o hemat/o | Blood |
| Angi/o, vas/o, and vascul/o | vessel |
| gen/o JIN-oh | creation, cause |
| hydr/o HAI-droh | water |
| morph/o MOR-foh | change |
| myc/o MAI-koh | fungus |
| necr/o NEH-kroh | death |
| orth/o OR-thoh | straight |
| path/o PAH-thoh | suffering, disease |
| Phago/o FAY-goh | eat |
| Plas/o PLAH-soh | formation |
| Py/o PAI-oh | pus |
| Scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |
| sten/o STIH-noh | narrowing |
| troph/o TROH-foh | nourishment, development |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | foreign |
| ac ak | pertaining to |
| -al Al | pertaining to |
| ar ar | pertaining to |
| ary ar-ee | pertaining to |
| eal ee-al | pertaining to |
| ic ik | pertaining to |
| tic tik | pertaining to |
| ous us | pertaining to |
| ia ee-ah | condition |
| ism ih-zum | condition |
| um ee-um | tissue, structure |
| y ee | condition, procedure |
| icle ik-el | small |
| ole ohl | small |
| ule yool | small |
| ula yoo-lah | small |
| tom/o | cut |
| algia AL-jah | Pain |
| dynia DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain |
| -cele SEEL | hernia |
| emia EEM-ee-ah | blood condition |
| iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| itis AIT-is | inflammation |
| lysis LIH-sis | loosen, break down |
| malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah | abnormal softening |
| megaly MEG-ah-lee | enlargement |
| oid OYD | resembling |
| oma OH-mah | tumor |
| osis OH-sis | condition |
| pathy pah-thee | disease |
| penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency |
| con- kon | with, together |
| syn- sin | with, together |
| sym- sim | with, together |
| dys- dis | bad |
| eu- yoo | good |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Steat/o | Fat |
| ac | before meals |
| bid | twice per day |
| pc | after meals |
| prn | as needed |
| Q4H | every 4 hours |
| QH | every hour |
| QID | four times per day |
| stat | immediatly |
| TID | three times per day |
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