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med term chapter 1/2
death
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cis/o | to cut |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immunity |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophtalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | without |
| dis- | apart from |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above |
| eu- | normal |
| ex- | outward |
| extra- | outside of |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | below, insufficient |
| in- | not, inward |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| para- | beside, abnormal, two like parts of a pair |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | under |
| syn- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond |
| un- | not |
| bi- | two |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | partial, half |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | protrusion |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces |
| -genic | producing |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logical | pertaining to study of |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | abnormal flow |
| -rragia | abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -nic | pertaining to |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopic | pertaining to visually examining |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| plural of -a | ae |
| plural of -ax | aces |
| plural of -ex | eces |
| plural of -ix | ices |
| plural of -is | es |
| plural of -ma | mata |
| plural of -nx | nges |
| plural of -on | a |
| plural of -um | a |
| plural of -us | i |
| plural of -y | ies |
| provides services for a short period of time | acute care hospital |
| complete outline of a patient's entire hospital stay | discharge summary |
| describes purpose, methods, benefits, and risks of procedure | informed consent |
| contains updates, assessment, diagnoses, and further plans for care | physician's progress notes |
| provides supportive care to the terminally ill patients and families | hospice |
| written by the admitting physician | history and physical |
| reports results from study of tissue removed from the patient | pathologist's report |
| written by the surgeon | operative report |
| provides services not requiring overnight hospital stay | ambulatory care center |
| report given by a specialist | consultation report |
| record of a patient's care throughout the day | nurse's notes |
| clinical lab and medical imaging reports | diagnostic reports |
| provides intensive physical and occupational therapy | rehabilitation center |
| report of treatment/therapy the patient received | ancillary reports |
| provides care for patients who need more time to recover | long-term care facility |
| ordered by the doctor (care, medication, test, treatment) | physician's order |
| report of any drugs, response to the anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery | anesthesiologist's report |
| provide care for a specific type of disease | specialty care hospitals |
| walk-in clinics that provide immediate but not emergent care | urgent care centers |
| group of primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals | health maintenance organization (HMO) |
| HIPPA | health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 |
| body organization levels | cell, tissue, organ, system, body |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| aer/o | air |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back of body |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| ei/o | cause |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin or low back |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pariet/o | cavity wall |
| ped/o | child, foot |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| pleuro | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proct/o | rectum and anua |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventr/o | belly |
| veterbr/o | vetebra |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| types of mature cells (2) | somatic and gametes |
| 4 types of tissues | muscle, epithelial, connective, nervous |
| 3 types of muscle tissue | skeletal, smooth, cardiac |
| epithelial tissue functions (4) | protect, absorb, secrete, extrete |
| 4 forms of connective tissue | adipose, bone, cartilage, tendons |
| 3 forms of nervous tissue | spinal cord, brain, nerves |
| integumentary system (5) | two-way barrier, temperature regulation -skin -hair -nails -sweat glands -sebaceous glands dermatology |
| musculoskeletal system (3) | support and protect, forms blood cells and stores minerals, produce movement -bones -joints -muscles orthopedics |
| cardiovascular system (3) | pumps blood to transport nutrients, oxygen, and waste -heart -arteries -veins cardiology |
| blood (hematic) system (4) | `transport oxygen, protect against pathogens, control bleeding -plasma -erythrocytes -leukocytes -platelets hematology |
| lymphatic system (5) | protects from disease and invasion by pathogens -lymph nodes -lymphatic vessels -spleen -thymus gland -tonsils immunology |
| respiratory system (6) | oxygen in and CO2 out -nasal cavity -pharynx -larynx -trachea -bronchial tubes -lungs otorhinolaryngology pulmonology thoracic surgery |
| gastrointestinal system (9) | ingest, digest, absorb nutrients -oral cavity -pharynx -esophagus -stomach -small and large intestine -liver -gallbladder -pancreas -salivary glands gastroenterology proctology |
| urinary system (4) | filters from from blood and removes -kidneys -ureters -urinary bladder -urethra nephrology urology |
| female reproductive system (6) | produces egg and provides for baby -ovaries -fallopian tubes -uterus -vagina -vulva -breasts gynecology obstetrics |
| male reproductive system (7) | produces sperm -testes -epididymis -vas deferens -penis -seminal vesicles -prostate gland -bulbourethral gland urology |
| endocrine system (9) | regulates metabolic activity -pituitary -pineal -thyroid -parathyroid -thymus -adrenal -pancreas -ovaries -testes endocrinology |
| nervous system (3) | sensory information -brain -spinal cord -nerves neurology neurosurgery |
| special senses (2) | -eyes - vision ophthalmology -ears - hearing and balance otorhinolaryngology |
| sagittal plane | (median or midsagittal) line from front to back splits between left and right |
| frontal plane | (coronal plane) line from side to side splits between front and back |
| transverse plane | (horizontal plane) parallel to the ground splits between upper and lower body |
| abdominal region | abdomen anterior side of trunk |
| brachial region | upper extremities / arms |
| cephalic | head |
| cervical | neck, connects head to trunk |
| crural | lower extremities / legs |
| dorsum | back posterior side of trunk |
| gluteal | buttocks posterior side of trunk |
| pelvic | pelvis anterior side of trunk |
| pubic | region containing external genitals anterior side of trunk |
| thoracic | chest anterior side of trunk aka thorax |
| trunk | all body regions other than head, neck, and extremities aka torso |
| vertebral | overlies spinal column or vertebrae posterior side of trunk |
| 2 dorsal cavities | cranial - brain spinal - spinal cord |
| 2 ventral cavities (each has 2 divisions) | thoracic -lungs and mediastinum -sac is pleura abdominopelvic -abdominal and pelvic -sac is peritoneum |
| right upper quadrant (6) | -majority of liver -right kidney -colon -small portion of pancreas -gallbladder -small intestine |
| right lower quadrant (6) | -colon -small intestine -right ureter -appendix -right ovary -right fallopian tube |
| left upper quadrant (7) | -small portion of liver -spleen -left kidney -stomach -colon -majority of pancreas -small intestine |
| left lower quadrant (5) | -colon -small intestine -left ureter -left ovary -left fallopian tube |
| superior or cephalic | toward head |
| inferior or caudal | toward feet |
| anterior or ventral | toward front/belly |
| posterior or dorsal | toward back/spinal cord |
| medial | toward midline |
| lateral | toward sides |
| proximal | nearer to point of body attachment |
| distal | farther from point of body attachment |
| apex | tip or summit of an organ |
| base | bottom or lower part of an organ |
| superficial | toward the surface of the body |
| deep | further from the surface of the body |
| supine | lying horizontally facing upward |
| prone | lying horizontally facing downward |
| pathology | study of disease |
| etiology | describing what causes a disease |
| pathogenesis | describing how the disease develops |
| disease | abnormal and harmful function of cells, tissues, organs, or body systems |
| disorder | irregularity in normal functioning as the result of having a disease |
| syndrome | group of signs and symptoms occurring together to point to a particular disease |
| signs | objective evidence of abnormalities |
| symptoms | subjective and felt only by the patient |
| diagnosis | identifying a disease |
| prognosis | expected course and outcome for diagnosis |
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