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Medical Terminology
Deciphering the code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease | Named after Alois Alzheimer, neuropathologist who studied the disease |
| Addison's Disease | Named after the condition of adrenal insufficiency, described by a physician named Addison |
| Graves' Disease | Named after Robert James Graves, who described exophthalmic goiter in 1835 |
| Erb's Palsy | Named after Wilhelm Heinrich Erb. This is a type of brachial plexus palsy. Which is a peripheral nerve injury. |
| Lou Gehrig's Disease | Named after the baseball player Lou Gehrig who was diagnosed with it. This controls the muscles needed to move, speak, eat, and breathe. |
| Anterior | The anterior part of the heart refers to the front side of the heart. |
| C.T. | Known as a Cat Scan, used for a full body scan and X-Rays of the body. |
| E.K.G | Electrocardiogram; A non-invasive test that measure the electrical activity of the heart. |
| C.P.R. | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; An emergency procedure that can help restart a person’s heartbeat. |
| O.R. | Operating Room; A sterile environment where surgical procedures are performed. |
| (B) | Bilateral |
| IV | Intravenous; A type of injection |
| BID | Twice a day |
| Wt | Weight |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| Gluc | Glucose |
| Lateral | Side or part of the body that is away from the midline. |
| Dorsal | Back or Posterior side of the body |
| Ventral | Front |
| Coronal | The body plane that distinguishes front from the back. |
| Ataxia | The absence of movement |
| Flexion | Narrowing the angle of the joint |
| Joints | Where two bones meet and allows movement between the bones |
| Ligament | Bone to Bone |
| Kinesiology | The study of movement |
| Psychology | The study of the mind |
| Aphasia | Lack of speech |
| The Nervous System | Gathers information, integrates information, and makes decisions about what to do with said information |
| Mening/o, Meningi/o | Meninges |
| Quadriplegia | Paralysis in four limbs |
| Ophthalmologist | medical specialist (physician) of the eye |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness |
| Audiologist | Hearing specialist |
| Otopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ears |
| Retina | Deepest layer of the eye |
| Phacoscope: (Phaco/scope) | Instrument used for looking into the lens |
| Dacryolith: (Dacryo/lith) | A hard formation in the tear system |
| Exophthalmos: (Ex/ophtalmus | Protrusion of the eye out of the eye sockets |
| Scleromalacia: (Sclero/malacia) | Abnormal hardening of the sclera |
| Exotropia: (Ex/trop/ia) | The outward turning of the eye, facing towards the nose |
| Adren/o, Adrenal/o: | Adrenal Gland |
| Gonadopathy: (Gonado/pathy) | Disease of the gonads |
| Crin/o: | To secrete |
| Hypophysitis (Hypophsys/itis) | Inflammation of the pituitary gland |
| Gluc/o, Glucos/o, Glyc/o: | Sugar or Glucose |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse or Excessive sweating |
| Ather/o | Artery |
| Cardi/o, Coron/o | Heart |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Cardiomegaly Cardio/megaly | Enlargement of the heart |
| Hemorrhage Hemo/rrhage | Loss of blood |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
| Adenoid? | Adenoid/o |
| Nares are... | Two of them, entry ways into the nose, left and right. |
| Sinusitis | Inflammation of the sinus |
| Hypopnea is? | Heavy breathing |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Where is the umbilical region on the body? | The belly button |
| Bar/iatr/ic | weight/treatment/pertaining to |
| Il(E)um | refers to the intestine |
| Sigmoid | This is the Sigmoid colon |
| Prostate gland | encircles the urethra; also secretes fluid into the semen |
| Meat/o | Opening |
| Balan/o | Penis |
| Sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | Sperm |
| Seminiferous tubes | contributes fluid to the sperm to make semen |
| Components of the male reproductive system? (5) | Testicles, Vas deferens, Seminiferous tubes, Prostate gland, Penis |
| Nephr/o, Ren/o | Kidney |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Il(I)um | Refers to the hip |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Fet/o | Fetus |
| Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary (eggs are stored) |
| Perine/o/rraphy | Suturing of the perineum |
| Hyster/o, Metr/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
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