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Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging; taking pictures of the inside of the body |
| EKG | Echocardiogram; common medical test that records the heart's electrical activity |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; emergency treatment that's done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. |
| ED | Emergency Department; hospital unit staffed by a team of healthcare professionals |
| BMI | Body Mass Index; numerical value of a person's weight |
| BP | blood pressure |
| RR | Respiration Rate |
| Wt | Weight |
| Ht | Height |
| Stat | immediately |
| Subjective | problems that the patient states they have |
| Objective | data collected by the healthcare provider |
| Assessment | combination of the subjective and objective |
| Plan | what the provider recommends to the patient |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart conditioin |
| August | eighth month of the year |
| Axel | a jump with one jump and a turn |
| bloomers | women's underpants |
| syphilis | social venereal disease |
| Tarmac | Heavy asphalt used on runways |
| Carp/o | wrist; Carpal tunnel is the swelling of the nerves in the wrist |
| Burs/o | fluid pockets against the joints; bursitis is inflammation of the bursa in the hip. |
| lumb/o | lumbar; lumbosacral; pain in the lower and back of pelvis area. |
| Tend/o | Tendinitis; inflammation of the tendons |
| My/o | Myopathy; study of the muscles |
| Myalgia | Disease in the muscles |
| Gen Varum | Bow-Legged |
| Cerebrum | Largest part of the brain |
| Cerebropathy | study of the brain |
| Encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| Retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
| Iritis | inflammation of the iris |
| Astigmatism | a condition of the sclera |
| Tinnitus | Ringing ear |
| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | disease where acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus |
| Cyst/o (bladder) | cholecystogram; record of the bile in the bladder |
| Gingiv/o (gum) | Gingivitis; inflammation of the gums |
| Stomat/o (mouth) | stomatodynia; pain in mouth |
| FOBT | Fecal Occult Blood Test; fecal matter for blood work. |
| Prostat/o (prostate) | Prostatitis; inflammation of the prostate |
| Sperm/o (sperm) | Spermatocle; cyst near the epididymis |
| Glomerul/o (little ball) | glomerulopathy; disease of the glomerulus |
| Bx | biopsy; where doctor takes a biospy of a cyst somewhere on the patient |
| Priapism | Persistent and painful erection |
| Tonsill/o (tonsil) | Tonsilitis; inflammation of the tonsils |
| laryng/o (voice) | Laryngitis; inflammation of the voice box |
| Steth/o (chest) | Stethoscope; where the doctor can hear heart beat |
| phren/o (diaphragm) | phrenospasm; where the diaphragm tightens and you have to hold your breathe to get rid of the |
| productive cough | produces mucus |
| pyosalpinx | Pus in the fallopian tube |
| hysteroptosis | uterine prolaspe |
| transvaginal sonography | insertion of a probe into the vagina that produces sound waves |
| Episi/o, vulv/o | vulva; Episiotomy; incision into the vulva (during childbirth) |
| Gynec/o | woman; Gynecology; study of women |
| Mast/o | breast; Mastectomy; surgical removal of the breast |
| BS | blood sugar |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| pituitary infraction | death of the pituitary gland |
| hyperkalemia | potassium |
| chloremia | chloride in the blood |
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