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Medical Terminology
Learning medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| A/P | Assessment and Plan |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| IV | Intravenous |
| Tachycardia | Fast beating heart |
| Cardiography | process of recording images of the heart |
| Myopathy | muscle disease |
| dermatomycosis | Skin disease caused by fungus |
| Gastrodynnia | pain in the stomach |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
| Sagittal | left to right |
| Coronal | front to back |
| transverse | top to bottom |
| Subjective | blue |
| Objective | Red |
| Assessment | yellow |
| Plan | Green |
| Ht | height |
| Wt | Weight |
| CC | chief complaint |
| Rx | prescription |
| PE | Physical exam |
| Tx | treatment |
| Hx | History |
| 2 layers of skin | epidermis and dermis |
| neur/o | nerves |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Hidr/o | Sweat glands |
| sebace/o | Sebaceous glands |
| lip/o | fat |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin |
| mycosis | Fungal infection |
| xanthosis | yellowing of skin |
| atopic dermatitis | chronic dry inflammation topically or eczema |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| Onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| Derm/o | skin |
| Epiphyses | end of bone |
| Diaphysis | Middle of bone |
| skeleton | framwork for your body |
| Appenedicular upper | arms, wrists, hands |
| appendicular lower | legs, ankles, feet |
| osteo | Bone |
| Cranio | skull |
| Spondylo | vertebrae |
| lumbo | Back |
| arthro | Joint |
| Myalgia | muscle pain |
| dyskinesia | Inability to move |
| spondylitis | inflammation of vertebrae |
| Myoplasty | reconstruction of muscle |
| Fx | Fracture |
| 2 parts of nervous system | central and peripheral |
| 2 divisions of action | voluntary and involuntary |
| encephalo | Brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| Cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebelliltis | Inflammation of the cerebellum |
| neuralgia | pain in the nerve |
| meningo | meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| esthesio | Feeling or sensation |
| anesthesia | Condition of not feeling |
| phaso | speech |
| aphasia | condition of not speaking |
| psycho | mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| Oculo | eye |
| oculopathy | disease of the eye |
| dacryo | Tear |
| Kerato | cornea |
| sclero | slera (white of eye) |
| retina | deepest layer of eye |
| Iro/irido | iris (colored part of eye) |
| auro/oto | ear |
| acouso/audio | sound/hearing |
| myringo | ear drum |
| labryintho | inner most part of ear |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ear |
| veritgo | sensation of moving through space while stationary |
| Adeno | gland |
| adenopathy | disease of the glands |
| adreno, adrenalo | adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal glands |
| pancreato | Pancreas |
| pituitaro, hypophysyo | pituitary gland |
| thryo, thyroido | thyroid |
| gluco, glucoso, glyco | sugar |
| crino | to secrete |
| hormono | hormones |
| emia | blood condition |
| uria | Urine condition |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in male |
| thelarche | beginning of breast development |
| menarche | beginning of first menstruation |
| 3 types of cells in blood | erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes (platelets) |
| immunoglobulins | protein dissolved in the blood |
| thrombo | clot |
| hemo, hemato | blood |
| Cyto | cell |
| leuko | white |
| phlebo, veno | vein |
| Spleno | spleen |
| immuno | immune system |
| penia | deficiency |
| splenalgia | pain in the spleen |
| macrocytosis | large cells |
| lymphedema | swelling in the arm or leg |
| hematology | study of blood |
| phlebotomist | specialist in drawing blood |
| Cardio | heart |
| Angio, vaso, vasculo | vessel |
| angina pectoris | pain in the chest |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of heart |
| vasospasm | involuntary spasm of the blood vessel |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| angiogram | X ray type for vessels |
| valvo | valve |
| septo | septum |
| corono | Crown or circle |
| aorto | aorta (largest artery) |
| murmur | sound like whooshing heard during heartbeat |
| venospasm | contraction of a vein |
| phlebotomy | Drawing blood from vein |
| Nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| Laryngo | larynx or voice box |
| pharyngo | pharynx |
| tracheo | trachea or windpipe |
| sino, sinuso | sinuses |
| pneumo, pneumato, pneumono | air or lungs |
| pulmono | lungs |
| lobo | lobes |
| broncho | bronchus |
| costo | ribs |
| Phreno | Diaphragm |
| thoraco, pectoro, stetho | chest |
| oxo | oxygen |
| spiro, -pnea | breathing |
| carbo, capno | Carbon dioxide |
| Or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| dent/o, odont/o | teeth |
| lingu/o, gloss/o | tongue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | intestines |
| recto | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus and rectum together |
| sial/o | saliva |
| cysto | bladder |
| hepato. Hepatico | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| doch/o | Duct |
| abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| Gingiv/o | gum |
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