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CHAPTER 1

TermDefinition
Alzheimer chronic neurodegenerative disease
Bell palsy dysfunction of cranial nerve, causing facial paralysis
Lyme infectious bacterial disease most common disease spread by ticks
Parkinson degenerative disease affecting movement including speech
Asperger difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication; autism spectrum disorder
Ht Height
BMI Body Mass Index
Hx History
Tx Treatment
pt Patient
US Ultrasound
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
XR Radiography machine (x-ray)
BP Blood Pressure Machine
HR Heart rate monitor
Integumentary System The integumentary system is the body system that protects the body
Respiratory System Helps the body breathe by bringing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
Reproductive System Allows the body to make babies
Digestive Breaks down food for energy
Immune System Protects the body from germs and sickness
Mono-, uni- one
Bi- two
Tri- three
Ab- Away
Ad- Toward
Ecto-, exo- outside
Endo- Inside
Epi- Upon
Anterior or ventral Front
Posterior or dorsal Back
Dys- Bad
Eu- Good
-algia Pain
-emia Blood condition
-itis Inflammation
-lysis Loosen, break down
-oid Resembling
-pathy Disease
-centesis Puncture
-ectomy Removal
-stomy Creation of an opening
-tomy Incision
-rrhaphy Suture
-pexy Surgical fixation
-plasty Reconstruction
Superior Higher
Inferior Lower
Lateral side or away from midline
Distal further away from attachment to limb
Proximal closer to attachment of the limb
Ambi- both
Homo- same
Iso- Equal
Mal- Bad
-Pnea Breathing
-Tripsy Lithotripsy
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