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Unit 1,2,& 3 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| y/o | Years Old |
| PCP | Primary Care Provider |
| Pt | Patient |
| ROS | Review of systems |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| Alzheimers Disease | |
| Parkinson's Disease | |
| Crohn's Disease | |
| Apgar Score | |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
| VS | Vital Sign |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| EKG/ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| Nervous System | Brain, Nerves |
| Cardiovascular System | Heart & Blood Vessels |
| Respiratory System | Breathing & Oxygen |
| Digestive System | Breaking Down Food |
| Reproductive System | Reproduction |
| uni- | 1 |
| Bi- | 2 |
| Tri- | 3 |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto,exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Up |
| Inferior | Down/Below |
| Lateral | Side |
| Distal | Farther from point |
| Close to connecting point | |
| Ambi- | Both; Use of both hands |
| Dys- | Trouble breathing |
| Eu- | Normal; Regular breathing |
| Homo- | Same |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Mal- | Bad/poor |
| Pain | |
| -emia | Blood Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Nail Condition |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | Nerve Damage |
| -pnea | Temporarily not breathing |
| -centesis | Removing Fluid |
| -ectomy | Removing fatty Tissue |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | Incision into nail |
| -orrhaphy | Repair |
| -opexy | Fixation |
| -oplasty | Surgical treatment of wrinkled skin |
| -otripsy | Crushing |