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Unit 1 Flashcards
unit 1 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CC | CHIEF COMPLAINT |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| BMI | BODY MASS INDEX |
| CT | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY |
| MRI | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| HX | HISTORY |
| RX | PRESCRIPTION |
| Q.D | EVERYDAY |
| BURRILL CROHN | CHRON'S DISEASE |
| PAUL BROCA | BROCA'S AREA |
| DR. ALOIS ALZHEIMER | ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE |
| JAMES PARKINSON | PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
| ROBERT GRAVES | GRAVE'S DISEASE |
| CUTANE/O | SKIN |
| HIDR/O | SWEAT |
| ONYCH/O | NAILS |
| SEB/O | OIL |
| ADIP/O | FAT |
| mono | one |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| echo, exo | outside |
| endo | inside |
| epi | above |
| anterior or ventral | front |
| posterior or dorsal | back |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| lateral | side |
| distal | father from origin |
| proximal | closer to origin |
| ambi | both |
| dys | bad |
| eu | good |
| homo | same |
| iso | equal |
| mal | bad |
| algia | pain |
| emia | blood condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | breakdown |
| oid | resembling |
| opathy | disease |
| pnea | breathing |
| centesis | remove fluid |
| ectomy | removal |
| ostomy | opening |
| otomy | cutting into |
| orrhaphy | surgical repair |
| opexy | surgical fixation |
| oplasty | surgical reconstruction |
| otripsy | crushing |