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Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| psoraisis | itchy red, pale skin |
| idiopathic | w/o known cause |
| etiology | study of origins |
| dementia | loss of decline in mental functioning |
| lethargic | decreased level of consciousness, unusual drowsiness |
| prognosis | Px. forecast saying things could get better or worse |
| delirium | loss of mental function |
| keloid | overgrowth of a scar |
| acute | sudden onset |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| septic | infection that is systemic |
| localized | infection in one area or location |
| esthesia | feeling |
| hx | history |
| tx | treatment |
| -desis | fixation or binding |
| -porosis | loss of density |
| -pathy | disease |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cut into |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| -ectomy | surgically remove |
| -oscopy | to view |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -iatrician | physician |
| -ist, ologist | specialist |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -cele | herniation |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -dynia or algia | pain |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| syn- | together |
| par or peri, circum | around |
| dia, trans | through |
| somn/o | sleep |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| steat/o, lip/o, adip/o | fat |
| nevus | mole |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | spine or vertebrae |
| cycl/o | ciliary body in eye that moves the lens |
| ophthalmic, opt/o, ocul/o | eye |
| myring/o, tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
| dacr/o, lacrim/o | tear |
| cyst/o | bladder or fluid filled sac |
| conjunctiv/o (-a) | mucous membrane in front of eye |
| scler/o | sclera is the white of the eye; also means hardening |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| retin/o | retina, nervous layer of the eye |
| kerat/o | cornea, clear layer in front of the eye & part of corneoscleral layer |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| auto/homo | same |
| phas/o | speak |
| dactyl/o | digit |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| burs/o | bursa a small, fluid-filled sac acting as a cushion to reduce friction between bones, tendons, and muscles near joints |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | swayback (excessive inward curve (concavity) of the lower back (lumbar spine) or neck (cervical spine), making the buttocks appear more prominent and the abdomen protrude) |
| scoli/o | lateral curvature |
| mening/o | meninges (covering layers of spine and brain, dura, arachnoid, pia) |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| catatonia | lack of muscle tone (movement, speech and behavior) |
| gen/o | creation |
| hydr/o vs hidro | water vs sweat |
| necr/o | tissue death |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| cost/o | rib |
| carp/o | carpals, wrist (metacarpals = hand digits) |
| tars/o | tarsals ankle (metatarsals = foot digits) |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| femor/o | femur |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lob/o | lobe of tissue (lung, liver, thyroid) |
| lumb/o | loin, small of the back |
| endarter | within artery (endo arter) |
| keloid | overgrowth of a scar |
| ipsi | same |
| dorsum/dorsal | back of hand or foot or body |
| AC & PC | before and after meals |
| QID | 4 times a day |
| BID | twice a day |
| TID | thrice a day |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis (inflammation of joints, autoimmune disorder) |
| OA | osteoarthritis (inflammation of joint, wear and tear disease) |
| PRN | as needed (pro re nata) |
| Rx | prescription |
| H&P | history and physical |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| Bx | biopsy |
| SC, SQ | subcutaneous |
| O | eye |
| OD, OS, OU | ocular dexter, ocular sinister, ocular uterque |
| A | ear |
| AD, AS, AU | auris dexter, auris sinister, auris uterque |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure (glaucoa) |
| OM & AOM | otitis media and acute otitis media |
| ICP | intercranial pressure |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
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