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Med Term Flashcards
Med Term Flashcards maggie t
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rexus | Rupture |
| Ectomy | Removal (vasectomy) |
| Stomy | Creation of an opening |
| Rraphy | Suture |
| prefix: A | not (ex. aphasia) |
| prefix: Ante | Before (antepartum) |
| prefix: ecto | Outside (ectoderm) |
| suffix: malacia | Abnormal softening (osteomalacia) |
| suffix: pathy | Disease (myopathy) |
| singular suffix: ix plural suffix: ices | singular: appendix plural: appendices |
| root: phag/o | Eat (aphagia) |
| root: troph/o | Nurishment/development (trophology/hypertrophy) |
| root: gen/o | creation/cause (pathogenic) |
| root: path/o | Suffering/disease (pathology) |
| roots: hem/o and hemat/o | Blood (hemoglobin) (hematoma) |
| root: scler/o | Hard (scleroderma) |
| S.O.A.P Method | Subjective= what patient says Objective= what tests reveal Assessment= analysis of S & O info.; done by the health care provider Plan= course of action for patient |
| Lethargic | Subjective term meaning a decreased level of conciousness |
| Malaise | Subjective term meaning unwell/ not feeling well |
| Progressive vs. exacerbation | Subjective term meaning to increase/ get worse |
| Alert | Objective term meaning the patient is able to answer questions |
| Auscultation | Objective term meaning to listen |
| Palpation | Objective term meaning to feel |
| Unremarkable Marked | Objective term meaning normal (in a nice way) Objective term meaning to really stand out |
| Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis | Assessment term meaning what the physician thinks the patient has Assessment term meaning a list of conditions based on symptoms |
| Benign vs. malignant | Assessment terms meaning safe vs. dangerous |
| Etiology vs. idiopathic | Assessment terms meaning known vs. no known cause |
| Disposition | Plan term meaning what happed to patient at end of the visit |
| Prophylaxis | Plan term meaning preventative treatment |
| Palliative | Plan term meaning to treat symptoms only |
| Supportive care | Plan term meaning to treat symptoms and make the patient feel better |
| Distal Proximal | Away from/ Farther away Close to |
| Cranial Caudal | Front of skull Back of skull |
| Supine Prone | Lying upright on back Lying face down |
| Contralateral (opposite side) Ipsilateral (same side) | left hemisphere of brain controls right hand and right hemisphere of brain controls the left hand |
| Transverse plane Sagittal plane Coronal plane | Horizontal plane- divided from top to bottom Vertical plane- divided from left to right Vertical plane- divided from front to back |
| NPO | nil per os (nothing by mouth |
| QHS | At night |
| PRN | As needed |
| RRR | Regular rate and rhythm |
| Trichimoniasis | Bacterial hair condition |
| Axanthopsia | unable to see the color yellow |
| Onychocryptosis | Hidden nail |
| Uticaria | Hives |
| Keratoderma | Hard Skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| Hyperhidrosis | too much sweat |
| prefix: xeno | Foreign |
| carci | tissue |
| Onychophagia | Nail biting |
| Hematohidrosis | condition of sweating blood |
| Rhytidermia | Wrinkled skin |
| telangiectasia | collection of blood vessels that are flat but visible |
| lord/o | hunched |
| -tics | agents |
| -oma | tumor |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -plasia | development |
| -penia | deficiency |
| myel/o | spinal cord and bone marrow |
| -centesis | puncture |
| aden/o | gland |
| -tasis | stretching |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| Ichthyosis | scaly skin |
| Hx | History |
| Fx | fracture |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| Osteoarthritis | Inflammation of the joints and bones |
| Arthroplasty | replacement of a joint |
| hypotonia | decreased muscle tone |
| electromyography | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| dystaxia | poor coordination |
| osteomyeloitis | inflammation in the bones and spinal cord/bone marrow |
| osteolysis | destruction of bone |
| ankl/o | stiff/bent |
| tars/o | ankle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| burs/o | bursa small fluid filled sac around a joint |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| tax/o | arrangement order coordination |
| ankylosing spondylitis | a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae |
| Arthrocele | hernia of a joint |
| carpectomy | removal of all or part of the wrist |
| CAT or CT | computed axial tomography |
| effusion | fluid buildup |
| fascioplasty | reconstruction of the fascia |
| fasciorraphy | suturing of the fascia |
| osteopenia | reduction in bone volume |
| syndactyly | fusion of fingers or toes (webbing) |
| chondroosteodystrophy | abnormal cartilage and bone formation |
| analgesic | drug to relieve pain |
| dyskinesia | difficulty moving |
| somnambuilism | sleep walking |
| ambul | walk |
| synocope | greek for contraction/cut off |
| cephalalgia | head pain |
| encephalalgia | brain pain |
| hemiparesis | half of body is partially paralized |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on half of body |
| causalgia | burn pain |
| hyperesthesia | increased/too much sensation |
| hydrophobia | excessive fear of water |
| kleptomania | excessive desire to steal |
| echoencephalography | procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves |
| cerebral angiography | procedure used to examine the blood vessels in the brain |
| MRA magnetic resonance angiography | procedure used to examine blood vessels |
| PET Scan - position emission tomography | an imaging procedure that uses radiation to cut sections in the brain |
| cerebelitis | inflammation in the cerebellum |
| duritis | inflammation in the dura mater |
| encephalocele | brain hernia |
| subdural hematoma | a blood tumor located beneath the dura in the brain |
| macrocephaly | condition of a large head |
| neurosclerosis | condition of nerves hardening |
| agnosia | not knowing |
| afferent nerve | nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
| efferent nerves | carry impulses away from the CNS |
| neurogenic | creation of nerves |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to the relationship of the body and mind |
| interictal | time between seizures |
| tonic-clonic seizure | a seizure characterized by muscle spasms |
| CVA cerebrovascular accident | stroke |
| ischemic stroke | a stroke where blood loss is caused by a blockage |
| astrocytoma | star-shaped tumor |
| ganglioma | tumor in ganglion cells |
| encephalomyeloneuropathy | disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
| ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | degenerative disease of the central nervous system, loss of muscle control (lou Gehrig's disease) |
| asthenopia | weak vision condition |
| blepharoplegia | Eyelid paralysis |
| dacryoadenalgia | condition of painful tear sac |
| xeropthalmia | dry eyes |
| keratalgia | pain in the cornea |
| cycloplegia | paralysis in the ciliary body |
| iridalgia | iris pain |
| mydriasis | abnormal dilation of the pupils |
| hyperacusis | excessively sensitive hearing |
| presbycusis | condition of the loss of hearing at an old age |
| mastoid/, ot/o | outer/middle ear |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| opthalmoscope | instrument to look at the eye |
| phac/o | lens in the eye |
| retin/o | retina |
| tonometer | instrument for measuring tension/ pressure in eye |
| Iridokinesis | movement of the iris |
| lacrimation | formation of tears |
| Blepharedema | eyelid swelling |
| dacryopyorrhea | discharge of pus in the eyelid |
| polyadenopathy | disease involving many glands |
| adrenocorticohyperplasia | overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| congenital | at birth |
| diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH | Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| BS | blood sugar |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| menarche | first period |
| cholangiopancreatography | procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas |
| coagual/o | blood's ability to form clots, coagulation |
| thromb/o | thrombocyte, thrombosis, clot |
| ecchymosis | large bruice |
| hemophilia | condition in which the blood doesnt clot, causing excessive bleeding |
| reperfusion injury | injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| lymphadenopathy | any diease of a lymph gland |
| splenodynia | pain in the spleen |
| embolus | mass of matter present in blood |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal increase in number of red blood cells |
| hematopolesis | formation of blood cells |
| hemolysis | breakdown of blood cells |
| leukopenia | deficiency in white blood cells |
| pancytopenia | deficiency in a cellular components of blood |
| Phagocytes | white blood cells that eat foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| thrombogenic | capable of producing a blood clot |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| IV | intravenous |
| NCAT | no cervical adenopathy or tenderness |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| SV | stroke volume |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| Myocarditis | inflammation in the heart muscle |
| pericarditis | inflammation in the tissue surrounding the heart |
| valvulitis | inflammation of a heart valve |
| angiodema | swelling of blood vessels |
| ateriopathy | disease of the arteries |
| phlebostenosis | narrowing of the veins |
| cardiomyotomy | incision into heart muscle |
| pericardiocentesis | puncture of the tissue around the heart |
| valvectomy | surgical removal of a heart valve |
| laryng/o | larynx (laryngitis) |
| pharyng/o | pharnyx (pharyngostenosis) |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose (nasendoscope) |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) (tracheotomy) |
| sept/o | septum (septectomy) |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus (sinusotomy) |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | lungs/air (pneumonia) |
| pulmon/o | lungs (pulmonary) |
| lob/o | lobe (lobotomy) |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus (bronchiostenosis) |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) (alveolitis) |
| thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | chest (pectoralgia) |
| pleur/o | pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| UA | urinalysis |
| BHP | benign prostate hyperplasia |
| STD/STI | sexually transmitted disease/infection |
| balan/o | penis |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testicle |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| test/o | testicle |
| anorchidism | without a testicle |
| benign prostate hyperplasia | enlarged prostate not cancerous |
| cystolithectomy | surgical removal of a stone in the bladder |
| dipsogenic | creating thirst |
| gonorrhea | discharge from the gonads |
| Cx | cervix |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| CS, C-section | cesarean section |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| amni/o | amnion |
| men/o | menstration |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amniotic sac |
| cervicocolpitis | inflammation of cervix and vagina |
| colpostenosis | narrowing in the vaginal opening |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder into the vagina |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstration |
| dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
| gravida para | another term for pregnant how many of the pregnancies carried to term |
| oxytocin | agent that stimulates uterine contractions and accelerates labor |
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