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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| DDx | Differential Diagnosis |
| NKDA | No Known Drug Allergies |
| PERRLA | Pupils, equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| Alzheimer Disease | progressive neurogenerative disorder |
| Chron Disease | chronic inflammation of the bowels |
| Parkinson Disease | progressive movement disease |
| Tourette Syndrome | neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics |
| Lou Gherig's Disease (ALS) | progressive motor neuron disease |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| onychophagia | nail biting |
| cicatrix | scar |
| steatoma | fatty tumor |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | towards |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| endo- | inside |
| epi- | upon |
| anterior or ventral | front |
| posterior or dorsal | back |
| superior | further up |
| inferior | further down |
| lateral | away from the middle |
| distal | farther away from the limb |
| proximal | closer to where the limb attaches |
| ambi- | both |
| dys- | bad |
| eu- | good |
| homo- | same |
| iso- | equal, same |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -oid | resembling |
| -opathy | disease |
| -pnea | deficiency |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -orrhaphy | suture |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | reconstruction |
| -otripsy | process of crushing |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| kyphosis | hunch back |
| polydactyly | extra fingers or toes |
| carpitis | wrist inflammation |
| subluxation | partial loss of alignment |
| aphasia | loss of ability to speak |
| agnosia | inability to interpret knowledge |
| idiopathic | cause unknown |
| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | stroke |
| analgesic | pain relief |
| dacryorrhea | excessive flow of tears |
| iridalgia | eye pain |
| blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
| nystagmus | repetitive eye movement |
| osteosclerosis | hardening of ear |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | adrenal cortex |
| gonad/o | gonad (ovaries and testes) |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| coagul/o | blood clotting |
| thromb/o | clot |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| thrombocytes | platelets |
| valvul/o | valve |
| sept/o | septum |
| cardi/o,, coron/o | heart |
| arther/o | fatty plaque |
| pleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| sial/o | salivary gland |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinuses |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| balan/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | sperm |
| gynec/o | woman |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| cervic/o | cervix |
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