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M1 Medical Terms
Online Flash Cards (Ivy Tech Medical Assisting)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| penia | deficiency |
| epi | upon |
| dys | bad |
| emia | blood condition |
| centesis | puncture |
| tachy | fast |
| osis | condition |
| steno | narrow |
| rraphy | structure |
| proximal | closer to the center |
| distal | farther from the center |
| Superior | up |
| Inferior | down |
| Anterior (Ventral) | front; on top of- |
| Posterior (Dorsal) | behind; on back of- |
| Sagittal | divides the body from right to left (dividing the body in half) |
| Coronal | divides the body from front to back |
| Transverse | divides the body from top to bottom |
| S in SOAP | subjective |
| O in SOAP | objective |
| A in SOAP | assessment |
| P in SOAP | plan |
| Bilateral | two sides |
| Unilateral | one side |
| Supine | lying face up |
| Prone | lying face down |
| Midline | line running down the middle of the body |
| Medial | towards midline |
| Lateral | away from midline |
| BMI | body mass index |
| I/O | input/output |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| Tx | treatment |
| Rx | prescription |
| PMHx | past medical history |
| FHx | family history |
| CC | chief complaint |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| ROS | review of systems |
| PCP | primary care provider |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| f/u | follow up |
| Auscultation/Percussion | listening to sounds in the body |
| Palpation | using touch to feel the body |
| geno | cause |
| hydro | water |
| morpho | shape; form |
| myco | fungus |
| nerco | death |
| ortho | straight |
| patho | suffering; disease |
| phago | eat |
| plaso | formation |
| pyo | pus |
| sclero | hard |
| steno | narrowing |
| tropho | nourishment; development |
| xeno | foreign |
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| tic | pertaining to |
| ous | pertaining to |
| iatrics | medical science |
| itry | medical science |
| iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
| ist | specialist |
| logist | specialist in study of |
| logy | study of |
| dynia | pain |
| cele | hernia |
| emia | blood condition |
| iasis | presence of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | loosen; breakdown |
| centesis | puncture |
| gram | written record |
| graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia | condition; state |
| ism | condition; state |
| ium | tissue; structure |
| y | condition; procedure |
| icle | small |
| ole | small |
| ule | small |
| ula | small |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| megaly | enlarging |
| oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhagia | excessive flow |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| meter | instrament used to measure |
| metry | process pof measuring |
| scope | instrament used to look |
| scopy | process of looking |
| desis | binding; fixing |
| ectomy | removal |
| pexy | surgical fixcation |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| rraphy | structure |
| stomy | creation of opening |
| tomy | incision |
| ecto | outside |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside |
| en | inside |
| a- | not |
| an- | not |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| pro | before; on behalf of |
| de | down; away |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| post | after |
| re | again |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| circum | around |
| peri | around |
| dia | through |
| trans | through |
| e | out |
| ec | out |
| ex | out |
| endo | in; inside |
| intra | in; inside |
| epi | upon |
| sub | beneath |
| inter | between |
| bi | two |
| hemi | half |
| semi | half |
| hyper | over |
| hypo | under |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| oligo | few |
| pan | all |
| multi | many |
| poly | many |
| con | with; together |
| syn | with; together |
| sym | with; together |
| dys | bad |
| eu | good |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| ABCDE | Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving |
| AK | Actinic Keratosis |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| ID | intradermal |
| derm (abbreviation) | dermatology |
| C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
| AD | Auris Dextra |
| AS | Auris Sinistra |
| AU | Auris Uterque |
| OD | Oculus Dexter |
| OS | Oculus Sinister |
| OU | Oculus Uterque |
| acous/o | sound |
| acusls | hearing condition |
| audl/o | sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| darcy/o | tear |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| mastold/o | mastoid process |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opla | vision condition |
| opsia | vision condition |
| opt/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| phac/o | lens |
| phak/o | lens |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| scler/o | sclera (white of eye) |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| stigma | mark; spot; puncture |
| nirid/iris | colored part of eye |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| BS | blood sugar |
| CGM | continuous glucose monitor |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GH | growth hormone |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| HgA1C | hemoglobin A1c test (Used by patient with diabetes to monitor her blood sugar levels) |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| TSH | thyroid simulating hormone (Also known as thyrotropin) |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| adeno | gland |
| adreno | adrenal gland |
| adrenalo | adrenal gland |
| cortico | outer surface |
| crino | secrete |
| -emla | blood condition |
| gluco | sugar |
| glucoso | sugar |
| glyco | sugar |
| gonado | gonads (sex organs) |
| hormono | hormone |
| hypophyso | pituitary gland |
| keto | Ketone body |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| pituitaro | pituitary gland |
| thymo | thymus |
| thyro | thyroid |
| thyroido | thyroid |
| -tropin | simulating hormone |
| -uria | urine condition |
| tiblo | tibia |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tax/o | Arrangement, order, coordination |
| tars/o | ankle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| lumb/o | Loin, lower back |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| kinesl/o | movement, motion |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRA | magnetic resistance angiogram |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PET | positron emission tomographic |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
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