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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MRI | Acronym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| BP | Abbreviation for Blood Pressure |
| Cardi/o | Greek root for heart |
| Pulmon/o | Latin root for Lung |
| opthaml/o | Greek root for eye |
| Necr/o | Root for death |
| xen/o | root for foreign |
| -emia | suffix for blood condition |
| -pathy | suffix for disease |
| -ectomy | suffix for removal |
| -spasm | suffix for involuntary contraction |
| malaise | not feeling well |
| exacerbation | getting worse |
| IM | intramuscular |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| PERRLA | Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation |
| ICU | Abbreviation for Intensive Care Unit |
| BMI | Abbreviation for Body Mass Index |
| DDx | Abbreviation for Differential Diagnosis |
| noncontributory | Not related to this specific problem |
| mono/uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| ecto/exo- | outside |
| endo | inside |
| epi | upon |
| anterior/ventral | front |
| Posterior/dorsal | back |
| superior | above |
| posterior | below |
| lateral | out to the side |
| distal | close to center |
| proximal | farther from center |
| ambi- | both |
| dys- | bad |
| eu- | good |
| homo | similar |
| iso | equal |
| mal- | bad |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood conditon |
| -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 | crushing |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| malignant carcinoma | Melanin cell cancer |
| Acne Vulgaris | inflammation of follicles |
| Mohs Micrographic Surgery | Removing thin layers of tissue and examining them under a microscope. You continue to remove layers until cancer is not detectable. |
| subcutaneous | beneath skin |
| Bursae | sac of fluid under tendons in joints |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome | hyper flexible joints |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | Brittle bone disease |
| spinal stenosis | abnormal narrowing of spinal canal |
| psychosis | loss of reality |
| Paresthesia | tingling, "pins and needles" |
| lobotomy | surgical incision of a lobe |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| Trigeminal | The 5th nerve. innervates the face and oral cavity. |
| phacosclerosis | hardening of the lens |
| conjunctivitis | pink eye |
| enucleation | removal of an eye |
| vertigo | spinning sensation |
| chochle/o | cochlea- changes sound vibrations into nerve signals |
| Pituitary Gland | Master gland- releases hormones that simulate other glands |
| hyperthyroidism | thyroid is overactive therefore pituitary gland lowers tsh |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone-stimulates adrenal cortex |
| autoimmune disorder | The body's immune system attacks the body's own healthy tissue |
| epinephren | hormone secreted by adrenal gland- aka adrenaline |
| Deep vein Thrombosis | formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body (most commonly in the leg) |
| uremia | presence of urine in the blood |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease. |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| POTS | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| anemia | reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue |
| thrombocytopenia | low platelet nuumbers |
| phagocytosis | process in which phagocytes (WBC) destroy/eat foreign microorganisms or debris |
| splenectomy | displacement of the spleen, aka floating spleen |
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