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MED Terminology
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram (A recording of the electrical activity of the heart) |
| HR | Heart rate |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| Alzheimer's Disease | progressive brain disorder that kills memory and thinking skills |
| Parkinson's Disease | James Parkinson, An English physician Brain disorder causing uncontrollable movements |
| Crohn's Disease | lifelong inflammatory bowel disease |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| MI | Myocardial infraction( known as heart attacks) |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| Eustachian tube | Bartolomeo Eustachi ( an Italian anatomist) |
| Fallopian tube | Gabriele Falloppio ( Italian anatomist) |
| Angio sclerosis | Hardening of the blood vessels |
| Bradycardia | Abnormally slow heart rate |
| proximal | closer to where a limb attaches |
| lateral | away from midline of body |
| posterior or dorsal | back of body |
| distal | farther away from that center or attachment point |
| anterior or ventral | front of body |
| Ambidextrous (prefix: ambi) | able to use both hands |
| Dysfunction (prefix: dys) | Abnormal or impaired functions |
| Eupnea (prefix: EU) | normal breathing |
| Homogeneous (Prefix: Homo) | the same characteristics |
| Isotonic (prefix: Iso) | Having equal muscle tone |
| Malnutrition (prefix: Mal) | poor or inadequate nutrition |
| Malocclusion (prefix: Mal) | Bad bite; Class 1(Neutroclusion) of Angle's Classification |
| Superior | above/ toward the hand |
| Lateral | Away from the midline of the body/ towards the side (lateral incisors) |
| Mononucleosis (prefix: mono, uni) | Kissing disease |
| Bicuspid (prefix: bi) | Cusps on teeth (posterior teeth) |
| Trigeminal Nerve (prefix: tri) | The 5th cranial nerve |
| Abnormal (prefix: Ab) | Abnormal (deviating/ moving away from normal structure) |
| abscess (prefix: Ab) | Abscess (a swollen, painful pocket of pus that forms inside tissues, organs, or under the skin due to a bacterial or fungal infection) |
| Ectoderm (prefix: ecto and exo) | Ectoderm (the outermost primary germ layer of an embryo) |
| Endocarditis (prefix: endo) | Endocarditis (inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves) |
| Epidermis (prefix: epi) | Epidermis (outermost layer of the skin that sits upon the dermis) |
| Myalgia (suffix: algia) | Myalgia (Muscle pain) |
| Anemia (suffix: emia) | Anemia (condition involving a low number of red blood cells) |
| Gastritis (suffix: itis) | Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach) |
| Hemolysis (suffix: Lysis) | Hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells) |
| Dextroid (suffix: oid) | Dextroid (resembling the right sides) |
| Mylohyoid (suffix: Oid) | Mylohyoid (resembling or connected to both the molar teeth (mandible/jaw) and the hyoid bone) |
| Neuropathy (suffix: opathy) | Neuropathy (disease or disorder of nerves) |
| Apnea (suffix: pnea) | Apnea (temporary stop breathing) |
| Sleep Apnea (suffix: pnea) | Sleep apnea (medical condition where these pauses in breathing happen repeatedly while a person is asleep) |
| Arthrocentesis (suffix: centesis) | Arthrocentesis (puncture of a joint space to drain fluid or get a diagnostic sample) |
| Appendectomy (Suffix: ectomy) | Appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) |
| Colostomy (Suffix: ostomy) | Colostomy (creating an opening from the colon to the outside of the body) |
| Osteotomy (Suffix: otomy) | Osteotomy (cutting in bone; done during dental implant placement or corrective jaw surgeries) |
| Pulpotomy (suffix: otomy) | Pulpotomy (Cutting into and removing the nerve tissue from the crown (top part) of a tooth, often called a "baby root canal") |
| Palatorrhaphy (Suffix: orrhaphy) | Palatorrhaphy (Surgical repair and suturing of a cleft palate) |
| Herniorrhaphy (Suffix: orrhaphy) | Herniorrhaphy (Surgical repair of a hernia by suturing the weakness in the muscle wall) |
| Nephropexy (suffix: opexy) | Nephropexy (Surgical fixation of a floating or displaced kidney) |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CP | Cerebal palsy |
| LOC | Level of consciousness |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| Temporomandibular (suufix: ar) (tempor/o = temple) (mandibul = Mandible/ lower jaw) | Temporomandibular (Pertaining to the temple and lower jaw used in TMJ(temporomandibular joint) |
| Osteitis (suffix: itis) (oste/o- bone) (Itis- inflammation) | Osteitis (Inflammation of the bone) |
| Arthralgia (suffix: algia) Algia- pain Arthr/o- Joint | Joint pain, which may affect the jaw joint |
| Osteoporosis (suffix: osis) Osteo- bone por/o- pore osis- condition | Osteoporosis (Condition in which bones become weak and porous) |
| trigeminal (prefix: tri) (suffix: al) Tri- 3 al- Pertaining to Germin- twin or paired | Trigeminal (pertaining to fifth cranial nerve, which has 3 major divisions and provides sensation to the face) |
| Neuralgia (suffix: algia) Neuro- nerve algia- pain | Neuralgia (Nerve pain, which could occur in the face) |
| Anesthesia (prefix: an) (suffix: ia) Esthesi/o- sensation An- without Ia- condition | Anesthesia (Loss of sensation; prevent pain during treatment) |
| Glossitis (suffix: itis) Glosso- tongue Itis- inflammation | glossitis (Inflammation of the tongue) |
| Ageusia (suffix: ia) A- without Gues- taste Ia- condition | Ageusia (loss sense of tastse) |
| Ophthalmology (suffix: logy) Logy- study of Ophthalm/o- eye | Ophthalmology (study of the eyes) |
| Otitis (suffix: itis) Ot/o- ear Itis- inflammation | Inflammation of the ear |
| Audiogram Audio- hearing Gram- record | Audiogram (a graphic chart that displays the results of a hearing test) |
| rhinorrhea (suffix: rrhea) rrhea- flow or discharge Rhino- nose | Rhinorrhea (discharge from the nose) |
| Dacryocystitis (suffix: itis) Dacry/o- tears Cyst- sac | Dacryocystitis (inflammation of the tear sac) |
| Cardiomegaly (suffix: Meagly) cardi- heart ; Megaly- enlargment | Cardiomegaly (Enlargement of the heart) |
| Myocarditis( suffix: itis) Myo- muscle; card- heart; itis- inflammation | Myocarditis (Inflammation of the heart muscle.) |
| Tachycardia (suffix: ia) Tachy- fast; card- heart; ia- condition | Tachycardia ( An abnormally fast heart rate) |
| Hemophilia (suffix: ia) Hemo- blood; philia- tendency to bleed(loving) | Hemophilia (An inherited disorder that causes blood to clot poorly) |
| Thrombocytopenia thrombo- clot; cyt/o- cell; penia- deficiency | Thrombocytopenia ( An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood) |
| Leukocytosis lueko- white; cytosis- abnormal condition of cells | Leukocytosis ( An abnormally high white blood cell count) |
| Thrombotic thromb/o- blood clot; ic- pertaining to | Thrombotic (Pertaining to a thrombus, or blood clot) |
| Lymphadenitis lymph- lymph; aden/o- gland; itis- inflammation | Lymphadenitis ( Inflammation of the lymph nodes) |
| Lymphadenopathy lymph- lymph; aden/o- gland; pathy- disease | Lymphadenopathy ( A disease or enlargement of the lymph nodes) |
| Lymphocyte lymph/o- lymph; cyte- cell | Lymphocyte ( A type of white blood cell involved in immune defense) |
| Lymphangiography Lymphphangi/o- lymphatic vessel; graphy- recording/image | Lymphangiography (Imaging of the lymphatic vessels) |
| Lymphedema lymph- lymph; edema- swelling | Lymphedema (Swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissues) |
| Angiography (suffix: graphy) angi/o = vessel; -graphy = process of recording or imaging. | Angiography ( Imaging used to examine blood vessels) |
| Leukopenia ( suffix: penia) leuk/o = white; -penia = deficiency or decrease. | Leukopenia (An abnormally low white blood cell count) |
| Arrhythmia (suffix: ia) a- = without or not; rhythm = regular pattern; -ia = condition. | Arrhythmia (An abnormal heart rhythm) |
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