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Medical termonolgy

Greek & Latin terms

TermDefinition
Bell's palsy causes sudden, temporary weakness or paralyze in the muscle
BP blood pressure
Hypertrophy Excessive growth or enlargement of an organ or tissue
Dystrophy Defective or abnormal nutrition/growth
SOAP Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
HHS Human and health services
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hydrocele A bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong
ER Emergency Room
ICU Intensive Care Unit
Bradycardia A slow heart
Tachycardia A fast heart
EHR Electronic Health Records
EMT Emergency Medical Technician
HR Heart Rate
HX History
DX Diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease A progressive irreversible brain disorder
Parkinson's disease A progressive brain disorder
Osteoarthritis inflammation of the bones
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis A disease that causes motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord
Tuberculosis A bacterial infection attacking the lungs
Mono-, uni- One: Monocyte
Bi- Two: Bilateral
Tri- Three: Triceps
Ab- Away: Abduct
Ad- Toward: Adrenaline
Ecto-, exo- Upon: Epididymus
Anterior Front of the body
Posterior Back of the body
Superior Above, upward
Inferior Below of something
Lateral Out to the side
Distal Away from the center
Proximal Close to the center
Ambi- Both sides: Ambidextrous
Dys- Painful: Dysmenorrhea
Eu- Good: Euthanasis
Homo- Identical: Homo sapiens
Iso- Equal: Isotonic
Mal- Poor: Malnutrition
-algia Pain: Myalgia
-emia Blood condition: Leukemia
-itis Inflammation: Arthritis
-lysis Loosen, break down: Hemolysis
-oid Resembling: Keloid
-opathy Disease: Myopathy
-pnea Deficiency: Leukopenia
-centesis Condition: Amniocentesis
-ectomy Removal: Surgical removal of spleen
-ostomy Opening: Colostomy
-otomy Incision: Laparotomy
-orrhaphy To sew together: Herniorrhaphy
-opexy To fix something
-oplasty Reconstruction: Rhinoplasty
-otripsy Crushing: Lithotripsy
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