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Medical Terms Cards

Medical Terminology

TermDefinition
SOAP Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
EHR Electronic Health Records
EMR Electronic Medical Records
PHR Patient Health Records
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Lou Gehrig's disease Destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord; muscle control loss
Alzheimer's disease Progressive brain disorder that kills memory and thinking skills
Parkinsons disease Brain disorder causing uncontrollable movements
Munchausen syndrome Mental health condition where someone fakes, exaggerates or self-induces physical or psychological illness
Hartnup disease Metabolic disorder that affects how the body absorbs neutral amino acids
UTI Urinary Tract Infection
BP Blood Pressure
HR Heart Rate
CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
ROM Range of Motion
Lateral Away from the middle line of the body
Posterior Back of the body
Anterior The front of the body
Superior Part of the body that is above another body part
Proximal Closer to the point where a limb attaches
Mono-/Uni- One
Bi Two
Tri Three
Ab- Away from
Ad- Towards
Ecto-/Exo- Outside
Endo Inside
Epi- Upon/above
Anterior Front
Posterior Back
Superior Above
Inferior Below
Lateral Away from midline
Proximal Closer to the body
Distal Farther from the body
Ambi- Both
Dys Bad/ abnormal
Eu- Normal/good
Homo Same
Iso- Equal
Mal- Bad/poor
-algia Pain
-emia Blood condition
-itis Inflammation
-lysis Breakdown
-oid Resembling
-opathy Disease
-pnea Breathing
-centesis Puncture to remove fluid
-ectomy Removal
-ostomy Create an opening
-otomy Incision into
-orrhaphy Suturing
-opexy Fixation
-oplasty Repair
-otripsy Crushing
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