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Question	Answer
-ac	pertaining to
-al	pertaining to
-ar	pertaining to
-ary	pertaining to
-ic	pertaining to
ine	pertaining to
-ive	pertaining to
-ous	pertaining to
-ation	a process; being or having
-ion	action; condition
-lysis	process of breaking down or destroying
-ia	condition; state, thing
-ism	process; disease from a specific cause
-itis	inflammation of; infection of
-megaly	enlargement
-oma	tumor; mass
-osis	condition; abnormal condition; process
-pathy	disease; suffering
-ectomy	surgical excision
-gram	a record or picture
-graphy	process of recording
-metry	process of measuring
-scope	instrument used to examine
-scopy	process of using an instrument to examine
-stomy	surgically created opening
-therapy	treatment
-tomy	process of cutting or making an incision
-iatry	medical treatment
-ist	one who specializes in
-logy	the study of
endo-	innermost; within
epi-	upon; around
inter-	between
intra-	within
peri-	around
post-	after; behind
pre-	before; in front of
sub-	below; underneath; less then
trans-	across; through
bi-	two
brady-	slow
hemi-	one half
hyper-	above; more than normal
hypo-	below; deficient
mono-	one; single
poly-	many; much
quadri-	four
tachy-	fast
tri-	three
a-	away from; without
an-	without; not
anti-	against
de-	reversal of; without
dys-	painful; difficult; abnormal
eu-	normal; good
nal	bad; inadequate
re-	again and again
CC	chief complaint
CPR	computerized patient record
DS	discharge summary
Dx	diagnosis
EHR	electronic health record
EMR	electronic medical record
EPR	electronic patient record
FH	family history
H&P	history and physical examination
HIPAA	health insurance portability and accountability act
HPI	history of present illness
PE	physical exmination
PMH	past medical history
ROS	review of systems
SH	social history
Anatomical	ana- apart from; excessive tom/o- cut; slice; layer -ical pertaining to
Plane	is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts
coronal	coron/o- structure that encircles like a crown -al pertaining to
frontal	front/o-front -al pertaining
anterior	anter/o- before; front part -ior pertaining to
ventral	ventr/o- front; abdoment -al pertaining to
posterior	poster/o- back part -ior pertaining to
dorsal	dors/o- back; dorsum -al pertaining to
prone	laying face down
supine	laying on the back; face up
anteroposterior	anter/o- before; front part poster/o- back part -ior pertaining to
posteroanterior	poster/o- back part anter/o-before; front part -ior pertaining to
sagittal	sagitt/o-going from front to back -al pertaining to
medial	medi/o- middle -al pertaining to
lateral	later/o- side al- pertaining to
transverse	trans- across; through -verse to travel; to turn
superior	super/o-above -ior pertaining to
inferior	infer/o- below -ior pertaining to
cephalad	cephal/o head -ad toward; in the direction of
caudad	caud/o- tail -ad toward; in the direction of
distal	dist/o- away from the center or point of origin -al pertaining to
proximal	proxim/o- near the center or point or origin -al pertaining to
external	extern/o- outside -al pertaining to
internal	intern/o- inside -al pertaining to
Body Cavities	Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity
cavity	cav/o- hollow space -ity state or condition
cranial spinal	is withing the bony cranium. contains the brain, cranial nerves, and other structures
thoracic	thorac/o- thorax -ic pertaining to
abdominal	abdomin/o- abdoment -ic pertaining to
pelvic	pelv/o- pelvis -ic pertaining to
abdominopelvic	abdomin/o- abdomen pelv/o- pelvis -ic pertaining to
viscera	viscer/o- large internal organs -al pertaining to
hypochondriac	hypo- below; deficient chondro/o- cartilage -iac pertaining to
epigastric	epi- upon' above gastr/o - stomach -ic pertaining to
lumbar	lumb/o- lower back -ar pertaining to
umbilical	umbilic/o- umbilicus; navel -al pertaining to
inguinal	inguin/o- groin -al pertaining to
iliac	ili/o- hip bone -ac pertaining to
hypogastric	hypo- below; deficient gastri/o- stomach -ic pertaining to
cell	the smallest independently functioning structure in the body that can reproduce itself by division
Microscopic	Micr/o- one millionth; small scop/o- examine with an instrument -ic pertaining to
Microscope	Micr/o- one millionth; small -scope instrument used to examine
tissue	cells combine to form
organ	tissues combine to form
macroscopic	Macr/o- large scop/o- examine with an instrument -ic pertaining to
congenital	congenit/o-present at birth -al pertaining to
degenerative	de- reversal of; without gener/o- production; creation -ative pertaining to
environmental	caused b the exposure to external substances ex smoke, allergies, skin cancer
hereditary	heredit/o- genetic inheritance -ary pertaining to
iatrogenic	idi/o- unknown; individual path/o- disease; suffering -ic pertaining to
infectious	infect/o- disease within -ious pertaining to
pathogen	path/o- disease; suffering -gen that which produces
communicable	communic/o- impart; transmit -able abe to be
neoplastic	ne/o- new plast/o- growth; formation -ic pertaining to
nosocomial	nosocomi/o- hospitial -al pertaining to
nutritional	nutri/o- nourishment -ion a process -al pertaining to
Onset of a disease	is noticed because of symptoms or signs
symptom	any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient
symptomatology	symptomat/o- collection of symptoms -logy study of
syndrome	syn-together -drome a running
asymptomatic	a- away; without symptomat/o- collection of symptoms -ic pertaining to
inspection	inspecti/o- looking at -ion action; condition
palpation	palpat/o- touching or feeling -ion action; condition
auscultation	auscult/o- listening -ation a process; being or having
percussion	percuss/o- tapping -ion action
disease	the course of a disease includes all events from the onset
acute	sudden in nature and sever in intensity
subacute	less sever in intensity
chronic	chron/o-time -ic pertaining to
exacerbation	ecacerb/o- increase; provoke -ation a process; being or having
remission	remiss/o- send back -ion action; condition
sequela	abnormal condition or complication that arises because of the original disease and remains after the original disease has resolved
therapeutic	therapeut/o- therapy; treatment -ic pertaining to
refractory	re- again fract/o- to break up -ory having the function of
surgery	surg/o- operative procedure -ery process of
prognosis	pro- before gnos/o- knowledge -osis condition; ambnormal
recuperation	recuper/o- recover -ation a process; being
disability	a permanent loss of the ability to perform certain activities
terminal	termin/o- end; boundry -al pertaining to
anorexia	an- without orex/o- appetite -ia condition; state; thing
dysphagia	dys- painful sphag/o- swallowing; eating -ia condition; state; thing
polyphagia	poly- many phag/o- eating swallowing -ia condition; state; thing
cheilitis	cheil/o- lip -itis inflamation
sialolithiasis	sial/o- saliva; salivary gland lith/o- stone -iasis state of; process of
stomatitis	stomat/o- stomach -titis inflammation
dyspepsia	dys- painful; difficult; abnormal pep/o- digestion -ia condition; state; thing
gastritis	gastr/o- stomach -itis inflammation
gastroenteritis	gastr/o- stomach enter/o- intestines -itis inflammation
gaastoesophageal reflux disease (GERD)	chronic inflammation and irritation due to reflux of stomach acid back into the esophagus
heartburn	temporary inflammation of the esophagus due to reflux of stomach acid
nausea	an unpleasant, queasy felling in the stomach that recedes the urge to vomit
emesis	vomiting - the expelling to food from the stomach through the mouth
vomitus	vomit - the expelled food or chyme
regurgiation	regurgitat/o- flow backward -ion action; condition
hyperemesis	hyper- above; more than nomal emesis- condition of vomiting
peptic ulcer disease(PUD)	chronic irritation, buring pain, and erosion of the mucosa to form an ulcer.
stomach cancer	cancerous tumor of the stomach
adenocarcinoma	aden/o- gland carcin/o- cancer -oma tumor; mass
ileus	abnormal absence or peristalis in the small and large intestines
intussusceptions	intussuscp/o- to receive within -tion a process; being or having
volvulus	twisting of the intestine around itself because of structural abnormality of the mesentery.
appendicitis	appendic/o- appendis -itis inflamation
colic	col/o- colon -ic pertaining to
colon cancer	cancerous tumor of the colon
divericulum	weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch or tube.
diverticula	more then one divericulum
diverticulosis	diverticul/o- diverticulum -osis condition; abnormal condition; rocess
diverticulitis	diverticul/o- diverticulum -itis inflamation
dysentery	dys- difficult; painful; abnormal -entery condition of the intestine
gluten enteropathy	an autoimmune disorder and toxic reaction to the gluten found in certain grains
celiac	celi/o- abdomen -ac pertaining to
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)	disorder of the function of the colon, although eh mucosa of the colon never shows and visible signs of inflammation
Crohn	or regional enteritis affect the ilum and colon
enteritis	enter/o- intestine -itis inflamation
ulcerative	ulcerat/o- ulcer -ive pertaining to
colitis	col/o- colon -itis inflammation
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	chronic inflammation of various parts of the small and large intestines
polyp	small fleshy, benign or precancerous growth in the mucosa of the colon
hemmorrhoids	hemorrh/o- a flowing of blood -oid resembling
proctitis	proct/o- rectum -itis inflammation of
rectocele	rect/o- rectum -cele hernia
constipation	constip/o- compacted feces -ation a process; being or having
diarrhea	dia- complete; completely through -rrhea flow; discharge
flatulence	flatul/o flatus (gas) -ence state of
hematochezia	hemat/o- blood chez/o- to pass feces -ia condition; state; thing
incontinence	in- in; withing; not contin/o- hold together -ence state of
steatorrhea	steat/o- fat -rrhea flow; discharge
adhesions	adhes/o- to stick to -ion action; condition
hernia	weakness in the muscle or the diaphragm or abdominal wall
hiatal	hiat/o- gap; opening -al pertaining to
incisional	incis/o- to cut into -ion action; condition -al pertaining to
peritonitis	periton/o- peritoneum -itis inflammation
ascites	Accumulation of ascitic fluid in he abdominopelvic cavity.
cirrhosis	cirrh/o- yellow -osis condition; abnormal condition; process
hepatitis	hepat/o- liver -itis inflamation
hepatomegaly	hepat/o- liver -megaly enlargement
jaundice	jaund/o- yellow -ice state; quality
liver cancer	cancerous tumor of the liver
hepatoma	hepat/o- liver -oma mass tumor
cholangitis	chalangi/o- bile duct -itis inflamation
choecystitis	choecyst/o- gallbladder -itis inflamation
cholelithiasis	chol/e- bile; gall lith/o- stone -iasis state of procss of
pancreatic cancer	cancerous tumor of the pancreas
adenocarcinoma	aden/o- gland carcin/o- cancer -oma tumor mass
pancreatitis	pancreato- pancreas -itis inflammation
barium enema	Procedure that uses liquid radiopaque contrast medium (barium) instilled into the rectum and colon
cholangiography	chalangi/o- bile duct -graphy process of recording
computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT scan)	procedure that uses x-rays to crate images of abdominal organs and structures in many thin, successive slices
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)	procedure that uses a strong magnetic field to align protons in the atoms of the patient's body
Upper gastrointestinal series (UGI)	Procedure that uses a liquid radiopaque contrast medium ( barium) that is swallowed
nasogastic tube	nas/o- nose gastr/o= stomach -ic pertaining to
abdomoinocentesis	abdomin/o- abdomen -centesis procedure to puncture
appendectomy	append/o- small stucture hanging from a larger structure; appendix -ectomy surgical excision
biopsy	bi/o- life -opsy process of viewing
bowel resection and anastomosis	procedure to remove a section of diseased intestine and rejoin the intestine.
cholesystectomy	cholecyst/o- gallbladder -ectomy surgical excision
colostomy	col/o- colon -stomy surgically created opening
stoma	the mouth of the colon that is rolled up and sutured to abdominal wall
endoscopy	end/o- innermost; withing -scopy process of using and instrument to examine
esophagoscopy	esophag/o- esophagus -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
gastroscopy	gastr/o- stomach -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
esophagogastroduodenoscopy	esophag/o- esophagus gastr/o- stomach duoden/o- duodenum -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
sigmoidoscopy	sigmoid/o- sigmoid colon -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
colonoscopy	colon/o- colon -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
laparotomy	lapar/o- abdomen -tomy process of cutting of making an incision
gastrectomy	gastr/o- stomach -ectomy surgical excision
gastreoplasty	gastr/o- stomach -plasty process of reshaping by surgery
gastrostomy	gastr/o- stomach -stomy surgically crated opening