RMA Review med terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 af-, ag- | toward, increasing |
| ap-, al- | toward |
| alb- | white |
| ana- | up, upward, toward |
| bio- | life |
| con-, com- | together, with |
| col-, cor- | together |
| de- | away from, down, not |
| dis- | apart separate |
| ec- | out, away |
| ecto- | outside |
| en-, em- | in |
| ex-, e- | out, away |
| in-, il-,im-, ir-, | not |
| infra- | below, under, beneath |
| intra- | within |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| meta- | beyond, after |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| per- | through |
| re- | again, back |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -desis | binding |
| -e | noun marker |
| -form | resembling, like |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -iasis | condition, formation |
| -iatric | pertaining to medical treatment |
| -iatry | study or field of medicine |
| -ist | specialist |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -philia | attraction |
| -plasia | development |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scopy | process of viewing with a scope |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| ED | emergency department |
| OPD | outpatient department |
| a.m.a. | against medical advice |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| C | celsius, centigrade |
| C.C. | chief complaint |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | chest pain |
| CPE | complete physical exam |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| PAR | postanesthetic recoery |
| RTC | return to clinic |
| RTO | return to office |
| FH | family history |
| GBS | gallbaldder series |
| GU | genitourinary |
| H & P | history and physical |
| HEENT | head, ears, eyes, nose, throat |
| Hx | history |
| I & D | incision and drainage |
| L | left |
| L & W | living and well |
| MM | mucous membrane |
| NP | new patient |
| NYD | not yet diagnosed |
| P | Pulse |
| P &P | papanicolaou smear and pelvic examination |
| PE | physical examination |
| pH | potential hydrogen iod concentration |
| PI | present illness |
| PMH | past medical history |
| PT | physical therapy |
| Px | physical examination |
| R | right |
| R/O | rule out |
| re/ | recheck |
| ref | referral |
| ROS | review of systems |
| SR | systems review |
| Rx | prescription |
| S/R | suture removal |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| Tx | treatment |
| UCHD | usual childhood disases |
| US | ultrasound |
| WDWN | well-developed and well nourished |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| y.o. | year old |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| 1 cc = | 1 mlo |
| gm | gram |
| deca- | x 10 |
| hect- | x 100 |
| kilo- | x 1000 |
| deci- | / 10 |
| centi | / 100 |
| milli- | / 1000 |
| micro- | / 1,000,000 |
| a | before |
| ad lib. | as desired |
| aq | water |
| d | day |
| ~p | after |
| per | by, through |
| PO | by mouth |
| PR | through the rectum |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| PRN same as | p.r.n. |
| PV | through the vagina |
| q) | every |
| qh | every hour |
| q2h | every two hours |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| ~s | without |
| sig: | instruction to patient |
| soln. | solution |
| sp. | spirits |
| ~ss | one half |
| syr. | syrup |
| T | topical |
| x | times, for |
| degeneration | change of tissue to a less functionally active form |
| etiology | cause of a disease |
| prophylaxis | protection against disease |
| remission | cessation of signs and symptoms |
| cutane / o | skin |
| hidr / o | sweat |
| hist / o | tissue |
| kerat / o | hard skin, horny tissue, keratin |
| onych / o | nail |
| seb / o | sebum |
| sebum is | oil |
| squam / o | scale |
| trich / o | hair |
| xanth / o | yellow |
| xer / o | dry |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| Bx | biopsy |
| ankyl / o | stiff |
| arthr / o | joint |
| burs / o | bursa |
| calc / o | calcium |
| fasci / o | band of fibrous tissue |
| kyph / o | hump |
| lamin / o | lamina |
| lei / o | smooth muscle |
| lord / o | curve |
| oste / o | bone |
| pector / o | chest |
| rhabd / o | straited, skeletal muscle |
| spondyl / o | vertebra |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -desis | binding |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -trophy | deelopment |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ortho | Orthopedics |
| ROM | range of motioin |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| abduction | movement away from the midline |
| adduction | movement toward the midline |
| circumduction | movement in a circular motion |
| depression | act of lowering a body part from a joint |
| dorsiflexion | act of pointing the foot upward |
| elevation | act of raising a body part from a joint |
| eversion | act of turning outward |
| extension | increase in the angle of a joint |
| flexion | decrease inthe angle of a joint |
| hyperextension | increase inthe angle of a joint beyond what is normal |
| inversion | act or turning inward |
| plantar flexion | act of pointing the foot downward |
| pronation | act of turning downward or inward |
| protraction | movement of a body part anteriorly |
| retraction | movement of a body part posteriorly |
| rotation | act or process of turning on an axis |
| supination | act of turning upward or outward |
| cerebell / o | cerebellum |
| cerebr / o | cerebrum |
| dur / o | dura mater |
| encephal / o | brain |
| mening / o | membrane |
| myel / o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| poli / o | gray matter |
| psych / o | mind |
| tetra- | four |
| -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -esthesia | feeling sensation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| CAT | computed axial tomography |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| atri / o | atrium |
| coron / o | crown, circle |
| kary / o | nucleus |
| vas / o | vessel |
| -apharesis | removal |
| -blast | immature stage, germ, bud |
| -crit | separation |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells |
| -globin | protein |
| AF | atrial fibrillation |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| HTN | hypertension |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| alveol / o | air sac |
| capn / o | carbon dioxide |
| coni / o | dust |
| phren / o | diaphragm |
| pneum / o | breath |
| spir / o | breathing |
| -ema | condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| an / o | anus |
| cec / o | cecum |
| cheil / o | lip |
| chol | bile |
| cholecyst / o | gallbladder |
| gingiv / o | gum |
| hepat/ o | liver |
| lapar / o | abdomen |
| peritone / o | peritoneum |
| stomat / o | mouth |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defacation |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -prandial | meal |
| BE | barium enema |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| andr / o | male |
| calc / i | calcium |
| cortic / o | cortex, outer region |
| crin / o | secretion |
| dips / o | thirst |
| natr / i | sodium |
| somat / o | body |
| ster / o | solid structure |
| oxy- | rapid, sharp |
| -agon | assemblage, a gathering together |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotroic hormone |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| aque / o | water |
| blephar / o | eyelid |
| cor / o, core / o | pupil |
| dacry / o | tear, tear duct |
| glauc / o | gray |
| ir / o | iris |
| lacrim /o | tear |
| mi / o | smaller, less |
| ocul / o | eye |
| opt / o | vision |
| palpebr / o | eyelid |
| scot /o | darkness |
| uve / o | vascular layer of the eye |
| vitre / o | glassy |
| -tropia | a turning |
| ast | astigmatism |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual field |
| aur / i | ear |
| ot / o | ear |
| tympan / o | eardrum |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -acousia | hearing |
| -otia | ear condition |
| oto | otology |
| albumin / o | protein |
| cali / o | calix |
| cyst / o | urinary bladder |
| ket / o | ketone bodies |
| meat / o | opening, passageway |
| nephro / o | kidney |
| pyel / o | renal pelvis |
| ren / i | kidney |
| vesic / o | urinary bladder |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone; vasopressin |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| CFR | chronic renal failure |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| balan / o | glans penis |
| colp / o | vagina |
| culd / o | cul-de-sac |
| hyster / o | uterus |
| men / o | menses |
| metr /o | uterus |
| nat /i | birth |
| vert /i | a turning |
| -arche | beginning |
| -pause | cessation |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| AB | abortion |
| CS | cesarean section |
| CX | cervix |
| ECC | endocervical curettage |
| EMB | endometrial biopsy |
| FHT | fetal heart tones |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| multip | multipara |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
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