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Med Term Ch 1-3

Terms in this set (357)

arthr/o
joint
cardi/o
heart
enter/o
intestines
hem/o hemat/o
blood
gastr/o
stomach
hepat
liver
nephr
kidney
oste
bone
erythr
red
leuk
white
melan
black
pulmon/o pheum/o
lungs
jaund
yellow
neur/o
nerve
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary,-eal,-ic,-tic,-ous, genic-
pertaining to
-ia,-ee, -an, -ism
condition
-ium, -ee, -um
tissue, structure
-y, -ee
nourishment/development
diminutive
added a root transform a term's meaning to a smaller version
-ule, -ole, -icle
small
y
process
tom/o
root for cut
tomy
cutting procedure (straight line)
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ist
specialist
-logy
study of
-logist
specialist in the study of
-itis
inflammation
-aglia
condition of pain
-emia
blood condition
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-pathy
disease condition
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-graphy
disease condition
-graph
instrument for recording
-gram
record for recording
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
process of visual examination w/an instrument
-plasty
surgical repair
-stomy
opening to form a stoma
gen/o
creation, cause
morph/o
change
myc/o
fungus
necr/o
death
orth/o
straight
path/o
suffering disease
phag/o
eat
plas/o
formation
py/o
pus
scler/o
hard
sten/o
narrowing
troph/o
nourishment, development
xerv/o
foreign
xer/o
dry
-iatrics, -iatry
medical science
-iatrist
specialist in medicine of
-osis
condition
-penia
deficiency
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
excessive flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-cele
hernia
-malacia
abnormal softening
-oid
resembling
-iasis
presence of
-emesis
vomiting
-hemat
blood
-hyper
excessive, above normal
-gen
producing
-genesis
condition of
-stasis
controlling, stopping
-stat
instrument to stop bleeding
-static
pertaining to the stopping/ controlling of blood
path/o
disease
carcin/o
cancer
a-
without, not , no
terms that end in an "a", what is added to the end to make it plural?
"e"
term ends in an "us", what is needed to be added to the end to make it plural?
"i"
terms ending in "is" needed to be changed to what to make it plural?
"es"
terms that end in "um" need what to be added to it to make it plural?
"a"
anti-, contra-
against
-indicated
something done for the patient
-dote
to give
ante-
in front of
pre-
before
brady-
slow breathing/ HR
tachy-
rapid breathing/HR
circum-, peri-
around
post-
behind
retro-
behind
endo-
in
intra-
within
inter-
between
macro-
large
micro-
small
hypo-
below normal, less than
hyper-
above normal, excessive
hemi-
half
eu-
normal
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
auto-
self
trans-
across
mal-
bad
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along side of
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
poly-
many/much
-para (suffix)
bringing forth birth
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
hetero-
different
homo-
same
epi-
above, upon, on
infra-
beneath
supra-
above
sub-
below
property of patient
pt decides with whom the info is to be shared
soap
acronym for different types of info documented by health care providers
S.-subjective
what patients say, these problems are then translated into medical terms, can correctly communicate the problems to all health care providers
O. objective
what tests reveal
A. Assestment
the analysis of the subjective and objective info; preformed by the health care provider
P. plan
course of action for the patient
CC
chief complaint
HPI
history of present illness
ROS
review of systems
PMH
past medical history
PSH
past surgical history
FH
family history
SH
social history
NKDA
no known drug allergies
acute
current
chronic
symptoms over a period of 3 months or more
abrupt
suddenly
palliative
treating of symptoms, but not ridding of the cause (hospice care)
progressive
gradual
exacerbation
flare up, have a condition with no signs or symptoms then a sudden flare up
febrile
fever
afebrile
no fever
alert
answers simple questions
oriented
do they know whats going on, more advanced questions (bday)
ausculation
listening
percussion
hollowness/fullness (hearing)
palpation
touching/feeling for abnormalities
unremarkeable
no difference than normal
marked
differences
impression
what you think is going on
diagnosis
absolutely positive about condition
differential diagnosis
think we have the diagnosis but not quite ready to confirm it
etiology
known cause of disease
idiopathic
don't know cause of disease
benign
noncancerous
malignant
cancerous
remission
currently not showing signs or symptoms of disease
morbidity
risk of being sick
mortality
risk of dying
prognosis
what they think is going to happen, forecast for disease
localized
one area
systemic/generalized
whole system/ spreading (large area)
pathogen
disease agent (bacteria, fungi)
lesion
diseased tissue
sequelae
injury in one place but affects other areas of the body
disposition
where patient is going after treatment
observation
observe/watch patient
reassurance
help patient feel better (voluntarily)
supportive care
have to do to carry out functions (help eat)
unilateral
one side
bilateral
both sides
dorsum
top side of hand or top of foot
palmar
palm
plantar
bottom foot
sagittal plane
left and right sides
midsagittal
equal left and right sides, absolute middle
coronal/frontal plane
splits into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sides
transverse plane
top (superior) and bottom (inferior) sides
PACU
post anasthetic
ICU
intensive care unit (CCU,SICU,PICU,NICU)
L&D
labor and delivery
VS
vital signs (HR,RR,BP,T)
I/O
input and output
Dx
diagnosis
DDx
differential diagnosis
Tx
treatment
Rx
perscription
Hx
history
PMHx
past medical history
FHx
family history
H&P
history and physical
PE
physical exam
PCP
primary care physician
PERRLA
pupils equal, round and reactive to light
NOS
not otherwise specified
RRR
regulate rate rhythm
CTA
clear to auscultation
A&O
alert and oriented
NAD
no acute distress
PO
per os (by mouth)
IV
intravenous
SC
subcutaneous
NPO
nil per os (nothing per mouth)
CVL
central venous line
IM
intramuscular
PR
per rectum (anal)
PRN
as needed
QID
4 times a day
QD
everyday
AC
before meals
PC
after meals
TIP
3 times a day
BID
2 times a day
QHS
at night
NEC
not elsewhere classified
WNL
within normal limits
WDWN
well developed well nourished
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin (wr)
derma-, dermis-
skin (suffix)
epidermis
outer layer that is made of squamous cells
dermis
made of few cells, many thick fibers strong and flexible, contains hair follicles, nerves, and glands
hair follicles
hold hair into dermis and nourish the hair
nerves
detect pressure, temp, and pain
glands
sweat glands (sweat) and sebaceous glands (oil/sebum)
subcutaneous layer
made of connective and fatty tissue
lip/o, adip/o, steat/o
fat
alopecia
hair loss/baldness
hirsutism
excessive hair
anhidrosis
no sweating/lack of sweat
diaphoresis
condition or state of sweating
onych/o ungu/o
nails
onycholysis
breakdown of nail
ungual
pertaining to nail
seb/o sebace/o
oil
ichthyo
scaly
pachyo
thick
xero
dry
rhytido
wrinkles
xanth/o
yellow
leauko
white
erythro
red
melan/o
black
keratoderma
hard skin
onychocryptosis
hidden nail, ingrown nail
rhytidoplasty
surgical repair of wrinkles
xeroderma
dry skin
pachyderma
thick skin
melanoma
black colored tumor
erythroderma
redness of skin
xarthopsia
unable to see yellow color
abrasion
(erosion0 scraping away of skin
pruritus
itch
seborrhea
discharge of oil
xerosis
dry skin condition
macerate
soften skin
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
hypermelanosis
excessive melanin
hypertrichosis
excessive hair
comedo
acne
urticaria
red spot/raised
dermataglia/dermatolysis
pain in skin
hemathidrosis
sweat with pink tinge
xanthoderma
yellow skin
rhytiderma
wrinkly skin
onychophagia
biting nails
hypomelanosis
low levels of melanin
lesion
pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury, described by location, appearance and size and color
macule
small flat spot (freckle)
patch
larger flat spot (vitiligo)
papule
small solid raised (mole, wart, skin tags birthmarks)
nodule
small solid bump larger than papule, is felt under the skin or raised
wheal
dome shaped, red lesion, lower in center (hives, intradermal injection, allergy skin testing)
vesicle
small lesion filled with a clear fluid (blister)
bulla
big blister, clear fluid, and is larger than 1 cm
pustule
small lesion filled with pus (acne)
cyst
thick walled sac containing fluid and can be located anywhere
fissure
grooves or crack like sores (athletes foot)
ulcers
open sores on skin or mucous membrane (canker sore)
decubitis (decubiti)
ulcer
crust
exudate (drainage) which dries on the skin (scab)
ecchymosis
under the skin bruising
petechia
small bruising, pinpoint hemorrhagic lesions
purpura
larger than petechia (purpur-purple)
keloid
hypertrophied thickened scar
polyp
mushroom like growth on a stem or stalk, mucus membrane
basal cell carcinoma
most frequent, slow growing, no metastasis
metastasis
spread
squamous cell carcinoma
appears as a sore that doesn't heal; heaped up crusted appearance
asymmetry
2 halves look different
border
border irregular or poorly circumscribed ( to enclose)
color
varies
diameter
larger than 6 mm
evolution
change over time
stretch marks
stria
psoriasis
autoimmune, pruritus and erythema, silvery scales and plaques, remissions and exacerbations
dermatitis
contact dermatitis (pruritus, erythema)
cellutlitis
inflammation of cells, needs pore entry
gangrene
can relate to diabetes and frostbite, tissue death
papules
no fluid and less than 1 cm in size
nodules
not fluid filled and greater than 1 cm in size
plaques
are large and flat
vesicles
contain clear fluid and are less than 1 cm in size
pustules
filled with pus and is then than 1 cm in size
abscesses
large pustules that are greater than 1 cm in size
cherry angioma
red papules on the skin containing an abnormal proliferation of blood vessels
telangiectasia
visible small linear red blood vessels (broken capallaries)
excisional skin biopsy
complete removal
shave skin biopsy
remove little sections
punch skin biopsy
punch skin and remove a circular section of it
cicatrix
scar
nevus
birthmark or mole
dyplastic nevus
mole with abnormal components
verucca
wart
culture and sensitivity
send to lab to see cause and treatments
dermatoscope
used to look at skin
dermascopy
procedure/process of looking at the skin
adipocele
hernia in skin
dermatofibroma
tumor of skin fibers
erythrocyanosis
condition of red and blue bruising
keratogenic
section of skin becomes hard
onychomalacia
softening of nail
onychopathy
disease of nail
parohychia
tissue around nail
assestment
describe diagnosis of condition
dermatosis
condition of skin
decubitus ulcer
bed sore
dermopathy
skin disease
eczema
itchy rash, scabby
atopic dermatitis
inflammation of upper layer dermis
ichthysosis
dry skin, scaly
sclerodermatitis
thicken/harden, inflammation
xanthosis
yellowing of skin
scleronychia
thickening/hardening of the nails
excoriation
a scratch
keratosis
horny tissue condition
necrosis
tissue death
steatoma
fatty tumor
seborrheic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by discharge of oil
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
chemosurgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
dermataglia
skin pain
debridemant
the scraping away of already dead tissue
encephal/o
brain
pod/o
foot
cyt/o
cell
ot/o
ear
pulmon/o
lung
phas/o
speech
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
muscle
hepat/o
liver
thromb/o
clot
-stenosis
narrowing
-lith
stone
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
somat/o
body
viscer/o
organ
trich/o, pil/o
hair
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