Chapter 1: Intro to Med Term Flashcards
4 parts of every medical term
1- word roots
2- combining vowels
3- prefixes
4- suffixes
Word roots
the foundation of the word (e.g., cardi- in cardiogram)
Prefix
at the beginning of the word (e.g., peri- in pericardium)
Suffix
at the end of the word (e.g., -itis in carditis)
Combining vowel
a vowel that links the word root to another word root or suffix (e.g., cardi-o-my-o-pathy)
Cardi (word root) meaning
heart
Peri- (prefix) meaning
around
-itis (suffix) meaning
inflammation
Pericarditis
inflammation around the heart
Cis- meaning
cut/incision
Osteoarthritis
inflammation involving bone at a joint
Oste-
bone
Arth-
joint
-itis
inflammation
Bi/o
life
Carcin/o
cancer
Cardi/o
heart
Chem/o
chemical
Cis/o
to cut
Dermat/o
skin
Enter/o
small intestine
Gastr/o
stomach
Gynec/o
female
Hemat/o
blood
Immun/o
immunity
Laryng/o
voice box
Nephr/o
kidney
Neur/o
nerve
Ophthalm/o
eye
Ot/o
ear
Path/o
disease
Pulmon/o
lung
Rhin/o
nose
A-
without
An-
without
Anti-
against
Auto-
self
Brady-
slow
De-
without
Dis-
apart from
Dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
Endo-
within, inner
Epi-
above
Eu-
normal
Ex-
outward
Extra-
outside of
Hetero-
different
Homo-
same
Hyper-
excessive
In-
not/inward
Inter-
between
Intra-
within
Macro-
large
Micro-
small
Neo-
new
Non-
not
Para-
besides, abnormal, two like parts of a pair
Per-
through
Peri-
around
Post-
after
Pre-
before
Pro-
before
Pseudo-
false
Re-
again
Retro-
backward, behind
Sub-
under
Syn-
together
Tachy-
fast
Trans-
across
Ultra-
beyond
Bi-
two
Un-
not
Hemi-
half
Mono-
one
Multi-
many
Nulli-
none
Pan-
all
Poly-
many
Quadri-
four
Semi-
partial
Tetra-
four
Tri-
three
-algia
pain
-cele
protrusion
-cyte
cell
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation
-gen
that which produces
-genesis
produces
-genic
producing
-ia
condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-logical
pertaining to study of
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of
-lytic
destruction
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlarged
-oma
tumor, mass
-opsy
view of
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-plasm
formation
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhage
abnormal flow
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-rrhea
discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening
-stenosis
narrowing
-therapy
treatment
-trophy
development
Adjective suffixes
-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ile
-ine
-ior
-nic
-ory
-ose
-ous
-tic
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-tome
instrument to cut
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
-scopy
process of visually examining
History and Physical
written or dictated by the admitting physician
Physicians orders
complete list of care, medications, tests, and treatments physician orders for patient
Nurse’s notes
record of patient’s care throughout the day
Physicians progress notes
1- physicians’ daily record of patient’s condition
2- results of physicians’ examinations
3- summary of test results
4- updated assessment and diagnoses
5- further plans for the patient’s care
Consultation reports
reports given by specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient
Ancillary reports
reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy
Diagnostic reports
results of diagnostic test performed on patient, principally from a clinical lab and medical imaging
Informed consent
document voluntarily signed by patient that clearly describes purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure
Operative report
report from the surgeon detailing an operation
Anesthesiologist’s report
relates details regarding substances given to patient, patient’s response to anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery
Pathologist’s report
report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient
Discharge summary
comprehensive outline of patient’s entire hospital stay
Acute care or general hospitals
provide services to diagnose and treat diseases for a short period of time
Speciality care hospitals
provide care for very specific types of diseases
Nursing homes or long-term care facilities
provide long-term care for patients needing extra time to recover from illness or injury before returning home or for persons who can no longer take care of themselves
Urgent care centers
walk-in clinics that provide immediately needed care not requiring services of emergency department
Ambulatory care centers, surgical centers, or outpatient clinics
provide services not requiring overnight hospitalization
Physicians’ office
provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
provides a wide range of services by a group of primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system
Home health care
provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in the patient’s own home
Rehabilitation centers
provide intensive physical and occupational therapy
Hospices
provide support treatment to terminally ill patients and their families
What does HIPAA stand for?
health insurance portability and accountability act
