Healthcare Terminology - Week 1 Flashcards
Cataract
Progressive opacification of the lens
Asthma
Recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
Diagnosis
Disease or condition named after healthcare professional evaluates a patients signs, symptoms and history
Prognosis
Prediction of probable outcome
Sequela
Condition that results from an injury or disease
Acute
Abrupt, severe onset to a disease
Chronic
Developing slowly and lasting a long time
Sign
Objective finding of a disease state
Symptom
Subjective report of a disease (pain, itching)
Eponyms
Terms names after a person or place associated with term
Examples - Alzheimer’s disease
(Progressive mental deterioration)
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Achilles tendon (one weak spot. Tendons attach muscles to bone. Achilles tendon attaches calf muscle to heel bone. This one does have medical equivalent, the calcaneal tendon)
IM abbreviation
Intramuscular
C2 abbreviation
Second cervical vertebra
(2nd bone in neck)
CABG acronym
Coronary artery bypass graft
(Detour around a blockage in an artery of the heart)
TURP acronym
Transurethral resection of the prostate
(Surgical procedure that removes the prostate thru the urethra)
CARD method
Check for word parts
Assign meanings
Reverse suffix to front of your definition
Define term
Arthr/o
Joint
Gastr/o
Stomach
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Ot/o
Ear
Rhin/o
Nose
Hepat/o
Liver
-algia
Pain
-tomy
Incision
-scope
Instrument to view
-logy
Study of
-plasty
Surgical repair
-itis
Inflammation
Arthr/o , -algia
Decode arthralgia
Joint, pain of
Pain of joint aka arthrodynia
Gastr/o , -tomy
Decode gastrotomy
Stomach, incision
Incision of the stomach
Ophthalm/o , -scope
Decode ophthalmoscope
Eye , instrument to view
Ot/o , -logy
Decide otology
Ear, study of
Rhin/o , -plasty
Decode rhinoplasty
Nose, surgical repair
Hepat/o , -itis
Decode hapatitis
Liver, inflammation
Cuticle
Small skin surrounding nail
Cut / -icle
Hypodermis
Structure under the skin
Hypo - derm - is
Arteriole
Small artery
Venule
Small vein
Endocardium
Structure within heart
Atrophy
Process of no development
Cardiac
-ac = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to heart
Cervical
-al = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to neck
Valvular
-ar = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to valve
Coronary
-ary = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to heart
Esophageal
-eal = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to esophagus
Hypodermic
-ic = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to below the skin
Subcutaneous
-ous = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to under the skin
Adjective suffixes
Usually mean pertaining to
Pathology suffixes
Describe a disease process or a sign or symptom
Cephal/algia
Head / pain
Cysto/cele
Bladder / herniation
Cardio/dynia
Heart / pain
Hyper/lipid/emia
Excessive, fats, blood condition
A/gastr/ia
Without, stomach, condition
Gastro/enter/itis
Stomach, small intense one, inflammation
Chondro/malacia
Cartilage / softening
Spleno/megaly
Spleen / enlargement
Osteo/oma
Bone / tumor
Psych/osis
Mind / abnormal condition
Gastro/pathy
Stomach / disease process
Hystero/ptosis
Uterus / prolapse
Hemo/rrhage or rrhagia
Blood / bursting forth
Oto/rrhea
Ear / discharge
Cysto/rrhexis
Bladder / rupture
Arterio/sclerosis
Artery / abnormal condition of hardening
Tracheo/stenosis
Trachea / abnormal condition of narrowing
-malacia
Softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-sclerosis
Hardening
-stenosis
Narrowing
-rrhage & -rrhagia
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Discharge
Diagnostic procedure suffixes
Indicate procedure that helps determine the diagnosis
Mammo/graphy
Breast / process of recording
Spiro/metry
Breathing / process of measuring
Bi/opsy
Living / process of viewing
Esophago/gastro/dudeno/scopy
Esophagus / stomach / duodenum / process of viewing
Therapeutic intervention suffixes
Indicate type of treatment
Medical or surgical
Amnio/centesis
Amnion / surgical procedure
Tonsill/ectomy
Tonsil / removal
Rhino/plasty
Nose / surgical repair
Spleno/rrehapy
Speen / suture or repair
Colo/stomy
Colon or large intestine / new opening
Osteo/tomy
Bone / incision
Litho/tripsy
Stone / crushing
Instrument suffix example
Electrocardiograph
Electrocardiography
Diagnostic procedure done to measure electrical activity in the heart used with electrocardiograph instrument
Electro/cardio/graph
Electricity / heart / instrument to record
Thermo/meter
Temperature / instrument to measure
Ophthalmo/scope
Eye / instrument to view
Osteo/tome
Bone / instrument to cut
Litho/tripter
Stone / machine to crush
Litho/trite
Stone / instrument to crush
-logist
One who specializes in the study of
Poly/somno/graph/er
Many / sleep / record / one who
Ger/iatrician
Old age / one who specializes in treatment
Ped/iatrics
Children / treatment
Psych/iatrist
Mind / one who specializes in treatment
Psych/iatry
Mind / process of treatment
Dent/ist
Teeth / one who specializes
Psycho/logist
Mind / one who specializes in the study of
Neo/nato/logy
New / born / study of
Prefixes
Indicate a structure or a conditions absense, location, number or quantity, state and sometimes have more than one meaning
A/pne/ic
Without / breathing / pertaining to
An/ophthalm/ia
Without / eye / condition
Ante/vers/ion
Forward / turning / process of
Anti/bacteri/al
Against / bacteria / pertaining to
Dys/trophy
Abnormal / process of nourishment
Endo/scopy
Within / process of viewing
Epi/gastr/ic
Above / stomach / pertaining to
Hyper/glyc/emia
Excessive / sugar / blood condition
Hypo/gloss/al
Below / tongue / pertaining to
Inter/vertebr/al
Btwn / vertebra / pertaining to
Intra/muscul/ar
Within / muscle / pertaining to
Neo/nat/al
New / birth / pertaining to
Par/ot/id
Near / ear / pertaining to
Para/phil/ia
Abnormal / attraction / condition
Per/cutane/ous
Through / skin / pertaining to
Ex nephrolithotomy
Peri/cardio/centesis
Surrounding / heart / surgical puncture
Poly/neur/itis
Many / nerve / inflammation
Post/nat/al
After / birth / pertaining to
Pre/nat/al
Before / birth / pertaining to
Sub/hepat/ic
Under / liver / pertaining to
Trans/urethr/al
Thru / urethra / pertaining to
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
Ante
Forward
Anti
Against
Per
Through
Peri
Surrounding
Pre
Before
Hyper
Excessive or above
Hypo
Below or deficient
Vertebra
Bone in the spine
Plural vertebrAE
Arthrosis
Abnormal condition of a joint
Plural arthrosES
Appendix
Plural appendICES
Arthritis
Inflammation of a joint
Plural arthrITIDES
Phalanx
Bone in fingers or toes
Plural phalaNGES
Endocardium
Structure inside heart
Plural endocardiA
Digitus
Finger or toe
Plural digitI
Therapy
Treatment
Plural therapIES
Euthyroid
Yoo thigh royd
Good healthy thyroid function
Phalanx
Fay lanks
Bones of fingers or toes
Pneumonitis
Noo moh nye tis
Inflammation of lungs
Psychology
Study of mind
Ptosis
Toh sis
Prolapse / drooping
Rhinitis
Rye nye tis
Inflammation of nose
Xeroderma
Zeer oh dur mah
Condition of dry skin
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Bi/o
Living , life
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cervic/o
Neck / cervix
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Col/o
Large intestine , colon
Coron/o
Crown , heart
Cut/o
Skin
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyst/o
Bladder , sac
Dent/i
Tooth
Derm/o
Skin
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Electr/o
Electricity
Enter/o
Small intestine
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gloss/o
Tongue
Glyc/o
Glucose , sugar
Hem/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Hyster/o
Uterus
Lingu/o
Tongue
Lipid/o
Lipid , fat
Lith/o
Stone
Mamm/o
Breast
Muscul/o
Muscle
My/o
Muscle
Nat/o
Birth, born
Neur/o
Nerve
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/ o
Ear
Path/o
Disease
Ped/o
Child
Phil/o
Attraction
Pne/o
Breathing
Psych/o
Mind
Rhin/o
Nose
Somn/o
Sleep
Spir/o
Breathing
Splen/o
Spleen
Therm/o
Heat, temperature
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
Troph/o
Nourishment
Urethr/o
Urethra
Valvul/o
Valve
Ven/o
Vein
Vers/o
Turning
Vertebr/o
Backbone , vertebra
Ego integrity
Term given by Erik Erickson to the last of his 8 stages of psychosocial development and used by him to represent a post narcissistic love of the human ego as an experience which conveys some world order and spiritual sense
Despair
Complete loss or absense of hope
Depression
Common & serious medical illness that negatively affects how u feel, think and act
Defense mechanisms
An automatic reaction of the body against disease causing organisms.
It’s behaviors people use to superset themselves from unpleasant events actions or thoughts
Clarification
The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible
Personal boundaries
Limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships
Passive communicators
Not expressive feelings or needs, ignoring your own personal rights and allowing others to do so .
Apologetic
Self deprecating
Indecisive
Never getting what is rly wanted
Close ended questions
Opposite to open ended questions. Can not share their thoughts and answer the question
Maslows hierarchy of needs
Self actualization
Self esteem
Love & belonging
Safety & security
Physiological needs
Integrity
Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
Prioritize
Designate or treat something as more important than other things
Acute care
Level of health care in which patient is treated for brief but severe episodes of illness. Resulted by disease, trauma, surgery recovery
