Medical Terminology Flashcards
AP
Anteroposterior
BID
Twice a day
BS
Blood Sugar
CA
Cancer
CAD
Coronary artery disease
CBC
Complete blood count
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c/o
Complains of
DOB
Date of birth
Dx
Diagnosis
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
HEENT
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
Ht
Height
Hgb
Hemoglobin
L
Left, liter
MI
Myocardial infarction
NPO
Nothing by mouth
OR
Operating room
pt
Patient
pre-op
Before surgery
p/o
Postoperative
R/O
Rule out
RT
Right, radiation therapy
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TID
Three times a day
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
UA
Urinalysis
VS
Vital signs
Wt
Weight
y/o
Years old
angi/o
Vessel
arthr/o
Joint
brachi/o
Arm
carcin/o
Cancer
cardi/o
Heart
crani/o
Skull
derm/o ; dermat/o
Skin
enter/o
Intestine
gastr/o
Stomach
gynec/o
Woman
hem/o ; hemat/o
Blood
hepat/o
Liver
lip/o
Fat
my/o
Muscle
nephr/o
Kidney
neur/o
Nerve
ophthalm/o
Eye
path/o
Disease
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
thorac/o
Chest
a-, an-
Without
brady-
Slow
dys-
Painful, difficult
epi-
Upper, above
hypo-
Under, beneath
intra-
Within
peri-
Surrounding
sub-
Under, below
tachy-
Rapid
-algia
Pain
-ectomy
Removal
-gram
Record of
-ic, -al, -ia
Pertaining to or condition of
-ism
Process, condition
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-pnea
Breathing
-plasty
Surgical repair
-scope
Instrument to examine
-tomy
Process of cutting
3 ways to name medical terms
- Greek/latin
- Modern english
- Eponyms
What kind of medical terms were created in the 21st century?
Modern english
What kind of medical terms were named after people who discovered them?
Medical eponyms
Which word element is the body/main part of the word
Word root
T or F, all medical terms contain a word root
False
T or F, not all medical terms include a prefix
True
What does every medical term have?
Suffix
Which word element is used to join two word roots?
Combining vowel
______ ________ are spaces that house internal organs and is divided into 2 divisions
Body cavities
Dorsal cavities are divided into what 2 divisions?
Cranial and Spinal
What does cranial cavity include?
Skull and brain
What does spinal cavity include?
Spinal cord
Which cavity contains the lungs, heart, major blood vessels, and part of the espohagus?
Thoracic cavity
The _______ divides the thoracic from the abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
Which cavity contains the stomach, most of the intestines, pancreas, liver, spleen, gallbladder, and kidneys
Abdominal cavity
Which cavity contains the bladder, urethra, repro organs, parts of the large intestine, and rectum?
Pelvic cavity
__________ ________ is an erect, standing position in which the patient faces forward with the feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, palms facing forward
Anatomical position
Further away from surface of the body
Deep
Closer to the surface of the body
Superficial
Which position occurs when a patient lies face down on their stomach?
Prone
Which position occurs when a patient lies face up on their back?
Supine
Which plane of the body divides body into front and back?
Frontal(coronal)
Which plane of the body divides the body into upper and lower portions?
Transverse
Which plane of the body divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal
Front of the human body
Anterior
Back of the human body
Posterior
Areas closer to the head
Superior
Closer to the feet
Inferior
Towards the middle of the body
Medial
Further away from the middle
Lateral
Farthest area from point of attachment
Distal
Closer to point of attachment
Proximal
Movement of limb away from the body
Abduction
Limb movement toward the body
Adduction
(Bending) decreases the angle between joints
Flexion
(Straightening) increases the angle
Extension
Which quadrant contains the liver and gall bladder?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Which quadrant contains appendix, small intestines, descending and sigmoid colon?
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Which quadrant contains the stomach, pancreas, and spleen?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Which quadrant contains small intestines?
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
