Medical Terminology Flashcards
SOAP
Acronym for Subject, Objective, Assessment and Plan
CC
Acronym for chief complaint
CPR
acronym for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or Computerized Patient Record
DS
Acronym for Discharge Summary
Dx
Abbreviation for Diagnosis
EHR
Acronym for Electronic Health Report
H&P
Acronym for History and Physical
HIPPA
Acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HPI
Acronym for History of Present Illness
PE
Acronym for Physical Exam
ROS
Acronym for Review of Systems
-al
pertaining to
an-
not; without
anti-
against
appendic/o-
appendix
arthr/o-
joint
-ary
pertaining to
-ation
being; having; process
brady-
slow
cardi/o-
heart
dys-
abnormal; difficult; painful
cutane/o
skin
gastr/o-
stomach
-graphy
process of recording
hepat/o-
liver
esthes/o-
feeling; sensation
hypo-
below; deficient
-ia
condition; state; thing
hemat/o-
blood
intra-
within
-ion
action; condition
-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
-itis
infection of; inflammation of
-logy
study of
-megaly
enlargement
nas/o-
nose
-oma
mass; tumor
-osis
abnormal condition; process
-pathy
disease
laryng/o-
larynx
poly-
many; much
post-
after; behind
pre-
before; in front of
re-
again and again; backward; unable to
nat/o-
birth
neur/o-
nerve
tachy-
fast
tonsill/o-
tonsil
ven/o-
vein
pneumon/o-
lung; air
psych/o-
mind
urin/o-
urinary system; urine