Module 1-Medical Terminology Flashcards
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is the language of the healthcare industry, mostly derived from Greek and Latin word parts or components.
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Medical terminology
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Medical terminologies are used primarily by people who:
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- Deliver direct patient care
2. Support direct patient care
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This shared understanding offers other benefits:
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- Improved communication between and among
healthcare professionals - Improved interaction between humans and the
technology used in health care (e-health records) - Ease in performing clinical proceedings
- Improved efficiency in the delivery of clinical care
- Faster and more accurate documentation of
conditions and treatments - Improved comprehensions of reports and medical
literature - A uniform language to describe similar ideas, conditions, or instrument
- Increased trust among professionals with a shared
understanding
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vessel
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angio
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joint
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arthr/o
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heart
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cardi/o
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head
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cephal/o
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skin
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derm/o
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duodenum
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duoden/o
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intestine
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enter/o
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esophagus
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esophag/o
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milk
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galact/o
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stomach
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gastr/o
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tongue
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gloss/o
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liver
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hepat/o
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muscle
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muscul/o
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thorax, chest
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thorac/o
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urine
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ur/o
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urethra
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urethr/o
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without or absence
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a-
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in
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en-
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within
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endo-
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below, under
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hypo-
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within the part
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intra-
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hard
sclera-
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beneath
sub-
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across, through, over, beyond
trans-
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pain
-algia
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pertaining to
-al
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of, or related to, pertaining to
-ar
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puncture of a cavity
-centesis
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a diseased condition
-ia
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pertaining to
-ic
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inflammation
-itis
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molding or shaping
-plasty
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flow, discharge
-rrhea
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looking at, examining
-scopy
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action, process, state, condition
-sis
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terms that can be broken into their corresponding word parts, giving a working definition based on the meanings of the word parts.
Decodable Terms
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terms whose definitions must be memorized without the benefit of word parts
Nondecodable Terms
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Progressive loss of transparency of
| the lens
Cataract
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A respiratory disease characterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea
Asthma
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nondecodable terms that are named after
| a person or a place associated with the term.
Eponyms
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a syndrome resulting from insufficient production of hormones from the cortex of the adrenal gland
Addison’s disease
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a type of irreversible dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
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a heart condition characterized by sudden loss of consciousness.
Stokes-Adams syndrome
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located in the female perineum
Bartholin’s glands
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located beneath a portion of the male urethra, also known as bulbouretheral glands
Cowper’s glands
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located at the back of the leg and is the thickest tendon in the human body.
Achilles tendon
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a test for occlusion of radial or ulnar arteries
Allen’s test
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a technique for removing foreign, obstructing objects from the airway of a choking victim.
Heimlich maneuver
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an indwelling urinary catheter
Foley catheter
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a central venous catheter inserted for long-term use
Hickman catheter
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threaded into the pulmonary artery
Swan-Ganz catheter
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words with the same or nearly the same sound but different meanings
Homonyms
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bed-wetting
Enuresis
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abnormal flow of breast milk
Galactorrhea
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milk-like appearance to the urine
Galacturia
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a body gland
Prostate
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laying prone
Prostrate
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terms that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word but are spelled differently
Synonyms
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terms that have been shortened to letters and/or numbers for the sake of convenience.
Abbreviations
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Types of Medical Terms:
1. Decodable terms
2. Nondecodable terms
3. Abbreviations
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Chief complaint of patient
CC
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History of present illness
HPI
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No known drug allergies
NKDA
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Physical examination
PE
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History
Hx
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Past medical history
PMHx
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Past surgical history
PSHx
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Social history & family history
SHx & FHx
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every
q
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immediately
stat
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As desired
ad lib
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Once a day
qd
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Every other day
qod
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When needed
prn
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Every _ hours
q_h
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After meals
pc
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Twice a day
bid
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Thrice a day
tid
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Four times a day
qid
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At bedtime
hs
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Before meals
ac
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By mouth (per os)
PO
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Intravenously
IV
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Intramuscularly
IM
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Hypodermically
H
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Nothing per os (no food/drink)
NPO
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with
c̅
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without
s̅
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discontinue
dc
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Dead on Arrival
DOA
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Overdose
OD
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Vital signs
V/S
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Diagnosis
Dx
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Treatment
Tx
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Take (prescription)
Rx
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symptoms
Sx
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Status post
S/P
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Rule out
R/O
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To consider
T/C
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Complains of
c/o
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Temperature, pulse, respiration
TPR
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Primary or first degree
1°
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Secondary or second degree
2°
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Tertiary or third degree
3°
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♂
male
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♀
female
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↑
increased
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↓
decreased
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+
present
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-
absent
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⃰
birth
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†
death
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-a
-ae
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-ax
-aces
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-en
-ina
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-ex, -ix
-ices
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-is
- es
| - a
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-ma
-mata
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-nx
-nges
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-on
-a
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-um
-a
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-us
-i
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-x
-ces
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-y
-ies
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lamina
laminae
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Thorax
thoraces
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lumen
lumina
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index
indices
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Appendix
appendices
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psychosis
psychoses
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Femoris
femora
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trauma
traumata
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phalanx
phalanges
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criterion
criteria
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diverticulum
diverticula
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bacillus
bacilli
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calyx
calyces
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therapy
therapies
