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