Orientation of the body and medical terminology (SAC 1) Flashcards
Y/O
Years old
BIBA
Brought in by ambulance
ED
Emergency department
ADLS
Activities of daily living
AHA
Allied health assistant
THR
Total hip replacement
ETOH
Consumption of ethanol/alcohol
D/C
Discharge
OT
Occupational therapist
CVD
Cardiovascular disease
T2D
Type 2 diabetes
PPE
Personal protective equipment
4/24 (24 hours a day)
Four hourly
1/7 (7 days a week)
1 day
1/52 (52 weeks a year)
1 week
1/12 (12 months a year)
1 month
AC
Before meals
PC
After meals (post consumption)
Mane
Morning
Nocte (omn)
Night
Hs
At bedtime
die
Daily
BD/bid
Twice a day
TDS/tid
Three times a day
QID
Four times a day
Pt
Patient
Components of medical terminology
Root (stem) word= essential meaning of word
Suffix= procedure or condition
Prefix= add location, size or number
Combining form/vowel= connects root and suffix e.g. o
Abdomin
Abdomen
Encephal
Brain (within the head)
Hem/haem
Blood
Phleb
Veins
-dynia
Pain
-eal
Pertaining to
-emia
Condition of the blood
-graph
Process of
Ante-
Positioning in front of
Carp-
Pertaining to the wrist
Semi-
One half
-logy
The study of
Anatomy
Cutting up the human body to determine its structures
Physiology
Study of body functioning
Pathology
Study of disease or conditions
-logist
Specialist in the study of
Cardi
Heart
Derma
Skin
Endocrin
Hormones
Onc
Cancer
Ot
Ears
Neur
Brain
Gynae
Female reproductive system
Path
Diseases
A-/An-
No,not
Aut-
Self
Dia-
Complete,through
Dys-
Bad, painful, abnormal
Endo-
Within
Exo-
Outside
Hyper-
Too much, excessive
Hypo-
Too little, below, less than normal
Peri-
Surrounding
Pro-
Before, forward
Re-
Back
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below,under
Trans-
Across, through
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Surgical removal of, excision
-aemia
Blood condition
-globin
Protein
-gram
Record
-ia
Condition of
-ic
Pertaining to
-ism
Abnormal condition of, process
-itis
Inflammation
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-oma
Tumour,mass
-opsy
To view
-scopy
The process of visual examination
-sis
State of
-tomy
Process of cutting into, incision
-centesis
Puncturing and draining
-genic
Causing
-iatrics
Speciality
-lysis
Deterioration, destruction
-lysis
Deterioration, destruction
-phagia
Swallowing
-phasia
Speech
-philic
Attraction to
-phobia
Fear
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-osis
Abnormal condition
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
AE
Above elbow
Adm
Admitted
AOD
Alcohol and other drugs
AKA
Above knee amputation
BGL
Blood glucose level
BMI
Body mass index
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resucitation
CBT
Cognitive behavioural therapy
C/O
Complains of
Dob
Date of birth
Dx
Diagnosed
ECG
Elctrocardiogram
EBL
Estimated blood loss
H/O
History of
MHR
Max heart rate
NKA
No known allergies
N/A
Not applicable
NGT
Nasogastic tube
PMH
Past medical history
PE
Pulmonary embolism or physical examination
RCT
Root canal treatment
RICE
Rest,ice,compression,elevation
SoB
Shortness of breath
St
Sterilisation
SoBoE
Shortness of breath on exertion
TA
Tooth ache
TPR
Temperature, pulse and respiratory rate
/Fx
Fracture
Anatomical position
- stand upright
- arms by side
- palms facing towards
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Medial
Towards midline
Lateral
Away from midline (side)
Anterior
Towards the front
Posterior
Towards the back
Proximal
Closer to point of attachment
Distal
Further from point of attachment
Superficial
Closer to skin’s surface
Deep
Further from skin’s surface
Internal
Inside