Terminolgy, Word Roots, Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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Hippocrates
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Father of medicine
2
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What are many medical terms used today based on?
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Ancient Greek and Latin
3
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Eponyms
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Terms formed from names
Ex: Parkinson disease, Alzheimer’s
4
Q
Forming medical terms
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Prefix - word root - suffix
5
Q
Most English plurals are formed by adding
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-s or -es to a word
Ex: cancer/cancers
6
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words of Greek or Latin origin use
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-i or -ae
ex: bursa/bursae
embolus/emboli
7
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a
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Before
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Ac
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Before meals
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AMI
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acute myocardial infarction
10
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bid
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Twice a day
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C/o
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Complaining of
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Ca
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Cancer/carcinoma
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CC
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Chief complaint
14
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CXR
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chest xray
15
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Dx
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Diagnosis
16
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ECG, EKG
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Electrocardiogram
17
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Fx
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Fracture
18
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GI
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Gastrointestinal
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H/o
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History of
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HEENT
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head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
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HTN
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hypertension
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Hx
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History
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IM
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intramuscular
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LAC
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laceration
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LOC
Level of consciousness
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Mcg
Microgram
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NKDA
no known drug allergies
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Npo
Nothing by mouth
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Po
By mouth
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Prn
As needed
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qid
4 times a day
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SOB
Shortness of breath
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Tid
3 times a day
34
Tx
Treatment
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W/o
Without
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WNL
Within normal limits
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SNOMED CT
Systemized nomenclature of medicine clinical terms
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ICD
International classification of diseases
