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Ab-

Away from

Abnormal

Mal-

Abnormal, bad, ill

Malnutrition

Super-

Above, beyond

Superior

Hyper-

Above, beyond, over

Hyperglycemia

Supra-

Above, beyond

Suprabuccal

Par(a)-

Adjacent to, near

Parasagital

Post-

After, behind

Postpartum depression

Anti-

Against

Antifungal

Contra-

Against

Contralateral

Pan-

All, entire

Pansexual

Inter-

Among, between

International

Circum-

Around

Circumcision

Peri-

Around

Pericardium

Re-

Backward, again

Reexamine

Pre-

Before

Pre-op

Ante-

Before, in front of

Antebraccial

Retro-

Behind, backward

Retroactive

Infra-

Below, under

Infrastructure

Hypo-

Below, under, beneath

Hypogastric

Sub-

Below, under, beneath

Sublingual

Meta-

Between, behind, after, beyond

Metabolic

Ultra-

Beyond, Excess

Ultraviolet

Cyst(i)(o)-

Bladder

Cystoscopy

Ambi-

Both sides

Ambidextrous

Encaphal(o)-

Brain

Encephalitis

Cry(o)-

Cold, freezing

Cryo-therapy

Chrom(o)-

Color, Colored

No idea

Equi-

Equal, Equally

Equidistant

Pseudo-

False

Pseudoobstruction

De-

From, Away

Deregulation

Eu-

Good, Well, Normal

Cephal(o)-

Head

Cephalitis

Sinistro-

To the left

Mes(o)-

Middle

Mid-

Middle

Midsaggital

Juxta-

Near

juxtaarticular

Neo-

New, Recent

Neoplasm

Im-

Not

Impartial

In-

Not, into

Heter(o)-

Different

Heterosexual

Ex(o)-

Out, outside

Exoskeleton

Ec-

Out of, Away from

Dys-

Difficult, Painful

Dysfunctional

Tachy-

Rapid

Tachycardia

Dextr(o)-

To the right

Dextrose

Homo-

Same

Homophobic

Auto-

Self

Autoimmune

Brady-

Slow

Bradycardia

Pro-

Supporting, in front of, before

Pronammal

Caud(o)-

Tail

Per-

Through

Trans-

Through, across

Transport

Syn-

Together, With

Synonym

Sym-

Together, With

Ad-

Toward

Adduction

Ana-

Up

Epi-

Upon, Following

Epigastric

Hydro-

Water

Hydropower

End(o)-

Within, inner

Endocytosis

Intra-

Within, Inside

Intravaneous

A(n)-

Without

Anaerobic

Extra-

Without, Outside of

Extract

Bi-

Two

Bicycle

Di-

Two

Disaccharide

Mega-

Big, Large, Great

Megalomaniac

Diplo-

Double

Diplomatic

Oct(a)(o)-

Eight

Octet/Octagon/October

Maxi-

Large

Maxi-pad

Pent(a)-

Five

Pentagon

Quadr(i)(o)(a)-

Four

Quadralateral

Tetra-

Four

Tetracycle

Hemi-

Half

Hemisphere

Semi-

Partial

Semiconductor

Macr(o)-

Large

Macromolecular

Multi-

Many, Much

Multiple

Poly-

Many, Much

Polysaccharide

Noni-

Nine

Mono-

One

Monosaccaride

Uni-

One

Unicycle

Sept(i)-

Seven

Hex(a)-

Six

Hexagon

Sex(i)-

Six

Micro-

Small

Micromolecule

Mini-

Small, Miniature

Minimum

Tri-

Three

Triphosphate

Dec(a)-

Ten

Decagram

Giga-

One billion

Gigabytes will eventually cost you one ...... $$$$?

Mega-

One million

The M in mega = the M in more $ than I will ever have

Nano-

One-billionth

Nanometer

Hecto-

One hundred

Hecto- =hundo-

Centi-

One- hundredth

Micro-

One-millionth

Deci-

One tenth

Milli-

One- thousandth

Kilo-

One thousand

-cell

Swelling, hernia

-phobia

Abnormal fear

Hydrophobia

-stenosis

Abnormal narrowing, stricture

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-stomy

Artifical or surgical opening

-phil(e)(ia)

Attraction for

-lysis

Breakdown, destruction

-pnea

Breathing

-cyte

Cell

-osis

Condition

-esis

Condition, action, process

-id

Condition of

-ia(c)

Condition of, pertaining to

-emia

condition of the blood

-stalsis

Constriction, contraction

-tripsy

Crushing

-cise

Cut

-pathy

Disease

-ase

Enzyme

-rrhag(e)(ia)

Excessive, Abnormal Flow

-ectasis

Expansion, Dialation

-penia

Few, Deficiency

-pexy

Fixation

-pexy

Fixation

-rrhea

Fluid discharge or flow

Diarrhea

-parous

Giving birth

-plasia

Growth

-trophy

Growth, Nourishment

-blast

Immature precursor cell

-tomy

Incision, cutting

-itis

Inflammation

-scope

Instrument for viewing

Stethescope

-cide

Kill

Pesticide

-magaly

Large, Enlargement

-praxia

Movement

-taxis

Movement toward stimulus

-genesis

Origination

-algia

Pain

-plegia

Paralysis

-tome

Part or section; instrument for cutting

-eal

Pertaining to

-ic

Pertaining to

-ior

Pertaining to

-ac

Pertaining to or relating to

Cardiac

-al

Pertaining to or relating to

-uria

Pertaining to the urine

-iasis

Presence of

-ism

Process

-genic

Produced by

-poiesis

Production, formation

-graph

Record or picture

Telegraph

-oid

Resembling

-rrhexis

Rupture

-clast

Something that breaks; to break

-phasia

Speech

-sis

State of

-lith

Stone

-logia, -logy, -ology

Study of

Biology. Histology. Physiology.

-desia

Surgical fixation, fusion

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

Surgical removal

Hysterectomy

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

-ad

Toward

Cephalad

-oma

Tumor or neoplasm

-spasm

Twitch, involuntary muscle contraction

Pseudospasm

-scopy

To visualize or see

Colonoscopy

-graphy

Writing, description

Radiography

-gram

Written record or picture

Angiogram

Sx

Symptom

SOAP

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

NKA

No Known Allergies

Dx

Diagnosis

HEENT

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

CPT

Current Procedural Terminology

FH

Family History

H&P

History&Physical

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

HPI

History of Present Illness

Hx

History

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

IMP

Impression

L&W

Living and Well

NAD

No Acute Distress

NKDA

No Known Drug Allergies

O

Objective

OH

Occupational History

P

Plan

PE

Physical Examination

PERRLA

Pupils Equal, Round, and Reactive to Light and Accommodation

PMH

Past Medical History

Px

Physical Examination

R/O

Rule Out

ROS

Review of Symptoms

S

Subjective

SH

Social History

UCHD

Unusual Childhood Diseases

WNL

Within Normal Limits

A manual of anatomical nomenclature that standardizes the names of anatomical structures

Terminologia Anatomica

System of naming things such as body parts

Nomenclature

The name of a disease, structure, or procedure deprived from the name of a person who discovered or described it first

Eponyms

A written account that includes a patient's initial complaints, medical history, physical findings, test results, and therapies

Medical Record

Written documentation for organizing follow-up data and evaluating a patient after the history and physical are obtained; SOAP notes

Progress Notes

Physical or mental features indicating a condition that are perceived by the patient; a subjective indication of disease

Symptoms

Any abnormality indicative of disease that is discovered on examination; an objective indication of disease

Signs

1996 Federal Law that restricts access to am individual's private medical information

HIPAA

A formal classification of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed by health care providers that is used for reimbursement purposes

CPT-Current Procedural Terminology

The classification of specific conditions determined by an international expert committee and published in a manual

ICD-International Classification of Diseases

Prefixes, suffixes, or combining forms

Word parts

Word elements that are attached to the beginning of a word

Prefixes

Word elements that are added to the end of a word

Suffixes

Elements used in combination with another element to form a word

Combining forms

The basic, meaningful part of a word that is left when any prefixes or suffixes are removed

Word root

The study of the origins of words our weird parts and how they have arrived at their current form and meaning

Etymology

A

Assestment

CAAHEP

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

CC

Chief Complaint

C/O

Complains of

Space between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor

Abdominal cavity

Combination of the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Abdominopelvic cavity

Pose in which a person is facing forward, standing erect, with the arms at the side and palms turned forward

Anatomic Position

The of structure

Anatomy

Toward the human front side

Anterior

In X-Ray imaging, describes the direction of the beam through a patient from anterior to posterior

Anteroposterior

Body portion consisting of the arms and legs

Appendicular

Listening for various sounds coming from various organs

Auscultation

Body portion consisting of head, neck, and torso

Axial

System made up of the heart and blood vessels and transports nutrients and oxygen via the bloodstream

Cardiovascular System

Toward the tail

Caudal

Directional Term

Barrier that surrounds the cytoplasm

Cell Membrane

Basic structural and functional units of life

Cells

Toward or pertaining to the head

Cephalic

Use of medications or chemicals to treat disease

Chemotherapy

Structures in the nucleus that carry genetic information in the form of genes

Chromosomes

Medical images created by computer processing of x-rays that are transmitted in different directions in a given plane

Computed Tomography (CT)

Supporting and connecting tissue in the body

Connective tissue

Line dividing the body into front and back parts; also called a frontal plane

Coronal Plane

Toward the head or top

Cranial

Branch of biology that studies cells

Cytology

Away from the surface

Deep

Towards the middle of something....

The dome shaped muscle of breathing that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Diaphragm

Breathing

System that extends from the mouth to the anus with all its associated glands and organs and converts food to a usable form

Digestive system

Esophagus, stomach, intestines and liver

Farther form the attachment of an extremity to the trunk

Distal

Back side

Dorsal

Study off the embryo (from fertilization through the eighth week) and its development

Embryology

System made up of glands that secrete hormones and it interacts with the nervous system

Endocrine system

Pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, thymus, thyroid, and pancreas..... -crine is to secrete

Study off disease occurrence and distribution

Epidemiology

Upper middle region between the two hypochondriac regions

Epigastric region

Type of tissue that covers body surfaces and lines internal organs

Epithelial Tissue

Epi- =upon (on, covering)

Study off the cause and close of disease development

Etiology

Sequences of DNA on a chromosome that determine our heredity

Genes

Study off the body that does not require magnification

Gross Anatomy

Like in finance... _____ pay is the what you see before taxes are deducted, so_____ _______ is what you see before everything else

Study off cells, tissues, and organs in relation to their function

Histology

Line parallel to the ground or the body's axis creating superior and inferior portions;

Horizontal/Transverse Plane

Horizon is left to right/ you TRAvel TRAnsversely

Pubic region

Hypogastric Region

First documented person identified with a particular disease

Index Case

Away from the head

Inferior

System that includes the skin and serves a protective function

Integumentary System

Hair, Skin, Nails, and glands

Pertaining to the side

Lateral

The thumb is lateral to the pinky

Left upper lateral below the lower ribs

Left Hypochondriac Region

Left lower region beside the pubic region

Left Inguinal Region

Iliac Region

One area of the abdominopelvic cavity oun the inferior left side

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Region to the left of the umbilical region

Left Lumbar Region

One area of the abdominopelvic regularity on the superior left side

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

System that transports fluids from spaces within tissues back to the blood and plays an important role in immunity

Lymphatic System

Lymphatic vessels, glands, and lymph nodes

An imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to obtain images of the body's soft tissues

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Toward the midline

Medial

Region in the middle of the chest between the lungs that contains the heart, trachea, and other organs

Mediastinum

Green Section

Thin tissue layer surrounding, separating, lining, or connecting a body part

Membrane

Double layer of peritoneum that attaches abdominal organs to the abdominal wall

Mesentery

Line dividing the body at the middle creating equal left and right halves

Midsagittal Planes

It's a plane

Organelles that make ATP

Mitochondria

Powerhouse of the cells

The shape of a specific structure

Morphology

System made of muscles that move the body

Muscular system

Tissue that has the ability to contract

Muscular tissue

System made up of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves that function in communication, integration, and control

Nervous System

Tissue that has the ability to conduct nerve impulses

Nervous Tissue

Cellular center that contains DNA

Nucleus

In a cell

Eating well for health

Nutrition Strategies

Grouping of two or more tissues that are integrated to perform a particular function

Organ

Specialized cellular structures with specific functions

Organelles

Any living individual, whether plant or animal, considered as a whole

Organism

Combination of organs with similar our related functions

Organ system

Examination through touch

Palpation

Pertaining to a body wall

Parietal

Origin and course of disease development

Pathogenesis

Scientific study of disease

Pathology

A physician trained in pathology who studies the causes of disease and death

Pathologist

Study off a body function modified by disease

Pathophysiology

Space within the bones of the pelvis

Pelvic Cavity

Examination through firmly tapping to elicit sounds

Percussion

Membranes associated with the heart

Pericardial Membranes

Around an organ or extending outward from the body trunk

Peripheral

Membranes associated with the abdominopelvic cavity that covers the organs contained therein

Peritoneal Membranes

Physical therapy to regain function

Physical Rehabilitation

Study of a body function

Physiology

Flat surfaces used to divide the body

Planes

Transverse, Midsagital, Frontal

Membranes associated with the lungs

Pleural Membranes

Method of medical imaging capable of displaying the metabolic activity of body organs

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Toward the human backside

Posterior

Lying face down

Prone

Toward the attachment of an extremity to the trunk

Proximal

Treatment for the mind

Psychological therapy

Four areas od the abdominopelvic cavity

Quadrants

Treatment using ionizing radiation

Radiation therapy

Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of radiation with the record of the findings usually exposed onto photographic film; also called x- rays

Radiography

Involuntary reaction to a stimulus

Reflex response

Nine divisions of the abdominopelvic cavity

Regions

System consisting of make or female sex organs that is involved with producing offspring

Reproductive System

Male and Female differ

System made up of the lungs and air passages that exchanges gases between the blood and air

Respiratory System

Lungs and accessory structures

Sites of protein synthesis within the cytoplasm

Ribosomes

In the cell

Right upper lateral region below thw lower ribs

Right Hypochondriac Region

Right lower region beside the pubic region

Right Inguinal Region

One area of the abdominopelvic cavity on the inferior right side

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

One area of the abdominopelvic cavity on the superior right side

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Region top the right of the umbilical region

Right Lumbar Region

Line dividing the body into the left and right sides

Sagittal Plane

Membranes lining the thoracic and abdominal cavities that secrete a watery fluid

Serous Membranes

Objective evidence of disease

Signs

System made up of bones and provides the framework for protectibg internal organs

Skeletal System

Instrument used ti detect body sounds

Stethescope

Pertaining to the surface

Superficial

Toward the head or upper part of a structure

Superior

Lying face up

Supine

Operation or operative procedure

Surgery

Subjective state of disease

Symptoms

Space occupied by the lungs, heart, and trachea

Thoracic Cavity

Grouping of similar cells that perform a specific function

Tissue

Middle region and above the pubic region

Umbilical Region

System that is involved with waste removal and fluid and electrolyte balance

Urinary System

Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, Urethra

Anterior or Belly side

Ventral

Pertaining to internal organs

Visceral