everything Flashcards
(400 cards)
1
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anat
A
structure
2
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arthr
A
joint
3
Q
algia/-algia
A
pain
4
Q
a-
A
no, without, inabilty
5
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
6
Q
aut-
A
self
7
Q
AED
A
automated external defribillator
8
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A/B’s
A
antibiotics
9
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Bi-
A
two or both
10
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Cyst
A
bladder
11
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cutane
A
skin
12
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colon
A
colon
13
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cranial
A
skull/head
14
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chondri/chondr
A
cartilage
15
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cephal
A
head
16
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CKD
A
chronic kidney disease
17
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Cx
A
cervical/ cervical spine
18
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CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
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Dermat/ derm
A
skin/ dermis
20
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DOB
A
date of birth
21
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Dx
A
Diagnosis
22
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Electr
A
electrical
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endocrin
A
endocrine system/ hormones
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encephal
A
within the head= brain
25
enter
intestines
26
en-
within
27
-edema
swelling
28
-esthesia
sensation
29
ENT
ear, nose, throat specialist
30
autoimmune
disease when own/ self cells are attacked
31
Gynaec
women's reproductive system
32
-globin
protein
33
-gram
record of
34
-graphy
process of recording
35
-graph
instrument used to record
36
heamat/ heam
blood
37
hist
tissues
38
hepat
liver
39
hyster
uterus
40
hemi-
half
41
HDL
high density lipoprotein
42
HPI
History of present illness
43
isch
holding back/ limiting/ lack of, e.g ischaemia is the restriction in blood supply to the tissues
44
insi-
same
45
-iatrist
specialist in the study of
46
-iatry
study of
47
-ism
condition or process
48
IDC
indwelling cathetar
49
lapar
abdomen
50
leuk
white/ white blood cells
51
lateral
side
52
lipo-/lip-
fat (adipose tissue)
53
L/ L)
left
54
R/ R)
Right
55
F
female
56
M
male
57
mamm
breast/ mammary gland
58
myel
spinal cord/ bone marrow
59
meninges/ mening
membrane covering brain and spinal cord
60
meta-
beyond/ change
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-megaly
abnormal enlargement of
62
MVA
motor vehicle accident
63
aem
blood
64
D & V
diarrhea and vomiting
65
D & D
dehydration and diarrhea
66
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging/ image
67
neur
nervous system/ nerves
68
natr
sodium
69
nephr/ ren
kidney
70
nat
birth
71
neo-
new
72
NBM
nil by mouth
73
NAD
no abnormalities detected
74
NSAIDs
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
75
onc
cancer
76
ot
ear
77
oo
egg, ovum
78
ox
oxygen
79
osteo/ oste
bone
80
oophor
ovary
81
orchid
testes
82
-omy
study of
83
-osis
abnormal condition
84
OE
on examination
85
OPD
out patients department
86
Phag
swallowing
87
patho/ path
disease
88
Physi
movement/ function
89
pleur/ pleura
lungs
90
phleb
veins
91
pulmon
lungs
92
prostat
prostate
93
pneum
lungs/ air or gas
94
pnoea
breathing
95
para-
abnormal
96
-pathy
suffering or disease
97
-plasty
surgical repair
98
-plegia
paralysis
99
-plasia
formation/ growth of cells/ number of cells
100
PR
per rectum
101
PE
physical examination
102
PRN/ prn
as required
103
POP
plaster for
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PCA
patient controlled analgaesia
105
rhin
nose
106
Retro-
behind
107
R/O
rule out
108
Rx
prescription (exercise or medication)
109
spermat
seed
110
salping
fallopian tube
111
sept
infection
112
scler-
hard e.g atherosclerosis= condition of hardening of arteries
113
STML
short term memory loss
114
S/B
seen by
115
Sx
symptoms and surgery
116
trache
trachea
117
thorac
chest/ thoracic cavity
118
tachy
fast
119
Ten/ tendin
tendon
120
test
testes
121
-trophy
development/ nourishment/ size
122
-tomy
surgical incision, process of cutting into
123
T2D
type 2 diabetes mellitus
124
TB
Tuberculosis
125
ur
urine/ urinary system
126
uni-
one
127
U/S
ultrasound
128
UTI
urinary tract infections
129
valvul
vagina/ valves of heart e/g valvuloplasty= surgical repair of the valves of the heart
130
VS
vital signs
131
wd
wound
132
structure
anat
133
joint
arthr
134
pain
algia/-algia
135
no, without, inabilty
a-
136
before, forward
ante-
137
self
aut-
138
automated external defribillator
AED
139
antibiotics
A/B's
140
two or both
Bi-
141
bladder
Cyst
142
skin
cutane
143
colon
colon
144
skull/head
cranial
145
cartilage
chondri/chondr
146
head
cephal
147
chronic kidney disease
CKD
148
cervical/ cervical spine
Cx
149
cerebrovascular accident
CVA
150
skin/ dermis
Dermat/ derm
151
date of birth
DOB
152
Diagnosis
Dx
153
electrical
Electr
154
endocrine system/ hormones
endocrin
155
within the head= brain
encephal
156
intestines
enter
157
within
en-
158
swelling
-edema
159
sensation
-esthesia
160
ear, nose, throat specialist
ENT
161
disease when own/ self cells are attacked
autoimmune
162
women's reproductive system
Gynaec
163
protein
-globin
164
record of
-gram
165
process of recording
-graphy
166
instrument used to record
-graph
167
blood
heamat/ heam
168
tissues
hist
169
liver
hepat
170
uterus
hyster
171
half
hemi-
172
high density lipoprotein
HDL
173
History of present illness
HPI
174
holding back/ limiting/ lack of, e.g ischaemia is the restriction in blood supply to the tissues
isch
175
same
insi-
176
specialist in the study of
-iatrist
177
study of
-iatry
178
condition or process
-ism
179
indwelling cathetar
IDC
180
abdomen
lapar
181
white/ white blood cells
leuk
182
side
lateral
183
fat (adipose tissue)
lipo-/lip-
184
left
L/ L)
185
Right
R/ R)
186
female
F
187
male
M
188
breast/ mammary gland
mamm
189
spinal cord/ bone marrow
myel
190
membrane covering brain and spinal cord
meninges/ mening
191
beyond/ change
meta-
192
abnormal enlargement of
-megaly
193
motor vehicle accident
MVA
194
blood
aem
195
diarrhea and vomiting
D & V
196
dehydration and diarrhea
D & D
197
Magnetic resonance imaging/ image
MRI
198
nervous system/ nerves
neur
199
sodium
natr
200
kidney
nephr/ ren
201
birth
nat
202
new
neo-
203
nil by mouth
NBM
204
no abnormalities detected
NAD
205
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSAIDs
206
cancer
onc
207
ear
ot
208
egg, ovum
oo
209
oxygen
ox
210
bone
osteo/ oste
211
ovary
oophor
212
testes
orchid
213
study of
-omy
214
abnormal condition
-osis
215
on examination
OE
216
out patients department
OPD
217
swallowing
Phag
218
disease
patho/ path
219
movement/ function
Physi
220
lungs
pleur/ pleura
221
veins
phleb
222
lungs
pulmon
223
prostate
prostat
224
lungs/ air or gas
pneum
225
breathing
pnoea
226
abnormal
para-
227
suffering or disease
-pathy
228
surgical repair
-plasty
229
paralysis
-plegia
230
formation/ growth of cells/ number of cells
-plasia
231
per rectum
PR
232
physical examination
PE
233
as required
PRN/ prn
234
plaster for
POP
235
patient controlled analgaesia
PCA
236
nose
rhin
237
behind
Retro-
238
rule out
R/O
239
prescription (exercise or medication)
Rx
240
seed
spermat
241
fallopian tube
salping
242
infection
sept
243
hard e.g atherosclerosis= condition of hardening of arteries
scler-
244
short term memory loss
STML
245
seen by
S/B
246
symptoms and surgery
Sx
247
trachea
trache
248
chest/ thoracic cavity
thorac
249
fast
tachy
250
tendon
Ten/ tendin
251
testes
test
252
development/ nourishment/ size
-trophy
253
surgical incision, process of cutting into
-tomy
254
type 2 diabetes mellitus
T2D
255
Tuberculosis
TB
256
urine/ urinary system
ur
257
one
uni-
258
ultrasound
U/S
259
urinary tract infections
UTI
260
vagina/ valves of heart e/g valvuloplasty= surgical repair of the valves of the heart
valvul
261
vital signs
VS
262
wound
wd
263
LSM/ LM
lifestyle modification
264
lifestyle modification
LSM/ LM
265
SocHx
social history
266
social history
SocHx
267
HTN
hypertension
268
BMI
body mass index
269
cost
ribs
270
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
271
noci
pain
272
opthalm
eye
273
ony, onyc, onych
nail e.g onycholysis is the loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its nailbed
274
pilo-/pil-
hair e.g pilosebaceous= of or relating to hair and the sebaceous glands
275
rhytid
wrinkles e.g rhytidectomy= surgical removal of wrinkles such as Botox/ facelift
276
seb
sebum
277
trich
hair e.g trichotillomania= a compulsive desire to pull one's hair out
278
ungu
nail e.g subungual= pertaining to, situated or occurring under a fingernail or toenail
279
UA
urine analysis or urinalysis
280
vaso
vessel
281
hypertension
HTN
282
body mass index
BMI
283
ribs
cost
284
hormone replacement therapy
HRT
285
pain
noci
286
eye
opthalm
287
nail e.g onycholysis is the loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its nailbed
ony, onyc, onych
288
hair e.g pilosebaceous= of or relating to hair and the sebaceous glands
pilo-/pil-
289
wrinkles e.g rhytidectomy= surgical removal of wrinkles such as Botox/ facelift
rhytid
290
sebum
seb
291
hair e.g trichotillomania= a compulsive desire to pull one's hair out
trich
292
nail e.g subungual= pertaining to, situated or occurring under a fingernail or toenail
ungu
293
urine analysis or urinalysis
UA
294
vessel
vaso
295
alopecia
abnormal condition of hair loss
296
skin turgor
elasticity of skin
297
eryth-
red
298
-ema
condition of
299
aponeur
aponeurosis= a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
300
chir
hand
301
gnath
jaw
302
gon
knee e.g arthritis of knee joint
303
ili
ilium= the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis
304
pod
feet/ foot
305
ment
chin
306
rachi
vertebra e.g rachitis= inflammation of the spine
307
scoli
crooked/ curved e.g scoliosis= curvature of spine
308
tibi
tibia e.g tibial= pertaining to tibia
309
steth
chest
310
uln
ulna
311
abnormal condition of hair loss
alopecia
312
elasticity of skin
skin turgor
313
red
eryth-
314
condition of
-ema
315
aponeurosis= a broad flat sheet of dense fibrous collagenous connective tissue that covers, invests and forms the terminations and attachments of various muscles
aponeur
316
hand
chir
317
jaw
gnath
318
knee e.g arthritis of knee joint
gon
319
ilium= the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis
ili
320
feet/ foot
pod
321
chin
ment
322
vertebra e.g rachitis= inflammation of the spine
rachi
323
crooked/ curved e.g scoliosis= curvature of spine
scoli
324
tibia e.g tibial= pertaining to tibia
tibi
325
chest
steth
326
ulna
uln
327
Cx spine/ C1-C7
cervical spine
328
Tx spine/ T1-T12
thoracic spine
329
Lx spine/ L1-5
lumbar spine
330
cervical spine
Cx spine/ C1-C7
331
thoracic spine
Tx spine/ T1-T12
332
lumbar spine
Lx spine/ L1-5
333
DEXA
dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry
334
LOW
loss of weight
335
-penia
deficiency/ decrease
336
-porosis
porous
337
-poiesis
formation e.g hemopoiesis= blood formation
338
spondyl
vertebra/ spine e.g spondylosis= degenerative arthritic changes of the spine
339
TBSA
total body surface area
340
dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry
DEXA
341
loss of weight
LOW
342
deficiency/ decrease
-penia
343
porous
-porosis
344
formation e.g hemopoiesis= blood formation
-poiesis
345
vertebra/ spine e.g spondylosis= degenerative arthritic changes of the spine
spondyl
346
total body surface area
TBSA
347
Sacral (lower back)
S1-S5
348
S1-S5
sacral (lower back)
349
rheum
to flow
350
to flow
rheum
351
carp-
carpals, hand
352
ligament
ligament
353
muscul, myos
muscle
354
-ar
pertaining to
355
-sarcoma
malignant/ cancerous tumor
356
carpals, hand
carp-
357
ligament
ligament
358
muscle
muscul, myos
359
pertaining to
-ar
360
malignant/ cancerous tumor
-sarcoma
361
muscular dystrophy
pertaining to abnormal muscle tissue development, genetic disorder, progressive tissue loss and weakness
362
pertaining to abnormal muscle tissue development, genetic disorder, progressive tissue loss and weakness
muscular dystrophy
363
OA
on admission/ osteoporosis
364
on admission/ osteoporosis
OA
365
sarco-
flesh/ muscle
366
flesh/ muscle
sarco-
367
ADLs
activities of daily living
368
activities of daily living
ADLs
369
MCL
medial collateral ligament
370
medial collateral ligament
MCL
371
#
fracture
372
fracture
#
373
crani-
cranium/ skull
374
cranium/ skull
crani-
375
Dont
teeth
376
teeth
Dont
377
-ium
pertaining to
378
pertaining to
-ium
379
-genesis
production, formation, development
380
production, formation, development
-genesis
381
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove excess fluid
382
surgical puncture to remove excess fluid
-centesis
383
sprain
damage to ligament around a joint
384
damage to ligament around a joint
sprain
385
heamatoma
-abnormal collection of blood (mass or tumor) bleeding outside a blood vessel
-looks like a bruise
386
-abnormal collection of blood (mass or tumor) bleeding outside a blood vessel
-looks like a bruise
heamatoma
387
HNPU mane
has not passed urine since morning
388
has not passed urine since morning
HNPU mane
389
SHx
surgical history
390
Mx
Medical history, which can also be MHx/ management
391
surgical history
SHx
392
Medical history, which can also be MHx/ management
Mx
393
pod
foot
394
femor
femur
395
foot
pod
396
femur
femor
397
kinesia
activity e.g hyperkinesia= abnormal condition of excessive activity of muscles
398
malacia
softening
399
activity e.g hyperkinesia= abnormal condition of excessive activity of muscles
kinesia
400
softening
malacia
