Med Term - Chapter 1

CC

Chief complaint

DOB

Date of birth

Dx

Diagnosis

ED

Emergency department

ENT

Ear, nose, and throat

H&P

History and physical

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HPI

History of present illness

MD

Doctor of medicine

OB

Obstetrics

OR

Operating room

OTC

Over-the-counter

PE

Physical examination

Pt

Patient

ROS

Review of systems

Tx

Treatment

VS

Vital signs

cardi(o)

Heart

crin(o)

To secrete

dermat(o)

Skin

enter(o)

Intestines

esthesi(o)

Feeling or sensation

gastr(o)

Stomach

ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)

Elderly

gynec(o)

Female

immun(o)

Immune

laryng(o)

Larynx

nat(o)

Birth

ne(o)

New

neur(o)

Nerve

obstetr(o)

Midwife

onc(o)

Tumor

ophthalm(o)

Eye

orth(o)

Straight

ot(o)

Ear

path(o)

Disease

ped(o)

Child/foot

psych(o)

Mind

radi(o)

Radiant energy/radiation

rheumat(o)

Rheumatism

rhin(o)

Nose

ur(o)

Urinary tract

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ical

Pertaining to

-er, -ist

One who

-iatrician

Practitioner

-iatrics, -iatry

Medical profession or treatment

-logic, -logical

Pertaining to the science or study of

-logist

specialist

-logy

Study or science