Medical assisting until 1

logy

study of

logist

person who specializes in a field of study

lysis

destruction

lytic

to kill, separating destruction

macro

large

mal

bad

malacia

soft

mega, megalo, megaly

large

meninges

brain coverings

meso, medi

middle

meta

beyond, change

meter

instrument to measure

micr

small

mito

thread filament

morph

from

multi

many, much

mortem

death

mot

moving

narco

sleep

necr

death of cell or the body

neutr

neutral

noct

night

non

no, none

nona

nine

null

none

nutri

nutrition

ob

against

obes

fat

octa

eight

odynia

pain

oid

resembling

olig

scant

oma

mass of tumore

orb

circle, orbit

organ

organ

omegaly

enlarged

ory

referring to

ose

full of relating to

osis

condition of

otomy

cut into or incision

ous

pertaining to

pan

all, total

pariet

wall

path, pathy

disease

penta

five

philia

love, affection

phobia

fear

phot

light

physio

function

plasm

abnormal growth, or tumor

plasty

repair

platy

flat

poly

many

pre

before

post

after

HHA

home health agency

JCAHO

join commission on accreditation of health care organizations

USDHHS

US department for health and human services

USPHS

US public health services

who

world health organization

ARNP

Advanced registered nurse practitioner

CMA

certified medical assistant

COTA

certified occupational therapy assistant

CP

certified Prosthetist

CPO

certified orthotist

DC

Doctor of chiropractic

DO

Doctor of osteopathy

EMT

emergency medical technician

LCSW

Licensed clinical social worker

Delegation

The process of distributing

CNA

certified nursing assisting

MD

medical doctor

MLT

Medical laboratory technician

OTR

occupational therapist registered

PA-C

physician assistant certified

PT

physical therapist

PTA

physical therapist assistant

OSHA

Occupational safety and Heath act

HIPPA

Health insurance portability and accountability act

medical malpractice

when a professional breaches their duty or care to a client resulting in harm or injury

criminal law

the body of law that defines acts harmful to society and specifies the punishments for those acts

Civil law

system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal military or religious affairs

tort

a civil wrong that causes harm or loss to an individual leading to legal liability

assault

its not necessarily about physical contact itself but the threat of it

battery

actual physical contact that is harmful or offensive

fraud

wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain

medicare

National health insurance for the elderly and disabled federally funded and run program

medicaid

state federally funded insurance program for low income or indigent families: managed by each state

neglect

failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness

scope of practice

defines the things a medical assistant is allowed to do and how to do them correctly

sexual harassment

unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

RN

Registered nurse

delegation

the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person

medical power of attorney

a legal document that allows you to appoint someone to make medical decisions on your behalf if you are unable to do so yourself

living will/ advanced directive

a legal document outlining your wishes for medical care, in situations where you are unable to make your own decisions

anatomical gift act

it allows individuals to donate their bodies or body parts for transplantation, therapy, research, or education

libel

the publication of a false and defamatory statement in a written or other permanent form such as blood, artical, or online post, that harms the reputation of another person

slander

the act of making a false and defamatory spoken statement about someone intending to harm their reputation

false imprisonment

the unlawful restraint of a person against their will without legal justification

invasion of privacy

a legal term describing the infringement upon an indivduals’s right to privacy through various intrusive or unwanted actions