Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, and Anatomy

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical abbreviations, anatomical structures, and key medical principles.

ABO

Blood groups determination needed for compatibility

B

bilateral - both sides of the body

BP

Blood pressure

BID

twice a day

C & S

Culture and Sensitivity blood test used to determine infection type

CBC

Complete Blood Culture includes white and red blood cell counts

CDC

Center for Disease Control

CPT

Codes used by facilities to designate disease and procedures

CT

computed tomography

CTE

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

Diff Dx

Differential Diagnosis

Dx

Diagnois

ECG:

Electrocardiogram. An electrical recording of activity of the heart. May indicate either angina or a heartbeat rhythm problem.

EHR

electronic health record

EKG

electrocardiography-process of recording heartbeat rhythm

f/u

follow up

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HR

heart rate

L

Left

LTCF

long term care facility

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LUQ

left upper quadrant

OB-GYN

obstetrics gynecology

P

pain level

Pt.

patient

P.T.

physical therapist

PT

point tenderness

PPE

personal protective equipment

R

Right

Rh Factor

protein in blood necessary for matching compatible blood

RICE

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

RLQ

right lower quadrant

RUQ

right upper quadrant

r/o

rule out

RR

respiratory rate

Rx

prescription

tid

3 times a day

Tx

treatment

UGI

Upper Gastrointestinal tract includes Esophagus, Stomach and Small intestine

q2h

every 2 hours

q4h

every 4 hours

y.o.

years old

Aorta

main and largest artery in the body

Adrenal Gland

are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones

Alveolus

any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange

Alveoli

any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange

Inferior Vena Cava

a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart

Ilium

the third portion of the small intestine

Ischium

The rounded bone that forms 1/2 of the pelvis

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

is the semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has 3 cusps

Pulmonary Vein

a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Interatrial Septum

the wall of tissue that separates the right and left atria of the heart

Parathyroid Gland

are 4 tiny glands, located in the neck that control the body's calcium levels

Prostate Gland

a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in males

Seminal Vesicle

each of a pair of glands that open into vas deferens near its junction with the urethra and secrete many of the components of semen

Vas deferens

the duct that conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra

Definition of a Prefix

word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

How a prefix changes a word root.

indicates #, time, position, direction or negation

Definition of a Suffix.

word element placed at the end of a word

How a suffix changes the word root.

describes a pathology, symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech

How blood moves through the heart

oxygenated blood exits the heart into the Aorta, transmitted to the all body areas through arteries and then capillaries, becomes deoxygenated, moves to veins and returns to heart through the inferior vena cava into the right atrium, and right ventricle and exits the heart into the pulmonary arteries to the lungs. In the lungs the blood becomes oxygenated and returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins, and then enters the heart left atrium to the left ventricle.

How blood moves through the CV system

arteries carry blood away from heart and veins carry it back to the heart

How to define a medical term. The order

suffix first, then prefix and finally the middle part of the term

Normal Blood Pressures

120/80

Normal Heart Rates

60- 100 beats/min, 72 for high school student

Normal Respiration rate

12-20 beats/min

Normal Body Temperature

97.9 F, 37 C

Chromosomes in a cell

46, except sex cells have 23 and combine to form 46.