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prefix
- attached to the beginning of a word. It usually, but not always,
- indicates location, time, number, or status. A common prefix is dys-, meaning painful or difficult.
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Suffix
- The suffix is attached to the end of a word.
- It usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition,
- disorder, or disease. A common suffix is –itis, meaning inflammation.
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word root
The word root usually, but not always, indicates the part of the body involved.
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combining form
The combining form is created by adding the letter "o" to the end of a word root. As its name suggests, the combining form allows a root word to be combined with other word roots, combining forms, or suffixes to make the medical term. A common word root is splen, which means spleen. Adding the "o" at the end makes this a combining form, splen/o.
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megalgy
“abnormal enlargement.”
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In addition to these word parts, you’ll also need to be aware
of terms that take unusual endings for when singular terms are made into plural terms. Physicians don't always get them right and might dictate them incorrectly or write them incorrectly in chart notes. So you’ll need to commit them to memory.
In addition to these word parts, you’ll also need to be aware of terms that take unusual endings for when singular terms are made into plural terms. Physicians don't always get them right and might dictate them incorrectly or write them incorrectly in chart notes. So you’ll need to commit them to memory.
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Singular: naris
Plural: nares
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Singular: foramen
Plural: foramina
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Singular: os (mouth)
Plural: ora
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Singular: os (bone)
Plural: ossa
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Singular: lumen
Plural: lumina
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Singular: decubitus ulcer
Plural: decubitus ulcers (decubitus isn't a noun and has no plural form, so decubiti is incorrect)
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First sound of the word
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s
s, c, ps
n
n, mn
z
z, x
t
t, pt
qu
qu, kw
- First sound of the word
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ehr
electronic health record : the patient's entire record will be available to those who have access
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T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
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TNA
transthoracic needle aspiration (among others)
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BNP
brain natriuretic peptide or beta-type natriuretic peptide
The blood test BNP is used to test for heart failure, so if other heart lab results are before or after it, the abbreviation is probably BNP.
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BMP
basic metabolic profile
the basic metabolic profile (BMP) consists of eight tests, and usually the word "normal" is not used to describe the results. Instead, the results of each test are given.
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hyper-
increased, or higher than normal
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hypo-
means decreased, or lower than normal.
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