Terms
The foundation of medical term
Root Word
DX or Dx
Diagnosis
arthr/o
joint
Endocarditis
inflammation in the heart
AMA
American Medical Association
Proximal
close to
Stat
immediately
Prefix
element added to the beginning of a root word
Bone disease
osteopathy
bid
twice a day
Diagnosis
term denoting name of disease or conditin
SOAP
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
-pathy
disease
onco
tumor
BP
Blood Pressure
-algia
pain
increased blood sugar
hyperglycemia
-itis
inflammation
poly-
many
CA
Cancer
-trophy
overgrowth
hemiplegia
paralysis to one side of the body
Term for enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
phalange
finger
ASCVD
Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease