PREFIXES
SUFFIXES
MEDICAL WORDS
MEDICAL PROFESSION
MEDICAL RECORDS
100
ANTI-
What is AGAINST
100
-trophy
What is nourishment, development
100
Pertaining to the armpit
What is axillary (ax)
100
Diseases of the eye
What is Ophthalmology
100
May be written on paper or be digital and describes information about a patient and his or her health care.
What are Medical Records
200
INTRA-
What is WITHIN
200
-poiesis
What is formation
200
Pertaining to an agent that works against coughing
What is antitussive
200
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues
What is Hematology
200
electronic record of health-related information for an individual that is created, gathered, managed, and consulted by authorized health care clinicians and staff.
What is electronic health record (EHR)
300
PARA-
What is BESIDE, ALONGSIDE, ABNORMAL
300
-rrhage
What is to burst forth, bursting forth
300
Pertaining to time; denotes a disease with little change or of slow progression; the opposite of acute
What is chronic
300
Study of aspects of aging
What is Gerontology
300
Record of a patient’s care that includes vital signs, particularly temperature (T), pulse (P), respiration (R) [TPR] and blood pressure (BP). The nurse’s notes can also include treatments, procedures, and patient’s responses to such care.
What are Nurse’s Notes
400
per-
What is through
400
-tripsy
What is crushing
400
Literally means the study of tumors; the study of the etiology, the characteristics, treatments, etc., of cancer
What is oncology
400
Diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx
What is Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
400
Record of the prescribed care, medications, tests, and treatments for a given patient.
What are Physician’s Orders
500
supra-
What is above, beyond
500
-ptosis
What is prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
500
Literally means a state of foreknowledge; prediction of the course of a disease and the recovery rate of the affected person
What is prognosis
500
Diseases of the endocrine system (the glands and the hormones they secrete)
What is Endocrinology
500
Documentation from the surgeon detailing the operation, including the preoperative and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure, how well the patient tolerated the procedure, and any complications that occurred.
What are Operative Reports
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