| A | B |
|---|
| intra | within |
| meta | beyond |
| poly | many |
| anti | against |
| tachy | fast |
| malacia | softening |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| nas/o, rhin/o | combining forms for nose |
| necrosis | condition of death |
| dsysphagia | difficulty eating or swallowing |
| colostomy | creation of an opening in the colon |
| -us (thrombus) | -i (thrombi) |
| "S" | Subjective-that which the patient describes |
| "O" | observable information, i.e. test results |
| "A" | Assessment-patients progress and evaluation of plans effectiveness also newfound problems or diagnosis |
| "P" | Plan-decision to proceed or to alter the plan strategy |
| s/s return | recurrent |
| prophylaxis | prevent disease |
| s/s increase | progressive |
| exacerbation | increase in severity |
| trade name | manufacturers name for a drug |
| generic name | official nonproprietary name |
| liter | unit which measures volume |
| buccal | administration of a drug in the cheeck |
| prn | as needed |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| cyt/o | combining form for cell |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| crust | a dried residue of serum, pus, or blood on the skin |
| wheals | hive |
| keloid | abnormal growth of scar tissue |
| hypopigmentation | areas of skin lacking color because of deficient amounts of melanin |
| second degree burn | involving the epidermis and the dermis |
| kerat/o | a combining form which means hard |
| articul/o, arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| supination | palms up |
| anatomical position | a term of reference that is used when noting body planes, positions, or directions |
| abduction | movement away from the body |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| crepitus | grating sound made by the movement of a bone or joint |
| lordosis | abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine |
| osteomalcia | softening of the bone |
| rheumotoid | most crippling form of arthritis |
