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  2. [ fal″an-ji´tis] inflammation of one or more phalanges. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. phalangitis. Inflammation of a finger.

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  3. Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms. OpenMD’s index includes 5,000 common medical abbreviations. Meanings vary by institution and clinical context. When available, the context and original Latin term are provided in parentheses after the English definition.

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  5. eyelid. bronch-, bronchi-. bronchus (large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung) bucc-, bucco-. cheek. burs-, burso-. bursa (a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving parts) carcin-, carcino-. cancer.

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    hearing
    aden-, adeno-
    gland
    adip-, adipo-
    fat
    adren-, adreno-
    gland
    • Acute: Acute conditions are severe and happen suddenly. This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack.
    • Ambulatory: Based on the term “ambulator,” which means “a person who walks.” In ambulatory care settings, patients come in for treatment and then leave the same day.
    • BMI: Body mass index, the most widely used measure of weight relative to height. A normal BMI for an adult is between 18.5 and 24.9.
    • BMP: Basic metabolic panel. This test includes levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, glucose (sugar), and measurements of kidney function.
  6. At first glance, medical terminology can seem like a foreign language. But often the key to understanding medical terms is focusing on their components (prefixes, roots, and suffixes). For example, spondylolysis is a combination of "spondylo, " which means vertebra, and "lysis," which means dissolve, and so means dissolution of a vertebra.

  7. PMHx: Past Medical History PO: to be taken by mouth PR: to be taken by rectum PRN: As needed PSHx: Past Surgical History Pt: Common abbreviation for patient PT: a measure how “thin” the blood is and reflect how your liver is working and/or how well blood thinners you are taking might be working – when referring to a lab

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