MEDICAL terminology

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Across
  1. 3. on father’s side of the family
  2. 7. shortened a word or phrase into a few short letters
  3. 11. Exam- examination of skin and nails
  4. 12. likely to spread
  5. 13. Progress Notes- written records summarizing the care and services provided to the patient for any given appointment; included in medical history
  6. 17. Exam- examination of joints, movement of arms, legs, fingers and toes
  7. 20. appearing suddenly
  8. 21. collection of terms used by people in a particular profession
  9. 22. Terms- terms referring to medical methods used to treat or investigate disease, injury or other medical problems
  10. 23. Documents- records about a patient’s medical history and basic identifying information
  11. 26. words with the same pronunciation or spelling, but different meanings
  12. 27. History- ongoing document for recording a patient’s conditions and treatments; organized in reverse chronological order
  13. 28. words which have similar or the same meanings
  14. 30. ongoing for a long period of time
  15. 31. not likely to spread
  16. 32. on mother’s side of the family
Down
  1. 1. shorten a phrase by taking the first letters of each word
  2. 2. Reports- documents which describe and analyze the findings of laboratory tests performed on urine, blood or tissue samples
  3. 4. present at birth
  4. 5. science of laboratory examination of bodily samples for diagnostic or forensic purposes
  5. 6. Medical History (PMH)- section of medical history which confirms past illnesses and symptoms which could affect the current state of the patient
  6. 8. Terms- terms referring to body parts and the structure of the body
  7. 9. History (FH)- section of medical history which describes illnesses affecting current family members or causing their death
  8. 10. Reports- documents which describe radiology procedures conducted and provide interpretation
  9. 14. Exam- assessment of nerves, muscles, reflexes, balance and mental state
  10. 15. Plan- preferred course of action intended to address the medical problem at hand
  11. 16. transmitted by genes (DNA)
  12. 18. medical diseases, body parts, instruments or procedures named after the person who discovered or perfected it
  13. 19. History (SH)- section of medical history which describes drug/alcohol/tobacco use, occupation and relationship status
  14. 24. Complaint- why the patient is bein-g seen on each visit; involves the physician or technician reviewing patient’s symptoms
  15. 25. Communication- face-to-face interaction focused on advancing the health and emotional well-being of the patient
  16. 28. Barriers- impairment in one of the senses which could limit the ability to communicate
  17. 29. Language- system used by the deaf for communication; consists of visual gestures and hand signs
  18. 33. of Systems (ROS)- review of the state of general body systems