There is a danger if good medical and correct medical terminology is not used by physicians, nurses and medical transcriptionists. Imagine if someone put hypoglycemia instead of hyperglycemia on a chart. A patient could be given too much insulin and be killed or put into a coma. Any incorrect understanding of the sugar levels and the disease can cause severe and possibly permanent problems. And if a person entered a disease the patient did not have then that patient could be subjected to severe problems from incorrect treatment too.
In medical abbreviations, the plus sign ("+") is sometimes used to mean "and."
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Directional terminology in massage therapy is the same as medical terminology. It is used to find and describe locations on the body.
The suffix -ectasis is used to mean dilation.Ectasis
If medical terminology is used incorrectly in the patient medical record, there may be insufficient support for certain diagnostic tests, medications, or other interventions. Correct use of medical terminology helps make the prior authorization process more reliable.
In medical terminology, a hiatus refers to a gap, opening, or a passage that allows one structure to pass through another. For example, the esophageal hiatus is an opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes.
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When used in medical terminology, dribbling is usually used as a descriptor for a poor or weak urinary stream.
Normo- is the prefix to mean normal, as in normotensive. Sometimes the combining form eu- is used, as in euthyroid.
@ is the symbol used for "at" in medical terms. This is an example of crossover with lay terminology.
The suffix "-ine" in medical terminology typically indicates a substance or drug derived from a specific source or used to treat a particular condition.
In the medical terminology, Fowler's position refers to a position where you are getting up out of bed about 20-30 inches to get fluid in the body. This term is usually used in the medical world about surgeries.