Medical Terminology Lists
 | AIDS-Related Terminology |
| Allergens |
| Pulmonary Terminology |
| Herbs |
| 8th Anniversary Terminology Review |
3TC (lamivudine) — antiviral ABPP (bropirimine) — immunomodulator ACTG: AIDS Clinical Trials Groups aerosolized Alferon LDO (interferon, alfa-n3) — cytokine Alferon N (interferon, alfa-n3) — cytokine AmFAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research Ampligen — immunomodulator anemia anergy antagonist antigen antigenemia antiviral — destructive to viruses ARC: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex aspergillosis assay AzdU (azidouridine) — antiviral bioavailability blood brain barrier blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier Candida albicans candidiasis Carrisyn (acemannan) — antiviral, immunomodulator CD4 CDC: The Centers for Disease Control cell proliferation CMV: cytomegalovirus compassionate use corticosteroid cotton-wool spots CPK: creatine phosphokinase CRDS (curdlan sulfate) — antiviral cryptococcal meningitis cytokine — nonantibody proteins to generate immune response ddC or Hivid (zalcitabin) ddl or Videx (didanosine) EL 10 (DHEA) — immunomodulator FIAC (fiacitabine) — antiviral FIAU (fialuridine) — antiviral FLT (fluorothymidine) — antiviral Fluimucil (acetylcysteine) — immunomodulator G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase Gamimune-N — immunomodulator GM-CSF: granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor granulocyte granulocytopenia GS 393 (PMEA) — antiviral hairy leukoplakia hematocrit hemoglobin herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) herpes zoster (shingles) HIVIG (HIV immune globulin) — immunomodulator hyperplasia hypokalemia hypomagnesemia immunomodulating immunomodulator — alters the body’s immune response to antigenic challenge Imreg-1 — immunomodulator Imuthiol — immunomodulator interferons interleukin-2 PEG — cytokine Intron A (interferon, alfa-2b) — cytokine iscador — antiviral
Karnofsky score KS: Kaposi sarcoma LDH: lactic dehydrogenase Lentinan-Ajinomoto (lentinan) — immunomodulator Leucomax (molgramostim) — cytokine leucovorin calcium Leukine (sargramostim) — cytokine leukocyte leukopenia Linomide (roquinimex) — immunomodulator lymphocyte lymphokines macrophage MAI: Mycobacterium avium intracellulare mitogen Neupogen (filgrastim) — cytokine neutropenia neutrophil NIAID: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Novapren — antiviral Nutropin — cytokine Nystatin-LF I.V. (AR-121) — antiviral opportunistic infection Oxandrin (oxandrolone) — cytokine p24 antigen passive immunotherapy PBMC: peripheral blood mononuclear cells peripheral neuropathy plasma platelets Proleukin (aldesleukin) — cytokine PWA: person with AIDS or people with AIDS PWARC: person with ARC or people with ARC recombinant retinitis retinopathy Retrovir (zidovudine) reverse transcriptase RNA: ribonucleic acid Roferon-A (interferon, alfa-2a) — cytokine Scriptene (AZT-P-ddI) — antiviral seropositive SGOT: serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase staphylococcus systemic T4 cell T-helper cell thrombocytopenia thrush Timunox (thymopentin) — immunomodulator TP-1 (thymostimuline) — immunomodulator treatment IND: treatment investigational new drug T-suppressor cell Uendex (dextran sulfate) — antiviral uric acid Veldona — cytokine VIMRxyn (hypericin) — antiviral Virazole (ribavirin) — antiviral wasting syndrome Wellferon (interferon alfa) — cytokine Zerit (stavudine)
aerosol sprays Alternaria mold Amaranth-Chenopod animal dander ants, venom from bites ash trees Aspergillus aspirin Aureobasidium (Pullularia) automobile exhaust bahia grass barley bedbugs, venom from bites bees, venom from bites Bermuda grass black flies, venom from bites box eider trees broad (lava) beans celery chemes chymopapain cigarette smoke Cladosporium cockroaches codfish deer flies, venom from bites detergents Dock-Plantain dust eggs elm trees English plantain Epicoccum fermented foods fiberglass fleas, venom from bites food dyes formaldehyde Fusarium greasewood Helminthosporium hemp hickory trees hornets, venom from bites horse flies, venom from bites injectables dyes insulin iodine Johnson grass juniper trees Kentucky bluegrass kochia lamb's quarters legumes lice, venom from bites
maple trees marsh elder Metabisulfite milk mold spores Monosodium glutamate mosquitoes, venom from bites mountain cedar trees Mucor nettle NSAIDs oak trees oats orchard grass oysters paint palm tree peanuts pears pecan trees Penicillium perfume Pertussis pigweed pine resin plantain plicatic acid plums poison ivy (Toxicodendron) poison sumac poison oak poverty weed ragweed redroot pigweed redtop grass Rhizopus Russian Thistle Saltbush shellfish smotherweed soybeans strawberries sulfa drugs sulfites (preservatives) sweet vernal grass timothy grass tumbleweed tuna walnuts wasps, venom from bites western water hemp wheat yellow-jackets, venom from bites Compiled by Doris Anderson and Pat Bowen, CMT
Pulmonary Terminology
Including chest x-ray terminology and pulmonary medications
AeroBid and AeroBid-M albuterol: Proventil Alupent amphoric aorta apex apical area ARDS: adult respiratory distress syndrome atelectasis Atrovent auscultation and percussion Azmacort azygos lobe base basilar rales Beclovent beta-2 agonist Bi-PAP: bilateral positive airway pressure bibasilar blue bloater bone demineralization bone mineralization bony anatomy bony changes BOOP: bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia Brethaire Brethine bronchial breathing bronchogenic bronchopulmonary dysplasia bronchovesicular breathing Bronkometer bubbling rales calcifications calcified granuloma cardiac silhouette cardiomegaly carina coarse breath sounds coarse rales coin lesion cold Freon effect: patient stops inhaling when the cold propellant spray hits the back of the mouth collapsed lung COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease corticosteroid costophrenic angles CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure crackling rales crepitant rales decreased breath sounds degenerative changes diminished breath sounds disk space narrowing distant breath sounds Duarte double heterozygote
E to A changes emphysema emphysematous changes empyema end expiratory wheezes end inspiratory wheezes FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second fibrocalcific residuals fibronodular infiltrate fibrosis FVC: forced vital capacity FVL: flow volume loop Gentlehaler: compact low-velocity pressurized aerosol device ground-glass opacification heart size hemidiaphragms hemithorax hemothorax high-pitched rhonchi hilar region hydropneumothorax hydrothorax hyperinflation infiltrate InspirEase Inspiron Intal interstitial markings intervertebral disk space ipratropium bromide aerosol isoprenaline kyphoscoliosis kyphosis lateral view linear opacities LIS: lung injury score lower lobe lumbar region lumbosacral lung fields lungs are well expanded and clear Maxair Autohaler Maxi-Myst MDI: metered dose inhaler mediastinum Medimist MMFR: maximum mid-expiratory flow rate Mucomyst Mucosal 10 & 20 Solution multidose powder inhaler multifocal areas of consolidation nebulizer nipple markers osteoarthritis osteopenia osteophyte formation osteoporosis
PA (posterior-anterior) view PAO2: arterial oxygen tension parenchymal distortion patchy infiltrates PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure PERF: peak expiratory flow rate peribronchial cuffing perihilar PFTs: pulmonary function tests pink puffer pleural density pleural effusion pleural friction rub pneumonia pneumonitis pneumothorax post-tussive rhonchi Proventil: albuterol Pulmo-Aide nebulizer pulmonary overexpansion pulmonary toilet Pulmozyme rales Respbid respiratory distress reticular opacities rhonchi riding the ventilator rubs sacralization scarring scoliosis Serevent: bronchodilator Slow-bid soft tissue mass spondylosis spurring succussion splash Theo-Dur thoracic thoracic kyphosis Tilade tomogram
