Medical terminology

abbreviations
Name: Maimoona Zaheer
CMS ID:42588
Urology ward:
• The branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of
the urinary system is called urology.
Medical Definition of Central serous retinopathy (CSR)
• Central serous retinopathy (CSR): a condition in which fluid builds up beneath the
retina of the eye, leading to distorted vision. The retina is the tissue lining the back of
the eye that sends vision signals through the optic nerve to the brain.
Mortuary
• a room or building in which dead bodies are kept, for hygienic storage or for
examination, until burial or cremation.
• Physiotherapy
• the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as
massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.
Hydrotherapy:
The use of exercises in a pool as part of treatment for conditions such as
arthritis."a hydrotherapy pool“.
Ophthalmologist:
A specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with the study and
treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.
cardiologist:
A cardiologist is a heart doctor. To that, we add cardio-, which comes
from the Greek kardia, meaning "heart," and we get "someone who
studies the heart." The actual study of the heart is called cardiology,
with cardiologist coming along a few years later.
• ENT physician:
• A medical specialist who is concerned with the diagnosis and
treatment of disorders of the head and neck, including particularly
the ears, nose, and throat. ENT doctors are also called
otolaryngologists.
• Audiology:
• The branch of science and medicine concerned with the sense of
hearing.
• Optometry:
• the health-care profession concerned especially with examining the
eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional
lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with
treating such diseases or referring them for treatment.
• Orthopaedics:
• The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system
(bones). Also spelled orthopaedics.
• Pediatrics:
• Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and
medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the
age of 18. The word “paediatrics” means “healer of children”; they are
derived from two Greek words: (pais = child) and (iatros = doctor or
healer).
Neuropathology:
• Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue,
usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole-body
autopsies.
• Gastroenterology:
• The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of the digestive system.
• Dialysis:
• The process of removing waste products and excess fluid from the
body. Dialysis is necessary when the kidneys are not able to adequately
filter the blood.
• CATH Lab:
• A catheterization laboratory, commonly referred to as a cath lab, is an
examination room in a hospital or clinic with diagnostic imaging
equipment used to visualize the arteries of the heart and the chambers
of the heart and treat any stenosis or abnormality found.
• Ancillary Department:
• Ancillary services are medical services or supplies that are not provided
by acute care hospitals, doctors or health care professionals. Examples
of ancillary services include: ... Home health care services. Home
infusion therapy services.
• Gastrology:
• the art or science of caring for the stomach either medically or
gastronomically.
• OPT — Outpatient Physical Therapy.
• HDU: high dependency unit: the part of a hospital that provides a high
level of care and treatment for patients who are seriously ill or who
have just had a major operation: After some major operations, you may
be taken to the HDU or ICU
• OT:
• Operation Theatre (OT) is a room within a hospital where surgical
operations are performed.
• ICU:
• An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or
intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special
department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive
care medicine.
• CRD: chronic respiratory disease.
• Dermatology : The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, oral cavity
and genitals. 2. Sometimes also, cosmetic care and enhancement.
Dermatology is literally the study of the skin.
• OPD:
• OPD or Outpatient Department treatment refers to those cases when
the treatment and diagnosis of the ailment is done on advice of a
medical practitioner or doctor, by simply visiting their clinic or any
other consultation room.
• Nephrology:
• A medical specialty concerned with the kidneys and especially with
their structure, functions, or diseases.
• Neuro ophthalmology:
• The neurological study of the eye.
• Orthopedics:
• Orthopedics is the field of medicine concerned with the study and
treatment of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine,
joints, and muscles. Orthopedics mainly deals with correction of
disorders and deformities related to the musculosketal system;
hence, orthopedics is central to the treatment of back pain.
• Electrophysiology:
• The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the
body. Electrophysiology includes the study of the production of
electrical activity and the effects of that electrical activity on the
body.
• Cardiac pacing :involves the fitting of a pacemaker to regulate the
heart rate. - A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that
enables the heart to maintain a regular rhythm. - Some pacemakers
are permanent (internal) and some are temporary (external).
• Oncology:
• The term oncology literally means a branch of science that deals with
tumours and cancers. The word “onco” means bulk, mass, or tumor
while “-logy” means study.
• Radiation oncology:
• The medical specialty that is involved in the use of radiation (X-rays,
gamma rays, or electrons) to treat cancer.