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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.
Fomites are inanimate objects (doorknobs, medical equipment, etc.) that become contaminated by a reservoir source or someone/something that is a carrier. A vehicle, like a reservoir, may also be a favorable environment for the growth of an infectious agent, as coming into contact with a vehicle leads to its transmission. [citation needed]
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
Medical coding – The practice of assigning statistical codes to medical statements, such as those made during a hospital stay. Closely related to medical billing . Medical College Admission Test – (MCAT), is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States , Australia , [ 256 ] Canada , and ...
Natural reservoir, an alternative or passive host for a disease Fomite, any inanimate object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms; Petroleum reservoir, a subsurface pool of hydrocarbons; Ommaya reservoir, a neurosurgical catheter; Thermal reservoir, an effectively infinite pool of thermal energy at a given, constant temperature
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Disease reservoir may refer to: Natural reservoir , the long-term host of the pathogen of an infectious disease Fomite , any inanimate object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms