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== MedInfo ==

'''MedInfo''' (pronounced: med-in-foh) is a term used to refer to medical information. It is derived from the combination of the words "medical" and "information". 

MedInfo is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of topics related to health and medicine. It includes information about diseases, medical conditions, treatments, medications, medical procedures, and health care services. MedInfo can be obtained from various sources such as medical textbooks, scientific research articles, health websites, and healthcare professionals.

=== Etymology ===

The term MedInfo is a portmanteau, a linguistic blend of words, derived from the words "medical" and "information". "Medical" is derived from the Latin "medicus" meaning "physician", and "information" comes from the Latin "informare" which means "to shape, form, train, instruct, educate".

=== Related Terms ===

* [[Medical Terminology]]: The language used to precisely describe the human body, including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.
* [[Health Informatics]]: The interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning.
* [[Electronic Health Record]] (EHR): A digital version of a patient's paper chart. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.
* [[Telemedicine]]: The use of telecommunication and information technology to provide clinical health care from a distance. It has been used to overcome distance barriers and to improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities.

=== See Also ===

* [[Health Information Management]]
* [[Medical Coding]]
* [[Medical Transcription]]
* [[Health Information Exchange]]

[[Category:Medical Terminology]]
[[Category:Health Informatics]]
[[Category:Electronic Health Records]]
[[Category:Telemedicine]]

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