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PCT Study Things
Stuff for the PCT exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, An | No, none |
| Auto | Self |
| Dia | Complete, through |
| Endo | Inside |
| Exo | Outside |
| Epi (Supra) | Above |
| Sub (Infra) | Below |
| Hyper | More than normal |
| Hypo | Less than normal |
| Inter | Between |
| Brady | Slow |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Dys | Bad, Painful |
| Hemi | Half |
| Pre | Before |
| Retro | Behind |
| -opsy | Direct Visualization |
| -scopy | observing with a machine |
| -graphy | record with an image |
| -gram | record with a pen |
| -algia=-dynia | pain |
| -pathy | disease |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -carcino | malign tumor |
| -centesis | puncture, piercing |
| -tomy | cision, cut |
| -ectomy | excision, cut & remove |
| -stomy | opening |
| -lysis | destruction, break down |
| -plasty | repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture,stitches |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -malacia | softening |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Proximal | Close to the point of attachment |
| Distal | Far from the point of attachment |
| Medial | Close to the midline |
| Lateral | Close to the side |
| Dorsal | Back |
| Ventral | Prone, Belly |
| Capitis | Head |
| Cervical | Neck |
| Thorax | Chest |
| Abdomen | Belly |
| Lumbar | Flank |
| Sacral | Birth Canal bone |
| Coccygeal | Tail |
| What is Ethics? | Standards of right and wrong that regulate the behavior of any professional. |
| What is Law? | a regulation or action enforced by a controlling authority, such as local, state and government. |
| What is a tort? | a civil wrong committed against a person or property that causes damage or deprives someone of his or her personal liberty or freedom. Punsihable by law. |
| Assault | an open threat of bodily harm to someone |
| Battery | any body contact made without permission |
| False Imprisonment | unlawful restraint or confinement of one person from another. |
| Invasion of Privacy | an interference with the person's right to be left alone. |
| Negligence | is an unintentional tort |
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