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MOA 140
Week 2 MT Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coron/o | coronary, crown |
| cutane | skin |
| gyn(e/o) | female, woman |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ab- | from, away |
| extra- | outside of, beyond, in addition |
| per- | excessive, through |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cise | cut |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ous | having |
| ab/lacta/tion | cessation of milk secretion |
| histo/lysis | disintegration of the tissues |
| ungu/al | pertaining to or resembling the nails |
| per/encephal/y | a condition of one or more cerebral cysts |
| cutane/ous | transpiration of gases through the skin |
| cardio/pulmon/ary | relating to or involving both the heart and lungs |
| coron/ary thromb/osis | a blood clot in a coronary artery, the most common cause of an acute coronary syndrome or MI |
| extra/cellul/ar | outside the cell |
| hyper/emesis | excessive vomiting |
| my/oid | resembling muscle |
| ex/cise | to remove by cutting |
| intra/ven/ous | into a vein |
| h.s., hs, HS | hour of sleep |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| qd | every day |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| ASA | aspirin |
| NTP | normal temperature and pulse |
| c | with |
| p.c. | after meals |
| L1, L2, etc. | lumbar vertebrae |
| T1, T2, etc. | thoracic vertabrae |
| strep | streptococcus |
| ROM | range of motion |
| GBS | gallbladder (test) series |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| sig | sigmoidoscopy |
| P&P | pap smear and pelvic exam |
| OB | obstetrics |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| NB | newborn |