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MOA 140
Week 2 MT Words
Term | Definition |
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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 |