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Term List wk2
Medical Assistant Terminology/word parts/abbreviation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dpt | mixture of 3 vaccines to immunize against Diphtheria, Pertussis(whooping cough), and tetanus |
| mixture of 3 vaccines to immunize against Diphtheria, Pertussis(whooping cough), and tetanus | Dpt |
| Hib | Haprmophilus Influenzae type b vaccine prevents meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis, and others |
| Haermophilus Influenzae type b | Hib |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| Hepatitis B virus | HBV |
| MMR | immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella(German measles) |
| immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella(German measles) | MMR |
| Humulin-N | Intermediate acting Insulin or Neutral Protamine Hagedorn |
| Humulin-R | Short acting regular Insulin |
| Intermediate acting Insulin or Neutral Protamine Hagedorn | Humulin-N |
| Short acting regular Insulin | Humulin-R |
| Amitriptyline | antidepressant, antineuralgic, antibulimic |
| Dimetane | Antihistamine |
| Thorazine | Antipsychotic-helps schizophrenia and chronic brain syndrome |
| Diazepam | Antiaxxiety-helps relieve anxiety and muscle tension |
| Diphenhydramine | Antihistamine |
| Furosemide | Diuretic |
| Zithromax | Antibiotic |
| Heparin Sodium | Anticoagulant-Interferes with the coagulation of blood |
| Xylocaine | Antiarrhythic-controls cardiac arrhythmia |
| Compazine | antiemetic |
| Phenergan | Antiemetic |
| Epinephrine | Bronchodilator |
| Norepinephrine | Vasopressor-produces contraction of muscles of capillaries and arteries increasing blood pressure |
| Electrolytes | minerals that become ionized that carry positive or nagitive charges. |
| -emesis | vomit |
| vomit | -emesis |
| emmetr/o | in proper message or correct |
| in proper message or correct | emmetr/o |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| tongue | gloss/o |
| chem/o | chemical/drug |
| chemical/drug | chem/o |
| or/o | mouth |
| mouth | or/o |
| ile/o | ileum(intestine) |
| ileum(intestine) | ile/o |
| ili/o | ilium(part of hip bone) |
| ilium(part of hip bone) | ili/o |
| geni/o | to produce or form |
| to produce or form | geni/o |
| dynamo/o | force, energy, power |
| force, energy, power | dynamo/o |
| ec-, ecto- | out, away, outer, outside |
| out, away, outer, outside | ec-, ecto- |