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Body Structure
MED TERM 1 REVIEW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the abbreviation for Posteroanterior | PA |
| LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
| What is the abbreviation for Diagnosis | DX |
| SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography |
| What is the abbreviation for Lateral | lat |
| US | ultrasound |
| What is the abbreviation for right upper quadrant | RUQ |
| What is the abbreviation for anteroposterior | AP |
| BX | Biopsy |
| What is the abbreviation for symptom | SX |
| TX | Treatment |
| What is the abbreviation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | MRI |
| anter/o | anterior, front |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| albin/o | white |
| acr/o | extremity |
| -logy | study of |
| ab- | from, away from |
| caud/o | tail |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chlor/o | green |
| eti/o | cause |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| ad- | toward |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| chrom/o | color |
| fasci/o | band, fascia |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| infra- | below, under |
| dist/o | far, farthest |
| ili/o | ilium |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| -gnosis | knowing |
| hetero- | different |
| dors/o | back |
| inguin/o | groin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| -gram | record, writing |
| homeo- | same, alike |
| infer/o | lower, below |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| erythr/o | red |
| path/o | disease |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| peri- | around |
| later/o | side |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| melan/o | black |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| super- | upper, above |
| medi/o | middle |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| poli/o | gray |
| somat/o | body |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| trans- | across, through |
| poster/o | back, behind, posterior |
| proxim/o | near, nearest |
| ventr/o | belly, belly side, front |
| Measurement of blood flow in a vessel by reflecting sound waves off moving blood cells- | Doppler |
| Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals- | cauterize |
| Excision of a core sample of tissue for examination- | punch biopsy |
| Incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity- | incision and drainage |
| Removal of a part, pathway or function by surgery- | ablation |
| Surgically joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another- | anastomosis |
| Visual examination of the organs of the pelvis and abdomen through very small incisions in the abdominal wall- | laparoscopy |
| Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument- | endoscopy |
| What is the medical term used to describe the bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound? | dehiscence |
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Mtodd
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