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Med Term VNPT 51
Question | Answer |
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Athero- | Plaque (fatty substance) |
Bacterio- | Bacteria |
Brady | Short, slow |
Bronchio | Bronchus, bronchial tube, chest |
Cardio | Heart |
Cephalo- | Head |
Conjunctivo- | Conjunctiva (lines of eye lids) |
Contra- | Against, oppisite |
Cranio- | Cranium (skull) |
Cysto- | Bladder; cyst, sac of fluid |
Dermo- | Skin |
Dys- | Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
Ecto- | Outside, outward, out |
-ectomy | Excision, removal , resection |
Erythro- | Red |
Eu- | Good, normal |
Gastro- | Stomach |
Glomerulo- | Glomerulus |
Glyco- | Sugar, sweetness |
Gyneco- | Woman, female |
Hemato- | Blood |
Hemi- | One half |
Hepato- | Liver |
Immuno- | Immune, immunity, safe |
Ism | Condition, process |
-itis | Inflammation |
Lacto- | Milk |
Lipo- | Fat |
Lympho- | Lymph |
-lysis | Separation, destruction, loosening |
Meato- | Opening, |
Micro- | Small |
Nacro- | Stupor, numbness, sleep |
Necro | Death, necrosis |
Orthro | Straight |
Pan- | All |
Patho- | Disease |
-penia | Decrease, deficiency |
Phlebo | Vein |
-pexy | Fixation |
-plasia | Formation, growth, development |
Pneumo- | Air, lung |
Pyo- | Pus |
Retro- | Backward, behind, back |
Rrhage- | Bursting forth (of blood) |
Sclero- | Hardening, sclera (white of the eye) crooked, bent |
-scopy | Visual examination |
Somato- | Body |
-stomy | Forming an opening (mouth) |
Tachy | Rapid |
Thoraco- | Chest |
Toxo- | Poison |
Uro- | Urine, urinary tract |
Veno- | Vein |
-y | Condition |
NKA | No known allergies |
NKDA | no known drug allergies |
Tx | Therapy, transplant, treatment |
Dx | Diagnosis, Diagram |
Qd | Every day |
Bid | Twice a day |
TiD | Three times a day |
Qid | 4 times a day |
Ac | Before meals |
Hs | At bed time |
Prn | When necessary |
Npo | Nothing by mouth |
Bm | Bowel movement |
Bp | Blood pressure |
O2 | Oxygen |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
ADL | Activities of daily living |
Mcg | Microgram |
mEq | Milliequivalent |
Perrla | Pupils equals round reactive to light accommodation |
GCS | Glasgow coma scale |
IM | Intramuscular |
SQ/SC | Subcutaneous |
Kg | Kilograms |
Mg | Milligram |
Auqueo | Pertaining to water |
Articulo | Joint |
Poesis | Formation |
A | With out |
Adreno | Adrenal gland |
Angio | Vessel (blood) |
Anti | Against |
Auqueo | Pertaining to water |
Athro | Joint |
Articulo | Joint , crisis |