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Med Term Post-test
Post Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PRN | as need |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| STAT | immediately |
| PO | by mouth |
| NPO | nothing by most |
| TID | three times a day |
| QID | four times a day |
| photo | light |
| kino- | movement |
| meso | middle |
| dextro | right |
| dorso | back |
| ortho | straight |
| nacro | night |
| pnea | breathing |
| opia | vision |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| umbilical | area around navel |
| diaphragm | muscle divides abdominal and thoracic cavities |
| cranial cavity | brain |
| thoracic cavity | lung and heart |
| myco | fungus |
| melano | black |
| onycho | fingernail |
| adipose | fatty tissue |
| melanoma | malignant skin cancer |
| goniometer | measure movement of joints |
| rhinoplasty | nose job |
| compound fracture | open wound through the skin |
| osteomyelitis | infection in the bone |