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Med Term exam CS
Medical Terminology exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without, away from |
| anti | against |
| cardio | heart |
| dys | difficult |
| hemo | blood |
| im | used before, inside, within |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve, nervous system |
| peri | around |
| post | after |
| pseudo | false |
| pre | before |
| psycho | mind, mental process |
| pyelo | pelvis |
| retro | backward, behind |
| sub | under, beneath |
| supra | axilla, under arm |
| vaso | vessel, blood vessel |
| brady | slow |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| tachy | swift, rapid |
| algia | pain, suffering |
| centesis | puncture of cavity |
| cide | causing death |
| emia | blood condition |
| genic | related to or caused by genes |
| itis | inflammation of |
| lysis | the gradual decline of a fever or disease |
| oma | tumor |
| ostomy | a created mouth or outlet |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| scopy | examination |
| megaly | enlargement of a body part |
| tripsy | intentional crushing |
| uria | urine |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing, absence |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| hypotension | a decrease of systolic and diastolic pressure below normal |
| Korotkoff sounds | sounds heard in auscultation of blood pressure |
| palpate | to examine by touch |
| pulsus alternans | a weak pulse alternating with a strong one |
| pulse deficit | difference between the apical and radial pulse |
| pulsus paradoxus | paradoxical pulse, pulse becomes weaker as one inhales and stronger as one exhales |
| atelectasis | a collapsed or air less condition of the lung |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing and, therefore, of the body's intake of O2 and release of CO2 |
| Biotts | shallow breaths interrupted by apnea |
| Bronchodialation | Aerosol or vapor inhalations for sputum mobilization |
| cyanotic | blue, gray, slate or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes |
| cheyne stokes | a breathing pattern marked by a period of apnea lasting 10-60 sec followed by gradual increasing deapth and frequency of respirations |
| dyspnea | air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing |
| expectoration | the act or process of spitting out salivia or coughing up materials from the air passageways |
| hyperpnea | an increased respiratory rate or breathing that is deeper than usual |
| hypoxia | an O2 deficiency in body tissues |
| Kussmaul's | a very deep gasping type of respiration associated with severe diabetic ketoacidosis |
| mucosa | a mucous membrane or moist tissue layer that lines the hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the environment |
| sonorous | giving fourth a loud and rounded sound |
| sputum | mucus expelled from the lung by coughing |
| tachypnic | abnormally fast respirations, more than 24 respirations per minute |
| antipyretic | an agent that reduces fever |
| bacteriostatic | inhibiting or retarding bacterial growth |
| bolus | a mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed |
| cathartic | an active purgative, producing bowel movements |
| compatible | the ability to combine 2 medicines without interfering with their action |
| contamination | the introduction of pathogens or infectious material into or on normally clean or sterile objects, spaces or surfaces |
| depilatory | an agent used to remove hair |
| emetic | an agent that promotes vomiting |
| narcotic | a drug that depresses the central nervous system, thus relieving pain and producing sleep |
| opiod | any synthetic narcotic not derived from opium |
| subungual | situated beneath the nail of a finger or toe |
| systemic | Rel. or pert. to a system, pert. to blood flow |
| toxicity | the extent, wuality, or degree of being poisonus |
| interaction | mutual or reciprocal action or influence |
| elixer | a sweetened aromatic hydroalcoholic liquid used in the compounding of oral medicines |
| enteric coded | a drug coding that keeps the pill from disolving |
| therapeutic effect | intended effect of a drug |
| generic name | name given before drug becomes an officially approved medicine |
| trade name | name given by manufacture also sometimes called brand name |
| inhalation | the act of drawing breath, vapor, or gas into lungs |
| nursing implication | things you need to be aware that may occur and that you need to watch and monitor |
| side effect | an action or effect of a drug other than that is desired |
| suppository | a semi-solid substance for introduction into the rectum, vagina, or urethra, where it dissolves |
| topical | pert. to a definite surface area, local |
| ac | before a meal |
| pc | after a meal |
| OS | left eye |
| os | by mouth |
| BRP | bathroom privelages |
| s (line above s) | without |
| hs | hours of sleep |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| bid | twice a day |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| adlib | freely, as desired |
| OU | both eyes |
| SL | sublingual |
| prn | as needed |
| d/c | discontinued/discharged |
| L.O.C | level of consciousness |
| qid | four times a day |
| qs | quanity sufficient |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| mcg | microgram |
| OD | right eye |
| stat | immediately |
| c (with a line above) | with |
| gtt | drops |
| po | orally |
| tid | three times a day |
| aseptic | a condition free of germs, infection, and any form of life |
| dorsal | indicating a position toward the back, pertaining to the back |
| intradermal | intracutaneous, in the dermal layer just beneath the epidermis |
| intravenous | within or into a vein |
| parenteral | denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal such as intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or mucosal |
| sterile | free from living microorganisms |
| subcutaneous | beneath the skin |
| sublingual | beneath the tongue |
| vasodialator | causing relaxation of blood vessels |
| Ventro | combining from meaning abdominal or ventral (anterior) |
| cellulitis | diffuse and especially subcutaneous inflammation of connective tissue |
| decubitus | a pressure sore, lying down |
| dehiscence | a bursting open, seperation of layers of a surgical wound |
| erythemia | of unknown cuase that is marked by an increase in total blood volume, redness of skin |
| evisceration | extrusion of the internal organs |
| excoriation | loss of the superficial layer of the skin |
| evisceration | extrusion of the internal organs |
| exudate | a fluid that has escaped from blood vessels during the inflammatory process and is deposited in the tissues or on tissue sutures |
| fissure | deep groove that occurs as a result of dryness and cracking of the skin |
| necrosis | localized death of living tissues |
| primary intention | tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring |
| secondary intention | wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss, formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring |
| tertiary intention | wounds left open 3-5 days to allow edema or infection to resolve or exudate to drain and are closed with sutures, staples, or adhesive skin closure |
| dysuria | painful or difficulty urination |
| glycosuria | the presence in the urine of abonormal amounts of sugar |
| incontinence | a temporary or permanent inability of the external sphincter muscles to control the flow of the urine from the bladder |
| micturation | the process of emptying the bladder (urination) |
| polyuria | the production of large amounts of urine by the bladder without increased fluid intake |
| sepsis/septic | the presence of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood or body tissues |
| turbid | thick or opague with or as if with roiled sediment (cloudy) |
| uria | presence of a specified substance in the urine |
| void | evacuate the bowels or bladder |
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