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Mrs. P MA class
Test chp. 4 & 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypo-, Sub- , infra- | BELOW |
| FLUOROSCOPY | Imaging procedure that shows continous motion of the internal structures. |
| HEMI- | Half |
| The appearance of an Xanthocyte | Yellow Cell |
| -pathy | Disease |
| liploma | Turmor composed of fat |
| Epithelial Tissue | Tissue type that covers the surface of organs, lines cavities & make up the epidermis |
| Pre- | Before |
| Right Hypochondriac | Term for the upper right abdominopelvic region |
| Chlor/o | Green |
| Cutaneous | Pertaining to the skin |
| Circumoral | Pertaining to around the mouth. |
| Prognosis | Predictions of the course of a disease. |
| Ante- | before |
| -Centesis | Surgical Puncture |
| Example of metabolic disease. | Diabetes |
| Radionclides | Substances that emit radiation spontaneously also called tracer. |
| Pleurodesis | Binding of Plurae |
| NPC- Non Productive Cough | Abbrev. of a common complaint to a MD. |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| Abbrev. that refers to metric measurement | Kg- Kilogram, Mg-Milligram, Ml-Millimeter |
| Polydipsia | Much Thirst |
| Suppurative | Producing Pus |
| Exotropia | Turning away from. |
| What makes up the epithelial tissue. | Cells arranged in a continous sheet consisting of one or more layers. |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Describe the Anatomical postion | Eyes Foward, Palm forward, Body Erect |
| Morbid Condition | Pathological |
| Anastomosis | Surgical joining of two vessels to allow flow from the other |
| genesis | Creating, Producing |
| Multigravida | Multiple Pregnancies |
| Tx | Treatment |
| Dia-, Trans- | Through |
| Organism | Complete living entity that is capable of living on its own |
| Magnectic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Noninvasive imaging technique that uses radiowaves and a strong magnetic field |
| -gnosis | Knowing |
| Orchiopathy | Disease of the testes |
| Morph/o | Shape |
| Tox- | Poison |
| Connective | Tissue type that forms blood |
| Sx | symptoms |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Thoractic | Cavity that contains the lung. |
| Albin/o, Leuk/o | White |
| Anurea | Absence of urine |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Otodynia | Ear Pain |
| Chondromalacia | Softening of Cartilage |
| Cauterize | To destroy tissue by freezing, electricity or chemicals |
| Idi/o | Unknown |
| Poli/o | Gray |
| -pause | Cessation |
| -cyte | cell |
| define Tomgraphy | Radiographic technique that produces an image representing a detailed area of a tissue at predetermined depth |
| brady- | slow |
| Directional Term | Indicate and describe specific areas on the body. |
| Cirrh/o, Jaund/o, Xanth/o | yellow |
| Postprandial | Term used for " to take medication after meals" |
| What plane divides the front body into front and back | Coronal |
| ad- | toward |
| Dysmenorrhea | Difficult Menostruation |
| How does the coronal plane divide the body? | Ventral and dorsal |
| Peristalsis | Rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the walls of a tubular organ to propel its contents |
| Orgins of Med Terminology | Greek and Latin |
| Microcephaly | Small Head |
| Neoplastic Disorder | Cancer |
| Abbrev used to indicate the time of a med or treatment | qh- everyhour, qam-everymorning, pc-aftermeals |
| Heterochromic | Different colors |
| IM | abbrev. for injections that goes into the muscle |
| Febrile | Feverish |
| Perihepatic | Pertaining to around the liver |
| Primigravida | 1st Pregnancy |
| Diaphragm | Seperates the thoratic cavity from the abdominalpelvic cavity |
| NG | Abbrev. for meds administered through a feed |
| FH | Abbrev for type of info gathered if the pt tells you their father died of cancer. |
| Midsagittal | plane that divides the body into right and left. |
| Antenatal | before birth |
| Idiopathic | Disease with unknown causes |
| ultra- | excess |
| Endo | within |
| Etiology | Study of the cause of a disease |
| lith | stone |
| Most likely location of a plantar wart | sole of foot |
| Erythocytopenia | Abnormal low RBC |
| Define "2tabs po tid" | 2 tablets by mouth three times a day |
| Inflammation | Body defense against injury |
| Rhinoplasty | Repair of the nose |
| Malaise | Example of a symptom |
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