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Module 3
study guide 14, 15, 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o aden/i | relating to a gland |
| adren/o | relating to adrenal glands |
| calc/o- | calcium |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| gluco- | glucose |
| glycol- | sugar |
| kal/i | potassium |
| natr/o- | sodium |
| thyr/o- | thyroid |
| thym/o | thymus |
| acous/io | relating to hearing |
| -acusis, -acusia | hearing |
| aur/i- | pertaining to the ear |
| blephar/o- | eyelid |
| cephal/o- | pertaining to the head as a whole |
| cerabell/o | pertaining to the cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | pertaining to the brain |
| cor- core- coro- | pertaining to the eyes pupil |
| dacry/o | tear |
| encephal/o | pertaining to the brain |
| gli/o- | neuroglial tissue |
| irid- | Iris |
| -lepsis -lepsy | attack, seizure |
| lex/o- | words |
| mening/o- | meninges |
| myelo- | relating to bone marrow |
| myring/o- | eardrum |
| narc/o- | numb, sleep |
| nerv- | pertaining to nerves and the nervous system |
| neuri- neuro- | pertaining to nerves and the nervous system |
| ocul/o- | pertaining to the eye |
| opthalm/o- | pertaining to the eye |
| -opia | vision |
| optic/o- | relating to chemical properties of the eye |
| -opsia | vision |
| ot/o | pertaining to the ear |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| phaco- | lens shapes |
| phren/i- phren/o- | the mind |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plexy | stroke of seizure |
| psych/e- psych/o- | pertaining to the mind |
| schiz/o- | something split or doublesided |
| tympan/o- | ear drum |
| afferent | input, sensory |
| efferent | output, motor |
| taste | gustation |
| smell | olfaction |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| dacry/o lacri/o | tear |
| lens | phac/o |
| acuity | clearness or sharpness of a sensory function |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| tinnitus | perception of ringing in the ears |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebro spinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVA | cerebro vascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ICP | increased intracranial pressure |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| IOP | intra ocular pressure |
| LASIK | laser assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| ENT | ear nose throat |
| OM | otitis media |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormones |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FSH | follicle stimulation hormone |
| GH | growth hormone |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| T3,T4 | hormones made by the thyroid |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| ID | infectious disease |
| IM | intra muscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| PO | by mouth |
| BID | twice a day |
| Q2H Q4H | every 2 hours every 4 hours |
| QID | four times a day |
| TID | three times a day |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| crani/o | cranium |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| dura/o | dura mater |
| ventricul/o | ventricles |
| neur/o | nerve |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| afferent | input,sensory |
| efferent | output, motor |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| sense of taste | gustation |
| sense of smell | olfaction |
| dacry/o | tear |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| ocul/o opthalm/o | eye |
| glauc/o | gray |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| -audio | hearing |
| -acusia | hearing |
| cusis | hearing |
| ot/o | ear |
| tympanic membrane | ear drum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| salping/o | tubes |
| clearness or sharpness of a sensory function | Acuity |
| any fluid or semi-fluid of the body | humor |
| tinnitus | perception of ringing hissing or other sounds when no external sound is present. |
| farsightedness | hyperopia |
| nearsightedness | myopia |
| dipsia | thirst |
| goiter | enlarged thyroid gland |
| hirsutism | hair growth in unusual places, especially in women |
| ID | infectious disease |
| IM | intra muscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| PO | by mouth |
| BID | twice daily |
| q2h q4h | every (2,4) hours |
| QID | 4 times per day |
| TID | 3 times per day |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| glands that secrete with blood | endocrine |
| glands that secrete outward through ducts | exocrine |
| blood condition of excessive potassium | hyperkalemia |
| enlargement of the extremities | acromegaly |
| hypothyroidism aquired in adulthood | myxedema |
| increased excretion of urine | diuresis |
| pain in the nerve root | radiculalgia |
| crushing a nerve | neurotripsy |
| weakness in one half of the body | hemiparesis |
| defective muscle coordination | ataxia |
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