Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Med Terminology

Decipher code (Chap 1,2,3 )

TermDefinition
CT Computed tomogprahy
ICU Intensive care unit
BP Blood pressure
ECG Electrocardiogram
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
RX Prescription
PRN As needed
Q.D Everyday
B.I.D Twice a day
NPO Nothing by mouth
Parkinson’s Named after James Parkinson’s, the physician who first described the condition.
Alzheimer’s Named after Aloi’s Alzheimer’s, the neurologist who identified the disease.
Hodgkins’s lymphoma Named after Thomas Hodgkin, who first described the disease.
Crohn’s Named after Burrell crown, who along with his colleagues, first described the disease.
Graves Named after Robert J. Graves, the physician who first identified the condition characterized by hyperthyroidism.
Circulatory system The system responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, oxygen, and other gases, and for the removal of waste.
Respiratory system The system involved in breathing, consisting of the lungs,trachea ,bronchi, and other structures that help in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Digestive system The system that process food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste, including the stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas.
Nervous system The system that controls and coordinates body activities by transmitting electrical signals between the. Brain, spinal cord, and other parts of the body.
Endocrine system The system of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate various bodily functions, including the thyroid, adrenal glands, and pituitary gland.
Created by: PreciousP
Popular Medical sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards