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Medical Terms
Quiz 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trans | Across, over, beyond |
| Trach- (e, i, o) | Trachea windpipe |
| Tetra- | Four |
| Tach-(o , y) | Rapid, fast |
| Sym-, syn | Joined, fussed, together |
| Sup- (er, ra) | Above, upon, over, higher in position |
| Sub- | less, under, below |
| Steno- | contracted |
| Son- (o) | Sound |
| Soma- (t, to) | body |
| Sep-(ti, tic) | poison, rot, infection |
| Semi- | half, part |
| Scler- (o) | hardening |
| Sarc- (o) | malignant cancer connective tissue |
| Rhin- (o) | nose , pertaining to the nose |
| Retro- | backward, in back, behind |
| Ren-(o) | Kidney |
| Rect- (o) | rectum |
| Radi- (o) | radiographs (x - rays), radiation |
| Quad- (ra, ri) | four |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WNL | With normal limits |
| VO | verbal order |
| Vol | volume |
| vp | venipuncture, venous pressure |
| VS | vital signs |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |