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Medical Terms
Quiz 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| L&D | Labor and delivery |
| L&W | living and well |
| LCT, LTC | long term care |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein (unhealthy cholesterol) |
| Liq | liquid |
| LLQ | lower left quadrant |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| Mat | maternity |
| -desis | Surgical union or fixation |
| -ectasis | expansion, dilation, stretching |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -esis | condition of |
| -esthesia | sensation, perception, feel |
| -fascia | fibrous band |
| -form | having form of, shape |
| -fuge | driving away, expelling |
| -genesis | development, production, creation |
| -genetic, -genic | origin, production, causing |
| -genous | kind, type |
| -gram | tracing, picture, record |
| -graph | diagram, instrument for recording |
| -ia, -iasis | condition of, abnormal state |
| -ic, -ac | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, theory, state of being |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesis, -kinetic | motion |