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Medical terminology
A study guid involving terms & definitions of words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The S in SOAP stands for? | Subjective |
| The O in SOAP stands for? | Objective |
| The A in SOAP stands for? | Assessment |
| The P in SOAP stands for? | Plan |
| PRN | as needed |
| QID | 4 times a day |
| QD | 1 time a day ( every day ) |
| TID | 3 times a day |
| BID | 2 times a day |
| AC | after meals |
| PC | before meals |
| QHS | every night ( at night ) |
| Osis | Condition |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Kerat/o | Hardness |
| Xer/o | Dryness |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Eryth/o | Red |
| Adip/o , Lip/o, Steat/o | Fat |
| Cutane/o, Derm/o, Dermat/o | Skin |
| Pil/o , Trich/o | Hair |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Squam/o | Scales |
| Onych/o, Ungu/o | Nail |
| Seb/o, Sebace/o | Oil |
| What makes up the central nervous system | Brain and spinal cord |
| Largest part of the brain | Cerebrum |
| The nervous system is divided into which 2 parts | Central and peripheral |
| Sensory system involves what | Eyes, ears, nose, skin |
| Nervous system is involved with what, regarding how we behave | Emotions, opinions, beliefs |
| Oste, osteo, ost | Bone |
| Artho | Joint |
| Muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | Muscle |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendons |
| Kinesia, kenesi/o, kinet/o | Movement |
| Lacrim/o, Darcy/o | Tears |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o | Eye |
| Auro/o, ot/o | Ear |
| Acous /o, Audi/o | Sound/hearing |
| Exocrine is a gland that makes what substances? | Sweat, tears, saliva, milk, digestive juices |
| The function of the endocrine system is to maintain what? | Homeostasis |
| Signals are sent from one organ to another via… | Blood stream |
| Thym /o | Thymus gland |
| Thyr/o , Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Pituitar/o , hypophysy/o | Pituitary gland |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Lith | Stone |
| Emia | Blood |
| penia | Lack of |
| Angi/o , vascul/o, vas/o | Vessels |
| That takes blood away from the heart? | Arteries |
| 2 specific circulations | Pulmonary, systemic |
| 3 types of vessels | Arteries, veins, capillaries |
| What is pectoralgia? | Chest Pain |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Epistaxis | To drip, nose bleed |
| Bronch/o, bronchi/o | Bronchus |
| Ectasis | Abnormal dialation |
| Atelectasis | Incomplete expansion |