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Medical terms vaughn
Lesson 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kyphosis | hump back |
| calc | heel, stone |
| keloid | thick red raised scars |
| colla | glue |
| labi | lip |
| lethargy | sluggish or stupor |
| tarso | frame work of the eyelid |
| peri | about around |
| lap | laparotomy |
| lactation | pertaining to milk |
| pro | in front of, before |
| jaundice | yellow |
| gran | grain, particle |
| joint | where 2 bones meet |
| dors | backs |
| phob | fear |
| phot | light |
| micr | small |
| cut | skin |
| laxative | drugs or food that moves the bowels |
| pleur | pleura, rib, side, lining of the lung |
| LOC | loss/level of consciousness |
| rachi | spinal column |
| laceration | irregular tear in the skin |
| JP | Jackson Pratt (drain) |
| lb | pound |
| later | side |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| leukemia | cancer of the white blood cells |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| l | liter |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| jejunum | second portion of small intestines |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| digit | finger/toe |
| peps,pept | digest |
| lavage | to flush out a cavity |
| JVD | jugular venous distention |
| kg | kilogram |
| LRQ | lower right quadrant |
| gemin | twin |
| en | in |
| cheir, chir | hand |
| mamm | breast |
| cine | move |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| grad | walk, take steps |
| LTC | long-term care |
| K | potassium |
| KCl | potassium chloride |
| dys | bad |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| leukocyte | white blood cells |
| jugular | pertaining to the throat |
| lt | left |
| gangli | swelling |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, and bladder |