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MED104 MED TERM
MED104 REVIEW EXTRA TERMS 4 FINAL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| LEEP | Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure |
| -tropin | to stimulate, to act on *commonly used for hormones that stimulate another gland. |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| DRE | Digital Rectal Exam |
| az/o | nitrogen |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o test/o, testicul/o | testicle |
| meat/o | opening |
| cyst/o vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| fistula | abnormal passageway |
| -clasis | breaking, destruction |
| chole/cyst/algia | pain in the bile duct/bladder |
| bil/i chol/e | bile |
| sial/o | saliva |
| abdomin/o celi/o lapar/o | abdomen |
| gloss/o lingu/o | tongue |
| URI URTI | Upper respiratory infection Upper respiratory tract infection |
| palat/o | palatte *roof of mouth |
| chyle | milky bodily fluid formed in intestine during digestion |
| pectoriloquy | listening to lungs while patient is speaking |
| capn/o carb/o | carbon dioxide (breathing out) |
| ox/o | oxygen (breathe in) |
| spir/o -pnea | breathing |
| thorac/o pector/o (pectus) steth/o | chest |
| pneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (separates food and wind pipe) |
| trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
| esophage/o | esophagus (food pipe) |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| -poiesis | formation |
| murmur | abnormal sound |
| embolus | air/gas bubble "freely travel" |
| pulmonary circulation: | to the HEART |
| systemic circulation: | to the VESSELS |
| ather/o | plaque |
| anticoagulant | prevents clotting |
| thrombolytic | breaks down existing clot |
| hemostatic | stops the flow of blood |
| lith/o/tripsy | crushing stones |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| congenital | born with |
| galact/o | milk |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| phac/o phak/o | lens (of the eye) |
| lacrim/o dacry/o | tears |
| crin/o | secrete |
| chol/i | gall bladder |
| -philia | love, attraction to |
| -vol/emia | volume of blood in the body |
| PLT | platelet count |
| angina pectoris | chest pain |
| -ectasia | abnormal dilation |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| rhinovirus | common cold |
| phren/o x2 systems | diaphragm (respiratory) mind (nervous) |
| epistaxis | nosebleed -staxis (Greek - to drip) |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| stomat/o or/o | mouth -stoma = opening |
| anophony | sounds from the anus referred to as "stomach growling" |
| upper GI system: | Mouth (oral cavity) Pharynx Esophagus Stomach |
| lower GI system: | Small intestine Large intestine Rectum Anus |
| cyst/o x2 systems | urinary bladder (urinary) fluid-filled sac (reproductive) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum *lining of all abdominal GI organs |
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