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Lang of Med Exam 2
Contains information for the test bank of exam too
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the agent that produces vomiting? | Emetic |
| aden/o | Gland |
| alges/o | Sensitive to pain |
| ambly/o | dim; dull |
| andr/o | male |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chrom/o | color |
| cor/o | pupil |
| cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dacry/o | tear |
| glauc/o | gray |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kerat/o | cornea; hard, horny tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth (visceral) muscle |
| melan/o | black |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| ocul/o | eye |
| pil/o | hair |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| optic/o | eye; vision |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| presby/o | old age |
| rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal) muscle |
| salping/o | fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| sider/o | iron |
| somat/o | body |
| tel/o | complete |
| thrombo/o | clot |
| tox/o | poison |
| uve/o | uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body) |
| xer/o | dry |
| -blast | embryonic, immature cell |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -dynia | pain |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -trophy | nourishment; development (condition of) |
| a-, an- | no; not; without |
| anti- | against |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| eso- | inward |
| ex-, exo- | out; away from |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone (secreted by the anterior pituitary gland) |
| AD, AS, AU | right ear (auris dextra) left ear (auris sinistra) both ears (auris uterque) |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone; vasopressin (secreted by the posterior pituitary gland) |
| AP (view) | anteroposterior |
| C5-C6 | fifth cervical vertebra, sixth cervical vertebra |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT scan | Taking x-rays at multiple angles (including cross-sectional views) with a computer |
| DPT | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (vaccine) |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat: specialist called an otorhinolaryngologist |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar: instructions to the patient include fasting for 12 hours prior to procedure. |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test: used to detect diabetes mellitus |
| IM | intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| L5-S1 | fifth lumbar vertebra to the first sacral vertebra |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (nil per os) |
| OD, OS, OU | right eye (oculus dexter) left eye (oculus sinister) both eyes (oculus uterque) |
| PA (view) | posteroanterior |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| PPD | purified protein derivative (used in test for tuberculosis) |
| tid | three times daily |
| TNM | tumor-node-metastasis (cancer staging system) |
| agent that reduces itching | antipruritic |
| Air Sac in the lungs | alveolus |
| benign bone surface tumor or growth | exostosis |
| breakdown of the lens of the eye | phacolysis |
| clumping of recipient's blood when mixed with incompatible blood | agglutination |
| collapsed lung | alelectasis |
| dry skin | xeroderma |
| dull vision | amblyopia |
| enlarged spleen | splenomegaly |
| ENT specialist | otorhindaryngclogist |
| harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound heard on inspiration, caused by obstruction | strider |
| inflammation of the cornea | keratitis |
| malignant connective tissue tumor | sarcoma |
| middle layer of skin | dermis |
| narrow, slit-like opening between bones | fissure |
| nearsightedness | myopia |
| pain in the diaphragm | phrenodynia |
| removal of the voicebox | laryngectomy |
| ringing of the ears | tinnitus |
| swayback or anterior curvature in the lumbar region | lordosis |
| tiny depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision | fovea centralis |
| accommodation | adaption/adjustment of eye or organ |
| achondroplasia | dwarfism |
| acromegaly | pituitary gland - large body parts after puberty |
| acuity | keenness of sense perception |
| adenoids | Large mass behind lymphoid which causes distruption in breathing |
| agglutination | clumping of blood |
| albino | lack of pigments |
| alopecia | loss of hair |
| alveolus | air sac in lungs |
| amblyopia | dimming of eyesight |
| analgesics | removes pain, induces sleep, suppresses cough |
| anaphylaxis | type of hypersensitive reaction |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| ankylosis | stiffness in joint |
| anticoagulant | Heparin - thins blood |
| antigens | foreign substance that evokes immune response |
| antihistamines | blocks the release of a substance from alergy |
| antipruritic | relieves itching |
| antipyretic | relieves fevar |
| anthrogram | x-ray visual of joint |
| arthroscopy | examination of joint |
| asbestosis | scars lungs and tissue - from asbestos |
| astigmatism | blurred vision |
| atelectasis | colapsed lung |
| auscultation | listening to organs/body |
| barium enema | metallic powder introduced to the large intestines for x-ray |
| benign tumor | Tumor that does not threaten life |
| bronchi | division of trachea that lead to the left or right lung |
| callus | hardening area of skin |
| cancellous bone | soft bone |
| cataract | cloudiness of eye |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| chalazion | small tumor of eyelid |
| cochlea | snail-shaped part of inner ear |
| Colle's fracture | fracture taking place on distal end of radius |
| comedones | blackhead |
| conjunctiva | membrane on inner part of eyelid and covering eye |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of conjunctiva |
| contraindication | something that makes a particular treatment unadvisible |
| cornea | transparent part that covers eye |
| cortisol | produced my the adrenal cortex and can be an anti-inflammatory |
| cranium | head |
| cryosurgery | abnormal tissue removed by freezing |
| cyst | closed sac |
| cytotoxic cell | T cell that mimics other cells and destroys them. |
| dermis | Middle layer of skin |
| diabetes insipidus | insufficient secretion of vasopression by the pituitary gland |
| diabetes mellitus | inadequate secretion of insulin, excessive sugar in blood |
| diplopia | double vision |
| dysplastic nevi | abnormal growth of mole |
| A pilonidal cyst contains... | hair |
| This type of drug is used to quiet and relax patient without producing sleep | sedative |
| Images warped and distorted due to irregular corneal curvature and prevent clear focus on lights (Blurred vision) | astigmatism |
| Abbreviation for Left Ear | AS |
| Agent that reduces itching | antipurritic |
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