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vocab test 5
vocab medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| tropic- | influencing |
| -trophy | nourishment |
| tunica- | layer, coat |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| -uria | urine |
| vago- | wander |
| varic- | enlarged vessel |
| vas- | vessel |
| ventr/o- | belly |
| vermi- | worm |
| vertebro- | spine |
| villo- | hair |
| viscer- | internal organ |
| viti- | life |
| vitre- | glass |
| vivi- | life |
| vol-p | volume |
| xer/o- | dry |
| zoo- | animal |
| zyg- | yoked, paired, union |
| rx- | latin for take, recipe |
| ATC | around the clock |
| BID | twice a day |
| C | with |
| cap | capsule |
| cr | tomorrow |
| dim | one half |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| gtt/gtts | drops |
| Hx | history |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | into the vein |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| O.D. | every day |
| OZ | ounces, 1 ounce = 30 ml= 2 tbsp |
| pc | after meals |
| PO | by mouth |
| prn | as needed |
| q | each, every |
| qd | every day |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times a day |
| qod | every other day |
| r/o | rule out |
| s | sine, without |
| stat | immediately |
| t | 3 times |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| T | tablespoon |
| tid | three times a day |
| tx | treatment |
| z | teaspoon |