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medterms ST
chapter 4, 1, 2,5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aplastic anemia | marrow fails to produce erythrocytes, white, and platelets |
| hemolytic anemia | red blood cells destroyed-bone marrow cannot compensate for loss |
| iron deficiency anemia | low iron levels-low hemoglobin concentration |
| pernicious anemia | mucus membrane of stomach fails to substance necessary for absorption of B12 |
| sickle cell anemia | erythrocytes assume an abnormal crecent or sickle shape. Inheritance of abnormal type of hemoglobin. |
| apnea | unable to breath |
| aphasia | without speech |
| atrophy | muscles shrink cells decrease in size |
| phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -mission | to send |
| partum | birth |
| -plasia | formation (condition) |
| -plasm | formation (tissue) |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -tension | pressure |
| -thesis | to put, place (state of putting or placing) |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | structure |
| -y | process, condition |
| extra | outside of |
| hemi | half |
| -crine | secretion |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -pnea | breathing |
| nat/i | birth |
| top/o | to put, place, position |
| plas/o | formation, growth, development |
| gen/o | to produce, to begin |
| adrenal glands produce | adrenaline (epinephrine) |
| ovaries produce | estrogen, progesterone |
| pancreas produce's | insulin |
| parathyroid glands produce | parathyroid harmone (PTH) |
| pituitary gland produce's | adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), growth hormone ( GH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
| testes produce | testosterone |
| thyroid gland produce's | thyroxine (T4) |
| neonatal | new birth |
| neoplasm | new tissue |
| neoplastic | new growth |
| -lapse | to fall, slide (uterine prolapse) |
| re- , retro- | back, behind |
| sub- | under, less than |
| syn- , con- | with, together |
| pros-, pro- | before, forward |
| peri- | surrounding |
| ultra- | beyond |
| tricuspid valve | fold of tissues between the upper and lower chambers on the right side of the heart. has three cusps or points-prevents backflow of blood into right artrium |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
| dysuria | painful or difficult unination |
| dysplasia | abnormality of the development or formation of cells |
| dyspepsia | painful digestion |
| extrahepatic | pertaining to outside of liver |
| antigen | foreign protein (bacterium or virus) |
| antibody | a substance that works against (ANTI-) germs ("bodies" of infection). |
| congenital anomaly | irregularity at birth (polydactyly)extra finger |
| subdural hematoma | collection of blood under the dura mater |
| polyneuropathy | many dieased nerves |
| subtotal | less than total (a subtotal gastrectomy is a partial resection of the stomach) |
| ultrasonogram | test that shows the structure of organs using sound waves beyond the normal range of hearing |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
| polyp | abnormal, precancerous, neoplastic lesions in the colon |
| primary malignant tumor | originates and grows in a tissue or specific organ, such as the lung, breast or liver |
| metastasis | a malignant tumor that has traveled from a primary location to a secondary site. |
| remission | is the lessening or absence of disease symptoms during an illness |
| relapse | is the return of disease symptoms |
| syndrome | a group of signs and symptoms that occur together indicating a particular condition |
| disease | a specific medical condition often marked by an identifiable cause |
| antibiotics | medications produced outside the body to kill of inhibit the growth of antigens such as bacteria and other microorganisms |
| plural of vertebra | vertebrae |
| hyperthyroidism is also known as | Graves Disease |
| What is DKA | diabetic retoacidosis |
| what is an adenoma | benign tumor of the glandular cells |
| what is the plural for cortex | cortices |
| define TURP | transurethal resection of the prostate |
| leukemia is | cancerous condition of white blood cells |
| what is a POA diagnosis | present on admission |
| name two endocrine glands | thyroid and pituitary |
| how many body systems are there | 11 |
| a spinal tap is a | lumbar puncture |
| the voicebox is the | larynx |
| what is the function of body planes | division |
| how many false ribs are there | 3, 2 floating |
| how many abdominal regions are there | 9 |
| what is sacr/o | sacrum |
| what is ascites | the collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| what is CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| Ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease are both what? | IBD(inflammatory bowel disease |
| Rheumat/o | flow, fluid |
| Leiomyomas | Fibroids |
| Fistula | Access for dialysis |
| scotoma | blind spot |
| Otolaryngologist | Ear, nose, and throat specialist |
| Rectocele | Hernia or protrusion of the rectum |
| posteroanterior | pertaining to direction back to front |
| Pedunculated | growths protrude on stalks |
| Polyuria | exessive urination |
| polydipsia | exessive thirst |
| what is AHA? | American Hospital Association |
| what is HIPAA? | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| what is NBSTSA? | National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting |
| what is CSPS? | The Joint Commission and the Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety |
| what is ACS? | American College of Surgeons |
| what is FDA? | Food and Drug Administration |
| what is CAAHEP | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program |
| ARC-ST | Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology |
| NBSTSA | National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting |
| CST | certified surgical technologist |
| CFA | certified first assistant |
| AST | Association of Surgical Technologist |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organization |
| AORN | Association of periOperative Registered Nurses |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| dura mater | outer layer meninges |
| What is the middle layer of the meninges called | arachnoid |
| inner layer meninges | pia mater |
| What are uterine fibroids called? | leiomyomas |
| myeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow |
| What is a subserosal mass | a mass that lies under the serosal (outermost) layer of the uterus |
| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy |
| radiotherapy | treatment of disease (cancer) with high energy x-ray |
| -stomy | opening |
| salping/o | fallopian (uterine) tube |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | cancer of skeletal muscle |
| lymphadenopathy | Disease condition of the lymph nodes (previously called glands) |
| retinopathy | disease condition of the retina of the eye |
| adenectomy | excision of a gland |
| adenoidectomy | excision of the adenoids |
| laminectomy | excision of a piece of backbone (lamina) to relieve pressure on nerves from a (herniating) disk |
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