| Question | Answer |
| bp | blood pressure |
| hct | hematocrit |
| wbc | white blood cell |
| sublingual | under tongue |
| antipyretic | medicine to reduce fever |
| qd | every day |
| bid | twice a day |
| tid | 3 times a day |
| npo | nothing by mouth |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| hyster | uterus |
| mammo | breast |
| anaplasia | cells change and usually develop into cancer |
| aplasia | born without organ |
| dysplasia | abnormal development of tissue |
| hyperplasia | too many cells causing enlargement of an organ |
| hypoplasia | too little cells causing incomplete development. |
| a.c. | before meals |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.o | by mouth |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.d. | every day |
| leuko | white |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of heart |
| pericardiectomy | surgical removal of sac around the heart. |
| ostomy | surgical opening to outside of the body |
| myorrhexis | rupture of muscle |
| pyro | fever, fire |
| superior | above |
| adenoma | benign glandular tissue |
| dysplasia | abnormal tissue |
| myosititis | inflammation of muscle |
| dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| hypokinesia | abnormal decreased muscle function |
| cele | hernia |
| septicemia | blood poisoning |
| myosarcoma | cancerous tumor in muscle tissue |
| ileum | last section of small intestine |
| bile | made in liver |
| diverticulum | singular sac on tubular organ like the colon. |
| bruxism | grinding teeth |
| cortex | outer region of kidney |
| sedative | depresses CNS without sleep |
| sciatica | inflammation of nerve causing shooting pain down leg |
| causalgia | burning pain following injury to sensory organ |
| au | both ears |
| os | left eye |
| od | right eye |
| ou | both eyes |
| laceration | jagged torn wound |
| lesion | pathological change in tissue |
| dermatoplasty | skin graph |
| malignant melanoma | formed from melanocytes |
| eclampsia | can cause convulsions, coma, or death |
| priapism | painful erection |
| ad | toward |
| hyper | excessive, increased |
| dys | bad, difficult, or painful |
| ab | away from, negative, absent |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| rrhagia | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| scopy | visual examination |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| graphy | process of producing a picture or record |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| megaly | enlargement |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| algia | pain |
| gastro | stomach |
| itis | inflammation |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| melano | black |
| leuko | white |
| cyano | blue |
| thrombo | clot |
| cysto | urinary bladder |
| cbc | complete blood count |
| radio-pharmaceutical | radioactive medications for diagnostic tests |
| pericardiacentesis | puncture of sac around heart |
| paradoxical drug reaction | opposite of expected reaction for medication |
| c-reactive protein | blood test to detect inflammation which could indicate heart disease |
| synovitis | inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines the joint |
| asphyxiation | no breathing |
| catabolism | breaking down |
| epiglottis | closes entrance to the trachea |
| choroid | supplies blood to schlera (which is the white of the eye) |
| schlera | white of eye |
| chemical thyroidectomy | radioactive procedure to destroy thyroid cells |
| bolus | amount of medication that you give at one time. |
| abdominal cavity | contains major digestive organs |
| cranial cavity | protects brain |
| pelvic cavity | contains reproductive and excremental organs |
| spinal cavity | protects spinal cord |
| thoracic cavity | protects heart and lungs |
| morphine | narcotic, analgesic |
| how many bones in auditory ossicles | _3_
malleus (hammer), incus (anvil, stapes (stirrup) |
| electrography | test to measure electricity active through muscle |
| lacrimal sac | tear sac |
| myocele | hernia of muscle |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | visual exam of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
