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Medical Terminology Final Exam Study guide

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