Ch 5 Medical Term Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
tachy- | Fast |
U/A | Upon Arrival |
-rrhage | Rapid flow or discharge |
algesia | Sensitivity to pain |
TRX | Transport |
-ostomy | Creation of an opening |
-partum | Birth /labor |
SNT | Soft, nontender |
a-, an- | Without, from, absence of |
proximal | closer to the midline |
sternum | Breastbone |
-cutane/o | Skin |
-ictal | Siezure, attack |
TPR | Temp., Pulse, Respiration |
carp/o | wrist |
-itis | Inflammation |
anti- | Against, opposing |
gluc/o | Sugar |
Bilateral | Pertaining to both sides |
brady- | slow |
superior | above or in a higher position |
inferior | lower than another |
anterior (ventral) | front portion of body or body part |
posterior (dorsal) | back side of body or body part |
proximal | closer to the midline or center area of the body |
distal | farther from the midline or center area of the body |
midline | imaginary line down the center of the body that divides the body into right and left sides |
lateral | towards the side |
medial | towards the midline |
axilla | armpit |
bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
Contralateral | opposite side |
Ipsilateral | same side |
Midaxillary Line | vertical line drawn from the middle of the armpit parallel to the midline |
Midclavicular Line | vertical line through the middle portion of the collarbone and nipple, parallel to the midline |
Supine | laying flat on back facing up |
Prone | laying flat and face down |
Lateral recumbant postion | laying on side |
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