2nd Semester Final: Chapters 10-16 Flashcards
1
Q
Hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
2
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
3
Q
Poly-
A
Many, much
4
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph
5
Q
A-
A
Without, not
6
Q
Sub-
A
Under, below
7
Q
Calcane/o
A
Calcaneum (heel bone)
8
Q
Rhabd/o
A
Rod shape (striated)
9
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion (amniotic sac)
10
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition; increase (usually blood cells)
11
Q
-phoresis
A
Carrying, transmission
12
Q
Ped/o, ped/i
A
Foot, child
13
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
14
Q
Muscul/o, my/o
A
Muscle
15
Q
Noct/o
A
Night
16
Q
Balan/o
A
Glans penis
17
Q
Orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o, test/o
A
Testis
18
Q
Vas/o
A
Vas deferens, vessel, duct
19
Q
Vesicul/o
A
Seminal vesicle
20
Q
-asthenia
A
Weakness, debility
21
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
22
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
23
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
24
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Cost/o
A
Ribs
25
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
26
Femor/o
Femur (thigh bone)
27
-clasia, -clast
To break, surgical fracture
28
-uria
Urine
29
-spadias
Slit, fissure
30
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
31
-scopy
Visual examination
32
Supra-
Above, excessive, superior
33
Cyst/o, Vesic/o
Bladder
34
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
35
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
36
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
37
-ism
Condition
38
-genesis
Forming, producing, orgin
39
Py/o
Pus
40
-esthesia
Feeling
41
Dia-
Through, across
42
Retro-
Backward, behind
43
Salping/o
Tube (usually Fallopian or eustachian tubes)
44
Colp/o, vagin/o
Vagina
45
Oophor/o, ovari/o
Ovary
46
Ante-
Before , in front of
47
-gravida
Pregnant woman
48
Endo-
In, within
49
Metri/o uter/o
Uterus (womb)
50
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
51
Gynec/o
Woman, female
52
Metr/o
Uterus (womb); measure
53
Hyster/o
Uterus (womb)
54
Post-
After
55
-rrhexis
Rupture
56
-rrhaphy
Suture
57
Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
Sugar, sweetness
58
-dipsia
Thirst
59
Hypo-
Under, below
60
-algesia
Pain
61
-gen
Forming, producing, orgin
62
-taxia
Order, coordination
63
Kinesi/o
Movement
64
-plexy
Stroke
65
-algia, -dynia
Pain
66
-kinesia
Movement
67
Neur/o
Nerve
68
-lepsy
Seizure
69
Encephal/o
Brain
70
-plegia
Paralysis
71
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
72
Opt/o, optic/o
Eye, vision
73
Blephar/o
Eyelid
74
Retin/o
Retina
75
Scler/o
Hardening, sclera
76
-opia, -opsia
Vision
77
Audi/o
Hearing
78
Myring/o, tympan/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
79
Kerat/o
Horny tissue, hard, cornea
80
Dacry/o, lacrim/o
Tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
81
ROM
Range of motion
82
Fx
Fracture
83
EMG
Electromyography
84
cath
Catheterization, catheter
85
ORTH, ortho
Orthopedics
86
IM
Intramuscular
87
IV
Intravenous
88
NSAIDS
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
89
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
90
PE
Pressure equalizing (tube)
91
OM
Otitis media
92
K
Potassium
93
Na
Sodium
94
GYN
Gynecology
95
GC
Gonorrhea
96
G
Gravida (pregnant)
97
LMP
Last menstrual period
98
OB
Obstetrics
99
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
100
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
101
PTH
Parathyroid hormone
102
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
103
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
104
LOC
Loss of consciousness
105
ICP
Intracranial pressure
106
PE tube
Pressure equalizing tube (placed in eardrum)
107
Ca
Calcium, cancer
108
UA
Urinalysis
109
O.D.
Doctor of optometry
110
VA
Visual acuity
111
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate
112
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
113
GU
Genitourinary
114
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
115
FHT
Feral heart tones
116
CNS
Central nervous system
117
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
118
EEG
Electroencephalogram
119
P
Pulse, phosphorous
120
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
121
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
122
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
