Act Video Terms Flashcards
What does Brady mean?
Slow
What does Epi mean?
Upon
What does tachy refer to?
Fast
Peri refers to?
Surrounding
What does trans refers to?
Across
What does hyper refer to?
Excessive
What does hypo refer to?
Under or beneath
What does micro refer to?
Small
What does macro refer to?
Large
What does mono refer to?
One
What does uni refers to?
One
What does poly refer to?
Many
What does neo refer to?
New
What does pre refer to?
Before
What does post refer to?
After
What does sub refer to?
Below
What does ecto refer to?
Outside
What does esophag/o refer to?
Esophagus
What does gastro refer to?
Stomach
What does entero refer to?
Intestines
What does hepato refer to?
The liver
What does chole refer to?
Fall bladder
What does dento refer to?
Teeth
What does gingivo
The gums
What does duodeno refer to?
Deuodenom
What does pancreato refer to?
The pancreas
What does cyto mean?
The cells
What does cardio refer to?
The heart
What does hemato refer to?
The blood
What does erythro refer to?
Red
What does leuko refer to?
White
What does arterio refer to?
Artery
Why does spleno refer to?
The spleen
What does myo refer to?
The muscle
What does chondro refer to?
Cartilage
What does cranio refer to?
Head
What does arthro refer to?
The joint
What does ortho mean?
To correct or straighten
What does osteo refer to?
The bone
What does cervico refer to?
The neck
What does thoraco refer to?
The chest
What does tracheo refer to?
The windpipe
What does pulmono refer to?
The lungs
What does pneumo refer to?
Air/lungs
What does broncho refer to?
Bronchus
What does cerebro refer to?
The cerebrum
What does encephalo refer to?
The brain
What does neuro refer to?
Neurons
What does rhino refer to?
The nose
What does dermato refer to?
The skin
What does ophthalmo refer to?
The eye
What does oto refer to?
The ear
What does nephro mean?
The kidneys
What does cysto refer to?
The bladder
What does hystero refer to?
The uterus
What does ovario refer to?
The ovaries
What does urethro refer to?
Urethra
What does adeno refer to?
The glands
What does histo refer to?
The tissues
What does umbilico refer to?
Umbilical cord/navel
What does adreno refer to?
The adrenal gland
What does lympho refer to?
Lymph fluid
What does abdomino refer to ?
Abdominal cavity
What does patho refer to?
Disease
What does itis mean?
Inflammation
What does pathy refer to?
A disease of
What does ology refer to?
The study of
What does ectomy mean?
To cut out
What does tomy mean?
To cut into
What does ostomy mean?
To form a new opening
What does plasty mean?
To surgically repair
What does scope mean?
An instrument to view something
What does Algia refer to?
Pain
What does centesis mean?
To tap with a needle
What does osis mean?
A condition of the organ
What should be included on a prescription label?
Name and address of the veterinarian and owner.
Description of patient
Date the prescription is filled.
Name, strength and quantity of the product being dispensed
Drugs expiration date
Precautionary statements
A description of how the drugs are supposed to be given
What does bid stand for?
Twice a day
What does tid stand for?
3 a day
What does q mean?
Every
What does qod mean?
Every other day
What does q.d and s.i.d mean?
Once daily
What does qid mean?
Four times a day
What does prn mean?
Administer as needed
What does od mean?
Right eye
What does ol or os refer to?
Left eye
What does ou mean?
Both eyes
