Chapter 4 Flashcards by Skylar Armstrong

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What is a word root

A

Subject of a medical term

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What is a prefix

A

Word element that comes before the root word

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What is a suffix

A

A word ending

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What does it mean to combine vowels

A

A vowel added between two root words

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Q

What is a joint commissions “Do not use” list

A

U, IU

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what does NPO mean

A

Nothing by mouth

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What does Inter mean

A

Between

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What does thromb mean

A

Clot

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What does hem mean

A

Blood

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What does lysis mean

A

Destruction

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What does STAT mean

A

Immediately

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What does leuk mean

A

White

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What does Erythr mean

A

Red

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What does hyper mean

A

Overreactive

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What does hypo mean

A

Underactive

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What does gluc/glyc mean

A

Sugar