flashcards for mom
1
Q
Aden/o-
A
Gland
2
Q
Adip/o-
A
Fat
3
Q
Air-puff tonometer
A
Tests for glaucoma
4
Q
AKA
A
Above-the-knee amputation
5
Q
Albin/o-
A
White
6
Q
Alg/o-
A
Pain
7
Q
Angi/o-
A
Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
8
Q
Appendic/o-
A
Appendix
9
Q
Auscult/o-
A
Listening
10
Q
BKA
A
Below-the-knee amputation
11
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
12
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
13
Q
Cardi/o-
A
Heart
14
Q
Ceil/o-
A
Lip
15
Q
-centesis
A
Procedure to puncture
16
Q
Col/o
A
Colon
17
Q
Contus/o-
A
Bruising
18
Q
COPD
A
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
19
Q
-crit
A
separation of
20
Q
Cyst/o-
A
bladder; fluid filled sac; semisolid cyst
21
Q
Cyt/o-
A
Cell
22
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
23
Q
Dys-
A
abnormal; difficult; painful
24
Q
Echo-
A
Echo of a sound wave
25
-edema
Swelling
26
Electr/o
Electricity
27
-emia
Condition of the blood; substance in the blood
28
Gastr/o-
Stomach
29
Gestat/o-
Conception to birth
30
Glycos/o
Glucose; sugar
31
Goni/o-
Angle
32
-graphy
Process of recording
33
Gynec/o-
Female; woman
34
Hemat/o
Blood
35
Hepat/o-
Liver
36
HER
Human epidermal growth factor receptor
37
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
38
Hydro-
Fluid; water
39
Hyper-
Above; more than normal
40
-ia
Condition; state; thing
41
Integument/o
Skin
42
Intestin/o-
Intestine
43
-ion
Action; condition
44
Isch/o
Block; keep back
45
-ist
Person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
46
-itis
Infection of; inflammation of
47
Kines/o-
Movement
48
KUB
Kidneys, ureter, bladder
49
-lalia
Abnormal condition of speech
50
Laryng/o-
Larynx; voice box
51
Leuk/o-
White
52
Lip/o-
Fat; lipid
53
Mamm/o-
Breast
54
Melan/o-
Black
55
MI
Myocardial infarction
56
My/o-
Muscle
57
Myx/o-
Muscle-like substance
58
NCD
Neurocognitive disorder
59
Nephr/o
Kidney; nephron
60
-oma
Mass; tumor
61
-osis
Abnormal condition, process
62
Oste/o-
Bone
63
Palliat/o-
Reduce the severity
64
-pathy
Disease
65
Peri-
Around
66
Phleb/o-
Vein
67
Phob/o-
Avoidance; feat
68
-plasty
Process of reshaping by surgery
69
PMH
Past medical history
70
Poly-
Many; much
71
Post-
After; behind
72
Pre-
Before; in front of
73
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen
74
PUD
Peptic ulcer disease
75
Pulmon/o-
Lung
76
Resect/o
Cut out; remove
77
ROM
Range of motion
78
Sarc/o-
Connective tissue
79
-scope
Instrument used to examine
80
Semin/o-
Sperm; "spg uhiguasdohusejhosjh" - my understanding of what else you wrote
81
Somat/o-
Body
82
-stomy
Surgically created opening
83
Syncop/o-
Fainting
84
Tendin/o
Tendon
85
Therap/o-
Treatment
86
Thromb/o-
Blood clot
87
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
88
TMJ
Temporalmandibulator joint
89
Ven/o-
Vein
