LO #3 Flashcards
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
AER
Automated Endoscope Reprocessor
CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
HLD and LLD
High and low level disinfection
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
OPA
Ortho-phthaladehyde
PPE
Personal protective equipment
OHS
Occupational Health and safety
QUAT
Quaternary Ammonium Compound
VRE
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci
WHIMIS
Workplace hazardous materials information system
ARO
Antibiotic Resistant Organisms
Root: stoma
Inflammation of the mouth area
Castro
Stomach
Mouth
Stoma
Stomach
Castro
Hepato
Liver
Liver
Gelato
Encephalo
Brain
Brain
Encephalo
Gingivo
Gums
Gums
Gingivo
Collo
Large intestine
Large intestine
Collo
Derma
Skin
Skin
Derma
Cysta
Bladder
Bladder
Cysta
Rhino
Nose
Nose
Rhino
a(pathy), a(pnea)
Lack of/without
Ab(normal)
Away from
Ad(renal) gland
Toward, near (the kidneys)
Amphi
On both sides (amphibious)
Ante
Before, as in antepartum (before specific part)
Anti
Against, opposed to, antisepsis(against infection)
Bi
Twice, double,
Cata
Down, complete, catabolism(breakdown)
Circum
Around
Dia
Through, across, diaphragm, diarrhea
dys
Difficult, painful, dysfunction, dysentery
ec
Out, out of, outward, ectopic(out of place)
en
In, within, endemic(present in community)
Endo
Inside, as in endoscope
Hyper
Over
Over the limit
Hyper
Hypo
Under, hypodermic, hypoglycaemia
Inter
Between as in intercostal (between ribs)
Intra
Within, inside, intravenous
Meta
After, behind, change, metamorphosis
Para
Beside, about, near, parathyroid
Peri
Around, about, as in pericardium (membrane around heart)
Pre
Before (prenatal) birth
Post
After
Ectasis
Dilation
Gen
Cancer causing
is
Lengthy suffering
iasis
Psoriasis, skin disease
itis
Inflammation
ma
Eczema-inflammation of the skin
Megaly
Enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly)
oid
Growth that resembles fibres
oma
Tumour of a gland
pathy
Disease
penia
Enrythopenia - dice ease of red blood cells
rrhea
Discharge of fluid
Sclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
scopy
Examination