Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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AP
A
Anteroposterior
2
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BID
A
Twice a day
3
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BS
A
Blood Sugar
4
Q
CA
A
Cancer
5
Q
CAD
A
Coronary artery disease
6
Q
CBC
A
Complete blood count
7
Q
COPD
A
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
8
Q
c/o
A
Complains of
9
Q
DOB
A
Date of birth
10
Q
Dx
A
Diagnosis
11
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ENT
A
Ear, nose, throat
12
Q
FUO
A
Fever of unknown origin
13
Q
HEENT
A
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
14
Q
Ht
A
Height
15
Q
Hgb
A
Hemoglobin
16
Q
L
A
Left, liter
17
Q
MI
A
Myocardial infarction
18
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth
19
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OR
A
Operating room
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pt
A
Patient
21
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pre-op
A
Before surgery
22
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p/o
A
Postoperative
23
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R/O
A
Rule out
24
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RT
A
Right, radiation therapy
25
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
26
TID
Three times a day
27
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respirations
28
UA
Urinalysis
29
VS
Vital signs
30
Wt
Weight
31
y/o
Years old
32
angi/o
Vessel
33
arthr/o
Joint
34
brachi/o
Arm
35
carcin/o
Cancer
36
cardi/o
Heart
37
crani/o
Skull
38
derm/o ; dermat/o
Skin
39
enter/o
Intestine
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gastr/o
Stomach
41
gynec/o
Woman
42
hem/o ; hemat/o
Blood
43
hepat/o
Liver
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lip/o
Fat
45
my/o
Muscle
46
nephr/o
Kidney
47
neur/o
Nerve
48
ophthalm/o
Eye
49
path/o
Disease
50
pulmon/o
Lung
51
rhin/o
Nose
52
thorac/o
Chest
53
a-, an-
Without
54
brady-
Slow
55
dys-
Painful, difficult
56
epi-
Upper, above
57
hypo-
Under, beneath
58
intra-
Within
59
peri-
Surrounding
60
sub-
Under, below
61
tachy-
Rapid
62
-algia
Pain
63
-ectomy
Removal
64
-gram
Record of
65
-ic, -al, -ia
Pertaining to or condition of
66
-ism
Process, condition
67
-itis
Inflammation
68
-logy
Study of
69
-megaly
Enlargement
70
-oma
Tumor
71
-osis
Abnormal condition
72
-pathy
Disease
73
-pnea
Breathing
74
-plasty
Surgical repair
75
-scope
Instrument to examine
76
-tomy
Process of cutting
77
3 ways to name medical terms
1. Greek/latin
2. Modern english
3. Eponyms
78
What kind of medical terms were created in the 21st century?
Modern english
79
What kind of medical terms were named after people who discovered them?
Medical eponyms
80
Which word element is the body/main part of the word
Word root
81
T or F, all medical terms contain a word root
False
82
T or F, not all medical terms include a prefix
True
83
What does every medical term have?
Suffix
84
Which word element is used to join two word roots?
Combining vowel
85
______ ________ are spaces that house internal organs and is divided into 2 divisions
Body cavities
86
Dorsal cavities are divided into what 2 divisions?
Cranial and Spinal
87
What does cranial cavity include?
Skull and brain
88
What does spinal cavity include?
Spinal cord
89
Which cavity contains the lungs, heart, major blood vessels, and part of the espohagus?
Thoracic cavity
90
The _______ divides the thoracic from the abdominal cavity
Diaphragm
91
Which cavity contains the stomach, most of the intestines, pancreas, liver, spleen, gallbladder, and kidneys
Abdominal cavity
92
Which cavity contains the bladder, urethra, repro organs, parts of the large intestine, and rectum?
Pelvic cavity
93
__________ ________ is an erect, standing position in which the patient faces forward with the feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, palms facing forward
Anatomical position
94
Further away from surface of the body
Deep
95
Closer to the surface of the body
Superficial
96
Which position occurs when a patient lies face down on their stomach?
Prone
97
Which position occurs when a patient lies face up on their back?
Supine
98
Which plane of the body divides body into front and back?
Frontal(coronal)
99
Which plane of the body divides the body into upper and lower portions?
Transverse
100
Which plane of the body divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal
101
Front of the human body
Anterior
102
Back of the human body
Posterior
103
Areas closer to the head
Superior
104
Closer to the feet
Inferior
105
Towards the middle of the body
Medial
106
Further away from the middle
Lateral
107
Farthest area from point of attachment
Distal
108
Closer to point of attachment
Proximal
109
Movement of limb away from the body
Abduction
110
Limb movement toward the body
Adduction
111
(Bending) decreases the angle between joints
Flexion
112
(Straightening) increases the angle
Extension
113
Which quadrant contains the liver and gall bladder?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
114
Which quadrant contains appendix, small intestines, descending and sigmoid colon?
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
115
Which quadrant contains the stomach, pancreas, and spleen?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
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Which quadrant contains small intestines?
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
