Misc. Flashcards
What are purple or red spots appearing on the skin from hemorrhaging?
Petechia
Root word for sharp.
acu/o
Root word that means food or meal.
cib/o
What are the 5 “rights” of delegation?
Right task Right circumstances Right supervision Right person Right direction/communication
What is another name for a laxative?
Purgative
What are the actions or reactions of persons or things in response to external or internal stimuli called?
Behavior
A fracture in which a bone is sticking through the skin.
Compound fracture
What is a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as between physician and patient) such that the recipient cannot be legally compelled to disclose it as a witness?
Privileged communication
The swelling and irritation of a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a muscles, tendons, and bones.
Bursitis
The anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.
Cerebrum
Relating to the tongue and pharynx with accordance of transmitting impulses of taste, some sensation of the viscera, and secretion from glands?
Glossopharyngeal
A usually brief written message or report from one person or department in a company or organization to another
Memorandum
What is the term for a food or drink that contains no lactose?
Alactasia
What is an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity?
Hydrothorax
Childbirth, the process of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Also known as labor and delivery.
Parturition
What is the term for the endoscopic visualization and examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
What is a cystic tumor of a tendon?
Ganglion
What is the surgical repair of the nose?
Rhinoplasty
What is the impairment of vision related to aging?
Presbyopia
What is the surgical puncture into the pleural space to withdraw fluid or air?
Pleurocentesis
What is the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands?
Adrenalectomy
What is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles known as?
Wedding-Hoffman disease
What is the root word for inner ear?
Labyrinth/o
What is the inflammation of the prostate gland?
Prostatitis
What is the surgical removal of all or part of the large intestine?
Colectomy
What is the thin, watery discharge from the nose?
Rhinorrhea
What are the 3 functions of the female genitalia?
Produce female hormones
Provide an environment for the development of a baby
Give birth to a baby
What is the repair of half the stomach?
Hemigastroplasty
What is the medical term for pertaining to the ileum and the cecum?
Ileocecal
What is the medical term for the secretion of large amounts of urine?
Diuresis
What is the medical name for the hormone that simulates body growth?
Somatotropin
What is the medical term for the loss of urinary bladder control?
Incontinence
What is the inflammation and swelling of the tendons and median nerve that passes under the carpal ligament?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is the prefix for large?
Macro-
What is an abnormally large, raised or thickened scar called?
Keloid
What is it called when a surgeon removes as much of a tumor as possible?
Debulking surgery