NHM 195 Final Med Term Flashcards

1
Q

a-

A

without, lack of

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2
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albumin/o

A

protein

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3
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ab-

A

away from

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4
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ac

A

before meals

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5
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ad-

A

toward

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ambi-

A

both

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7
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ante-

A

before

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8
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anti-

A

against

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9
Q

ARF

A

acute renal failure

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10
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audi/o

A

hearing

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bi/o

A

life

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12
Q

-blast

A

immature cell

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13
Q

Bx

A

biopsy

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14
Q

-cide

A

kill

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15
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-cise

A

cut

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16
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con-

A

with

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17
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contra-

A

against

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18
Q

COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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19
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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20
Q

-crine

A

secrete

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21
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

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22
Q

dermat/o

A

skin

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23
Q

dia-

A

through

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24
Q

Dx

A

diagnosis

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25
Q

endo-

A

inside

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26
Q

ENT

A

ear, nose, throat (specialist)

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27
Q

erg/o

A

work

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28
Q

ESRD

A

end-stage renal disease

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29
Q

ex-

A

out of

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30
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exo-

A

outward/outside

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31
Q

FTT

A

failure to thrive

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32
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fus/o

A

melting, flowing

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33
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gluc/o

A

glucose

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34
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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35
Q

gravid/o

A

pregnant woman

36
Q

GYN

A

gynecology

37
Q

gynec/o

A

woman

38
Q

hemi-

A

half

39
Q

HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

40
Q

hydr/o

A

water

41
Q

IDDM

A

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

42
Q

in-

A

not, in

43
Q

infra-

A

below

44
Q

intra-

A

within

45
Q

-ity

A

ability

46
Q

IV

A

intravenous

47
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen

48
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

49
Q

later/o

A

side

50
Q

lys/o

A

destruction

51
Q

my-

A

close

52
Q

nas/o

A

nasal passage/nose

53
Q

neo-

A

new

54
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

55
Q

NIDDM

A

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

56
Q

OB

A

obstetrics

57
Q

-opia

A

vision

58
Q

opt/o

A

eye

59
Q

-osis

A

condition

60
Q

ot/o

A

ear

61
Q

-partum

A

delivery, childbirth

62
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

63
Q

pc

A

after meals

64
Q

phas/o

A

speech

65
Q

PKU

A

phenylketonuria

66
Q

pne/o

A

breathe

67
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

68
Q

pneum/o

A

air, lungs

69
Q

po

A

by mouth

70
Q

pod/o

A

foot

71
Q

poly-

A

too much, too many

72
Q

Px

A

prognosis

73
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

74
Q

-rrhagia

A

hemorrhage or bleeding

75
Q

Rx

A

prescribe

76
Q

scler/o

A

hard

77
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

78
Q

-stasis

A

control or stopping

79
Q

STI or STD

A

sexually transmitted infection or disease

80
Q

-stomy

A

making a new opening

81
Q

Tx

A

treatment

82
Q

URI

A

upper respiratory infection

83
Q

US

A

ultrasound

84
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

85
Q

ven/o

A

vein