Unit 1, nursing assistant (vocab) Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomen
A
Abdomin/o
2
Q
Fat (tissue)
A
Adipo/o
3
Q
Heart
A
Cardi/o
4
Q
Cerebrum
A
Cerebr/o
5
Q
Colon
A
Col/o
6
Q
Cranium or skull
A
Crani/o
7
Q
Cyanosis
A
Cyan/o
8
Q
Skin
A
Deremat/o
9
Q
Nerves (neuro)
A
Nuer/o
10
Q
Bones
A
Osteo
11
Q
ears
A
Oto (otoscope)
12
Q
vein
A
Phlebo/veno
13
Q
lungs
A
Pnuemo
14
Q
kidneys
A
Renal/Nephro
15
Q
hardening
A
Sclero
16
Q
chest
A
Thorac
17
Q
clot
A
Thrombo
18
Q
blood vessels
A
Vasculo
19
Q
pain
A
Algia
20
Q
surgical puncture to remove fluid
A
Centesis
21
Q
cell
A
Cyte
22
Q
thirst
A
Dypsia
23
Q
surgical removal of-
A
Ectomy
24
Q
process of recording or taking images
A
Graphy
25
condition of-
IA
26
medical specialist
IST
27
inflammation
ITIS
28
study of
Ology
29
tumor
Oma
30
disease of
Pathy
31
to swallow, eat
Phagia
32
speech, speaking
Phasia
33
paralysis
Plegia
34
breathing, SOB
Pnea
35
Urine
Uria
36
Without
A, an
37
Away from
Ab
38
2 (both sides)
Bi
38
Slow, abnormal
Brady
39
Half
Hemi
40
Difficult, painful
Dys
41
High, excessive above norm
Hyper
42
Slow, less than norm
Hypo
43
After, behind
Post
44
Before
Pre
45
Rapid, fast
Tachy
46
Celsius
C *
47
Aka
Above Knee Amputation
48
Cl liq
Clear liquid
49
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
50
Cerebral vascular accident
CVA
51
dc
discontinue
52
d/c
discharge
53
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
54
DOB
Date of birth
55
Dx
Diagnosis
56
ECG/EKG
Electrocardiogram
57
Fahrenheit
F
58
FBS
Fasting blood sugars
59
FF
Forced fluids
60
Fx
Fracture
61
H
Hour
62
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
63
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
64
HOB
Head of bed
65
Ht
Height
66
N/V
Nausea & vomitting
67
NIDDM
Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
68
IDDM
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
69
Nil
None
70
Noc
Night
71
Mio
Myocardial infarction
72
NPO
Nothing by mouth
73
02
oxygen
74
PT
physical therapy
75
qid
4 times daily
