Unit 10 Flashcards
1
Q
ab-
A
away from
2
Q
contusion
A
bruise
3
Q
abrasion
A
scrape, rug burn
4
Q
laceration
A
cut, incision
5
Q
avulsion
A
tearing away
6
Q
puncture
A
pierced by a sharp object
7
Q
de-
A
down from
8
Q
ex-
A
out from
9
Q
excretions
A
usually waste substances
exit0out
10
Q
secretions
A
useful substances like hormones
keep the secret- in
11
Q
narc/o
A
sleep
12
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
13
Q
iso
A
equal, same
14
Q
iso/ton/ic
A
same osmotic pressure
normal saline, IV glucose
15
Q
hyper/tonic
A
higher osmotic pressure
hypertonic solution moves water out of the cell
16
Q
hypo/tomic
A
lower osmotic pressure
hypotonic solution moves water into the cell
17
Q
mast/o
A
beast
18
Q
peri-
A
aroud
19
Q
circum-
A
around
20
Q
dia-
A
through
21
Q
-esis
A
action or process
22
Q
di/ur/esis
A
the process of causing urine to flow through more rapidly
23
Q
per-
A
through
24
Q
per/fusion
A
supplying tissues with oxygen and nutrients through the blood supply or other tissue fluid
25
PTA
per/cutaneous trans/luminal angio/last
| through the skin, across the lumen, vessel repair
26
necr/o
death
27
de/bride/ment
removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue
28
philo
attractions to
29
ab I, II, III
number of abortions
30
bid
twice a day
31
Ca
calcium
32
D/W
Dextrose in water
33
Dx
diagnosis
34
exc
excision
35
FME
Full-mouth exxtraction
36
hs
hour of sleep
| at bedtime
37
NS
Normal saline
| isotonic
38
PCTA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
39
PCA
Percutaneous coronary angioplasty
40
q#h
every number hours
41
qid
four times a day
42
tid
three times a day
43
um
micrometer
