Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax, AX
A
axillary
2
Q
H2O
A
water
3
Q
IV
A
intravenous
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled anagesic
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
10
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
11
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous (pertaining to below the skin)
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
13
Q
top
A
topical
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
15
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
16
Q
strep
A
streptococcus
17
Q
NKA
A
no known allergies
18
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
19
Q
staphyl/o
A
graph like clusters
20
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
21
Q
derm/o
A
skin
22
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
23
Q
onych/o
A
nails
24
Q
ungu/o
A
nails
25
crypt/o
hidden
26
kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
27
necrosis
death of tissue
28
seb/o
oil
29
rhytid/o
wrinkles
30
trich/o
hair
31
myc/o
fungus
32
xer/o
dry
33
-phagia
swallowing
34
edema
swelling
35
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
36
epi-
upon, over
37
intra-
within
38
per-
through
39
trans-
across
40
bi/o
life
41
-opsy
view
42
aut/o
self
43
-plasty
surgical repair
44
heter/o
other
45
-tome
instrument to cut thin layers
