unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
AX, ax
A
auxillary
2
Q
IV
A
intravenous
3
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
4
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesia
5
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
6
Q
ID
A
intradermal
7
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
8
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
9
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
10
Q
supp
A
suppository
11
Q
top
A
topical
12
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus
13
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
14
Q
staphyl/o
A
grape like clusters
15
Q
-occus, -cocci
A
round shape bacteria
16
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
17
Q
staphyl/o
A
grape like clusters
18
Q
-occus, -cocci
A
round shape bacteria
19
Q
strep
A
streptococcus
20
Q
derm/o
A
skin
21
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
22
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
23
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
24
Q
ungu/o
A
nails
25
crypt/o
hidden
26
-malacia
abnormal softening
27
-phagia
eating or swallowing
28
kerat/o
horny tissue; hard
29
-necrosis
abnormal condition of tissue death
30
-ectomy
surgical removal
31
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge
32
rhytid/o
wrinkles
33
-ectomy
surgical removal
34
trich/o
head
35
myc/o
fungus
36
xer/o
dry
37
edema
swelling
38
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
39
epi-
upon, over
40
intra-
within or inside
41
per-
through
42
trans-
through, across
43
bi/o
life
44
-opsy
view of; viewing
45
aut/o
self
46
-plasty
surgical repair
47
heter/o
other
48
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
