Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
skin
A
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
2
Q
nails
A
onych/o, ungu/o
3
Q
hidden
A
crypt
4
Q
abnormal softening
A
-malacia
5
Q
hard, horny tissue
A
kerat/o
6
Q
abnormal death of skin tissue
A
neocrosis
7
Q
oil (sebum)
A
seb/o
8
Q
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
A
-rrhea
9
Q
wrinkles
A
-rhytido
10
Q
surgical removal
A
-ectomy
11
Q
trich/o
A
hair
12
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
13
Q
xer/o
A
dry
14
Q
phagia
A
eating or swallowing
15
Q
edema
A
swelling
16
Q
diaphoresis
A
excessive sweating
17
Q
epi-
A
upon, over
18
Q
intra-
A
within, inside
19
Q
per-
A
through
20
Q
trans-
A
through, across
21
Q
bi/o
A
life
22
Q
-opsy
A
view of; viewing
23
Q
aut/o
A
self
24
Q
-plasty
A
surgical removal
25
heter/o
other
26
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
27
ax
axillary (armpit)
28
H2O
water
29
IV
intravenous
30
IVPB
intravenous piggy back
| – Used for intermittent drug administration
31
PCA
patient controlled analgesic
32
TKO
to keep open
| – relating to IV fluid administration
33
ID
intradermal
34
IM
intramuscular
35
PR
per rectum
36
SL
under the tongue
37
SQ, SC, subc
subcutaneous
| – pertaining to below the skin
38
supp
suppository
--Solid, bullet shaped preparations designed for
administration PR
39
top
topical l
| --lotions, creams, eye drops, ointments
40
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staphyloccus aureus
41
staph
staphyloccus
42
strep
streptococcus
43
NKA
No Known Allergies
44
NKDA
No Known Drug Allergies
45
staphyl/o
grape like clusters
46
-coccus, cocci
round-shaped bacteria; plural
47
strept/o
twisted chains
