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 analgesic
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open (relating to IV fluid administration)
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
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
13
Q
top
A
topical (lotions, creams, ointments, eye drops)
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
derm/o
A
skin
20
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
21
Q
staphyl/o
A
grape-like clusters
22
Q
-coccus; -cocci
A
round-shaped bacteria
23
Q
strept/o
A
twisted chains
24
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
25
cutane/o
skin
26
-a
noun ending
27
onych/o
nails
28
ungu/o
nails
29
crypt/o
hidden
30
-phagia
eating or swalling
31
-malacia
abnormal softening
32
kerat/o
hard; horny tissue
33
necr/o
abnormal condition of tissue death
34
seb/o
oil (sebum)
35
rhytid/o
wrinkles
36
trich/o
hair
37
myc/o
fungus
38
xer/o
dry
39
edema
swelling
40
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
41
epi-
upon, over
42
per-
through
43
trans-
through, across
44
bi/o
life
45
-opsy
view of; viewing
46
aut/o
self
47
heter/o
other
48
-tome
intrument used to cut thin layers
