Vocabulary Chapter 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF ALLIED HEALTH Flashcards
A & w
Alive and well
Cephal/o
Head
Hematoma
Clotting of blood
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Bi/o
Life
CA
Cancer; cardiac arrest; carcinoma; chronicle age
Ca
Calcium
Thrombosis
The abnormal condition of having blood clotting
Trans
Across, thought
Oste/o
Bone
-al
Pertaining to
Pericardium
Sac surrounding the heart
ADD
Attention-deficit disorder
Leuk/o
White
Adenoma
Tumor of gland
Rhin/o
Nose
-algia
Pain, suffering, painful condition
CCU
Coronary care unit
Psychiatry
Study of mental disorder
Urologist
Specialist of urinary tract
Epi
Above, within, on
Ophthalmologist
Eye specialist
Sarcoma
Tumor of the fleash
Sarc/o
Flesh
-pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
ABG
Arterial blood gases
Hepatitis
Inflammation of liver
Gastroenterologist
Study of the stomach
Nephr/o
Kidney
Hypodermic
Below skin
Iatr/o
Treatment physician
Log/o
Study of
Nephr/o
Kidney
Onc/o
Tumor