Week 4 Flashcards

0
Q

insulin/o

A

insulin (pancreatic hormone)

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1
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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2
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

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3
Q

-lytic

A

reducing, destroying; separating

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4
Q

ment/o

A

mind; chin

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5
Q

mon/o

A

one; single

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6
Q

narc/o

A

numbness; stupor; sleep

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7
Q

nid/o

A

nest

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8
Q

-or

A

one who

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9
Q

phall/o

A

penis

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10
Q

phot/o

A

light

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11
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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12
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

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13
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

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14
Q

-tropia

A

to turn

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15
Q

-ule

A

little; small

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16
Q

ventr/o

A

belly side of body

17
Q

-verse

A

to turn

18
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

19
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

20
Q

ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease)

21
Q

BS

A

blood sugar; breath sounds

22
Q

ccr

A

creatinine clearance

23
Q

Cl

A

chlorine

24
Q

Ct

A
Computed tomography (x-ray imaging in axial and other planes)
or count
25
Q

EEG

A

electroencephalogram

26
Q

g

A

gram

27
Q

Grav 1,2,3

A

gravida 1, 2, 3-fist, second, third pregnacy

28
Q

Ht.

A

height

29
Q

LFT’s

A

liver function tests

30
Q

MCH

A

mean corpuscular hemoglobin (average amount in each red blood cell)

31
Q

pc

A

after meals (post cibum)

32
Q

PD

A

peritoneal dialysis

33
Q

PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time (a test of blood clotting)

34
Q

PU

A

pregnancy urine

35
Q

RhoGam: rhesus (monkey) factor in blood

A

drug to prevent Rh factor reaction in Rh-negative

36
Q

RNA

A

ribonucleic acid

37
Q

TAB

A

therapeutic abortion

38
Q

TLE

A

temporal lobe epilepsy

39
Q

VC

A

vital capacity (of lungs)