chapter 1
Terms
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- OJ
- abbreviation for orange juice
- glucosuria
- sugar in urine
- glands
- means adeno
- centesis
- means slow
- atrophy
- decrease in size or a wasting
- superficial
- is opposite of deep
- pronation
- turning the palm backward
- phelbo
- means vein
- hepatitis
- inflammaition of the liver
- gal
- abbreviation for gallon
- Spec or spec
- abbreviation for specimen
- dorisflexion
- bending backward
- extension
- straightening of a body part
- GI or G.I
- abbreviation for gastrointestinal
- arthrography
- removal of synvial fluid from joint
- cardio
- means heart
- OR or O.R
- abbreviation for operating room
- deodorant
- controls body ordor
- renal
- means kidney
- cise
- cut
- post
- after
- stomach
- means gastro
- paraplegia
- paralysis from the waist down
- breast
- means mast
- stomato
- mouth of the ostium uteri
- neoplasm
- refers to new growth
- pap smear
- papanicolaou smear
- osis
- condition of
- supination
- turning palm forward
- quadriplegia
- paralysis from the neck down
- BUN
- abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen
- GTT
- abbreviation for glucose tolerance test
- aq
- abbreviation for water
- myo
- means muscle
- gavage
- tube feeding
- reflex
- involuntary movement
- abduction
- moving a body part away from the body
- ectomy
- surgical removal
- pain
- means aligia or algesia
- cell
- basic unit of body structure
- hypo
- low
- prep
- preparing patient for surgery by shaving the shin
- d/c
- abbreviation for discontinue
- hyper
- above or high
- rotation
- circular movement around a central point
- TSS
- toxic shock syndrome
- scoliosis
- abnormal S-shaped lateral of the spine
- carb
- abbreviaion for carbohydrate
- purkinje fibers
- a stucture in the heart which distibutes the electrical impulse to the ventricles
- axillary
- temperature taken at the armpit
- menopause
- when menstruation stops
- bedsore
- decubitus ulcer or pressure sore
- hs
- abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep
- hemiplegia
- paralysis on one side of the body
- stat
- at once or immediately
- oma
- means tumor
- CPR
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- adduction
- moving a body part midline of the body
- hema or hemo
- means blood
- closed fracture
- break in bone without penetration of the skin
- ICU or I.C.U
- abbreviation for intensive care unit
- PPBS
- abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar
- rhino
- nose
- rikets
- due to a deficiency vitamin D
- flexion
- bending a body part
- TPR
- temperture, pulse, and respiration
- dilate
- to open or expand
- red skin
- erythema
- contracture
- abnormal shortening of a muscle
- EEG
- electroencephalogram
- pneumo
- air,lungs
- Ca
- abbreviation for cancer
- oz
- abbreviation for ounce
- gyn
- abbreviation for gynecology
- tissue
- a group of cells with the same function
- super
- above
- emia
- blood
- inflammation
- element itis
- uterus
- means hyster
- gr
- abbreviation for grain
- emesis
- vomitting
- anorexia
- loss of appetite
- lab
- abbreviation for laboratory
- po
- by mouth
- dsg
- abbreviation for dressing
- hypertention
- high blood pressure
- UA
- abbreviation for urinalysis
- hr or h
- abbreviation for hour
- CC
- abbreviation for chief complaint
- skull
- cranio
- blepharitis
- inflammation of the eyelid
- manarche
- when menstruation begins
- otomy
- means incision, surgical cutting