Chapter 12 Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
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Administration
A
giving treatment or medication
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anorexia
A
lack of appetite or desire to eat
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antagonastic
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oppositional or blocking
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antefebrile
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before a fever
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anteflexion
A
bending forward
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antemortem
A
before death
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antepartum
A
before delivery
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anteposition
A
in front of
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antepyretic
A
before a fever
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anteversion
A
turning forward
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asymptomatic
A
without symptoms
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bicellular
A
made of two cells
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biceps
A
a two bellied muscle
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bifocal
A
lens having two focus strengths
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bifurcation
A
branch into two
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binuclear
A
having two nuclei
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bipolar
A
having two poles
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bisexual
A
attracted to two sexes
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bulimia
A
condition of purging after eating
20
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cachexia
A
wasting away of the body
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congenital
A
born with
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consanguinity
A
with blood relationship
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disassociate
A
to break apart
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disinfect
A
to rid of infectious agents
25
dispense
to give out for use
26
dissect
to cut apart
27
excise
to take out
28
exhale
to breathe out
29
expiration
breathing out
30
genitals
reproductive system structures
31
hemianesthesia
anesthesia involving half of the body
32
hemicardia
half a heart
33
hemigastrectomy
excision of half the stomach
34
hemiplegia
paralysis of half the body
35
incise
to cut into
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incoherent
unable to be understood
37
incompatible
not compatible does not associate well with
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incompetency
not able to function properly
39
incontinence
inability to control urination or defecation
40
incubation
original growth of an organism
41
infested
organisms living within or on another organism
42
infiltration
penetration of a solution into tissues
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inflamed
act of being red swollen painful and warm
44
inflammation
condition with such symptoms red swollen and warm
45
infusion
introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
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inhale
to breathe in
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injection
procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle
48
insane
not sane
49
insemination
process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
50
insomnia
unable to fall asleep
51
inspiration
breathing in
52
instillation
applying drops
53
intercellular
between cells
54
intra-abdominal
within the abdomin
55
intra-aortic
within the aorta
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intra-arterial
within the artery
57
intracranial
within the cranium
58
intracystic
within the urinary bladder
59
intradermal
withing the dermal layer
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intraduodenal
within the duodenum
61
intrathoracic
within the thorax
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intravenous
within the vein
63
malaise
generally poor feeling not feeling well
64
malaria
infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium
65
malformation
poor formation
66
malnutrition
poor nutrition missing essential nutrients
67
malodorous
smelling bad
68
mononuclear
having one nucleus
69
morbidity
related to illness
70
mortality
related to death
71
postcubital
after meals
72
postcoital
after intercourse
73
postesophageal
in back of the esophagus
74
postfebrile
after a fever
75
postglucose
after glucose is administered
76
postmastectomy
after mastectomy surgery
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postmenopausal
after menopause is complete
78
postmortem
after death
79
postnatal
after birth
80
postoperative
after surgery
81
postpartum
after delivery
82
postprandial
after meals
83
preanesthetic
before anesthesia
84
precancerous
condition that may lead to cancer
85
prefrontal
in the front of the frontal bone
86
preoperative
before surgery
87
prescribe
write an order for before it can be done
88
sanguineous
bloody
89
semicircle
half a circle
90
semicomatose
partially in a coma
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semiconscious
partially conscious
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semiprivate
situation in which a room is shared
93
subcutaneous
the layer below the dermis of the skin
94
triceps
three headed muscle
95
trifurcation
branch into three
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unicellular
of one cell
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unilateral
one sided
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uninuclear
having one nucleus
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mal
bad
100
trigeminal
three branched cranial nerve
101
bicuspid
too with two cups
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unilateral
pertaining to one side
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hermaphrodite
person with both male and female characteristics
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con
with
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disease
free of ease
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dis
free
107
dys
difficult or painful
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ante
before
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intra
within
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ac
before meals
111
ad lib
as desired
112
am
before noon
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bid
twice daily
114
gt gtt gtts
drops
115
I&O
intake and output
116
IM
intramuscular
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IU
international unit
118
IV
intravenous
119
pc
after meals
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pm
afternoon
121
postop
postoperative
122
PO
by mouth
123
prn
as required or needed
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sc subcu sq
subcuntaneous
125
tid
three times a day
126
prenatal
before birth
