FINAL REVIEW Flashcards
1
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Hidr/o; sudor/o
A
sweat
2
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Ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly
3
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Kerat/o
A
hard; cornea
4
Q
Myc/o
A
fungus
5
Q
Pil/o; trich/o
A
hair
6
Q
Scler/o
A
hardening; sclera
7
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Squam/o
A
scale
8
Q
Xer/o
A
dry
9
Q
-oid
A
resembling
10
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-phoresis
A
transmission
11
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
12
Q
Leuk/o
A
white
13
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Xanth/o
A
yellow
14
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Eczema
A
redness of the skin from swelling of capillaries
15
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Hirustism
A
excessive hair growth
16
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Impetigo
A
isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
17
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Psoriasis
A
itchy red patches w/ silvery scales
18
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Tinea
A
fungal infection of the skin
19
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Urticaria
A
allergic reaction of the skin w/ pale, red elevated patches that are itchy
20
Q
Verruca
A
wart
21
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
22
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
23
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-penia
A
decrease
24
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-phagia
A
swallowing
25
-rrhea
flow; discharge
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-esis
condition
28
-algia; -dynia
pain
29
-ectasis
expansion
30
Cervic/o
neck; cervix
31
Colp/o
vagina
32
Galact/o; lact/o
milk
33
Metr/o
uterus
34
Salping/o
tube (fallopian or eustachian)
35
Episi/o
vulva
36
Balan/o
glans penis
37
Orch/o; Orchid/o
testes
38
Vas/o
vessel; vas deferens
39
Anorchism
congenital absences of testes
40
Balantitis
inflammation of skin covering glans pen.
41
Cryptorchism
failure of test. to descend
42
Blephar/o
eyelid
43
Dacry/o, lacrim/o
tear
44
-opia, -opsia
vision
45
-ptosis
prolapse
46
-tropia
turning
47
Myring/o, tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
48
Ot/o
ear
49
Achromatopsia
color blindness
50
Hordeolum
infection of eyelid; sty
51
Macular degeneration (MD)
breakdown of tissues in macula leading to loss of central vision
52
Strabismums
eyes turn in abnormal direction
53
Anacusis
total deafness
54
Meniere disease
inner ear disease w/ progressive loss of hearing
55
Otitis externa
infection of external ear canal
56
Otitis media
infection of middle ear
57
Presbycusis
impairment of hearing from old age
58
Steps of nursing process
assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation
59
Primary source
client; most valuable source
60
Secondary source
family member, medical record
61
Tertiary source
textbooks, nurses experience