Misc. Flashcards by Shelby Kanorr

What are purple or red spots appearing on the skin from hemorrhaging?

Petechia

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Root word for sharp.

acu/o

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Root word that means food or meal.

cib/o

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What are the 5 “rights” of delegation?

Right task
Right circumstances
Right supervision
Right person
Right direction/communication

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What is another name for a laxative?

Purgative

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What are the actions or reactions of persons or things in response to external or internal stimuli called?

Behavior

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A fracture in which a bone is sticking through the skin.

Compound fracture

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What is a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as between physician and patient) such that the recipient cannot be legally compelled to disclose it as a witness?

Privileged communication

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The swelling and irritation of a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a muscles, tendons, and bones.

Bursitis

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The anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.

Cerebrum

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Relating to the tongue and pharynx with accordance of transmitting impulses of taste, some sensation of the viscera, and secretion from glands?

Glossopharyngeal

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A usually brief written message or report from one person or department in a company or organization to another

Memorandum

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What is the term for a food or drink that contains no lactose?

Alactasia

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What is an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity?

Hydrothorax

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Childbirth, the process of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside world. Also known as labor and delivery.

Parturition

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What is the term for the endoscopic visualization and examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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What is a cystic tumor of a tendon?

Ganglion

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What is the surgical repair of the nose?

Rhinoplasty

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What is the impairment of vision related to aging?

Presbyopia

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What is the surgical puncture into the pleural space to withdraw fluid or air?

Pleurocentesis

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What is the surgical removal of one or both of the adrenal glands?

Adrenalectomy

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What is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles known as?

Wedding-Hoffman disease

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What is the root word for inner ear?

Labyrinth/o

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What is the inflammation of the prostate gland?

Prostatitis

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What is the surgical removal of all or part of the large intestine?

Colectomy

What is the thin, watery discharge from the nose?

Rhinorrhea

What are the 3 functions of the female genitalia?

Produce female hormones Provide an environment for the development of a baby Give birth to a baby

What is the repair of half the stomach?

Hemigastroplasty

What is the medical term for pertaining to the ileum and the cecum?

Ileocecal

What is the medical term for the secretion of large amounts of urine?

Diuresis

What is the medical name for the hormone that simulates body growth?

Somatotropin

What is the medical term for the loss of urinary bladder control?

Incontinence

What is the inflammation and swelling of the tendons and median nerve that passes under the carpal ligament?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What is the prefix for large?

Macro-

What is an abnormally large, raised or thickened scar called?

Keloid

What is it called when a surgeon removes as much of a tumor as possible?

Debulking surgery

What is a mechanical device used to assist with or substitute or a patient's breathing?

Ventilator

What is the effect of one medication being increased when taken in combination with another medication?

Potentiation

What is the medical term that means to pertain to within the skin?

Intradermal

What is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate?

Prostatectomy

What is the sum of all the chemical change that take pace in the body?

Metabolism

What is the medical term for the inflammation of the pancreas?

Pancreatiis

What is the surgical connection of two vessels or other tubular structures called?

Anastomosis

What is used in conjunction with grading to further identify the characteristics of malignant tumors?

Staging

What is the medical term for paleness?

Pallor

What is the medical term for nerve cell?

Gli/o

What does the suffix version mean?

To turn

What is abnormal muscle tone or prolonged muscle contractions called?

Dystonia

What is the medical term for pertaining to the tail or downward?

Caudal

What is the medical term for inflammation of the adrenal glands?

Adrenalitis

What is a malignant tumor of one or both testes?

Testicular carcinoma

What is the medical term for severe itching?

Pruritus

What is the medical term for abnormal cloudiness of the lens?

Cataract

What is the root word for the nose?

Rhin/o

What does the root muc/o mean?

Mucus

What is the medical term for pain in many joints?

Multiarthroalgia

What is the yellow discoloration of the skin?

Jaundice

What is the loss of hair or baldness?

Alopecia

What is the suffix for hemorrhaging?

-(r)rhagia

What is the inflammation around the heart called?

Pericarditis

What is an accumulation of fluid in the scrotum or along the spermatic cord?

Hydrocele

What is a malignant tumor r neoplasm of the prostate gland?

Prostate cancer

What is the term for excessive thirst?

Polydipsia

What is the softening of the nails?

Onychomalacia

What is the drug used to treat cancer?

Chemotherapy

What is the medical term for skinlike or resembling skin?

Dermatoid

What is the increased muscular movement and physical activity?

Hyperkinesia

What is the wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue?

Atrophy

What is the enlargement of the bones of the extremities and face?

Acromegaly

What is a chronic pain illness characterized by widespread muscular aches, pains, and stiffness?

Fibromyalgia

What is the medical term for a kidney tumor?

Nephroma

What does gyn/o or gynec/o mean?

Women

What is the inflammation of a vein in the presence of blood clot formation called?

Thrombophlebitis

What is the medical term that means to turn backward?

Retroversion

What is the root word for to eat?

Phag/o

What is the surgical fixation of the urethra?

Urethropexy

What is pertaining to dilating the pupils?

Mydriatic

What routes deliver medication through mucous membranes?

Parenteral Routes

What is the medical term for the excessive discharge of sebum?

Seborrhea

What does "CST" stand for?

Contraction stress test

When implantation does not occur, the endometrium is shed in a bloody discharge called?

Menses

What is the medical term for difficult speaking?

Dysphonia

What is the inflammation of the testes?

Orchitis

What is an abnormal chest sound caused by congested or spasmodic bronchi?

Rales

What is the enlargement of the adrenal glands?

Adrenomegaly

What is the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?

Corpus Callosum

What is the root word for few or diminished amount?

Olig/o

What is the lacking muscular coordination, especially voluntary muscle movement?

Ataxia

What is an inflamed hair follicle; a boil?

Furuncle

What is the medical term used for pertaining to through the skin?

Percutaneous

What is the tumor of connective tissue?

Fibroma

What are the substances that cause cancer or help cancer grow?

Carcinogens