TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
1
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“Hypo” means
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Low or below normal
2
Q
“Pneumothorax” means
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“Air ind the thorax”
Collapsed lung (air in the thoracic cavity surrounding the lung)
3
Q
“Fibrinolysis” means
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“The breaking down of fibrin”
Lysis=deconstruction
4
Q
“Perfusion” means
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Blood flow through the tissue
5
Q
“Renal” has something to do with
A
The kidneys
6
Q
“Vasopressor” means
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A chemical substance that constricts bloodvessels and or increases CO
7
Q
“Peri” means
A
Outside
8
Q
“Itis” means
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Inflammation
9
Q
“Cyte” means
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Cell
10
Q
“Epi” means
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On top/above
11
Q
“Dia” means
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Through/between
12
Q
“Os/Osteo” means
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Bone
13
Q
Forarmen means
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Hole
14
Q
Process means
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Bony protucion that you can palpate
15
Q
Left in latin is…
A
Sinister
