Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax, AX
A
axillary
2
Q
H2O
A
water
3
Q
IV
A
intravenous
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesic
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
10
Q
SL
A
under the tongue
11
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
13
Q
top
A
topical
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
15
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
16
Q
strep
A
streptococcus
17
Q
NKA
A
no know allergies
18
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
19
Q
staph
A
staphylococcus
20
Q
staphyl/o
A
grape like clusters
21
Q
- coccus;
- cocci
A
round-shaped bacteria; plural
22
Q
strep
A
streptococcus
23
Q
strept/o
A
twisted chains
24
Q
intra-
A
within or inside
25
ven/o
vein
26
derm/o
-a= noun ending derma= skin
27
lingu/o
tongue
28
dermat/o
skin
29
cutane/o
skin
30
-a
noun ending
31
-malacia
abnormal softening
32
onych/o
nails
33
ungu/o
nails
34
crypt/o
hidden
35
phagia
eating or swallowing
36
kerat/o
hard; horny tissue
37
necrosis
abnormal tissue death
38
necr/o
tissue death
39
seb/o
oil (sebum)
40
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
41
rhytid/o
wrinkles
42
-ectomy
surgical removal
43
rhytidectomy
surgical removal of wrinkles
44
trich/o
hair
45
myc/o
fungus
46
xer/o
dry
47
edema
swelling
48
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
49
epi-
upon over
50
per-
through
51
trans
through, across
52
bi/o
life
53
-opsy
view of; viewing
54
aut/o
self
55
-plasty
surgical repair
56
heter/o
other
57
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
