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 known allergies
18
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
19
Q
derm/o
A
skin
20
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
21
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
22
Q
onych/o
A
nails
23
Q
ungu/o
A
nails
24
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
25
-malacia
abnormal softening
26
kerat/o
hard; horny tissue
27
necrosis
| -necrosis
abnormal condition of tissue death
28
seb/o
oil (sebum)
29
rhytid/o
wrinkles
30
trich/o
hair
31
myc/o
fungus
32
xer/o
dry
33
-phagia
eating or swallowing
34
edema
swelling
35
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
36
epi-
upon, over
37
intra-
within, inside
38
per-
through
39
trans-
through, across
40
bi/o
life
41
-opsy
view of; viewing
42
aut/o
self
43
-plasty
surgical repair
44
heter/o
other
45
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
46
staphyl/o
grape like clusters
47
-coccus; -cocci
round-shaped bacteria; plural
48
strept/o
twisted chains
49
-a
noun ending
