Week 3 Flashcards
(39 cards)
0
Q
alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
1
Q
-acusis
A
hearing
2
Q
-blastoma
A
immature tumor (cells)
3
Q
-chondr
A
cartilage
4
Q
coni/o
A
dust
5
Q
dors/o
A
back (of body)
6
Q
ethm/o
A
sieve
7
Q
furc/o
A
forking; branching
8
Q
ger/o
A
old age
9
Q
geront/o
A
old age
10
Q
gest/o
A
pregnancy
11
Q
gester/o
A
pregnancy
12
Q
-gravida
A
pregnant woman
13
Q
hypn/o
A
sleep
14
Q
ichtyhy/o
A
small
15
Q
rhytid/o
A
wrinkle
16
Q
-sthenia
A
strength
17
Q
varic/o
A
varicose veins
18
Q
xiph/o
A
sword
19
Q
C
A
carbon, calories
20
Q
Ach
A
acetylcholine
21
Q
ANC
A
absolute neutrophil count
22
Q
CP
A
cerebral palsy; chest pain
23
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid; colony-simulating factor
24
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
25
ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
26
HCI
hydrochloric acid
27
ITP
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
28
KS
kaposi sarcoma
29
LASIK
LASIK Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (vision correction laser surgery)
30
LUL
left upper lobe (of lung)
31
mets
metastases (the development of secondary malignant growth at a distance from a primary site of cancer)
32
P&A
percussion auscultation
33
PNS
peripheral nervous system
34
post op
postoperative (after-surgery)
35
RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
36
s.gl.
without (sine) glasses
37
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
38
Tx
treatment
