medical terminolgy/cma
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 the suffix emia means | blood |
| medical term for expanding or opening wider is | dilate |
| the abbreviation for urinalysis is | UA |
| the medical term for groups of cells with the same function | tissue |
| the medical term for the basic unit of body structure is | cell |
| the abbreviation for below or low is | hypo |
| the medical term for the time when menstration begins is | menarche |
| the medical term for when menstration stops is | menarche |
| the abbreviation for gastrointestinal is | GI or G.I. |
| the medical term for an involuntary movement is | reflex |
| the medical term for paralysis from the waist down is | paraplegia |
| the medical term for paralysis from the neck down is | quadriplegia |
| the medical term for by mouth is | po |
| the abbreviation for dressing is | dsg |
| the medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is | hemiplegia |
| the menical term for circular movement around a central point is | rotation |
| the medical term for turning the palm foreward, as applied to the hand is | supination |
| the medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting away is | atrophy |
| the medical term for straighting of the body part is | extension |
| the abbreviation for postprandial blodd sugar is | PPBS |
| the medical term for bending a body part away from the body is | abduction |
| the medical term for bending a body part is | flextion |
| the medical term for turning the palm backward is | pronation |
| the medical term for bending backward is | dorsiflextion |
| the medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is | contracture |
| the medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is | adduction |
| the abbreviation for the laboratory is | lab |
| the abbreviation for discontinue is | d/c |
| the abbreviation for bedtime for or hour of sleep is | hs |
| the abbreviation for above or high is | hyper |
| the abbreviation for hour is | hr or h |
| the abbreviation for electroencephalogram is | EEG |
| the abbreviation for papanicolaou smear is | pap smear |
| the abbreviation for cancer is | Ca |
| the medical term for loss of appetite is | anorexia |
| the medical term for tube feeding is | gavage |
| the medical term for sugar in the urine is | glucosuria |
| the common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is | bedsore |
| the abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration is | TPR |
| the abbreviation for at once or immediately is | stat |
| the abbreviation for preparing the patient for surgery by shaving the skin is | prep |
| the abbreviation for specimen is | Spec or spec |
| the medical term for a preparation that makes and controls body odor is | deodorant |
| the abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is | CPR |
| the abbreviation for glucose tolerance test is | GTT |
| the abbreviation for gallon is | gal |
| the abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen is | BUN |
| the abbreviation for orange juice is | OJ or O.J. |
| the abbreviation the intensive care unit is | ICU or I.C.U. |
| the abbreviation for operating room is | OR or O.R. |
| the abbreviation for ounce is | oz |
| the word element itis means | inflammation |
| the word element hema, hemo means | blood |
| the word element hyster means | uterus |
| the word element mast means | breast |
| the word element gastro means | stomach |
| the word element myo means | muscle |
| the word element otomy means | incision, surgical cutting |
| the word element oma means | tumor |
| the word element phlebo means | vein |
| the word element pneumo means | air, lungs |
| the word element adeno means | gland |
| the word element algia, algesia means | pain |
| the word element cardio means | heart |
| the word element cranio means | skull |
| the word element ectomy means | surgical removal |
| the word element emesis means | vomiting |
| the word element cise means | cut |
| the word element centesis means | puncture |
| the word element renal means | kidney |
| the word element post means | after |
| the word element osis means | condition of |
| the word element rhino means | nose |
| the word element stomato means | mouth or the ostium uteri |
| the word element super means | above |
| the abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is | TSS |
| Erythema refers to | red skin |
| the opposite of deep is | superficial |
| high blood pressure is referred to as | hypertension |
| Neoplasm refers to | new growth |
| the abbreviation for chief complete is | CC |
| the abbreviation for grain is | gr |
| the abbreviation carb means | carbohydrate |
| the abbreviation for water is | aq |
| the abbreviation for gynecology is | gyn |
| removal of synovial fluid from a joint is called | arthrocentesis |
| a condition seen in infancy due to a defiency in Vitaman D characterized by softening of the bone is called | rickets |
| Abnormal S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine is called | scoliosis |
| what is the name of the stucture in the heart which distributes the electrical implulse to the ventricles | purkinje fibers |
| the temperature taken at the armpit is the | auxillary temperature |
| what is a break in a bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site called | closed fracture |
| inflammation of the liver is called | hepatitis |
| inflammation if the eyelid is called | blepharitis |
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