-06 Nurs 2340 - Organization Of The Body

Front 1

abd

Back 1

abdomen, abdominal

Front 2

AP

Back 2

anteroposterior

Front 3

BSA

Back 3

body surface area

Front 4

DNA

Back 4

deoxyribonucleic acid

Front 5

EEG

Back 5

electroencephalogram

Front 6

lat.

Back 6

lateral

Front 7

LLQ

Back 7

left lower quadrant

Front 8

LUQ

Back 8

left upper quadrant

Front 9

PA

Back 9

posteroanterior

Front 10

PE

Back 10

physical examination

Front 11

RLQ

Back 11

right lower quadrant

Front 12

RUQ

Back 12

right upper quadrant

Front 13

VS, v.s.

Back 13

vital signs

Front 14

that part of the body lying between the thorax and the pelvis and containing the abdominal cavity and viscera.

Back 14

abdomen

Front 15

puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnosis.

Back 15

abdominal paracentesis

Front 16

surgical puncture of the abdomen.

Back 16

abdominocentesis

Front 17

a condition marked by symmetrical cyanosis of the extremities.

Back 17

acrocyanosis

Front 18

a chronic disease of adults in which there is abnormal enlargement of the extremeties of the skeleton - nose, jaws, fingers, and toes - caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone after maturity.

Back 18

acromegaly

Front 19

a loss of differentiation of cells and of their orientation to one another and to their axial framework and blood vessels, a characteristic of tumor tissue.

Back 19

anaplasia

Front 20

congenital absence of one or both ears.

Back 20

anotia

Front 21

what is action of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Back 21

inhibits inflammation by blocking prostaglandin synthesis.

Front 22

relieving or reducing fever; an agent that relieves or reduces fever.

Back 22

antipyretic

Front 23

lack of development of an organ or tissue.

Back 23

aplasia

Front 24

effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.

Back 24

ascites

Front 25

pertaining to a tail or tail-like appendage.

Back 25

caudad

Front 26

denoting a position more toward the tail.

Back 26

caudal

Front 27

referring to the head; toward the head.

Back 27

cephalad

Front 28

surgical repair of the hand.

Back 28

chiroplasty

Front 29

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot.

Back 29

chiropody

Front 30

cramping of the hand; writer's cramp.

Back 30

chirospasm

Front 31

divides the body into front and back portions.

Back 31

coronal plane

Front 32

inflammation of the finger or toe.

Back 32

dactylitis

Front 33

a fingerprint taken for purposes of identification.

Back 33

dactylogram

Front 34

any skin condition not characterized by inflammation.

Back 34

dermatosis

Front 35

a chromosome disorder characterized by a small flattened skull, short, flat-bridge nose, epicanthal fold, short phalanges, widened spaces between the first and second digits of hands and feet, and moderate to severe mental retardation. Also called trisomy 21 and nondisjunction; formerly called mongolism.

Back 35

Down syndrome

Front 36

abdnormality of development; in pathology, alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells.

Back 36

dysplasia

Front 37

a record produced by the electrical impulses of the brain.

Back 37

electroencephalogram

Front 38

highly increased body temp. around 105.

Back 38

hyperpyrexia

Front 39

pertaining to the hypochondrium; a person who has morbid anxiety about his or her health but has no attributable cause.

Back 39

hypochondriac

Front 40

any pathologic or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part.

Back 40

lesion

Front 41

pertaining to the navel.

Back 41

omphalic

Front 42

herniation of the navel.

Back 42

omphalocele

Front 43

rupture of the umbilicus.

Back 43

omphalorrhexis

Front 44

Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes.

Back 44

psychosomatic

Front 45

abnormal elevation of body temperature.

Back 45

pyrexia

Front 46

A substance that produces a fever.

Back 46

pyrogen

Front 47

Sensitivity of the hands to cold due to spasms of the digital arteries, resulting in blanching and numbness of the fingers.

Back 47

Raynaud's phenomenon

Front 48

pain in the chest

Back 48

thoracodynia

Front 49

puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.

Back 49

paracentesis

Front 50

A small, oval endocrine gland attached to the base of the vertebrate brain and consisting of an anterior and a posterior lobe, the secretions of which control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.

Back 50

pituitary gland

Front 51

a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells.

Back 51

stem cell

Front 52

thoracodynia

Back 52

chest pain

Front 53

The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, partially encased by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs; the chest.

Back 53

thorax