Med Term Unit 11

Front 1

blood types

Back 1

A, B, O, AB

Front 2

American Association of Medical Assistants

Back 2

AAMA

Front 3

American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Back 3

ARDMS

Front 4

with

Back 4

c (with a line above)

Front 5

catheter

Back 5

cath

Front 6

centimeter

Back 6

cm

Front 7

certified medical assistant

Back 7

CMA

Front 8

culture and sensitivity (antibiotic)

Back 8

C and S, C&S*

Front 9

female to male

Back 9

ftm

Front 10

infusion

Back 10

inf

Front 11

metastasis/metastases

Back 11

met., metas., mets.

Front 12

male to female

Back 12

mtf

Front 13

register diagnostic medical sonographer

Back 13

RDMS

Front 14

without

Back 14

s (with line above)

Front 15

subcutaneously

Back 15

subcu, subq, sc*

Front 16

transverse

Back 16

trans

Front 17

transurethral resection of the prostate

Back 17

TURP

Front 18

ultrasound

Back 18

US

Front 19

ultraviolet

Back 19

UV

Front 20

cross match

Back 20

XM

Front 21

antiarthritic

Back 21

agent that works against arthritis

Front 22

antibiotic

Back 22

agent that works against organisms, especially bacteria

Front 23

anticonvulsant

Back 23

agent that prevents seizures

Front 24

antinarcotic

Back 24

agent that works against the effects of narcotics

Front 25

antipyretic

Back 25

agent that works against fever

Front 26

antirheumatic

Back 26

agent that works against rheumatic disease

Front 27

antiseptic

Back 27

agent that protects against infection (external cleaner)

Front 28

antispasmodic

Back 28

agent that prevents muscle spasms

Front 29

antitoxin

Back 29

agent that works to destroy toxins

Front 30

asepsis

Back 30

without poisons or infection

Front 31

bilateral

Back 31

including both sides

Front 32

catheterization

Back 32

using a tube (catheter) inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look, or to keep the vessel open

Front 33

contraceptive

Back 33

agent that prevents conception

Front 34

contraindicated

Back 34

not recommended under these circumstances

Front 35

contravolitional

Back 35

against one's will

Front 36

disinfectants

Back 36

chemical or physical agents that kill organisms; not used on the human body

Front 37

epicystitis

Back 37

inflammation upon the urinary bladder

Front 38

epidural

Back 38

pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater

Front 39

epigastric

Back 39

upon the stomach

Front 40

epigastrorrhaphy

Back 40

suturing of tissue in the region upon the stomach

Front 41

epinephrectomy

Back 41

excision of tissue upon the kidney

Front 42

epinephritis

Back 42

inflammation upon the kidney

Front 43

episplenitis

Back 43

inflammation upon the spleen

Front 44

extra-articular

Back 44

outside of a joint

Front 45

extracerebral

Back 45

outside of the cerebrum

Front 46

extracystic

Back 46

outside of the bladder

Front 47

extradural

Back 47

outside of the dura mater

Front 48

extragenital

Back 48

outside of the genital area

Front 49

extranuclear

Back 49

outside of the nucleus

Front 50

heterogeneous

Back 50

different throughout

Front 51

heteropsia

Back 51

different vision in each eye

Front 52

heterosexual

Back 52

attracted to the opposite sex

Front 53

homogenous

Back 53

the same throughout

Front 54

homoglandular

Back 54

same gland

Front 55

homosexual

Back 55

attracted to the same sex

Front 56

infracostal

Back 56

below the ribs

Front 57

inframammary

Back 57

below the breast

Front 58

infrapatellar

Back 58

below the patella

Front 59

infrapubic

Back 59

below the pubic bone

Front 60

mammogram

Back 60

breast x-ray film or x-ray picture

Front 61

mammography

Back 61

process of taking a breast x-ray

Front 62

metacarpals

Back 62

bones of the hand beyond the wrist bones (carpals)

Front 63

metastasis

Back 63

disease that spreads beyond its origin

Front 64

metatarsals

Back 64

bones of the foot beyond the ankle (tarsals)

Front 65

pyrotoxin

Back 65

toxin produced by fever or heat

Front 66

septicemia

Back 66

infection in the blood

Front 67

septicopyemia

Back 67

infection and pus in the blood

Front 68

sterilization

Back 68

process that kills all organisms

Front 69

subdural

Back 69

below the dura mater

Front 70

superciliary

Back 70

pertaining to the eyebrow

Front 71

superficial

Back 71

on the surface

Front 72

superinfection

Back 72

an infection on top of another infection

Front 73

supracostal

Back 73

above the ribs

Front 74

suprainguinal

Back 74

above the groin

Front 75

supralumbar

Back 75

above the lumbar spine

Front 76

suprapubic

Back 76

above the pubic bone

Front 77

suprarenal

Back 77

above the kidney

Front 78

suprarenopathy

Back 78

disease of the suprarenal glands (adrenals)

Front 79

symmetry

Back 79

the same size and shape all around or on both sides

Front 80

sympathetic

Back 80

suffering alone with, functional part of the autonomic nervous system

Front 81

sympathoma

Back 81

tumor of a sympathetic nerve

Front 82

transcatheter

Back 82

across a catheter

Front 83

transfusion

Back 83

transferring blood from one person to another

Front 84

transillumination

Back 84

use of light across a tube to view organs

Front 85

transluminal

Back 85

across the lumen of a vessel

Front 86

transposition

Back 86

placement of an organ on the opposite side

Front 87

transsexual

Back 87

a person who has changed sexes

Front 88

transurethral

Back 88

across the urethra

Front 89

transvaginal

Back 89

across the vagina

Front 90

ultrasonography

Back 90

use of ultrasound to make images from sound reflected through the body and computerized

Front 91

ultrasound

Back 91

high-frequency sound waves (inaudible)

Front 92

ultraviolet

Back 92

high-frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency