Med terms 3: First year

Emesis

vomit

Feces

stool, bowel

Hrs

hours

Ft

feet

Sputum

coughed up mucus

Oliguria

abnormally small amounts of urine

Pyrogenic

fever producing

Rhinorrhea

snot or mucus

Renal

relating to kidneys

Bx

biopsy

CC ml

squared milileters

q4h

every 4 hours

q3h

every 3 hours

URI

upper respiratory infection

edema

swelling

epistaxis

bleeding

cyanosis

blueish discoloration

auscultate

examine with heart beat and respirations

palpate

examine with physical touch

sublingual

medication under the tongue

nocturia

increased urine output during the night

pathology

study of disease

hematology

study of blood

cytology

study of cells

excise

take out entirely

apnea

absence of breathing

glycemia

presence of glucose in the blood

hematemesis

bloody vomit

hemiplegia

paralysis of one side of the body

lingual

pertaining to the tongue