chapter 17 - drugs and dissection

review + terms

tid

three times a day

gt

drop

IV

intravenously

IM

intramuscularly

SQ

subcutaneously

prn

as needed

NPO

nothing orally

cc

cubic centimeter (same as milliliter)

q

every

c (w line over it)

with

hydrophilic substances are

water loving substances

substances that control itching are 

antiipruritic

to surgically cut out is to

excise

abbreviation for nothing orally is

NPO

surgical term for side by side placement

apposition

sawlike edge or border is

serration

another name for an eyeless needle is

swaged

term for excessive level of sodium in the blood is

hypernatremia

solution is less concentrated than what is is being compared w is known as

hypotonic

emetic is a substance that

induces vomiting

term meaning to tie or strangulate is

ligate

movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane along its concentration gradient is

osmosis

device by which a channel may be established for the exit of fluids from a wound is a 

drain

route of drug administration via the gastrointestinal tract is

nonparenteral

graded locking portion of an instrument located near the finger rings is the

rachet

needle that has a rounded tip is called a

taper needle

instrument that controls bleeding is a

hemostat

irrigation of tissues with fluid is called

lavage

abbreviation for bid

twice daily

instrument used to reflect tissue from bone is an

elevator

there are ___ milliliters in 1 liter

1000

artificial substitute for a diseases or missing part of the body is a

prosthesis

when an animal is being prepared for surgery, a cloth called a __ is arranged over its body to provide a sterile field around the area

drape

product containing a diseases causing organisms or antigen administered to stimulate the production of antibodies to fight infection is a

vaccine