Commonly Used Conversions and Medical Vocabulary

This set of flashcards includes commonly used conversions in the medical field as well as essential vocabulary terms related to the muscular skeletal system and medical procedures.

1 milligram (mg) equals micrograms (mcg).

1000 micrograms (mcg)

1 gram (g) equals milligrams (mg).

1000 milligrams (mg)

1 kilogram (kg) equals pounds (lbs).

2.2 pounds (lbs)

1 liter (L) equals milliliters (mL).

1000 milliliters (mL)

1 Unit equals milliunits (mU).

1000 milliunits (mU)

1 grain (gr) equals milligrams (mg).

60 or 65 milligrams (mg)

Household Volume: 1 teaspoon (t or tsp) equals milliliters (mL).

5 milliliters (mL)

1 tablespoon (T or Tbsp) equals teaspoons (t or tsp).

3 teaspoons (t or tsp) or 15 mL

1 fluid ounce (oz) equals milliliters (mL).

30 milliliters (mL)

Arthr/o refers to .

Joint

Osse/o refers to .

Bone

Oste/o refers to .

Bone

Myelo refers to .

Bone marrow

Tendin/o refers to .

Tendon

-itis refers to .

Inflammation

-ectomy refers to .

Removal of

Flexion refers to .

Bending a joint or limb.

Pathology refers to .

The study of disease.

Homeo- means .

Same, steady or unchanging.

Ab- means .

Away from.

Ante- means .

Before.

Post- means .

Behind, after.

SOB stands for .

Shortness of Breath.