MED TERMS QUIZ 3

hemi

half

hyper

above:excessive

hypo

below;incomplete;deficent

in

in;into;not

infra

under;below

inter

between

intra

within

mal

bad

meso

middle

meta

after;beyond;change

emia

blood condition

er

one who

esis

condition

emesis

vomiting

graph

instrument used to record

ia

condition of diseased or abnormal state

itis

inflammation

ictal

seizure;attack

ism

state of

carp

carpals;wrists

caud

tail

cec

cecum

celi

abdomen

cephal

head

cerebr

cerebrum;brain

chir

hand

chol

gall;bile

chrom

color

coron

heart

ac

before meals

BID

twice a day

NPO

nothing by mouth

PO

oral;by mouth

pc

after meals

TID

three times a day

QID

four times a day

HS

hour of sleep

Q2H,Q3H,Q4H

every two hours

every four hours

every three hours

1 x day

one time per day

N/V

nausea and vomitting

Anorexia

an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss, muscle wasting, arrested sexual development, refusal to eat, and bizarre eating habits. Bulimia, another eating disorder characterized by gorging followed by purging with self-induced vomiting, diuretics, and laxatives,

Aspiration

he accidental breathing in of food, liquid, saliva, or stomach contents into the airway and lungs instead of the esophagus

Dysphagia

difficulty or inability to swallow food, liquids, or saliva safely and effectively

atrophy

the partial or complete shrinking and wasting away of a cell, tissue, organ, or muscle mass caused by a lack of use, poor blood flow, or disease

contractures

a permanent or semi-permanent shortening of muscles, tendons, or other soft tissues that causes a joint to freeze in a flexed or extended position

flaccidity

he complete or near-complete loss of normal muscle tone, making muscles feel soft, limp, and floppy during a physical assessment

passive exercise

the movement of a patient's joints through their available range of motion by a nurse, caregiver, or mechanical device without any voluntary muscle contraction or physical effort from the patient

paresis/hemiparesis

partial or mild-to-moderate muscle weakness, while that same partial weakness affecting only one entire vertical side of the body

ergonomics

the practice of designing work environments, equipment, and tasks to fit the physical and physiological capabilities of nurses, reducing injury and fatigue

isokinetic excercise

a type of therapeutic muscle conditioning where movement happens at a constant, fixed speed while the resistance changes to match the force applied by the person.

isotonic excercise

a form of dynamic physical activity where muscles change length—shortening or lengthening—against a constant resistance while moving a joint through a range of motion