Medical Terminology
What is the prefix for "above normal"?
Hyper
What does "GSW" mean?
Gun Shot Wound
What is the chain of infection?
Events that happen, making an infection spread from one person to another.
What is the median plane?
Divides body into L and R sides.
What is the term "anterior" mean in relation to anatomical direction?
directional/position closer to inside or centre of the body.
What does the "P" in CPR stand for?
Pulmonary
What is C02?
Carbon Dioxide
Name the 5 different links in the chain of infection.
Infection agent, resivoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, host
What is the transverse plane?
Divides body into superior and inferior sections.
Can you explain the difference between "superior" and "inferior" when describing position?
Superior: above or higher. Inferior: below or lower.
What does laparotomy mean?
A surgical incision into the abdominal cavity.
What does "CPR" stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
How does the chain of infection contribute to the spread of diseases?
If the link isn't interrupted, it will continue to spread.
What is the sagittal plane?
divides body into L and R sections. equal or unequal.
What is the term "proximal" used to describe the location of body parts?
closer to point of attachment/centre of body.
Which medical term means "incision into the thyroid".
Thyroidotomy
What is "CHF"?
Congestive Heart Failure.
Name some measures that can be taken to break the chain of infection.
Hand washing, disinfecting, safe food handling, masks, etc.
What is the frontal plane?
Divides body into dorsal and ventral sections.
What does it mean for something to be "lateral" in terms of anatomical direction?
located farther away from midline of body.
What doctor would you see for chronic cephalgia?
A neurologist
What does "AU" mean?
Both ears
How do modes of transmission, contribute to the spread of infections in the chain of infections?
Provide pathways for pathogens to move from one person to another.
What is the parasagittal plane?
Divides body into L and R unequally.
Can you clarify the concept of "medial" and how it relates to directional terms?
Located closer to midline of body.