BODY STRUCTURES
DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DIRECTIONAL TERMS
VENTRAL CAVITY THAT CONTAINS HEART, LUNGS AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURED
WHAT IS THE THORACIC CAVITY?
REMOVAL OF A PART, PATHWAY OR FUNCTION BY SURGERY, CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION OR OTHER TECHNICS
WHAT IS ABLATION?
ETIOLOGY
WHAT IS THE STUDY OF THE CAUSE OF A DISEASE STATE?
Dx
what is the abbreviation for diagnosis?
FEBRILE
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU HAVE AN ELEVATED BODY TEMPERATURE?
NEAR THE BACK OF THE BODY
WHAT IS DORAL OR POSTIERIOR?
SURGICAL JOINING OD TWO DUCTS,VESSELS, OR BOWEL SEGMENTS
WHAT IS AN ANASTOMOSIS?
VISCER/O
WHAT IS THE COMBINING FORM FOR INTERNAL ORGANS?
CBC
WHAT IS COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT?
PROGNOSIS
WHAT IS THE PREDICTION OF THE COURSE OF A DISEASE OR IT'S PROBABLE OUTCOME?
AWAY FROM THE HEAD; TOWARD THE TAIL OR LOWER PART OF A STRUCTURE
WHAT IS CAUDAL OR INFIERIOR?
AN IMAGING PRODECURE THAT USES RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL INTRODUCTED INTO THE BODY TO PRODUCE AN IMAGE?
WHAT IS A NUCLEAR SCAN?
BEYOND,EXCESS
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE PREFIX ULTRA?
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
WHAT IS RLQ?
SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR OF A DISEASE
WHAT IS A SYMPTON?
TURNING OUTWARD
WHAT IS EVERSION?
ELECTROCAUTERY
WHAT PROCEDURE USES AN ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED INSTRUMENT TO BURN AND DESTROY DIEASES TISSUE?
CIRRH/O; JAUND/O; XANTH/O
WHAT IS YELLOW?
AP
WHAT IS ANTEROPOSTERIOR?
EDEMA
WHAT IS ABNORMAL ACCUMILATION OF FLUID IN TISSUE SPACES?
MIDSAGITTAL
WHAT IS THE PLANE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE BODY?
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE THAT INVOLVES THE GENTLE TAPPING OF A STRUCTURE
WHAT IS PERCUSSION?
MELAN/O
WHAT IS BLACK?
PET
WHAT IS POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY?
SUPPURATION
WHAT IS PRODUCING OR FORMING PUS?