Happy holidays
What does RX mean
Medicine Prescription
What does RUQ stand for?
Right upper quadrant
What does SOB mean?
Short of breath
What is the difference between PTT and Pt?
PTT is prothrombin time, its a blood test and Pt means patient
What does CXR mean
Chest xray
medical terminology for towards the middle of the body
What is medial
medical terminology for towards the outside of the body
What is lateral
What is the largest bone in your body?
What is femur
medical terminology meaning for NPO
What is nothing by mouth
How would a patient be laying if they were in prone position
face down
medical terminology for the front of the body
What is anterior
medical terminology for back of the body
What is posterior
medical terminology for listening to any part of your body with a stethescope
What is auscultation
medical terminology meaning inside the vein
What is intravenous/ IV
What is the knee bone called?
What is patella
rapid or fast heart rate
what is tachycardia
What is radius /ulna
study of the blood
What is hematology
inflammation around the heart
what is pericarditis
What are the bones in your fingers and toes called
what is phalangies
What is the term for cells that form cancer?
carcinogenesis
Medical terminology for the worst form of skin cancer- cancerous black tumor
What is malignant melanoma
medical terminology for a non cancerous fluid filled sack in your sweat glands
What is benign sebaceous cyst
medical terminology for enlarged liver
What is hepatomegaly
medical terminology for colors:
Red, black, yellow, blue, color
What is erythro, melano, jaundo, cyano, chromo