Medical Terminology
motion of a limb away from midline
What is abduction
The body cavity that contains the digestive organs of digestion and excretion
What is the abdomen
Area where neonate's or infant's skull has not fused together.
What are the fontanelles?
The process by which medication travels through the body tissues until they reach the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
AMI
What is acute myocardial infarction?
A part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
What is bilateral?
A firm prominence of cartilage that forms the upper part of the larynx. It is more prominent in men than women.
What is the thyroid cartilage; also called Adam's apple?
Children between the ages of 3 -6
What is pre-school?
A medication that is antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory, and can prevent blood clotting.
What is aspirin?
BM
What is bowel movement?
Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
What is distal?
Endocrine gland located at the top of the kidneys that release adrenaline.
What are the adrenals?
A refelx where an infant turns his head toward an object that touches his cheek.
What is the rooting reflex?
Medication placed under the tongue for delivery to body.
What is sublingual?
ETOH
What is Ethyl Alcohol?
Below a body part or nearer to the feet
What is inferior?
Metabolism that can proceed only in the presence of oxygen
What is aerobic metabolism?
Normal breathing pulse rate of an adult
What is 60-100?
approved therapeutic uses for a specific medication.
What is indication?
LUQ
What is left upper quadrant?
Closer to the trunk
What is proximal?
The air sacs of the lung in which oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place.
What are the alveoli?
What is life expectancy?
Delivery route where medication is delivered into the bone.
What is intraosseous?
NKA
What is no known allergies?