The suffix -emia means
condition of urine
The medical term for expanding or opening wider is
dilate
The abbreviation for urinalysis is
UA
The medical term for groups of cells with the same function is
tissue
the medical term for the basic unit of body structure is
cell
the abbreviating for below or low is
hypo
the medical term for the time when menstruation begins is
menarche
the medical term for the time when menstruation stops is
menopause
the abbreviation for gastrointestinal is
GI or G.I.
the medical term for an involuntary movement is
reflex
the medical term for paralysis from the waist down is
paraplegia
the medical term for paralysis from the nexk down is
quadriplegia
the medical abbreviation for by mouth is
PO
the abbreviation for dressing is
dsg
the medical term for paralysis on one side of the bocy is
hemiplegia
the medical term for circular movement around the central point is
rotation
he medical term for turning the palm forward, as applied to the hand is
supination
the medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting is
atrophy
the medical term for straightening of a body part is
extension
the abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is
PPBS
the medical term for moving a body part away from the body is
abduction
the medical term for bending a body part is
flexion
the medical term for turning the palm backward is
pronation
the medical term for being backward is
dorsiflexion
the medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is
contracture
the medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is
adduction
the abbreviation of laboratory is
lab
the abbreviation for discontinue is
d/c
the abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is
hs
the abbreviation for above or high is
hyper
the abbreviation for hour is
hr or h
the abbreviation for electroencephalogram is
EEG
the abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear is
pap smear
the abbreviation for cancer is
CA
the medical term for loss of appetite is
anorexia
the medical term for tube feeding is
esophageal introduction
the medical term for sugar in the urine is
glucosuria
the common terms for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is
bedsore
the abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration is
TPR
the word element phlebo- means
vein
the word element pneumo- means
air, lungs
the word element adeno- means
gland
the word elements algia- algesia- refer to
pain
the word element cardio- means
heart
the word element cranio- means
skull
the word element -ectomy means
surgical removal
the word element -emesis means
vomiting
the word element -cise means
cut
the word element -centesis means
puncture
with word element -renal means
kidney
the word element post means
after
the word element -osis means
condition of
the word element rhino- means
nose
the word element stomato means
mouth or the ostium uteri
the word element super means
above
the abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is
TSS
Erythema refers to
red skin
the opposite of deeps is
superficial
high blood pressure is referred to as
hypertension
neoplasm refers to
new growth
the abbreviation carb means
carbohydrate
the abbreviation for chief complaint is
CC
The abbreviation for grain is
gr