MCC Med Term Final Test Clues
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| in- | not
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| angi- | vessel
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| -anthema | skin eruption
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| antr- | sinus, cavity
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| chol- | gall, bile
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| cyst- | sac, bladder
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| lys-, -lysis | dissolution
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| -cele | hernia, protrusion
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| median plane | passing longitudinally thru middle of body from front to back, dividing it into R & L halves
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| apex | top of a body, organ or part; tip; pointed end of a conical part
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| base | lowest part or foundation of anything
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| intrinsic | situated entirely within or pertaining exclusively to a part
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| extrinsic | of external origin (or situated outside the part)
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| palmar | pertaining to the palm of the hand
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| plantar | pertaining to the sole of the foot
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| volar | pertaining to sole or palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm, wrist or hand
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
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| Pn | pneumonia
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| UTI | urinary tract infection
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| FUO | fever of unknown origin
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| r/o fx | rule out fracture
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| RUQ | right upper quadrant
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| FB | foreign body
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| prn | when necessary, as needed
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| RLE | right lower extremity
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| cholangitis | inflammation of the bile duct
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| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gall bladder
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| cholelithiasis | presence of stones in the gallbladder
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| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach
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| hiatal hernia | hernia through the esophageal opening of the diaphragm
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| dyspepsia | gastric indigestion or "upset stomach"
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| dysphagia | inability or difficulty in swallowing
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| emesis | vomiting
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| atelectasis | collapse of alveoli; incomplete expansion of the lung
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| periosteum | dense, fibrous covering of the bone
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| tubercle | small eminence on a bone, attachment for a tendon
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| epicondyle | eminence on a bone above a condyle
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| osteoporosis | demineralization of bone
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| Bennett's fracture | first metacarpal fx
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| Colles' fracture | distal radius fx with anterior displacement
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| pathological fracture | fx occurring in diseased bone with only slight or no trauma
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| comminuted fracture | severe fx, broken in many places
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| compound fracture | fx which breaks the skin
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| overriding fracture | fx where one bone overrides another
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| epiphyseal fracture | fx through the epiphysis
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| greenstick fracture | fx is not complete, may be bent; seen in children
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| compression fracture | bone is pushed into bone causing a fx
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| transverse fracture | fx across the bone (at right angle to longitudinal axis of bone)
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| impacted fracture | adjacent fragmented ends of fx bones wedged together
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| oblique fracture | fx cleanly separated at an oblique angle
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| spiral fracture | fx twisting around a shaft of a bone
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| Pott's fracture | fx of lower part of fibula w/injury to lower tibial articulation (ankle fx involving medial & lateral malleolus)
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