Medical Lingo / Abbreviations Trivia

1. A doctor calls for an order STAT. When does he want the order carried out?

From Quiz Medical Terminology 101

Answer: immediately

If you have ever been in an emergency room on a busy night, you've probably heard this term. When you hear it, you will definitely see the medical team moving quickly.

From Quiz Medical Terminology in 10 Easy Lessons

Answer: Greek and Latin

Lesson 1: Origins of medical terminology. Do you feel that medical terminology "is all Greek to me"? There's a good reason for that - a lot of it is! Our knowledge of medical terminology can only go back as far as the earliest written records, which are about 2,500 years old. The earliest known medical terms are Greek and were coined by physicians such as Hippocrates. In contrast, the Romans did not have a well-developed concept of medicine. They absorbed ideas about medicine from the Greeks and Egyptians when Rome occupied those countries. This eventually added Latin to the language. While medical terminology is predominantly Greek- and Latin-based, words can be - and are - adopted from any language. You don't need to know the history to learn the language, but it does help us to appreciate why medical terminology is the way it is, and that there are sound reasons why we use some of these weird and wonderful words.

From Quiz Medical Abbreviations

Answer: Twice a day

The medical abbreviation BID is used to indicate how often and at what time the medication should be taken. This is also used to indicate physical therapy and respiratory treatments.

From Quiz Medical Prefixes, Suffixes and Medical Terms

Answer: One thousandth of a liter

A person must know the metric system to figure this out. It takes about twenty drops from an eyedropper or something similar to make a milliliter. Its abbreviation is ml.

From Quiz The Moon's a Balloon

Answer: Malingering

Malingering is a medical term for people who purposely fake or exaggerate sickness, hoping for a benefit. Maybe they want to stay home from school, avoid a responsibility, gain money or in Sanford's case, manipulate friends. Munchausen Syndrome is a mental condition in which the patient builds an elaborate and dramatic story of an illness that doesn't exist, for psychological reasons, not looking for gain.

From Quiz For the Medical Savvy

Answer: Syncope

Fainting occurs for many reasons, including a temporary lowering in the supply of blood to the brain.

From Quiz Doctor Who?

Answer: Immunologist

Immunologist treat conditions that affect the immune system. The most famous of these conditions would be HIV, a disease that attacks the T-cells and macrophages in the human body. An oncologist is a doctor who is qualified in diagnosing and treating cancer. A paleopathologist is someone who studies disease in bodies which have been preserved from ancient times. A hepatologist is a physician who specializes in liver diseases.

From Quiz When the Doctor Says.....IV

Answer: a newborn's condition

Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respiration. The score, with a maximum of ten points, was devised to determine the immediate need of the newborn for attention, and not as an indicator of late development.

From Quiz When the Doctor Says....III

Answer: Shakes and anxiety induced by alcohol withdrawal - Delirium Tremens

Delirium Tremens has a mortality of about 35% if untreated and is treated with thiamine and anti-anxiety medication. It is characterized by severe agitation, disorientation and, frequently, hallucinations.

From Quiz What - Ectomy?

Answer: Gallbladder

A cholecystectomy is most commonly performed for the treatment of cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder caused by gallstones blocking the cystic duct) although they can be performed for other reasons such as cancer. Laparoscopic, or 'keyhole', surgery is now the preferred option as it does not cut through the abdominal muscles as the traditional 'open' surgery does which leads to less pain, less complications and much shorter hospital stays and recovery time.

From Quiz Medical Test Abbreviations and Acronyms

Answer: Complete Blood Count

A CBC has the complete breakdown of all the cells in your blood. Usually, doctors are concerned with the White Blood Count "WBC" (the cells that fight infections) and the Red Blood Count "RBC" (the cells that carry oxygen in the blood and give blood it's red color.) RBCs are further broken down into hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H or Hgb & Hct) If their levels fall below 9 and 25 respectively, the doctor usually orders a blood transfusion.

From Quiz A Glance through a Medical Lexicon

Answer: Give birth

Marie Antoinette used an accoucheur and basically gave birth in front of the entire French court. This was the practice to prevent a substitute baby being smuggled in. It must have been extremely stressful and her later births were less public affairs.

From Quiz Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 3)

Answer: Quinsy

Quintan- Occurring or happening every 5 days. Quale- Quality. Quatidian- Happening or occurring daily. Quinsy-abscess of the tonsil.

From Quiz Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 2)

Answer: Inviscation

Inspersion - to sprinkle with powder or liquid. Ixodides - ticks. Ileostomy - an opening into the ileum (part of the small intestine). Inviscation - the mixing of food with saliva in the mouth.

From Quiz Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 1)

Answer: Amygdala

Amyous- Weak muscle strength or lacking muscle. Amyloid- Starchlike. Alizarin- Red dye made from coal tar.

From Quiz Medical suffixes and their meanings

Answer: surgical puncture to remove fluid

Thoracentesis is the removal of fluid from the chest cavity.

From Quiz Spare Me Your Medical Mumbo Jumbo!

Answer: The heel

The calcaneus (pronounced kal-can-ay-us) is the largest bone in the foot. An interesting side fact: Breakages or fractures of the calcaneus occur most often from falls from a height and from motor vehicle accidents. (Reference: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic33.htm)

From Quiz Medical Meanings: Names of Diseases

Answer: cancer

Cancer is the Latin word for "crab". Ancient physicians used the word to refer to malignant tumours because they observed that the behaviour of a crab was similar to the "behaviour" of a malignant tumour. Just as a crab grabs its prey and does not let go, malignant tumours are also very tenacious as they invade the body's tissues, leading to inevitable death.

From Quiz What Does All of this 'Medical Terminology' Mean?

Answer: the stomach

Gastritis means inflammation of the stomach. Gastr- is the root word for stomach, and the suffix -itis means inflammation.

From Quiz When the Doctor Says ... II

Answer: A blood clot in the vein

A clotted vein feels like a firm cord in the arms or legs, and is usually tender if the clot is recent.

From Quiz When the Doctor Says ... I

Answer: Intravenous access (an IV)

A line is a request for the ability to give medication or fluids that the patient needs quickly, or when it is not possible to give what is needed by mouth.

From Quiz Medical Terminology for Malingerers

Answer: a bruise

An ecchymosis is a bruise. This medical term comes from two Greek words "ek" (meaning out) and "chymos" (meaning juice). The "juice" being referred to is the blood which is "out" of the blood vessel and causing discolouration of the skin. In Australian terminology, a "bludger" is someone who is lazy, imposes on others and avoids work wherever possible. According to Monty Python, Bruce is a very popular first name in Australia ("Mind if we call you Bruce, just to keep it clear").

From Quiz That's What The Dentist Said.....

Answer: Enamel

The enamel is the outermost portion of the tooth. Beyond that layer is the dentin, which contains tubules that create sensitivity whenever someone gets a cavity or wears away at the enamel layer. Pulp is the innermost part of the tooth, containing the nerve and blood supply that maintains the tooth's vitality. Problems with the pulp are remedied with a root canal technique that takes the inflamed or diseased pulp out of the tooth. The alveolar process is simply bone -- the part that holds the tooth in place in your mouth.

From Quiz Medical Terminology

Answer: Alopecia universalis

Alopecia totalis is the loss of all hair on the scalp, Alopecia areata creates only bald patches on the scalp, and baldness is, of course, the general term of no hair on the scalp.

From Quiz Medical Terminology

Answer: kidney

The nephron of the kidney includes the glomeruli, ascending and descending tubules, the Loop of Henle, and the Bowman's Capsule. The main purpose of these structures is to reabsorb water from the waste products entering the kidney from the bloodstream, thereby conserving vital fluid volume and concentrating the urine.

From Quiz Medical Terminology II

Answer: Erythema

From Quiz Basic Medical Terminology I

Answer: Abrasion

From Quiz Medical Eponyms

Answer: Rorschach

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist

From Quiz Rx Abbreviations

Answer: United States Pharmacopeia

USP is an abbreviation often seen on both prescription drug bottles and many over the counter vitamin supplements. It means that the product is recognized by and listed in the United States Pharmacopeia.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know Your Medical Terms?

Answer: severe burning

Specifically, the pain is at a distance from an open wound that has healed already. This was first noted by Silas Weir Mitchell, an American doctor and writer, back in 1872.

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