Pediatric Medical Terms Quiz

Pediatric Terms

• blast/o: embryonic; immature
• crypt/o: hidden
• -iatric: medicine; profession of medicine
• omphal/o: umbilical cord; navel
• pedi/a: child
• pyr/o: fever; fire
• DPT: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
• HiB: haemophilus influenza type B
• MMR: measles, mumps, rubella
• PKU: phenylketonuria
• Tb: tuberculosis
• Td: tetanus & diphtheria toxoid
• croup: acute resp. syndrome; characterized barking cough
• Cryptorchidism: congenital condition, 1 or both testicles; don't descend at birth
• epispadias/hypospadias: opening of male urethra on the anterior surface of penis; posterior surface
• Hydrocele: clear fluid filled sac in scrotum
• Hydrocephalus: increased fluid in space of brain seen in infants
• Intussusception: telescoping of intestines; most common in children
• Microcephalus: small underdeveloped head; reduced developed brain results in mental retardation
• Omphalocele: defect abdominal wall by umbilicus
• patent ductus arteriosus: small duct between aorta and pulmonary. artery which may not close after birth
• Pyrexia: fever
• spina bifida: congenital defect in spinal column
• Tetralogy of Fallot: congenital heart defect involving 4 defects
• diphtheria: acute infection of throat and URI by diphtheria bacteria
• mumps: acute viral infection with in swelling; tenderness in 1 or more salivary glands
• Roseola infantum: viral disease 3-4 days; increased fever in children with cold-like sx.
• Neonatology: study and treatment of newborn children
• APGAR: a method of evaluating a newborns health
• AMA: Against medical advice/American Medical Association
• PROM: passive range of motion
• antiemetic: reduces vomiting
• ASD: congenital atrial septal defect
• DOB: date of birth
• Gastrostomy tube: feeding tube placed surgically into the stomach
• LP: lumbar puncture
• mEq: milliequivalent
• MVA: motor vehicle accident
• MRSA: methicillin resistant staph aureus
• Pediatrician: physician that treats children