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ST-105 Week 1
Terminology
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Health Care
Professional
09/02/2010

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Term
Gram
Definition
Unit of weight
Term
Flange
Definition
Rib or rim for attachment to another object
Term
Milli
Definition
one-thousandth - 0.001
Term
Cannula
Definition
Small tube for insertion into a body cavity, duct or vessel 
Term
Hecto
Definition
100 Units
Term
Meter
Definition

Measurement of length

 

Term
Ampule
Definition
Hermetically sealed, small bulbous glass vial that holds a solution for hypodermic injection
Term
Unit
Definition
One - 1.0
Term
Stylet
Definition
Thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency
Term
Calibration
Definition
Set of graduations to indicate value
Term
Liter
Definition
Liquid Measurement
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Micro
Definition
One millionth - 0.000001
Term
Gauge
Definition
Diameter of a slender object such as a wire or hypodermic needle
Term
Deci
Definition
One-Tenth - .1
Term
Kilo
Definition
One thousand units - 1,000
Term
Hypodermic
Definition
Beneath the skin
Term
Lumen
Definition
Space within a vessel, intestine, or other tubular object
Term
Centi
Definition
One-Hundredth - 0.01
Term
Bevel
Definition
Slant or incline that one surface makes with another when not at right angles; used when referring to the point of hypodermic needles
Term
Deka
Definition
Ten Units - 10
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