Medical Math Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. calculating the approximate answer and then judging if the calculated results seem reasonable
  2. 5. basic unit of measurement for length
  3. 6. Equation a method for solving proportion math problems
  4. 8. a group that represents a larger group when all members cannot be observed
  5. 10. a fraction that has been “turned upside-down” during the process of dividing fractions
  6. 13. a method used to express a whole or part of a whole. The whole is written as 100%.
  7. 15. Measurement of temperature based on a freezing point of 32 degrees and a boiling point of 212 degrees.
  8. 17. a measurement system that is used infrequently except that is used infrequently except for a measurement of weight (grain).
  9. 21. numbers the traditional numbers we use to count (1, 2, 3, ….)
  10. 22. a method for converting and calculating drug dosages
  11. 23. the basic metric unit for measuring weight
Down
  1. 1. a measurement system based on tens; basic units are length (meter), volume (liter, and weight (gram)
  2. 2. the basic metric unit for measuring volume
  3. 3. Measurement of temperature based on a freezing point of 0 degrees and a boiling point of 100 degrees; also known as centigrade.
  4. 7. method of naming
  5. 9. units of measurement used in angles, temperature readings, and depth of burns.
  6. 11. a linear arrangement of numbers based on units of 10, containing a point (decimal point) to separate the whole number from the fractional part of a number
  7. 12. the collection of and analysis of large amounts of numerical data
  8. 14. a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator
  9. 16. a method used to express the strength of a solution; it represents how many parts of one element are added in relation to the parts of another element
  10. 18. the amounts of variance from a reference plane expressed in degrees
  11. 19. Numerals a numbering system based on I (1), V(5), X(10), L(50), C(100), D (500), and M(1000)
  12. 20. a method of telling time that is based on a 24 hour clock