Term | Definition | Pronunciation |
qrs complex | A segment of an EKG tracing representing ventricular depolarization. | |
qt | quart | |
quackery | The fraudulent misrepresentation of the diagnosis and treatment of disease. | |
quadr- | four | |
quadri- | four | |
quadriceps muscle | The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh. | |
quadriplegia | Paralysis that results in the partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso. | kwod″rĭ-ple´jah |
quantum theory | The theoretical basis of modern physics that explains the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic level. | |
quarantine | The isolation of individuals who have been exposed to an infectious disease in order to prevent its spread. | |
quasi | virtual, resembling | |
quickening | Movements of the fetus felt by the mother, usually after the first 16 weeks of pregnancy. | |
quinine | An drug derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, used as an antimalarial drug. | |
quint/i | fifth | |