Med. Dictionary& Taping Steps Flashcards
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Acute
A
Sudden onset
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Abscess
A
A localized collection of pus
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Biopsy
A
Surgical removal of tissue for examination/diagnosis
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Chronic
A
Disease over a long time (opposite acute)
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Etiology
A
The study of the course of the disease
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Excision
A
Process of cutting out -> surgical removal
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Febrile
A
Pertaining to a fever
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Incision
A
Cutting into
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Malaise
A
Feeling of discomfort or bad
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Malignant
A
Cancerous and will spread
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Pallor
A
Pale or lack of color
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Palmar
A
Referring to your palm
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Prophylactic
A
Protecting against something or a disease
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AB
A
Abnormal
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ac
A
acute
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ax
A
axillary
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Bx
A
biopsy
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C
A
Celsius-> degree of measurement
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CVD
A
cardiovascular disease
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D/C
A
discontine
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derm
A
dermatology
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Dx
A
diagnosis
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ENT
A
ear,nose&throat-> otorhinolaryngology
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FP
A
family practice
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GP
general practice
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Gyn
gynocology
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L
liter
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mcg
microgram
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mg
milogram
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mL
mililiter
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NSAID's
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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Ob
obstetrics
32
Peds
pediatrics
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Psy
psycology
34
A
without
not
no
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bi
two
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de
down
| away from
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dia
through
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dif or dis
apart
| free from
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dys
painful
difficult
bad
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ec or ecto
outside
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end or endo
inside
| within
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ep or epi
upon
over
above
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eu
good
| normal
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ex or exo
outside
| away from
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extra
outside
| beyond
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hyper
beyond
excessive
above
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hypo
below
under
deficient
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in
in
| into
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meta
beyond
| over
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para
beside
| along side
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poly
many
| acessive
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post
after
| behind
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pre
before
| in front of
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pro
before
| in front of
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super
above
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supra
above
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ate
use
| action
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blast
immature cell
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ectasis
dilation or distension
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gen
formation
| produce
61
genesis
formation
| produce
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genic
formation
| produce
63
lymph
serum or clear fluid
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lysis
destruction
65
megaly
enlargement
66
penia
lack of
| deficiency
67
plasm
formed thing
68
plegia
stroke
| paralysis
69
ptosis
prolapse
| drooping
70
rrhea
flow
| discharge
71
scopy
examine
| view
72
spasm
tension
| tight
73
stasis
control
| stopping
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staxia
dripping
| trickling
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trophy
development
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y
process
condition
pertaining to
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a (with line over it)
before
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ac
before meals
79
abd
abdomen
80
ADL
activities of daily living
81
ad lib
as desired
82
AMA
against medical advice
83
AROM
active range of motion
84
bid
twice a day
85
BP
blood pressure
86
BM
boul movement
87
c (with line over it)
with
88
c/o
complains of
89
CAT
computerized axial tomography
90
cath
catheder
91
cont
continue
92
DC
discharge (from hospital, etc)
93
dc
discontinue
94
DOA
dead on arrival/ date of admission
95
DOB
date of birth
96
F/u
follow-up
97
Fx
fracture
98
GERD
gastroesophagael reflux disease
99
Hx
history
100
ICU
intensive care unit
101
IV
intravenous
102
LLQ
left lower quadrant
103
LPN
license practical nurse
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LRQ
lower right quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
106
meds
medication
107
MI
myocardial infarction
108
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
109
N/C
no complaints
110
noc
night
111
OA
osteoarthritis
112
orth
orthepedic
113
p (with line over it)
after
114
PA
physician's assistant
115
Pap
papsmear
116
path
pathology
117
pc
after meals
118
pe/ PE
physical exam
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PROM
passive range of motion
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q
every
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qod
every other day
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qh
every hour
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q#h
every # hours
124
qid
four times a day
125
RLQ
right lower quadrant
126
Rn
registered nurse
127
R/O
rule out
128
RUQ
right upper quadrant
129
Rx
treatment
130
s (with line over it)
without
131
SOB
shortness of breath
132
s/p
status post
133
s/s
signs and symptoms
134
stat
immediately
135
Sx
symptom
136
tid
three times a day
137
Tx
treatment
138
u/a
urine analysis
139
URI
upper respiratory infection
140
UTI
urinary tract infection
141
vs
vital signs
142
WNL
within normal limits
143
w/o
without
144
wt
weight
145
x
times
146
y/o
years old
