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Medical Terminology + Charting Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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QID

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four times a day

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ad lib

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as desired

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prn

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as necessary

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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peds

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pediatrics

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Dx

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diagnosis

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@

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at

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amt

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amount

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c/o

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complains of

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cath

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catheter

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bid

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twice a day

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w/c

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wheelchair

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npo

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nothing by mouth

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s̅

A

without

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c̅

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with

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ROM

A

range of motion

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TPR

A

temperature, pulse, respirations

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BP

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blood pressure

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I/O

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intake/output

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hs

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hour of sleep/bedtime

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q

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every

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qhs

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every night at bedtime

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bm

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bowel movement

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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BRP

A

bathroom privileges

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dc or d/c

A

discontinue

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ac

A

before meals

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pc

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after meals

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abd

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abdomen

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anterior/ventral

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located at or toward the front of the body or body part

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distal

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part farthest from the centre of from point of attachment (i.e. foot is distal to the knee)

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lateral

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farthest away from the midline of the body

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medial

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closest to midline of body

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posterior/dorsal

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back surface of the body

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proximal

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nearest to trunk of body or point of origin

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peri-

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around

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muco-

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mucous

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poly-

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many

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endo-

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inner/inside

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ecto-

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outer/outside

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a- or an-

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without, not, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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bi-

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double, two

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dys-

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difficult, abnormal

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brady-

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slow

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, too much, high

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hypo-

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under, decreased, less than normal

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intra-

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within, into

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inter-

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between

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macro-

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large

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olig-

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scant, little, small

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

A

before, in front of, prior to

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retro-

A

backward, behind

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sang-

A

blood

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sero-

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thin, watery fluid

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under, beneath

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supra-

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above, over

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tachy

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fast, rapid

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trans

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across, over

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cyst

A

bladder, cyst

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derma

A

skin

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entero

A

intestines

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gastro

A

stomach

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hystero

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uterus

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hem, hema

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blood

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hepato

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liver

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hydro

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water

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lapar

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abdomen

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mast

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breast

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myel

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spinal cord, bone marror

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nephr

A

kidney

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osteo

A

bone

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phlebo

A

vein

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pulmo

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lung

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pnea

A

breathing, respiration

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pyo

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pus

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rhino

A

nose

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stomato

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mouth

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thorac

A

chest

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uro, urin

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urination

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vas

A

blood vessel

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-algia

A

pain

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-cele

A

hernia

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-duction

A

make something happen

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal of

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

destruction, decomposition

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumour

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-stomy

A

creation of opening

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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

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-scopy

A

examination using a scope

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-rrhea

A

profuse flow, discharge

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-plasty

A

surgical repair or reshaping

PSW 152 (7 decks)

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