MEDICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
1
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most medical terms are dervied from _________ and ________ words
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Greek and Latin
2
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3 basic parts of medical terminologies
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prefix, root word, suffix
3
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colo
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colon
4
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phlebo
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vein
5
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cardio
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heart
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arterio
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artery
7
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artho
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joint
8
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hepat/hepato
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liver
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thrombo
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clot
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nephron
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kidneys
11
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hemat
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blood
12
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aero
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air
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myo
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muscle
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cyto
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cell
15
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pyo
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pus
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cranio
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skull
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pyro
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fever
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osteo
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bone
19
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found at the beginning of the term
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prefix
20
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singular of metastases
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metastasis
21
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plural of ganglion
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ganglia
22
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singular of therapies
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therapy
23
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plural of larynx
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larynges
24
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plural of bacterium
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bacteria
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singular of sarcomata
sarcoma
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plural of cervix
cervices
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plural of alveolus
alveoli
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plural of prosthesis
prostheses
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plural of ovum
ova
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plural of atrium
atria
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DOH
dep of health
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CHED
commission on higher education
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VDRL
venereal disease research laboratory
34
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AIDs
autoimmune disease/disorder
36
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
37
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
38
BUA
blood uric acid
39
2PPBS
2 postprandial blood sugar
40
AFS
acid fast stain
41
PCQACL
philippine council for quality assurance in clinical laboratories
42
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
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IV
intravenous
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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IU
international unit
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ICU
intensive care unit
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K
potassium
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Na
sodium
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NPO
nothing per orem
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BAP
blood agar plate
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STAT
shortest turn around time
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CBC
complete blood count
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UA
urine analysis
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FA
fecal analysis
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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URTI
upper respiratory tract infection
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AUB
Abnormal uterine bleeding
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ETBD
etiology to be determined
59
CKD
chronic kidney disease
