MEDICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards

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1
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most medical terms are dervied from _________ and ________ words

A

Greek and Latin

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3 basic parts of medical terminologies

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prefix, root word, suffix

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colo

A

colon

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phlebo

A

vein

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cardio

A

heart

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arterio

A

artery

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artho

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joint

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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

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hemat

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blood

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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

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pyo

A

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

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19
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found at the beginning of the term

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prefix

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20
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singular of metastases

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metastasis

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21
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plural of ganglion

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ganglia

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singular of therapies

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therapy

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plural of larynx

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larynges

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plural of bacterium

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bacteria

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singular of sarcomata

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sarcoma

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plural of cervix

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cervices

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plural of alveolus

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alveoli

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plural of prosthesis

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prostheses

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plural of ovum

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ova

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plural of atrium

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atria

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DOH

A

dep of health

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CHED

A

commission on higher education

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VDRL

A

venereal disease research laboratory

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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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AIDs

A

autoimmune disease/disorder

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AMI

A

acute myocardial infarction

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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BUA

A

blood uric acid

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2PPBS

A

2 postprandial blood sugar

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AFS

A

acid fast stain

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PCQACL

A

philippine council for quality assurance in clinical laboratories

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FBS

A

Fasting Blood Sugar

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IV

A

intravenous

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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IU

A

international unit

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ICU

A

intensive care unit

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K

A

potassium

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Na

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sodium

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NPO

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nothing per orem

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BAP

A

blood agar plate

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STAT

A

shortest turn around time

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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UA

A

urine analysis

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FA

A

fecal analysis

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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URTI

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upper respiratory tract infection

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AUB

A

Abnormal uterine bleeding

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ETBD

A

etiology to be determined

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CKD

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chronic kidney disease