MT #2 Flashcards
WHO
World Health Organization
NIH
National Institutes of Health
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
USDHHS
United States Department of Health and Human Services
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
LTC
Long term care
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
PPACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
-algesia
pain
-itis
inflammation (of)
-scopy
observation
-edema
tissue swelling
-emesis
vomit
-derma
skin
-pathy
disease, abnormal condition
-phasia
speech
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-oma
tumor
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-graphy
to record
-opsy
to view, examine
-megaly
enlarged
-plegia
paralysis
-plasty
surgical correction or repair
-ology
study of, science of
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act