Test 2 Flashcards
BSP
Bromcsulphalein dye ( for liver function testing)
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
C
Carbon
c
With
carcin/o
Cancer
C&S
Culture and sensitivity
cardi/o
Heart ( cardiovascular)
CAT
Computerized axial tomography (cat scan)
CBC
Complete blood count
CCU
Coronary care unit
CDC
Center for disease control
CEA
Carcenoembryonic antigen
Centesis( suffix)
A surgical puncture ( amniocentesis)
cephal/o
Toward the head (cephalogram)
Cerebr/o
Brain
CEU
Continuing education units
CF
Complement fixatin
Cl
Chloride, chlorine, an electrolyte
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CO(NH2)2
Urea
Contra
Against( contraindicative)
CNS
Central nervous system
CPD
Citrate phosphate dextrose an anticoagulant
CPK
Creatine phosphokinase
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CRP
A C-reaction protein
CSF
Cerebral spinal fluid
Cyan/o
Bluish ( cyanotic)
Cyst/o
Sac, bladder
Cyte
Pertaining to cells
Derm/a
Pertaining to skin ( dermatitis)
Diff
Differential
DOA
Dead on arrival
Dorsal
Toward the back
Dys
Impaired, difficult
ECG/ EKG
Electrocardiogram
ECHO
Echocardiogram
Ectomy (suffix)
The removal of ( tonsillectomy)
EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetate or acetic acid
EEG
Electroencehalogram
em
In ( empathy)
Emia
Pertaining to blood
ENT
Ear nose throat
BS
Blood sugar
Eosin
Red dye used to satin eosinophils