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Term | Definition |
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MOSS | medical office simulation software |
STAT | immediately |
DOB | date of birth |
TPMS | total practice management system |
ARU | automated routing unit |
ADA | americans with disability act |
PHI | protected health information |
URL | uniform resource labor |
EKG,ECG | electrocardiogram |
MI | myocardial infraction |
PAD | peripheral artery disease |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
C | cholesterol |
EMG | electromyography |
CC | cataract cauterization |
thrombocytes | smallest formed elements of the blood |
pericardium | membrane sac that surrounds the heart |
angiostenosis | abnormal narrowing of a vessel |
plasmapheresis | the process of separating plasma from the whole blood |
septicemia | blood poisoning |
cardiology | the study of the heart |
aortorrhaphy | surgical suturing of the aorta |
tachycardia | abnormal condition of a fast heart |
leukemia | a malignancy of abnormal blood cells |
aneurysmoplasty | surgical repair of an aneurysm |
cardiomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the heart |
phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
pericardiectomy | the surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart |
angiography | radiographic study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
coronary | pertaining to the heart |
angiectomy | surgical removal of a blood vessel |
artherosclerosis | hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a build up of cholesterol plaque |
bradycardia | abnormal condition of a slow heart |
pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
erytheropenia | deficiency of red blood cells |
systolic | contraction of the heart |
diastolic | relaxation of the heart |
thrombus | a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein |
dyscrasia | any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood |
phlebotomy | the puncture of the vein for the purpose of drawing blood |