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Ms Tina MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-Week 1
ABBREVIATION | DEFINITION |
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COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CA | Cancer |
CVA | cerebral vascular accident |
AIDS | aquired immune defeciency syndrome |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
DX | diagnosis |
BP | blood pressure |
ABG | arterial blood gas |
ASHD | atherosclerotic heart disease |
BOM | bilateral otitis media |
ETOH | ethanol/alcohol |
BBVD | bloodborne viral infection |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BE | barium enema |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
ADR | adverse drug reaction |
Ca | calcium |
DPT | diptheria, pertussis, tetnus |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
ARDS | acute respiratory distress |
DAW | dispense as written |
BID | twice a day |
BIW | twice a week |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
Leuk/o | white |
Alb- | white |
Cyan/o | blue |
Melan/o | black |
Xanth/o | yellow |
Eryth/o | red |
purpur/o | purple |
rose/o | rose, pink |
chlor/o | green |
eosin/o | rosy |