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Week One
med. abb. and med. terminology
Question | Answer |
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Dilated | to become wide, larger |
systolic | contraction of heart when blood is pumped to heart (top BP#) |
Diastolic | Rhythm of heart chambers when filled with blood (bottome BP#) |
hemorrhage | excessive loss of blood from a blood vessel |
acute | serious, severe or painful |
supine | laying on back faceing up |
Prone | laying face down |
distal | appendage away from joint. |
proximal | appendages closer to body |
medial | towards the heart or midline |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOA | Dead on Arrival |
SU | Subcutaneous |
IV | intravenous |
L with circle around it | Left |
IM | intramuscular |
BMI | Body mass index |
R with circle around it | Right |