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Phlebotomy Chap 4 Medical Terminology

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Medical terminology is a special vocabulary of ____ and ____ terms used in the healthcare professions to ____ and ____ effectively and precisely.   of scientific and technical terms to speak and write effectively and precisely  
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Medical Terminology is based on an understanding of a few basic word elements primarily derived from ____ and ____ words that are used to form most _____ terms.   from Greek and Latin words that are used to form most medical terms  
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Once the meanings of the word elements are known, the general meaning of most medical terms can be established. List The 4 basic word elements? are ___ roots, ____, _____ and _________ forms.   are word roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms.  
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How do you determine the meaning of a medical term? Where do you start to break down the meaning?   start with the suffix, then go to the prefix, and identify the meaning of the word root or roots last.  
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Word Roots: A word root is also(sometimes called a ___ ____) is the part of a _____ term that establishes its basic meaning, and the _____ upon which the true meaning is built.   (sometimes called a word stem)is the part of a medical term that establishes its basic meaning and foundation upon which the true meaning is built.  
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The true meaning of a medical term is established by analyzing the other word elements such as ____ and ____ attached to the word root.   prefixes and suffixes  
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What does A word root typically indicates? ____, ____, ____ ___, ____, ______, or _____. For example, the word root PHLEB means "____", a body _______.   indicates a tissue, organ, body system, structure, substance, or condition.For example, the word root PHLEB means "vein", a body structure.  
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Some medical terms have more than one word root. The term Thrombophlebitis is made up of the word root PHLEB and the word root THROMB meaning "____"   PHLEB and the word root THROMB meaning "Clot"  
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In a few instances a root will have several very different meanings, For example the root PED appears in words derived from both Greek and Latin words for "foot" How would you establish the meaning of the root in these cases?   To establish the meaning of the root you would consider the context in which the word is used  
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A prefix is a word element, does it come (before or after) a word root?   A prefix comes before a word root  
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How does a prefix modify the meaning of the word root?   by adding information such as presence or absence, location, number or size.  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ADIP   Meaning: FAT Example: ADIPOSE  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: AER   Meaning: AIR Example: AEROBIC  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ANGI   Meaning: VESSEL Example: ANGIOGRAM  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ARTERI   Meaning: ARTERY Example: ARTERIosclerosis  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ARTHR   Meaning: JOINT Example: ARTHRitis  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: BILI   Meaning: BILE Example: BILIrubin  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: BRONCH   Meaning: BRONCHUS Example: BRONCHitis  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CARDI   Meaning: HEART Example: electroCARDIogram  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CEPHAL   Meaning: HEAD Example: CEPHALic  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CHONDR   Meaning: CARTILAGE Example: osteoCHONDRitis  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CRY   Meaning: COLD Example: CRYoglobulin  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CUTANE   Meaning: SKIN Example: perCUTANEous  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CYST   Meaning: BLADDER Example: CYSTITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: CYT   Meaning: CELL Example: CYTOLOGY  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: DERM   Meaning: SKIN Example: DERMIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: DERMAT   Meaning: SKIN Example:DERMATITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ENCEPHAL   Meaning: BRAIN Example: ENCEPHALITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ENTER   Meaning: INTESTINES Example: ENTERITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ERYTHR   Meaning: RED Example: ERYTHROCYTE  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ESOPHAG   Meaning: ESOPHAGUS Example: ESOPHAGITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ESTR   Meaning: FEMALE Example: ESTROGEN  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: FIBRIN   Meaning: FIBER Example: FIBRINOLYSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GASTR   Meaning: STOMACH Example: GASTROINTESTINAL  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GLUC   Meaning: SUGAR,GLUCOSE Example:GLUCOSE  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: GLYC   Meaning: SUGAR,GLUCOSE Example: GLYCOLYSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEM   Meaning: BLOOD Example: HEMOLYSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEMAT   Meaning: BLOOD Example: HEMATOLOGY  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: HEPAT   Meaning: LIVER Example:HEPATITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: LEUK   Meaning: WHITE Example: LEUKOCYTE  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: LIP   Meaning: FAT Example: LIPEMIA  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: MY   Meaning: MUSCLE Example: MYALGIA  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: NECR   Meaning: DEATH Example: NECROSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: NEPHR   Meaning: KIDNEY Example: NEPHRITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: ONC   Meaning: TUMOR Example: ONCOLOGIST  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: OSTE   Meaning: BONE Example: OSTEOPOROSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PATH   Meaning: DISEASE Example: PATHOGEN  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PHLEB   Meaning: VEIN Example:PHLEBOTOMY  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: PULMON   Meaning: LUNG Example: PULMONARY  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: REN   Meaning: KIDNEY Example: RENAL  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: SCLER   Meaning: HARD Example:SCLEROTIC  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: THROMB   Meaning: CLOT Example: THROMBOSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: THORAC   Meaning: CHEST Example: THORACIC  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: TOX   Meaning: POISON Example: TOXICOLOGY  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: VAS   Meaning: VESSEL Example: VASCULAR  
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Give the meaning and example of medical word root: VEN   Meaning: VEIN Example: VENIPUNCTURE  
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What does the prefix "a-" mean?   prefix a- means without  
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So what does the word root Nuclear mean?   it means a nucleus  
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so what does anuclear mean?   anuclear means "without a nucleus"  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: A-, AN-, AR-   Meaning: WITHOUT Example: ARRHYTHMIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANA-   Meaning: AGAIN, UPWARD, BACK Example:ANABOLISM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANISO-   Meaning: UNEQUAL Example: ANISOCYTOSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ANTI-   Meaning: AGAINST Example: ANTISEPTIC  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BI-   Meaning: TWO Example: BICUSPID  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BIO-   Meaning: LIFE Example: BIOLOGY  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: BRADY-   Meaning: SLOW Example: BRADYCARDIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: CATA-   Meaning: DOWN Example: CATABOLISM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: CYAN-   Meaning: BLUE Example: CYANOTIC  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: DYS-   Meaning:DIFFICULT Example:DYSPNEA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ENDO-   Meaning:IN, WITHIN Example: ENDOTHELIUM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EPI-   Meaning: ON, OVER Example: EPIDERMIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EXO-   Meaning:OUTSIDE Example:EXOCRINE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: EXTRA-   Meaning:OUTSIDE Example:EXTRAVASCULAR  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HETERO-   Meaning:DIFFERENT Example:HETEROSEXUAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HOMO-   Meaning:SAME Example:HOMOGENEOUS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HOMEO-   Meaning:SAME Example:HOMEOSTASIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HYPER-   Meaning: TOO MUCH,HIGH Example: HYPERTENSION  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: HYPO-   Meaning:LOW, UNDER Example:HYPOGLYCEMIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: INTRA-   Meaning: WITHIN Example: INTRAMUSCULAR  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: INTER-   Meaning:BETWEEN Example:INTERCELLULAR  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: ISO-   Meaning: EQUAL, SAME Example: ISOTHERMAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MACRO-   Meaning: LARGE, LONG Example: MACROCYTE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MAL-   Meaning: POOR Example: MALNUTRITION  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MICRO-   Meaning: SMALL Example: MICROCYTE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: MONO-   Meaning: ONE Example: MONONUCLEAR  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: NEO-   Meaning: NEW Example: NEONATAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: POLY-   Meaning: MANY, MUCH Example: POLYURIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: POST-   Meaning: AFTER Example: POSTPRANDIAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PRE-   Meaning: BEFORE Example: PRENATAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PER-   Meaning: THROUGH Example: PERCUTANEOUS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: PERI-   Meaning: AROUND Example: PERICARDIUM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: SEMI-   Meaning: HALF Example: SEMILUNAR  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: SUB-   Meaning: BELOW, UNDER Example: SUBCUTANEOUS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: TACHY-   Meaning: RAPID Example: TACHYCARDIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical prefix: TRI-   Meaning: THREE Example: TRICUSPID  
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A suffix is a word element, does it come (before or after) a word root?   A suffix comes after a word root. it is a word ending.  
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How does a suffix modify the meaning of the word root?   It either changes or adds to the meaning or the word root.  
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Identify which is the Root and which is the suffix: GASTRIC   GASTR is the root (Stomach)IC is the suffix (pertaining to)Therefore the word GASTRIC means pertaining to the stomach  
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When a Suffix begins with RH what is doubled and added to the ending of the word?   The R is doubled as in HEMORRHAGE  
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When a Suffix is added to a word ending in X What is the X changed to ___ or ___?   The Xis changed to a G or C as in Pharynx becoming PHARYNGEAL and Thorax becoming THORACIC.  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -AC,-AL   Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: CARDIAC,NEURAL  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ALGIA   Meaning: PAIN Example: NEURALGIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -AR, -ARY   Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: MUSCULAR, URINARY  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ASE   Meaning: ENZYME Example: LIPASE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -CENTESIS   Meaning: SURGICAL PUNCTURE TO REMOVE FLUIDExample: THORACENTESIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -CYTE   Meaning: CELL Example: ERYTHROCYTE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -EMIA   Meaning: BLOOD CONDITION Example: ANEMIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -GRAM   Meaning: RECORDING, WRITING Example: ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IA   Meaning: STATE OR CONDITION Example: HEMOPHILIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IC   Meaning: PERTAINING TO Example: THORACIC  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ISM   Meaning: STATE OF Example: HYPOTHYROIDISM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -IST   Meaning: ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN Example: PHARMACIST  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ITIS   Meaning: INFLAMMATION Example: TONSILLITIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -RHAGE   Meaning: BURSTING FORTH Example: HEMORRHAGE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -LOGIST   Meaning: SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF Example: CARDIOLOGIST  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -LYSIS   Meaning: BREAKDOWN, SEPARATION Example: HEMOLYSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -MEGALY   Meaning: ENLARGEMENT Example: ACROMEGALY  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -METER   Meaning: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES OR COUNTS Example: THERMOMETER  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OLE   Meaning: SMALL Example: ARTERIOLE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OMA   Meaning: TUMOR Example: HEPATOMA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OSIS   Meaning: CONDITION Example: NECROSIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -OXIA   Meaning: OXYGEN LEVEL Example: HYPOXIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PATHY   Meaning: DISEASE Example: CARDIOOMYOPATHY  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PENIA   Meaning: DEFINCIENCY Example: LEUKOPENIA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -PNEA   Meaning: BREATHING Example: DYSPNEA  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -POIESIS   Meaning: FORMATION Example: HEMOPOIESIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -RRHAGE   Meaning: EXCESS/ABNORMAL FLOW Example: HEMORRHAGE  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -SPASM   Meaning: TWITCH, INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE MOVEMENT Example: ARTERIOSPASM  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -STASIS   Meaning: STOPPING, CONTROLLING, STANDING Example: HEMOSTASIS  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -TOMY   Meaning: CUTTING, INCISION Example: PHLEBOTOMY  
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Give the meaning and example of this common medical Suffix: -ULE   Meaning: SMALL Example: VENULE  
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A word root combined with a vowel is called a what?   a combining form.  
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What combining vowel is most frequently used?   Vowel is "O"  
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When is a combining vowel added to a word root?   It is added between two word roots or a word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier.  
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What is a combining form?   A root word combined with a vowel.  
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True or false? A combining vowel is kept between two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel?   YES IT IS True:  
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True or False? A combining vowel is normally used when a suffix starts with a vowel?   False: A combining vowel is NOT normally used when a suffix starts with a vowel  
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BREAKDOWN THE FOLLOWING WORD: give the word root,combining vowel or form, and suffix.GASTROENTEROLOGY   Word root: GASTR (stomach) combining vowel Oword root: ENTER(intestines)combining vowel OSuffix: LOGY (study of)  
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What does the term GASTROENTEROLOGY MEAN?   tHE STUDY OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES  
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WHAT IS THE TWO COMBINING FORMS IN THE WORD GASTROENTEROLOGY?   GASTRO AND ENTERO  
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TRUE OR FALSE: THE WORD PHLEBITIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COMBINING FORMS.   FALSE! Because the suffix -ITIS begins with a vowel, a combining vowel is not used after the word PHLEB.  
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Define the meaning of the word: PHLEBITIS   Inflammation of a vein  
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Which is more important? To be able to identify the classification of a word element or be able to identify the meaning>   It is more important to be able to identify the meaning of a word element Such as the word element PHASIA means speech,normally classified as a Suffix. It functions as a word root, however in the word APHASIA which means without speech, same meaning.  
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When dealing with unique plural endings it is important to ______ medical terms individually to determine the correct plural form?   evaluate  
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How important is pronunciation in medical terminology?   Medical terms must be pronounced properly to convey the correct meaning, which can be changed by even one mispronounced syllable.  
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What is the plural word ending for -A?   -AE EX: VENA CAVAE (KA'VE)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -EN   -INA EX: LUMINA (LU'MIN-A)  
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What is the plural word ending for? - EX, -IX   -ICES EX:APPENDICES (A-PEN'DI-SEZ)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -IS   -ESEX: CRISES (KRI'SEZ)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -NX   -NGESEX:PHALANGES (FA-LAN'-JEZ)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -ON   -AEX: PROTOZOA (PRO"TO=ZO'A)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -UM   -A EX: OVA (O'VA)  
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What is the plural word ending for? -US   -IEX: NUCLEI (NU'KLE-I)  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: AE   PRONOUNCE THE SECOND VOWEL ONLY  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CIF IT PRECEDES E, I, Y   SOUNDS LIKE "S"  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CIF IT PRECEDES OTHER VOWELS A, O, U   HAS A HARD SOUND  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: G IF IT PRECEDES E, I, Y   SOUNDS LIKE A "J"  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: GIF IT PRECEDES OTHER VOWELS A,O,U   HAS A HARD SOUND  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: CH   OFTEN PRONOUNCED LIKE A "K"  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: ESUCH AS WORD SYCOPE AND DIASTOLE   MAY BE PRONOUNCED SEPARATELY IF AT THE END OF A TERM  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: ES   MAY BE PRONOUNCED AS A SEPARATE SYLLABLE IF AT THE END OF A TERM  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: I   PRONOUNCE LIKE "EYE" IF AT THE END OF A PLURAL TERM SUCH S FUNGI OR NUCLEI  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PH   PRONOUNCE WITH AN "F" SOUND AS IN PHARMACY  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PN   PRONOUNCE THE "N" SOUND ONLY IF AT THE START OF A TERM SUCH AS -PNEUMONIA  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PNSUCH AS DYSPNEA OR APNEA   pRONOUNCE BOTH LETTERS SEPARATELY IF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TERM AS IN DYSPNEA AND APNEA  
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDELINES FOR THESE LETTERS: PS   PRONOUNCE LIKE "S" AS IN PSEUDOPOD OR PSYCHOLOGY  
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ABGs   ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES  
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ABO   BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM  
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a.c.   BEFORE MEALS  
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ACTH   ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE  
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ADH   ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE  
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ad lib   AS DESIRED  
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AIDS   ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME  
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ALL   ACUTE LYPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA  
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ALT   ALANINE TRANSAMINASE (SEE SGPT)  
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AML   ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA  
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aq   WATER (AQUA)  
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AST   ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (SEE SGOT)  
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ASO   ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O  
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b.i.d.   TWICE A DAY (bis in die)  
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bili   bilirubin  
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BP   blood pressure  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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C   with (cum)  
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Ca   calcium  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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cc*special note   cubic centimeter* On the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list  
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CCU   coronary care unit  
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chem   chemistry  
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chemo   chemotherapy  
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CK   creatine kinase  
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cm   centimeter  
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CML   chronic myelogenous leukemia  
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CNS   CNETRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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CO2   CARBON DIOXIDE  
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COPD   CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE  
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CPR   CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION  
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crit   hematocrit (see HCT)  
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C-section   cesarean section  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT scan   computed tomography scan  
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CVA   Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)  
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CXR   chest x-ray  
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DIC   Disseminated intravascular coagulation  
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diff   differential count of white blood cells  
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dil   dilute  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid  
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DOB   date of birth  
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Dx   Diagnosis  
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EBV   EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS  
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ECG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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EEG   ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM  
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EKG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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ENT   EAR,NOSE, AND THROAT  
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Eos   EOSINOPHILS  
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ER   EMERGENCY ROOM  
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ESR   ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (SED RATE)  
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exc   EXCISION  
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FBS   FASTING BLOOD SUGAR  
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Fe   IRON  
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FSH   FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE  
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FUO   FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN  
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gluc   GLUCOSE  
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GI   GASTROINTESTINAL  
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Gm, gm, g   GRAM  
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GTT   GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST  
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GYN   GYNECOLOGY  
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h   HOUR  
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Hb,Hgb   HEMOGLOBIN  
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HBsAg   HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN  
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HBV   HEPATITIS C VIRUS  
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HCG   HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN  
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HCL   HYDROCHLORIC ACID  
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Hct   HEMATOCRIT (SEE CRIT)  
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HCV   HEPATITIS C VIRUS  
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HDL   HIGH-DENSITIY LIPOPROTEIN  
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Hg   MERCURY  
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HH (H&H)   HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT  
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HIV   HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  
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h/o   HISTORY OF  
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H2O   WATER  
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h.s.   AT BEDTIME (HORA SOMNI)  
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hx   HISTORY  
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ICU   INTENSIVE CARE UNIT  
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IM   INTRAMUSCULAR  
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IV   INTRAVENOUS  
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IVP   INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM  
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K+   POTASSIUM  
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Kg   KILOGRAM  
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L   LITER  
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L   LEFT  
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Lat   LATERAL  
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LD/LDH   LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE  
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LDL   LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN  
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LE   LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS(LUPUS)  
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lymphs   LYMPHOCYTES  
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lytes   ELECTROLYTES  
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m   METER  
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MCH   MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN  
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MCHC   MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION  
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MCV   MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME  
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mcg   MICROGRAM  
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mets   METASTASES  
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mg   MILLIGRAM  
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Mg++   MAGNESIUM  
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MI   MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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mL   MILLILITER  
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mm   MILLIMETER  
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mono   MONOCYTE  
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MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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MS   MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS  
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Na+   SODIUM  
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neg   NEGATIVE  
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NG   NASOGASTRIC  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH (NULLA PER OS)  
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O2   OXYGEN  
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OB   OBSTETRICS  
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O&P   OVA AND PARASITE  
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OR   OPERATING ROOM  
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oz   OUNCE  
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P   PULSE; PHOSPHORUS  
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Path   PATHOLOGY  
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p.c.`   AFTER MEALS  
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PCO2   PRESSURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD  
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Peds   PEDIATRICS  
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pH   HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (MEASURE OF ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY)  
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PKU   PHENYLKETONURIA  
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PMNs   POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES  
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PO2   PRESSURE OF OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD  
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p/o   POSTOPERATIVE  
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p.o.   ORALLY (PER OS)  
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polys   POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES  
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pos   POSITIVE  
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post-op   AFTER OPERATION  
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PP   AFTER A MEAL (POSTPRANDIAL)  
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PPD   PURIFIED PROTEIN DERIVATIVE (TB TEST)  
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pre-op   BEFORE OPERATION  
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prep   PREPARE FOR  
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PRN, prn   AS NECESSARY (PRO RE NATA)  
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PT   PROTHROMBIN TIME /PROTIME  
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PTT   PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME  
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pt   PATIENT  
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PVC   PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION  
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QNS,q.n.s.   QUANTITY NOT SUFFICIENT  
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R   RIGHT  
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RA   RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS  
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RBC   RED BLOOD CELL OR RED BLOOD COUNT (ALSO rbc)  
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req   REQUISITION  
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RIA   RADIOIMMUNOASSAY  
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R/O   RULE OUT  
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RPR   RAPID PLASMA REAGIN  
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RT   RESPIRATORY THERAPHY  
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RR   RECOVERY ROOM  
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Rx   TREATMENT  
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~S (CAP S WITH A LINE ABOVE THE S)   WITHOUT  
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Sed rate   ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)  
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segs   SEGMENTED WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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SGOT   SERUM GLUTAMIC-OXALOACETIC TRANSAMINASE (SEE AST)  
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SGPT   SERUM GLUTAMIC-PYRUVIC TRANSAMINASE (SEE ALT)  
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SLE   SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHATOSUS  
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SMAC   SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ANALYZER CUMPUTERIZED  
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sol   SOLUTION  
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Staph   STAPHYLOCOCCUS  
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Sx   SYMPTOMS  
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T   TEMPERATURE  
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T3   TRIIODOTHYRONINE ( A THYROID HORMONE)  
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T4   THYROXINE  
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TB   TUBERCULOSIS  
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T cells   LYPHOCYTES FROM THE THYMUS  
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T&C   TYPE AND CROSSMATCH (TYPE & X)  
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TIBC   TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY  
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TPN   TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (INTRAVENOUS FEEDING)  
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TPR   TEMPERATURE, PULSE AND RESPIRATION  
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Trig   TRIGLYCERIDES  
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TSH   THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE  
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Tx   TREATMENT  
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UA, ua   URINALYSIS  
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URI   UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION  
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UTI   URINARY TRACT INFECTION  
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UV   ULTRAVIOLET  
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VCU   VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM  
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VD   VENERAL DISEASE  
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VDRL   VENERAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY  
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W(W WITH A LINE THRU IT)   WATER REACTIVE  
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WBC,wbc   WHITE BLOOD CELL  
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wd   WOUND  
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WT, wt   WEIGHT  
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y/o   YEARS OLD  
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To help reduce the number of medical errors related to incorrect interpretation of medical terminology, what commission issued a "Do not use list"?   The JOINT COMMISSION  
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The___?_____commission issued a minimum list of dangerous ___?___, ___?__ and __?__that must be included on a "_?_ _?_ _?_" list by every organization it accredits.   The joint commission issued a minimum list of dangerous abbreviations, symbols and acronyms that must be included on a "do no use" list by every organization it accredits.  
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the "Do Not Use" list applies to all _?_ and all __?____-related documentation that is handwritten, entered on computer or written on preprinted forms   the "Do Not Use" list applies to all orders and all medication-related documentation that is handwritten, entered on computer or written on preprinted forms  
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True or False? The "Do not use" list applies to printed and electronic laboratory reports.   False. The "Do not use" list applies to handwritten laboratory reports, butdoes not apply to printed and electronic laboratory reports.  
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True or False? Laboratories are also exempt from the ban on the use of trailing zeros when they are necessary to indicate the precision of test results?   True.  
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What Institute has the (IOM)as its acronyms?   IOM Institute of Medicine  
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You will need to study common symbols on page 133 Table 4-7. unable to translate symbols into this format   You will need to study common symbols on page 133 Table 4-7. unable to translate symbols into this format  
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a pg133 symbols   alpha  
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B pg133 symbols   beta  
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8 pg133 symbols   delta  
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y pg133 symbols   gamma  
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/\sort of like an upside down V pg 133 symbols   lamba  
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oo sort of an 8 on it's side pg133 symbols   infinity  
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u see pg 133 symbols* special note   micron *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list  
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ug see pg 133 symbols *special note   microgram *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list  
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+ see pg 133 symbols   plus, positive  
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- see pg 133 symbols   minus, negative  
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= see pg 133 symbols   equals  
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< see pg 133 symbols *special note   less than *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list  
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< with a line under the < see pg 133 symbols   equal to or less than  
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> see pg 133 symbols *special note   greater than *on the list of possible future additions to the "do not use" list  
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> with a line under the > see pg 133 symbols   equal to or greater than  
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+ with a line under it see pg133 symbols   plus or minus, positive or negative  
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R with a circle around it see pg 133 symbols   registered trademark  
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TM see pg 133 symbols   trademark  
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# see pg 133 symbols   number, pound  
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% see pg 133 symbols   percent  
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triangle see pg 133 symbols   heat  
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the symbol with a circle on top and a plus below see pg 133   female  
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the symbol with a plus pointing at 1o'clock with a circle under it pg133   male  
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arrow up pg 133 symbols   increase  
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arrow down pg 133   decrease  
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IU Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: mistaken for IV or 10(ten) Replace with: write "international unit"  
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U Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: mistaken for 0(zero),4(four),or cc Replace with: Write "unit"  
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MS Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate Replace with:Write "morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate"  
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MSO4 and MgSO4 Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: can be confused with one another Replace with: write "magnesium sulfate or morphine sulfate"  
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Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily) Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: mistaken for each other Replace with: write "daily"  
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Q.O.D.,QOD., q.o.d, qod (every other day)Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: period after the Q mistaken for I and the O mistaken for IReplace with: write "every other day"  
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No leading zero (.X mg) Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Decimal point is missed Replace with: Write "0.X mg"  
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Trailing zero(X.0 mg) *special note why? Joint commission "Do Not Use" List pg134list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Decimal point is missed Replace with: Write "X mg" *a trailing zero may be used when it is needed to show the level of precision of the value being reported as in labtest results, imaging reports on the size of lesions, catheter/tube sizes  
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> (greater than) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: misinterpreted as the # 7 Replace with: Write "greater than"  
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< (less than) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: misinterpreted as the letter L confused with each other Replace with: Write "less than"  
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@ (at sign) Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: mistaken for the # 2 (two) Replace with:Write "at"  
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CcPossible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Mistaken for U (units) if poorly written Replace with: Write "mL" or "milliliters"  
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u see pg134 table 4-9 for symbol clarificationPossible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Mistaken for "mg" (milligrams) resulting in 1000-fold overdose Replace with: Write "mcg" or micrograms  
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Abbreviated drug names Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Misinterpreted because many drugs have similar abbreviations Replace with: write drug names in full  
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Apothecary units Possible future additions to "Do Not Use" List pg134 list rationale and what to replace with ?   Rationale: Unfamiliar to many practitioners confused with metric units Replace with: use metric units  
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A prefix is ?   comes before a word root and modifies its meaning  
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A word root is ?   Establishes the basic meaning of a medical term.  
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A suffix is ?   follows a word root and adds to or changes its meaning  
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A combining vowel is ?   Makes pronunciation of the term easier.  
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Which part of gastro/o/enter/o/logy is the suffix?   Logy  
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To what part of the body does the work root hepat refer to?   Liver  
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What does the suffix -algia mean?   Pain  
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The pleural form of atrium is?   ATRIA SEE PG 130 TABLE 4-4 IF ?'S  
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The medical term for red blood cell is   Erythrocyte  
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The medical term for white blood cell is   Leukocyte  
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The medical term for liver cell?   Hepatocyte  
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The medical term for a clot cell?   Thrombocyte  
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What does Cystitis mean?   Inflammation of the bladder  
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The "e" is pronounced separately in which of the following?Diastole, systole, syncope or all of the above?   All of the above  
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the abbreviation NPO means?   Nothing by mouth  
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True or false: CC abbreviation is on the current Joint Commission "Do Not Use" list   False. CC is on the Possible future additions to the do not use list by the joint commission.  
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