MED TERM 1 REVIEW
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What is the abbreviation for Posteroanterior | PA
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LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant
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What is the abbreviation for Diagnosis | DX
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SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography
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What is the abbreviation for Lateral | lat
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US | ultrasound
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What is the abbreviation for right upper quadrant | RUQ
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What is the abbreviation for anteroposterior | AP
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BX | Biopsy
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What is the abbreviation for symptom | SX
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TX | Treatment
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What is the abbreviation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | MRI
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anter/o | anterior, front
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abdomin/o | abdomen
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albin/o | white
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acr/o | extremity
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-logy | study of
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ab- | from, away from
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caud/o | tail
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cervic/o | neck, cervix
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chlor/o | green
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eti/o | cause
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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ad- | toward
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crani/o | cranium (skull)
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gastr/o | stomach
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chrom/o | color
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fasci/o | band, fascia
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-genesis | forming, producing, origin
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infra- | below, under
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dist/o | far, farthest
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ili/o | ilium
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cirrh/o | yellow
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idi/o | unknown, peculiar
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-gnosis | knowing
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hetero- | different
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dors/o | back
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inguin/o | groin
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cyan/o | blue
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morph/o | form, shape, structure
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-gram | record, writing
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homeo- | same, alike
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infer/o | lower, below
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lumb/o | loins, lower back
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erythr/o | red
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path/o | disease
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-graph | instrument for recording
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peri- | around
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later/o | side
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umbilic/o | navel
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melan/o | black
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radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius
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-graphy | process of recording
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super- | upper, above
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medi/o | middle
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pelv/i | pelvis
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poli/o | gray
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somat/o | body
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-metry | act of measuring
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trans- | across, through
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poster/o | back, behind, posterior
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proxim/o | near, nearest
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ventr/o | belly, belly side, front
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Measurement of blood flow in a vessel by reflecting sound waves off moving blood cells- | Doppler
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Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals- | cauterize
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Excision of a core sample of tissue for examination- | punch biopsy
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Incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity- | incision and drainage
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Removal of a part, pathway or function by surgery- | ablation
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Surgically joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another- | anastomosis
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Visual examination of the organs of the pelvis and abdomen through very small incisions in the abdominal wall- | laparoscopy
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Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument- | endoscopy
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What is the medical term used to describe the bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound? | dehiscence
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