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Phb terms T #45-#87
terms terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| ASK | ANTISTREPTOKIENASE |
| ASO | ANTISTREPTOLYSIS O TITER |
| AST | ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE |
| ATP | ADENOSINE TRIPHOSEPHATE |
| aur/o | ear |
| auto- | one,self |
| auto-, | trans(across ,between)prefix |
| AV | ATRIOVENTRICCULAR |
| BAP | BLOOD AGAR PLATE |
| -bas/o | base |
| BBT | BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE |
| B cell | bone marrow |
| BC | BLOOD CULTURE |
| BCP | BIRTH CONTROLE PILLS |
| BFP | BIOLOGICALLY FALSE POSITIVE |
| bi- | two |
| b.i.d | bis in die ;twice daily |
| bi/o | life |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| bp | boiling point |
| B/P | blood pressure |
| brady- | slow (prefix) |
| bronch/o | windpipe(combining form) |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR,BREATH SOUND,BOWEL SOUND |
| BSA | BODY SURFACE AREA |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| - | with |
| C | CARBON, CLEARANCE |
| C | CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY |
| Ca | calcium |
| CA | CANCER |
| CAB | coronary artery bypass |
| carcin/o | cancer (combining form) |
| caudal | near tail |
| cardi/o | heart |
| CAT | COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY SCAN |
| CBC | COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT |
| CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
| CDC | CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL |
| CEA | CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN |
| -cele | herniation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| CEU | CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS |