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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MOSS | medical office simulation software |
| STAT | immediately |
| DOB | date of birth |
| TPMS | total practice management system |
| ARU | automated routing unit |
| ADA | americans with disability act |
| PHI | protected health information |
| URL | uniform resource labor |
| EKG,ECG | electrocardiogram |
| MI | myocardial infraction |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| C | cholesterol |
| EMG | electromyography |
| CC | cataract cauterization |
| thrombocytes | smallest formed elements of the blood |
| pericardium | membrane sac that surrounds the heart |
| angiostenosis | abnormal narrowing of a vessel |
| plasmapheresis | the process of separating plasma from the whole blood |
| septicemia | blood poisoning |
| cardiology | the study of the heart |
| aortorrhaphy | surgical suturing of the aorta |
| tachycardia | abnormal condition of a fast heart |
| leukemia | a malignancy of abnormal blood cells |
| aneurysmoplasty | surgical repair of an aneurysm |
| cardiomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the heart |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| pericardiectomy | the surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart |
| angiography | radiographic study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
| coronary | pertaining to the heart |
| angiectomy | surgical removal of a blood vessel |
| artherosclerosis | hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a build up of cholesterol plaque |
| bradycardia | abnormal condition of a slow heart |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| erytheropenia | deficiency of red blood cells |
| systolic | contraction of the heart |
| diastolic | relaxation of the heart |
| thrombus | a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein |
| dyscrasia | any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood |
| phlebotomy | the puncture of the vein for the purpose of drawing blood |