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Ms Tina MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-Week 1
| ABBREVIATION | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CA | Cancer |
| CVA | cerebral vascular accident |
| AIDS | aquired immune defeciency syndrome |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DX | diagnosis |
| BP | blood pressure |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ASHD | atherosclerotic heart disease |
| BOM | bilateral otitis media |
| ETOH | ethanol/alcohol |
| BBVD | bloodborne viral infection |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BE | barium enema |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| ADR | adverse drug reaction |
| Ca | calcium |
| DPT | diptheria, pertussis, tetnus |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| BID | twice a day |
| BIW | twice a week |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Alb- | white |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Melan/o | black |
| Xanth/o | yellow |
| Eryth/o | red |
| purpur/o | purple |
| rose/o | rose, pink |
| chlor/o | green |
| eosin/o | rosy |