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Chapter 18
Chapter 18 Key Root Words, Abbreviations, & Acronyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bacteri/o | bacteria |
| Bi/o | life |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Gen/o | gene |
| Hemat/o | blood |
| Immun/o | immune |
| Micr/o | small |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| Parasit/o | parasite |
| Path/o | disease |
| Vir/o | virus |
| BAC | Blood alcohol content (or concentration) |
| Cr | Creatinine |
| CSF | Cerebrosinal Fluid |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| Hgb or Hb | Hemoglobin |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus Aureus |
| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| ACS | atypical squamous cells |
| ASC-US | atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, pronounced "ask-us) for ASC-US |
| ASC-H | atypical squamous cells cannot exclude a high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| AGC | atypical glandular cells |
| AIS | endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ, Ca in situ or CIS (carcinoma in situ) |
| LSIL | low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| HSIL | high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |