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ICD-10-CM
abbreviations, terms & acronyms
Term | Definition |
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BMI | Body Mass Index |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
ICD-10-CM | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision, Clinical Modification |
MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus |
OI | Opportunistic infection |
PCP | Pneumocystitis Carinii Pneumonia |
PJP | Pneymocystitis Jiroveci Pneumonia |
SA | Staphylococcus Aureus |
SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
Bx | Biopsy |
CA | Cancer |
Chemo | Chemotherapy |
Mets | Metastases/metastatic |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
RBC | Red Blood Count |
WBC | White Blood Count |
ADD | Attention-deficit Disorder |
ADHD | Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
DT | Delirium Tremens |
MDD | Major Depression Disorder; Manic-depressive Disorder |
OCD | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder |
PTSD | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
SAD | Seasonal Affective Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder |
CNS | Central Nervous System |
CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
Eponym | Disease or symptom named after a person |
Septicemia | A systemic disease associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms |
Sepsis | Whole body inflammatory state, generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection |
carcin/o | cancer |
neo | new |
plasm | formation; growth |
granul/o | granules |
coagul/o | clotting |
crin/o | secrete |
dips/o | thirst |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
toxic/o | poison |
tropic | act upon |
schiz/o | split |
kines/o | movement |
lepsy | seizure |
phasia | speech -plegia |
thalm/o | thalamus |
CNS | central nervous system |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
corne/o | cornea |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
lacrim/o | tears |
AOM | acute otitis media |
COM | chronic otitis media |
MEE | middle ear infection |
TM | tympanic membrane |
valvul/o | valve |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
BP | blood pressure |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
HF | heart failure |
PAD | peripheral arterial disease |