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ICD-10-CM
abbreviations, terms & acronyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |