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Andrews Study Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AXR | Abdominal x-rays |
| BC | Birth control |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplant |
| BAC | Blood alcohol content |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| Ac | Before meals |
| Bid | Twice a day |
| Bm | Bowel movement |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CC | Chief complaint |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Crohn's disease | Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Parkinson's disease | Parkinson's disease affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. |
| Huntington disease | Huntington's disease is a rare inherited disease that causes the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. |
| Alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. |
| Klinefelter syndrome | Klinefelter syndrome is a chromosomal variation in males in which one extra x chromosome is present resulting in a x x y sex chromosome karyotype. |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Cerebr/o | Brain |
| Lacrim/o | Tears |
| Corticotropin | corticotropin may also be spelled corticotrophin) is a peptide hormone involved in the stress response. |
| Thrombosis | Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot, known as a thrombus, within a blood vessel |
| Ventriculotomy | Ventriculotomy (cardiac), involving an intrusion into a ventricle of the heart. |