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Unit 1
Audionyms And Abbrievations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal | enlargement |
-itis | inflammation |
dermat- | tissue |
plast | surgical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical repair |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | any condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | blood vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eye lid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
@ | at |
A&D | Admission and Discharge |
aa | of each |
abd | abdomen |
ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
ac | before meal |
Ac and Cl | Ace and Clinetest |
AD | right ear |
ADL | Activities of daily living |
ad lib | as directed |
adm | admission |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrome |
am or AM | before noon |
AMA | Against medical advice; American medical association |
amal | amalgam |
amb | ambulate |
amt | amount |
ANA | Antinuclear antibodies; American nurses association |
ant | anterior |
A&P | Anatomy and Physiology; anterior and posterior |
AP | Arterial pressure; Applicable pulse |
Approx | approximately |
Aqua | water |
ARC | AIDS-Related Complex |
AS | left ear |