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Medical Term: Unit 4
Integumentary System: Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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ABCDE | mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
BCC | basil cell carcinoma |
Bx, bx | biopsy |
decub | decubital ulcer |
Derm | dermatology |
I&D | incision and drainage |
ID | intradermal |
IM | intramuscular |
SC, SQ, subQ | subcutaneous |
SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
Ung | ointment (Latin, unguentum) |
XP, XDP | xeroderma pigmentosum |