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Medical Terminology
Lesson 1.3
Term | Definition |
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1. Anemia | Loss of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) -AA |
2. Urinalysis | A diagnostic examination of urine. -AA |
3.Myocardial infarction | An interruption of blood flow to the heart causing heart muscle damage, AKA heart attack. -AA |
4. -gram | Something written -AA |
5. Hepat | Liver -AA |
6. CNS | Central Nervous System -AA |
7. MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging -AA |
8. Derm | Skin -AA |
9. UTI | Urinary Tract Infection -AA |
10.Hemoglobin | The red oxygen carrying pigment of red blood cells -AA |
11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | A persistent disorder that impairs breathing -AA |
12. Di- | Two -AA |
13. Sub | Under or below -AA |
14. Neo | New -AA |
15. HEENT | Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat -AA |
16. KUB | Kidneys, ureter, bladder -AA |
17. Melano- | Black -AA |
18. Deca- | Decaliter (10 Liters) -AA |
19. Hemi- | Half (1/2) -AA |
20. Arthr- | Joint -AA |
21. Phlebo | Vein -AA |
22. CBC | Complete Blood Count -AA |
23. FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar -AA |
24. -ectomy | Excision or surgical removal -AA |
25. Nasogastric | From the nose to the stomach -AA |