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Unit 1
Chapter 1, 2, 3.
Term | Definition |
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EEG | Electroencephalogram |
ABLA | Acute blood loss anemia |
CAUTI | Catheter-associated urinary tract infection |
DIB | Dead in bed/Difficulty in breathing |
AMA | Against medical advice |
Asperger's | Difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication; autism spectrum disorder. Hans Asperger, pediatrician |
Bell's Palsy | Dysfunction of cranial nerve VII, causing facial paralysis. Charles Bell, surgeon, anatomist, and neurologist |
Crohn's | Inflammatory bowel disease; cobblestone ulceration. Burrill Crohn, gastroenterologist |
Graves' | Overproduction of thyroid hormones; exophthalmic goiter. Robert Graves, physician |
Parkinson's | Degenerative disease affecting movement, including speech. James Parkinson, apothecary surgeon |
Post- | After |
-algia/-dynia | Pain |
myc/o | Fungus |
path/o | Suffering, disease |
DNR | Do not resuscitate |
Leuko- | White |
Erythro- | Red |
Xantho- | Yellow |
Melano- | Black |
-itis | Inflammation |
-Kerato | Hard |
Axanthopsia | Unable see the color yellow |
Necrosis | necro = dead osis = condition Definition: Death |
Onychocryptosis | onycho = nail crypt = hidden osis = conditon Definiton: Condition of a hidden nail (ingrown nail) |
Sclerodermatitis | sclero = hard derma = skin itits = inflammation Definition: Thickening and inflammation of the skin |
Trichomycosis | trich = hair my = fungus osis = condition Definition: Disease of the hair caused by fungus (fungal hair disease) |