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A&P Final Term 2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidneys ureters bladder |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| SBFT | small bowel follow through |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| Rx | therapy |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| HEENT | head eyes ears nose and throat |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| PE tube | pressure equalizing tube |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| XRT, RT | radiation therapy |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| CT | computed tomography |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoria | feeling |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| AVM | arteriovenous malformation |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| DES | drug eluting stent |
| HTN | hypertension |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lith/o | stone |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -phagia | eating |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -algia | pain |
| -phasia | speech |
| encephal/o | brain |
| angi/o | vessel |
| ather/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| phleb/o | vein |
| thromb/o | clot |
| pneum/o | lung |
| -pnea | breathing |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -stasis | to stop |
| inter- | between |
| ocul/o | eye |
| dipl/o | double |
| -opia | vision condition |
| acous/o | hearing |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| -acusis | hearing |
| dips/o | thirst |
| home/o | sameness |
| -uria | urine condition |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cauter/o | to burn |
| necr/o | death |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| -oma | tumor |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| aut/o | self |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| psych/o | mind |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoria | feeling |
| append/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| mening/o | meninges |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| pont/o | pons |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| syncop/o | to cut off |
| atri/o | atrium |
| brachi/o | arm |
| coron/o | heart |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| steth/o | chest |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| thromb/o | clot |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| coni/o | dust |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| lob/o | lobe of lung |
| orth/o | straight |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| -osmia | smell |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| mon/o | one |
| leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| hemoglobin/o | hemoglobin |
| poikil/o | irregular |
| diaphor/o | sweat |
| onych/o | nail |