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A&P Final Term 2
Everything
Question | Answer |
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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 |