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Unit1
Deciphering the Code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| C&S | Culture & Sensitivity, performed to detect infection |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| BX | Biopsy |
| Derm | Dermatology |
| Alzheimer | Chronic neurodegenerative disease |
| Bell palsy | Dysfunction of cranial nerve VII, causing facial paralysis |
| Hodgkin | A cancer of the lymphatic tissue |
| Tourette | Neuropsychiatric disorder; childhood onset |
| Lyme | Infectious bacterial disease; most common disease spread by ticks |
| Organ | An anatomically distinct body structure of two or more tissue types. Each organ performs one or more specific physiological functions. |
| Distal | Farther away from the center |
| Cranial cavity | Houses the brain. Protected by the bones of the skulls and cerebrospinal fluid |
| Spinal cavity | Encloses the spinal cord |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | The abdominal cavity houses the digestive organs, the pelvic cavity, and the reproductive organs. |