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TermDefinition
VS Vital Signs
PRN As Needed (pro re nata)
URI Upper Respiratory Infection
BMI Body Mass Index
ECG Electrocardiogram
C/O Complains of
DOB Date of birth
Dx Diagnosis
Hx History
F/U Follow-up
Achilles tendon The tendon connecting calf muscles to the heel bone. Named after Achilles, a Greek mythological hero. In Greek mythology, Achilles was invulnerable everywhere on his body except for his heel
Alzheimer’s disease A progressive neurodegenerative disorder named after Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist after first describing the disease in 1906.
Parkinson’s disease A progressive nervous system disorder affecting movement. Named after James Parkinson, an English physician who first described the condition in 1817
Fallopian tubes Tubes where eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus. Fallopian tubes are named for the 16th-century Italian anatomist, Gabriele Falloppio
Bowman’s capsule A structure in the kidney that filters blood in the nephron. It is named after Sir William Bowman, a British surgeon and anatomist. He first described the structure in 1842, while studying the kidneys
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