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medical terminology

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A & P anatomy + physiology
ab abortion
abd abdominal
ABG arterial blood gas
a.c. before meals
ac & cl acetest & clinitest
ACLS advanced cardiac life support
AD right ear
ADL activities of daily living
ad lib as desired
adm admission
AFB acid-fast bacillus
AKA above the knee
alb albumin
alt dieb alternate days (every other day)
am morning
AMA against medical advice
amal amalgam
amb ambulate, walk
AMI acute myocardial infarction
amt amount
ANS automatic nervous system
ant anterior
AOx3 alert + oriented to person, time, place
Ap apical
AP apical pulse
approx approximately
aq aqueous
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
AS left ear
ASA asprin
asap (ASAP) as soon as possible
as tol as tolerated
ATD admission, transfer, discharge
AU both ears
Ax axillary
BE barium enema
bid twice a day
bil bilateral
BK below knee
BKA below the knee amputation
bl blood
bl wk blood work
BLS basic life support
BM bowel movement
BOW bag of waters
B/P blood pressure
bpm beats per minute
BR bedrest
BRP bathroom privileges
BS breath sounds
BSI body substance isolation
BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
BUN blood, urea, nitrogen
BVM bag-valve-mask
bx biopsy
c with
C&S culture + sensitivity
c-spine cervical spine
CA cancer
CAD coronary artery disease
cal calorie
CAT computerized axial tomography
cath catheter
CBC complete blood count
cc cubic centimeters
CC cheif complaint
CCU coronary care unit
CHD coronary heart disease
CHF congestive heart failure
CHO carbohydrate
chol cholesterol
circ circumcision
cl liq clear liquid
CNS central nervous system
c/o complains of
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPK creatine phosphokinase
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