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Medical Terms
Quiz 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asis | condition of |
| -asthenia | weakness, lack of strength |
| -blast | germ/embryonic/building cell |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cide | causing death |
| -cise | cut |
| -coccus | round |
| -crine | secrete |
| HCL | Hydrochloric acid |
| HDL | high density lipoproteins (healthy cholesterol) |
| Hg | mercury |
| Hg, Hb | hemoglobin |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability + Accountability Act |
| HMO | health maintenance organization |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| H&P | history and physical |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| imp | impression |
| inf | infusion, inferior, infection |
| int | internal, interior |
| irr, irrig | irrigation |
| Isol, isol | isolation |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| IV | intravenous |
| K | potassium |
| KVO | keep vein open |
| KUB | Kidney, ureter, bladder x ray |
| inj | injection |