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TermDefinition
HR Heart Rate
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
EKG electrocardiogram
UTI Urinary tract infection
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Alzheimer's disease ALTS-high-mers it is a progressive brain disorder that destroys memory and thinking skills
Crohn's disease KROHNZ dih-ZEEZ it is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes digestive tract pain and fatigue
Lou Gehrig's disease loo GERR-igz dih-ZEEZ Formally known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), this is named after the famous baseball player diagnosed with the condition
Fallopian tubes fuh-LOH-pee-uhn toobz The fallopian tube is named after the 16th-century Italian anatomist Gabriele Falloppio he thought they looked like a musical instrument
Achilles tendon uh-KIL-eez TEN-duhn named after the Greek mythological hero Achilles, whose mother dipped him in the River Styx by his heel, leaving that single spot vulnerable
Carditis kar-DIGH-tis Inflammation of the heart
Tachycardia tack-ih-KAR-dee-uh a fast heart rate
Bradycardia brad-ee-KAHR-dee-uh a slow heart rate
Cardiomegaly kar-dee-oh-MEG-uh-lee enlargement of heart
Cardiology kahr-dee-OL-uh-jee the study of the heart
BID Twice a day
TID Three times a day
QID Four times a day
QD Once daily
PRN As needed
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