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HTH101
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| ADD | ATTENTION DEFICIET DISORDER |
| BDT | BONE DENSITY TEST |
| BX | BIOPSY |
| CMA | CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| CSF | CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID |
| CVA | CERBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHOGRAM |
| EENT | EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT |
| FX | FRACTURE |
| HA | HEADACHES |
| I&D | INCISION AND DRAINAGE |
| LP | LUMBAR PUNCTURE |
| LVN | LICENCED VOCAL NURSE |
| MD | MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY |
| MS | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
| N&V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| OCD | OBSESSIVE COMPLUSIVE DISORDER |
| PNS | PERPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| PT | PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| PTSD | POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER |
| PX | PROGNOSIS |
| RN | REGISTERED NURSE |
| ROM | RANGE OF MOTION |
| SX | SYMPTOMS |
| TIA | TRANSCIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK |
| TX | TREATMENT |
| -malacia | softening |
| melano- | black |
| derma- | skin |
| ecto- | out |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| encephalo- | head |
| gloss- | tongue |
| hist- | tissue |
| itis- | inflammation |
| lipo- | fat |
| myco- | fungus |
| adipo | fat |
| arthro- | joint |
| bursa- | bursa |
| -cele | hernia |
| cephalo-/capito- | head |
| cheilo- | lip |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| costo- | rib |
| -cusis | hearing |
| dent- | teeth |
| myeol- | |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| onc- | tumor |
| ophthalmo- | vision, eyesite |
| osteo- | bone |
| -ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| oto- | ear |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| poly- | many |
| presby- | old age |
| rhino- | nose |
| somato- | body |
| tympano-/ myringo | tympanic membrane eardurm |
| term | def |
| term | def |
| term | def |