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Final for Medical Terminology and abbreviations

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Hematoma   a semisolid mass of blood under the tissue caused by injury  
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Hemangioma   a birthmark  
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Contusion   a bruise  
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Concussion   an injury to the head that can cause temporary disorientation  
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Priapism   an erection lasting longer than 6 hours, often as a result of head trauma  
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Hyperkalemia   High potassium  
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Conjunctiva   Pink eye  
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Hema   Root word for blood  
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Emesis   Vomit  
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Melena   Blood in stool  
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Hemophiliac   a condition were the blood is unable to clot efficiently  
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Quadriplegic   The inability to move all four limbs or the entire body below the neck  
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Paraplegic   total inability to move both legs and usually the lower part of the trunk, often as a result of disease or injury of the spine  
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Halitosis   bad breath causes of halitosis include dietary factors, poor oral hygiene  
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Nephrotoxic   damaging or deleterious to the kidney. literally toxic to the kidney  
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Scleroderma   a disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and sometimes also in other organs of the body  
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Shingles   An acute infection caused by the herpes zoster virus, the same virus as cuase's chickenpox. Shingles is most common after the age of 50 and the risk rises with advancing age.  
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Epistaxis   Medical term for nosebleed  
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Blanch   Turn pale, white  
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Apex   Highest point of something  
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Dystrophy   Progression of degeneration of body tissue  
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Hypoglycemic   low blood sugar  
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Hyperemia   high levels of blood  
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Dilated   to become wider  
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Systolic   the top # to a BP  
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distolic   the bottom number of a BP  
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Supine   laying down facing up  
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Prone   laying face down  
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SIDS   Sudden Infant Death Syndrome  
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome   SIDS  
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FDA   the Food and Drug Administration  
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The Food and Drug Administration   FDA  
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FTT   Failure to thrive. refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers  
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Failure to Thrive   FTT  
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g   Gram  
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Gram   g  
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mm   millimeter  
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millimeter   mm  
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ABD   abdomen  
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abdomen   ABD  
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AOB   Alcohol on breath  
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Alcohol on breath   AOB  
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CP   Chest Pain  
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Chest Pain   CP  
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DAT   diet as tolerated  
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diet as tolerated   DAT  
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LOC   loss of consciousness  
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loss of consciousness   LOC  
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GSW   gunshot wound  
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gunshot wound   GSW  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   COPD  
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O.D.   Right eye  
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right eye   O.D.  
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O.S.   Left eye  
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left eye   O.S.  
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O.U.   both eyes  
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both eyes   O.U.  
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AKA   Above the knee amputation  
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above the knee amputation   AKA  
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DVT   deep venous thrombosis(Blood clot in large vein)  
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deep venous thrombosis   DVT  
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gtt   drops  
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drops   gtt  
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URI   upper respiratory infection, such as sinusitis or the common cold  
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Upper respiratory infection   URI  
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GERD   Acid Reflux disease  
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acid relux disease   GERD  
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ADD   Attention deficit disorder  
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Attention deficit disorder   ADD  
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e.d.   Eating disorder  
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eating disorder   e.d.  
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E.D.   Erectile Dysfunctin  
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erectile dysfunction   E.D.  
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K   potassium  
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potassium   K  
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Ht.   height  
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height   Ht.  
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Wt.   Weight  
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Weight   Wt.  
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Habitus   The physique or body build  
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