medical termanologi Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
A & P	anatomy and physiology
ad lib	freely, at will
ac	before meals
adm	admission
AED	automated external defibrillator
amb	ambulate
ASAP	as soon as possible
ax	axillary
bid	twice a day
BM	bowl movement
BMI	body mass index
BMR	basal merabolic rate
BP	blood pressure
BRP	bathroom privileges
CBC	complete blood count
CC	chief complaint
CHO	carbohydrate
___ c	with
cl liq	clear liquids
c/o	complains of
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT	discontinue
DNR	do not resuscitate
Dx	diagnosis
EEG	electroencephalogram
EKG, ECG	electrocardiogram
FABO	foreiegn body airway obstruction
FBS	fasting blood sugar
FF	force fluids
GB	gallbladder
Hgb	hemoglobin
Hct	hematocrit
HOB	head of bed
hs	hours of sleep, bedtime
ht	height
hx	history
IM	intramusclar
IV	intravenous
LOC	level of consciousness
LPN, LVN	licensed practical (vocational) nurse
LTC	long term care
MRI	magnetic resonance imiaging
L	left
N/A	not applicable
neg	negative
NG	nasogastric
noct	night
NKA	no known allergies
NPO	nothing by mouth
O2	oxygen
OOB	out of bed
OR	operating room
OTC	over the counter
___ p	after
pc	after meals
po	by mouth
PPE	personal pertective equipment
prn	as nessary
pt	patient
q2h	every 2 hours
qhs	every night at bedtime
qs	quantity sufficent
qid	four times a day
R	resperation
RBC	red blood cell
RN	registered nurse
R	right
R/O	rule out
ROM	range of motion
Rx	perscription, take, treatment
___ s	without
___ ss	one half
STAT	immediately
STD	sexually transmitted diseases
T	temperture
tab	tablet
tid	three times a day
TPR	temperture, pulse, resperation
UA	urianlysis
VS	vital signs
WBC	white blood cells
w/c	wheel chair
wt	weight
WNL	within normal limits
arterio	artery
arthro	joint
cardio	heart
cephalo	head
cerebro	rib
cranio	skull
cyst	bladder
cyto	cell
derma	skin
entero	intestine
gastro	stomach
hema	blood
hepato	liver
lipo	fat
myo	muscle
nephro,reno	kidney
rhino	nose
neuro	nerve
opthal,oculo	eye
osteo	bone
oto	ear
pneumo	lung
thoraco	chest
ven,phlebo	vein
a-,an-	without,not
anti-	against
auto-	self
bi-	two, double
brady-	slow
dys-	bad, difficult, painful
eu-	good, normal
hemi-	half
hyper-	above, excessive
hypo-	less than, under
inter-	between
intra-	within
multi-	many
peri-	around
poly-	many, much
pre-	before,in front
post-	after, behind
pseudo-	false
quad-	four
semi-	half
sub-	under, below
tachy-	fast, rapid
-ac,-al,-eal,-ic	pertaning to
-algia	pain
-cide	to kill or destroy
-ectomy	removal of
-emia	blood
-gram	record
-graph	instrument to record
-ism	condition
-itis	inflammation of
-lithiasis	presence of stones
-ology	study of
-megaly	enlargement
-oid	resembling
-oma	tumor
-otomy	surgical incion
-pathy	disease
-plasty	surgical repair
-pnea	breathing, resperation
-rrhea	drainage, flow
-scope	examine, instrument
-stasis	stoppage
-stomy	artificial opening
-uria	urine
pre-	before,in front
post-	after, behind
pseudo-	false
quad-	four
semi-	half
sub-	under, below
tachy-	fast, rapid
-ac,-al,-eal,-ic	pertaning to
-algia	pain
-cide	to kill or destroy
-ectomy	removal of
-emia	blood
-gram	record
-graph	instrument to record
-ism	condition
-itis	inflammation of
-lithiasis	presence of stones
-ology	study of
-megaly	enlargement
-oid	resembling
-oma	tumor
-otomy	surgical incion
-pathy	disease
-plasty	surgical repair
-pnea	breathing, resperation
-rrhea	drainage, flow
-scope	examine, instrument
-stasis	stoppage
-stomy	artificial opening
-uria	urine
addiction	being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) an abnormally strong craving
depression	mental state, lack of activity
meningitis	infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
alzheimers	Alzheimer's disease: a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete
cephalgia	headache: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
multiple sclerosis	a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
closed head injury	A closed head injury (CHI), also called blunt or nonpenetrating head trauma, is a traumatic brain injury that is not penetrating; i.e. the skull and dura mater are not breached and the brain is not exposed. ...
parkinson's	paralysis agitans: a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination
spina bifida	a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
peripheral	on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
A.L.S ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles.

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