Chapter 1 Flashcards
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The modern term for the Latin ligamentum is _____
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Ligament
2
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The historical derivation of the modern cardi/o is _____
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Kardia
3
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The historical derivation of the modern tendon is _____
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Tendo
4
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The modern term for the Greek genos is _____
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Gene
5
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The modern term for the Latin Nervus is _____
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nerve
6
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The historical derivation of the modern artery is ______
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Arteria
7
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the modern term for the latin vena is _____
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vein
8
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the historical derivation of the modern cell is _____
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cella
9
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the historical derivation of the modern sinus is ____
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sinus
10
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the modern term for hernia is ____
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hernia
11
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_____ colic is around the colon. (prefix)
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Peri-
12
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dent ______ is the term for tooth pain. (suffix)
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-algia
13
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______ menorrhea is painful menses. (prefix)
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dys-
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hepato ______ means enlarged liver. (suffix)
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-megaly
15
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_____ tension means abnormally low blood pressure. (prefix)
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hypo-
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_____ gastric is the area above the stomach. (prefix)
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epi-
17
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Phleb _____ is incision (or going into) the vein. (suffix)
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-otomy
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aer/o (body parts or elements)
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air, gas
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ather/o (body parts or elements)
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plaque, fatty substance (inside of a blood vessel)
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blast/o (body parts or elements)
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immature cells
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clac/o, calci/o calcium (body parts or elements)
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calcium
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chondria, chondro (body parts or elements)
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cartilage, grainy, gritty
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chyl/o (body parts or elements)
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chyle, a digestive juice
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chym/o (body parts or elements)
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chyme, semifluid production of chyme in the stomach
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cyst/o, cysti (body parts or elements)
bladder, cyst, cystic duct
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cyt/o (body parts or elements)
cell
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ethm/o (body parts or elements)
ethmoid bone
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gluc/o (body parts or elements)
glucose
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glyc/o (body parts or elements)
sugars
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hydr/o (body parts or elements)
hydrogen, water
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ket/o, keton/o (body parts or elements)
ketone, acetone
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lip/o (body parts or elements)
fat (outside of a blood vessel)
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nule/o (body parts or elements)
nucleus
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plasma, plasmo (body parts or elements)
formative, plasma
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salping/o (body parts or elements)
tube
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sider/o (body parts or elements)
iron
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somat/o (body parts or elements)
body
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squam/o (body parts or elements)
scale, squamous (meaning scaly)
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syring/o (body parts or elements)
tube
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a condition characterized by excessive fluid accumulation in the brain is _____cephaly.
hydro-
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A _____cyte is a cartilage cell.
chondro-
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Inflammation of the eustachian tube is _____itis.
syring-
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_____ectomy is removal of the fallopian tube.
salping-
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_____toxin is a poison that acts upon a cell nucleus.
nucleo-
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Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones is _____nasal.
ethmo-
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An _____gen is gas-producing microorganism.
aero-
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Originating in the body is _____genic.
somato-
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Producing glucose is _____genic.
gluco-
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_____penia is a sugar deficiency.
glyco-
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______penia is a calcium deficiency.
calci-
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An embryonic fat cell (outside a vessel) is a _____blast.
lipo-
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a growth consisting of immature neural cells is a _____blastoma.
glio-
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_____pheresis is the separation of blood into parts.
plasma-
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The arrangement of cells in tissue is _____architecture.
cyto-
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An abnormally low level of iron in the blood is _____penia.
sidero-
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_____oid is bladder-shaped
cyst-
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The metabolic production of ketones is _____genesis.
Keto-
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_____poiesis is the production of chyle in the intestine.
chylo-
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______poiesis means the production of chyme
chymo-
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relating to the squamous part of the frontal bone is _____frontal
squamo-
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algesi/o. algi/o, alg/o (sensations or feelings)
pain
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cry/o (sensations or feelings)
cold
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dips/o (sensations or feelings)
thirst
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esthesi/o (sensations or feelings)
sensation, perception
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kin/o, kine (sensations or feelings)
movement, motion
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kinesi/o, kines/o (sensations or feelings)
motion
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phon/o (sensations or feelings)
sound, voice, speech
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phot/o (sensations or feelings)
light
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son/o (sensations or feelings)
sound
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therm/o (sensations or feelings)
heat
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acanth/o (factor or quality)
spiny, thorny
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andr/o (factor or quality)
masculine
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chlor/o (factor or quality)
chlorine, green
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chrom/o. chromat/o (factor or quality)
color
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crypt/o (factor or quality)
hidden, obscure
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cyan/o (factor or quality)
blue
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eosin/o (factor or quality)
red
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erythr/o (factor or quality)
red/redness
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granul/o (factor or quality)
granular
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gyn/o,gyne, gynec/o (factor or quality)
women
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home/o, hom/o (factor or quality)
same, constant
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ichthy/o (factor or quality)
dry,scaly, fishy
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idi/o (factor or quality)
distinct, unknown
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immuno/o (factor or quality)
safe, immune
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leuk/o (factor or quality)
white
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macr/o (factor or quality)
large, long
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meg/a, megal/o (factor or quality)
large, million
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melan/o (factor or quality)
black, dark
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micr/o (factor or quality)
small, tiny
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mio (factor or quality)
smaller, less
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morph/o (factor or quality)
structure, shape
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norm/o (factor or quality)
normal
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physi/o (factor or quality)
physical, natural
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pseud/o (factor or quality)
false
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scler/o (factor or quality)
hardness, hardening
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scoli/o (factor or quality)
crooked, bent
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spher/o (factor or quality)
round,spherical
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staphyl/o (factor or quality)
grapelike clusters
99
sten/o (factor or quality)
narrowness
100
strept/o (factor or quality)
twisted chains, streptococci
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terat/o (factor or quality)
monster (as a malformed fetus)
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xanth/o (factor or quality)
yellow
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bacill/o (condition or condition-related)
bacilli, bacteria
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bacteri/o (condition or condition-related)
bacteria
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carcin/o (condition or condition-related)
cancer
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kyph/o (condition or condition-related)
humpback
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onch/o, onc/o (condition or condition-related)
tumor
108
path/o (condition or condition-related)
disease
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pyr/o (condition or condition-related)
fever,fire, heat
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schist/o (condition or condition-related)
split
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schiz/o (condition or condition-related)
split, division
112
spasm/o (condition or condition-related)
spasm
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anteri/o (position or location)
front
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dextr/o (position or location)
right, toward the right
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dors/o (position or location)
back
116
goni/o (position or location)
angle
117
later/o (position or location)
lateral, to one side
118
medi/o (position or location)
middle, medial plane
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mes/o (position or location)
middle, median
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orth/o (position or location)
straight, normal
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top/o (position or location)
place, topical
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crin/o (body processes)
secrete
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gen/o (body processes)
producing, being born
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hypn/o (body processes)
sleep
125
log/o (body processes)
speech, words, thought
126
narc/o (body processes)
sleep, numbness
127
phag/o (body processes)
eating, devouring, swallowing
128
somn/o, somni (body processes)
sleep
129
spir/o (body processes)
breath; breathe
130
actin/o (miscellaneous)
light
131
amyl/o miscellaneous)
starch
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bar/o (miscellaneous)
weight, pressure
133
bas/o, basi/o (miscellaneous)
base
134
bio (miscellaneous)
life
135
chem/o (miscellaneous)
chemical
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chrono (miscellaneous)
time
137
coni/o (miscellaneous)
dust
138
cycl/o (miscellaneous)
circle, cycle
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dyna, dynam/o (miscellaneous)
force, energy
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echo (miscellaneous)
reflecting sound
141
electr/o (miscellaneous)
electricity
142
eti/o (miscellaneous)
cause
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fibr/o (miscellaneous)
fiber
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fluor/o (miscellaneous)
light, luminous, fluorine
145
fungi (miscellaneous)
fungus
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glact/o (miscellaneous)
milk
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ger/o, geront/o (miscellaneous)
old age
148
lact/o, lacti (miscellaneous)
milk
149
lith/o (miscellaneous)
stone
150
lys/o (miscellaneous)
dissolution, destruction
151
necr/o (miscellaneous)
death, dying
152
noct/i (miscellaneous)
night
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nyct/o (miscellaneous)
night
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pharmaco (miscellaneous)
drugs, medicine
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phyt/o (miscellaneous)
plant
156
py/o (miscellaneous)
pus
157
radio (miscellaneous)
radiation, x-ray, radius
158
stere/o (miscellaneous)
three-demensional
159
tel/o, tele/o (miscellaneous)
distant, end, complete
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ton/o (miscellaneous)
tension, pressure
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toxi, toxic/o, tox/o (miscellaneous)
poison, toxin
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troph/o (miscellaneous)
food, nutrition
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a (abbreviations)
before
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ac (abbreviations)
before meals
165
AMI (abbreviations)
Acute myocardial infarction
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bid (abbreviations)
twice a day
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BP (abbreviations)
blood pressure
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c/o (abbreviations)
complaining of
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Ca (abbreviations)
cancer/carcinoma
170
CC (abbreviations)
Chief complaint
171
COPD (abbreviations)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis)
172
CXR (abbreviations)
Chest X Ray
173
DOB (abbreviations)
date of birth
174
Dx (abbreviations)
diagnosis
175
ECG, EKG (abbreviations)
electrocardiogram
176
Fx (abbreviations)
fracture
177
GI (abbreviations)
gastrointestinal
178
h/o (abbreviations)
history of
179
HEENT
head, ears, eyes, nose and throat
180
HTN (abbreviations)
hypertension
181
Hx (abbreviations)
history
182
IM (abbreviations)
intramuscular
183
LAC (abbreviations)
laceration
184
LOC (abbreviations)
level of consciousness
185
mcg (abbreviations)
microgram
186
NKDA (abbreviations)
no known drug allergies
187
npo (abbreviations)
nothing by mouth
188
po (abbreviations)
by mouth
189
PRN (abbreviations)
as needed
190
qid (abbreviations)
four times a day
191
SOB (abbreviations)
shortness of breath
192
tid (abbreviations)
three times a day
193
Tx (abbreviations)
treatment
194
w/o (abbreviations)
without
195
WNL (abbreviations)
within normal limits
196
pneum/o
air or lung
