Medical Abbreviations Flashcards by Dulce Torres

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Abduction

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Movement away from the body

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Adrenal

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Near the kidney

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Ambidextrous

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dexterity in both hands

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Anesthesia

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Lacking sensation

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Angiectasis

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Dilation of a blood vessel

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Antenatal

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Before birth

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Antiseptic

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Against infection

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Aphasia

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Inability to speak

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Appendectomy

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Removal of the appendix

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of the joint

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Asepsis

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Absence of infection

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Ataxia

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Lack of coordination

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Auto lesion

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Self inflicted injury

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Binocular

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Pertaining to both eyes

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Bracialis

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muscle in forearm

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Brachydactyley

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Having short fingers or toes

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Bronchietasis

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Dilation of the bronchial tubes

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Carcinogenic

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Causing cancer

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Cardiologist

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heart specialist

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Cephalagia

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Pain in the head

Headache

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Circumocular

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Around the eyes

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Chondritis

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Inflammation of the cartilage

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Chondromalacia

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Softening of the cartilage

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Colostomy

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Opening into the colon

Contraindicatation

Condition making the use of an inadvisable remedy

Costal

Relating

Craniotomy

A hole cut into the skull

Cryptogenic

Of unknown origin

Cutaneous

Relating to the skin

Cystitis

Inflammation of the bladder

Cytology

Study of the cell

Dermabrasion

Abrading of the skin to reduce scars

Diplopia

Double vision

Disarticulation

Taking a joint apart

Dyspepsia

Difficulty in digestion

Encapsulated

Inside a capsule

Encephalitis

Inflammation of the brain

Endothelium

Layer of cells inside heart & blood vessels

Enteritis

Inflammation of the intestine

Enterocele

Hernia of the intestine

Enteroptosis

Falling of the intestine

Cardio

Heart

Myo

Muscle

Osteo

Bone

Iris

Infection/inflammation

Ology

Study of

Ectomy

Surgical removal

Osis

Abnormal diseased

Gram

Recorded

Algia

Pain

Demo

Skin

Nepro

Kidney

Gastro

Stomach

Neuro

Nerve

Oto

Ear

Hepat

Liver

Odont

Tooth