Medical terms and abbreviations Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
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A- or an-
A
lack or without something
2
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dys-
A
painful, difficult, or abnormal
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hyper-
A
above, beyod, too much
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hypo
A
to little lacking below
5
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poly
A
many of multiple of something
6
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oligo
A
too little to few
7
Q
cyto
A
cell
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derm
A
skin
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hemat
A
blood
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hepati
A
liver
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crin/o
A
to secrete
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dermat
A
skin
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esthesi
A
sensation
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gastro
A
stomach
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ger
A
old age
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gynec
A
woman
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immuno
A
immunity
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entero
A
intestinge
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ger
A
old age
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neo
A
new
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nato
A
birth
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neuro
A
nerve
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obstetro
A
pregnancy
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onco
A
tumor
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opthalmo
eyes
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ortho
straighten
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pedo
child
28
oto
ear
29
laryngo
larynx
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patho
disease
31
psych
mind
32
Radi
radiation
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pheumat
lungs
34
rhino
nose
35
uro
urine
36
-ectomy
removal surgically
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-emia
blood
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-lysis
breaking down, decomposition, or destruction of body part
39
-ology
study of something
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-scopy
examination
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s - is
p - es
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s- um
p - a
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s - us
p - i
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s - ix
p - ics
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s- ax
p - aces
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s - ma
p - s , mata
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s - on
p - a
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s - a
p - ac
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s- nx
p - nges
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BP
Blood Pressure
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spx
specimen
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IV
intravenous
53
HPF / PO
High powerful field / objective
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LPF / LPO
Low power field/ objective
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RBC
Red blood cell
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WBC
White blood cell
57
NPO
Nothing per orem (by mouth)
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STAT
short turn around time
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ASAP
as soon as possible
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FBS/ RBS
Fasting blood sugar or random blood sugar
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Chole
cholesterol
62
TAG
triglycerides
63
HDL Chole
high density lipoprotein
64
ALT / SGPT
Alanin transaminase / serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase
65
AST / SGOT
asparate aminotransferase / serum glutamic- oxaloacetic transaminase
66
ACP
Acid phosphatase
67
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
68
NPN / BUN
non-protein nitrogen / blood urea nitrogen
69
BUA / SUA
blood uric acid / serum uric acid
70
GTT / OGTT
Glucose tolerance test / oral glucose tolerance test
71
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
72
VDRL
Venereal disease research laboratories
73
AIDS
AUTOIMMUNE DEFFICIENCY SYNDROME
74
AIDs
Autoimmune disorders
75
AMI
Acute myocardial infarction
76
2PPBS
2 HRS POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR
77
PCQAL
Philippine council for quality assurance in the clinical laboratories
78
IU
International unit
79
BAP
Blood agar plate
80
AFS
Acid Fast stain
81
megaly
enlargement
82
poiesis
formation
83
blast
young
84
cidal
killing of
85
oma
tumour
86
penia
deficiency
87
arthro
joint
88
osteo
bone
