MT#2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
WHO
A
World Health Organization
2
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NIH
A
National Institutes of Health
3
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CDCP
A
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4
Q
FDA
A
Food and Drug Administration
5
Q
USDHHS
A
U.S Department of Health and Human Services
6
Q
OBRA
A
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
7
Q
LTC
A
Long-term care
8
Q
HMO
A
health maintenance organization
9
Q
OSHA
A
Occupational safety and health administration
10
Q
PPACA
A
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
11
Q
HIPAA
A
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
12
Q
-algesia
A
Pain
13
Q
-ology
A
Study of, science of
14
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation, inflammation of
15
Q
-scopy
A
Observation
16
Q
-edema
A
Swelling
17
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-emesis
A
Vomit
18
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-derma
A
Skin
19
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-pathy
A
Disease, abnormal condition
20
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
21
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-phagia
A
To eat
22
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
23
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
24
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-graphy
A
To record
25
-opsy
To view
26
-megaly
Enlargement, large
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-plasty
Surgical correction or repair
