MT #2 Flashcards
1
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WHO
A
World Health Organization
2
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NIH
A
National Institutes of Health
3
Q
CDC
A
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4
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FDA
A
Food and Drug Administration
5
Q
USDHHS
A
United States Department of Health and Human Services
6
Q
OSHA
A
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
7
Q
OBRA
A
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
8
Q
LTC
A
Long term care
9
Q
HMO
A
Health Maintenance Organization
10
Q
PPACA
A
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
11
Q
-algesia
A
pain
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation (of)
13
Q
-scopy
A
observation
14
Q
-edema
A
tissue swelling
15
Q
-emesis
A
vomit
16
Q
-derma
A
skin
17
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-pathy
A
disease, abnormal condition
18
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-phasia
A
speech
19
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-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
22
Q
-graphy
A
to record
23
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-opsy
A
to view, examine
24
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
25
-plegia
paralysis
26
-plasty
surgical correction or repair
27
-ology
study of, science of
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HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
