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Kiera King
Medical Terminology
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05/19/2016

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Term
JT
Definition
joint
Term
Lytes
Definition
Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride).
Term
npo
Definition
Nothing by mouth. For example, if a patient was about to undergo a surgical operation requiring general anesthesia, they may be required to avoid food or beverage prior to the procedure.
Term
a.c
Definition
Before meals. As in taking a medicine before meals
Term
acromegaly
Definition
enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face
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anesthesiology
Definition
the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
Term
biopsy
Definition
the removal and examination of tissue from a living body
Term
bradycardia
Definition
abnormally slow heartbeat
Term
cardiology
Definition
the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
Term
cystitis
Definition
inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters
Term
xanth-
Definition
yellow
Term
leuc-, leuk-
Definition
white
Term
urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-
Definition
urethra
Term
pharyng(o)-
Definition
throat (upper throat cavity)
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gastr(o)-
Definition
stomach
Term
neur(o)-
Definition
nerve; the nervous system
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hepat(o)-, (hepatic-)
Definition
liver
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cholecyst(o)-
Definition
gallbladder
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haemat-, hemat- (haem-, hem-)
Definition
blood
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lapar-, abdomin-
Definition
abdomen
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