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Medical Abbreviations
Medical Illness
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09/14/2005

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Term
CHF
Definition
Congestive heart failure
Term
CAD
Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
ASHD
Definition
Ateriosclerotic heart diease
Term
RA
Definition
Ruematorid Arthritis
Term
COPD
Definition
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diease
Term
CVA
Definition
CerbralVascular Accident
Term
Excretion
Definition
the process by which the body eliminates waste products
Term
Metabolism/Biotransformation
Definition
a chemical process that makes the medication inactive and converts it into a water-soluble compound so it can be eliminated from the body in the form of waste
Term
Absorption
Definition
into bloodstream
Term
distribution
Definition
movement of the drug from the bloodstream to the body tissues and intendedsite of action
Term
ten systems of the body
Definition
Circulatory,Respiatory,Digestive,
Integumentary,Excretory,Musculosketal,
Endocrine,Nervous,Sensory, and Reproductive
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