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PNX refers to a ______
pneumothorax
PET stands for ______ emission tomography
positron
PICU stands for pulmonary ______ care unit
intensive
PID refers to ______ inflammatory disease
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P.M. stands for ______
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PWB% refers to partial ______ bearing with percent
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A medical abbreviation for nothing by mouth is ______.
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The abbreviation for active assistive range of motion is ______.
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Augmentative and alternative communication is abbreviated as ______.
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The abbreviation for activities of daily living is ______.
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American Sign Language is shortened to ______.
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MG stands for ______ gravis
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MI stands for ______ infarction
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MICU stands for medical ______ care unit
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MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant ______ aureus
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NG stands for ______ gastric
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NICU stands for neonatal ______ care unit
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____ is a language used to describe anatomical structures, procedures, conditions, processes and treatments in the medical field.
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Prefix + Root word + Combining “O” + Suffixes is the formula/pattern in the construction of ____.
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The common root words in Medicine include Circulatory, Bones, Muscles, and ____.
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The root word for the organ 'Brain' is ____.
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The root word for the organ 'Eye' is ____.
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The root word for the organ 'Kidney' is ____.
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The suffix that represents 'cutting out' is ____.
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The abbreviation 'Rx' stands for ____.
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The abbreviation 'Dx' stands for ____.
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The abbreviation 'PRN' stands for ____.
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The abbreviation RBC stands for red blood ________
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A person who assists with reconditioning exercise may be referred to as a ________
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The abbreviation RN stands for registered ________
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A sudden stoppage of heart function is known as sudden ________
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The abbreviation SIDS stands for sudden infant ________ syndrome
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A person with difficulty breathing may be experiencing shortness of ________
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Medical Abbreviations and Terminology
- Medical abbreviations and terminology are used to describe anatomical structures, procedures, conditions, processes, and treatments in the medical field.
- Formula/Pattern in Construction: Prefix + Root word + Combining “O” + Suffixes
Common Root Words in Medicine
- Circulatory system: Cardi (heart)
- Bones: Oste (bone)
- Muscles: Myo (muscle)
- Organs: Brain (enceph), Ear (ot, aur), Eye (ophthalm), Face (faci), Nose (rhin), Skull (crani), Tongue (lingu), Tooth (odont, dent)
Common Prefixes
- Size, Number, and Level: Large (macro), Small (micro), Half (semi), One (mono), Two (bi), Three (tri), Four (quad), Equal (eu)
- Time, Speed, Location: Before (prio, ante, pre), After (post), Backward (retro), Fast (tachy), Slow (brady), New (neo)
- Away (ab), Above (supra), Around (peri), Across (trans), Between (inter), Out (ex, ect), Self (auto), Through (trans, dia), Together (con), Toward (ad)
Common Suffixes
- Cause = -genic
- Condition = -ia, ism, sis, v
- Specialty = -iatry, -pedic
- Specialist = -ist, -iam
- Structure = -um, -us
- Study = -logy
- Pertaining = -ac, -ar, -ous, -tic, -ior
- Removal/Cutting out = -ectomy
- Making new opening = -stomy
- Cut In/incision = -tomy
- Image/Record = -gram, -graphy
- Visual Examination = -scopy
- Puncture = -centesis
- Fixation = -pexy
- Repair = -plasty
- Suture = -rrhaphy
- To cut = -sect
- To crush = -tripsy
- Pierce = -puncture
- Pathology: Blood presence = -emia
- Lack of = -pnea
- Inflammation = -itis
- Condition = -osis
- Deficiency = -penia
- Disease = -pathy
- Excessive Flow = -rrhage
- Mass/Tumor = -oma
