Directional and Positional Terms | Commonly Used Medical Abbreviations | Commonly Used Word Roots | Commonly Used Prefixes | RANDOM!!!! |
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What is Superior
Above, in an upward direction, toward the head?
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What is Hypertension
HTN
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What is Skin
Derm-
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What is above, excessive
Hyper-
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What is STAT
Immediately
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What is Anterior
In front of or before, the front side of the body
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What is Fecal occult blood test
FBOT
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What is Blood
Hem-
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What is below, incomplete, deficient
Hypo-
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What is abnormal enlargement of heart
Cardiomegaly
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What is Posterior
The back side of the body
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What is Intramuscular
IM
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What is ovary
Oophor-
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What is fast, rapid
Tachy-
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What is mammogram
x-ray record of breast
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What is Lateral
To the side, away from the middle of the body
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What is Urinalysis
UA
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What is Liver
Hepat-
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What is many, much
Poly-
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What is pertaining to skin
Cutaneous
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What is Prone
Lying face down
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What is Fasting blood sugar
FBS
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What is Lung, air
Pneumon-
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What is Slow
Brady-
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What is white
leuk/o
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