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Andrews Study Stack
Term | Definition |
---|---|
AXR | Abdominal x-rays |
BC | Birth control |
BMT | Bone marrow transplant |
BAC | Blood alcohol content |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
Ac | Before meals |
Bid | Twice a day |
Bm | Bowel movement |
BP | Blood pressure |
CC | Chief complaint |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Derm/o | Skin |
Hemat/o | Blood |
Cyt/o | Cell |
Crohn's disease | Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. |
Parkinson's disease | Parkinson's disease affects the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine. |
Huntington disease | Huntington's disease is a rare inherited disease that causes the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. |
Alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. |
Klinefelter syndrome | Klinefelter syndrome is a chromosomal variation in males in which one extra x chromosome is present resulting in a x x y sex chromosome karyotype. |
Kinesi/o | Movement |
Cerebr/o | Brain |
Lacrim/o | Tears |
Corticotropin | corticotropin may also be spelled corticotrophin) is a peptide hormone involved in the stress response. |
Thrombosis | Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot, known as a thrombus, within a blood vessel |
Ventriculotomy | Ventriculotomy (cardiac), involving an intrusion into a ventricle of the heart. |