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Ch2 medical language
medical terms/abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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chronic | it has been going on for a while now |
hereditary | it runs in the family |
mortality | the risk for dying |
occult | hidden |
sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
PACU | post-anesthesia care unit |
NEC | not elsewhere classified |
PO | per os (by mouth) |
PRN | as needed, from the Latin phrase per re nata, which means as the need arises |