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Hypotension
The term for Low blood pressure
MI
Myocardial Infarction
anti-
against or opposed to
foramen
opening
eponym
name of a disease, device, procedure or drug that is named after the person who invented, discovered, or first described it.
Hypoglycemia
A blood glucose below 60 mg/dl
ICP
Intracranial Pressure
arthro
Pertaining to a joint
sangui/n
blood
homonyms
words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled different
Hypoxia
Oxygen saturation below 93%
JVD
Jugular Venous Distension
supra-
Above
seps-
"decay", products of bacteria in the blood
antonyms
pairs of word roots, prefixes or suffixes that have opposite meanings
Hypokalcemia
Potassium level below 3.5 mmol/L
WNL
Within Normal limits
pharyngo
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
stoma
opening in the surface of the body
Sagittal plane
plane of the body that passes from front to back and divides the body into L and R portions
Hypoglossal nerve
12th cranial nerve that innervates intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue
NIDDM
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
nephro
pertaining to the kidney
phagia
pertaining to eating or swollowing
Contralateral
The opposite side of the body