Abbreviations
Medical Terminolgy
Abbreviations
Levels of Organization
Organ Systems
100
DDS
Doctor of Dental Surgery
100
slow
What is Brady
100
DOB
What is Date of Birth
100
interaction of atoms
What is the chemical level
100
skin and various organs associated with it
What is the integumentary system
200
History of Present Illness
HPI
200
cancer
What is carcin
200
P
What is Pulse
200
several systems working together to maintain life
What is total organism
200
forms the framework of the body and protects underlying organs
What is the skeletal system
300
RR
What is Respiratory Rate
300
aer
What is air
300
Hx
What is History
300
several organs working together to to accomplish a set of functions
What is body systems
300
consists of the blood, heart, and blood vessels
What is the cardiovascular system
400
Ab
What is Antibody
400
enlargement
What is megaly
400
Ag
What is antigen
400
two or more tissue types that form a more complex structure
What is an Organs
400
consists of the brain, spinal cord, and associated nerves
What is the nervous system
500
NACL
What is sodium chloride
500
hydro
What is water
500
SQ
What is subcutaneous
500
basic living units of all organisms
What is a cell
500
all the glands that secrete chemicals called hormones
What is the endocrine system
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