Key Terms
Sudden, severe; having a short course
What is acute
STAT
What is immediately
Filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder
What is cyst/o
hernia, localized dilation
What is -cele
AMA
Against medical advice
A malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells
Carcinoma
PET
What is positron emission tomography
Calculus, stone
What is lyth
inflammation
What is -itis
PE
What is physical evaluation
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues, swelling
Edema
TKO
What is to keep open
fever, fire
What is pyr/o, pyret/o
act of recording data
What is -graphy
EOMI
What is Extraocular muscles intact
An organism capable of causing disease
What is pathogen
RL
What is right lateral
scler/o
What is hard
the instrument for viewing or examining
What is -scope
CBR
What is complete bed rest
A physical or psychological wound or injury
What is trauma
SPECT
What is single-photon emission computed tomography
tox/o, toxic/o
Poison
Tumor
What is -oma
PICC
What is peripherally inserted central catheter