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Identify the meaning of the abbreviation Bx?
Biopsy
DAILY DOUBLE
What group of drugs is used to relieve pain?
Analgesics
Define Thoracentesis.
Chest puncture
The root word my/o means what?
Muscle
What is the medical term that means "an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells?"
Erythrocytosis
What is the abbreviation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
COPD
If medication is ordered TID, it should be taken how many times?
Three times daily
DAILY DOUBLE
Define the medical term tracheotomy.
An incision into the trachea
His/her stomach
What is the medical term for a deficiency in white blood cells?
Leukopenia
A "normal heartbeat" is indicated by what abbreviation?
NSR (Normal Sinus Rhythm)
When medication is ordered BID, it should be taken how many times?
Twice a day
Define the medical term polyneuritis.
Inflammation of multiple nerves
DAILY DOUBLE
What medical term means "enlargement of the liver"?
Hepatomegaly
Arteriosclerosis means what?
Hardening of an artery.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the meaning of the abbreviation N&V?
Nausea & Vomiting
Laparoscopy is what type of proceedure?
Procedure to look inside the abdomen
Define the medical term craniectomy.
Removal of a portion of the skull.
A physician who specializes in the stomach and intestines is known as a what?
Gastroenterologist
These medical abbreviations, NSAID, OA, RA, are used in which body system?
Musculoskeletal System
What type of procedure is peritoneoscopy?
A procedure to look at the peritoneum
Define the medical term Blepharitis.
Inflammation of the eyelid.
What is the medical term meaning freckle?
Macule or Macula
What is the term that means "hardening of an artery due to buildup of fatty plaque"?
Atherosclerosis.