ABBREVIATIONS
DEFINITION
WORD PARTS
SPELLING
PROCEDURES
100
a test used for anemia
What is HGB
100
disease producing microorganisms
What is pathogens
100
lymph node or gland
What is lymphaden/o
100
nodes in inguinal are
What are inguinal nodes
100
spell out the meaning of MRI
What is Magnetic resonance imaging
200
this test measures your kidney function
What is BUN
200
any substance that the body regards as foreign
What is antigens
200
tumor
What is one/o
300
leukocye means
What is white blood cell
300
lymph vessel
What is lymphangi/o
300
enlargement of the spleen
What is splenomegaly
300
computed tomography
What is CT
400
Spell out meaning
What is MRI
400
tox/o
What is poison
400
destroying worn out erythrocytes and releasing the hemoglobin
What is hemolytic
400
X-ray guided needle that removes small pieces of breast tissue
What is needle biopsy
500
spell out what HIV means
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus
500
a breast cancer that has not broken thru the wall of the milk duct
What is carcinoma in situ
500
group of bacteria that forms irregular group resembling grapes
What is staphylococci
500
surgical removal of the entire breast and may include removal of axillary lymph nodes
What is a mastectomy