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33 Cards in this Set
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Dysuria |
Painful or difficult urination |
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Hematuria |
Blood in the urine |
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Abbreviation for Urinalysis |
UA |
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Cyst/o |
Bladder |
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-emia |
Condition of the blood |
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Hemat |
Blood |
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Poly |
Much, many |
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Nephr/o or ren/o |
Kidney |
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Hyper |
Above, beyond, extreme |
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Hypo |
Below, under |
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H or hr |
Hour |
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QHS |
Every night |
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D/c |
Discontinue |
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KUB |
Kidneys, ureters, bladder |
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Abduction |
The act of drawing away from the axial line of a Limb |
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Adduction |
The act of drawing toward the axial line of a limb |
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Pronation |
The act of assuming the prone position ; face down |
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Supination |
The act of assuming the supine position; face upward |
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Abbreviation PO |
By mouth |
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Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of all four limbs |
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Hemiplegia |
Paralysis of one side of the body |
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Paraplegia |
Paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs |
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Dilate |
To stretch an opening or hollow structure beyond its normal dimensions |
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Atrophy |
A wasting away; a diminution in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or part |
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Extension |
The movement by which the two ends of any jointed part are drawn away from each other |
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Flexion |
The act of bending or the condition of being bent |
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EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
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EKG or ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
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Menarche |
Establishment or beginning of the menstrual function |
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Menopause |
Cessation of menstruation |
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Contract |
To reduce in size or shorten |
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Glyc/o |
Sweet |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
