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(c with an overbar) with (from Latin cum) means with C: cytosine cervical vertebrae: C1: atlas – first cervical vertebra of the spine C2: axis – second cervical vertebra of the spine CA: carcinoma cancer: Ca: calcium carcinoma cancer: CAA: coronary artery aneurysm: c/b: complicated by: CABG: coronary artery bypass graft (pronounced "cabbage ...
A central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line (c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into a large vein. It is a form of venous access. Placement of larger catheters in more centrally located veins is often needed in critically ill patients, or in those requiring prolonged ...
A&O or A/O: aware and oriented or alert and oriented: A&Ox3: alert and oriented, times 3 (to person, place, and time) A&Ox4: alert and oriented, times 4 (to person, place, time, and circumstances) (often used interchangeably with A&Ox3) AODM: adult-onset diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 2) AOM: acute otitis media: AOE: acute ...
10 Orthopedic implants. 11 Orthopaedic instruments. 12 Surgical approaches. 13 Radiographic signs. ... O'Donoghue's triad; Osgood–Schlatter disease; Paget's disease ...
As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr-+ -o-+ -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o-is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr-+ -itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis). Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek ...
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H/O: history of ... HOB: head of bed (usually followed by number of degrees of elevation, e.g., HOB 10°) HOCM: hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: HONK: hyperosmolar nonketotic state HOPI: History of present illness: H&P: history and physical examination (which very often are considered as a pair) HPA: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis ...
Pages in category "Orthopedic surgical procedures" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.