Health Knowledge Bowl - Academic Foundations - Set Two

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What does the abbreviation CT stand for?: computed tomography
What does the abbreviation D/C mean?: discontinue
What suffix refers to pain?: algia
What is the abbreviation for iron?: Fe (F must be capitalized)
What is FSH the abbreviation for?: follicle stimulating hormone
What is gtt the abbreviation for?: drop
What is HCT the abbreviation for?: hematocrit
What is IVP the abbreviation for?: intravenous pyelogram
What is the abbreviation meaning after meals?: pc
What is the abbreviation meaning before meals?: ac
What is the abbreviation meaning every?: q
What is the abbreviation meaning every other day?: qod
What is the abbreviation for "as needed" or "whenever necessary"?: prn
What medical term means "immediately"?: stat
What is the abbreviation for what is commonly referred to as a stroke?: CVA
What medical term means "as desired"?: ad lib
What does the medical abbreviation "D & C" mean?: dilatation and curettage
What does the abbreviation "c" with a line over it mean?: with
What does the abbreviation "s" with a line over it mean?: without
What does the abbreviation T.I.D. mean?: three times a day
What does the abbreviation Q.I.D. mean?: four times a day
What does the abbreviation h.s. mean?: hour of sleep
To what organ do the prefixes: hepa, hepar, or hepato refer?: liver
What is the correct medical term for a physician who diagnosis's disorders of the eye?: ophthalmologist
What is the term for a physician who studies and interprets x-rays?: radiologist
What is the medical term for earache?: otalgia
What is the term which means the rate at which an illness occurs in a particular area or population?: morbidity
What is the medical term for lateral curvature of the spine?: scoliosis
What is the Latin term meaning "in an artificial environment" or "outside the body"?: in vitro
What is the formal medical term for an umbilical hernia?: omphalocele

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