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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2011
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BMR
 Definition
Basal metabolic rate
Term
BOS
 Definition
Base of support
Term
BP or bp
 Definition
blood pressure
Term
BPH
 Definition
benign prostatic hypertrophy
Term
BPM
 Definition
beats per minute
Term
BR
 Definition
Bathroom
Term
Bronch.
 Definition
Bronchoscopy
Term
BRP
 Definition
bathroom privileges
Term
BS
 Definition
bowel sounds
(blood sugar)
Term
BSC
 Definition
bedside commode
Term
BU
 Definition
Burn Unit
Term
BUE
 Definition
both upper extremities
Term
BUN
 Definition
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Term
b.v.
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
Bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
C
 Definition
Centigrade
(cervical)
Term
c (with dash overhead)
 Definition
with
Term
Cl
 Definition
Chloride
Term
C1-C7
 Definition
first to seventh cervical segments
Term
Ca or CA
 Definition
Cancer or carcinoma
(Calcium)
Term
CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Term
CAD
 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
cal.
 Definition
calorie
Term
CAPD
 Definition
Continuous ambulatory
peritoneal dialysis
Term
card
 Definition
cardiac
Term
Cath.
 Definition
Catheter (catherization)
Term
CBC
 Definition
complete blood count
Term
CC or cc
 Definition
chief complaint
Term
cc
 Definition
cubic centimeter
Term
CEA
 Definition
carotid endarterectomy
Term
cerv
 Definition
cervical
Term
CF
 Definition
cystic fibrosis
Term
CG
 Definition
Contact Guard
Term
CHD
 Definition
coronary heart disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CHI
 Definition
closed head injury
Term
Chol
 Definition
cholesterol
Term
chr.
 Definition
chronic
Term
CILD
 Definition
chronic interstitial lung disease
Term
circ
 Definition
circulation
Term
Cl
 Definition
chlorine
Term
cldy
 Definition
cloudy
Term
cm
 Definition
Centimeter
(costal margin)
Term
CMV
 Definition
cytomegalovirus
Term
CN
 Definition
Cranial nerve
Term
CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
Term
CO2
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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