Term
CDC
HOSA
OBRA
Meaning
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Occupations Students of America
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
set
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1
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1
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1
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
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1
SDS / MSDS
a-, andyspath- (ia, o, y)
-eal
-logy, -ology
@
cont
Dx, dx
FDA
Safety Data Sheet / Materials Safety Data
Sheet
without, lack of
difficult, painful, bad
disease, abnormal condition
pertaining to
study of, science of
at
continued
diagnosis
Food and Drug Administration
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1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
hyper-
excessive, high, over, increased, more than
normal
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2
hypobioped- (ia)
-algia
-emesis
ASAP
N/A
N/C
nil
WHO
epiperielectr- (o)
-graph
-ologist
c (with line on top), w/
co, c/o
no
per
s (with line over top), w/o
x
decreased, deficient, low, under, less than
normal
life
child
pain
vomit
as soon as possible
not applicable
no complaints
none
World Health Organization
upon, over, upper
around
electrical
diagram, instrument for recording
person who does / studies
with
complains of
number
by, through
without
times
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root
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suffix
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2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
microcerebroneur- (o)
-meter
am, AM
D/C, dc, disc
ea
NIH
pm, PM
yr
endo aurpsych- (i, o)
-therapy
ad lib
d
small
brain
nerve, nervous system
measuring instrument, measure
morning, before noon
discontinue, discharge
each
National Institutes of Health
after noon
year
within, innermost
ear
pertaining to the mind
treatment
as desired
day
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4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
ext
HMO
lg
diacardi- (a, o)
derm- (a, at, o)
nas- (o)
-scope
(L), lt, lft
extract, extraction, external
Health Maintenance Organization
large
through, between, part
pertaining to the heart
pertaining to the skin
nose
examining instrument
left
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6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
a (w/ line over top)
aa (w/ line over both)
ac
right
before
of each
before meals
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7
7
7
7
USDHHS
ophthalm- (o)
orth- (o)
-blast
-clast
bid
bil
int
United State Department of Health and
Human Services
eye
normal, straight
embryonic, immature
to break
twice a day
bilateral
internal, interior
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7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
®, Rt
opp
os
dent, dont
gast- (i, ro)
my- (o)
ost- (eo, e)
ur- (o)
opposite
mouth
tooth
stomach
muscle
bone
urine, urinary tract
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root
root
root
root
root
8
8
8
8
8
8
8