Medical Terminology abbreviations can be challenging to learn. This set
of flashcards has eighteen medical terminology abbreviations that start with the letter "A." Always look at the context of the word or abbreviation because some abbreviations may have more than one definition, and some definitions have more than one abbreviation.
Directions
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- Study the abbreviations backwards by clicking on the last slide and clicking on the thumbnails to advance to the previous slides.
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| Medical Terminology Abbreviations Flash Cards |
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| ACH |
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| adrenocortical hormone |
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| ASCVD |
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| arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
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| ALD |
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| aldosterone; assistive listening device |
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| ANA |
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| antinuclear antibodies; American Nurses Association |
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| abx |
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| antibiotics |
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| As tol |
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| as tolerated |
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| anes, anesth |
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| anesthesia; anesthetic |
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| AICD |
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| automated implantable carioverter-defibrillator |
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| ABP |
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| arterial blood pressure |
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| adm |
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| admission |
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| AMN |
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| amniocentesis |
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| AR |
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| abnormal record; achievement ratio; alarm reaction; artificial respiration |
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| AS |
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| ankylosing spondylitis; aortic stenosis; astigmatism; left ear |
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| AODM |
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| adult-onset diabetes mellitus |
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| Ab |
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| antibody |
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| ACVD |
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| acute cardiovascular disease |
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| APD |
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| automated peritoneal dialysis |
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| A&W |
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| alive and well |
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