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A hyfrecator is a low-powered medical apparatus used in electrosurgery on conscious patients, usually in an office setting. It is used to destroy tissue directly, and to stop bleeding during minor surgery.
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
Medical terminology often uses words created using prefixes and suffixes in Latin and Ancient Greek. In medicine, their meanings, and their etymology, are informed by the language of origin. Prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek—but also in Latin, have a droppable -o-. Medical roots generally go together according to language: Greek ...
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Most potential side effects of Cialis are dose-dependent, meaning they become more common at higher doses. Sorry to be a broken record, but only use the dosage of Cialis prescribed to you.
Meaning h: hr / hours H: histamine or its receptors (if with subscripts) hemagglutinin: H x: history: HA ; H/A hypertonia arterialis headache calcium hydroxyapatite HAA: hepatitis-associated antigen or #History As Above HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy HACA: human anti-chimeric antibody: HACE: High-altitude cerebral edema: HACEK