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1. www.nhs.uk › nhs-app › nhs-app-help-and-supportAbbreviations you may find in your health records - NHS

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   Find definitions of medical abbreviations commonly found in health records. If you do not know an abbreviation, you may be able to find out what it means here.

2. academic.oup.com › book › 244213 What Is an Exposure, What Is a Disease, and How Do We ...

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   May 1, 2014 · The term exposure is used widely in epidemiology for this purpose. Exposure typically denotes contact with something that may be harmful. However, we use the term more broadly to denote any variable that may affect health or may be associated with health, either in a positive or a negative way.

3. geekymedics.com › common-abbreviations-in-medicalCommon Abbreviations in Medical Notes | Acronyms - Geeky Medics

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   Feb 8, 2024 · Abbreviations and acronyms are commonly used in medical notes. If you are unfamiliar with common abbreviations, it can make understanding medical notes challenging. We’ve curated a list of medical abbreviations/acronyms to help you understand entries in the medical notes.

4. clinical.stjohnwa.com.au › medical-library › medicalPrefixes and Suffixes

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   Prefix or Suffix. Definition. Example. a-. not, an absence of, Avascular. -aemia. related to blood. Bacteraemia.

5. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com › exposureExposure | definition of exposure by ... - Medical Dictionary

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   1. Contact of a compound with an epithelial barrier such as the skin, eyes, respiratory tract, or gastrointestinal tract before absorption occurs. See also: exposed dose, external dose. 2. Physical effects caused by harsh weather.

6. www.lecturio.com › blog › medical-terminologyMedical Terminology & Abbreviations Guide - Lecturio

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   Jul 4, 2024 · Bianca Villanueva. ·. July 4, 2024. In this article, I’ll discuss the most commonly used medical suffixes and terms. In other words, these are the ones you’ll most likely run into as a healthcare worker. First, I’ll explain the meaning of the affixes and provide some examples to help you understand how these words are “decoded.”

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   What does 'exposure' mean in medical terms?

   • In medical terms, exposure refers to a state of contact or close proximity to a chemical, pathogen, radioisotope, or other substance by swallowing, breathing, or direct contact–eg, on skin or eyes. This may be short term–acute or long term–chronic.

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   What does exposure mean?

   • Exposure typically denotes contact with something that may be harmful. However, we use the term more broadly to denote any variable that may affect health or may be associated with health, either in a positive or a negative way. Exposures can range from the very macro social environment to the molecular level.

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   What does exposure mean in epidemiology?

   • In this book, we use an imperfect but practical term “exposure” to denote a wide range of variables that may cause health indicators or may be associated with variables that cause health indicators. The term exposure is used widely in epidemiology for this purpose. Exposure typically denotes contact with something that may be harmful.

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   What is an example of exposure?

   • Exposures are variables that we wish to evaluate for their potential relation with adverse health outcomes or variables that denote groups at particularly higher risk for adverse health. For example, we consider biological sex an exposure that may be associated with adverse health outcomes.

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   What are the four types of exposures?

   • In the following, we describe four important potential types of exposures that may be necessary for understanding health: (1) innate, (2) acute, (3) chronic or stable exposures, and (4) time-varying exposures. Individuals are born exposed to certain factors such as their biological sex, race and ethnicity, and DNA sequence.

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   What is X ray exposure?

   • In radiology, X ray exposure is a measure of the amount of ionizing radiation at the surface of the irradiated object, such as a person's body. It is calculated by multiplying milliamperage times exposure time in seconds, expressed in units of milliampere seconds (mAs).

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8. med.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Medicine1.1: Identifying Word Parts in Medical Terms - Medicine ...

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   Aug 26, 2023 · Medical terms are built from four word parts. Those word parts are prefix, word root, suffix, and combining vowel. When a word root is combined with a combining vowel, the word part is referred to as a combining form.