The META Scholar Volume 4 | Page 49

Some pro-words to make you … sound like an expert. LASER Tube—This instrument part is used to excite the medium (carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen and helium filled gas) within the tube and pump (emit) a laser beam. [Medical device] CO2 LASER Tube Code RED—hospital emergency code or overhead page used to indicate a fire disaster is occurring or underway. Note: this is not the military “code red” that was used in the 1992 blockbuster movie called “A Few Good Men” [Facilities Engineering] Wide Area Network — A network that covers a broad area (i.e., any telecommunications network that links across metropolitan, regional city, or national boundaries) using private or public network transports. [IT] Analog-to-Digital Converter (A/D)—is a electronic device that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers or signals. [Digital Communications/Electronics] Mucosa—Protective tissues that line the oral, nasal, and external auditory meatus, (ear), providing lubrication and protection against pathogens. . [A&P] Gastric Mucosa