nrn101 abbreviations Word Scramble
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nrn101 abbreviations
abbreviations/suffix prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NJ | NASOJEJUNAL |
| O.D | RIGHT EYE |
| O.S. | LEFT EYE |
| GT | GASTROTOMY TUBE |
| IV PB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| O.U | BOTH EYES |
| A.D. | RIGHT EAR |
| A.S. | LEFT EAR |
| A.U. | BOTH ERAS |
| a | before |
| p | after |
| c | with |
| q | every |
| aq | water |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| ss | half |
| et | and |
| noct | nighttime |
| a.c. | before meals |
| p.c. | after meals |
| ad. lib | as desired |
| prn | as needed |
| min | minute |
| h | hour |
| qh | every hour |
| g | gram |
| mg | milligram |
| kg | kilogram |
| gtt | drop |
| D | dextrose |
| NS | normal saline |
| RL | Ringer's Lactate |
| T.K.O | to keep open |
| ung | ointment |
| sos | if necessary |
| a- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| adeno- | gland |
| -algia | pain |
| ambi- | on two sides |
| angio- | vessel |
| ano- | anus |
| ante- | before |
| arterio- | artery |
| arthro- | joint |
| bis- | two |
| -cele | hernia,protusion |
| chole- | bile |
| cholecysto- | gallbladder |
| cysto- | sac,cyst(urinary bladder) |
| -cyte | cell |
| derm- | skin |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -emia | blood |
| endo- | within |
| entero- | intestines |
| ex- | out away from |
| os- | bone |
| -osis | condition of |
| -ostomy | artificial opening |
| oto- | ear |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |
| phlebo- | vein |
| procto- | rectum |
| teno- | tendon |
| vaso- | blood vessel |
| veno- | vein |
| post- | after |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| salpingo- | fallopian tubes |
Created by:
lbick
on 2011-02-07