click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Terminology
VT - Medical Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aa | equal parts |
| AC | Agricultural Canada |
| AI | Artificial Insemination |
| BHC | benzene hexachloride |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| C | Celsius |
| ca., circa | about or approximately |
| cal., c. | small calorie |
| Cal., C. | large calorie |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| c-section | cesarean section |
| cu | cubic |
| dr. | dram(s) |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| e.g. | for example |
| EKG, ECG | electrocardiogram |
| equiv. | equivalent |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| fl. | fluid |
| ft | foot, feet |
| gl | gallon(s) |
| i.e. | that is |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IU | international unit |
| I.V. | intravenous |
| lb | pound(s) |
| Lg.An. | large animal(s) |
| mA | milliampere(s) |
| mAs | milliampere-second(s) |
| ME | metabolizable energy |
| MLD | minimum lethal dose |
| LD50 | amount lethal for 50% of test group |
| N.B. | note well |
| NF | National Formulary |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| oz | ounce(s) |
| p. | page |
| pp | pages |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| pt | pint(s) |
| q.i.d | four times a day |
| q.s.ad | quantity sufficient to make |
| qt | quarts |
| q.v. | which see |
| R | roentgen (X-ray) |
| rpm | revolutions per minute |
| sec | second(s) |
| Sm.An. | small animal(s) |
| sp. | species |
| sq | square |
| STAT | immediately |
| subcut. | subcutaneously |
| tbsp. | tablespoon(s) |
| TDN | total digestible nutrients |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| tsp. | teaspoon(s) |
| u. | unit(s) |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| viz. | namely |
| wk | week(s) |
| wt | weight |
| yr | year(s) |
| in | inches |