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Word Parts, Terms and Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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QID | four times daily, from Latin phrase quarter in die, which means "each day" |
BID | twice daily, from the Latin phrase bis in die, which means "two in a day" |
coronal plane | divides the body into slices from front to back. corona is Latin for crown; this plane divides the body in half from the top of the head down |
sagittal plane | divides the body into slices right to left; sagitta is Latin for arrow; think of this as dividing the body in half as if someone shot an arrow through it |
transverse plane | divides the body from top to bottom |
sequelae | result of disease/injury |
pathogen | organism that causes the disease |
lesion | diseased tissue |
FHx | family history |
SOAP | acronym that stands for the four general parts of a medical note. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan |