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CCMA Group 7
Shyanne, Sandra, Alexa
Term | Definition |
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MS, MSO4 | morphine |
MgSO4 | magnesium sulfate |
abbreviated medication names: (AZT, KCI, HCT, PTU, HCTZ) | full name of medication |
nitro | nitroglycerin |
decimal points without a leading zero (.5 mg) | smaller units (500mcg) or a leading zero (0.5 mg) |
trailing zero (1.0 mg, 100.0 g) | no trailing zero (1 mg, 100 mg) |
u, U, IU | units |
μ (Mu), μg | mcg, microgram |
x3d | times 3 days (?) |
cc | mL |
apothecary units | metric units |
od, O.D., OD | daily or intended time of administration |
q.d, qd, Q.D, QD, q1d (?), i/d | daily |
q.o.d., QOD | every other day |
Q6PM, etc | 6 p.m. daily or daily at 6 p. m. |
TIW, tiw | 3 times weekly |
mg.,mL. | mg, mL (no period) |
HS | half-strength or bedtime (hour of sleep) |
Super- | Over or above |
Tachy- | Fast |
Pre- | Before |
Retro- | Backward, behind |
Acanth(o)- | Thorn or spine |
Bucc(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cheek |
Carcin(o)- | Cancer |
BT, hs, qhs, qn | bedtime or hour of sleep |
SC, SQ, sub q | subcutaneously |
IN | intranasal |
IJ | injection |
OJ | orange juice |
> or < | greater than or less than |
@ | at |
&, + | and |
/ | per |
AD, AS, AU | right ear, left ear, each ear (both ears) |
OD, OS, OU | right eye, left eye, each eye (both eyes) |
A, An- | Without |
Ante- | Before |
Anti- | Against |
Inter- | Between |
Peri- | Around |
Post- | After |
Brady- | Slow |
Hyper- | Above |
Hypo- | Below |
Mal- | Bad |
Neo- | New |
Patho- | Disease |
Radio- | Radiation |
Sub- | Under or below |
Ocul(o)- | Eye |
Narc(o)- | Numb, sleep |
Meg(a)- | Enlargement |
Humer(o)- | Pertaining to the shoulder |
Stasis- | Stop or Control |
Pnea- | Breathing |
Oxia- | Oxygen |
Tomy- | Cut |
Stomy- | Opening |
Pathy- | Disease |
Itis- | inflammation |
Edema- | Fluid buildup |
Globin, Globulin- | Protein |
Asthenia- | Weakness |
Dyna- | Pain |
Algia- | Pain |
odynia- | Pain |
Emesis- | Vomiting |
lasis- | condition of |
lepsis, lepsy- | seizure, convulsion |
malacia- | abnormal softening |
megaly- | enlargement |
ole- | small, little |
opia- | vision |
oma- | tumor |
phage, phagia- | eating, consuming, swallowing |
rrhea- | flow, discharge |
plasia- | formation or development |
sclerosis | hardening |
spasm | cramp, or twitching |