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CCMA Group 7
Shyanne, Sandra, Alexa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |