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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| T | temperature |
| P | pulse |
| HR | heart rate |
| R | respirations |
| BP | blood pressure |
| O1/SPO2 | oxygen saturation |
| #/# (0/10, 5/10, 10/10) | pain scale 0-10 |
| ABX | antibiotics |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DX | diagnosis (medical diagnosis) |
| HX | history |
| NDX | nursing diagnosis |
| RX | treatment or perscription |
| SX | surgery |
| TX | treatment |
| AC | antecubital (vein inside bend of elbow) |
| ACHS (AC/HS) | before meals/before sleep |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| ABC | airway, breathing, circulation |
| ALOC | altered level of consciousness |
| BM | bowel movement |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| WBC | white blood count |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| H&H | hemoglobin & hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Plt | platelets |
| BG | blood glucose |
| UA | urinalysis |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| Q or q | every |
| Q daily or q daily | every day |
| q2h | every two hours |
| q8h | every 8 hours |
| bid or b.i.d | twice daily/two times daily |
| tid or t.i.d | three times daily |
| qui or q.i.d | four times daily |
| ac | before meals/on an empty stomach |
| hs | before sleeping/at bedtime |
| PO | by mouth or orally (per os) |
| GT | by gastronomy tube (G-tube) |
| IM | intramuscular (injection into muscle) |
| SQ | subcutaneous (injection into adipose tissue/fat) |
| IV | intravenous (infusion directly into the vein) |
| IVP | intravenous push (inject directly into the vein) |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback (infusing into the main IV line) |
| IVF | intravenous fluids (usually hydration or nutrition) |
| hypo | deficient (too little) |
| hyper | excessive (too much) |
| pre | before |
| ante | before |
| post | after |
| tachy | rapid (faster than normal) |
| brady | slow (slower than normal) |
| a | absent (without) |
| dys | abnormal or painful (unable/painful to do something) |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mal | bad (not working correctly) |
| trans | across or through |
| hemi | half (one half of something) |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| quad | four (quadrant) |
| poly | many |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -ism, -osis | condition of (disease of) |
| -ous, -ic, -ac | pertaining to (about) |
| -ectomy | escision (surgical removal) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -otomy | cut into |
| -scopy | to look at with a scope |
| -ology | the study of |
| -logist | practitioner of |
| -pathy | disease or disorder |
| -pelgia | paralysis |
| ATHR | joint (skeletal system) |
| BRONCH | broncus (part of the respiratory system) |
| CARD | -heart (cardiovascular system) |
| DERMA | skin (integumentary system) |
| ENCEPHAL | -brain (neurological system) |
| ENTER | intestine (gastrological system) |
| GASTR | stomach (gastrological system) |
| GLYC | sugar (glycemic) |
| HEMAT, HEMO, HEME | blood |
| HEPAT, HEPATIC | liver (gastrological system) |
| MY | muscle (muscular system) |
| MYEL | spinal cord (nervous system) |
| NECR, NECRO | dead, death of cells/body (integumentary system) |
| NEPHR, NEPHRO | kidneys (urinary tract and endocrine system) |
| NEUR, NEURO | nerves (nervous system) |
| OSTE | bone (nervous system) |
| OX | oxygen |
| OXY | oxygen (cardiac, cardiovascular system) |
| PECTOR | chest (respiratory system, cardiac, cardiovascular system) |
| PHLEB | vein (cardiovascular system) |
| PNEUM | air, lung (respiratory system) |
| PULMON | lung (respiratory system) |
| REN, RENAL | kidney (urinary tract) |
| THROMB | clot (cardiovascular system, lymphatic system) |
| URETER | urether (urinary tract system) |
| URETHR | urethra (urinary tract system) |
| URIA | urine, urether (urinary tract system) |
| VEIN | vein, venous (cardiovasular system) |
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joanajenzel
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