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Unit 1
Med Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BID | twice per day |
| TID | three times per day |
| Q | every "x" |
| QD | every day |
| QID | 4 times daily |
| QHS | at night |
| AC | before meals |
| PC | after meals |
| PRN | as needed |
| acute | sudden |
| chronic | ongoing |
| malaise | not feeling well |
| symptom | what you feel |
| signs | you can see |
| adip/o | fat |
| derm/o | skin |
| trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| seb/o | oil |
| leuk/o | white |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| itis | inflammation |