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terms and abbreviations

TermDefinition
Abdomen abbreviation ABD
Allergies abbreviation All
Twice per day abbreviation BID
Three times per day abbreviation TID
Four times per day abbreviation QID
Blood pressure abbreviation BP
With abbreviation C
Complains of abbreviation C/O
Chief complaint abbreviation CC
Diagnosis abbreviation Dx
Fracture abbreviation Fx
Hour abbreviation H
History of present illness abbreviation HPI
Heart rate abbreviation HR
Laboratory abbreviation Lab
Left upper abdomen quadrant abbreviation LUQ
Left lower abdomen quadrant abbreviation LLQ
Nausea and Vomiting abbreviation N/V
Oxygen saturation abbreviation O2 Sat
After abbreviation P
Past medical history abbreviation PMHx
Per mouth abbreviation PO
As needed abbreviation PRN
Past surgical history abbreviation PSHx
Each abbreviation Q
Each day abbreviation QD
Every night abbreviation QHS
Right/Left abbreviation R/L
Respiratory rate abbreviation RR
Right upper abdomen quadrant abbreviation RUQ
Right lower abdomen quadrant abbreviation RLQ
Prescribe abbreviation RX
Without abbreviation s
Give as follows abbreviation SIG
Symptoms abbreviation Sx
Temperature abbreviation T
Vital signs abbreviation VS
Intravenous abbreviation IV
Over the counter abbreviation OTC
Emergency room abbreviation ER
Define palpation Examination procedure
Define exudate Fluid that leaks out of an infected wound
Define lesion Pathologic tissue change
Define palpitation Pounding heart
Define laceration Torn, jagged, or accidentally cut wound
Define gastritis Inflammation of the stomach
Define suppuration The formation of pus
Define trauma Wound or injury
Define viral Pertaining to a virus
Define appendectomy Surgical removal of an appendix
Define gastrosis Abnormal condition or disease of the stomach
Define syndrome Set of signs and symptoms
Define myorrhexis Rupture of a muscle
Define gastralgia Stomach pain
Define pyoderma Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
Define atherosclerosis Abnormal hardening of artery walls
Define athralgia Pain in a joint/joints
Define dermatologist Doctor specializing in the skin
Meaning of suffix: -dys Bad, difficult, painful
Meaning of suffix: -hyper Excessive, increased
Meaning of suffix: -megaly Enlargement
Meaning of suffix: -algia Pain, suffering
Meaning of suffix: -ectomy Surgical removal
Meaning of suffix: -osis Abnormal condition or disease
Meaning of suffix: -malacia Abnormal softening
Meaning of suffix: -hypo Deficient, decreased
Meaning of suffix: -itis Inflammation
Meaning of suffix: -necrosis Tissue death
Meaning of suffix: -rrhage Bleeding, bursting forth
Meaning of suffix: -ostomy Surgical creation of an artificial opening on the body
Meaning of suffix: -plasty Surgical repair
Meaning of suffix: -rrhapy Surgical suturing
Meaning of suffix: -scopy Visual examination
Meaning of suffix: -rrhexis Rupture
Meaning of suffix: -sclerosis Abnormal narrowing
Meaning of suffix: -stenosis Abnormal hardening
Meaning of suffix: -rrhea Flow or discharge
Define myelopathy Pathologic change/disease in spinal cord
Define hypertension Higher than normal blood pressure
Define perinatal Pertaining to birth
Define leukocyte White blood cell
Define prognosis Prediction of the probable
Define edema Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body
Define acute Rapid onset
Define supination Turning the palm of the hand upward
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