Medical Abbreviation Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
A&P | auscultation and percussion |
a.c. | before meals (ante cibum) |
A.D. or a.d. | right ear (auris dextra) |
A.S. or a.s. | Left Ear (auris sinistra) |
A.U. or a.u. | both ears (aures unitas) |
A | assessment |
aa | of each |
AAMA | American Associatin of Medical Assistants |
AAROM | Active assistive range of motion |
ABD | Abdomen |
abd. | abduction, abdomen |
ABG | arterial blood gas |
ACS | American Cancer Society |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ad lib | as desired |
AD | alzheimer's disease |
ADA | American Diabetic Association |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
ADL | activities of daily living |
Adm | admission |
AF | atrial fibrillation |
AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
AIHA | autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
AJ | ankle jerk |
AK | above the knee |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) |
alt. dieb. | every other day |
alt. hor. | every other hour |
alt. noc. | every other night |
ALT | alanine amniotransferase (formerly SGPT) |
AMA | American Medical Association; against medical advice |
amb | ampule |
ANA | American Nurses Association, antinuclear antibody |
Ant. | anterior |
ap | before dinner |
A-P | anterior-posterior |
AQ or aq | water |
aq. dest. | distilled water |
aq. frig. | cold water |
AR | apical rate |
ARD | atrial septal defect |
AROM | active range of motion |
AS | aortic stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis |
ASA | aspirin |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
ASD | atrial septal defect |
ASH or ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
ASIS | anterior superior iliac spine |
AST | serum aspartate amniotransferase (formerly SGOT) |
A-V or AV | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
ax | axillary |
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Seanmorrone
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