Abbreviations W-Y, symbols Flashcards

1
Q

W

A

white;widowed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

WB

A

weight bearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

WBC

A

white blood cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

WBN

A

well baby nursery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

WC; w/c

A

wheelchair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

w/d

A

well developed; warm and dry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

WD

A

well developed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

WF; wf

A

white female

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

WFL

A

within functional limits

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

WM, wm

A

white male

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

WN; w/n

A

well nourished

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

WNL

A

within normal limits

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Wt

A

weight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

W/U; w/u

A

workup

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

X

A

times

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Xmatch

A

cross match

17
Q

YO; y/o

A

year(s) old

18
Q

YTD

A

year to date

19
Q

A

decrease

20
Q

A

increase

21
Q

O ♀

A

female

22
Q

□ ♂

A

male

23
Q

A

primary

24
Q

A

secondary

25
Q

ά lowercase

A

alpha

26
Q

β lowercase

A

beta; prefix denoting the second of a series

27
Q

γ lowercase

A

gamma; prefix denoting third of a series

28
Q

Δ uppercase

A

delta; amount of change or difference

29
Q

μ lowercase

A

mu, micrometer (micron) unacceptable symbol