Medical Terminology Abbreviations 3 Flashcards
1
Q
CSII
A
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
2
Q
my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
3
Q
HTN
A
hypertension
4
Q
CK
A
creatine kinase
5
Q
Hx
A
history
6
Q
ather/o
A
fatty paste
7
Q
HRT
A
hormone replacement therapy
8
Q
melan/o
A
black, dark
9
Q
y/o
A
years of age
10
Q
CRPS
A
complex regional pain syndrome
11
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
12
Q
L
A
liter
13
Q
LASIK
A
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
14
Q
ARMD
A
age-related macular degeneration
15
Q
RBC
A
red blood cell, red blood cell count
16
Q
∴
A
Therefore
17
Q
A&P resection
A
abdominoperineal resection
18
Q
↑
A
Increase
19
Q
oma
A
tumor
20
Q
necr/o
A
death
21
Q
TPN
A
total parenteral nutrition
22
Q
graph
A
instrument for recording
23
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
24
Q
gluc/o, glyc/o
A
sugar, glucose
25
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
26
mm
millimeter
27
lab
laboratory
28
SUI
stress urinary incontinence
29
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
30
ITP
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
31
>
more than
32
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
33
β
beta
34
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
35
VS
vital signs
36
varic/o
swollen or twisted vein
37
SG
specific gravity
38
@
at
39
NSAID
non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
40
VD
venereal disease
41
b.i.d.
twice a day
42
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
43
gram
record, recording
44
C
celsius, centigrade
45
Tr
treatment
46
osis
abnormal condition
47
BM
bowel movement
48
cm
centimeter
49
esophag/o
esophagus
50
morph/o
shape
51
bil/o
bile
52
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
53
CP
cerebral Palsy
54
mL
milliliter
55
P
pulse rate
56
BADL
basic activities of daily living
57
electr/o
electric, electricity
