Terms Flashcards
A
Without
@
At
Ac
Before meals
ADL
Activities of daily life
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Bid
Twice a day
tid
3 times a day
qid
4 times a day
BM
Bowel movement
BP
Blood pressure
C
Centigrade
- on top of C
With
- on top of S
Without
- on top of P
After
Ca
Cancer/calcium
CBC
Complete blood pressure
cc
Cubic centimeters
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C/o
Complaints of
Co2
Carbon dioxide
CPR
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CVA
Stroke - Cerebral vascular accident
DOA
Dead on arrival
DOB
Date of birth
DPT
Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
Dx
Diagnosis
ECG/EKG
Electrocardiogram
ED/ER
Emergency department/ room
Cl
Chloride
Na
Sodium
NaCl
Sodium chloride
Fe
Iron
FUO
Fever unknown origin
Fx
Fracture
gtts
Drops
ht
Height
HAV
Hepatitis A vaccine
HBV
Hepatitis B vaccine
HCV
Hepatitis C vaccine
hs
At bedtime/ hour of sleep
Hyper
Higher than, increase
Hypo
Lower than, decrease
ICU
Intensive care unit
I & O
Intake and output
K+
Potassium
lb
Pound
LMP
Last menstrual period
Lt
Left
ml
Millimeter
NKA
No known allergies
NPO
Nothing by mouth
OD
Right eye
OS
Left eye
OU
Both eyes
pc
After meals
po
By mouth
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
prn
As needed/ as desired
pt
Patient
q
Every
qd
every day
qh
every hour
q2h
Every 2 hours
rt
Right
SOB
Shortness of breath
Stat
Immediately
STD/STI
Sexually transmitted disease
sx
Symptom
TLC
Tender loving care
tx
Treatment
tab
Tablet
UA
Urinalysis
UTI
Urinary tract infection
URI
Upper respiratory infection
VS
Vital signs
wt
Weight
x
Times (3x/week) - (3 times a week)
itis
Inflammation
algia
Pain
cyte
Cell
ectomy
Removal of
orrhea
Flow/discharge
osis
Condition of
otomy
Creating a new opening
ology
One who studies
osis
Abnormal condition/ disease
Chronic
Long term (arthritis, asthma, ect)
acute
Short term - (strep throat, ear ache, ect)
emesis
Vomiting
cravat
Bandage
febrile
Fever
afebrile
Without fever
DNR -
Do not resuscitate
mal
Bad - (malnutrition, malpractice)
rhino
Nose
cyst
Bladder
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
H2O
Water
TPR
Temperature, pulse, respiration
micturate
Urinate
derm/o
skin
intra
Within, inside
hetero
Different
homo
Same
inter
Between
arthr/o
Joint
cardi/o
Heart
enter/o
Small intestines
gastr/o
Stomach
hepat/o
Liver
hyster/o
Uterus
oophor/o
Ovary
oste/o
Bone
ot/o
Ear
macro
Large
micro
Small
Poly
Many
my/o
Muscle
Brady
Slow
Tachy
Fast
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Cephal/o
Head
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Comat/o
Deep sleep
Contra
Against/ opposite
Crani/o
Skull
Cost/o
Rib
Dipl/o
Double
Encephal/o
Brain
Endo
Within or inside
Enter/o
Small intestines
Estro
Female
Esthesi/o/a
Sensation or feeling
eu
Good, normal, easy
ex/o
Outside of or away from
Follicul/o
Follicle, small sac
Genic/ genesis
Creation or reproduction
Ger/i
Old age
Gloss/o
Tongue
Graphy
Process if recording
Gynec/o
Female or woman
Hal/o , halit/o
Breath
He I
Half
Intra
Within or inside
Kel/o
Growth or tumor
Kenisi/o
Movement
Lepsy
Seizure
Lipid
Fat
Lysis
Destruction, breakdown
Macro
Large, seen with normal eye
Malacia
Abnormal softening
Malign/o
Bad, evil
Mamm/o
Breast
Megaly
Enlargement
Mens/o
Menstruate
Mon/o
One, single
Narc/o
Numbness
Necr/o
Death
Onych/o
Fingernail, toenail
Opia
Vision condition
Or/o
Mouth, oral cavity
Phasia
Speak, speech
Phleb/o
Vein
Pnea
Breathing
Uria
Urine
Py/o
Pus
Lith/o
Stone
Rrhagia/ rrhage
Abnormal excessive bleeding
Salping/o
Fallopian tubes
Sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
Emia
Blood
Xath/o
Yellow
Erythr/o
Red
Leuk/o
White
Cyan/o
Blue
Melan/o
Black
qod
Every other day
R/O
Rule out
Rx
Prescription