Abbreviations Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
ax, AX
A
axillary
2
Q
H2O
A
water
3
Q
IV
A
intravenous
4
Q
IVPB
A
intravenous piggy back
5
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesic
6
Q
TKO
A
to keep open
7
Q
ID
A
intradermal
8
Q
IM
A
intramuscular
9
Q
PR
A
per rectum
10
Q
SL
A
Under the tongue
11
Q
SQ, SC, subq
A
subcutaneous
12
Q
supp
A
suppository
13
Q
top
A
topical
14
Q
MRSA
A
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
15
Q
Staph (Staph)
A
staphylococcus (Grape Like)
16
Q
strep (Strepto)
A
streptococcus (Twisted Chains)
17
Q
NKA
A
no known allergies
18
Q
NKDA
A
no known drug allergies
19
Q
derm/o dermat/o cutane/o
A
skin
20
Q
-a
A
noun ending
21
Q
onych/o ungu/o
A
nails
22
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
23
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
24
Q
-phagia
A
eating or swallowing
25
kerat/o
hard; horny tissue
26
necrosis, -necrosis
abnormal condition of tissue death
27
seb/o
oil
28
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge ( not blood )
29
rhytid/o
wrinkles
30
-ectomy
surgical removal
31
trich/o
hair
32
myc/o
fungus
33
xer/o
dry
34
edema
swelling
35
diaphoresis
excessive sweating
36
epi-
upon, over
37
intra-
within or inside
38
per-
through
39
trans-
through, across
40
bi/o
life
41
-opsy
view of; viewing
42
aut/o
slef
43
-plasty
surgical repair
44
heter/o
other
45
-tome
instrument used to cut thin layers
