Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(79 cards)
1
Q
m
A
meter
2
Q
cm
A
centimeter
3
Q
mm
A
millimeter
4
Q
cc,cu,cm, cm 3
A
cubic centimeter
5
Q
l
A
liter
6
Q
ml
A
milliliter
7
Q
g, gm
A
gram
8
Q
kg
A
kilogram
9
Q
cg
A
centigram
10
Q
mg
A
milligram
11
Q
aa
A
equal parts
12
Q
AC
A
agriculture Canada
13
Q
Al
A
artificial insemination
14
Q
BHC
A
benzene hexachloride
15
Q
b.i.d
A
twice a day
16
Q
*C
A
degrees Celsius
17
Q
ca., circa
A
about or approximately
18
Q
cal., c.
A
small calorie
19
Q
Cal., C
A
Large calorie (kilocalorie)
20
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous System
21
Q
CPR
A
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
22
Q
c-section
A
cesarean section
23
Q
cu
A
cubic
24
Q
dr.
A
dram(s)
25
EEG
electroencephalogram
26
e.g.
for example
27
EKG, ECG
electrocardiogram
28
equiv.
equivalent
29
*F
degrees Fahrenheit
30
fl.
fluid
31
ft.
foot, feet
32
gal
gallon(s)
33
i.e
that is
34
I.M
intramuscular(ly)
35
I.U
international unit(s)
36
I.V
intravenous(ly)
37
lb
pound(s)
38
Lg. An
Large Animal
39
mA
milliampere(s)
40
mAs
milliampere-second(s)
41
ME
metabolize enegery
42
M.L.D
minimum lethal dose
43
LD50
amount lethal for 50% of test group
44
min
minute(s)
45
N.B
note well
46
NF
National Formulary
47
NRC
National Research Council
48
oz
ounce(s)
49
p.
page
50
pp.
pages
51
ppb
parts per billion
52
ppm
parts per million
53
pt
pint(s)
54
q.i.d
four times a day
55
q.s.ad
quantity sufficient to make
56
qt
quart(s)
57
q.v
which see
58
R
roentgen (x-ray)
59
rpm
revolutions per minute
60
sec
second(s)
61
Sm. An.
small animals
62
sp.
species
63
sq
square
64
stat.
immediately
65
subcut.
subcutaneously
66
tbsp.
tablespoon(s)
67
TDN
total digestible nutrients
68
t.i.d
three times a day
69
tsp.
teaspoons(s)
70
u.
unit
71
U.S.D.A
United States Department of Agriculture
72
U.S.P
United States Pharmacopoeia
73
viz.
namely
74
wk
week(s)
75
wt
weight
76
yr
year(s)
77
*
degree(s)
78
um
micron (1/1000 millimeter)
79
Rx
prescription
