Medical terminology Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth. This means no food and no water
2
Q
SID
A
Once per day
3
Q
BID
A
Twice per day
4
Q
TID
A
Three times per day
5
Q
QID
A
Four times per day
6
Q
EOD
A
Every other day
7
Q
PRN
A
As needed
8
Q
Canine
A
Dog
9
Q
Feline
A
Cat
10
Q
Avian
A
Bird
11
Q
Bovine
A
Cow
12
Q
Caprine
A
Goat
13
Q
Equine
A
Horse
14
Q
Lagomorph
A
Rabbit
15
Q
Murine
A
Rat or mouse
16
Q
Ovine
A
Sheep
17
Q
Porcine
A
Pig
18
Q
Bitch
A
Intact female dog
19
Q
Litter
A
Group of newborn dogs
20
Q
Puppy
A
Young dog
21
Q
Stud dog
A
Intact male dog
22
Q
Whelping
A
The labor process of dogs
23
Q
Queen
A
Intact female cat
24
Q
Tom
A
Intact male cat
25
Kitten
Young cat
26
Queening
The labor process of cats
27
Feral
Wild; not domesticated
28
Domestic shorthair (DSH)
Cat breed that has short hair
29
Domestic long hair (DLH)
Cat breed that has long hair
30
Pure bread
Member of a recognized breed
31
Mongrel
Mixed breed of any animal
32
Calico
Cat with three colors of fur (black,orange, and white)
33
Dilute calico
Cat with three colors of fur (grey,orange,and white)
34
Tortoiseshell (torti)
Feline fur with two colors (orange and black) producing a spotted or blochted pattern
35
Tabby
Feline fur with two colors that may be in stripes or spots
36
Tiger
Feline fur with two colors that are in stripes
37
Gloves
White paws
38
Points
Color of the nose (mask), ears, tail, and feet of an animal.
39
As much as desired
ad lib
40
Twice daily
bid
41
Biopsy
bx
42
Capsule
cap
43
Cubic centimeter; syringe measurement
cc
44
Diagnosis
Dx
45
Fracture
fx
46
Drop
gt
47
Drops
gtt
48
History
hx
49
Intracardiac (into the heart)
IC
50
Intradermal (into the skin)
ID
51
Intramuscular (into the muscle)
IM
52
Intraperitoneal (into the lining of the abdomen)
IP
53
Intravenous (into the vein)
IV
54
Subcutaneous (under the skin)
SQ
55
Pound
lb or #
56
Nothing by mouth
NPO
57
Over the counter
OTC
58
By mouth (orally)
PO
59
As needed
PRN
60
Every
q
61
Every hour
qh
62
Every day
qd
63
Four times per day
qid
64
Every other day
qod or eod
65
Prescription
Rx
66
Once per day
Sid
67
Surgery
Sx
68
Tablet
T or tab
69
Treatment
tx
70
Three times per day
tid
71
Urinalysis
UA
72
Right ear
AD
73
Left ear
AS
74
Both ears
AU
75
Right eye
OD
76
Left eye
OS
77
Both eyes
OU
78
Intraocular pressure
IOP
79
Artificial insemination
AI
80
As on as possible
ASAP
81
Bright alert responsive
BAR
82
Big dog/little dog
BD/LD
83
Bowel movement
BM
84
Beats or breaths per minute
BPM
85
Castrated
C
86
Catheter
Cath
87
Female
F
88
Female spayed
F/S
89
Spayed
S
90
Male
M
91
Male castrated
M/C
92
Male neutered
M/N
93
Neutered
N
94
Gastrointestinal
GI
95
Gunshot wound
GSW
96
Hit by car
HBC
97
Heart rate
HR
98
Intensive care unit
ICU
99
Canine
K-9
100
Left
L
101
Right
R
102
Large animal
LA
103
Ovario hysterectomy
OHE
104
Operating room
OR
105
Pulse
P
106
Polydipsia (increased drinking)
PD
107
Polyuria (increased urination)
PU
108
Physical exam
PE
109
Rule out
R/O
110
Respiratory rate
RR
111
Subjective, objective, assessment,plan
SOAP
112
Immediately
Stat
113
Temperature or tablet
T
114
Temperature pulse respiratory
TPR
115
Upper respiratory infection
URI
116
Urinary tract infection
UTI
117
Within normal limits
WNL
118
Weight
Wt
