-malacia
softening
alb-
white
-tomy
cutting, incising
-hyp(o)
below normal
-ic
pertaining to
-rrhoea
flowing,discharge
-y
condition, process
chlor(o)
denoting green color
prim
first, most important
iso
same
gr.
grains (dosage)
lact.
lactic
q.a.m
every day before noon
tr,tinc.,tinct,
tincture
eod
every other day
URTI,URI
upper respiratory (tract) infection (ex. sinusitis)
troche
lozenge
BSA
body surface area
CA
cancer
RLQ
right lower quadrant
q.h/q.th./q.1
every hour/ every 1 hour
aa
equal part of each
per neb
by nebulizer
BMP
Basic Metabolic Panel
ex aq
in water
dieb,alt./q.a.d.
every other day
PV
via the vagina
gt,gtt
drops
o.p.d.
once per day
C & S
Culture and Sensitivity
D5W
dextrose 5% solution
ung.
ointment
pulv.
powder
qqh/q4h
every four hours
RR
respiratory rate
ASA
aspirin
DT
delirium tremens- alcohol withdrawal
IVP
intravenous push
N.T.E.
not to exceed
q.s.
a sufficient quantity
amp
ampule
H
hypodermic
LLQ
lower left quadrant
cib
food
q.a.d.
every other day
J,jt.
joint
syr
syrup
p.r./PR
by rectum
DTR
deep tendon reflexes
VSS
vital signs stable
w/a
while awake
c.c/c.f.
with food/meals
alt.h.
every other hour
a.c.
before meals
ID
intradermal
m.d.u.
to be used as directed
NVD
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
VSA
vital sign absent
p.c.
after meals
wf
with food
A.T.C
around the clock
q
every
x
times
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
e.m.p
as directed
s/p
status post
orchid(o)
testis
spadias
slit, fissure
epi
on, upon
-gram
record or picture
peri
around, surrounding
hidr
sweat
melan(o)
black color
rect(o)
rectum
parvo
small
onycho
fingernail or toenail
endo
inside or within
stom(a)
mouth
scoli(o)
twisted
-asthenia
weakness
pulmo
relating to the lungs
phleb(o)
blood vein(s)
laryng
larynx
narc(o)
numb, sleep
adren
relating to adrenal glands
gastro
stomach
varic(o)
swollen or twisted vein
hyper
extreme, beyond normal
nephr(o)
pertaining to the kidney
fossa
hollow or depressed area
-ite
nature of resembling
pneum
pertaining to the lungs
ren(o)
pertaining to the Kidney
para
alongside of
-itis
inflammation
squamos(o)
denoting full of scales or scaly
-trophy
nourishment
eu
true, good
fibr
fiber
mero
part
vesic(o)
pertaining to the bladder
bio
life