Lesson 1 and Generals FC 9/23

Medical Terminology

S/Sx

Signs and symptoms

CC

Chief complaint

QID

4x/day

BID

2x/day

TID

3x/day

Q#H

Everyday # hours

PO

By mouth

PR

By rectum

PRN

As necessary

Rx

Prescription

IM

Intramuscular [Into muscles]

IV

Intravenous [Into a vein]

SQ/subq

Subcutaneous

ID

Intradermal [Under Skin]

Lt

Left

Rt

Right

Ml

Milliliter

Mg

Milligram

AC

Before meals

PC

After meals

a (with a line over it)

Before

AM;am

Morning/before noon

ad lib

As desired

Al

Accidental injury

AMA;ama

Against medical advice

ADL

Activities of daily living

amb

Ambulate

amt

Amount

ASAP

As soon as possible

B (Circled)

Bilateral

cm

centimeter

cc

Cubic Centimeter

c/o

Complains of

Dx

Diagnosis

D/C;dc;DC

Discountinued

w/a

While awake

wk.

Week

A

Assessment

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate

ER

Emergency Room

ETA

Estimate Time of Arrival

g;gm

gram

gtts

Drops

gtt

1 Drop

Gastr-

Stomach

Cardi-

Megal-

Enlarged

-itis

Inflammation

Dermat

Skin

Plast-

Surgical Repair

Cerebr-

Brain

Path-

Disease

-ectomy

Surgical Removal

Enter-

Intestines

-osis

Any Condition

-otomy

Cut into

Aden-

Gland

Angi-

Vessel

-oma

Tumor

Nephr-

Kidney

Hepat

Liver

Arthr-

Joint

Blephar-

eyelid

-ologist

Specialist

Rhin-

Nose

Gingiv-

gum

-malacia

Soft

-ology

The study of

Spasm

Involuntary

Gastrohepatitis

An inflammation of both the stomach and the liver

Adenopathy

The enlargement or swelling of the body's lymph nodes, usually caused by an infection or illness.

Cardiomegaly

An enlarged heart, which is usually a sign of an underlying health condition rather than a disease itself.

Enteroplasty

A surgical procedure performed to repair or reshape a portion of the intestine.

Dermatologist

Skin doctor

Pathosis

A state or condition of disease.

Cerebromalacia

The abnormal softening of brain tissue

Angiopathology

The scientific study of diseases and structural damage affecting blood vessels and lymphatic channels.

Cardiology

The study of heart

Dermatoma

Tumor in the Skin

Blepharotomy

Surgical procedure that involves making a surgical incision into the eyelid.

Enterogastritis

An inflammation of both the stomach and the small intestine.