Unit 1 Missing Terms

con-

with, together

e-

out from, from, away from, out of

scler/o

hard, hardening

sten/o

narrow, contracted, restricted

toxic

denotes toxicity/poisonous conditions

-iatrist

specialist or practitioner in a particular field of medicine

-iatric

pertaining to medicine, medical treatment, or healing

A

assessment

ac (ante cibum)

before meals

amt

amount

Bx

biopsy

C

Celsius, centigrade

CC

chief complaint

cm

centimeter

d

day

Dx

diagnosis

ETA

estimated time of arrival

F

fahrenheit, female

FUO

fever of unknown origin

g/gm

gram

gtt/gtts (gutta/guttae)

drop/drops

h

hour

H2O2

hydrogen peroxide

Hg

mercury

I & D

Incision and drainage

ICU

intensive care unit

IP

inpatient

K

potassiun

kg

kilogram

L/l

liter

mg

milligram

mm

millimeter

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

N/A

not applicable

Na

sodium

neg

negative

NKA

no known allergies

noct

night

OD

overdose/right eye

OP

outpatient

PE

physical exam

per

by, through

PET

positron emission tomography

PK

pharmacokinetics

qid

four times a day

R/O, r/o

rule out

ROS

review of systems

S&S

Signs and symptoms

sig

directions, label (derived from Latin signature)

SO

significant other

SOAP

subjective, objective, assessment, pain

T

temperature/time/thoracic

tab(s)

tablet(s)

temp

temperature

Tx

treatment/transplant

Tbsp

tablespoon

tsp

teaspoon

UNK

unknown

w/a

awake and alert/walking about

wk

week