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Med Term Abbr 1
Medical Terminology Abbreviations Part 1
Question | Answer |
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A & P | Auscultation and Percussion |
A-V | Atrioventricular |
a.c. | before meals |
a.j. | ankle jerk |
A.M.A | American Medical Association |
aa | equal parts of each |
ad lib | at will |
alt dieb | alternate days |
AP | Anterior Posterior |
b.i.d. | twice a day |
b.i.n. | twice a night |
B.M. | Bowl Movement |
B.M.R. | Basal Metabolic Rate |
B.P. | Blood Pressure |
B.U.N. | Blood Utrea Nitrogen |
C | Centigrade, Celsius |
c | with |
CC | Chief Complaint |
CCU | Cardiac care unit, Coronary Care Unit, Critical Care Unit |
Ca | Calcium |
Caps | Capsules |
CBC | complete blood count |
cc | cubic centimeter |
Cl | Chloride |
cm | centimeter |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
cu | cubic |
CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
D | diopter, diagnosis |
Dg, Dx, dg, dx | diagnosis |
D & C | dilation and curettage |
dd | let it be given |
D.D.S. | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
D.O. | Doctor of Osteopathy |
dil | dilute, dilate |
dr | dram |
Dr. | doctor |
DTR | deep tendon reflex |