Doctors and others health care professional used medical abbreviations for the instruction of patients. Have you ever seen a word or latter on doctors prescription and you wounder about this term. Actually, these are the short medical term that the doctors used. These term is often used to note the important knowledge by doctors or other medical students.
Medical Terminology Abbreviations Worksheet pdf:
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Common Medical Abbreviations list:
here is the list of common medical abbreviations list:
| abb | full name | Other (you need to known) |
|---|---|---|
| ABG | arterial blood gas | |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme | |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone | |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone | |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase | old version is SGPT |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase | old version is SGOT |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate | |
| BCG | bacille Calmette-Guérin | |
| bid | 2 times a day | |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate | |
| BP | blood pressure | |
| BSA | body surface area | |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen | |
| BR | bedside rounds | |
| BPD | borderline personality disorder | |
| C | Celsius; centigrade; complement | |
| Ca | calcium | |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate | |
| CBC | complete blood count | |
| cGy | centigray | |
| Ci | curie | |
| CK | creatine kinase | |
| Cl | chloride; chlorine | |
| cm | centimeter | |
| CNS | central nervous system | |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide | |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase | |
| CPK-MB | creatine phosphokinase muscle bandisoenzyme | |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation | |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid | |
| CT | computed tomography | |
| Cu | cubic | |
| D & C | dilation and curettage | |
| dL | deciliter | 1 dL = 100 mL |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid | |
| DTP | diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis(toxoids/vaccine) | |
| D/W | dextrose in water | |
| ECF | extracellular fluid | |
| ECG | electrocardiogram | |
| EEG | electroencephalogram | |
| ENT | ear nose and throat | |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate | |
| F | Fahrenheit | |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | |
| Ft | foot; feet | measure unit |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin | |
| G | gram | |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate | |
| GI | gastrointestinal | |
| GVHD | Graft-versus-host disease | |
| G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase | |
| GU | genitourinary | |
| Gy | gray | |
| H | hour | |
| Hb | hemoglobin | |
| HCl | hydrochloric acid; hydrochloride | |
| HCO3 | bicarbonate | |
| Hct | hematocrit | |
| Hg | mercury | |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus | |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen | |
| HMG-CoA | hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A | |
| Hz | hertz | cycles/second unit |
| hs | at bedtime | |
| ICF | intracellular fluid | |
| ICU | intensive care unit | |
| IgA | etc. immunoglobin A | |
| IL | interleukin | |
| IM | intramuscular(ly) | |
| INR | international normalized ratio | |
| IPPB | intermittent positive pressure breathing | |
| IU | international unit | |
| IV | intravenous(ly) | |
| IVU | intravenous urography | |
| K | potassium | |
| kcal | kilocalorie | mean food calorie |
| kg | kilogram | |
| L | liter | |
| lb | pound | |
| LDH | lactic dehydrogenase | |
| M | molar | |
| m | meter | |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin | |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration | |
| mCi | millicurie | |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume | |
| mEq | Milliequivalent | |
| Mg | magnesium | |
| mg | milligram | |
| MI | myocardial infarction | |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration | |
| mIU | milli-international unit | |
| mL | milliliter | |
| mm | millimeter | |
| mmol | millimole | |
| mo | month | |
| mol | wt molecular weight | |
| mOsm | Milliosmole | |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging | |
| N | nitrogen; normal | unit to measure strength of solution |
| Na | sodium | |
| NaCl | sodium chloride | |
| ng | nanogram | also name as millimicrogram |
| nm | nanometer | also name as millimicron |
| nmol | nanomole | |
| Npo | nothing by mouth | |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug | |
| O2 | oxygen | |
| OTC | over-the-counter | pharmaceuticals |
| oz | ounce | |
| P | phosphorus; pressure | |
| PAco2 | alveolar carbon dioxide partial pressure | |
| Paco2 | arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure | |
| PAo2 | alveolar oxygen partial pressure | |
| Pao2 | arterial oxygen partial pressure | |
| PAS | periodic acid-Schiff | |
| Pco2 | carbon dioxide partial pressure | or tension |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction | |
| PET | positron emission tomography | |
| pg | picogram | micromicrogram |
| pH | hydrogen ion concentration | |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocyte | |
| po | orally | |
| Po2 | oxygen partial pressure | or tension |
| PPD | purified protein derivative | tuberculin |
| ppm | parts per million | |
| prn | as needed | |
| PT | prothrombin time | |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time | |
| q | every | |
| qid | 4 times a day | |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis | |
| RBC | red blood cell | |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid | |
| Sao2 | arterial oxygen saturation | |
| SBE | subacute bacterial endocarditis | |
| sc | subcutaneous(ly) | |
| SI | International System of Units | |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome | |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| soln | solution | |
| sp | species | singular |
| spp | species | plural |
| sp gr | specific gravity | |
| sq | square | |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor | |
| STS | serologic test(s) for syphilis | |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy | |
| TB | tuberculosis | |
| tid | 3 times a day | |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition | |
| URI | upper respiratory infection | |
| UTI | urinary tract infection | |
| WBC | white blood cell | |
| WHO | World Health Organization | |
| wt | weight | |
| μ | micro-; micron | |
| μCi | microcurie | |
| μg | microgram | |
| μL | microliter | |
| μm | micrometer | also name micron |
| μmol | micromole | |
| μOsm | micro-osmole | |
| mμ | millimicron | also name nanometer |
Medical Terminology/ Abbreviations list:
Following is the list of commonly used medical term/abbreviations;
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