Nursing Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ac | before meals |
| amp | amputation |
| b.i.d. | twice in the day |
| c | with |
| caps | capsile |
| elix | elixir |
| NGT | nasogastric (tube) |
| gtt | drops |
| hr | heart rate |
| ID | intradermal |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IN | intranasal |
| IV | intravenous |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| pc | after meals |
| per | through, by |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| q | every |
| qh | every hour |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| rect | rectal |
| s | without |
| sub-q | subcutaneous |
| STAT | immediately |
| supp | suppository |
| syr | syringe |
| tab | tablet |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| ung/oint | unguent/ointment |
| noct | at night |
| po/per os | by mouth |
| SL | sublingual; under tongue |
| vag | vaginal |
| mEq | milliequivalent |
| b.i.w. | biweekly |
| mL | milliliter |
| mg | milligram |
| mcg | microgram |
| g | gram |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| Rx | medical prescription |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| Tx | treatment |
| Hx | history |
| Fx | fracture |
| angio | blood or lymph vessel |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| carcin | cancer |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chron | time |
| cyst | bladder, cyst, sac |
| encephal | brain |
| hydr | water |
| lapar | loin; abdomen |
| mamm | breast |
| mast | breast, mammary gland, nipple |
| myo | muscle |
| necro | dead body, corpse |
| osteo | bone |
| ot | ear |
| path | disease |
| phag | eating |
| plasia | growth |
| pulmon | lung |
| -gravida | pregnant woman with specified quanity of pregnancies |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -genic | producing, generating |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ology | science, study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -penia | lack, deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -stasis | slowing, stoppage |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | to make an incision or cut into |
| -gynec | female characteristics; woman |
| -cephalo | head or connected to the head |
| -pnea | breath, respiration |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -plasty | molding, forming surgically |
| -emia or -aemia | blood condition |
| -cyte | cell |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| EENT | eye-ear-nose-throat |
| I & O | intake and output |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| CT scan | X-ray computed tomography |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| IVPB | intravenous piggyback |
| K+ | potassium |
| Na+ | sodium |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| hematocrit | the proportion, by volume, of the blood that consists of red blood cells |
| hemoglobin | the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs |
| platelet | an irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| axillary | pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm & body; armpit |
| tympanic | pertaining to the tympanum (eardrum) |
| prophylactic | medication or treatment designed and used to prevent a disease from occuring |
| intravenous | into the vein |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| intramuscular | into the muscle |
| intradermal | in or into the skin |
| Bx | biopsy |
| aphasia | a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language |
| ataxia | wobbliness |
| dyslexia | reading disability |
| hemiparesis | weakness on one side of the body |
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