Medical Abbreviations, Suffixes, Prefixes PDF

Term A Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Activity as Tolerated Abdomen, abdominal Arterial Blood Gas Abnormal Before Meals (ante cibrum) Adrenocorticotropin hormone Antidiuretic hormone Activities of Daily Living Freely, as desired (ad libitum) Admitted, admission Air Entry Acid Fast Bacilli Silver Nitrate...

Term A Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Activity as Tolerated Abdomen, abdominal Arterial Blood Gas Abnormal Before Meals (ante cibrum) Adrenocorticotropin hormone Antidiuretic hormone Activities of Daily Living Freely, as desired (ad libitum) Admitted, admission Air Entry Acid Fast Bacilli Silver Nitrate Above Knee Above Knee Amputation Albumin Alkaline Ambulate Ampule, Amputate Amount Anterior Anterior and Posterior Auscultation and Percussion Appointment AIDS Related Complex Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Acute Renal Failure Arterial Aspirin As Soon As Possible Atrial-Septal Defect Arteriovenous Abbre AAA AAT Abd ABG abn. a.c. ACTH ADH ADL ad lib adm A/E AFB AgNO3 A/K A/KA Alb Alk. amb. Amp. amt. ant. AP A&P appt. ARC ARDS ARF art. ASA ASAP ASD AV Axillary, Axilla Ax B Barium Bundle Branch Block Birth Control Pill Breast Feeding Twice Daily (bis in die) Bilateral Bilirubin Ba BBB BCP BF BID bil. Bili. Term Below Knee Below Knee Amputation Blood, Bleeding Bowel Movement Basal Metabolic Rate Blood Pressure Bathroom Privileges Bedrest Blood Sugar Bilateral Salpino-Oophrectomy Blood Urea Nitrogen Blood Work Biopsy C Chief Complaint Cesarian Section Cancer Calcium Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Catheter Coronary Artery Disease Calorie Capsule Complete Blood Count Common Bile Duct Complete Bedrest Congenital Dislocated Hip Cystic Fibrosis Congenital Heart Disease Chemistry Congestive Heart Failure Change Cholesterol Circumference, Circulation, Circumcision Check Chloride Clear Fluids Central Nervous System Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Complains of Coagulation Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Abbre B/K B/KA bld BM BMR BP BRP BR BS BSO BUN B/W Bx CC CS CA Ca+ CABG Cath CAD cal Cap. CBC CBD CBR CDH CF CHD chem. CHF chg. Chole. circ. Ck Cl cl. flds. CNS CO CO2 c/o coag. COLD Term C Condition Continuous Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cerebral Palsy Cephalopelvic Disproportion Creatinine Phosphokinase Continuous Passive Motion Chronic Renal Failure Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Culture and Sensitivity Cerebrospinal Fluid Cerebrovascular Accident Central Venous Pressure Cardiovascular System Chest X-ray Cervix Chest Tube D Diet as Tolerated Deep Breathing and Coughing Discontinued, Discharged Dilatation and Curettage Dry and Intact Differential Diabetes Mellitus Do Not Resuscitate Dead on Arrival Date of Birth Dressing Delirium Tremens Diabetic Urine Diarrhea and Vomiting Deep Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis E Electroconvulsive Therapy Expected Date of Delivery Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Electrocardiogram Elixir Ear, Nose, and Throat Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Abbre cond. cont. COPD CP CPD CPK CPM CRF CRP C&S CSF CVA CVP CVS CXR Cx C/T DAT DB&C D/C D&C D&I Diff. DM DNR DOA DOB dsg. DTs D/U D&V DVT Dx ECT EDD EENT ECG elix. ENT ERCP Term Ethanol Endotracheal Tube Examination Under Anaesthesia Excision Extraction, External, Extension F Foreign Body Fasting Blood Sugar Iron Ferrous Sulphate Femoral Femoral Popliteal Bypass Fresh Frozen Plasma Family History Fluid Formula Full Strength Follow Up G General Anesthetic Gastrointestinal Gravida Glucose Tolerance Test Drops Genitourinary, Gastric Ulcer H Water Hydrogen Peroxide Bicarbonate Hydrochloric Acid Head, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat High Humidity Mask High Humidity Oxygen Has Not Voided Head of Bed History and Physical History of Present Illness Heart Rate Hormone Replacement Therapy Hour of Sleep, Bedtime History I Intracranial Pressure Abbre ETOH ETT EUA exc. ext. FB FBS Fe FeSO4 fem. Fem. Pop. FFP FH fld. form. F/S F/U GA GI G, grav. GTT gt, gtt GU H2O H2O2 HCO3 HCL HEENT HHM HHO2 HNV HOB H&P HPI HR HRT HS Hx ICP Term I Incision and Drainage Intradermal Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Immunoglobulin Ischemic Heart Disease Intramuscular Incision Intake and Output Intraocular Pressure Intrauterine Device Intravenous Intravenous Pyelogram J Jackson Pratt Jugular Venous Pressure K Potassium Potassium Chloride Keep Vein Open Kidney, Ureters, and Bladder L Lumbar Vertebrae Local Anesthetic, Left Atrium Laparotomy, Laparoscopy Lateral Liver Function Tests Low Continuous Suction Left Lower Extremity Left Lower Lobe (lung) Last Menstrual Period Level of Consciousness Lumbar Puncture Left Left Upper Extremity Left Upper Lobe (lung) Left Upper Quadrant Left Ventricle M Medication Administration Record Medications Magnesium Sulphate Myocardial Infarction Mini Mental Status Exam Abbre I&D ID IDDM Ig. IHD IM inc. I&O IOP IUD IV IVP JP JVP K+ KCL KVO KUB L1, L2 LA Lap. lat. LFTs LCS LLE LLL LMP LOC LP Lt LUE LUL LUG LV MAR Meds MgSO4 MI MMSE Term Musculoskeletal Midstream Urine Manipulation Under Anesthesia Measles, Mumps, Rubella N Nitrogen Sodium Sodium Chloride Abbre M/S MSU MUA MMR No Added Salt New Bag Up Nasal Cannula Nebulizer Negative Nasogastric N2 Na NaCl NAD NAS NBU N/C neb. Neg N/G Non-insulin Dependent Diabetic Mellitus NIDDM No Known Allergies None Known At Night Nasal Prongs Nothing by Mouth No Refill Normal Saline, Neuro Signs Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Normal Sinus Rhythm Nitroglycerin (Nitro) Nausea and Vomiting Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea Normal Vaginal Delivery Not Yet Diagnosed Non-Weight Bearing O Oxygen Osteoarthritis On Admission Occult Blood Observation Obstruction Overdose On Examination Esophago-Gastroduodenoscopy Otitis Media Ova and Parasites NKA N/K Nocte N/P NPO N.R. No abnormal detected, no acute distress Organ Procurement and Exchange NS, N/S NSAID NSR NTG N&V NV&D NVD NYD NWB O2 OA O/A OB obs. obst. OD OE OGD OM O&P OPEN Term O Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Mouth Over the Counter Abbre ORIF OS OTC P Pulse Parity After Meals Patient Controlled Analgesia Physical Exam, Pulmonary Embolism Pupils equal and reactive to light Prepare for Operation Past History Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Post Operative Point Maximal Impulse Past Medical History Premenstrual Syndrome Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea By Mouth Posterior Pedal Pulse Purified Protein Derivative Per Rectum, Pulse Rate Packed Red Blood Cells Pregnancy Premature When Necessary Prognosis Patient Peptic Ulcer Disease By Vaginal Route Peripheral Vascular Disease Partial Weight Bearing Q Every Hour Every 2 Hours, 3 hours, etc Every Night at Bedtime Not Sufficient Quantity Four Times a Day Quick Section Quadriceps R Rheumatoid Arthritis, Right Atrium P Para p.c. PCA PE PERL PFO PH PID Post Op PMI PMH PMS PND PO post. PP PPD PR PRBCs preg. prem. PRN prod. Pt., pt. PUD PV PVD PWB q.h. q.2h, q.3h q.h.s q.n.s. q.i.d. QS quads. RA Term Respiratory Distress Syndrome Remove Respirator, Respirations Rheumatoid Factor Rhesus Right Lower Extremity Right Lower Lobe (lung) Right Lower Quadrant Routine and Microscopic Right Middle Lobe (lung) Rule Out, Reorder Range of Motion Removal of Sutures Report, Repeat Right Related to Return to Clinic Right Upper Lobe (lung) Right Upper Quadrant Respiration, Rectal Take, Therapy, Prescription S Saturation Subcutaneous Same Day Admission Sublingual Straight Leg Raising Service of Shortness of Breath Shortness of Breath on Exertion Solution Suprapubic Specimen Signs and Symptoms At Once, Immediately Sexually Transmitted Diseases Straight Drainage Strength Suppository Suspension T Abbre RDS rem. resp. RF RH RLE RLL RLQ R&M RML R/O ROM ROS rpt. Rt. R/T RTC RUL RUQ R Rx Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy T&A TA Tab. Therapeutic Abortion Tablet sat. Subcut SDA S/L SLR S/O SOB SOBOE sol, soln S/P spec. S&S, S/S Stat STD st. dr. str. supp. susp. Term T Tachycardia Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Tuberculosis To be Absorbed Temperature Total Hip Replacement Transient Ischemic Attack Tibial Three Times a Day Total Knee Replacement Tubal Ligation Temporomandibular Joint Telephone Order Tolerated Total Parenteral Nutrition Temperature, Pulse, Respirations Trace Tracheostomy Transfer Type and Screen Abbre Tachy TAH TB TBA Temp. THR TIA tib. t.i.d. TKR T.L. TMJ T.O. tol. TPN TPR tr. trach. trans. T&S Term U Upper Gastrointestinal Umbilicus Ointment Upper Respiratory Infection Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Ultrasound Urinary Tract Infection V Visual Acuity Vaginal Ventimask Verbal Order Vital Signs Vertex W Wheelchair Weekend X Cross Match Abbre UGI umb. ung. URI URTI U/S UTI VA vag. V/M V.O. V/S Vx W/C W/E X Match Prefixes and Suffixes Adeno Ante Arthro Bi Bili Brachio Brady Broncho Cardio Cervico Chole Chondro Colpo Contra Costo Cranio Cysto Cyto Derma Dorso Dys Encephal Entero Eryth Eu Gastro Glosso Glyco Hemo Hepato Hyper Hypo Hystero Laparo Laryngo Leuk Litho Prefixes -gland -before, forward -joint -double -bile -arm -slow -bronchus -heart -neck -gall or bile -cartilage -vagina -against -ribs -skull -bladder -cell -skin -back -difficult, bad, painful -brain -intestine -red -good, normal -stomach -tongue -sugar -blood -liver -too much, high -not enough, low -uterus -abdomen -larynx -white -stone Prefixes (continued) Mal -bad Mast -breast Medio -middle Myelo -bone marrow, spinal cord Myo -muscle Nephro -kidney Neuro -nerves Oculo -eye Oligo -deficiency Onych -nail Os -mouth, bone Oto -ear Ped -child, feet Pharyngo -throat Phelb -vein Pneumo -air, lungs Post -after Pre -before Pyelo -pelvis of kidney Rhin -nose Salpingo -tube Sclero -hard, hardening Skeleto -skeleton Sub -under, below Super -above, excessive Supra -above Tachy -fast Thoraco -chest Thyro -thyroid Trache -trachea Vaso -vessel cele centesis ectomy emia gram itis lithiasis lysis nato oma pathy orrhaphy oscopy ostomy otomy pexy plasty plegia rhage rhea Suffixes -tumor, swelling -surgical puncture to remove fluid -cutting out or excision -blood -record -inflammation -presence of stones -disintegration -birth -tumor -disease of -surgical repair of -examination by means of a lighted instrument -formation of fistula or opening -cutting or excision -fixation -plastic surgery -paralysis -to burst forth -excessive discharge