The medical profession doesn't "abbreviate" medical terms; they use universally accepted medical terminology. There is much more paper work and documentation required by all disciplines in the medical field than what most people realize. So in order to have all the necessary and required documentation, without spending more time on paper work than actual patient care, they use terminology such as the following: * s/s = signs and symptoms * dx = diagnosis * hx = history * fx = fracture * sx = surgery * prn = as needed * po = by mouth * hs = at bedtime * ASA = aspirin * CA = cancer * qd = every day * b.i.d. = twice a day * t.i.d. = three times a day * q.i.d. = four times a day * npo = nothing to eat or drink * c/o = complains of * (L) = left, or left side * (R) = right, or right side * Rx = prescription
Some of the most common abbreviations for common medical terms are tx for treatment, dx for diagnosis, WNL for within normal limits, bx for biopsy, c with a line over it for with, and s with a line over it for without.
STAT it means immediatly
d/c
It means "taken from someone else". As in a ligament or kidney taken from a donor. Literally "Allo" = other, "-genic" = origin or beginning.
Medical terms used by the medical profession in caring for patients.
Occult means hidden in medical terms.
Nerves conduct impulses in medical terms.
Progressive medical terms means it will get worse.
What does code610 mean in medical terms
Caudal is the opposite of cranial in medical terms.
In medical terms, "sinister" means left.
In medical terms, stool means feces.
Inspiration in medical terms means inhaling.
In medical terms, trig stands for triglycerides.Trig in medical terms stands for triglycerides.
Fe in medical terms usually refers to iron.