Medical Abbreviations
a.c.
Before a meal
Oste/o
bone
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate
Liver
rhinorrhea
runny nose
p.c.
after a meal
Hyper-
Splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen
oto-
ear
-itis
inflammation
BID
Twice a day
Hypo-
Gastrectomy
A procedure that involves the removal of all or part of the stomach.
cephal/o
head
apnea
I&O
Intake & Output
Leuk/o
White
-plegia
Term describes paralysis
enter/o
small intestine
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
NPO
Erythr/o
Red
Venostasis
Abnormal slowing or stoppage of blood flow in a vein
arthr/o
joint
myopathy
muscle disease