Root words
gastr/o
stomach
-itis
inflammation
anti
against
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
Bradycardia
Heart beating too slow
heart
-ology
study of
dys
bad, difficult, painful
PO
by mouth
hypertension
high blood pressure
-hypo
low/below
-rrhea
flow
hyper
high, above normal
BID
Twice a day
epidermis
layer on top of the skin
-iatr
-emia
-blood condition
brady
slow
What are medical abbreviations/what do they indicate?
Medical abbreviations have diverse meanings, often indicating frequency, location, or diagnostic tests
prenatal
before birth
-hemat/o
-blood
-ectomy
surgical removal
macro
large
Why are abbreviations commonly used in the medical field?
Abbreviations are commonly used in the medical world to save time and space whilst writing in the patients' medical records. As various specialties have evolved, each has developed a collection of commonly used abbreviations within its practice, which may not be recognizable to those not working within the same field.
Pediatric
Medical care of children/A doctor who treats children