Medical Terminology
Abbreviations 1
Directional Terminology
Abbreviations 2
Abbreviations 3
100
A suffix meaning "inflammation of"
What is "-itis"?
100
Right ear
What is AD?
100

Cranial

What is toward the head?

100

O

What is owner/client?

100

Bright, alert, responsive (observation of patient)

What is BAR?

200
A prefix meaning "slow"
What is "brady"?
200
Temperature, pulse, respiration
What is TPR?
200
The back of the hind leg distal to the tarsus.
What is the plantar surface?
200

SID

What is once a day or every 24 hours?

200

Certified Veterinary Technician 

What is CVT?

300
A suffix meaning "to cut out"
What is "ectomy"?
300
Both eyes
What is OU?
300

Away from the body or point of origin?

What is distal?
300
Prescription
What is Rx?
300

Diagnose

What is Dx?

400
A combining form meaning "heart"
What is "cardi(o)"?
400
Three times daily (or every 8 hours)
What is TID?
400

Toward the underside

What is ventral?

400

IM

What is intramuscular?

400

Neutered Male

What is MN or M/N?

500
A combining form meaning "liver"
What is "hepat(o)"?
500
No food or water
What is NPO?
500
Toward the tip of the nose.
What is rostral?
500

PE

What is physical exam?

500

WNL

What is within normal limits?

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