Abbreviations
Before meals
surgical removal
Ectomy
skull
crani
vomit
emesis
organ
viscero
twice a day
BID
arthr
above normal
hyper
red
erythro
nail, claw
onych
Genitourinary
GU
heart
cardi
bile
chole or bili
cele
against
anti
Bowel Movement
BM
brain
cerebr
uterus
hyster
lip
cheil
under
sub
as desired
ad lib
intestines
enter
create an opening
ostomy
angle of the eyelid
cantho
mouth
or