Common Abbreviations
Medical terminology
100

Before meals

What is ac,AC

100

The root word derm or derma 

What is skin

200

NPO

What is nothing by mouth


200

The medical term for Inflammation of the skin

What is dermatitis

300

congestive heart failure

What is CHF

300

This prefix means slow

What is brady

400

shortness of breath

What is SOB

400

The medical term for slow heart beat

What is bradycardia

500

No known drug allergies

What is NKDA

500

This suffix means disease 

What is pathy