Abbreviations
Dr.
What is a Doctor?
♀
What is female
cardi/o
What is heart
itis
What is inflammation
intra-
What is within
AM
What is Morning
♂
What is male
pulmon/o
What is lung
-emia
What is a blood condition
a-/an-
What is without/lack of
q8h
What is every 8 hours
1X
What is once
neur/o
What is nerve
-plasty
What is surgical repair
hyper-
What is above normal
cap
Capsules
v
What is systolic BP
bio
What is life
-ectomy
What is removal
hypo-
What is below normal
STAT
What is immediately
X
What is start of anesthesia
dors/i, dors/o
What is back
-logy
What is study of
tachy-
What is fast