Common Abbreviations
The abbreviation for Over-the-counter
What is O-T-C?
The prefix for Three
What is Tri?
The word root for skin
What is Derm?
The medical term for fast heart rate, heart beating fast, or heart racing
What is Tachycardia?
The directional term for "toward the front of the body AKA ventral"
What is anterior?
The abbreviation of "By Mouth"
What is PO?
The prefix for small
What is Micro?
The word root for blood
What is Derm or Dermat?
The medical term for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The directional term for toward the back of the body AKA dorsal
What is Posterior?
The abbreviation for Prescription
What is Rx?
The prefix for half
What is hemi?
What is Cardi?
What is Abdomen?
The directional term for closer to the body's trunk
What is proximal?
The abbreviation for History
What is Hx?
The prefix for large
What is Macro?
The word root for nose
What is Nas or Rhin?
The medical term for irregular heart rhythm
What is arrhythmia?
The directional term for further from the body's trunk
What is distal?
The abbreviation for Diagnosis
The prefix slow
What is Brady?
The word root for nerve
What is Neur?
The medical term for swelling
What is edema?
The directional term for closer to the surface of the body; in other words, more external
What is Superficial?