Med Term Final Terms 3

Abbreviations 1

100

AD

Right ear (auris dextra)

200

AU

Both ears (auris utraque) (oo-trah-kway)

300

OS

Left eye (oculus sinister)

400

OU

Both eyes (oculus utraque)

500

LASIK

Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis

in Situ-situated in the original place

Kerat/o- cornea of the eye

mileusis- Greek "carving" or "to shape"

Abbreviations 2

100

BID

Twice a day (bis in die)

200

TID

Three times a day (ter in die)

300

N&V

Nausea and Vomiting

400

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack (temporary/mini-stroke)

500

PKD

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Abbreviations 3

100

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

200

BS

Bowel Sounds

Breath Sounds

(Blood Sugar)

300

FBS

Fasting Blood Sugar

400

ENT

Ear Nose and Throat specialist

500

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Abbreviations 4

100

VA (hint eyes)

Visual Acuity (testing)

200

SVC (anatomy)

Superior Vena Cava

300

IVC (anatomy)

Inferior Vena Cava

400

QID

Four times a day (quater in die)

500

NPO

Nothing by mouth (nil per os)

Suffixes

100

-cele

hernia

laparocele- abdominal hernia

200

-clasia

surgical breaking 

tarsoclasia-surgical fracture of the ankle to treat club foot malformation.

300

-desis

binding or stiffening

arthrodesis- stiffening a joint

myodesis- binding a muscle

400

-emesis

vomiting

hyperemesis gravidarum- excessive vomiting of pregnancy

500

-rrhexis

rupture

amniorrhexis-rupture of the amniotic sac