COMMON MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS • *QOD* = (every other day)

• *Rx*= Prescription • *HS* = (at bedtime)

• *Hx* = History • *PRN* = (as needed)
• *Dx* = Diagnosis • *PO or "per os"* (by mouth)
• *q* = Every • *Mg* = (milligrams)
• *qd* = Every day • *Mcg/ug* = (micrograms)
• *qod* = Every other day • *G or Gm* = (grams)
• *qh* = Every Hour • *1TSF* (Teaspoon) = 5 ml
• *S* = without • *1 Tablespoonful* = 15ml
• *SS* = One & half • *DDx* =differential Diagnosis
• *C* = With • *Tx* = Treatment
• *SOS* = If needed • *RTx* = Radiotherapy
• *AC* = Before Meals • *CTx* = Chemotherapy
• *PC* = After meals • *R/O* = rule out
• *BID* = Twice a Day • *s.p* = status post
• *TID* = Thrice a Day • *PMH(x)* = post medical history
• *QID* = Four times a day • *Px* = Prognosis
• *OD* = Once a Day • *Ix* = Indication
• *BT* = Bed Time • *CIx* = contraindication
• *hs* = Bed Time • *Bx* = biopsy
• *BBF* = Before Breakfast • *Cx* = complication...
• *BD* = Before Dinner
• *Tw* = Twice a week
• *SQ* = sub cutaneous
• *IM* = Intramuscular
• *ID* = Intradermal
• *IV* = Intravenous
• *Q4H* = (every 4 hours)
● KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BLOOD ● 13. Red pigment present in RBC?
1. Which is known as ‘River of Life’? Answer: Haemoglobin
ー Answer: Blood 14. RBC produced in the?

2. Blood circulation was discovered by? ー Answer: Bone marrow

ー Answer: William Harvey 15. Iron containing pigment of

Haemoglobin?
3. The total blood volume in an adult?
ー Answer: Haem
ー Answer: 5-6 Litres
16. Protein containing pigment of
4. The pH value of Human blood? Haemoglobin?
ー Answer: 7.35-7.45 ー Answer: Globin
5. The normal blood cholesterol level? 17. Graveyard of RBC?
ー Answer: 150-250 mg/100 ml ー Answer: Spleen
6. The fluid part of blood? 18. Blood bank in the body?
ー Answer: Plasma ー Answer: Spleen
7. Plasma protein fibrinogen has an 19. Life span of RBC?
active role in?
ー Answer: 120 Days
ー Answer: Clotting of blood
20. Total count is measured by an
8. Plasma protein globulins functions as? instrument known as?
ー Answer: Antibodies ー Answer: Haemocytometer
9. Plasma proteins maintain the blood pH? 21. A decrease in RBC count is known as?
ー Answer: Albumins ー Answer: Anemia
10. Biconcave discs shaped blood cell? 22. An increase in RBC count is known
ー Answer: RBC (Erythrocytes) as?

11. Non nucleated blood cell?* ー Answer: Polycythemia

ー Answer: RBC (Erythrocytes) 23. A high concentration of bilirubin in the

blood causes?
12. Respiratory pigments present in RBC?
ー Answer: Jaundice
ー Answer: Haemoglobin
24. The disease resistant blood cell?
ー Answer: WBC (leucocytes)
25. Which WBC is known as soldiers of 37. Viscosity of Blood?
the body?
ー Answer: 4.5 to 5.5
ー Answer: Neutrophils
38. Instrument used to measure
26. Largest WBC? haemoglobin?
ー Answer: Monocyes ー Answer: Haemoglobinometer
27. Smallest WBC? 39. Who demonstrated blood groups?
ー Answer: Lymphocytes ー Answer: Karl Landsteiner
28. Antibodies producing WBC? 40. Who demonstrated Rh factor?
ー Answer: Lymphocytes ー Answer: Karl Landsteiner
29. Life span of WBC? 41. Blood group which is called Universal
donor?
ー Answer: 10-15 days
ー Answer: O
30. Blood cell performs an important role
in blood clotting? 42. Blood group which is called Universal
recipient?
ー Answer: Thrombocytes (Platelets)
ー Answer: AB
31. Vessels is called?
43. Blood group is most common among
ー Answer: Thrombus
the Asians?
32. Anticoagulant present in Blood? ー Answer: B
ー Answer: Heparin
33. A hereditary bleeding disease? ● MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ●
ー Answer: Haemophilia ー Everybody should know the basic
34. Bleeder’s disease? functioning of Human Body and its main
parts in order to express and explain their
ー Answer: Haemophilia ailment to the Doctor and at the same
35. Christmas disease? time one should be able to understand
the diagnosis expressed by the Doctor in
ー Answer: Haemophilia the medical terminology. For easy
recognition of the Compounded Words
36. A type of Anemia with sickle shaped used in the Medical Terminology for
RBC? naming the disease, Suffixes are added
ー Answer: Sickle cell anemia to Prefixes. For this hereunder giving you
a few such prefixes for your ready
reference and understanding.
PREFIX - MEANINGS 28. Odonto - Tooth
1. Adeno - Glandular 29. Orchido - Testis
2. An - Not 30. Osteo - Bone
3. Anti - Against 31. Oto - Ear
4. Aorto - Aorta 32. Pharyngo - Pharynx
5. Artho - joint 33. Pio - Pus
6. Bleph - Eyelid 34. Pneumo - Lung
7. Broncho - Bronchi 35. Ren - Kidney
8. Cardio - Heart 36. Rhin - Nose
9. Cephal - Head 37. Spleno - Spleen
10. Cerebro - Brain 38. Thyro - Thyroid Gland
11. Cervico - Cervix 39. Urethro - Urethra
12. Cholecysto - Gall Bladder 40. Vesico – Bladder
13. Coli - Bowel
14. Colpo - Vagina ー Here are the suffixes used in Medical
terminology. Check out!
15. Entero - Intestine
16. Gastro - Stomach
SUFFIX - MEANINGS
17. Glosso - Tongue
1. -aemia : Blood
18. Haema - Blood
19. Hepa - Liver 2. -algia : Pain
3. -derm : skin
20. Hystero - Uterus
4. -dynia : pain
21. Laryngo - Larynx
5. -ectomy : removal
22. Leuco - White
23. Metro - Uterus 6. -Itis : inflammation
7. -lithiasis : Presence of Stone
24. Myelo - Spinal cord
8. -malacia : softening
25. Myo - Muscle
9. -oma : tumour
26. Nephro - Kidney
10. -opia : eye
27. Neuro - Nerve
11. -osis : Condition,excess 10. Pyoderma - Skin infection with pus
formation
12. -otomy : incision of
11. Leucoderma - Defective skin
13. -phobia : fear
pigmentaion
14. -plasty : surgery
12. Hysterodynia - Pain in the uterus
15. -plegia : peralysis
13. Hysterectomy - Excision of the uterus
16. -ptosis : falling
14. Nephrectomy - Excision of a kidney
17. -rhoea : excessive discharge
15. Adenectomy - Excision of a gland
18. -rhage : to burst forth
16. Cholecystectomy - Excision of gall
19. -rhythmia : rhythm. bladder
20. -stasis : stoppage of movement 17. Thyroidectomy - Excision of thyroid
gland
21. -sthenia : weakness
18. Arthritis - Inflammation of a joint
22. -stomy : outlet
19. Bronchitis - Inflammation of the
23. -tomy : removal bronchi
24. -trophy : nourishment 20. Carditis - Inflammation of the heart
25. -uria : urine 21. Cervicitis - Inflammation of the cervix
22. Colitis - Inflammation of the colon
COMFOUNDED WORDS - MEANINGS 23. Colpitis - Inflammation of the vagina
1. Anaemia - Deficiency of haemoglobin 24. Cystitis - Inflammation of the urinary
in the blood bladder
2. Analgesic - Medicine which alleviates 25. Enteritis - Inflammation of the
pain intestines
3. Arthralgia - Pain in a joint 26. Gastritis - Inflammation of the
4. Cephalalgia - Headache stomach

5. Nephralgia - Pain in the kidney 27. Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue

6. Neuralgia - Nerve pain 28. Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver

7. Myalgia - Muscle pain 29. Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx

8. Otalgia - Ear ache 30. Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus

9. Gastralgia - Pain in the stomach 31. Myelitis - Inflammation of the spinal

cord
32. Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidney 50. Leucorrhoea - Whitish vaginal
discharge
33. Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the
pharynx 51. Menorrhoea - Menstrual bleeding
34. Blepharitis - Inflammation of the 52. Haemorrhage - Escape of blood from
eyelids a vessel
35. Cholelithiasis - Stone in the gall 53. Arrhythmia - Any deviation of normal
bladder rhythm of heart
36. Nephrolithiasis - Stone in the kidney 54. Cholestasis - Diminution in the flow of
bile
37. Osteomalacia - Softening of bones
through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin 55. Haemostatis - Arrest of bleeding
38. Adenoma -Benign tumour of glandular 56. Neurasthenia - Nervous debility
tissue
57. Cystostomy - Surgical opening made
39. Myoma - Tumour of muscle into the bladder
40. Diplopia - Double vision 58. Cystotomy - Incision into the urinary
bladder
41. Thrombosis - Formation of a blood
clot 59. Hypertrophy - Increase in the size of
tissues
42. Pyloromyotomy - Incision of pyloric
sphincter muscle 60. Haematuria - Blood in the urine
43. Hedrophobia - Fear of water (Rabies 61. Glycosuria - Presence of sugar in the
in humans) urine
44. Neuroplasty - Surgical repair of 62. Albuminuria - Presence of albumin in
nerves the urine
45. Pyloraplasty - Incision of plastic
pylorus to widen passage
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