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bi-twice, double Latin bi-binary vision, bicycle, bisexual bio-life Greek βίος (bíos) biology, biological blast-germinate or bud Greek βλαστός (blastós) blastomere: blephar(o)-of or pertaining to the eyelid Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon), eyelid blepharoplasty: brachi(o)-of or relating to the arm
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
B/O: because of BOA: born out of asepsis: BOI: born on island (i.e. a local patient) BOLT: Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplant BOM: bilateral otitis media: BOOP: bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: BP: blood pressure British Pharmacopoeia: BPAD: bipolar affective disorder: BPCA: best pharmaceuticals for children act: BPD: biparietal ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
O/N: overnight OOB: out of bed OP: outpatient department: Osteoporosis: O&P: ova and parasites: OPAT Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: OPD: outpatient department: OPPT: oriented to person, place, and time OPV: outpatient visit OR: operating room (aka operating theatre) odds ratio ORIF: open reduction internal fixation: ORSA: oxacillin ...
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
q.o.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) (deprecated; use "every other day" instead. See the do-not-use list) QOF: Quality and Outcomes Framework (system for payment of GPs in the UK National Health Service) q.o.h. every other hour q.s. as much as suffices (from Latin quantum satis or quantum sufficit) qt: quart: q.v.
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .