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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.
o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.s.", meaning left ear o.u. oculus uterque: both eyes o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.u.", meaning both ears oz ounce p. perstetur: continue part. æq. partes æquales: equal parts per: per: by or through p.c. post cibum: after meals p.c.h.s., pc&hs post cibum et hora somni: after meals ...
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").
Meaning ā (a with a bar over it) before (from Latin ante) before: A: assessment a.a. of each (from Latin ana ana) amino acids: A or Ala – alanine; C or Cys – cysteine; D or Asp – aspartic acid; E or Glu – glutamic acid; F or Phe – phenylalanine; H or His – histidine; I or Ile – isoleucine; K or Lys – lysine; L or Leu ...
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
Term Description (notes) AC: Anterior chamber: fluid-filled space between the iris and the endothelium: AC 4/4: Grade 4 anterior chamber angle: open angle between cornea and iris AC 3/4: Grade 3 anterior chamber angle: AC 2/4: Grade 2 anterior chamber angle: AC 1/4: Grade 1 anterior chamber angle: AC 0/4: Grade 0 anterior chamber angle: closed ...
Past medical history (see also medical history) PSI: Pneumonia severity index: PSP: phenylsulphtalein: PSS: progressive systemic sclerosis (see scleroderma) PSVT: paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: PT: prothrombin time physical therapy (physiotherapy) Pt. patient (from Latin patiens, meaning "one who endures" or "one who suffers") PTA
The term geriatrics comes from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". However, geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology. Gonad – A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland [193] is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.