Documentation [Nursing Abbreviations &
Medical Terminology]
ac - ANS-before meals
BID - ANS-twice a day
c - ANS-With
Combining vowel - o - ANS-links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
COPD - ANS-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA - ANS-cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
CWMS - ANS-colour, warmth, movement, sensation
Eponyms - ANS-any word that is derived from a person's name
NPO - ANS-nothing by mouth
pc - ANS-after meals
PO - ANS-by mouth
Prefix - a - ANS-without
Prefix - brady - ANS-slow
Prefix - intra - ANS-within
Prefix - sub - ANS-under
Prefix - Tachy - ANS-fast
q1h - ANS-every 1 hour