Unit 2 Abbreviations
Starting with this unit, each unit will include some commonly used Medical English abbreviations for you to learn.
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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BP | blood pressure |
c or c/ or c with a line over it | with (Latin cum, "with") |
Dx | diagnosis |
HR | heart rate |
Hx | history |
Pt | patient |
RR | respiratory rate |
Rx | prescription (Latin recipe) |
s or s/ or s with a line over it | without (Latin sans, "without") |
Sx | sign and/or symptom |
Sz | seizure |
Tx | treatment |
wt | weight |