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Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a surgical procedure used to relieve arthritis in one of the knee compartments in which the damaged parts of the knee are replaced. UKA surgery may reduce post-operative pain and have a shorter recovery period than a total knee replacement procedure, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] particularly in people over 75 years of ...
(01200–01274) upper leg (except knee) (01320–01444) knee and popliteal area (01462–01522) lower leg (below knee) (01610–01682) shoulder and axillary (01710–01782) upper arm and elbow (01810–01860) forearm, wrist and hand (01916–01936) radiological procedures (01951–01953) burn excisions or debridement (01958–01969) obstetric
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources. [1] [2] It may also be performed for other knee diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
left inguinal hernia: LLD: leg length discrepancy: LLE: left lower extremity: LLETZ: large loop excision of the transformation zone: LLL: left lower lobe LLQ: left lower quadrant: LM: left main LMA: left mentoanterior (fetal position) laryngeal mask airway LMCA: left main coronary artery: LMD: local medical doctor: LMP: last menstrual period ...
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Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test) # fracture: #NOF: fracture to the neck of the femur ℞ (R with crossed tail) prescription: Ψ: psychiatry, psychosis: Σ: sigmoidoscopy: x/12: x number of ...