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medical abbrviations

Check out the list of 56 different Medical Abbreviations and their Meanings. This list of Medical Abbreviations can help you navigate easily and decipher the medical field more effortlessly

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medical abbrviations

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  1. medical abbreviations

  2. What are Some Common Medical Terms and Abbreviations? • Doctors and healthcare professionals deal with a vast variety of cases and medical terms on a daily basis. They often need to quickly scribble notes and prescriptions, and using medical abbreviations saves them a lot of time. Knowing what these medical acronyms mean can help you navigate through the medical field more easily. There is no specific standard that doctors follow when using common medical abbreviations, so the context in which the abbreviation is used is important. Below is a list of a few common medical terms and abbreviations which will come in handy the next time you visit a doctor. • Medical Terms • Abrasion: A superficial cut or scrape which usually isn’t serious • Abscess: A tender, swollen area in a tissue formed usually due to an infection • Acute: Used to describe a condition or symptom that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly. It can be severe but does not last for a very long time • Benign: Not cancerous or not harmful • Biopsy: A test conducted on a tissue sample taken from the body for a closer examination • Chronic: Used to describe an illness or condition that persists for a long time • Contusion: A bruise • To learn More click on: Medical Abbreviations

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