By reviewing a medical abbreviation list you can determine the meaning of the notations made by a nurse or doctor on your medical records.

Abbreviation Meaning / Intended Meaning Notes About Confusion Category; 1/2NS: one-half normal saline (0.45%) drug or class name: 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid

Units of Issue: AM– Ampoule A small glass or plastic tube sealed by fusion after filling. AT– Assortment A collection of a variety of items that fall into a category or class packaged as a small unit constituting a single item of supply.

Latin Abbreviations. This is a list of common and some uncommon Latin abbreviations. Nearly all the abbreviations below have been adopted by Modern English.

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Is saying ‘OMG’ or words like geez still taking the Lord’s name in vain? Is using an abbreviation or an acronym the same as actually saying the word?

As we begin to enter a post-politically correct apocalypse of social justice fascism, we can see that freedom of speech is dead. Ostensibly, you can still say whatever you want, but, in any area of your life that isn’t anti-fragile, you can suffer retaliation from those who wish to punish you for saying things with which they do not agree.

spell 1 (spĕl) v. spelled or spelt (spĕlt), spell·ing, spells v.tr. 1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word). 2. To constitute the letters of (a word

The following table lists some medical abbreviations with their intended meaning

If you forget your microphone is on and say something inappropriate do you have a “hot mike” problem or a “hot mic” problem? Do you go to “open mike night” or “open mic night”? When you’ve delivered a devastating comeback do you drop “the mike” or “the mic”? Dictionaries