Lecture4WordFormationofMedicalTerms.pptVIP

Clipping exam ←examination ad ←advertisement doc ← doctor CA/ca ← cancer/carcinoma lab ← laboratory flu ← influenza specs ← spectacles polio ← poliomyelitis psych ← psychology quack ← quacksalver Initialization Initialization(首字母缩略法) are very common in medical literature. An acronym is a word coined from the initial letters of a group of words. They have been very active and have been increasing in number especially in science and technology. A large number of acronyms have been created in medical Literature. Initialism and Acronym abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name An acronym is a series of letters pronounced as a word (e.g. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization). An initialism is a series of letters pronounced as individual letters (e.g. DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid). Initialisms WHO (World Health Organization) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) CT (computerized tomography) RBC (red blood cell) CC (chief complaint) BMR (basal metabolic rate) BP (blood pressure) GP (general practitioner) NP (nurse practitioner) JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) Acronyms AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) LASER/laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Initialism and Acronym Some words are mostly composed of the initial letter of the word plus the first letter of other components of the same word, such as: TB (tuberculosis) OD (overdose) IV (intravenous) IM/im (intramuscular) Hb (hemoglobin), RT (radiotherapy) NP (neuropsychiatry) Initialism and Acronym Initialisms from Latin or Greek: a.c. (ante cibum = before meal) p.c. (post cibum = after meal) b.i.d (bis in die = twice a day) t.i.d (ter in die = three times a day) q.i.d (quarter in die = four times a day) b.i.n (bis in nocte = twice a night) Initialism and