When
• Gun shot wound = 3 syllables, and
• GSW = 5 syllables
We abbreviate to shorten, not lengthen.
13·3 days ago- PRN is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase “pro re nata”.
- ASA is acetylsalicylic acid which is the chemical name for aspirin
- PT is a specific type of blood test that measures how long it takes for blood to clot called “prothrombin time”
- BID comes from another Latin phrase “bis in die”. TID is 3 times and QID is 4 times a day
- BS can also mean blood sugar
- c̅ is basically equivelant to w/ meaning with but it comes from the Latin “cum”