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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).
Black Axe. The Black Axe is an international confraternity. It was founded in 1977 as the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM of Africa) at the University of Benin in Nigeria as part of the Pan African movement. Its aims include the promotion and advancement of African culture and arts globally by striving to revive, retain, and modify where ...
NBM may refer to: Nil by mouth, a UK medical instruction. NBM Publishing, a publisher of graphic novels. National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Nuestra Belleza México, national beauty pageant of Mexico. Basal nucleus of meynert, a nucleus of nerve cells in the brain. NetBeans Module, a software component for the NetBeans platform.
Early detection and intervention can help prevent complications. Stress management: Practice stress-reducing techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, or yoga. Stress can affect blood sugar ...
White blood cells only make up about 1% of your blood, but they have an important function. As part of your immune system, they protect you against illnesses. Monocytes are a type of white blood ...
Nothing by mouth. Nothing by mouth is an American medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids. It is also known as nil per os (npo or NPO), a Latin phrase that translates to English as "nothing through the mouth". Nil by mouth is the term used in the UK (NBM), nihil / non / nulla per os, or complete bowel rest. [1]
Drug-drug interaction. This is when a medication reacts with one or more other drugs. For example, taking a cough medicine (antitussive) and a drug to help you sleep (sedative) could cause the two ...
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) capill-of or pertaining to hair Latin capillus, hair capillus: capit-pertaining to the head as a whole Latin caput, capit-, the head capitation, decapitation carcin-cancer: Greek καρκίνος (karkínos), crab carcinoma: cardi-of or pertaining to the heart: Greek καρδία (kardía), heart ...