P Abbreviations Medical Terminology

Front 1

p (with line above)

Back 1

after, following

Front 2

P

Back 2

phosphorus, plan, posterior, pressure, pulse, pupil

Front 3

PA

Back 3

posteroanterior

Front 4

PAC

Back 4

premature atrial contraction

Front 5

PaCO2

Back 5

arterial pressure of CO2 in blood

Front 6

PACS

Back 6

picture archival communications system

Front 7

palp

Back 7

palpable, palpation

Front 8

PaO2

Back 8

arterial pressure of oxygen in the blood

Front 9

Pap smear

Back 9

Papanicolaou smear

Front 10

para

Back 10

paracentesis

Front 11

Para 1, 2, 3

Back 11

A woman who has produced 1, 2, or 3 viable offspring

Front 12

p.c.

Back 12

after meals

Front 13

PCI

Back 13

percutaneous coronary intervention

Front 14

PE

Back 14

physical examination

Front 15

PEEP

Back 15

positive end-expiratory pressure

Front 16

per

Back 16

by

Front 17

PERRLA

Back 17

pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Front 18

PET

Back 18

positron emission tomography

Front 19

PE tube

Back 19

pressure-equalizing tube

Front 20

PFT

Back 20

pulmonary function test

Front 21

pH

Back 21

hydrogen ion concentration

Front 22

PH

Back 22

past history

Front 23

PI

Back 23

present illness

Front 24

PID

Back 24

pelvic inflammatory disease

Front 25

PKI

Back 25

phenylketonuria

Front 26

PM

Back 26

afternoon

Front 27

PMH

Back 27

past medical history

Front 28

PMS

Back 28

premenstrual syndrome

Front 29

PND

Back 29

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Front 30

p/o

Back 30

postoperative

Front 31

p.o., po

Back 31

by mouth

Front 32

polys

Back 32

polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Front 33

poplit

Back 33

popliteal

Front 34

post-op

Back 34

after operation

Front 35

PP

Back 35

after meals

Front 36

PPD

Back 36

purified protein derivative (TB test)

Front 37

pre-op

Back 37

before operation

Front 38

prep

Back 38

prepare for

Front 39

prn

Back 39

as needed

Front 40

procto

Back 40

proctoscopy

Front 41

pro time

Back 41

prothrombin time

Front 42

PSA

Back 42

prostate-specific antigen

Front 43

pt

Back 43

patient

Front 44

PT

Back 44

physical therapy

Front 45

PTA

Back 45

prior to admission

Front 46

PTCA

Back 46

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Front 47

PTH

Back 47

parathyroid hormone

Front 48

PTR

Back 48

patient to return

Front 49

PTSD

Back 49

post-traumatic stress disorder

Front 50

PTT

Back 50

partial prothromboplastin time

Front 51

PVC

Back 51

premature ventricular contraction

Front 52

PVD

Back 52

peripheral vascular disease

Front 53

PVT

Back 53

paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

Front 54

PWB

Back 54

partial weight bearing

Front 55

Px

Back 55

prognosis