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Breathing (RR) 呼吸
Adequate / Inadequate	足夠 / 不夠
Effective / Ineffective	有效 / 無效
Deep / Shallow	深 / 淺
Laboured / Easy	用力 / 容易

Lung Sound
Wheezing / Rhonchi	喘鳴聲
Crackles	破裂聲
Stridor	上呼吸道喘鳴

Signs & Symptoms
Apnea / Asphyxia	窒息
Bradypnea / Tachypnea	呼吸緩慢 / 急速
Barrel chest	酒桶胸
Choking	氣梗
Dyspnea	呼吸困難
Gasping	陣發呼吸
Haemoptysis	咳血
Hyperventilation	換氣過度
Hypoxia	缺氧
Snoring sound	鼻鼾聲

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Pulse
Strong / Weak	強 / 弱
Regular	規則
Irregular	不規則
Rapid / Slow	快 / 慢

Distal pulse
Radial	橈脈搏
Carotid	頸脈搏
Pedis	足背脈搏
Femoral	腹股脈搏

Signs & Symptoms
Bradycardia	心跳過慢
Tachycardia	心跳過速
Haemorrhage	出血
Hypertension	高血壓
Hypotension	低血壓
Internal bleeding	內出血

Operation
Balloon(PTCA)	通波仔
Bypass	搭橋

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Skin 皮膚
Pink / Pale	粉紅 / 蒼白
Flush	潮紅
Jaundice	黃
Ashen	灰
Cyanosis	發紺
Warm	溫暖
Cool / Cold	涼 / 冷
Dry / Wet	乾 / 濕
Sweaty	多汗
Clammy	濕冷
Diaphoretic	汗如水珠

Pupil 瞳孔
Dilate	放大
Constricted	縮小
Unequal	不對稱
Reactive to light	對光有反應
Sluggish	遲鈍
Pin-point	針孔

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P
Postion	位置

Q
Sharp pain	針拮痛
Dull pain	隱痛/鈍痛
Throbbing pain	抽動的痛
Crushing pain	壓迫痛
Tightness pain	繃緊痛
Colicky pain	腸絞痛
Burning pain	火燒痛
Stabbing pain	如針刺痛
Indigestion pain	食滯般脤痛

Chest
Clavicle	鎖骨
Scapula	肩胛骨
Sternum	胸骨

R
Radiate to ….	放射至
Localized at ….	限於一地

S
Minimal	小痛
Mild	輕度痛
Moderate	中度痛
Severe	劇痛
Agonizing	極度劇痛

T
Constant	持續痛
Sequential
On & Off	陣痛

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EYE
4	Spontaneously	自然地
3	To speech	對說話有反應
2	To pain	對痛楚有反應
1	No response	沒有反應

VERBAL
5	Oriented	有條理
4	Confused	說話含糊
3	Inappropriate words	用言不當
2	Incomprehensible sounds	不能理解
1	No response	沒有反應

MOTOR
6	Obeys commands	服從指令
5	Localizes pain	受刺激時動作
4	Withdraw from pain	受痛時退縮
3	Abnormal flexion to pain	手腳失控地屈曲
2	Extension to pain	手腳失控地僵直
1	No response	沒有反應

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Head 頭部
Frontal	前額
Parietal	頭頂
Temporal	兩則
Occipital	後枕
Scalp	頭皮
Cheek	面頰
Chin	下顎
Jaw	頷

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Eye 眼
Glabella	眉間
Eyebrow	眼眉
Eyelid	眼蓋
Eye ball	眼球
Pupil	瞳孔

Ear 耳
Earlobe	耳垂
Eardrum	耳膜

Mouth 口
Lip	唇
Tongue	舌
Gums	牙床

Teeth 牙齒
Canine	犬齒
Incisor	門牙
Molar	臼齒

Nose 鼻
Nose bridge	鼻樑
Nostrils	鼻孔
Wing of N	鼻翼

Neck 頸部
Trachea	氣管
Throat	喉
Esophagus	食道

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Chest 胸部
Shoulder	肩
Armpit	腋窩
Breast	乳房
Nipple	乳頭

Abdomen 腹部
Loin/waist	腰
Navel	肚臍

Back 背部
Back	背

Hips 臀部
Buttock	臀部
Groin	腹股溝
Anus	肛門
Penis	陽具
Perineum	會陰
Vagina	陰道

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Upper limb 上肢
Upperarm	上臂
Elbow	手肘
Forearm	前臂
Wrist	手腕
Fist	拳頭
Palm	手掌
Hand back	手背
Nail	指甲
Finger-tip	指尖

finger 手指
Thumb	拇指
Forefinger	食指
Middle finger	中指
Ring finger	無名指
Little finger	尾指

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Lower limb 下肢
Thigh	大腿
Knee	膝蓋
Popliteal fossa	膝後窩
Lower leg	小腿
Calf	小腿(腳肚)
Ankle	足踝
Heel	腳後跟
Instep	腳面
Foot sole	腳底

toe 腳趾
Hallux	拇趾
Second	二趾
Middle	中趾
Nameless	無名趾
Little	尾趾

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Skull
Frontal	髂骨
Parietal	頂骨
Temporal	顳骨
Occipital	枕骨
Cranium	顱骨

Facial
Zygomatic	顴骨
Nasal bone	鼻骨
Maxilla	上頷骨
Mandible	下頷骨

Chest
Clavicle	鎖骨
Scapula	肩胛骨
Sternum	胸骨

Ribs
true ribs (7)	真肋骨
false rib (3)	假肋骨
floating rib(2)	浮肋骨

Spinal Column 脊椎
Cervical vertebrae	(7)頸
Thoracic vertebrae	(12)胸
Lumber vertebrae	(5)腰
Sacral vertebrae	(5)胝
Coccyx	(4)尾

上肢
Humerus	肱骨
Radius	橈骨
Ulna	尺骨
Carpal bones	腕骨
Metacarpal bones	掌骨
Phalanges	指骨

下肢
Pelvis	盆骨
Femur	股骨
Patella	膝蓋骨
Tibia	脛骨
Fibula	腓骨
Tarsal bones	跗骨
Metatarsal bones	蹠骨
Phalanges	趾骨

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Wound
Incised	割傷
Laceration	裂傷
Contusion	挫傷
Puncturedg	刺傷
Stabbing	刺穿性創傷
Boring	錐傷
Abrasion	擦傷
Avulsion	撕裂

Crush	壓傷
Concussion	受震
Fracture	骨折
Sprain	扭傷
Bite	咬傷
Scratch	爪傷
Bruise	瘀傷
Ecchymosis	瘀斑
Wheal	條痕
Deformity	變形
Haematoma	血腫
Edema	水腫
Tumor	腫瘤
Amputate	切斷(肢)
Gun shoot	槍傷
knife wound	刀傷
Burn	燒傷
Scald	燙傷
Thunder struck	雷劈
Electric shock	電擊
Blast injury	炸傷
Corrosive injury	腐蝕性傷
Arthralgia/Joint pain	關節痛
Spurs	骨刺
Torn ligament	韌帶撕裂
obvious wound	明顯傷痕

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Onset
Gradually	慢慢地
Sudden	突然

Abasta	不良於行
Abd distension	肚脤
Anasarca	全身水腫
Appetite	胃口
Bloody stool	大便有血
Bloody urine	小便有血
Coffee ground	啡色渣滓
Diarrhea	腹瀉
General aching	全身疼痛
General malaise	全身不適
Hemiplegia	半身不遂
Incontinence	失禁
Palsy of Lt / Rt side	左/右身不遂
Paraplegia	下身癱瘓
Snoring sound	鼻鼾聲
Tarry stool	黑色糞便
To vomit bile	嘔黃膽水
Water stool	水大便

Convulsion	抽筋
Foam at mouth	口吐白沫
Frothy blood	有泡血
Headache	頭痛
Inflammation	發炎
Itch	痕癢
NAD	沒明確不適
Nausea	作嘔
Numbness	痳痺
Rigor	強直 / 發冷
Rolling of eye	反白眼
Saliva drooling	流口水
Shuddering	發抖
Sleepless	無法入睡
Slurvian	口齒不清
Vomitus	嘔吐物

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Amnesia	失憶
Anxiety	焦慮
Confusion	混亂
Distress	苦惱
Drowsy	昏昏欲睡
Emotional agitated	情緒激動
Hallucination	幻覺
Insomnia	失眠
Restless	煩躁
Dizziness	頭暈無力
Drowsiness	迷迷糊楜
Dull looking	目光呆滯
Fainting	喪失意識
Fatigue	疲倦
Giddy	眼花撩亂
Seizures	癲癇發作
Syncope	短暫暈厥
Unconscious	不省人事
Vertigo	天旋地轉

Guarding	觸硬
Swelling	腫脹
Deformity	畸形
Scar	疤痕
Distension	脹
Guarding	繃硬
Mass	腫塊
Edema	水腫
Heamatoma	血腫

Skin 皮膚
Itch	痕癢
Red spot / erythema	紅斑
Wheal	疹塊
Abscess	瘡
Pus	膿

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Asbestosis	石棉沉著病
Asthma	哮喘
Bronchitis	支氣管炎
Common cold / Flu	感冒 / 流行性感冒
Decompression sickness	減壓病
Emphysema	肺氣腫
Haemothorax	血胸
Pleuritis	胸膜炎
Pneumothoray	氣胸
Pneumonia	肺炎
Pneumoconiosis	肺塵埃沉著病
Pulmonary Congestion	肺充血
Pulmonary Embolism	肺栓塞
Pulmonary Edema	肺水腫
Silicosis	矽肺病
Sleep apnea	睡眠窒息症
Tonsilitis	扁桃腺炎
Tracheitis	氣管炎
Tuberculosis(TB)	肺癆

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A.M.I.	急性心肌梗塞
Anemia	貧血
Angina	心絞痛
Angioma	血管瘤
Angiosclerosis	血管硬化
Arrhythmia	心律不正
Capillary	毛細血管
Cardiac arrest	心跳停頓
Cardiomegaly	心臟肥大
CVA / Stroke	中風
C.H.F.	充血性心衰竭
Endocarditis	心內膜炎
IHD	缺血性心臟病
RHD	風濕性心臟病
Myocarditis	心肌炎
Pacemaker implanted	裝置了心臟起博器
Perlcarditis	心包炎
Valvular disease	心瓣病
Varicose veins	靜脈曲張

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Athlets's foot	腳癬(香港腳)
Bed sore	褥瘡
Chickenpox	水痘
Corn	雞眼
Dermatosis	皮膚病
Eczema	濕疹
German measies	德國痲疹
Leprosy	痲瘋
SLE	紅班狼瘡
Measles	痲疹
Psoriasis	牛皮癬
Rubella/Roseola	風疹/玫瑰疹
Scabies	疥瘡
Tinea	癬

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血液及淋巴
A.I.D.S.	愛滋病
Gonorrnea	淋病
Haemophilia	血友病
Leukemia	白血病(血癌)
Lymphadenitis	淋巴腺炎
Lymph vesscels	淋巴管
Lymph nodes	淋巴結
Scurvy	壞血病
Septicaemia	敗血病
Syphills / Lues	梅毒
Thalassaemia	地中海貧血症
Venereal Disease (V.D.)	花柳

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Amblyopia	弱視
Bloodshot Eyes	滿眼紅絲
Cataract	白內障
Color Blindness	色盲
Glaucoma	青光眼
Floaters	飛蚊症
Night blindness	夜盲症
Vision blurred	視覺模糊
Deaf	聾
Hearing Aid	助聽器
Hering defect	聽覺不良
Meniere's disease	耳水不平衡
Tinnitus	耳鳴
Nasal bleeding	流鼻血
Sinusitis	鼻竇炎
Dysphasia	言語困難
Epiglottitis	會厭炎
Sleep Apnea	睡眠窒息症
Tonsillitis	扁桃腺炎

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Chemotheraphy	化療
Radiotheraphy	放射治療
Bone / Cervieal Ca	骨 / 子宮頸癌
Brain Tumor	腦腫瘤
Breast Ca	乳癌
Colon / Bowel Ca	結腸 / 腸
Esophagus Ca	食道癌
Fibroma	纖維瘤
Hemangioma	血管瘤
Larynx Ca	喉癌
Leukemia	血癌(白血病)
Liver / Lung Ca	肝 / 肺癌
Lymphoma	淋巴瘤
Melanoma / Skin Ca	皮膚癌
Nasopharyngeal	鼻咽癌
Ovarian Ca	卵巢癌
Pancreas Ca	胰臟癌
Prostate Gland Ca	前列腺癌
Stomach / Testis Ca	胃 /睪丸癌
Uteruine / Rectum Ca	子宮 / 直腸癌

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Alcoholic	酗酒者
Anorexia	無胃口
Appendicitis	盲腸炎
Bloody Stool	大便有血
Bowel	腸
Cirrhosis Liver	肝硬化
Cholangitis	膽管炎
Cholecystitis	膽囊炎
Cholesterol	膽固醇
Colitis	結腸炎
Constipation	便秘
Diarrhea	腹瀉
Duodenum	十二指腸
Duodenitis	十二指腸炎
Duodenal ulcer	十二指腸潰瘍
Dyspepsia	消化不良
Endoscopy	內窺鏡檢查
Enterostomy	腸造口術
Gallstone	膽石
Gastritis	胃炎
Gastric Ulcer	胃潰瘍
Gastroenteritis	腸胃炎
Gastroxia	胃酸過多
Haematemesis	嘔血(胃)
Haemorrhoid	痔瘡
Hepatitis	肝炎
Incontinence	失禁
Intestinal obstruction	腸梗塞
Kidney stone	腎石
Kidney failure	腎衰竭
Loss of appetite	食慾不振
Nephritis	腎炎
Ryle's tube	胃喉

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Amnesis	失憶
Anorexia	厭食症
Autism	自閉症
Dementia	老人痴呆病
Depression	抑鬱症
Down's syndrome	唐氏宗合症
Emotional agitated	情緒激動
Epilepsy	癲癇症
Extreme anxiety	極度焦慮
Hallucination	幻覺
Hypohondria	憂鬱
Hysteria	歇斯底里
Incoherence of speech	語無倫次
Mania	躁狂症
Meningitis	腦膜炎
Mongolism	蒙古症
Mental retardation	智力不足
Palsy of one side	半身不遂
Paralysis	癱瘓
Paraplegia	下身癱瘓
Quadriplegia	四肢癱瘓
Parkinson's disease	柏金遜病
Psychasthenia	神經衰弱
Sciatica	坐骨神經痛

LOC
Collapse	昏迷
Dizziness	頭暈軟弱
Drowsy	迷迷糊糊
Fainting	眼前一黑
Syncope	短暫暈厥
Vertigo	天旋地轉
Semi-comatose	半昏迷
Unconscious	人事不省

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Aborticide	墜胎
Amniotic fluid	羊水
Candidiasis	念珠菌病
Cervicitis	子宮頸炎
Climacteric	更年期
Colpitis	陰道炎
D&C	刮宮
Delivery	分娩
Dysmrnorrhea	經痛
Ectopia gestation	宮外孕
E.D.C.	預產期
Female disease	婦女病
Fetus	胎兒
Menses Period	月經
Hypermenorrhea	經血過多
Incubator	育嬰箱
Induced abortion	人工流產
Labour pain	陣痛
L.M.P.	最後經期
Leaking+	有穿水
Menstrual disturbance	經亂
Multiole pregnancy	多胎
Menopause	停經
Osteoporosis	骨質疏鬆症
PV bleeding	陰道出血
Pregnancy	懷孕
P.Haemorrhage	產後出血
Ruptured Ectopic pregnancy	宮外孕
Uterus	子宮
Ovarian	卵巢
Vagina	陰道
Gynecopathy	婦科病

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Brain	腦
Cerebral	大腦
Cerebellum	小腦
Medulla oblongate	延腦
Medulla bone	骨髓
Medulla spinalis	脊髓
Tongus	舌頭
Larynx	喉
Nasopharynx	鼻咽
Pharynx	咽
Throat	喉嚨
Trachea	氣管
Esophagus	食道
Gall	膽囊
Pancreas	胰
Kidney	腎
Liver	肝
Lung	肺
Spleen	脾
Stromach	胃
Appendix	闌尾
Caecum	盲腸
Colon	結腸
Duodenum	十二指腸
Ileum	迴腸
Jejunum	空腸
Small intestine	小腸
Large instestine	大腸
Rectum	直腸
Bladder	膀胱
Penis	陽具
Testis	睪丸
Perineum	會陰
Uterus	子宮
Cervix uteri	子宮頸
Vagina	陰道

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Signs & Symptoms
Anuria	閉尿
Catheter of Urine	尿喉
Dysuria	排尿困難
Haematuria	血尿
Urinary frequency	尿頻

Operation
Hemodialysis	血液透析(洗腎)
Peritoneal dialysis	腹膜透析(洗肚)
Prostatectomy	前列腺切除術

Diseases
Cystitis	膀胱炎
Hernia	小腸氣
Nephritis	腎炎
Polyuria	多尿症
Preitoneal Hyertropht	前列腺肥大
Pyelonephritis	腎盂炎
Uremia	尿毒症
Urethritis(URI)	尿道炎
Uricaciduria	尿酸過多

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Anthrax	炭疽
Cerebrospinal Meningitis	腦膜炎
Chicken Pox	水痘
Diphtheria	白喉
Dysentery	痢疾
Erysipelas	丹毒
Gastro-enteritis	腸胃炎
German Measles (Rubella)	德國痳疹
Glandular Fever	腺熱
Influenza	流行性感冒
Lethargic Encephalitid	昏睡腦炎
Measles	痳疹
Mumps	痄腮
Paratyphoid	副傷寒
Poliomyelitis	脊髓灰質炎
Rabies	狂犬病
Scarlet Fever	猩紅熱
Smallpox	天花
Tetanus (Lockjaw)	破傷風
Typhoid (Enterio Fever)	傷寒
Typhus Fever (Gaol Fever)	斑疹傷寒
Whooping Cough	百日咳
Yellow Fever	黃熱病
Dengue	登革熱

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Angalgesic	止痛藥
Antibiotic	抗生素
Anticonvulsant	抗抽搐藥
Antidiarrhoeal	止瀉藥
Antiemetic	止嘔藥
Antipyretic drug	退燒藥
Amphetamine	安非他明
Aspirin	阿士匹靈
Bronchodilator	擴張氣管藥
Camphor	樟腦
Cathartic	瀉藥
Chloroform	哥羅芳
Chinna	強力膠
Codeine	可待因
Contraceptive	避孕藥
Cough Syrup	咳水
Detergent	除污劑
Diuretic	利尿劑
Disinfectant	消毒劑
Emmenagogue	通經藥
Hydrogen Peroxide	雙氧水
Hypnotic	安眠藥
Panadol	必理痛
Penicillin	盤尼西林
Saridon	散利痛
Stimulant	興奮劑
Steroid	類固醇
Suppository	肛門塞藥
Tetracyclin	四環素
Thinner	天拿水
Viagra	偉哥

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Dipipanone	地匹派酮
Heroine	海洛英
Methadone	美沙酮
Physeptone	菲任通
Morphine	嗎啡
Opium	鴉片
Hallucinogen	迷幻藥
Cannabis	大麻
Cannabis resin	大麻精
LSD	麥角副酸
Stimulants	興奮劑
Amphetamines	安非他命
Methylanphetamine	冰
Phrntermine	大力丸
Cocaine	可卡因
MDMA	搖頭/忘我/狂喜/E仔

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Corpse	屍體
Decay	腐爛
Fetid	惡臭
Lividity	屍斑
Mummy	乾屍
Rigor mortis	屍僵
Scorch	燒焦

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Abuse	虐待
Attempted suicide	企圖自殺
Burned charcoal	燒炭
Car-sickness	暈車浪
Durg overdose	過量藥物
Drug Addict	癮君子
Drowning	遇溺
Drowned	溺斃
Dwarf	侏儒
Electrical hurt	電傷
Fiery suicide	自焚
Food poisoning	食物中毒
Foreign body	異物
Gas leakage	漏煤氣
Hanging	吊頸
Heat Stroke	中暑
Insect sting	昆蟲咬傷
Murder	謀殺
Smoken inhalation	吸入濃煙
Strangled death	勒死
Bamboo Frame	竹棚
Construction site	地盤
Eaves	簷篷
Platform	月台
Slope	斜坡
Stair	樓梯
Lift	電梯
Elevator	扶手梯
Footbridge	行人天橋
Pedestrian	行人
Passenger	乘客
Blood Clot	血塊
Pool of Boold	血泊
Incident Assult	非禮
Pederasty	雞姦
Rape / Incest	強姦
Incest	亂倫
Robbery	打劫
Insecticide	殺虫藥
Dettol	滴露

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Swallow	吞
Assault	打架
Fist Only	拳頭打架
Knocked by	打 / 撞
Loss Balance	失去平衡
Land on Ground	落地
Jump / Land on	跳 / 掉在
was trapped	被困
Topple	推倒
Trip on	絆倒
Slap on Face	摑耳光
Slip and Fell	滑及跌
Roll down	滾下
Tumble down	倒塌
Bury	埋住

Postion
Supine	仰臥
Full Prone	俯臥
3/4 Prone	3/4俯臥
Lateral	側臥
Recumbent	半坐臥

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crane	起重機
excavator	挖土機
tractor	推土機
lorry	貨車
oil tanker	運油車
light vehicle	輕型貨車
motorcycle	電單車
jeep	吉普車
private car	私家車
Fire engine	消防車

bicycle	單車
tricycle	三輪車
skateboard	滑板
rollar	輥軸溜冰
rollar-skates	溜冰鞋
handcart	手推車

yacht	遊艇
speed boat	快艇

helicopter	直昇機

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Collision	互相碰撞
Head-On	頭撞
T-Bone	被側撞
Roll-Over	反轉
Rear-End	尾被撞
Bump off	撞開
Rebound	反彈
Run-Over	輾過
Rotational	旋轉
Air bag pop out	氣袋彈出

Safty island	安全島
Traffic light	交通燈
Lamppost	街燈
Crossing	交叉路口
Zebra crossing	斑馬線
Subway	行人隧道
Tunnel	隧道
Rock barrier	石墩

Steering Wheel	方向盤
Seat belt	安全蔕
Wind-screen	擋風玻璃
Luggage hold	行李箱
Dashboard	儀表板
Number-plate	車牌
Headlamp	頭燈
Taillamp	尾燈
Bonnet/hood	車頭罩
Tire	車胎
wiper	刮水器
Bumper	保險槓
Hand brake	手制
Petrol-tank	油箱
Exhaust pipe	排氣喉

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a -	absence
an -	absence
ante -	before
bi -	two , double
brady -	slow
dys -	painful , difficulty
extra -	half
hemi -	被困
hyper -	above , excess
hypo -	below,deficient
intra -	inside
inter -	between
peri -	around
poly -	many , much
sud -	below
supra -	above
tachy -	fast , rapid
tri -	three
- ectomy	surgical removal of
- it is	inflammation of
- oma	tumor of
- ostomy	opening into
- plegia	paralysis
- pnea	breathing
- uria	urine
Recovery
Lateral	側臥
Erect	站立
Recumbent	半坐臥
Supine	仰臥
Prone	俯臥
Midline	中線
Anterior	前的
Posterior	後的
Superior	向上
Inferior	向下
Medial	近中
Lateral	離開中心
Proximal	近側的
Distal	遠側的
Internal	內
External	外
Dorsal	背側
Ventral	腹的
Superficial	表面
Deep	深層
Flexion	收縮
Extension	伸展
Abduction	外展
Adduction	內曲
Supination	轉向上
Pronation	轉向下

Postion
Supine	仰臥
Full Prone	俯臥
3/4 Prone	3/4俯臥
Lateral	側臥
Recumbent	半坐臥

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A
abd	abdomen
ABG	arterial blood gas
AC / ac	before meals
AED	automatic external defibrillator
AE, A/E	air entry
am	before noon
q am	every morning
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AOB	alcohol on breath
approx	approximately
ARDS	Adult respiratory distress syndrome
ASA	acetylsalicylic acid, Aspirin
ASAP	as soon as possible
ASD	atrial septal defect
AV	atrioventricular

B
bG	blood glucose
bid	twice a day
BP	blood pressure
BPH	benign prostatic hypertrophy

C
Ca	cancer
CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
CAD	coronary artery disease
cath	catheter
CBC	complete blood count
cc	cubic centimeter
C/C	chief complaint
CCU	cardiac care unit
CHF	congestive heart failure
CIS	critical incident stress
CNS	central nervous system
c/o	complains of
CO	carbon monoxide, cardiac output
CO2	carbon dioxide
COPD	chronic obstructed pulmonary disease
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C-section	cesarean section
CSF	cerebral spinal fluid
CT (CAT)	computed tomography
CVA	cerebrovascular accident
CVS	cardiovascular system
CXR	chest x-ray

D
D5NS	5% dextrose in normal saline
D5W	dextrose 5% in water
D10W	dextrose 10% in water
DOA	dead on arrival
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DNR	do not resuscitate
DVT	deep venous thrombosis
Dx	diagnosis

E
ECF	extracellular fluid
ECG, EKG	electrocardiogram
EEG	electroencephalograph
ENT	ears, nose, and throat
EP	emergency physician
ER, ED	emergency room, department
ET	endotracheal
ETA	estimated time of arrival

F
FiO2	fraction of inspired oxygen
FUO	fever of unknown origin
Fx, #	fracture
♀	female

G
GI	gastrointestinal
gtt	drop

H
Hb	hemoglobin
Hct	hematocrit
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
HPI	history of present illness
H2O	water
HR	heart rate
hr	hour
HS	hora somni (at bedtime)
Hx	history

I
ICF	intracellular fluid
ICU	intensive care unit
IDDM	insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
IM	intramuscular
IV	intravenous

J
J	joule
JVP	jugular venous pressure

L
L	liter
LLQ	left lower quadrant
LOC	level of consciousness, loss of consciousness
LP	lumbar puncture
LUQ	left upper quadrant

M
♂	male
MAO	monoamine oxidase
MCI	multi-casualty incident
MD	doctor of medicine
mEq/L	millequivalents per liter
mg	milligram
MI	myocardial infarction
ml	milliliter
mmol/L	millimoles per liter
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging (formerly NMR)
MVA	motor vehicle accident
MVP	mitral valve prolapse

N
∅	none, not present, not found
NG	nasogastric
NIDDM	non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus
nitro	nitroglycerin
NKA	no known allergies
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance(scan)
NPH	neutral protamine hagedorn (insulin)
NPO	nil per os(nothing by mouth)
NS, N/S	normal saline
NYD	not yet diagnosed

O
O2	oxygen
OB, OBS	obstetrics
od	once per day
OD	overdose
OR	operating room
OTC	over the counter

P
PAC	premature atrial contraction
PAT	paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
pc	after meals, after food
Pco2	partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PEEP	positive end-expiratory pressure
per	through, by
PERL	pupils equal, react to light
PERLA	pupils =, round, react to light, accommodate
PND	paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
PO	by mouth, oral
Po2	partial pressure of oxygen
post-op	post operative
PR	per rectum
pre-op	pre-operative
prn	as needed, as required
pt.	patient
PUD	peptic ulcer disease
PVC	premature ventricular contraction

Q
q1h, q2h	every hour, every two hours
qhs	at bedtime
qid	four times per day

R
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RAD	right axis deviation
RBBB	right bundle branch block
RBC	red blood cells
RLQ	right lower quadrant
ROM	range of motion
RR	respiratory rate
RUQ	right upper quadrant
RV	right ventricle
Rx,	medication

S
S3	third heart sound
SAH	subarachnoid hemorrhage
SC, sc	subcutaneously
SIDS	sudden infant death syndrome
SL, sl	sublingual
SOB	shortness of breath
stat Rx	immediately
SV	stroke volume
SVT	supraventricular tachycardia

T
T-2	second thoracic vertebrae
T3	triiodothyronine
T4	thyroxine
tab	tablet
TB	tuberculosis
TCA	tricyclic antidepressants
TIA	transient ischemic attack
tid	three times per day
tPA	tissue plasminogen activator
TPN	total parenteral nutrition
T P R	temperature, pulse, respiration
TKO, TKVO	to keep vein open
Tx	treatment

U
U/K	unknown
URTI	upper respiratory tract infection
UTI	urinary tract infection

V
vag	vaginal
VD	veneral disease
VSD	ventricular septal defect

W
WBC	white blood count

Y
yr	year

#
↑	elevated, increased, upper
↓	diminished, decreased, lower
>	greater than
<	less than
=, ≠	equal, not equal