Medical Transcription Abbreviations And Terminology

We have put together a list of medical transcription abbreviations applicable to the field.

There are many more abbreviations that are needed by medical transcriptionists.

This list is merely to help you understand information about medical transcription, rather than actual medical terminology.

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Our findings will save the novice and more experienced transcriptionist much time and money.

AAMT – American Association for Medical Transcription (now AHDI)

a.c. - before meals (Lat. ante cenam)

AHDI – Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (formerly AAMT)

AHIMA – American Health Information Management Association

a.k. - above knee

a.p. - before dinner

bid, b.i.d. or BID - twice a day

BBk - blood bank

c. - with

C-phone – A digital receiver transcriber/phone that accesses digital dictation from another location over the phone.CAD - coronary artery disease

CAT - computer axial tomography

CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CMT - certified medical transcriptionist

CVD - cardiovascular disease

DOB - date of birth

DTR - deep tendon reflexes

EKG - electrocardiogram

ext. - external or extremity

EXT. - extraction

Ext. - extract


FDA – The US Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is responsible for the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics.

GI - gastrointestinal

HIMSS – The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996.

mm - muscles

MRI - magnetic resonance imaging

MTIA – Medical Transcription Industry Alliance

MVA - motor vehicle accident

Medical Transcription Abbreviations N to Z

N&V - nausea and vomiting

N&W - normal and well

p.c. - after meals (Lat. post cenam)

p.o. - by mouth (Lat. per oris)

PTO - paid time off

q - every

qid, q.i.d. or QID - four times a day

RMT - registered medical transcriptionist

STAT – special/speedy turnaround time

TASPs – Transcription Application Service Providers

TAT – turnaround Time

tid, t.i.d. or TID - three times a day

V - vein

vit. - vitamin

VN - visiting nurse

x - times

x/12 - number of months

x/7 - number of days

X-match - cross-match

XY - male sex chromosome

y.o. - years old

yrs. - years

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