Medical Abbreviations & Acronyms

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Medical Transcriptionists need to be familiar with hundreds of abbreviations of medical terms. Doctors use abbreviations to keep their dictations succinct and brief, and expect the transcriptionist to insert the proper expansion. Even if your client does not want the abbreviation expanded in the report, it is the transcriptionist's responsibility to make sure that the abbreviation is used in the proper context, and that the appropriate spelling of the acronym or abbreviation is used.

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Medlexicon

This site has searchable abbreviations- search by the abbreviation or by the definition.

Wikipedia abbreviations

Long list of abbreviations and acronyms listed alphabetically. Most expanded phrases and terms are clickable links to further research your topic.

Abbreviations.com

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Flash Med

List of common abbreviations used in medical dictations.

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