1
Q
S
A
serum / sulphur / son
2
Q
Sa
A
saline
3
Q
Sag
A
sagital
4
Q
SCI
A
subcutaneous injection
5
Q
SD
A
standard deviation
6
Q
SE
A
side effect(s)
7
Q
Se
A
sensitivity / selenium
8
Q
Sec
A
second
9
Q
SFX
A
side effects
10
Q
sib
A
sibling
11
Q
sig
A
signa (label)
12
Q
SIN
A
see if necessary
13
Q
SOB
A
short of breath
14
Q
SOBOE
A
short of breath on exertion
15
Q
sol
A
soluble
16
Q
soln
A
solution
17
Q
sp
A
species (singular) / specimen
18
Q
Sp
A
specificity
19
Q
spg
A
sponge
20
Q
spp
A
species (plural)
21
Q
SPT
A
skin prick test
22
Q
SR
A
sustained release / sinus rhythm / system review / sedimentation
23
Q
SRN
A
state registered nurse
24
Q
SSTT
A
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
25
stat
statim (immediately / at once / once only)
26
STI
soft tissue injury / sexually transmitted infection
27
sup
superior / supine
28
Sx
symptoms
29
/s
without
30
S1-5
sacral vertebrae one to five
31
S/B
seen by
32
SBO
small bowel obstruction
33
SBP
systolic blood pressure
34
SBR
strict bed rest
35
S-B test
Stanford-Binet test
36
SCA
sickle cell anaemia
37
SCN
special care nursery
38
SH or SHx
social history
39
Sibs
siblings
40
SIW
self inflicted wound
41
SL
sublingual
42
SM
student midwife
43
SMBG
self monitoring for blood glucose
44
SNAP
subacute & non-acute patient
45
SNM
senior nurse manager
46
s/o or STO
standing order
47
Supp.
suppository
48
Subling.
sublingual
49
Surg.
surgery / surgical
50
S/V
supervision
51
SW
social work(er)
