Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols Quiz

What does the symbol 'p̄' represent in medical notation?

• Before

• After

• Approximately equal to

• Change

Which symbol is used to denote "negative findings" in medical records?

• +

• ±

• -

• ≠

Which of the following describes the definition for abbreviation?

• Shorten a word or phrase into a few symbols

• Shorten a word into a few letters

• Shorten a phrase by taking the first letter of each word

• Shorten a word into a few numbers

__________ shorten a phrase by taking the first letter of each word.

• Acronyms

• Abbreviations

• Numbers

• Symbols

Which is an example of a symbol?

• TX

• Dr.

• NASA

• #

The / symbol can be mistaken as the number one.

• True

• False

• I have no idea

Used to represent a word.

• Eponym

• Abbreviation

• Symbol

• Acronym

Shortens words into a few letters.

• Abbreviation

• Symbol

• Acronym

• Eponym

To shorten a phrase by taking the first letter of each word.

• Abbreviations

• Symbols

• Eponyms

• Acronyms

Acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols can only be understood by doctors.

• True

• False