'S' Medical Abbreviations

Sup

Above, upon, over, higher in position

Stomy

Artificial opening

Sanguin

Blood

Soma

Body

Steno

Contracted, narrow

Sect

Cut

Sclerosis

Dryness or hardness

Scope

Examining instrument

Semi

Half, part

Scler

Hardening

Spasm

Involuntary contraction

Sym, syn

Joined, fused, together

Sinistr

Left

Sarc

Malignant(cancer) connective tissue

Stoma

Mouth

Scopy

Observation

Sep-(tic)

Poison, rot, infection

Son

Sound

Sperm

Spermatozoa, male germ(sex) cell

Splen

Spleen

Stern

Sternum, breast bone

Stasis

Stoppage, maintaining a constant level

Salping

Tube, fallopian tube

Sarcoma

Tumor, cancer

Sub

Under, less, below

Sig

give the followign directions

sos

if necessary

stat

immediately, at once

ss

one half

S

sacral

STD

sexually transmitted diease

SOB

short of breath

S/S, S&S

sign and symptoms

SA

sino atrial

sm

small

SSE

soap solution enema

sol

solution

STH

somatotropic hormone

SpGr,spgr

specific gravity

spec

specimen

spt

spirits, liquor

staph

staphylococcous infectuion

strep

streptococcus

SPN

student practical nurse

sc,SC

subcutaneous

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

S&A

sugar and acetone

supp

suppository

Surg

surgery, surgical

SICU

surgical intensive care unit

susp

suspension

Sx

symptom

syp

syrup

SGOT,SGPT

transaminase test

s

without

w/o

without