Category: Nursing Terminologies

Tx stands for Treatment.

Dx stands for diagnosis. Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Hx stands for history or medical history. A medical history is a record of information about a person's health.

Sx stands for Symptoms.

Fx stands for fracture or bone fracture. Other abbreviations include: FRX, Fx, or #

Prone position is a body position where the person lies flat with their chest down and their back up. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral

PRN is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase pro re nata, which means "as needed" or "in the circumstances". In medical terminology, PRN refers to the administration of prescribed medication

A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery, is a hospital nursery that provides intensive medical care for premature or sick newborn babies. NICUs provide

Apoptosis (Ancient Greek: ἀπόπτωσις, romanized: apóptōsis, lit. 'falling off'), also known as programmed cell death, is a genetically regulated process that occurs in multicellular organisms and some single-celled microorganisms. It's a

The transverse plane is a horizontal imaginary line that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts, or top and bottom. It is one of the anatomical planes