Abbrevations Flashcards
aa, ää. ÄÄ
Latin :ana
Meaning: Of each.
AAA
Latin :
Meaning: apply to affected area
a.c.
latin: ante cibum
meaning: Before meals
Ad lib
Latin: Ad libitum
Meaning: At ones pleasure
Agit.
Latin: Agita
Meaning: Agitate
Alt.d,alt. dieb.
Latin: Alternis diebus
Meaning: Every other day ; on alternate days
Alt. h., Alt. hor.
Latin: Alternis horis
Meaning: Every other hour
a.m
Latin:Ante meridem
Meaning:Morning,before noon
Amp.
Latin: Ampulla
Meaning: Ampule
ATC
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Latin:
Meaning:Around the clock
a.u
Latin:Auris utraque
Meaning:Both ears
b.i.d, b.d
Latin: Bis in dies
Meaning: Twice a day
Bucc.
Latin:Bucca
Meaning: Buccal (inside cheek)
Cap., Caps
Latin:Capsula
Meaning:Capsule
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C., C.
Latin:Cum
Meaning: with (usually written with a bar on top of the “c”)
c.c
Latin:Cum cibos
Meaning:With food or cubic centimetre
DC,dc,D/C
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Latin:-
Meaning: Discontinue or discharge
.Dieb. alt
Latin:.Diebus alternis
Meaning:Every other day, every other hour
d.t.d
Latin:dentur tales doses
Meaning:Give of such doses
f.t
Latin:Fiat
Meaning:Make; Let it be made.
Hor. Alt
Latin:Horis alternis
Meaning:Every other hour (every second hour; at alternate hour)
h.s
Latin:Hora somni
Meaning:At bedtime or half strength
M.,m.
Latin:Misce
Meaning:Mix
Non rep.
Latin:Non reperatur
Meaning:No repeats (no refill)
NPO, n.p.o
Latin: nil per os
Meaning: nothing by mouth
O.d
Latin:Oculus dexter
Meaning:Right eye
O.s
Latin:Oculus sinister
Meaning:Left eye
O.u
Latin:Oculus uterque
Meaning:Both eyes
P.c
Latin:Post cibum
Meaning:After meals
P.m
Latin: Post meridem
Meaning: Evening, afternoon
p.o
Latin:Per os
Meaning:By mouth, orallyF
p.r ,PR
Latin:Per rectum
Meaning:Rectally
p.r.n, PRN
Latin:Pro re nata
Meaning:As needed
Q.h
Latin:Quaque hora
Meaning:Every hour
Q.h.s
Latin:Quaque hora somni
Meaning:Every night at bedtime
Q.i.d
Latin:Quarter in die
Meaning:4 times a day
q.o.d
Latin:Quaque altera die
Meaning:Every other day
qs
Latin:Quantum sufficit, quantum sufficiat, quantum satis
Meaning:As much as suffices; a sufficient quantity.
RX,Rx,Px, Rp
Latin:Recipe
Meaning:Prescription
S.
Latin:Signa, sugnetur
Meaning:Write
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S
Latin:Sine
Meaning: without
s.s.,SS
Latin:Semisse
Meaning:One-half or sliding scale
stat
Latin:Statim
Meaning:Immediately
T.i.d
Latin:Ter in die
Meaning:3 times a day
Ung.
Latin:Unguentum
Meaning:Ointment
Gtt.
Latin:Gutta(e)
Meaning:Drop(s)