Common Latin Abbreviations Flashcards

0
Q

Of each

A

aa

Ana

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1
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Before

A

a

ante

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2
Q

Before meals

A

ac

Ante cibum

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3
Q

Up to

A

ad

Ad

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4
Q

As much as desired

A

ad lib

Ad libitum

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5
Q

Right ear

A

ad

Aura dextro

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6
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Left ear

A

as

Aura sinister

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7
Q

Before noon

A

am

Ante meridian

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8
Q

Both ears

A

au

Aura utro

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9
Q

Twice daily

A

bid

Bis in die

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10
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With

A

c

Cum

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11
Q

Give

A

d

Dentur

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12
Q

dispense of such doses

A

dtd

dentur talis

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13
Q

make

A

f, ft.

fac

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14
Q

drop

A

gtt

gutta

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15
Q

drops

A

gtts

guttae

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16
Q

hour

A

h

hora

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17
Q

at bedtime

A

hs

hora somni

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18
Q

mix

A

M

misce

20
Q

mix + make

A

M ft.

misce et fiat

21
Q

number

A

no

numus

22
Q

night

A

noct

noctis

23
Q

no refills

A

non rep, nr

non repetatur

24
Q

right eye

A

od

oculo dextro

25
Q

left eye

A

os

oculo sinsetra

26
Q

both eyes

A

ou

oculos utro

27
Q

after

A

p

post

28
Q

after meals

A

pc

post cibum

29
Q

by

A

per

per

30
Q

by mouth

A

po

per os

31
Q

after noon

A

pm

post meridian

32
Q

rectally

A

pr

per rectum

33
Q

as needed

A

prn

per re nata

34
Q

every day

A

q

quaque

35
Q

every other day

A

qod

36
Q

every 2 hours

A

q2h

quaque 2 horae

37
Q

every 4 hours

A

q4h

quaque 4 horae

38
Q

4 times daily

A

qid

quarter per die

39
Q

up to

A

qs

quantum sufficiat

40
Q

add to the amount needed

A

qs ad

quantum sufficiat ad

41
Q

you take

A

Rx

recipe

42
Q

1/2

A

ss

semis

43
Q

directions

A

sig

signa

44
Q

if needed

A

sos

si opus sit

45
Q

immediately

A

stat

statim

46
Q

3 times daily

A

tid

ter in die

47
Q

as directed

A

ut dict, ud

ut dictum