Latin and Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ac
A
before food (ante cibum)
2
Q
alt d
A
every other day (alterno die)
3
Q
applic
A
to be applied; an application
(applicandus, applicatio)
4
Q
aq
A
water (aqua)
5
Q
B.E
A
both eyes or ears
6
Q
bd
A
twice a day (bis die)
7
Q
cc
A
with food (cum cibum)
8
Q
caps
A
capsule (capsula)
9
Q
d
A
a day (dies)
10
Q
et
A
and
11
Q
ex aq
A
with water
12
Q
ft,f
A
let it be made (fiat)
13
Q
G
A
drops (guttae)
14
Q
hs
A
at bedtime (hora somni)
15
Q
- lin
A
a liniment (linimentum)
16
Q
- linct
A
linctus
17
Q
liq
A
a solution (liquor)
18
Q
LE LO
A
left eye (LE smtm left ear) (oculo laevo)
19
Q
m
A
in the morning (mane)
20
Q
M
A
send (mitte)
21
Q
md
A
as directed (more/modo dicto)
22
Q
mdu
A
to be used as directed
(more/modo dicto utendus)
23
Q
m et n
A
morning and night (mane et nocte)
24
Q
n
A
at night (nocte)
25
n et m
night and morning (nocte et mane)
26
paa
be applied to affected part
(parti affectae applicandus)
27
pc
after food (post cibum)
28
prn
when necessary/ required
(pro re nata)
29
qid
four times a day (quarter in die)
30
qqh
every four hours (quaque quarta hora)
31
q6h
every six hours (quaque sex hora)
32
qs
sufficient (quantum sufficiat)
33
R.E
right eye/ear
34
sig
label (signa)
35
stat
immediately
(statim)
36
tab
a tablet (tabletta)
37
tds
taken three times a day (ter die sumendus)
38
tid
three times a day (ter in die)
39
ung
ointment (unguentum)
