Latin terms Flashcards
pulv. - pulverisiatus, a, um
Powdered
q., qq. - quaque
Every
q.d.s. - quarter die sumendus, a, um
To be taken four times daily
q. dx. - quantites duplex
double quantity
q.h.s. - quartis horis sumendus
To be taken every four hours
q.i.d. - quarter in die
four times a day
q.q.h. - quarta quaque hora
every four hours
q.s. - quantum sufficiat
as much as is sufficient
quart. - quarter, a, um
Fourth
quot. - quotidie
daily
Rx - recipe
Take
rep. - repetatur
Let it be repeated
rep. dos. - repetatur dosis
let the dose be repeated
s. - sine
without
s., sum. - sumat
let him take
s., sum. - sumatur
let it be taken
s., sum. - sumantur
let the be taken
s., sum. - sumendus, a, um
To be taken
s.a. - secundum artem
with pharmaceutical skill
saep. - saepe
often
sem in die - semen in die
once a day
sicc. - siccus
dried
s., sinist… - sinister
left, on the left
sig. - signa
Label
S.O.S - SI opus sit
If necessary
ss. - semis
the half
stat. - statim
immediately
sug. - sugatur
let it be sucked
t.d.s. - ter die sumendus, a, um
to be taken three times daily
t.i.d - ter in die
three times daily
t.q.d., t.q.i.d. - ter quaterve in die
three or four times daily
tuss. - tussis
a cough
tuss. urg. - tussis urgente
when the cough is troublesome
u.d., ut. dict. - ut dictum
as directed
ut. supr. - ut supra
as above
v., vesp. - vespere
in the evening
dext. - dexter
right, on the right
dil. - dilutus,a,um
Diluted
div. - divide
Divide
dol. urg. - dolore urgente
When the pain is severe
dolent. part. - dolenti parti
To the afflicted part
dur. dol. - durante dolore
When the pain lasts
dup. , dx. - duplex
double
dur. - durus
hard
e.m.p. - ex modo praescripto
In the manner prescribed
e. paul. aq. - ex paulo aquae
In a little water
ex - ex
From out of
ex aq. coch. ampl. - ex aqua cochleari amplo
In a tablespoonful of water
extempl. - extemplo
immediately
f., ft. - fiat
let it be made
f., ft. - fiant
Let them be made
fort. - fortis, e
strong
gtt. - gutta, guttae
drop, drops, eye drops
guttur - gutturi
To the throat
h.s. - hora somni
At bedtime
hac noct - hac nocte
Tonight
i.c. - inter cibos
Between meals
in loc. frig. - in loco frigido
in a cool place
infric. - infracandus, a, um
to be rubbed in
infric. - infricetur
let it be rubbed
laev. - laevus, a, um
left, on the left
luc. p. - luce prima
early in the morning
m. - misce
mix
m. , man. - mane
in the morning
m. , mitt. - mitte
Send
m.d. - more dicto
As directed
n., noct. - nocte
at night
n. mque. - nocte maneque
night and morning
n. et m. - nocte et mane
night and morning
ne rep. - ne repetatur
Do not repeat
non rep. - non repetatur
do not repeat
N.P., nom. prep. - nomen proprium
Proper name
o. , om. - omni
every, each
oc. , ocul. - oculus
The eye
o.d. - omni die
everyday
p.a. , part. aff. - parti affectae
To the affected part
p.a.a. - parti affectae applicandus
To be applied to the affected part
p. aeq. - partes aequales
equal parts
p.c. - post cibum
after food
p.m. - post meridiem
afternoon
p.m. - primo mane
Early in the morning
p.p.a. - phila prius agitata
The bottle having first shaken
p.r.n. - pro re nata
when required
pond. - ponderosus, a, um
heavy
ppt. - praecipitatus, a, um
precipitated
pro dos. - pro dosi
for a dose
prox. luc. - proxima luce
on the next day
