Latin terms - abbreviations and meanings Flashcards
ac
ante cibum
Before food
ad lib
ad libitum
At freedom / as desired
aq
aqua
Water
bd
bis die
Twice a day
bid
bis in die
Twice in a day
c.
cum
With
ca.
circa
Approximately
e.
ex
Without
ex aq
ex aqua
With water
ex lac
ex lactis
With milk
hs
hora somni
Evening
ISQ
in status quo
No change in condition
mane
Morning
mdu
more dicto utendus
Use as directed
mist
mistura
Mixture
mitt
mitte
Send / dispense
nb
note benne
Note well
ncs
non compus scribus
Unable to write
nocte
At night
oculent
ocullentum
Eye ointment
od
omni die
Every day
oh
omni hora
Every hour
om
omni mane
Every morning
on
omni nocte
Every night
pc
post cibum
After food
pig
pigmentum
Paint
po
per os
By mouth
pp
post prandial
After food
prn
pro re nata
When necessary / as required
q
quaque
Every
q3h
quaque 3 hora
Every 3 hours
qd
quater die
Every day
qds
quater die sumendum
Strictly four times a day
qh
quaque hora
Every hour
qid
quater in die
Four times in a day
qqh
quaque quarta hora
Every fourth hour
qs
quantum sufficiat / satis
Sufficient quantity
Rx
recipe
Prescription
sig
signa
Label
stat
statim
Immediately / at once
tds
ter die sumendum
Strictly three times a day
tid
ter in die
Three times in a day
tuss
tussis
A cough
ung
unguentum
Ointment
ut dict
ut dictum
As directed