Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
a.c.
ante cenam - before a meal (dinner)
a.d.
aure dextra - in the right ear
a.I.
aure leava - in the left ear
a.s.
aure sinistra - in the left ear
a.u.
aure utra - in each ear
Aq. Bull.
Aqua bullata - with boiling water
b.i.d.
bis in die - twice a day
d.t.
delirium tremens - acute reaction to poison or alchohol
frust.
frustis - in small portions
gtt.
guttae - drops
h.s.
hora somni - at the hour of sleep (bedtime)
n.p.o.
nihil per os - not through the mouth (not orally)
o.d.
oculo dextro - in the right eye
o.l.
oculo laevo - in the left eye
o.s.
oculo sinistro - in the left eye
o.u.
oculo utro - in each eye
p.c.
post cenam - after a meal (dinner)
per os
through the mouth (orally)
p.p.a.
(no latin) - shake before using
p.r.n.
pro re nata - as needed
q.d.
quaque die - every day
q.h.
quaque hora - every hour
q.i.d.
quater in die - 4 times a day
q.m.
quaque mane - every morning
q.n.
quaque nocte - every night
q.s.
quantum sufficit - as much as is enough
Rx
recipe - take as proscribed
s.i.d.
semel in die - once a day
s.p.
sine parole - without offspring
S.S.V.
(?) - poison
t.i.d.
ter in die - three times a day
ut dict.
ut dictum - as directed
