Medical Abbreviations

Question 1

IV

Answer 1

intravenous

Question 2

IVPB

Answer 2

intravenous piggyback

Question 3

IM

Answer 3

intramuscular

Question 4

SC/SQ

Answer 4

subcutaneous

Question 5

TM

Answer 5

transmucosal

Question 6

IB

Answer 6

intrabuccal (mouth)

Question 7

IP

Answer 7

intraperitoneal (membrane of the abdominal cavity)

Question 8

IA

Answer 8

intra-articular (intra-arterial)

Question 9

IO

Answer 9

intraosseous (bone marrow)

Question 10

PO

Answer 10

per os (oral)

Question 11

PR

Answer 11

per rectum

Question 12

OS

Answer 12

left eye (oculus sinister)

Question 13

OD

Answer 13

right eye (oculus dexter)

Question 14

OU

Answer 14

each eye (oculus uterque)

Question 15

AS

Answer 15

left ear (auris sinistra)

Question 16

AD

Answer 16

right ear (auris dextra)

Question 17

AU

Answer 17

both ears (auris unitas)

Question 18

q

Answer 18

every (quaque)

Question 19

h

Answer 19

hour (hora)

Question 20

d

Answer 20

day (die)

Question 21

min

Answer 21

minute

Question 22

s.i.d.

Answer 22

once daily (semel in die)

Question 23

b.i.d.

Answer 23

twice daily (bis in die)

Question 24

t.i.d.

Answer 24

three times daily (ter in die)

Question 25

q.i.d.

Answer 25

four times daily (quarter in die)

Question 26

q.o.d.

Answer 26

every other day (quaque latera die) (q2d)

Question 27

p.r.n.

Answer 27

as needed (pro re nata)

Question 28

od

Answer 28

every day (omne die)

Question 29

qd

Answer 29

every day (quaque die)

Question 30

q6h

Answer 30

every 6 hours (quaque 6 hora)

Question 31

q8h

Answer 31

every 8 hours (quaque 8 hora)

Question 32

q12h

Answer 32

every 12 hours (quaque 12 hora)

Question 33

sat

Answer 33

immediately, at once

Question 34

a.c.

Answer 34

before meals (ante cibum)

Question 35

p.c.

Answer 35

after meals (post cibum)

Question 36

ad. Lib.

Answer 36

if desired, freely (ad libitum)

Question 37

q.s.

Answer 37

as much as suffices or ‘total amount’ (quantum satis)

Question 38

a

Answer 38

before (ante)

Question 39

p

Answer 39

after (post)

Question 40

c

Answer 40

with (cum)

Question 41

s

Answer 41

without

Question 42

aq

Answer 42

water (aqua)

Question 43

et

Answer 43

and

Question 44

noct

Answer 44

night

Question 45

tab

Answer 45

tablet

Question 46

cap

Answer 46

capsule

Question 47

pulv

Answer 47

powder

Question 48

sol

Answer 48

solution

Question 49

susp

Answer 49

suspension

Question 50

elix

Answer 50

elixir

Question 51

tinct

Answer 51

tincture

Question 52

gtt

Answer 52

drop

Question 53

oint

Answer 53

ointment