Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
ad
ad
up to
a.c.
ante cibum
before meal
a.d.
aurio dextra
right ear
ad lib.
ad libitum
use as much as one desires
admov.
admove
apply
agit.
agita
stir/shake
alt. h.
alternis horis
every other hour
a.m.
ante meridiem
before noon
aq.
aqua
water
a.l.
aurio laeva
left ear
a.s.
aurio sinister
left ear
a.u.
auris utrae
both ears
bis
bis
twice
b.i.d.
bis in die
twice a day
bol.
bolus
as a large single dose (intravenously)
cap., caps.
capsula
capsule
c. (with a long mark)
cum
with
c. (without a long mark)
cibos
food
cc
cum cibos
with food
dieb. alt.
diebus alternis
ever other day
d.t.d.
dentur tales doses
give of such doses
e.m.p.
ex mode prescripto
as directed
emuls.
emulsum
emulsion
et
et
and
ex aq.
ex aqua
in water
ft.
fiat
make; let it be made
gtt.
guttae
drops
h., hr.
hora
hour
h.s.
hora somni
at bedtime
inj.
injectio
injection
liq.
liquor
solution
M.
misce
mix
m., min.
minimum
a minimum
mist.
mistura
mix
mitte
mitte
send
nebul.
nebula
a spray
noct.
nocte
at night
non rep.
non repetatur
no repeats
o.d.
oculus dexter
right eye
o.s.
oculus sinister
left eye
o.u.
oculus uterque
both eyes
per
per
by or through
p.c.
post cibum
after meal
p.m.
post meridiem
after noon
p.r.n.
pro re nata
as needed
p.o.
per os
orally
pulv.
pulvis
powder
q.
quaque
every
q.a.d.
quoque alternis die
every other day
q.a.m.
quoque die ante meridiem
every day before noon
q.h.
quaque hora
every hour
q.h.s.
quaque hora somni
every night at bedtime
q. 1h.
quaque 1 hora
every 1 hour (the 1 can be replaced with any #)
q.d.
quaque die
every day
q.i.d.
quater in die
four times a day
q.q.h.
quater quaque hora
ever four hours
q.s.
quatum sufficiat
a sufficient quantity
rep., rept.
repetatur
repeats
s. (with a long mark)
sine
without
s.a.
secundum artum
use your judgement
sol.
solutio
solition
s.o.s.
si opus sit
if there is a need
ss.
semis
one half
stat.
statim
immediately
supp.
suppositorum
suppository
syr.
syrupus
syrup
tab.
tabella
tablet
tal., t.
talus
such
troche.
trochiscus
lozenge
t.i.d.
ter in die
three times a day
t.d.s.
ter die sumendum
three times a day
udd., ut., dict.
ut dictum
as directed
ung.
unguentum
ointment
cochl.
chochleare
spoonful
aa
ana
of each
