Prescription Terms

Question 1

Once per day

Answer 1

Semel in die

Question 2

Twice in a day

Answer 2

Bis in die

b.i.d / b.d

Question 3

Thrice in a day

Answer 3

Ter in die

t.i.d / t.d

Question 4

4 times a day

Answer 4

Quarter in die

q.i.d / q.d

Question 5

Early in the morning

Answer 5

Primo Mane

prim / m

Question 6

In morning

Answer 6

Mane

m

Question 7

Every Morning

Answer 7

Omni Mane

o.m

Question 8

Every Night

Answer 8

Omne Nocte

o.n

Question 9

During Night

Answer 9

Inter Nocte

Question 10

In night

Answer 10

Nocte

n

Question 11

Breakfast

Answer 11

Jentaculum

jentac

Question 12

Night and Morning

Answer 12

Nocte et Mane
n. et. m
Or
Nocte maneque
n.m

Question 13

Every Hour

Answer 13

Omni Hora

o.h

Question 14

Every 4th hour

Answer 14

Omni quarta hora

o.q.h

Question 15

Every 1 hour / every hour

Answer 15

Singulis Hora

sing. hor

Question 16

Every 2 hour

Answer 16

Alternis hora

alt. hor

Question 17

Every 3 hrs

Answer 17

Tetris hora

tert. hor

Question 18

Every 4 hrs

Answer 18

Quartis Hora

quart. hor

Question 19

Before meal

Answer 19

Ante cibos

a. c

Question 20

After meal

Answer 20

Post Cibos

p. c

Question 21

Between meal

Answer 21

Inter Cibos

i.c

Question 22

When pain is severe

Answer 22

Dolore urgente

dol. urg

Question 23

Frequently

Answer 23

Frequenter

freq.

Question 24

Slowly

Answer 24

Lente

Question 25

As directed

Answer 25

More Dicto
Mode Dicto
m.d

Question 26

When required

Answer 26

Si opus sit

s.o.s

Question 27

Ante cibum

ac

Answer 27

Before meal

Question 28

Right ear

Answer 28

Auris dextra
ad
AD

Question 29

Morning

Answer 29

am

Ante meridiem

Question 30

Auris sinistra
AS
as

Answer 30

Left ear

Question 31

n.p.o.
NPO
npo

Answer 31

NOT by oral/ mouth

Question 32

po
PO
p.o

Answer 32

Orally

Question 33

hs

Answer 33

Hora somni
At bedtime
Or
Half strength

Question 34

ii

Answer 34

2 tablet

Question 35

iii

Answer 35

Tres doses

3 tablet

Question 36

OD
od
o.d

Answer 36

Omne in die
Once a day

Oculus Dexter
Right eye

Question 37

os
OS
o.s

Answer 37

Occulus sinistra

Left eye

Question 38

O.u

Answer 38

Occulus uterque

Both eyes

Question 39

pc

Answer 39

Post cibum
Post Cibos
After eating

Question 40

pm

Answer 40

Post meridiem

Afternoon or eve

Question 41

pr
PR
p.r

Answer 41

Per rectum

Rectally

Question 42

PRN
p.r.n
prn

Answer 42

As needed

Pro re nata

Question 43

q.

Answer 43

Every

Quaque

Question 44

q.1.d

Answer 44

Everyday

Question 45

q1h

Answer 45

Every hr

Question 46

q2h

Answer 46

Every 2 hour

Question 47

qxh

X = any number

Answer 47

Every x hr

Question 48

qam

q.a.m

Answer 48

Every morning

Question 49

q.d

Answer 49

Daily

Every day

Question 50

qhs

q.h.s

Answer 50

Every night

At bedtime

Question 51

qds

Answer 51

4 times a day

Quarter die sumendum

Question 52

qid

Answer 52

Quater in die

4 times a day

Question 53

qh

Answer 53

Every hour

Question 54

qpm

Answer 54

Every eve

Question 55

qs

Answer 55

As required

Quantity sufficient enough

Question 56

qw

q.wk

Answer 56

Weekly

Once a week

Question 57

Rx

Answer 57

Prescription

Recipe

Question 58

Sig.

S.

Answer 58

Signature

Question 59

Stat.

Answer 59

Statim

Immediately

Question 60

t.d.s
TDS
tds

Answer 60

3 times a day

Ter die sumendum

Question 61

ud

u.d

Answer 61

Ut dictum

As directed

Question 62

10/7

Answer 62

For 10 days

7 represent 7 days in a week.
So 7 represent days
10 days

Question 63

x/52

Answer 63

52 weeks in a year
52 represent weeks

So 10/53 means for 10 weeks

Question 64

x/12

Answer 64

12 represent months of a year
So 2 / 12 means
For 2 months

Question 65

x/40

Answer 65

40 represent weeks of pregnancy
So 2/40 means
For 2 weeks of pregnancy