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1
Q

Once per day

A

Semel in die

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2
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Twice in a day

A

Bis in die

b.i.d / b.d

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Thrice in a day

A

Ter in die

t.i.d / t.d

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4
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4 times a day

A

Quarter in die

q.i.d / q.d

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5
Q

Early in the morning

A

Primo Mane

prim / m

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6
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In morning

A

Mane

m

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7
Q

Every Morning

A

Omni Mane

o.m

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8
Q

Every Night

A

Omne Nocte

o.n

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9
Q

During Night

A

Inter Nocte

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10
Q

In night

A

Nocte

n

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11
Q

Breakfast

A

Jentaculum

jentac

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12
Q

Night and Morning

A
Nocte et Mane
n. et. m
Or
Nocte maneque
n.m
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13
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Every Hour

A

Omni Hora

o.h

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14
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Every 4th hour

A

Omni quarta hora

o.q.h

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15
Q

Every 1 hour / every hour

A

Singulis Hora

sing. hor

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16
Q

Every 2 hour

A

Alternis hora

alt. hor

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17
Q

Every 3 hrs

A

Tetris hora

tert. hor

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18
Q

Every 4 hrs

A

Quartis Hora

quart. hor

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19
Q

Before meal

A

Ante cibos

a. c

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20
Q

After meal

A

Post Cibos

p. c

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21
Q

Between meal

A

Inter Cibos

i.c

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22
Q

When pain is severe

A

Dolore urgente

dol. urg

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23
Q

Frequently

A

Frequenter

freq.

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24
Q

Slowly

A

Lente

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25
Q

As directed

A

More Dicto
Mode Dicto
m.d

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26
Q

When required

A

Si opus sit

s.o.s

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27
Q

Ante cibum

ac

A

Before meal

28
Q

Right ear

A

Auris dextra
ad
AD

29
Q

Morning

A

am

Ante meridiem

30
Q

Auris sinistra
AS
as

A

Left ear

31
Q

n.p.o.
NPO
npo

A

NOT by oral/ mouth

32
Q

po
PO
p.o

A

Orally

33
Q

hs

A

Hora somni
At bedtime
Or
Half strength

34
Q

ii

A

2 tablet

35
Q

iii

A

Tres doses

3 tablet

36
Q

OD
od
o.d

A

Omne in die
Once a day

Oculus Dexter
Right eye

37
Q

os
OS
o.s

A

Occulus sinistra

Left eye

38
Q

O.u

A

Occulus uterque

Both eyes

39
Q

pc

A

Post cibum
Post Cibos
After eating

40
Q

pm

A

Post meridiem

Afternoon or eve

41
Q

pr
PR
p.r

A

Per rectum

Rectally

42
Q

PRN
p.r.n
prn

A

As needed

Pro re nata

43
Q

q.

A

Every

Quaque

44
Q

q.1.d

A

Everyday

45
Q

q1h

A

Every hr

46
Q

q2h

A

Every 2 hour

47
Q

qxh

X = any number

A

Every x hr

48
Q

qam

q.a.m

A

Every morning

49
Q

q.d

A

Daily

Every day

50
Q

qhs

q.h.s

A

Every night

At bedtime

51
Q

qds

A

4 times a day

Quarter die sumendum

52
Q

qid

A

Quater in die

4 times a day

53
Q

qh

A

Every hour

54
Q

qpm

A

Every eve

55
Q

qs

A

As required

Quantity sufficient enough

56
Q

qw

q.wk

A

Weekly

Once a week

57
Q

Rx

A

Prescription

Recipe

58
Q

Sig.

S.

A

Signature

59
Q

Stat.

A

Statim

Immediately

60
Q

t.d.s
TDS
tds

A

3 times a day

Ter die sumendum

61
Q

ud

u.d

A

Ut dictum

As directed

62
Q

10/7

A

For 10 days

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

63
Q

x/52

A

52 weeks in a year
52 represent weeks

So 10/53 means for 10 weeks

64
Q

x/12

A

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

65
Q

x/40

A

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