Abbreviations Flashcards
(72 cards)
1
Q
AC
A
Agriculture Canada
2
Q
AI
A
Artificial insemination
3
Q
BHC
A
Benzene hexachloride
4
Q
b.i.d.
A
Twice a day
5
Q
•C
A
Degrees Celsius
6
Q
ca.
Circa
A
About or approximately
7
Q
cal.
c.
A
Small calorie
8
Q
Cal.
C.
A
Large calorie
9
Q
CNS
A
Central nervous system
10
Q
CPR
A
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11
Q
C-section
A
Cesarean section
12
Q
cu
A
Cubic
13
Q
dr.
A
Dram(s)
14
Q
EEG
A
Electrocephalogram
15
Q
e.g.
A
For example
16
Q
EKG
ECG
A
Electrocardiogram
17
Q
Equiv.
A
Equivalent
18
Q
•f
A
Degrees Fahrenheit
19
Q
fl.
A
Fluid
20
Q
ft
A
Foot, feet
21
Q
gal
A
Gallon(s)
22
Q
i.e.
A
That is
23
Q
I.M.
A
Intramuscular(ly)
24
Q
in.
A
Inch(es)
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I.P.
Intraperitoneal(ly)
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I.U.
International unit(s)
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I.V.
Intravenous(ly)
28
lb
Pound(s)
29
Lg.An.
Large animal(s)
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mA
Milliampere(s)
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mAs
Milliampere-second(s)
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ME
Metabolize energy
33
M.L.D.
Minimum lethal dose
34
LD50
Amount lethal for 50% of test group
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min
Minute(s)
36
N.B.
Note well
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NF
National formulary
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NRC
National research council
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oz
Ounce(s)
40
p.
Page
41
pp.
Pages
42
ppb
Parts per billion
43
ppm
Parts per million
44
pt
Pint(s)
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q.i.d.
Four times a day
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q.s.ad
Quantity sufficient to make
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qt
Quart(s)
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q.v.
Which see
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R
Roentgen (x-Ray)
50
rpm
Revolutions per minute
51
sec
Second(s)
52
Sm.An.
Small animals
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sp.
Species
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sq
Square
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Stat.
Immediately
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Subcut.
Subcutaneously
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tbsp.
Tablespoon(s)
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TDN
Total digestible nutrients
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t.i.d.
Three times a day
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tsp.
Teaspoon(s)
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u.
Unit(s)
62
U.S.D.A.
United States department of agriculture
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U.S.P.
United states pharmacopeia
64
viz.
Namely
65
wk
Week(s)
66
wt
Weight
67
yr
Year(s)
68
•
Degrees
69
#m
Micron
| 1/1000 millimeter
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Rx
Recipe
| prescription
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aa
Equal parts
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BMR
Basal metabolic rate
