Common Latin Abbreviations Flashcards
(47 cards)
0
Q
Of each
A
aa
Ana
1
Q
Before
A
a
ante
2
Q
Before meals
A
ac
Ante cibum
3
Q
Up to
A
ad
Ad
4
Q
As much as desired
A
ad lib
Ad libitum
5
Q
Right ear
A
ad
Aura dextro
6
Q
Left ear
A
as
Aura sinister
7
Q
Before noon
A
am
Ante meridian
8
Q
Both ears
A
au
Aura utro
9
Q
Twice daily
A
bid
Bis in die
10
Q
With
A
c
Cum
11
Q
Give
A
d
Dentur
12
Q
dispense of such doses
A
dtd
dentur talis
13
Q
make
A
f, ft.
fac
14
Q
drop
A
gtt
gutta
15
Q
drops
A
gtts
guttae
16
Q
hour
A
h
hora
17
Q
at bedtime
A
hs
hora somni
18
Q
mix
A
M
misce
20
Q
mix + make
A
M ft.
misce et fiat
21
Q
number
A
no
numus
22
Q
night
A
noct
noctis
23
Q
no refills
A
non rep, nr
non repetatur
24
Q
right eye
A
od
oculo dextro
25
left eye
os
oculo sinsetra
26
both eyes
ou
oculos utro
27
after
p
post
28
after meals
pc
post cibum
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by
per
per
30
by mouth
po
per os
31
after noon
pm
post meridian
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rectally
pr
per rectum
33
as needed
prn
per re nata
34
every day
q
quaque
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every other day
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qod
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every 2 hours
q2h
quaque 2 horae
37
every 4 hours
q4h
quaque 4 horae
38
4 times daily
qid
quarter per die
39
up to
qs
quantum sufficiat
40
add to the amount needed
qs ad
quantum sufficiat ad
41
you take
Rx
recipe
42
1/2
ss
semis
43
directions
sig
signa
44
if needed
sos
si opus sit
45
immediately
stat
statim
46
3 times daily
tid
ter in die
47
as directed
ut dict, ud
ut dictum
