Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
Q
ad
A
ad
up to
2
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a.c.
A
ante cibum
before meal
3
Q
a.d.
A
aurio dextra
right ear
4
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ad lib.
A
ad libitum
use as much as one desires
5
Q
admov.
A
admove
apply
6
Q
agit.
A
agita
stir/shake
7
Q
alt. h.
A
alternis horis
every other hour
8
Q
a.m.
A
ante meridiem
before noon
9
Q
aq.
A
aqua
water
10
Q
a.l.
A
aurio laeva
left ear
11
Q
a.s.
A
aurio sinister
left ear
12
Q
a.u.
A
auris utrae
both ears
13
Q
bis
A
bis
twice
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b.i.d.
A
bis in die
twice a day
15
Q
bol.
A
bolus
as a large single dose (intravenously)
16
Q
cap., caps.
A
capsula
capsule
17
Q
c. (with a long mark)
A
cum
with
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c. (without a long mark)
A
cibos
food
19
Q
cc
A
cum cibos
with food
20
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dieb. alt.
A
diebus alternis
ever other day
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d.t.d.
A
dentur tales doses
give of such doses
22
Q
e.m.p.
A
ex mode prescripto
as directed
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emuls.
A
emulsum
emulsion
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Q
et
A
et
and
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ex aq.
ex aqua
| in water
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ft.
fiat
| make; let it be made
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gtt.
guttae
| drops
28
h., hr.
hora
| hour
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h.s.
hora somni
| at bedtime
30
inj.
injectio
| injection
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liq.
liquor
| solution
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M.
misce
| mix
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m., min.
minimum
| a minimum
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mist.
mistura
| mix
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mitte
mitte
| send
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nebul.
nebula
| a spray
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noct.
nocte
| at night
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non rep.
non repetatur
| no repeats
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o.d.
oculus dexter
| right eye
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o.s.
oculus sinister
| left eye
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o.u.
oculus uterque
| both eyes
42
per
per
| by or through
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p.c.
post cibum
| after meal
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p.m.
post meridiem
| after noon
45
p.r.n.
pro re nata
| as needed
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p.o.
per os
| orally
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pulv.
pulvis
| powder
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q.
quaque
| every
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q.a.d.
quoque alternis die
| every other day
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q.a.m.
quoque die ante meridiem
| every day before noon
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q.h.
quaque hora
| every hour
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q.h.s.
quaque hora somni
| every night at bedtime
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q. 1h.
quaque 1 hora
| every 1 hour (the 1 can be replaced with any #)
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q.d.
quaque die
| every day
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q.i.d.
quater in die
| four times a day
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q.q.h.
quater quaque hora
| ever four hours
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q.s.
quatum sufficiat
| a sufficient quantity
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rep., rept.
repetatur
| repeats
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s. (with a long mark)
sine
| without
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s.a.
secundum artum
| use your judgement
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sol.
solutio
| solition
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s.o.s.
si opus sit
| if there is a need
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ss.
semis
| one half
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stat.
statim
| immediately
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supp.
suppositorum
| suppository
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syr.
syrupus
| syrup
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tab.
tabella
| tablet
68
tal., t.
talus
| such
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troche.
trochiscus
| lozenge
70
t.i.d.
ter in die
| three times a day
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t.d.s.
ter die sumendum
| three times a day
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udd., ut., dict.
ut dictum
| as directed
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ung.
unguentum
| ointment
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cochl.
chochleare
| spoonful
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aa
ana
| of each
