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1
Q

m

A

Meter

39.37

2
Q

cm

A

Centimeter
1/100
(0.39)

3
Q

mm

A

Millimeter
1/1000
(0.0039)

4
Q

cc, cu, cm, cm3

A

Cubic centimeter

Volume= 0.061 cubic inch

5
Q

l

A

Liter
Capacity
(1.057 liquid quarts)

6
Q

ml

A

Milliliter

1/1000 of a liter

7
Q

g, gm

A

Gram

Weight (0.035 ounce)

8
Q

kg

A

Kilogram
1000 grams =
(2.2046 pounds)

9
Q

cg

A

Centigram

1/100 of a gram

10
Q

mg

A

Milligram

1/1000 of a gram

11
Q

aa

A

Equal parts

12
Q

BHC

A

Benzene hexachloride

13
Q

BMR

A

Basal metabolic rate

14
Q

CNS

A

Central nervous system

15
Q

USP

A

United states pharmacopeia

16
Q

AI

A

Artificial insemination

17
Q

b.i.d.

A

Twice a day

18
Q

cal. Or c.

A

Small calorie

19
Q

Cal. Or C.

A

Large calorie (kilocalorie)

20
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

21
Q

cu

A

Cubic

22
Q

dr.

A

Dram (s)

23
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

24
Q

e.g.

A

For example

25
Q

EKG, ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

26
Q

fl.

A

Fluid

27
Q

I.M.

A

Intramuscularly

28
Q

I.P.

A

Interperitoneal

And injection of a substance into the paratoneum

29
Q

IU

A

International units

30
Q

I.V

A

Intravenous

31
Q

mA

A

Milliampere

32
Q

mAs

A

Milliampere-second

33
Q

ME

A

Metabolizable energy

34
Q

MLD

A

Minimum lethal dose

35
Q

LD50

A

Amount lethal for 50% of test group

36
Q

N.B

A

Note well

37
Q

NF

A

National formulary

38
Q

NRC

A

National research Council

39
Q

ppb

A

Parts per billion

40
Q

ppm

A

Parts per million

41
Q

pt

A

Pint

42
Q

q.i.d.

A

Four times a day

43
Q

q.s.ad

A

Quality sufficient to make

44
Q

qt

A

Quart

45
Q

R

A

Roentgen (X-Ray)

46
Q

rpm

A

Revolutions per minute

47
Q

sp.

A

Species

48
Q

subcut.

A

Subcutaneous

49
Q

TDN

A

Total digestible nutrients

50
Q

t.i.d.

A

Three times a day

51
Q

u.

A

Unit

52
Q

USDA

A

United States department of agriculture

53
Q

viz.

A

Namely

54
Q

Rx

A

Recipe (prescription)