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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | ONE-FOURTH |
| 0.5 | ONE-HALF |
| 0.51 | 0NE-HALF TO ONE |
| 0.75 | THREE-FOURTHS |
| 1 | ONE |
| 1.5 | ONE & ONE-HALF |
| 1.52 | ONE & ONE-HALF TO TWO |
| 11.25 | ONE TO ONE & ONE-FOURTH |
| 11.5 | ONE TO ONE & ONE-HALF |
| 23 | TWO TO THREE |
| 34 | THREE TO FOUR |
| - | TO |
| .25.5 | ONE-FOURTH TO ONE-HALF |
| .5.75 | ONE-HALF TO THREE-FOURTHS |
| + | AND |
| 1/2 | ONE-HALF |
| 1/21 | ONE-HALF TO ONE |
| 1/23/4 | ONE-HALF TO THREE-FOURTHS |
| 1/3 | ONE-THIRD |
| 1/4 | ONE-FOURTH |
| 1/41/2 | ONE-FOURTH TO ONE-HALF |
| 10D | FOR TEN DAYS |
| 11/2 | ONE AND ONE-HALF |
| 11/22 | ONE & ONE-HALF TO TWO |
| 111/2 | ONE TO ONE & ONE-HALF |
| 111/4 | ONE TO ONE & ONE-FOURTH |
| 16-25 | ON DAYS 16 THROUGH 25 OF CYCLE |
| 1D | FOR 1 DAY |
| 2/3 | TWO-THIRDS |
| 2HAB | TWO HOURS AFTER BREAKFAST |
| 2M | TWICE A MONTH |
| 2W | FOR 2 WEEKS |
| 3/4 | THREE-FOURTHS |
| 30D | FOR 30 DAYS |
| 30M | FOR 30 MINUTES |
| 4W | 4 TIMES A WEEK |
| AA | TO AFFECTED AREA |
| ABD | FOR ABDOMINAL DISTRESS |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| AD | INTO RIGHT EAR |
| AEA | INTO AFFECTED EAR |
| AEAS | INTO AFFECTED EAR(S) |
| AEY | INTO AFFECTED EYE |
| AES | INTO AFFECTED EYE(S) |
| AF | BEFORE FEEDING |
| AH | FOR ACHING |
| AI | FOR APPETITE INCREASE |
| AL | FOR ALLERGY |
| AM | IN THE MORNING |
| AMPULE | AMPULE |
| AN | FOR ANEMIA |
| AN | ALTERNATE NOSTRILS |
| APC | FOR APPETITE CONTROL |
| APPLICAT | APPLICATORFUL |
| APPLY | APPLY |
| AR | FOR ARTHRITIS |
| AS | INTO LEFT EAR |
| ASK YOUR | ASK YOUR R.PH. |
| ASKR.PH. | ASK YOUR R.PH. |
| ASM | FOR ASTHMA |
| ASU | BEFORE SUPPER |
| AU | INTO EACH EAR |
| AX | FOR ANXIETY |
| BA | FOR BACK ACHE |
| BAPT | BEFORE APPOINTMENT |
| BB | BEFORE BREAKFAST |
| BDR | FOR BLADDER |
| BH | FOR BRONCHITIS |
| BID | TWICE DAILY |
| BL | FOR BLOATING |
| BM | FOR BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| BN | FOR BACK PAIN |
| BO | TILL BOWELS ARE NORMAL |
| BOTTLE | BOTTLE |
| BOW | FOR BOWELS |
| BP | FOR BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BR | FOR BREATHING |
| BRUSHFLO | BRUSH & FLOSSING |
| BS | BURSITIS |
| BT | FOR BLOOD THINNER |
| BTID | 2 TO 3 TIMES DAILY |
| BU | FOR BURNING ON URINATION |
| BW | TWICE A WEEK |
| BYNEB | BY NEBULIZER |
| CAPFUL | CAPFUL |
| CAPLET | CAPLET |
| CB | WITH BREAKFAST |
| CC | FOR COUGH AND CONGESTION |
| CC(ML) | CC(ML) |
| CCS | COLD SYMPTOMS & CONGESTION |
| CD | FOR CRAMPING & DIARRHEA |
| CF | WITH FOOD |
| CG | FOR COUGH |
| CH | FOR CHOLESTEROL |
| CHEW | CHEW AND SWALLOW |
| CHKGLUCO | TO CHECK GLUCOSE |
| CHLORHEX | RINSE MOUTH WITH 1/2 OUNCE FOR 30 SECONDS TWICE DAILY AFTER BRUSHING AND FLOSSING |
| CI | FOR CIRCULATION |
| CL | WITH LUNCH |
| CM | WITH MEALS |
| CNS | FOR COLON SPASM |
| CO | FOR CONGESTION |
| COS | FOR COLD SYMPTOMS |
| CP | FOR CHEST PAIN |
| CR | FOR CRAMPS |
| CREAM | CREAM |
| CS | WITH SUPPER |
| DA | FOR DIARRHEA |
| DB | FOR DIFFICULT BREATHING |
| DC | FOR DISCOMFORT |
| DE | FOR DERMATITIS |
| DENTIST | TAKE FOUR CAPSULES BY MOUTH ONE HOUR BEFORE APPOINTMENT |
| DF | FOR DANDRUFF |
| DI | FOR DIABETES |
| DIAPHRA | DIAPHRAGM |
| DIFLUCAN | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH AS A ONE-TIME DOSE |
| DISK | DISK |
| DISNTAK | DISSOLVE & TAKE |
| DOSE | DOSE |
| DOUCHE | DOUCHE |
| DP | FOR DEPRESSION |
| DR | FOR DRAINAGE |
| DRESSING | DRESSING |
| DRINK | AND DRINK |
| DROP | DROP |
| DROPFUL | DROPPERFUL |
| DROPPERF | DROPPERFUL |
| DROPS | DROPS |
| DZ | FOR DIZZINESS |
| EA | FOR EARACHE |
| EACH | EACH |
| EACHNOS | EACH NOSTRIL |
| ED | FOR EDEMA |
| EF | FOR EXCESSIVE FLUID |
| ELIMITE | THOROUGHLY MASSAGE INTO THE SKIN, FROM THE HEAD TO THE SOLES OF THE FEET. LEAVE ON FOR 8-14 HOURS. WASH OFF THOROUGHLY |
| ELIXIR | ELIXIR |
| EM | FOR EXCESSIVE MUCOUS |
| EMULSION | EMULSION |
| ENEMA | ENEMA |
| EPSY | FOR EPILEPSY |
| EXTERNAL | EXTERNALLY |
| FED | FOR IRON DEFICIENCY |
| FG | FOR FATIGUE |
| FL | FOR FLUID |
| FOS10 | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH EACH MORNING WITH A GLASS OF WATER, 30 MINUTES BEFORE A MEAL OR BEVERAGE. REMAIN UPRIGHT |
| FOS70 | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH ONCE A WEEK IN THE MORNING WITH A GLASS OF WATER, 30 MINUTES BEFORE A MEAL OR BEVERAGE. REMAIN UPRIGHT |
| FU | FOR FUNGUS |
| GELCAP | GELCAP |
| GELTAB | GELTAB |
| GIVE | GIVE |
| GS | FOR GAS |
| GT | FOR GOUT |
| HA | FOR HEADACHE |
| HAF | FOR HAY FEVER |
| HC | FOR HEAD COLD |
| HEM | FOR HEMORRHOIDS |
| HF | FOR HOT FLASHES |
| HR | FOR HEART |
| HRM | FOR HORMONES |
| HS | AT BEDTIME |
| HV | FOR HIVES |
| I.M. | I.M. |
| INCH | INCH |
| INCHEEK | IN EACH CHEEK |
| INCHEEK | IN CHEEK |
| IND | FOR INDIGESTION |
| INF | FOR INFECTION |
| INFL | FOR INFLAMMATION |
| INHALE | INHALE |
| INMOUTH | IN MOUTH |
| INNEB | IN NEBULIZER |
| INNOS | IN EACH NOSTRIL |
| INNOSE | IN NOSE |
| INRECTUM | IN RECTUM |
| INSERT | INSERT |
| INSTILL | INSTILL |
| INTOLUNG | INTO LUNGS |
| INTONOS | INTO NOSTRIL |
| INTOVAG | INTO VAGINA |
| INTRADER | INTRADERMALLY |
| INTRAMUS | INTRAMUSCULARLY |
| INTRANAS | INTRANASALLY |
| INTRAVEN | INTRAVENOUSLY |
| INUTERUS | INTO UTERUS |
| INVAGINA | IN VAGINA |
| INWATERD | IN WATER & DRINK |
| INWATERT | IN WATER & TAKE |
| IR | FOR IRRITATION |
| IRRIGATE | IRRIGATE |
| ITCH | FOR ITCHING |
| IUD | IUD |
| KD | FOR KIDNEY |
| KI | FOR KIDNEY INFECTION |
| LC | FOR LEG CRAMPS |
| LINDANE | APPLY SMALL AMOUNT TO CLEAN, DRY HAIR. LEAVE IN 4 MINUTES, THEN ADD A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER UNTIL LATHERED. IMMEDIATELY RINSE THOROUGHLY |
| LINDANER | APPLY SMALL AMOUNT TO CLEAN, DRY HAIR. LEAVE IN 4 MINUTES, THEN ADD A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER UNTIL LATHERED. IMMEDIATELY RINSE THOROUGHLY. REPEAT IN ONE WEEK |
| LINLOT | APPLY A THIN LAYER FROM THE NECKLINE DOWN TO THE SOLES OF THE FEET, LEAVE ON FOR 8-12 HOURS; WASH OFF THOROUGHLY |
| LIQUID | LIQUID |
| LOTION | LOTION |
| LOZENGE | LOZENGE |
| LX | FOR LAXATIVE |
| MC | FOR MENSTRUAL CRAMPS |
| MCD | MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS |
| MIX | MIX |
| ML | ML |
| ML (CC) | ML (CC) |
| MLORCC | ML OR CC |
| MONUROL | DISSOLVE CONTENTS OF PACKET IN 1/2 CUP WATER. DRINK ENTIRE CONTENTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISSOLVED |
| MP | FOR MILD PAIN |
| MR | FOR MUSCLE RELAXATION |
| MS | FOR MUSCLE SPASM |
| MWF | MON.,WED. AND FRI. |
| NA | FOR NAUSEA |
| NC | FOR NASAL CONGESTION |
| NE | FOR NERVOUSNESS |
| NITRO | DISSOLVE ONE TABLET UNDER THE TONGUE EVERY 5 MINUTES AS NEEDED FOR CHEST PAIN. DO NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 3 DOSES IN 15 MINUTES |
| NITROSPR | USE ONE SPRAY UNDER THE TONGUE EVERY 5 MINUTES AS NEEDED FOR CHEST PAIN. DO NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 3 SPRAYS IN 15 MINUTES |
| NOON | AT NOON |
| NOW | NOW |
| NV | FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| OD | INTO RIGHT EYE |
| OES | ON EMPTY STOMACH |
| OFEATAB | OF EACH TABLET |
| OIL | OIL |
| OINTMENT | OINTMENT |
| ONENOS | ONE NOSTRIL |
| ONFOOD | ON FOOD |
| OS | INTO LEFT EYE |
| OTD | AS A ONE TIME DOSE |
| OU | INTO EACH EYE |
| OUNCE | OUNCE |
| PA | FOR PAIN |
| PACKET | PACKET |
| PATCH | PATCH |
| PB | AFTER BREAKFAST |
| PC | AFTER A MEAL |
| PF | AFTER FEEDING |
| PIECE | PIECE |
| PLACE | PLACE |
| PLS | AFTER EACH LOOSE STOOL |
| PM | IN THE EVENING |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| POWDER | POWDER |
| PP | AS NEEDED FOR PAIN |
| PR | FOR PROSTATE |
| PRN | AS NEEDED |
| PS | AFTER SUPPER |
| PT | FOR PAIN AND TEMPERATURE |
| PUFF | PUFF |
| PUFFS | PUFFS |
| Q1/2H | EVERY HALF HOUR |
| Q1012H | EVERY 10 TO 12 HOURS |
| Q10-12H | EVERY 10 TO 12 HOURS |
| Q12H | EVERY 12 HOURS |
| Q1-2H | EVERY 1 TO 2 HOURS |
| QD | EVERY DAY |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| QID | 4 TIMES DAILY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| QW | ONCE A WEEK |
| RECTALLY | RECTALLY |
| RECTUM | RECTUM |
| RH | FOR RUNNY NOSE & HOARSENESS |
| RINSE | RINSE |
| RINSE AF | RINSE AFTER |
| RN | FOR RUNNY NOSE |
| RS | FOR RESTLESSNESS |
| RT | FOR REST |
| RX | TO RELAX |
| SC | FOR SINUS CONGESTION |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUSLY |
| SCOOP | SCOOP |
| SCOOPFUL | LEVEL SCOOPFUL |
| SCOP | APPLY ONE PATCH TOPICALLY BEHIND ONE EAR EVERY 72 HOURS AS DIRECTED |
| SCOPFUL | SCOOPFUL |
| SE | FOR SEIZURES |
| SH | FOR SHAKINESS |
| SHAMPOO | SHAMPOO |
| SHOT | SHOT |
| SI | FOR SINUS |
| SIG CODE | SIG TEXT |
| SL | FOR SLEEP |
| SM | FOR STOMACH |
| SMALLAMT | SMALL AMOUNT |
| SN | FOR SEVERE NERVOUSNESS |
| SOB | FOR SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| SOFTGEL | SOFTGEL |
| SOLUTION | SOLUTION |
| SP | FOR SEVERE PAIN |
| SPARNGLY | SPARINGLY |
| SPRAY | SPRAY |
| SPRINKLE | SPRINKLE |
| SQUIRT | SQUIRT |
| SS | FOR STOOL SOFTENER |
| STAT | NOW |
| STH | FOR SORE THROAT |
| STRIP | STRIP |
| SUBLING | UNDER THE TONGUE |
| SUPPOSIT | SUPPOSITORY |
| SUSP | SUSPENSION |
| SWAB | SWAB |
| SWISH & | SWISH & SWALLOW |
| SYRINGE | SYRINGE |
| SYRUP | SYRUP |
| TAB | TABLET |
| TABLESPN | TABLESPOONFUL |
| TAD | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
| TAKE | TAKE |
| TAMPON | TAMPON |
| TAT | UNTIL ALL TAKEN |
| TE | FOR TENSION |
| TEASPOON | TEASPOONFUL |
| TH | FOR THYROID |
| THINLAYR | THIN LAYER |
| THINLY | THINLY |
| TID | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| TOPICALY | TOPICALLY |
| TOSKIN | TO SKIN |
| TP | FOR TEMPERATURE |
| TQID | 3 TO 4 TIMES DAILY |
| TR | TILL RELIEVED |
| TROUCHE | TROUCHE |
| TUD | TAKE AS DIRECTED |
| UAD | USE AS DIRECTED |
| UB | FOR URINARY BURNING |
| UD | AS DIRECTED |
| UG | UNTIL GONE |
| UI | FOR URINARY INFECTION |
| UNIT | UNIT |
| UNITDOSE | UNIT DOSE |
| UNITS | UNITS |
| UNWRAP & | UNWRAP & INSERT |
| UP | FOR UPSET STOMACH |
| UR | URINARY RETENTION |
| USE | USE |
| VAGINALY | VAGINALLY |
| VG | FOR VERTIGO |
| VIAGRA | TAKE ONE TABLET BY MOUTH APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE SEXUAL ACTIVITY. DO NOT USE MORE THAN ONE DOSE DAILY |
| VIAL | VIAL |
| VO | FOR VOMITING |
| WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| WASH | WASH |
| WF | WITH FOOD |
| WH | FOR WHEEZING |
| YS | FOR YEAST INFECTION |
| ZITH1 | TAKE ONE TEASPOONFUL BY MOUTH ON DAY 1, THEN ONE-HALF TEASPOONFUL DAILY ON DAYS 2-5 |
| ZITH2 | TAKE TWO TEASPOONFULS BY MOUTH ON DAY 1, THEN ONE TEASPOONFUL DAILY ON DAYS 2-5 |
| ZPAK | TAKE TWO TABLETS BY MOUTH ON DAY 1, THEN ONE TABLET ON DAYS 2-5 |
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