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Medical Abbreviation
Term | Definition |
---|---|
STAT | Immediately |
q | everyday |
qh | every hour |
qAm | every morning |
qPm | every night |
qHs | every bedtime |
qD | everyday |
qOd | every other day |
qWk | every week |
qMo | every month |
q_0 | every ____ hours |
q__h | every ____ hours |
BID | two times a day |
TID | three times a day |
QID | four times a day |
x__D | times___day |
TDS | three times a day |
P | pulse |
C | with |
AC | before a meal |
PC | after a meal |
HS | at bedtime |
PRN | as needed |
ud | as directed |
aa | of each |
QS | quantity sufficient |
GTT | drops |
DB | for diabetes |
TBSP | tablespoon |
TSP | teaspoon |
Oz | ounce |
gm | gram |
kg | kilogram |
lb | pound |
ml | mililiter |
l | liter |
g | gallon |
od | right eye |
os | left eye |
ou | both eyes |
ad | right ear |
as | left ear |
au | both ears |
po | by mouth/ oral |
sl | sublingual |
ng | nasogastric |
buccal | check / gum |
pr | rectally |
pv | vaginally |
supp | suppository |
tab | tablet |
cap | capsule |
im | intramuscular |
sq | sub-cutaneous |
iv | intraveneous |
ic | intra-cardiac |
inj | injection |
ss | half(1/2) |
iss | 11/2 |
N | Nausea and vomitting |