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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 |