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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aa | of each/ affected area |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ad | up to |
| a.d. | right ear |
| ad lib. | as desired |
| a.l. | left ear |
| a.m. | morning |
| aq. | water |
| aq. dest | distilled water |
| a.s. | left ear |
| a.u. | each ear |
| bid | twice daily |
| b.m. | bowel movement |
| b.p. | blood pressure |
| C | one hundred |
| c | with |
| caps | capsules |
| comp | compound |
| d | day |
| dil | dilute |
| disp. | dispense |
| div | divide |
| d.t.d | give of such a dose |
| el., elix | elixir |
| et | and |
| Gm | gram |
| gr. | grain |
| gtt, or gtt | drop, drops |
| h. | hour |
| h.s. | at bedtime |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenously |
| liq. | liquid |
| M | mix |
| m. | as directed |
| mixt, mist | a mixture |
| no. | number |
| noc | night |
| non rep | not to be repeated |
| O | a pint |
| od | right eye |
| ol, os | left eye |
| ou | each eye |
| pc, pos cib | after meals |
| PM | evening |
| PO | orally |
| pr | rectally |
| prn | as needed |
| pulv | powder |
| q | every |
| qam | every morning |
| qd | everyday |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times daily |
| qod | every other day |
| qpm | every night |
| qs | quality sufficient |
| qv | as much as you wish |
| Rx | make a recipe |
| rep | let it be repeated |
| s | without |
| sa | according to art |
| sig | label |
| sol | solution |
| sq | subcutaneous |
| ss | one half |
| sos | if there is a need |
| stat | immediately |
| subq | subcutaneously |
| supp | suppository |
| sry | syrup |
| tab | tablet |
| tid | three times daily |
| tr | tincture |
| trit | triturate |
| ung | ointment |
| UT, Dict, ud | as directed |
| w.a. | while awake |
| x | ten |
| a, an | lacking |
| ab | away from |
| ambi | both |
| amphi | around |
| ana | up |
| ante, anti | oppose |
| apo | separation |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down, against |
| contra | against, opposed |
| de | away from |
| di | two |
| dia | through |
| dis | apart from, free from |
| dys | difficult |
| e, ec,ex,es | away from |
| ecto | outside |
| erythro | red |
| extra | beyond |
| glyco | sweet, sugar |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excess |
| hypo | deficiency |
| idio | individual |
| infra | below |
| intra | within |
| juxta | of close proximity |
| lepto | thin |
| macro | large |
| meg | huge |
| mesa | middle |
| micro | very small |
| omni | all |
| pachy | thinkening |
| para | near |
| per | through |
| peri | around |
| phaco | denoting eye lens |
| poly | excessive |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | in front of |
| psuedo | false |
| py, pyo | denoting pus |
| pyr, pyreto | fever |
| re | again |
| retro | backward |
| sclero | hardening |
| semi | half |
| skeleto | denoting the skeleton |
| steno | narrow |
| sub | beneath |
| super/supra | above |
| sym | with |