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ORANGE ABBREVIATIONS
| Abbreviation | MEANING |
|---|---|
| AA | OF EACH |
| A.C. | BEFORE MEALS |
| AD | UP TO |
| A.D. | RIGHT EAR |
| AD LIB. | AT PLEASURE |
| A.L. | LEFT EAR |
| A.M. | MORNING |
| AQ | WATER |
| AQ DEST | DISTILLED WATER |
| A.S. | LEFT EAR |
| A.U. | EACH EAR |
| B.I.D | TWICE A DAY |
| B.M. | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| B.P. | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| C | 100 |
| c | WITH |
| CAPS | CAPSULES |
| COMP | COMPOUND |
| D. | DAY |
| DIL. | DILUTE |
| DISP | DISPENSE |
| DIV | DIVIDE |
| D.T.D | GIVE SUCH A DOSE |
| EL/ELIX | ELIXIR |
| ET | AND |
| F/FT | MAKE |
| GM | GRAM |
| GR. | GRAIN |
| GTT(S) | DROP(S) |
| H | HOUR |
| H.S. | AT BEDTIME |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| LIQ. | LIQUID |
| M | MIX |
| M DICT | AS DIRECTED |
| MIXT | A MIXTURE |
| NO | NUMBER |
| NOC | NIGHT |
| NON. REP | DO NOT REPEAT |
| O | PINT |
| O.D. | RIGHT EYE |
| O.L/O.S. | LEFT EYE |
| O.U. | EACH EYE |
| P.C. | AFTER MEALS |
| P.M. | EVENING |
| P.O. | ORALLY |
| P.R. | RECTALLY |
| PRN | WHEN NEEDED |
| PULV | A POWDER |
| Q | EVERY |
| QAM | EVERY MORNING |
| QD | EVERY DAY |
| QH | EVERY HOUR |
| QID | FOUR TIMES A DAY |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| QPM | EVERY EVENING |
| QS | ADD A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY |
| Q.V. | AS MUCH AS YOU WISH |
| RX | PRESCRIPTION |
| REP | LET IT BE REPEATED |
| S | WITHOUT |
| SA | ACCORDING TO ART |
| SAT | SATURATED |
| SIG | LABEL |
| SOL | SOLUTION |
| SQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SS | ONE HALF |
| SOS | IF THERE IS A NEED |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
| SUBQ | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| SYR | SYRUP |
| TAB | TABLET |
| HC | HYDROCORTISONE |
| NTG | NITROGLYCERIN |
| TID | THREE TIMES A DAY |
| TR | TINCTURE |
| TRIT | TRITURATE |
| UNG | OINTMENT |
| UT DICT | AS DIRECTED |
| W.A | WHILE AWAKE |
| X | TEN |
| A, AN | LACKING |
| AB | AWAY FROM |
| AD | ABOVE |
| AMBI | DENOTING TWO |
| AMPHI | AROUND |
| ANA | UP |
| ANTE | JUST BEFORE |
| ANTI | OPPOSE |
| APO | AWAY |
| BI | TWO |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CATA | DOWN |
| CONTRA | AGAINST |
| DE | PREVENTING |
| DI | REFERRING TO TWO |
| DIA | THROUGH |
| DIS | APART |
| DYS | DIFFICULT |
| E | AWAY FROM |
| ECTO | OUTSIDE |
| ERYTHRO | REDNESS |
| EXTRA | OUTSIDE/BEYOND |
| GLYCO | SWEETNESS |
| HEMI | HALF |
| HYPER | EXCESS |
| HYPO | DEFICIENCY |
| IDIO | INDIVIDUAL |
| INFRA | BELOW |
| INTRA | WITHIN |
| JUXTA | OF CLOSE PROXIMITY |
| LEPTO | THIN |
| MACRO | LARGE |
| MEG | HUGE |
| MESA | MIDDLE |
| META | CHANGE |
| MICRO | VERY SMALL |
| OLIG | VERY LITTLE |
| OMNI | ALL |
| PACHY | THICKENING |
| PARA | NEAR |
| PER | PUNCTURE |
| PERI | AROUND |
| PHACO | DENOTING EYE LENS |
| POLY | EXCESSIVE |
| POST | AFTER |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PRO | BEFORE |
| PSUEDO | FALSE |
| PY | DENOTING PUS |
| PYR | FEVER/HEAT |
| RE | RETURN |
| SCLERO | HARDENING |
| SEMI | HALF |
| SKELETO | DENOTING THE SKELETON |
| STENO | CONTRICTION |
| SUB | LESS THAN |
| SUPER | ABOVE |
| SUPRA | ABOVE |
| SYM | WITH |