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vet. terminology
medical abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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aa | equal parts |
AC | Agriculture Canada |
AI | artificial insemination |
BHC | benzene hexachloride |
b.i.d. | twice a day |
°C | degrees Celsius |
ca., circa | about or approximately |
cal., c. | small calorie |
Cal., C. | large calorie (kilocalorie) |
CNS | central nervous system |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
c-section | Cesarean section |
cu | cubic |
dr. | dram(s) |
EEG | electroencephalogram |
e.g. | for example |
EKG, ECG | electrocardiogram |
equiv. | equivalent |
°F | degrees Fahrenheit |
fl. | fluid |
ft | foot, feet |
gal | gallon(s) |
i.e. | that is; in other words |
I.M. | intramuscular(ly) |
in. | inch(es) |
I.P. | intraperitoneal(ly) |
I.U. | international unit(s) |
I.V. | intravenous(ly) |
lb | pound(s) |
Lg.An. | large animal(s) |
mA | milliampere(s) |
mAs | milliampere-second(s) |
ME | metabolize energy |
M.L.D. | minimum lethal dose |
LD50 | amount lethal for 50% of test group |
min | minute(s) |
N.B. | note well |
NF | National Formulary |
NRC | National Research Council |
oz | ounce(s) |
p. | page |
pp. | pages |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
pt | pint(s) |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
q.s.ad | quantity sufficient to make |
qt | quart(s) |
q.v. | which see |
R | roentgen (X-ray) |
rpm | revolutions per minute |
sec | second(s) |
Sm.An. | small animals |
sp. | species |
stat. | immediately |
subcut. | subcutaneously |
tbsp. | tablespoon(s) |
TDN | total digestible nutrients |
t.i.d. | three times a day |
tsp. | teaspoon(s) |
u. | unit(s) |
U.S.D.A. | United States Department of Agriculture |
U.S.P. | United States Pharmacopeia |
viz. | namely |
wk | week(s) |
wt | weight |
yr | year(s) |
° | degree(s) |
µm | micron (1/1000 millimeter) |