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Medical Abbreviation

Medical Abbreviations

TermDefinition
aq Water
ā Before
BP Blood Pressure
c̅ Withdraw
d.c.* ; D/C* Discontinue
disp Dispense
et And
iss* ;is̅s̅* One and a half
NKA No known allergies
NKDA No known drug allergies
NPO. ; n.p.o. nothing by mouth
po ; p.o. ; PO ; P.O. by mouth
p̅ After
q ; q. every
s̅ Without
qs quantity sufficient
sig ; sig. write on label
ss* ; s̅s̅* one-half
sys Systolic
tbsp ; tbs ; T tablespoon
tsp ; t teaspoon
cap ; caps capsule
comp compound
dil ; dil. dilute
EC enteric-coated
elix ; elix. elixir
ext ; ext. extract
fld. ; fl fluid
LA Long-acting
gt ; gtt* drop, drops
liq liquid
MDI metered-dose inhaler
sol ; soln. Solution
SR slow-release ; sustained-release
supp ; supp. Suppository
susp ; susp. suspension
syr syrup
syr syringe
tab tablet
tr ; tinct ; tinc. Tincture
ung ; oint ointment
ad* ; A.D.* ; AD* Right Ear
A.S.* ; as* ; AS* Left ear
au* ; A.U.* ; AU* both ears
GT gastronomy tube
ID intradermal
IM ; I.M. intramuscular
IV ; I.V. intravenous
KVO ; TKO keep vein open, to keep open
od* ; O.D.* ; OD* right eye
os* ; O.S.* ; OS* left eye
ou* ; O.U.* ; OU* both eyes
per Per ; by ; through
P.R. ; p.r. ; PR ; pr rectally
subcut Subcutaneous ; beneath the skin
SL ; sl Sublingual ; under the tongue
top ; TOP topical ; applied to skin surface
AC ; ac ; a.c. before meals
ad. lib. ; ad lib as desired; freely
b.i.d. ; bid ; BID twice daily
b.i.w. Twice weekly
h ; hr hour
h.s. ; *hs ; *HS* hour of sleep
LOS length of stay
Min minute
non rep Do not repeat
noc ; noct Night
p.c. ; pc ; PC after meals
p.r.n. ; prn ; PRN when necessary ; when required
QID ; q.i.d. ; qid 4 times a day
qam ; q.am. every morning
qpm every night
q.h. ; qh Every hour
q. _____ hrs ; q _____ h every ____ hours
qhs* ; q.h.s.* every night, at bedtime
rep repeat
stat Immediately
t.i.d. ; tid ; TID 3 times a day
t.i.w.* 3 times a week
Created by: MyAieshiaK
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