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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coffee-colored. _____ | cafe au lait |
| Right ear. _____ | auris dextra |
| Added thing. _____ | addendum |
| Blind alley, as the uterus. _____ | cul-de-sac |
| AS or A.S. _____ | auris sinistra |
| At your pleasure. _____ | ad libitum |
| A hit or stroke. _____ | coup |
| Both ears or each ear. _____ | aures utrae |
| Abnormal sound. _____ | bruit |
| Liver function disease. _____ | Gilbert disease |
| Not divided into parts. _____ | en masse |
| In its original position. _____ | in situ |
| Totality. _____ | in toto |
| In a block. _____ | en bloc |
| Near the anus. _____ | in ano |
| At the point of death. _____ | in extremis |
| Through or by. _____ | per |
| Immediately. _____ | statim |
| Orange peel. _____ | peau d'orange |
| A seam. _____ | raphe |
| A space in the brain. _____ | Virchow-Robin spaces |
| The existing condition. _____ | status quo |
| Right eye. _____ | oculus dexter |
| OS or O.S. _____ | oculus sinister |
| Vascular phenomenon. _____ | Raynaud phenomenon |
| Each eye or both eyes. _____ | oculus uterque |
| hora _____ | Hour |
| b.i.d. _____ | Twice a day |
| p.o. _____ | By mouth |
| h.s. _____ | At bedtime |
| a.c. _____ | Before food |
| die _____ | Day |
| gutta _____ | A drop |
| a.m. _____ | In the morning |
| p.m. _____ | between noon and midnight |
| t.i.d. _____ | Three times a day |
| pro re nata _____ | As needed |
| q.i.d. _____ | Four times a day |
| q.2h. _____ | every 2 hours |
| q.d. _____ | Every day |
| quaque hora _____ | Every hour |
| quaque _____ | Every |
| in its original position | in situ |
| at once | stat |
| abnormal vascular heart sounds | bruit |
| by mouth | p.o. (per os) |
| according to your pleasure | ad lib |
| before food | a.c. |
| for, through, by | per |
| every day | q.d. |
| at bedtime | h.s. |
| both eyes | OU |
| in one block | en bloc |
| things to be added | addendum |
| three times a day | t.i.d. |
| left ear | AS |
| twice a day | b.i.d. |
| existing condition | status quo |
| at the point of death | in extremis |
| every 6 hours | q.6 h. |
| blind alley | cul-de-sac |
| referring to one unit | en masse |
| Things to be added. | addenda |
| Right ear. | auris dextra |
| At the point of death. | in extremis |
| Spot on the skin. | cafe au lait |
| Left eye. | oculus sinister |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| en masse. | not divided into parts |
| p.r.n. | as needed |
| coup | a stroke or hit |
| en bloc. | in one piece |
| Roughened skin, like a citrus peeling (peau d'orange, Raynaud phenomenon). | peau d'orange |
| Virchow-Robin refers to a (seam, space in the brain). | space in the brain |
| There were no (bruits, raphes) heard with the stethoscope. | bruits |
| (In toto, In situ) means in its original position, in natural or normal place. | In situ |
| Bis in die is an abbreviation meaning (every two hours, twice a day). | twice a day |
| h _____ | hour |
| g.t.t. _____ | drop |
| O.U. _____ | each eye |
| p.o. _____ | by mouth |
| q.8 h. _____ | every 8 hours |