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UB Med Term pp93-94
Prescription Abbreviations w/ ** by those that are error prone
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a (with a line over top) | before (latin= ante) |
| a.c. | before meals (latin= ante cibum) |
| a.m. | before noon (latin=ante meridiem) |
| b.i.d. | twice a day (latin= bis in die) |
| d | day |
| h | hour (latin= hora) |
| h.s. ** | at hour of sleep (bedtime) (latin=hora somni) |
| noc. | night (latin=noctis) |
| p (with a line over top) | after (latin=post) |
| p.c. | after meals (latin= post cibum) |
| p.m. | afternoon(latin= post meridiem) |
| p.r.n. | as needed (latin= pro re nata) |
| q | every (latin= quaque) |
| q d ** | every day (latin= quaque die) |
| q h | every hour (latin= quaque hora) |
| q 2 h | every 2 hours |
| q.i.d | four times a day (latin= quarter in die) |
| q.o.d ** | every other day (quaque altera die) |
| STAT | immediately (latin= statium) |
| t.i.d | three times a day (latin= ter in die) |
| wk | week |
| yr | year |
| AD ** | right ear (latin= auris dextra) |
| AS ** | Left ear (latin= auris sinistra) |
| AU ** | both ears (latin= aures unitas) |
| ad lib. | as desired (latin= ab libitum) |
| amt | amount |
| aq | water (latin= aqua) |
| (B) (circle around the letter) | bilateral |
| C | Celsius, centigrade |
| c (with a line over top) | with (latin= cum) |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| (m) (circle around the letter) | murmur |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (latin= non per os) |
| OD ** | right eye (latin= oculus dexter) |
| OS ** | left eye (latin= oculus sinister) |
| OU ** | both eyes(latin= oculi unitas) |
| per | by or through |
| p.o. | by mouth (latin= per os) |
| PR | through rectum (latin= per rectum) |
| PV | through vagina (latin= per vagina) |
| q.n.s | quantity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quantity sufficient |
| Rx | recipe, prescription |
| Sig: | label; instruction to the patient (latin= signa) |
| s (with a line over top of it) | without (latin= sine) |
| ss (with a line over top of them) ** | one-half (semis) |
| w.a. | while awake |
| x | times or for |
| > ** | greater than |
| < ** | less than |
| i | one (modified lowercase roman numeral) |
| ii | two (modified lowercase roman numeral) |
| iii | three (modified lowercase roman numeral) |
| iv | four (modified lowercase roman numeral) |
| I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X | uppercase roman numerals 1-10 (arabic numerals are preferred) |
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