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MA Abreviations

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Abbreviations
Meaning
ung   ointment  
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tr   tincture  
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tid   ter in die (t.i.d.) - three times a day  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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Tbs   tablespoon  
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tab   tablet  
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stat   at once  
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ss   half  
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sol   solution  
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sc   subcutaneous  
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s   sine, s without  
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Rx   take or " take thou"  
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qs   of sufficient quantity  
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qod   every other day  
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qid   quater in die (qid) - four times a day  
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q2h   every 2 hours  
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q3h   every 3 hours  
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q4h   every 4 hours  
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q (2, 3, 4 ) h   every (2, 3, 4 ) hour  
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qh   quaque hora (qh) - every hour  
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qd   quaque die (qd) - every day  
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q   every  
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pt   patient  
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p.r.n.   as needed,... = "pro re nata "  
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PO   Per os (by mouth)  
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per   by or with  
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pc   "post cibum", after meals  
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oz   ounce  
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OU   both eyes, ocul units  
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OS   Ocul sinister = Left eye = sinister eye  
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OD   Right eye = Oculus dexter  
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non rep   do not repeat ( non repetitive )  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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mm   milli meter  
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mL   milli liter  
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mg   milli gram  
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m or min   minim  
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liq   liquid  
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L   liter  
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kg   kilo gram  
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IV   intra venous  
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IU   international units  
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IM   intra muscular  
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qs   at bedtime, q = every , s = sumni (sleep )  
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h   hour  
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gt or gtt   "guttae", drops  
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gr   grain  
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g or gm   gram  
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elix   elixir  
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dr   dram  
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dil   dilute  
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caps   capsules  
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cc   cubic centimeters  
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c   abbreviation for cum - Latin for with  
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b.i.d.   "bis in die" Latin, twice a day).  
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AU   both ears, ... auxillary units  
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aq   water  
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AS   AUXILLARY SINISTER ( Left ear )  
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ad lib   as desired,...At liberty. For example, a patient may be permitted to move out of bed freely and orders would, therefore, be for activities to be ad lib.  
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AD   AUXILLARY DEXTER ( Right Ear )  
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ac   ( ante cibum) means "before meals  
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aa   of each. Used when two or more ingredients are present in the same amount. They are listed sequentially with the symbol placed next to the last item of the group which it refers  
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qhs   Quaque hora somni (at bed time)  
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sig.   Signetur (sig) - Let it be labeled.  
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Sx   Symptom  
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ut dict.   = as directed (from "ut dictum", as directed)  
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quaque   every  
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"h"   the number of hours  
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H   HORA = HOURS  
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HORA SOMNI = EVERY HOUR AT BEDTIME   QHS  
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QUAQUE =   EVERY  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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OCP   Oral Contraceptive Pills  
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Δ   diagnosis; change  
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ΔΔ   differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list)  
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#   fracture  
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#NOF   fracture to the neck of the femur  
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Ψ   psychiatry  
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Σ   sigmoidoscopy (examines up to the sigmoid, the most distal part of the colon, while colonoscopy examines the whole large bowel)  
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x/12   x number of months  
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x/40   x number of weeks of pregnancy  
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x/52   x number of weeks  
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x/7   x number of days  
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5-HIAA   5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid  
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5-HT   5-hydroxytryptamine, that is, serotonin  
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AAOx3   awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 (i.e., to person, place, and time)  
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A/B   acid-base ratio  
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