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Meaning ----> before Latin ---> ante
a.c.
Meaning ----> before meals Latin ---> ante cibum
a.m.
Meaning ----> before noon Latin ---> ante meridiem
b.i.d.
Meaning ----> twice a day Latin ---> bis in die
d
Meaning ----> day Latin --->
h
Meaning ----> hour Latin ---> hora
h.s.
Meaning ----> at the hour of sleep (bedtime) [spell out bedtime] hora somni Latin --->
noc.
Meaning ----> night Latin ---> noctis
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Meaning ----> after Latin ---> post
p.c.
Meaning ----> after meals Latin ---> post cibum
p.m.
Meaning ----> after noon Latin ---> post meridiem
p.r.n.
Meaning ----> as needed Latin ---> pro re nata
q
Meaning ----> every Latin ---> quaque
q.d. (*)
Meaning ----> every day [NEVER USE: spell out every day or daily] Latin ---> quoque die
qh
Meaning ----> every hour Latin ---> quaque hora
q2h
Meaning ----> every 2 hours Latin --->
q.i.d.
Meaning ----> four times a day Latin ---> quarter in die
q.o.d. (*)
Meaning ----> every other day [NEVER USE: spell out every other day] Latin ---> quaque altera die
STAT
Meaning ----> immediately Latin ---> statim
t.i.d.
Meaning ----> three times a day Latin ---> ter in die
wk
Meaning ----> week Latin --->
yr
Meaning ----> year Latin --->
AD
Meaning ----> right ear [spell out right ear] Latin ---> auris dextra
ad lib.
Meaning ----> as desired Latin ---> ad libitum
amt
Meaning ----> amount Latin --->
aq
Meaning ----> water Latin ---> aqua
AS
Meaning ----> left ear [spell out left ear] Latin ---> auris sinistra
AU
Meaning ----> both ears [spell out both ears] Latin ---> auris utraque
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Meaning ----> with Latin ---> cum
NPO
Meaning ----> nothing by mouth Latin ---> nil per os
OD
Meaning ----> right eye [spell out right eye] Latin ---> oculus dexter
OS
Meaning ----> left eye [spell out left eye] Latin ---> oculus sinister
OU
Meaning ----> both eyes [spell out both eyes] Latin ---> oculus uterque
per
Meaning ----> by or through Latin --->
p.o.
Meaning ----> by mouth Latin ---> per os
PR
Meaning ----> through rectum Latin ---> per rectum
PV
Meaning ----> through vagina Latin ---> per vagina
Rx
Meaning ----> recipe; prescription Latin --->
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Meaning ----> without Latin ---> sine
Sig
Meaning ----> label; instruction to the patient Latin ---> signa
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Meaning ----> one-half [spell out one-half or use 1/2] Latin ---> semis
wa
Meaning ----> while awake Latin --->
x
Meaning ----> times or for; x6 means six times while x2d means for two days Latin --->
>
Meaning ----> greater than [spell out greater than] Latin --->
<
Meaning ----> less than [spell out less than] Latin --->
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Meaning ----> one (modified lowercase Roman numeral i) Latin --->
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Meaning ----> two (modified lowercase Roman numeral ii) Latin --->
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Meaning ----> three (modified lowercase Roman numeral iii) Latin --->
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Meaning ----> four (modified lowercase Roman numeral iv) Latin --->
I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X
Meaning ----> uppercase Roman numerals from 1 to 10 Latin --->
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Common Presctiptive Abbreviations and Symbol
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Common Presctiptive Abbreviations and Symbol
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2010-09-09T19:18:17Z
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