medicine abbreviations
Terms
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- a or a.
- before
- a.c.
- before meals
- ad lib
- as desired
- alt. h.
- alternate hours
- AM
- in the morning, before noon
- A.D.
- right ear
- A.S.
- left ear
- A.U.
- each ear
- aq.
- water
- bid
- twice a day
-
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c - with
- cap., caps.
- capsule
- cc
- cubic centimeter
- d
- day
- D/C, dc
- discontinue
- dil.
- dilute
- dist.
- distilled
- DS
- double strength
- EC
- enteric coated
- elix.
- elixir
- et
- and
- ext.
- external, extract
- fl, fld
- fluid
- g
- gram
- gr
- grain
- gtt
- drop
- H
- hypodermic
- h, hr
- hour
- h.s.
- at bedtime
- IM
- intramuscular
- inj.
- injection
- IV
- intravenous
- IVP
- IV push
- IVPB
- IV piggy back
- kg
- kilogram
- L
- liter
- lb
- pound
- liq.
- liquid
- mcg, µg
- microgram
- mEq
- milliequivalent
- mg
- milligram
- no
- number
- noct.
- night
- OD
- right eye
-
os
(lower case letters) - mouth
-
OS
(upper case letters) - left eye
- OU
- both eyes
- oz
- ounce
- p or p.
- after; per
- p.c.
- after meals
- PM
- afternoon; evening
- prn
- as needed, according to necessity
- q
- each, every
- qh
- every hour
- qid
- four times a day
- q1h
- every 1 hour
- q2h
- every 2 hours
- q3h
- every 3 hours
- q4h
- every four hours
- q6h
- every 6 hours
- q8h
- every 8 hours
- q12h
- every 12 hours
- qod
- every other day
- qs
- as much as needed
- qt
- quart
- R or PR
- rectally
- Rx
- take, prescription
-
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s - without
- sc
- subcutaneously
- sol. or soln.
- solution
- SQ
- subcutaneously
- stat.
- immediately
- tab.
- tablet
- tbsp., T
- tablespoon
- tid
- 3 times a day
- tinct, tr
- tincture
- tsp, t
- teaspoon
- ung.
- ointment