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63 Cards in this Set
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aa
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of each
(Latin: ana) |
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a.c.
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before meals
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ad
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up to
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AD
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right ear (auris dextra)
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ad lib
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use as much as one desires; freely
(Latin: ad libitum) |
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AM, a.m.
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morning
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amt
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amount
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aq
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water
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AS
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left ear (auris sinestra)
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AU
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both ears
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b.i.d., BID
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2x per day
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bin
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2x per night
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c (with a line on top)
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with
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cap, caps
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capsule
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comp
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compound
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d
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dispense
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elix
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elixir
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hr
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hour
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h.s.
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hour of sleep (bedtime)
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IM
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intramuscular
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inj.
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inject
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IV
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intravenous
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liq.
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liquid
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mixt
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mixture
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mist
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a mixture
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noc., noct.
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nocturnal/night
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non rep
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do not repeat,
no refills |
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
(nulla per os) |
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O.D.
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right eye
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oint
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ointment
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O.S.
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left eye
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OU
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both eyes, each eye
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p.c.
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after meals
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per
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through or by
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p.m.
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afternoon
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p.o.
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by mouth
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p.r.
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through (per) the rectum
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p.r.n., PRN
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as needed
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p.v.
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through the vagina
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pulv
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powder
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q
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every
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q.d.
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every day
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q.h.
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every hour
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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q.i.d., QID
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4x per day
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qn
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every night
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q.o.d.
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every other day
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q.s., q.v.
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as much as you wish
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S (with a line on top)
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without
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sig.
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label as such
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sol.
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solution
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sp.
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spirits
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s.o.s.
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if necessary
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stat
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immediately
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supp.
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suppository
(A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina) |
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syr.
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syrup
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top.
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topically
(of or applied to a localized area of the body or to the surface of a body part) |
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tab.
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tablet
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t.i.d., TID
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3x per day
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tr., tinct.
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tincture
(An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine: ex. tincture of iodine.) |
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u.d.
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as directed
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vo
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verbal order
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x
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times
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