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