Pharmacology Abbreviations List

Front 1

b.i.d.

Back 1

Twice a day

Hint 1

2x

Front 2

cap

Back 2

Capsule

Hint 2

Shortened version

Front 3

NPO

Back 3

Nothing by mouth

Hint 3

Nothing

Front 4

PO, po

Back 4

By Mouth

Hint 4

Oral

Front 5

PRN, prn

Back 5

As necessary

Hint 5

When you need it

Front 6

q2h

Back 6

Every two hours

Hint 6

2x

Front 7

Rx

Back 7

Prescription, take

Hint 7

You were prescribed this

Front 8

STAT, stat

Back 8

Immediately

Hint 8

Not later

Front 9

tab

Back 9

Tablet

Hint 9

Oral med

Front 10

aa

Back 10

Of each

Hint 10

Of this one and that one

Front 11

a.c.

Back 11

Before meals

Hint 11

No food

Front 12

AD

Back 12

Right ear

Hint 12

Which ear?

Front 13

ad lib

Back 13

As Desired

Hint 13

If you need it

Front 14

AM, am

Back 14

Morning

Hint 14

Sunrise

Front 15

amp

Back 15

Ampule

Hint 15

Glass container

Front 16

amt

Back 16

Amount

Hint 16

How much?

Front 17

aq

Back 17

Aqueous

Hint 17

Fluid in the eye

Front 18

AS

Back 18

Left ear

Hint 18

Your other right

Front 19

AU

Back 19

Both ears

Hint 19

Hear me out

Front 20

Back 20

With

Hint 20

In addition to

Front 21

DAW

Back 21

Dispense As Written

Hint 21

Give how it is

Front 22

disp

Back 22

Dispense

Hint 22

Give it

Front 23

dL

Back 23

Deciliter

Hint 23

Amount of substance

Front 24

DW

Back 24

Distilled Water

Hint 24

Safe to drink

Front 25

elix

Back 25

Elixir

Hint 25

It's magic

Front 26

et

Back 26

And

Hint 26

Also, this

Front 27

ext

Back 27

Extract

Hint 27

Take it out

Front 28

fl, fld

Back 28

Fluid

Hint 28

Liquid

Front 29

g, gm

Back 29

Gram

Hint 29

A measurement

Front 30

h, hr

Back 30

Hour

Hint 30

60 minutes

Front 31

H2O

Back 31

Water

Hint 31

Ya drink it

Front 32

ID

Back 32

Intradermal

Hint 32

Skin deep

Front 33

IM

Back 33

Intramuscular

Hint 33

Muscle deep

Front 34

IV

Back 34

Intravenous

Hint 34

Straight to the veins

Front 35

kg

Back 35

Kilogram

Hint 35

Brit Measuring System

Front 36

L

Back 36

Liter, left

Hint 36

Measurement and direction

Front 37

lb

Back 37

Pound

Hint 37

It's heavy

Front 38

mcg

Back 38

Microgram

Hint 38

It ain't that heavy

Front 39

mEq

Back 39

Milliequivalent

Hint 39

One thousandth per liter

Front 40

mL

Back 40

Milliliter

Hint 40

Milllllls

Front 41

MOM

Back 41

Milk of Magnesia

Hint 41

Take a massive ****

Front 42

MS

Back 42

Morphine sulfate

Hint 42

It's not a seizure

Front 43

n

Back 43

Normal

Hint 43

Nothin special

Front 44

NaCi

Back 44

Sodium chloride

Hint 44

Naaaice and salty

Front 45

NKA

Back 45

No known allergies

Hint 45

Probably don't need an epi pen

Front 46

NKDA

Back 46

No known drug allergies

Hint 46

You can have all the meds

Front 47

noct

Back 47

At night

Hint 47

It's dark

Front 48

NS

Back 48

Normal Saline

Hint 48

Saline isn't special

Front 49

OD

Back 49

Right eye

Hint 49

Your other left eye

Front 50

OS

Back 50

Left Eye

Hint 50

Your other right eye

Front 51

os

Back 51

Mouth

Hint 51

Quit running it

Front 52

OU

Back 52

Both eyes

Hint 52

See me with both

Front 53

oz

Back 53

Ounce

Hint 53

Add a B and it's Bounce

Front 54

O2

Back 54

Oxygen

Hint 54

Need to breathe

Front 55

Back 55

After

Hint 55

Next

Front 56

p.c.

Back 56

After Meals

Hint 56

You can eat before

Front 57

PFT

Back 57

Pulmonary Function Test

Hint 57

Do your lungs work?

Front 58

PM,pm

Back 58

Afternoon, evening

Hint 58

Later today

Front 59

pt

Back 59

Pint

Hint 59

Like to fill it with alchohol

Front 60

q

Back 60

Every

Hint 60

Don't skip one

Front 61

qh

Back 61

Every hour

Hint 61

Don't skip that hour

Front 62

q3h

Back 62

Every three hours

Hint 62

Skip three and then take it

Front 63

q.i.d.

Back 63

Four times a day

Hint 63

4x

Front 64

qs

Back 64

Quantity sufficient

Hint 64

It's a good quantity

Front 65

qt

Back 65

Quart

Hint 65

A cute measurement

Front 66

R

Back 66

Right, rectal

Hint 66

This is one you don't want to confuse

Front 67

Back 67

Without

Hint 67

You don't need it

Front 68

Sig

Back 68

Label

Hint 68

Give it a....

Front 69

SL

Back 69

Sublingual

Hint 69

Under your tongue

Front 70

SOB

Back 70

Shortness of breath

Hint 70

Can't breathe you son of a bitch

Front 71

sol

Back 71

Solution

Hint 71

If there's a problem there must be a...

Front 72

SOS

Back 72

Once if necessary

Hint 72

If you need help you can take 1

Front 73

sp

Back 73

Spirits

Hint 73

I can lift your...

Front 74

supp

Back 74

Suppository

Hint 74

Up yo butt

Front 75

syr

Back 75

Syrup

Hint 75

On pancakes

Front 76

T, tbsp

Back 76

Tablespoon

Hint 76

A spoon on the table

Front 77

t, tsp

Back 77

Teaspoon

Hint 77

A spoon with tea

Front 78

t.i.d.

Back 78

Three times a day

Hint 78

3x

Front 79

tinc

Back 79

Tincture

Hint 79

There's a trace

Front 80

ung

Back 80

Ointment

Hint 80

It puts the lotion on its skin or else it doesn't get better

Front 81

q.a.m

Back 81

Every day before noon

Front 82

O2, O_2, or o.u.

Back 82

Both eyes

Front 83

agit

Back 83

Stir, shake

Front 84

ex aq

Back 84

In water

Front 85

BSA

Back 85

Body surface area

Front 86

Per neb

Back 86

By nebulizer

Front 87

COPD

Back 87

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 88

s.o.s. , si op. sit

Back 88

If there is a need

Front 89

T

Back 89

Temperature

Front 90

DM

Back 90

Diabetes mellitus

Front 91

EKG

Back 91

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Front 92

N.T.E.

Back 92

Not to exceed

Front 93

QC

Back 93

Quality control

Front 94

H&P

Back 94

History and physical

Front 95

lig.

Back 95

Ligament

Front 96

Lbs.

Back 96

Pounds

Front 97

A.D.L.

Back 97

Activities of daily living

Front 98

Q.a.d.

Back 98

Every other day

Front 99

eod

Back 99

Every other day

Front 100

Yrs.

Back 100

Years

Front 101

PV

Back 101

Via the vagina

Front 102

Top.

Back 102

Topical

Front 103

I&D

Back 103

Incision and drainage

Front 104

q.p.m.

Back 104

Every day after noon or evening

Front 105

Troche

Back 105

Lozenge

Front 106

mm

Back 106

Millimeter

Front 107

CBC

Back 107

Complete blood count

Front 108

Bis

Back 108

Twice/twice a day

Front 109

y.o.

Back 109

Years old

Front 110

RR

Back 110

Respiratory rate

Front 111

RBC

Back 111

Red blood cells

Front 112

o.p.d.

Back 112

Once per day

Front 113

C & S

Back 113

Culture and sensitivity

Front 114

Mist.

Back 114

Mix

Front 115

dieb.alt. , q.a.d.

Back 115

Every other day

Front 116

PR, p.r.

Back 116

By recrum

Front 117

vag

Back 117

Vagina

Front 118

MVC, MVA

Back 118

Motor vehicle crash, motor vehicle accident

Front 119

URTI, URI

Back 119

Upper respiratory (tract) infection

Front 120

CVA

Back 120

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Front 121

Lytes

Back 121

Electrolytes

Front 122

wt.

Back 122

Weight (in kg or lbs)

Front 123

DOB, d.o.b.

Back 123

Date of birth

Front 124

c/o

Back 124

Complains of.....

Front 125

KCI

Back 125

Potassium chloride

Front 126

DTR

Back 126

Deep tendon reflexes

Front 127

pig, pigm

Back 127

Paint

Front 128

IVPB

Back 128

Intravenous piggy back

Front 129

BMP

Back 129

Basic metabolic panel

Front 130

WNL

Back 130

Within normal limits

Front 131

VSA

Back 131

Vital sign absent

Front 132

Per

Back 132

By or through

Front 133

CNS

Back 133

Central Nervous System

Front 134

DVT

Back 134

Deep vein thrombosis

Front 135

ASA

Back 135

Asprin

Front 136

CA

Back 136

Cancer, Carcinoma, or Calcium

Front 137

gr.

Back 137

Grains

Front 138

UTI

Back 138

Urinary tract infection

Front 139

Non rep.

Back 139

No repeats

Front 140

c.f. or c.c.

Back 140

With food or meals

Front 141

emuls.

Back 141

Emulsion

Front 142

DT

Back 142

Delirium Tremens

Front 143

HTN

Back 143

Hypertension

Front 144

QWK

Back 144

Every week

Front 145

alt.h.

Back 145

Every other hour

Front 146

H

Back 146

Hypodermic

Front 147

RLQ

Back 147

Right Lower Quadrant

Front 148

DNR

Back 148

Do not resuscitate

Front 149

DNA

Back 149

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Front 150

X

Back 150

Times

Front 151

C

Back 151

Celsius or centigrade

Front 152

w/o

Back 152

Without

Front 153

J, jt.

Back 153

Joint

Front 154

Pulv.

Back 154

Powder

Front 155

IVP

Back 155

Intravenous push

Front 156

m.d.u.

Back 156

To be used as directed

Front 157

dil

Back 157

Dilute

Front 158

MI

Back 158

Myocardial infraction

Front 159

comp.

Back 159

Compound

Front 160

D5W

Back 160

Dextrose 5% solution

Front 161

P

Back 161

Pulse

Front 162

w/a

Back 162

While awake

Front 163

mg/dl

Back 163

Micrograms per deciliter

Front 164

WBC

Back 164

White blood cells

Front 165

wf

Back 165

With food/meals

Front 166

rep, rept.

Back 166

Repeats

Front 167

Hx

Back 167

History

Front 168

cib

Back 168

Food

Front 169

A.T.C

Back 169

Around the clock

Front 170

et

Back 170

And

Front 171

Dx

Back 171

Diagnosis

Front 172

D&C

Back 172

Dilation and curettage

Front 173

Ad lib

Back 173

At liberty

Front 174

e.m.p.

Back 174

As directed

Front 175

HA

Back 175

Headache

Front 176

VSS

Back 176

Vital signs stable, or within normal range

Front 177

TX

Back 177

Treatment

Front 178

T.P.N

Back 178

Total parenteral nutrition

Front 179

Fx

Back 179

Fracture

Front 180

GSW

Back 180

Gunshot wound

Front 181

div

Back 181

Divide, divorced

Front 182

s/p

Back 182

Status post

Front 183

NVD

Back 183

Nausea vomiting diarrhea

Front 184

Lact.

Back 184

Lactic

Front 185

STD/STI

Back 185

Sexually transmitted diseases, sexually transmitted infections

Front 186

BP, b/p

Back 186

Blood pressure

Front 187

carp(o)

Back 187

Pertaining to wrist

Front 188

cyan(o)

Back 188

Blue color

Front 189

Brachy

Back 189

Short, little

Front 190

macr(o)

Back 190

Large

Front 191

meta

Back 191

After, behind

Front 192

Therm(o)

Back 192

Heat

Front 193

aer

Back 193

Air, gas

Front 194

-ics

Back 194

Knowledge, treatment

Front 195

eosin

Back 195

Red

Front 196

Tracheo

Back 196

Trachea

Front 197

Laryng

Back 197

Larynx

Front 198

hyp(o)

Back 198

Below normal

Front 199

derm(o)

Back 199

Pertaining to skin

Front 200

Endo

Back 200

Inside or within

Front 201

-ad

Back 201

Toward

Front 202

com

Back 202

With

Front 203

Spasmo

Back 203

Spasm

Front 204

oxo

Back 204

Addition of oxygen

Front 205

crani

Back 205

Relating to the cranium

Front 206

oophor(o)

Back 206

Pertaining to the ovary

Front 207

mon(o)

Back 207

Single

Front 208

idio

Back 208

Self

Front 209

brachi(o)

Back 209

Relating to arm

Front 210

cervic

Back 210

Pertaining to the cervix

Front 211

Labi

Back 211

Pertaining to the lip

Front 212

-crine

Back 212

To secrete

Front 213

home(o)

Back 213

Similar

Front 214

hema

Back 214

Blood

Front 215

ortho

Back 215

Denoting something straight

Front 216

-dipsia

Back 216

Thirst

Front 217

hyper

Back 217

Extreme, beyond normal

Front 218

-rrhoea

Back 218

Flowing, discharge

Front 219

peo, peni, peno

Back 219

Pertaining to the penis

Front 220

cyt, -cyte

Back 220

Cell

Front 221

-genic

Back 221

Formative, producing

Front 222

mamm

Back 222

Pertaining to the breast

Front 223

aesthesio

Back 223

Sensation

Front 224

blast(o)

Back 224

germ or bud

Front 225

-plasia

Back 225

Formation, development

Front 226

log(o)

Back 226

Speech

Front 227

-phil(ia)

Back 227

Attraction for

Front 228

thoraco

Back 228

Chest

Front 229

-emia

Back 229

Blood conditioning

Front 230

phallo

Back 230

Phallus

Front 231

-ptosis

Back 231

Falling, drooping

Front 232

acous(io)

Back 232

Relating to hearing

Front 233

Tetan

Back 233

Rigid, tense

Front 234

vesic(o)

Back 234

Pertaining to the bladder

Front 235

pelvi

Back 235

Hip bone

Front 236

-phago, -phagia

Back 236

Eating, devouring

Front 237

phot(o)

Back 237

Pertaining to light

Front 238

ot(o)

Back 238

Pertaining to the ear

Front 239

orchid(o)

Back 239

Testis

Front 240

sten(o)

Back 240

Denoting something narrow in shape

Front 241

odont(o)

Back 241

Pertaining to teeth

Front 242

-gram

Back 242

Record or picture

Front 243

-dynia

Back 243

Pain

Front 244

-trophy

Back 244

Nourishment

Front 245

-tomy

Back 245

Cutting, incising

Front 246

pauci

Back 246

Few

Front 247

aux(o)

Back 247

Increase

Front 248

dent

Back 248

Pertaining to teeth

Front 249

lept

Back 249

Light, slender

Front 250

phaco

Back 250

Lense-shaped

Front 251

bucc(o)

Back 251

Pertaining to the cheek

Front 252

-ic

Back 252

Pertaining to

Front 253

di

Back 253

Two

Front 254

ex

Back 254

Out of, away from

Front 255

-tripsy

Back 255

Crushing

Front 256

Lact

Back 256

Milk

Front 257

micro

Back 257

Small

Front 258

angi(o)

Back 258

Blood vessel

Front 259

fibr

Back 259

Fiber

Front 260

chondro

Back 260

Cartilage

Front 261

gluco

Back 261

Sweet

Front 262

adren

Back 262

Relating to adrenal glands

Front 263

-gnosis

Back 263

Knowledge

Front 264

sarco

Back 264

Muscular, fleshlike

Front 265

nephro

Back 265

Polio

Front 266

immuno

Back 266

Immunity

Front 267

pan

Back 267

All

Front 268

scoli(o)

Back 268

Twisted

Front 269

Faci

Back 269

Pertaining to the face

Front 270

Lymph

Back 270

Lymph

Front 271

myelo

Back 271

Spinal cord

Front 272

Porphyr(o)

Back 272

Purple color

Front 273

C

Back 273

Celcius or centigrade

Hint 273

Temperature

Front 274

aa

Back 274

Equal part of each

Front 275

DNA

Back 275

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Front 276

LLQ

Back 276

Left lower Quadrant

Front 277

Pulv.

Back 277

Powder

Front 278

Fx

Back 278

Fracture

Front 279

comp.

Back 279

Compound

Front 280

HA

Back 280

headache

Front 281

pig./pigm.

Back 281

Paint