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aa
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ana → of each
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AAA
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apply to affected area
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a.c.
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ante cibum → before meals
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a.d.
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auris dextra → right ear
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ad lib.
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ad libitum → use as much as one desires; freely
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admov.
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admove → apply
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agit
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agita → stir/shake
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alt. h.
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alternis horis → every other hour
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a.m.m.
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ad manu medicae → at doctors hand
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a.m.
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ante meridiem → morning, before noon
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amp
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ampule
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amt
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amount
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aq
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aqua → water
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a.l., a.s.
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auris laeva, auris sinistra → left ear
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A.T.C.
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around the clock
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a.u.
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auris utraque → both ears
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bis
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bis → twice
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b.d./b.i.d.
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bis in die → twice daily
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B.M.
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bowel movement
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bol.
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bolus → as a large single dose (usually intravenously)
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B.S.
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blood sugar
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B.S.A
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body surface areas
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b.t.
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bedtime
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BUCC
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bucca → inside cheek
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cap., caps.
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capsula → capsule
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c, c.
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cum → with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
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cib.
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cibus → food
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cc
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cum cibo → with food, (but also cubic centimetre)
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cf
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with food
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comp.
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compound
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cr., crm
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cream
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CST
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Continue same treatment
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D or d
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days or doses
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D5W
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dextrose 5% solution (sometimes written as D5W)
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D5NS
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dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%)
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D.A.W.
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dispense as written (i.e., no generic substitution)
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dc, D/C, disc
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discontinue or discharge
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dieb. alt.
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diebus alternis → every other day
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dil.
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dilute
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disp.
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dispersible or dispense
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div.
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divide
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dL
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deciliter
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d.t.d.
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dentur tales doses → give of such doses
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DTO
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deodorized tincture of opium
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D.W.
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distilled water
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elix.
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elixir
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e.m.p.
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ex modo prescripto → as directed
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emuls.
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emulsum → emulsion
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et
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et → and
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eod
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every other day
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ex aq
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ex aqua → in water
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fl., fld.
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fluid
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ft.
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fiat → make; let it be made
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g
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gram
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gr
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gram
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gtt(s)
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gutta(e) → drop(s)
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H
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hypodermic
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h, hr
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hora → hour
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h.s.
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hora somni → at bedtime
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h.s
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hour sleep or half-strength
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ID
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intradermal
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IJ, inj
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injectio → injection
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IM
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IN
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IP
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IU
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IV
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IVP
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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IVPB
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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kg
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intramuscular(with respect to injections)
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L.A.S.
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label as such
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LCD
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coal tar solution
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lin
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linimentum → liniment
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liq
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liquor → solution
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lot.
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lotion
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MAE
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Moves All Extremities
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mane
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mane → in the morning
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M.
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misce → mix
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m, min
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minimum → a minimum
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mcg
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microgram
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m.d.u.
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more dicto utendus → to be used as directed
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mEq
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milliequivalent
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mg
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milligram
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mg/dL
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milligrams per deciliter
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MgSO4
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magnesium sulfate
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mist.
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mistura → mix
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mitte
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mitte → send
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mL
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millilitre
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MS
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morphine sulfateor magnesium sulfate
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MSO4
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morphine sulfate
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nebul
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nebula → a spray
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N.M.T.
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not more than
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noct.
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nocte → at night
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non rep.
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non repetatur → no repeats
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NPO
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nil per os → nothing by mouth
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NS
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normal saline (0.9%)
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1/2NS
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half normal saline (0.45%)
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N.T.E.
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not to exceed
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o_2
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both eyes, sometimes written as o2
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od
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omne in die → every day/once daily (preferred to qd in the UK[4])
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od
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oculus dexter → right eye
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om
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omne mane → every morning
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on
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omne nocte → every night
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o.p.d.
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once per day
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o.s.
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oculus sinister → left eye
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o.u.
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oculus uterque → both eyes
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oz
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ounce
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per
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per → by or through
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p.c.
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post cibum → after meals
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pig./pigm.
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pigmentum → paint
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p.m.
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post meridiem → evening or afternoon
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p.o.
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per os → by mouth or orally
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p.r.
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per rectum → by rectum
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PRN, prn
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pro re nata → as needed
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pulv.
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pulvis → powder
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PV
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per vaginam → via the vagina
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q
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quaque → every, per
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q.a.d.
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quaque alternis die → every other day
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q.a.m.
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quaque die ante meridiem → every day before noon
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q.d.s.
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quater die sumendus → four times a day
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q.p.m.
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quaque die post meridiem → every day after noon or every evening
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q.h.
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quaque hora → every hour
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q.h.s.
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quaque hora somni → every night at bedtime
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q.1 h, q.1°
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quaque 1 hora → every 1 hour; (can replace "1" with other numbers)
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q.d., q1d
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quaque die → every day
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q.i.d.
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quater in die → four times a day
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q4PM
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at 4pm
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q.o.d.
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every other day
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qqh
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quater quaque hora → every four hours
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q.s.
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quantum sufficiat → a sufficient quantity
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QWK
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every week
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R
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rectal
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rep., rept.
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repetatur → repeats
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RL, R/L
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Ringer's lactate
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s
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sine → without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
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s.a.
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secundum artem → according to the art (accepted practice); use your judgement
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SC, subc, subcut, subq, SQ
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subcutaneous
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s.i.d/SID
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semel in die → once a day
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sig
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signa → write on label
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SL
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sublingually, under the tongue
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sol
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solutio → solution
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s.o.s., si op. sit
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si opus sit → if there is a need
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ss
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semis → one half or sliding scale
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SSI, SSRI
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sliding scale insulin or sliding scale regularinsulin
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SNRI (antidepressant)
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Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
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stat
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statim → immediately
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SubQ
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subcutaneously
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supp
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suppositorium → suppository
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susp
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suspension
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syr
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syrupus → syrup
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tab
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tabella → tablet
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tal., t
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talus → such
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tbsp
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tablespoon
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troche
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trochiscus → lozenge
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t.d.s.
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ter die sumendum → three times a day
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t.i.d.
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ter in die → three times a day
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t.i.w.
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three times a week
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top.
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topical
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T.P.N.
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total parenteral nutrition
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tr, tinc., tinct.
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tincture
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tsp
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teaspoon
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U
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unit
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u.d., ut. dict.
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ut dictum → as directed
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ung.
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unguentum → ointment
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U.S.P.
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United States Pharmacopoeia
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vag
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vaginally
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w
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with
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w/a
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while awake
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wf
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with food (with meals)
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w/o, s
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without
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X
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times
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Y.O.
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years old
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μg
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microgram
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