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Title:	Latin abbreviations used in prescriptions
Description:	Latin abbreviations used in prescriptions
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Created:	2002-07-31
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- sem. in die
  
  sec.
  
  sinister
  
  s.o.s.
- semel in die - once a day
  
  sextus - six
  
  - - left
  
  si opus sit - when necessary
- q.d.s.
  
  q.h.
  
  q.q.h.
  
  quot.
- quater die sumendum - to be taken four times a day
  
  quattuor horis - every four hours
  
  quaquo quattuor horis - every four hours
  
  quotidie - daily
- tr.
  
  tuss. urg
  
  una
  
  ung
- tincture - a tincture
  
  tussi urgente - when cough is troublesome
  
  una - one
  
  unguentum - an ointment
- pro narib.
  
  p.r.n.
  
  pulv.
  
  q.i.d., q.d.
- pro naribus - for the nostrils
  
  pro re nata - as necessary
  
  pulvis - a powder
  
  quater in die - four times a day
- ter.
  
  tert. hor.
  
  t.i.d.
  t.d.
  
  t.d.s.
- tere, teratur - let (it) be rubber
  
  tertiis horis - every three hours
  
  ter in die - three times a day
  
  ter die sumendum - to be taken three times a day
- q.s.
  
  saepe
  
  sec. art.
  
  sec. hor.
- quantum sufficiat - a sufficient quantity
  
  saepe - often
  
  secundum artem - according to the art
  
  secundis horis - every two hours
- utend.
  
  vap.
- utendum - to be used
  
  vapor - an inhalation.
- pig.
  
  p.c.
  
  pond.
  
  prim. mane
- pigmentum - a paint
  
  post cibos - after meals
  
  ponderosus - heavy
  
  prima mane - first thing in the morning
- sup.
  
  suppos
  
  tab.
  
  tal
- super - upon, over
  
  suppositoria - suppositories
  
  tabellae - tablets
  
  tales - of such
- laev.
  
  lin.
  
  lot.
  
  mist.
- laevus - left
  
  linimentum - a liniment
  
  lotio - a lotion
  
  mistura - a mixture
- sig.
  
  s.s
  
  stat.
  
  sum.; s
- signa - label
  
  semi - a half
  
  statim - at once
  
  sumendum - to be taken
- dos.
  
  dur.
  
  emuls.
  
  et
- dosis - dose
  
  durus - hard
  
  emulsio - emulsion
  
  et - and
- a.
  
  aa
  
  a.c.
  
  ad
- ante - before
  
  ana - of each
  
  ante cibos - before meals
  
  ad - to, up to
- cap.
  
  collut.
  
  collyr.
  
  d.
- capiendum - to be taken
  
  collutorium - a mouth wash
  
  collyrium-eye wash,eye lotion
  
  die, dosis - day, dose
- b.i.d.
  
  b.d.
  
  c.,c
  
  caps.
- bis in die - twice a day
  
  bis in die - twice a day
  
  cum - with
  
  capsulae - capsules
- garg.
  
  guttur.
  
  hac noct.
  
  haust
- gargarisma - a gargle
  
  gutturi - to the throat
  
  hac nocte - this night
  
  haustus - a draught
- n. et m
  
  n.m.
  
  N.P.
  
  ocul.
- nocte et mane - night and morning
  
  nocte maneque - night and morning
  
  Nomen Proprium - Proper name
  
  oculis - the eye
- ex
  
  ex aq.
  
  ft.
  
  gtt.
- ex - out of, with, for
  
  ex aqua - with water
  
  fiat - let it be made
  
  guttae - the drops
- dext.
  
  disp.
  
  dol. urg.
  
  dol. part.
- dexter - right
  
  dispensa - dispense
  
  dolor urgente - when pain is severe
  
  dolenti partibus - to the afflicted parts
- m.
  
  moll.
  
  m.d.u.
  
  nebul.
- mitte - send
  
  mollis - soft
  
  more dicto utend - to be used as directed
  
  nebula - a spray
- h.s.
  
  instill
  
  i.c.
  
  lact.
- hora somni - at bedtime
  
  instilletur - let (it) be dropped in
  
  inter cibos - between meals
  
  lacte - milk
- ad lib
  
  agit
  
  applicand.
  
  aq.
- ad libitum -at pleasure,freely
  
  agita - shake
  
  applicandus- to be applied
  
  aqua - water
- aq. bull
  
  aq. calid.
  
  auribus
  
  aurist
- aqua bulliens - boiling water
  
  aqua calida - hot water
  
  auribus -to/for the ears
  
  auristillae - ear drops
- om.
  
  p.a.
  
  pess.
  
  part aeq.
- omni - every
  
  parti affectae - to the affected part
  
  pessus - a pessary
  
  partes aequalis - equal parts