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11/10/2014
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a.c.
 Definition
before meals
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ad lib
 Definition
as desired
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AM
 Definition
Morning
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b.i.d.
 Definition
twice a day
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C
 Definition
celsius (centigrade)
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c
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with
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caps
 Definition
capsule, capsules
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cm
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centimeter
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DEA
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Drug Enforcement Administration
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elix
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elixir
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F
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Fahrenheit
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FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
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FDCA
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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g
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gram
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gr, Gr
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grain
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gt., gtt
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drop, drops
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h, hr
 Definition
hour
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H2O
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water
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h.s
 Definition
hour of sleep (bedtime)
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ID
 Definition
intradermal
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IM
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intramuscular
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ISMP
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Institute for Safe Medicatin Practices
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IV
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intravenous
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kg
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kilogram
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L
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liter
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Ib
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pound
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mg
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milligram
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mEq
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milliequivalent
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mL
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milliter
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n.p.o, NPO
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nothing by mouth
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O2
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oxygen
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OTC
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over the counter
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oz
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ounce
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p
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after
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p.c. or pc
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after meals
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PDR
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Physicians' Desk Reference
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PM
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afternoon
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p.o., po, or PO
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by mouth
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p.r.n or prn
 Definition
as needed
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q
 Definition
every
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g. a.m.
 Definition
every morning
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q.h. or qh
 Definition
every hour
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q.2.h., q.3.h
 Definition

every 2 hours

every 3 hours
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q.i.d. or qid
 Definition
four times a day
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q.s or qs
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quanity sufficient
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Rx
 Definition
take; treatment; prescrition
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SL
 Definition
sublinqual
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sos
 Definition
if necessary
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stat
 Definition
immediately
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subq
 Definition
subcutaneous
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supp
 Definition
suppository
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tab
 Definition
tablet
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t.i.d or tid
 Definition
three times a day
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ung, oint
 Definition
ointment
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USP/NF
 Definition
United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary
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VO
 Definition
verbal order
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x
 Definition
times, multiplies by
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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anti
 Definition
against
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arrhythm/o
 Definition
rhythm
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bucc/o
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cheek
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chem/o
 Definition
pertaining to a chemical, drug
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coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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esthesi/o
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feeling, sensation
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fung/o
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fungus
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hyper
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excessive
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hypno
 Definition
sleep
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is
 Definition
condition; noun ending
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immun/o
 Definition
immue, protection
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intra
 Definition
witin
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ist
 Definition
practitioner
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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lip/o
 Definition
fat
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logy
 Definition
they study of
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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neo
 Definition
new
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or/o
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mouth
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pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs, medicine
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rect/o
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rectum
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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sub
 Definition
under, below
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toxic/o
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posion
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vagin/o
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vagina
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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