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02f. The Medical Record
Abbreviations 3
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01/27/2009
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ā
 Definition
before (ante)
Term
a.c.
 Definition
before meals (ante cibum)
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a.m.
 Definition
before noon (ante meridiem)
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b.i.d.
 Definition
twice a day (bis in die)
Term
d
 Definition
day
Term
h
 Definition
hour (hora)
Term
h.s.
 Definition
at hour of sleep (hora somni)
Term
noc.
 Definition
night (noctis)
Term

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p

 Definition
after (post)
Term
p.c.
 Definition
after meals (post cibum)
Term
p.m.
 Definition
after noon (post meridiem)
Term
p.r.n.
 Definition
as needed (pro re nata)
Term
q
 Definition
every (quaque)
Term
q d
 Definition
every day (quaque die)
Term
q h
 Definition
every hour (quaque hora)
Term
q 2 h
 Definition
every 2 hours
Term
q.i.d.
 Definition
four times a day (quater in die)
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q.o.d.
 Definition
every other day (quaque altera die)
Term
STAT
 Definition
immediately (statim)
Term
t.i.d.
 Definition
three times a day (ter in die)
Term
wk
 Definition
week
Term
yr
 Definition
year
Term
AD
 Definition
right ear (auris dextra)
Term
AS
 Definition
left ear (auris sinistra)
Term
AU
 Definition
both ears (aures unitas)
Term
ad lib.
 Definition
as desired (ad libitum)
Term
amt
 Definition
amount
Term
aq
 Definition
water (aqua)
Term
(B)
 Definition
bilateral
Term
C
 Definition
Celsius, centigrade
Term

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c

 Definition
with (cum)
Term
F
 Definition
Fahrenheit
Term
(M)
 Definition
murmur
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth (non per os)
Term
OD
 Definition
right eye (oculus dexter)
Term
OS
 Definition
left eye (oculus sinister)
Term
OU
 Definition
both eyes (oculi unitas)
Term
per
 Definition
by or through
Term
p.o.
 Definition
by mouth (per os)
Term
PR
 Definition
through rectum (per rectum)
Term
PV
 Definition
through vagina (per vagina)
Term
q.n.s.
 Definition
quantity not sufficient
Term
q.s.
 Definition
quantity sufficient
Term
Rx
 Definition
recipe; prescription
Term
Sig:
 Definition
label; instruction to the patient (signa)
Term

_

s

 Definition
without (sine)
Term

__

ss

 Definition
one-half (semis)
Term
w.a.
 Definition
while awake
Term
×
 Definition
times or for
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>
 Definition
greater than
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<
 Definition
less than
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