LATIN TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTION

ABBREVIATIONS LATIN TERM/PHRASE ENGLISH MEANING

1. a., applic. applicantus. a, um to be applied

2. aa ana of each

3. a.c., ant.cib. ante cibum before food

4. ad ad to sufficient or to produce

5. addend addendus, a, um

addendo

to be added

by adding

6. a.h., alt. hor. alternis horis every other hour

7. a.j. ante jentaculum before breakfast

8. alt. die alterno die every other day

9. aq. calid. aqua calida hot water

10. aq. dest. aqua destillata distilled water

11. aq. frig. aqua frigida cold water

12. aug. augeatur let it be increased

13. aur. auris the ear

14. b. bis twice

15. b.d., b.i.d. bis die, bis in die twice daily

16. b.t.d., b.t.i.d. bis terve in die two or three times a day

17. c.c cum cibos with food

18. c.l.q.s. cuilibet quantum sufficiat a sufficient quality or as you please

19. cap. cape

capitat

capiatur

capiantur

capiendus, a, um

take

let him take

let it be taken

let them be taken

to be taken

20. comp. composites, a, um compound

21. coch. cochleare spoonful

22. conc. concentrates, a, um concentrate

23. d.d. de die daily

24. d, in p. aeq. divide in partes aequales divide into equal parts

25. d.p. directione propria with proper directions

26. decub. hor. decubitas hora at bedtime

27. dext. dexter right, on the right

28. dil. dilutes, a, um diluted

29. div. divide divide

30. dol. urg. dolore urgente when the pain is severe

31. dolent. part. dolente parti to the afflicted part

32. dup., dx. duplex double

33. dur. durus hard

34. dur. dol durante dolore when the pain lasts

35. e.m.p. ex modo praescripto in the manner prescribed

36. e. paul. aq. ex paulo aquae in a little water

37. ex ex from out of

38. ex aq. ex aqua with water

39. ex. aq. coch. ampl. ex aqua cochleari amplo in a tablespoonful of water

40. extempl. extemplo immediately

41. f., fft. fiat

fiant

let it be made

let them be made

42. fort. fortis, e strong

43. gtt. gutta, guttae drop, drops, eyedrops

44. guttur gutturi to the throat

45. h.s. hora somni at bed time

46. hac noct. hac nocte tonight

47. i.c. inter cibos between meals

48. in loc. frig. in loco frigido in a cool place

49. infric. infricandus, a, um

infricetur

to be rubbed in

let it be rubbed

50. laev. laevus, a, um left, on the left

51. luc. p. luce prima early in the morning

52. m. misce mix

53. m., man. mane in the morning

54. m., mitt. mitte send

55. m.d. more dicto as directed

56. n., noct. nocte at night

57. n. mque. nocte maneque night and morning

58. n. et m. nocte et mane night and morning

59. ne rep. ne repetatur do not repeat

60. non rep. non repetatur do not repeat

61. N.P., nom. prop. nomen propium proper name

62. o., om. omni every, each

63. oc., ocul. oculus the eye

64. o.d. omni die every day

65. p.a., part. aff. parti affectae to the affected part

66. p.a.a parti affectae applicantus to be applied to the affected part

67. p. aeq. partes aequales equal parts

68. p.c. post cibum after food

69. p.m. post meridiem

primo mane

afternoon

early in the morning

70. p.p.a. phalli prius agitata the bottle having first been shaken

71. p.r.n. pro re nata when required

72. pond. ponderosus heavy

73. ppt. praecipitatus, aa, um precipitated

74. pro ddos. pro dosi for a dose

75. prox. luc. proxima luce on the next day

76. pulv. pulverisatus, a, um powdered

77. q., qq. quaque every

78. q.d.s. quarter die sumendus, a, um to be taken four times ddaily

79. q. dx. qquantitas duplex double quantity

80. q.h.s. quartis horis sumendus to be taken every four hours

81. q.i.d. quarter in die four times a day

82. q.q.h. quarta quaque hora every four hours

83. q.s. quantum sufficiat as much as is sufficient

84. quart quarter, a, um fourth

85. quot. quotidie daily

86. Rx recipe take

87. rep. repetatur let it be repeated

88. rep. dos. repetatur dosis let the dose be repeated

89. s. sine without

90. s., sum. sumat

sumatur

sumantur

sumendus, a, um

let him take

let it be taken

let them be taken

to be taken

91. s.a. secundum artem with pharmaceutical skill

(i.e. according to art)

92. saep. saepe often

93. sem in die semen in die once a day

94. sicc. siccus dried

95. s., sinist. sinister left, on the left

96. sig. signa label

97. s.o.s Si opus sit if necessary

98. ss. semis the half

99. stat. statim immediately

100. sug. sugatur let it be sucked

101. t.d.s. ter die sumendus, a, um to be taken three times daily

102. t.i.d. ter in die three times daily

103. t.q.d., t.q.i.d. ter quaterve in die three or four times daily

104. tuss. tussis a cough

105. tuss. urg. tussis urgente when the cough is troublesome

106. u., utend utendus, a, um to be used

107. u.d., ut, dict. ut dictum as directed

108. ut. supr. ut supra as above

109. v., vesp. vespere in the evening

110.

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112.