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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.
111.
112.