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Med Term Chapt 4.
Latin terms
Question | Answer |
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ā | Before, Ante |
a.c. | Before meals, Ante cibum |
a.m. | Before noon, Ante meridiem |
b.i.d. | Twice a day, Bis in die |
d | Day |
h | Hour, Hora |
h.s. | At hour of sleep (bedtime), Hora somni |
noc. | Night, Noctis |
p (with line over it) | After, Post |
p.c. | After meals Post, cibum |
p.m. | After noon Post, meridiem |
p.r.n. | As needed Pro, re nata |
q | Every, Quaque |
q d | Every day, Quaue die |
q h | Every hour, Quaque hora |
q 2 h | Every 2 hours |
q.i.d. | 4 times a day, Quarter in die |
q.o.d. | Every other day, Quarque altera die |
STAT | Immediately, Statim |
t.i.d. | 3 times a day, Ter in die |
wk | Week |
yr | year |
AD | Right ear, Auris dextra |
AS | Left ear, Auris sinistra |
AU | Both ears, Aures unitas |
ad lib. | As desired, Ad libitum |
amt | Amount |
aq | Water, Aqua |
(B) (circled) | Bilateral |
C | Celsius, centigrade |
Ć (line over it) | With, Cum |
F | Fahrenheit |
(m) (circled) | murmur |
NPO | Nothing by mouth, Non per os |
OD | Right eye, Oculus dexter |
OS | Left eye, Oculus sinister |
OU | Both eyes, Oculi unitas |
per | By or through |
p.o. | By mouth, Per os |
PR | Through rectum, Per rectum |
PV | Through vagina, Per vagina |
q.n.s. | Quantity not sufficient |
q.s. | Quantity sufficient |
Rx | Recipe; prescription |
Sig: | Label, instruction to the patient, Signa |
Ś (line over it) | Without, Sine |
śś(line over it) | One half, Semis |
w.a. | While awake |
X | Times or for (e.g. X6 [6 times] or X2 d[for 2 days]) |
> | Greater than |
Less than | |
i | One (modified lowercase numeral i) |
ii | Two (modified lowercase numeral ii) |
iii | Three (modified lowercase numeral iii) |
iv | Four (modified lowercase numeral iv) |
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X | Uppercase Roman numerals 1-10 (note: Arabic numbers preferred) |