aa
of each
a.c.
before meals
a.d.
right ear
ab lib
as desired
a.l.
left ear
AM
morning
amt
amount
aq.
water, aqueous
a.u.
each ear
b.i.d.
twice a day
B.P.
blood pressure
cap
capsule
cath
catheter - A flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.
C.B.C.
complete blood count
cc.
cubic centimeter
chol
cholesterol
cm
centimeter
c/o
complains of
comp
compounded of
CV
cardiovascular
dil
dilute
disch
discharge
disp
dispensary
dr
dram
Dx
diagnosis
E.E.N.T.
eye, ear, nose & throat
etc.
and so on
exp
expired
ext
extract, external
fl. dr.
fluid dram
fl. oz.
fluid ounce
ft.
let there be made
F.U.O.
fever of unknown origin
gm., g
gram
gr.
grain
gtt.
a drop or drops
hr.
hour
h.s.
at bedtime
hypo
hypodermic syringe or injection
H2O
water
inj
injection
I.V.
intravenous
k
kilogram
L
liter, left, put left first
lb.
pound
mcg.
micro-gram
mEq.
milliequivalent
mg.
milligram
ml., mL
milliliter
mm.
millimeter
No.
number
Noct.
night
NR
no refill
o.d.
right eye
o.s.
left eye
o.u.
each eye
oz.
ounce
P
pulse, pint
p.c.
after meals
PM
afternoon, evening
P.O.
by mouth
p.r.n.
as needed
pt
patient, pint
pulv.
powder
q4h
every 4 hours
q.d.
every day
q.h.
every hour
q.i.d
four times a day
q.o.d
every other day
qt.
quart
Rx
a prescription
sol.
solution
solv.
dissolve
s.o.s.
if necessary or required
stat
immediately
syr.
syrup
tab
tablet
tbsp.
tablespoonful
t.i.d.
three times a day
TPN.
total parenteral nutrition
tsp.
teaspoonful
ung.
ointment
vol.
volume
wt
weight