every other day
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q.a.m.
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quaque die ante meridiem
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every morning (every day before noon)
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q.d./q.1.d.
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quaque die
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every day
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q.d.a.m.
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quaque die ante meridiem
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once daily in the morning
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q.d.p.m.
|
quaque die post meridiem
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once daily in the evening
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q.d.s.
|
quater die sumendus
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four times a day
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q.p.m.
|
quaque die post meridiem
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every evening (every day after noon)
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q.h.
|
quaque hora
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every hour
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q.h.s.
|
quaque hora somni
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every night at bedtime
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q.i.d.
|
quater in die
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four times a day
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q.l.
|
quantum libet
|
as much as is requisite
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|
q.q.
|
quaque
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each
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q.q.h.
|
quater quaque hora
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every four hours
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q.s.
|
quantum sufficiat
|
a sufficient quantity
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q.s.a.d.
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add up to
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qn
|
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nightly or at bedtime
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q.v.
|
quantum volueris
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at will
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QWK
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every week
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qod, QOD, q.o.d.
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every other day
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RA
|
|
rheumatoid arthritis
|
|
RDA
|
|
recommended daily allowances
|
|
rep., rept.
|
repetatur
|
repeats
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|
RE
|
|
right eye
|
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RN
|
|
registered nurse
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|
RL, R/L
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|
Ringer's lactate
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|
Rx, Rx, RX, ℞, Rp
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recipe
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medical prescription or prescription drug
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|
RPh
|
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registered pharmacist
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s.
|
signa
|
write
|
|
|
sine
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without
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s.a.
|
secundum artem
|
according to the art (best practice)
|
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SC
|
|
subcutaneous
|
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sem.
|
semen
|
seed
|
|
s.i.d.
|
semel in die
|
once a day
|
|
sig.
|
signa, signetur
|
write (write on the label)
|
|
sing.
|
singulorum
|
of each
|
|
sig codes
|
|
medical or prescription abbreviations
|
|
SL, s.l.
|
sub lingua
|
sublingually, under the tongue
|
|
SOB
|
|
shortness of breath
|
|
sol.
|
solutio
|
solution
|
|
s.o.s., si op. sit
|
si opus sit
|
if there is a need
|
|
s.s., SS
|
semisse
|
one‐half [or] sliding scale
|
|
SSI
|
|
sliding scale insulin
|
|
SSRI
|
|
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor [or] sliding scale regular insulin
|
|
st.
|
stet
|
let it stand
|
|
stat
|
statim
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immediately
|
|
SBP
|
|
systolic blood pressure
|
|
sum.
|
sumat [or] sumendum
|
let him take [or] let it be taken
|
|
supf.
|
|
superficial
|
|
supp.
|
suppositorium
|
suppository
|
|
susp.
|
suspensio
|
suspension
|
|
syr.
|
syrupus
|
syrup
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sp gr
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