United States Joint Commission: Latin Gree K New Latin English
United States Joint Commission: Latin Gree K New Latin English
United States Joint Commission: Latin Gree K New Latin English
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Not recommended for use in the United States by the Joint Commission[5]
Not recommended for use by other organizations, such as the ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication
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Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
aa, ,
ana
AAA
a.c.
a.c.h.s.,
ac&hs
a.d.
ad.
English
Possible confusion
of each
ante cibum
ante cibum
et hora
somni
before meals
auris dextra
right ear
adde
add
addatur
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
add.
English
adde
add
addatur
ad libitum
pleasure"; as much as
one desires; freely
admove
admoveatur
ad us.
ad usum
according to custom
q.
quales
equal
agit.
agita
alternis
dieb.
diebus
alternate days
admov.
a.m.
alternis horis
ante
meridiem
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
amp.
ampulla
amt
English
ampule (ampul,
ampoule)
amount
aq.
aqua
water
aq. bull.
aqua bulliens
boiling water
aq. com.
aq. dest.
aq. ferv.
a.l., a.s.
aqua
communis
aqua
destillata
aqua fervens
auris laeva,
auris sinistra
ATC
a.u.
Possible confusion
common water
distilled water
hot water
auris utraque
both ears
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
BDS, b.d.s.
bis die
sumendum
English
twice daily
bib.
bibe
drink
bis
bis
twice
b.i.d., b.d.
bis in die
twice daily
bis ind.
bis indies
twice a day
bis in 7 d.
bis in septem
diebus
BM
twice a week
bowel movement
British National
BNF
Formulary
bol.
bolus
BP, Ph.Br.
Pharmacopo
eia
Possible confusion
British Pharmacopoeia
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
Britannica
BS
blood sugar
BSA
b.t.
bedtime
bucc.
bucca
cap., caps.
capsula
capsule
cap.
capiat
c.m.
cras mane
tomorrow morning
cras mane
to be taken tomorrow
sumendus
morning
c.m.s.
c, c.
cum
cib.
cibus
food
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
c.c.
cum cibo
English
cf.
confer
compare
c.n.
cras nocte
tomorrow night
cochl.
cochleare
spoonful
cochleare
an ample spoonful
amplum
(atablespoonful)
cochleare
a small spoonful
infantis
(ateaspoonful)
cochleare
a large spoonful
magnum
(atablespoonful)
cochleare
a modest spoonful
modicum
(adesert-spoonful)
cochleare
a scant spoonful
parvum
(ateaspoonful)
cochl. ampl.
cochl. infant.
cochl. mag.
cochl. mod.
cochl. parv.
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
colet.
coletur
let it be strained
comp.
compositus
compound
contin.
continuetur
let it be continued
cpt.
capiat
cr., crm
cream
CST
cuj.
cujus
of which
c.v.
cras vespere
tomorrow evening
cyath.
cyathus
a glassful
cyath. vinos.
D, d.
cyathus
vinosus
Possible confusion
a wine-glassful
die [or]
days [or]
dosis
doses
"doses"
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
dextrose 5% in lactated
Ringer's
D5LR
solution(intravenous
sugar solution)
dextrose 5% in normal
saline (0.9%)
D5NS
(intravenous sugar
solution)
dextrose 5%
D5W, D5W
in water(intravenous
sugar solution)
dextrose 10%
D10W, D10W
in water(intravenous
sugar solution)
da
da
give
DAW
no generic substitution)
discontinue [or]
disc
discharge
decoct.
decoctum
decoction
ambiguous meaning
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
det.
dieb. alt.
detur
let it be given
diebus
alternis
alternate days
dil.
dim.
English
dilute
dimidius
one-half
divide in
d. in p. .
partes
quales
dispersible [or]
disp.
div.
dispense
divide
dL
d.t.d.
divide
deciliter
dentur tales
doses
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
deodorized tincture of
opium
dextrose in water(intrave
nous sugar solution)
elix.
elixir
elixir
ex modo
prescripto
manner prescribed)
emuls.
emulsum
emulsion
et
et
and
e.m.p.
EOD
ex aq.
ex aqua
in water
exhib.
exhibiatur
let it be given
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
f.
fiat
f.h.
fiat haustus
make a draught
fluidus
specifically liquid in
health care)
f.m.
fiat mistura
make a mixture
f. pil.
fiat pilula
make a pill
fiat
f.s.a.
secundum
artem
ft.
fiat
g, gm
is g, not gm)
garg.
gargarisma
gargle
gr.
granum
grain
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
gtt(s)
gutta(e)
drop(s)
gutt.
gutta(e)
drop(s)
Possible confusion
hypodermic
h, hr, hor.
hora
hour
habt.
habeat
hora alternis
hor. decub.
hor. intermed.
hor. tert.
hora
decubitus
horis
intermediis
horis tertiis
hora somni
h.s.
at bedtime
at intermediate hours
at bedtime [or]
half-strength
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
dosing based
onclearance estimation)
ID
IJ, inj.
intradermal
injectio
IM
injection
intramuscular
intranasal
ind.
indies
daily
infusion
inf.
infusum
(extraction) /intravenous
infusion
IP
intraperitoneal
IT
intrathecal
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
IU
international unit
IV
intravenous
IVP
intravenous push
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
kg
kilogram
LAS
label as such
lat. dol.
lateri dolenti
lb.
libra
pound
liquor
l.c.d.
carbonis
detergens
lin
linimentum
liniment
liq.
liquor
solution
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
lot.
lotio
lotion
M., m.
misce
mix
mane
mane
in the morning
max.
maximum
maximum
mcg
m.d.u.
microgram
more dicto
utendus
to be used as directed
mEq
milliequivalent
mg
milligram
mg/dL
MgSO4
magnesium sulfate
min.
Possible confusion
minimum [or]
minimum [or]
minim [or]
minim [or]
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
minutum
minute
mist.
mistura
mixture
mit., mitt.
mitte
send
mL
millilitre
mod.
modo
prscript.
prscripto
morphine
MS
sulfate ormagnesium
sulfate
MSO4
nebul
morphine sulfate
nebula
NMT
noct.
Possible confusion
a spray (such as
forinsufflation)
nocte
at night
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
non rep.
English
Possible confusion
nil per os
nothing by mouth
NS
half-normal saline
1/2NS
(0.45%)
NTE
not to exceed
o 2, o2
both eyes
omni die
o.m.
omne mane
every morning
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
omn. bih.
omni bihora
every 2 hours
omn. hor.
omni hora
every hour
o.n.
omne nocte
every night
OPD
o.s.
o.u.
oculus
sinister
oculus
uterque
oz
p.
part. q.
Possible confusion
left eye
both eyes
ounce
perstetur
partes
quales
continue
equal parts
per
per
by or through
p.c.
post cibum
after meals
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
p.c.h.s.,
pc&hs
hora somni
Possible confusion
bedtime
Pharmacopo
Ph.Br., BP
eia
British Pharmacopoeia
Britannica
Ph.Eur.
Pharmacopo
European
Pharmacopo
Ph.Int.
eia
International
Internationali
Pharmacopoeia
pig./pigm.
p.m.
pigmentum
post
meridiem
paint
evening or afternoon
p.o.
per os
by mouth or orally
ppt.
prparata
prepared
p.r., PR
per rectum
rectally
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
p.r.n., PRN
pro re nata
as needed
pt.
perstetur
continue
pulv.
pulvis
powder
p.v., PV
per vaginam
vaginally
quaque
every, per
q.1 h, q.1
quaque 1
hora
alternis die
quaque die
q.a.m.
quaque
ante
meridiem
Possible confusion
q4PM
q.a.d.
English
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
quaque die
every day
quaque die
q.d.a.m.
ante
meridiem
quaque die
q.d.p.m.
post
meridiem
q.d.s.
quater die
sumendus
quaque die
q.p.m.
post
meridiem
q.h.
q.h.s.
q.i.d.
quaque hora
quaque hora
somni
quater in die
4 times a day
every hour
4 times a day
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
q.l.
q.n.
quantum
libet
quaque
nocte
as much as is requisite
every night
quaque
altera die
q.q.h.
quater
quaque hora
every 4 hours
quantum
sufficiat
q.s.
(subjunctive),
quantum
a sufficient quantity
sufficit
(indicative)
quantum
q.v.
volueris [or]
quod vide
at will [or]
which see
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
QWK
rep., rept.
English
Possible confusion
every week
repetatur
RL, R/L
repeats
Ringer's lactate
noun meaning
recipe
"prescription"medical
prescription orprescriptio
n drug)
rep.
repetatur
let it be repeated
s.
signa
s.a.
secundum
artem
SC
sem.
subcutaneous
semen
seed
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
s.i.d.
semel in die
once a day
sig.
signa
Possible confusion
sine
sing.
singulorum
SL, s.l.
sub lingua
SOB
sol.
s.o.s., si op.
sit
s.s., SS
SSI
of each
sublingually, under
thetongue
shortness of breath
solutio
solution
si opus sit
if there is a need
semisse
one-half [or]
sliding scale
mistaken to mean
sliding scale
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
regularinsulin
SQ
subcutaneously
Possible confusion
selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor [or]
SSRI
st.
stet
stat
statim
SubQ
sum.
supp.
susp.
immediately
subcutaneously
sumat [or]
sumendum
let it be taken
suppositoriu
m
suspensio
suppository
suspension
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
syr.
syrupus
syrup
tab.
tabella
tablet
tal., t.
talus
such
tbsp
t.d.s., TDS
tablespoon
ter die
sumendum
3 times a day
t.i.d., t.d.
ter in die
3 times a day
tinct.
tinctura
tincture
t.i.w.
3 times a week
top.
topical
TPN
Possible confusion
tinctura
tincture
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
trit.
triturate
grind to a powder
troch.
trochiscus
lozenge
tsp
teaspoon
unit
ut dictum
as directed
ung.
unguentum
ointment
United States
USP
vag.
Pharmacopeia
vagine
vaginally
with
w/a
while awake
w/f
Possible confusion
Abbreviati
Latin,Gree
on or
k, orNew
symbol
Latin
English
Possible confusion
w/o
without
X, x
times
YO, y.o.
years old
microgram
at
>
greater than
<
less than
libra
pound
uncia
ounce
drachma
dram (drachm)
scrupulus
scruple