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qhs, h.s., hs at bedtime or half strength quaque hora somni ii two tablets duos doses iii three tablets trēs doses n.p.o., npo, NPO nothing by mouth / not by oral administration: nil per os o.d., od, OD right eye. once a day (United Kingdom) oculus dexter omne in die o.s., os, OS left eye: oculus sinister o.u., ou, OU both eyes: oculus uterque ...
hs: hours of sleep H→S: heel-to-shin test HSC: human chorionic somatomammotropin (same as human placental lactogen) HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: HSG: hysterosalpingogram: HSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: HSM: hepatosplenomegaly: HSP: Henoch–Schönlein purpura: HSV: herpes simplex virus: HT: hypertension ...
a.c.h.s., ac&hs ante cibum et hora somni: before meals and at bedtime a.d. auris dextra: right ear a single-storey a can be mistaken as an o which could read "o.d.", meaning right eye ad., add. adde addatur: add let there be added ad lib. ad libitum: Latin, "at one's pleasure"; as much as one desires; freely
Acidosis (hydrogen cation excess) is an abnormal pH in the body as a result of lactic acidosis which occurs in prolonged hypoxia and in severe infection, diabetic ketoacidosis, kidney failure causing uremia, or ingestion of toxic agents or overdose of pharmacological agents, such as aspirin and other salicylates, ethanol, ethylene glycol and other alcohols, tricyclic antidepressants, isoniazid ...
Temporary vs. permanent sobriety. Some people give up alcohol or other drugs temporarily, often for monthlong periods like Dry January, as a cleanse or a test for longer sobriety.That may help in ...
hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes pulmon-, pulmo-of or relating to the lungs: Latin pulmō, a lung pulmonary py-pus: Greek πύον (púon), pus pyometra: pyel-pelvis: Greek πύελος (púelos), pelvis, wash basin pyelonephritis: pykno-to thicken (as the nucleus does in early stages of cell death)
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blood culture: bld: blood: BLE: Bilateral Lower Extremity (in/on both legs). BLS: basic life support: BM: bone marrow bowel movement breast milk Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.) BMBx: Bone marrow biopsy: BMC ...