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This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
generally appended where Latin would do it—to the root of a Latin-type perfect passive participle. Cf. -er: doctor orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-testis: Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), testicle, ovary orchiectomy, orchidectomy: orth(o)-denoting something as straight or correct Greek ὀρθός (orthós), straight, correct, normal orthodontist-osis
Nootropics (/ n oʊ. ə ˈ t r oʊ p ɪ k s / noh-ə-TROHP-iks or / n oʊ. ə ˈ t r ɒ p ɪ k s / noh-ə-TROP-iks; [1] but not / n j uː ˈ t r oʊ p ɪ k s / new-TROHP-iks or / n j uː ˈ t r ɒ p ɪ k s / new-TROP-iks, [1] which are common mispronunciations [citation needed]), colloquially brain supplements, smart drugs and cognitive enhancers, are natural, semisynthetic or synthetic ...
Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads across the U.S. There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission of ...
In 1999, the Tennessee Titans went 13-3 but finished second in their division to the 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars, giving Tennessee the distinction of having the most wins for a wild-card team in NFL ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar ...
Unlike corticosteroids, they do not directly suppress the immune system and so their effect on the immune system is not immediately obvious. [112] They suppress the production of new immune cells, but leave existing immune cells functional. [112] Large doses slowly reduce the immune response as the immune cells are renewed at a much lower rate ...
The Cavaliers are making a case that they should be considered the second-best team in the East with the No. 2 offense (121 points per 100 possessions), No. 5 defense (108.3 points allowed per 100 ...