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The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed s.i.d. semel in die: once a day used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine
record or picture Greek γράμμα (grámma), picture, letter, writing angiogram, gramophone -graph: instrument used to record data or picture Greek -γραφία (-graphía), written, drawn, graphic interpretation electrocardiograph, seismograph-graphy: process of recording Greek -γραφία (-graphía), written, drawn, graphic interpretation
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
For prescription medications, the insert is technical, providing information for medical professionals about how to prescribe the drug. Package inserts for prescription drugs often include a separate document called a "patient package insert" with information written in plain language intended for the end-user —the person who will take the ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Date of birth: DOE: dyspnea on exertion: DOH: Department of Health: DOL: day of life DORV: double outlet right ventricle: DOS: date of service DOSS: docusate sodium; from the chemical name dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate DP: dorsalis pedis: DPH: diphenylhydantoin: DPL: diagnostic peritoneal lavage: DPLD: diffuse parenchymal lung disease: DPM ...
Abbreviation Meaning q: each, every (from Latin quaque) : q15: every 15 minutes q6h q6° once every 6 hours q2wk: once every 2 weeks qAc Before every meal (from Latin quaque ante cibum)