M. Canfield Willis - Medical Terminology Chapter 4, Set 9
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Marjorie Canfield Willis- Medical terminology
Chapter 4, The Medical Record -
PRESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS; MISCELLANEOUS
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28 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| ad lib. | as desired |
| amt | amount |
| aq | water |
| B (with circle around it) | bilateral |
| C | Celsius, centigrade |
| c (with line over it) | with |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| m (with circle around it) | murmur |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| OD | right eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| per | by or through |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| PR | through rectum |
| PV | through vagina |
| q.n.s. | quantity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quantity sufficient |
| Rx | recipe; prescription |
| Sig: | label; instruction to patient |
| s (with line over it) | without |
| ss (with line over it) | one-half |
| w.a. | while awake |
| X | times or for |
| I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X | roman numerals 1 through 10 |
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