PT *Ch1 Abbreviations 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ac | before meals |
| amp | ampoule-a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection. |
| bid | twice a day |
| cap | capsule |
| emuls | emulsion-a liquid preparation consisting of two completely immiscible (incapable of being mixed) liquids, one of which, as minute globules coated by a gumlike substance, is dispersed throughout the other and used to make a medicine palatable. |
| hs | at bedtime or at hour of sleep |
| npo | nothing by mouth |
| oint | ointment |
| pc | after meals |
| po | by mouth |
| pr | per rectum |
| q4h | every 4 hours |
| q6h | every 6 hours |
| q8h | every 8 hours |
| qd | every or each day |
| qid | four times per day |
| qod | every other day |
| stat | immediately |
| supp | suppository |
| syr | syrup |
| tab | tablet |
| tid | three times per day |
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