p.r.n.
ad lib.
noc.
a.m.
p.c.
NPO
q.1 h, q.1
q.i.d. (t.i.d.)
statim
pro re nata
ad libitum
noctis (nocte)
ante meridiem
post cibum
non/nihil per os
1 quaque hora
quarter in die (ter)
STAT
p.r.n.
ad lib
noc.
a.m.
p.c.
NPO
q.1 h, q.1
q.i.d. (t.i.d.)
utraque
s c
10
s c
ante
post
sine
cum
male
female
11
12
Rx: prescription
13
: medication
Disp.: dispensing instructions
Sig.: patient instructions
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15
cheirourgia, diaita,
pharmakon
(pharmac/o)
Material
Medieval Panacea
17
aq.
cap.
tab.
bol.
ung.
lot.,
supp.
gtt.
en.
18
Parenteral
IM
ID
IV
SC, SQ, Sub-Q
SL
PV
PR
p.o.
top.
19
Parenteral
IM Intramuscular
ID Intradermal
IV Intravenous
SC, SQ, Sub-Q Subcutaneous
SL sublingual
PV per vaginam
PR per rectum
p.o. per os
top. - topical
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21
Clysters
Suppository
Uterine Fumigation
Hypodermic?
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23
I or i = 1
V or v = 5
X or x = 10
L or l = 50
C or c = 100
D or d = 500
M or m = 1000
Subtraction rule:
IV = 4, IX = 9, XL = 40, XC = 90, CD = 400, CM = 900
949 = DCCCCXXXXVIIII = CMXLIX
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25
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