Medical Abbreviations

Practicum in Health Science II2010 - 2011

•Before

•of each

•Before meals

•unit

• teaspoon

•To keep open

• tincture

•milliliter

•night

•Do not repeat

•mixture

•milligram

•milliequivalent

•As desired, freely

•Alternate hours

• In the morning, before noon

•water

•Twice a day

•Three times a day

• tablespoon

• tablet

•suppository

• Immediately, at once

•half

•Subcutaneous(ly)

•Square meter

•meter

• liquid

•pound

•Liter

•External, extract

•Fahrenheit

• fluid

•gram

•grain

•drop

•hypodermically

•hour

•Hour of sleep

• Intradermal(ly)

• Intramuscular(ly)

• injection

• Intravenous(ly)

•kilogram

•Keep vein open

•Nothing by mouth

•Once every day

•Right eye

•Left eye

•Both eyes

•Every night

•ounce

•after

•per

•After meals

•By mouth

•Afternoon, evening

•As needed; when necessary

•pint

•Each, every

•everyday

•Every hour

•Every 2 hours

•Every 4 hours

•Four times a day

•Every other day

•As much as needed; quantity sufficient

• rectal

• repeat

• treatment

•without

•Subcutaneous(ly)

•Beneath the tongue

•solution

•Celsius

•with

•capsule

•Cubic centimeter

•compound

•centimeter

•dilute

•distilled

•dram

•Discontinue

•Diagnosis

•elixir