General medicinal abbreviations

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āā

Of each

abnml

Abnormal

ac

Before meals

Ad lib

As desired

ant

Anterior

aq

Water

bollotable

Movable

BC

Birth control

bid

Twice a day

BP

Blood pressure

c

With

cc

Cubic cm = ml

CHF

Congestive heart failure

cl

Clear

cm

Centimeter

C/O

Complaints of

C/O

Complaints of

CVS

Cardiovascular system

dr

dram

Dx

Diagnosis

Hg

Mercury

hs

At bedtime

hx

History

IAB

Induced abortion

IM

Intramuscular

inf

Infusion

inutero

Inside the uterus

IUD

Intrauterine device

IV

Intravenous

LB

Live birth

LC

Live child

LMP

Last menstrual period

lt

Light

mcg

Microgram

med

Medication

ml

Milligram

n/a

Not applicable

nml

Normal

qh

Every hour

q2h

Every 2 hours

q4h

Every 4 hours

qid

4 times a day

qod

Every other day

qs

Quantity sufficient

RBC

Red blood cell

resp

Respiration

R/O

Rule out

Rx

Take

s

Without

S/S

Signs and symptoms

sp gr

Specific gravity

ss

One half

stat

Immediately

supp

Suppository

subq

Subcutaneous

TAB

Therapeutic

ENT

Ear, nose and throat

ext

Extract

FBS

Fasting blood sugar

FUO

Fever of Unknown Origin

g (gm)

Gram

GC

Gonorrhea

GI

Gastrointestinal

GTT

Glucose tolerance test

gyn

Gynecological

h

Hour

hB/Hgb

Hemoglobin

Hct

Hematocrit

OC

Oral contraceptive

Oxygen

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os

Opening

oz

Ounces

pc

After meals

per

By

post

Posterior

po

By mouth

pp

Postpartum

prn

As needed

pt

Patient

q

Every

qd

Every day

tid

3x a day

TOP

Termination of pregnancy

U

Unit

UA or Ux

Urine analysis

ung

Ointment

ut

Uterine

v/s

Vital signs

vits

Vitamins

wks

Weeks

WNL

Within normal limits

wt

Weight

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