ABBREVIATIONS 



M. ft Mistura fiat .... Let a mixture be made. 



Mg Magnesium ; Milligram. 



Ml Milliliter. 



Mm Millimeter. 



Mod. pre- 

 script . . . Modo praescripto . In the manner directed. 



Mol. wt Molecular weight. 



Mor. sol. . . . More solito .... In the usual way. 



Muc Mucilago Mucilage, 



Myg Myriagram. 



Myl Myrialiter. 



Mym Myriameter. 



N Nitrogen. 



Na Natrium Sodium. 



Ni Nickel. 



No Numero Number. 



Noct Nocte By night. 



O Octarius A pint. 



Ol Oleum Oil. 



Ol. oliv. . . . Oleum olivse 



Ol.-res Oleoresina . 



O. m Omni mane . 



Omn. bih. . . Omni bihora 

 Omn. hor. . . Omni hora . 

 Omn. noct. . . Omni nocte . 



Os 



Ov Ovum . . . 



. Olive-oil. 

 . Oleoresin. 

 . Every morning. 

 . Every two hours 

 . Every hour. 

 . Every night. 

 . Osmium. 

 An egg. 



Oz L'ncia Ounce. 



P Phosphorus, Pulse. 



Part. acq. . . . Partes aequales . . Equal parts. 



Pb Plumbum .... Lead. 



P. c Post cibum . . . After meals. 



P. C Pondus civile . . . Avoirdupois weight. 



Pd Palladium. 



Phar Pharmacopeia. 



Pil Pilula Pill. 



Pocul Poculum A cup. 



Pond Pondere By weight. 



Pot Potio Potion ; potassa. 



Ppt Preparata 



P. rat. aetat . Pro rata aetatis 



P. r. n Pro re nata . . 



Pt 



Pulv Pulvis .... 



Q. d Quater in die . 



Q. 1 Quantum libet 



Precipitate ; Prepared. 



In proportion to age. 



When required. 



Pint. 



Powder. 



Four times a day. 



According as required. 



Q. p Quantum placeat 



Q. s " sufficit 



Qt 



Q. v Quantum vis . . . 



K 



ljfc Recipe 



Rad Radix 



Rb 



R. D 



Rect Rectificatus . . . . 



Rep Repetatur . . . . 



S Semis 



S Signa 



S. a Secundum artem . 



Sb Stibium 



Scr Scrupulum . . . . 



Sig Signetur 



Sig. n. pr. . . Signa nomine 



proprio 



Sing Singulorum . . . . 



Si non val. . . Si non valeat . . . 

 Si op. sit . . . Si opus sit . . . . 



Solv Solve 



Sp.,orSpir. . Spiritus 



Sp.gr 



Ss Semi, semissis . . 



St Stet 



Su Sumat 



S. v Spiritus vini . . . 



S. v. r Spiritus vini 



rectificatus . . . 



S. v. t Spiritus vini tenuis 



Syr Syrupus 



T 



T. d Ter in die 



Tr., Tinct. . . Tinctura 



Ung Unguentum . . . . 



Ur 



Vesta .... Vesicatorium . . . 



Wt 



V. s. b Venesectio brachii 



IT) Minimum 



5 Drachma 



9 Scrupulum . . . . 



5 Uncia 



At will. 



A sufficient quantity. 



Quart. 



As much as you wish. 



Reaumur's thermometer, 



Respiration. 

 Take. 

 Root. 

 Rubidium. 



Reaction of degeneration. 

 Rectified. 

 Let it be repeated. 

 Half; Sulphur. 

 Label. 



According to art. 

 Antimony. 

 Scruple. 

 Let it be labeled. 



Label with common name. 



Of each. 



If it does not answer. 



If requisite. 



Dissolve. 



Spirit. 



Specific gravity. 



One-half. 



Let it stand. 



Let him take. 



Alcoholic spirit. 



Rectified spirit of wine. 



Dilute alcohol, proof-spirit. 



Syrup. 



Temperature. 



Three times a day. 



Tincture. 



Ointment. 



Urine. 



A blister. 



Weight. 



Bleeding from the arm. 



Minim. 



Dram. 



Scruple. 



Ounce. 



ABBREVIATIONS THAT SHOULD ONLY BE USED UNDER HEADINGS, OR WITH A 

 CONTEXT, RENDERING THE MEANING OBVIOUS.— Ewart. 



Names of Diseases. 



Bctasis Bronchiectasis. 



Brhea Bronchorrhea. 



B tIS . Bronchitis. 



G. K Granular Kidney. 



G. P General Paralysis. 



Phth., or 4.0, or<£. Phthisis. 



Pna Pneumonia. 



Pnx Pneumothorax. 



Rhc F Rheumatic Fever. 



Rhsm Rheumatism. 



Set F Scarlet Fever. 



Syph., or <rv<t>. . . Syphilis. 



Names of Regions or Organs. 



Clavr Clavicular. 



I. C. F Infraclavicular Fossa. 



InfrasC .... Infrascapular. 



Intersex Interscapular. 



Mamy Mammary. 



S. C. F Supraclavicular Fossa. 



Sp. C Spinal Cord. 



S. S. F Supraspinous fossa. 



V. C. or V. B. . . Vocal Bands. 



Names of Signs and Symptoms. 



C/ Cough. 



Cephgia Cephalalgia. 



Hge Hemorrhage. 



Ngia Neuralgia. 



N. S Night-sweats. 



Sp m Sputum. 



T Tongue. 



Vg Vomiting 



Vt Vomit. 



In Physical Examination, Etc. 



H. C Humid Crepitations. 



R. S Respiratory Sound. 



V. F Vocal Fremitus. 



V. S Voice-sounds. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED 



Ace Accommodation. 



Ah Hyperopic Astigmatism. 



Am Myopic Astigmatism. 



A» Astigmatism. 



Ax 



B. D Bnw (of prism) down. 



B. I " " " in. 



B. O " " " out. 



B. U " " " up. 



cm Centimeter. 



Cyl Cylinder, Cylindrlc Lens. 



D Dfopfc i 



E Kmmctropia, Emmetropic. 



F Formula. 



H Hypctnpi i H\ [.• p.|,h, Horizontal. 



IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. 



L. E Left Eye. 



M Mvopia, Myopic. 



mm Millimeter. 



O. D Oculus dexter— Right Eye. 



O. S Oculus sinister — Left Eye. 



P. p Punctum proximum, Near Point. 



P. r Punctum remotum, Far Point. 



R. E Right 



Sph Spheric, Spheric Lena. 



Sym Symmetric. 



V Vision, Visual Acuity, Vertical. 



+, — , — Plus, Minus, Equal to. 



oo Infinity, 20 ft. distance. 



( lombfned with. 



Degree. 



