ABBREVIATIONS 



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



Mg Magnesium ; Milligram. 



Ml Milliliter. 



Mm Millimeter. 



Mod. pre- 

 script . . . Modo prtescripto . 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. 



Q. p Quantum placeat . At will. 



Q. s " sufficit . A sufficient quantity. 



Qt Quart. 



Q. v Quantum vis ... As much as you wish. 



R Reaumur's thermometer, 



Respiration. 



V Recipe Take. 



Rad Radix ...... Root. 



Rb Rubidium. 



R. D Reaction of degeneration. 



Rect Rectificatus .... Rectified. 



Rep Repetatur .... Let it be repeated. 



S. 

 S. . 

 S. a 

 Sb. 

 Scr 



Semis Half ; Sulphur. 



Signa Label. 



Secundum artem . According to art. 



Stibium Antimony. 



Scrupulum . . . .Scruple. 



Let it be labeled. 



Ol. oliv. . . . Oleum olivae 



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. 



P 



Part. aeq. . . . Partes aequales 



Pb Plumbum . . 



P. c Post cibum . . 



P. C Pondus civile . 



Pd 



Phar 



Pil Pilula 



Pocul Poculum . . . 



Pond Pondere . . 



Pot Potio Potion; potassa. 



Ppt Preparata Precipitate ; Prepared. 



P. rat. setat . Pro rata aetatis . . In proportion to age. 



P. r. n Pro re nata .... When required. 



Pt Pint. 



Pulv Pulvis Powder. 



Q. d Quater in die . Four times a day. 



Q. 1 Quantum libet . . According as required. 



Uncia Ounce. 



Phosphorus, Pulse. 



Equal parts. 



Lead. 



After meals. 



Avoirdupois weight. 



Palladium. 



Pharmacopeia. 



Pill. 



A cup. 



By weight. 



Sig Signetur 



Sig. n. pr. . . Signa nomine 



proprio Label with common name. 



Sing Singulorum .... Of each. 



Si non val. . . Si non valeat . . . If it does not answer. 

 Si op. sit . . . Si opus sit . . . . If requisite. 



Solv Solve Dissolve. 



Sp., or Spir. . Spiritus Spirit 



Sp. gr Specific gravity. 



Ss Semi, semissis . . One-half. 



St Stet Let it stand. 



Su Sumat Let him take. 



S. v Spiritus vini . . . Alcoholic spirit. 



S. v. r Spiritus vini 



rectificatus . . . Rectified spirit of wine. 



S. v. t Spiritus vini tenuis Dilute alcohol, proof-spirit. 



Syr Syrupus Syrup. 



T Temperature. 



T. d Ter in die Three times a day. 



Tr., Tinct. . . Tinctura Tincture. 



Ung Unguentum .... Ointment. 



Ur Urine. 



Vesic. ... . Vesicatorium . . . A blister. 



Wt Weight. 



V. s. b Venesectio brachii Bleeding from the arm. 



\X[ Minimum Minim. 



3 Drachma .... Dram. 



9 Scrupulum .... Scruple. 



5. . Uncia Ounce. 



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

 CONTEXT, RENDERING THE MEANING OBVIOUS.-^™,-/. 



S. C. F Supraclavicular Fossa. 



Sp. C Spinal Cord. 



S. S. F Supraspinous fossa. 



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



Names of Diseases. 



Bctasis Bronchiectasis. 



Brhea Bronchorrhea. 



B t,s Bronchitis. 



G. K Granular Kidney. 



G. P General Paralysis. 



Phth., or $0, or<j>. Phthisis. 



Pna Pneumonia. 



Pri* Pneumothorax. 



Rhc F Rheumatic Fever. 



Rhsm Rheumatism. 



Set F Scarlet Fever. 



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



Names of Regions or Organs. 



Clavr Clavicular. 



I. C. F Infraclavicular Fossa. 



Infrascr .... Infrascapular. 



Interscr Interscapular. 



Mamy Mammary. 



Names of Signs and Symptoms. 



C/ Cough. 



Cephgia Cephalalgia. 



Hg e Hemorrhage. 



Ngia Neuralgia. 



N. S Nisjht-sweats. 



Spm 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 IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. 



Ace Accommodation. 



Ah Hyperopic Astigmatism. 



Am Myopic Astigmatism. 



As Astigmatism. 



Ax Axis. 



B. D Base (of prism) down. 



B. I " " " in. 



B. O " " " out. 



B. U " " " up. 



cm Centimeter. 



Cyl Cylinder, Cylindric Lens. 



D Diopter. 



E Emmetropia, Emmetropic. 



F Formula. 



H Hyperopia, Hyperopic, Horizontal. 



L. E Left Eye. 



M Myopia, Myopic. 



mm Millimeter. 



O. D Oculus dexter— Right Eye. 



O. S Oculus sinister— I. rit Eye 



p. p Punctum proxtmum, Near Pout 



P. r. ....... Punctum remotuni. Far Point. 



R. E Right Eye. 



Sph Spheric, Spheric Lens. 



Sym Symmetric. 



V Vision, Visual Acuity, Vertical. 



+, — ,_ Plus, Minos, Equal to. 



oo Infinity, 20 ft. distance. 



3 Combined with. 



°" Degree. 



