ABBREVIATIONS. 483 



I carry), denoting 'bearing' ; ' producing'; in L. fer and/erws; as 

 galactojo// orous, milk-bearing. 



rhcea, re'a (Gr. rhoa, a stream from rhZo, I flow), denoting 'a 

 discharge' ; as diarrAcea, a discharge from the bowels : the r is doubled 

 after a vowel. 



scope, shop, and -scopy, skop't (Gr. sk8p$s, an inspector from skopW, 

 I view), denoting examination ; indication, etc. ; as stethoscope, an 

 instr. for assisting in the examination of the sound of the chest. 



tome, torn, -tomia, tom'-i-a, -tomy, tornf'i (Gr. tome, a cutting), denot- 

 ing *a cutting ' ; 'incision ' ; as a>na,tomy, the art of cutting up a dead 

 animal for scientific purposes. 



-ula, ul'd, -ule, ul, and -ulus, uf-us (L. ulus), diminution ; littleness ; 

 as globule, a little globe. 



-uret, ur'-U (L. uro, I burn), denoting the combination of simple 

 inflammable bodies with one another, or with a metal ; as sulph^re^, 

 the combination of sulphur with an alkali or a metal; ipho&phuretted, 

 combined with phosphorus, etc. 



ABBREVIATIONS 



USED BY MEDICAL MEN IN WRITING OUT PRESCRIPTIONS. 



The abbreviations begin with small letters, as the form in which they are usually 

 found. Of course, when commencing a sentence, an abbreviation will commence 

 with a large or capital letter. Only those in common use have been given. 



a or aa (Gr. ana), of each ; denotes that an equal quantity of each 



ingredient named is to be taken, 

 abs. febr. (L. absZnte, absent ; febr$, fever), fever being absent ; in the 



absence of fever. 

 add. (L. dddS, add), add ; also (L. addantur, they may be added), add ; 



let there be added. 



ad lib. or ad libit. (L. ad, to or at ; libitum, one's pleasure), at pleasure. 

 admov. (L. admdve 1 , apply), apply ; also (L. admdvedt&r, it may be 



applied, or admovvantur, they may be applied), let there be applied. 

 altern. horis (L. altZrnis, in alternate ; horns, in hours), in alternate 



hours ; every other hour, 

 alt. noct. (L. alterms, in alternate ; ndcttbus, in nights), in alternate 



nights ; every other night. 

 alvo adst. (L. dlvo, with the belly ; adstricta, with bound or pressed 



close), with the belly bound ; when the bowels are costive. 

 aq. bull. (L. aqua, water ; bulliens, boiling), boiling water. 

 aq. dest. (L. aqua, water ; destilldta, distilled), distilled water. 

 aq. ferv. (L. aqua, water ; fZrvens, boiling), boiling water. 

 aq. font. (L. aqua, water ; fontdna, of or from a spring), spring water ; 



also (L. aqua, water ; fdntis, of the fountain), the water of a spring. 

 bib. (L. bibe), drink thou. 



bis ind. (L. bis, twice ; indffis, from day to day), twice a day. 

 b. c. (L. balneum, a bath ; calidum, warm), a warm-water bath for 



the patient. 

 b. m. (L. balnViim, a bath; mid. L. marice, of the sea from maria, 



