56 PRESCRIPTION WRITING 



WORDS OR PHRASES CONTRACTIONS EN6. EQUIVALENTS 



Cujus, cujus-libet Cuj Of which, of any. 



Cum C With. 



Cyathus, vel Cyathus 



vinarius Cyath, C. vinar. .A wine-glass. 



Da, detur D., det Give, let be given. 



De De Of or from. 



Debitus Deb Due, proper. 



Decanta Dec Pour off. 



Decern, decimus Decern Ten, the tenth. 



Decoctum Decoct A decoction. 



Decubitus Decub Lying down. 



De die in diem De d. in d From day to day. 



Dein vel Deinde Dein Thereupon. 



Deglutiatur .Deglut Let be swallowed. 



Dentur tales doses No. iv. . . .D. t. d. No. iv. . .Let four such doses be given. 



Diebis alternis Dieb. alt Every other day. 



Diluete, Dilutus Dil Dilute (thou). Diluted. 



Dimidius Dim One-half. 



Divide Div Divide (thou). 



Dividatur in partes sequales.D. in p. seq Let it be divided into equal 



parts. 



Dividendus-a-um Divid To be divided. 



Dolor Dolor Pain. 



Dosis D A dose. 



Drachma Dr. or 3 A dram (60 grains). 



Eadem (fern.) Ead The same. 



Ejusdem Ejusd Of the same. 



Electuarium Elect An electuary. 



Enema En A clyster or enema. 



Et Et And. 



Extende Ext Spread. 



Extende supra Ext. Sup Spread upon. 



Extrahe Extrahe Extract (thou). 



"Eac, Fiat, Fiant F Make. 



Fae Tales Dosis F. T. D Make such doses. 



Fac pilulas duodeeim F. pil. XII Make twelve pills. 



Farina Flour. 



Fervens Ferv Boiling. 



Piat Ft Let be made (sing.). 



Piant Ft Let be made (plu.). 



Piltra Filtra Filter (thou). 



Fluidus Fluid., Fl Liquid. 



Gargarysma Garg A gargle. 



Gradation Grad By degrees, gradually. 



Granum, Grana Gr Grain, grains. 



Gutta, Guttge Gtt A drop, drops. 



Guttatim Guttat By drops. 



Haustus Haust A draught. 



Hebdomada Hebdom A week. 



Herbarum recentium Herb, recent. . ..Of fresh herbs. 



Hie, Hsec, Hoc Hie, H^c, Hoc. .This. 



Hirudo Hirudo A leech. 



Hora H An hour. 



Idem Id The same. 



Imprimis Impr First. 



