58 PRESCRIPTION WRITING 



WOBDS OK PHBASES CONIBACTIONS ENG. EQUIVALENTS 



Primus Primus The first. 



Pro Pro For. 



Pro re nata P. r. n Occasionally, according to 



circumstances. 



Pulvis Pulv A powder. 



Quadrans, -antis Quad A quart. 



Quantum libet Q. lib As mucli as you please. 



Quantum sufficiat Q. s As much as is necessary. 



Quaque Qq Each, or every. 



Quaque hora Qq. H Every hour. 



Quartus Quart Fourth. 



Quattuor Quat Four. 



Quinque Quinq Five. 



Quintus Quint The fifth. 



Quorum Quor Of which. 



Quotidie Quotid Daily. 



Ratio Proportion. 



Kecens, -entis Eec Fresh. 



Eecipe 5 Take. 



Reductus in pulverem Eed. in pulv. .. .Let it be reduced to powder. 



Reliquum Eeliq Remaining. 



Repetatur Eept Let it be repeated. 



Retinere Retin To keep. 



Saltern Saltern At least. 



Saltim Saltim By leaps. 



Saturatus-a-um Sat Saturated. 



Scatula Scat A box. 



Scrupulum Scrup. or ® A scruple (20 grs.). 



Secundem artem S. A According to art. 



Secundus Secund Second. 



Semel Semel Once. 



Semis or semissis Ss A half. 



Septem Sept Seven. 



Septimana Septim A week. 



Sescuncia An ounce and a half. 



Sesquihora An hour and a half. 



Sex Sex Six. 



Si Si If. 



Si Opus Sit Si Op. Sit If necessary. 



Signa Sig Write, or mark (thou). 



Signatur nomine proprio. . .Sig. nom. pro... Let it be written with its 



proper name. 



Simul Simul Together. 



Sine Sin Without. 



Singulorum Sing Of each. 



Sit Sit Let it be. 



Solus Sol Alone. 



Solve Solv Dissolve. 



Somnus Somnus Sleep. 



Statim Stat Immediately. 



Subinde Subind Frequently. 



Sumat talem Sum. tal Let him take one like this. 



Sume Sum Take. 



Supra Supra Above. 



Tabella Tab A tablet. 



