PHC401:PRACTICE PHARMACY I

LATIN TERMS AND ABBREVIATION

REMEDIES
LATIN NAME
AURISTILLE
CAPSULA
CAPSULA AMYLACEA
CATAPLASMA
CEREOLUS
CHARTA
COLLUNARIUM
COLLUTORIUM
COLLYRIUM
CREMOR
EMPLASTRUM
EMULSIO
ENEMA
GARGARISM
GELATINA
GUTTAE
HAUSTUS
INHALATIO
INJECTIO
INSUFFLATIO
LINCTUS
LINIMENTUM
LIQOUR
LOTIO
MISTURA
NARISTILLAE
NEBULA
OBLATUM
OCULENTUM
PASTA
PASTILLUS
PESSUS
PIGMENTUM
PILULA
PULVIS
PULVIS CONSPERSUS
SOLVELLAE
STENURTAMENTUM
SUPPOSITORIUM
TABELLA
TABLETTA
TROCHISCUS
UNGUENTUM
VAPOR

abbreviation
auristill.
caps.
caps. amylac.
cataplasm.
cereol.
chart.
collun.
collut.
collyr.
crem.
emp.
emul.
garg.
gelat.
gtt.
ht.
inhal.
inj.
insuff.
linct.
lin.
liq.
lot,
m.,mist.
narist.
neb.
oblat.
oculent.
past.
pastill.
pess.
pigm.
pil.
pulv.
pulv. consper.
solv.
sternut.
suppos.
tab.
tab.
troch.
ung.
vap.

ENGLISH NAME
Ear drops
A capsule
A cachet
A poultice
An urethral bougie
A powder
A nose wash
A mouth wash
An eye lotion
A cream
A plaster
An emulsion
An enema
A gargle
A jelly
Drops
A draught
An inhalation
An injection
An insuflation
A linctus
A liniment
A solution
A lotion
A mixture
Nasal drop
A spray solution
A cachet
An eye ointment
A paste
A pastille
A pessary
A paint
A pill
A powder
A dusting powder
Solution tablets
A snuff
A suppository
A tablet
A tablet
A lozenge
An ointment
An inhalation

INSTRUCTION RELATING TO
PREPARATION
TERM OF PHRASE
ADDE, ADDATUR
CALEFAC, CALEFIAT
DIVIDE, DIVIDATUR
DIVIDATUR IN PARTES
AEQUALES
FIAT
FIANT
MISCE, MISCEATUR
MISCE FIAT MISTURA
MISCE SECUNDUM ARTEM
SOLVE

abbreviation
add.
calef.
div.

Meaning
Add. Let it be added
Warm, let it be warmed
Divide, let it be divided

div. in pt. aeq.

ft.
ft.
m.
m.ft.m.
m.s.a

Divide into equal parts

Let it be made
Let it be made
Mix. Let it be mixed
Mix to make a mixture
Mix pharmaceutically
Dissolve

TIME OF ADMINISTRATION OR APPLICATION

TERM OF PHRASE
abbreviation
SEMEL IN DIE. SEMEL DIE
sem. in. die , sem.die
BIS IN DIE. BIS DIE
b.i.d. / b.d
TER IN DIE. TER DIE
t.i.d. /t.d.s
QUARTER IN DIE. QUARTER DIE
q.i.d./ q.d.
SEXIES IN DIE. SEXIES DIE
sex. in d. sex. d.

Meaning
Once a day
Twice a day
Three times a day
Four times a day
six times a day

PARTS OF THE DAY

PRIMA LUCE
PRIMO MANE
MANE
OMNI MANE
JENTACULUM
MERIDIE
PRANDIUM
VESPERE
NOCTE
INTER NOCTEM
OMNI NOCTE
HORA DECUBITUS
HORA SOMNI
NOCTE ET MANE
NOCTE MANEQUE
HAC NOCTE
CRAS VESPERE
MANE SEQUENTI

prand.
vesp.
n.
inter noct.
o.n.
h.d.
h.s.
n. et m.
n.m.
hac. noct.
crasp vesp.
m.seq.

Early in the morning

Early in the morning
In the morning
Every morning
Breakfast
Noon
Dinner
In the evening
At night
During the night
Every night
At bedtime
At bedtime
Night and morning
Night and morning
Tonight
Tomorrow evening
The following morning

hebdom.

Today
Tomorrow
A week

PARTS OF THE WEEK

HODIE
CRAS
HEBDOMADA
HOUR TIME

prim. luc.
prim. m.
m.
o.m.
jentac.

OMNI HORA. QUAQUE HORA

OMNI QUARTA HORA
QUAQUE QUARTA HORA
SINGULIS HORIS
SECUNDIS HORIS
ALTERNIS HORIS
TERTIIS HORIS
QUARTIS HORIS
SEXTIS HORIS

o.h. q.q.h
o.q.h.
qq. q.h.
sing. hor.
sec. hor.
alt. hor.
tert. hor.
quart. hor.
sext. hor.

Every hour
Every fourth hour
Every fourth hour
Every hour
Every two hours.
Every two hours.
Every three hours
Every four hours
Every six hours

CORRELATED TIME
ANTE CIBOS. ANTE CIBUM
POST CIBOS. POST CIBUM
INTER CIBOS. INTER CIBUM

a.c.
p.c.
i.c.

Before meals. Before food

After meals. After food
Between meals. Between food

dol. Urg.
freq.

When the pain is severe

Frequently
Slowly
As directed
As directed
When necessary
As often as necessary
Often
If the pain is severe
When required. When necessary
Immediately. At once
When the cough is troublesome.
If the cough is troublesome

OTHER TERMS
DOLORE URGENTE
FREQUENTER
LENTE
MORE DICTO
MODO DICTO
PRO RE NATA
QUOTIES OPUS SIT
SAEPE
SI DOLOR URGEAT
SI OPUS SIT
STATIM
TUSSI URGENTE

m.d.
m.d.
p.r.n
quot.o.s
si. dol. urg.
s.o.s
stat.
tuss. Urg

VEHICLE OF ADMINISTRATION OR MEANS OF

APPLICATION
CUM
c.
CUM DUPLO
c.duplo
CUM PARTE AEQUALE
c.pt.aeq.
CUM TANTO
c.tant.
E LACTE
e lact
EX AQUA
ex aq.

with
With twice as much
With an equal quantity
With as much
With milk
With water