MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation or Symbols

• b.i.d - twice daily

• gtt - drops
• a.c. - before meals
• a.c.h.s ., ac & hs - before meals and at bed time
• alt d.d,alt.dieb - every other day; on alternate day
• am - morning or before noon
• ATC - around the clock
• a.v - both ears
• BDS. b.d.s - twice daily
• bib - drink
• bis - twice
• b.i.d. .,bid - twice a day
• bis in 7 d - twice a week
• b.t - bedtime
• cpa., caps - capsule
• c.m - tomorrow morning
• c.m.s - to be taken tomorrow morning
• cochl. - spoonful
• c.n - tomorrow night
• cochl.ampl - an ample spoonful (a tablespoonful)
• cochl..infant - a small spoonful (a teaspoonful)
• c.v - tomorrow evening
• D,d - days [or] doses
• da - give
• d.o.d - give of each doses
• EOD - every other day
• ha . decub - at bedtime
• ind - daily
• i - one tablet
• ii - two tablet
• iii - three tablet
• mane - in the morning
• mg/dl - milligrams per deciliter
• mg - milligram
• noct - at night
• o.d. - everyday (once daily)
• o.m - every morning
• omn.hor - every hour
• o.n - every night
• o.d everyday (once daily)
• OPD - once per day
• p.c - after meals
• p.c.h.s., pc, & hs - after meals & at bedtime
• pt. - continue
• q - every, per
• q.nd - every other day
• q: am, - every morning
• q.d/q.td - everyday
• q.4pn - once daily
• q.d.s - 4 times a day
• q.h - every hour
• q.h.s - every night at bedtime
• q.n - every night
• q. od - every other day
• q.g - every, each
• q.g.h. - evry 4 hours
• QWK - every week
• S.i.d - once a day
• SOB - shortness of breath
• Syr - syrup
• tab - tablet
• tbsp - tablespoon
• t.d.s - 3 times a day
• tsp - teaspoon
• w/o - without
• X.X - times