Latin abbreviations used in Medicine and Pharmacy

R., recipe

take

M., misce

mix

S., sig., signa

write or mark

a.c., ante cibum

before meals

adhib., adhibendus

to be administered

admov., admove

apply

aq., aqua

water

bis i. d., bis in diem

twice a day

bull., bulliat

let it boil

cap., capiat

let him take

co., comp., compositus

compoud

cong., conguis

gallon

cont. rem., continuantur remedia

let the remedies be continued

d., da

give

det., detur

let it be given

de d. in d., da die in diem

from day to day

dieb alt., diebus alternis

every other day

dil, dilue, dilutus

dilute, diluted

div., divide

divide

emp., emplastrum

plaster

ft., fac, fiet

make, let it be made

grad., gradatim

little by little

h.s, hor. som, hora somni

at bed time

in d., in dies

daily

int., intime

thorughly

mitt. mitte

send

mitt. X tal, mette decem talis

send ten like this

mor. sol., more solito

as accustomed

noct. maneq., nocte maneque

at night and in the morning

omn. hor, omni hora

every hour

p.p.a., phiala prius agitata

the bottle being first shaken

p.r.n., pro re nota

as occasion requires

q. lib., quantum libet

as much as pleases

q.s., quantum sufficit

as musch as suffices

qq.h., quaque hora

every hour

quotid., quotide, cotidie

daily

red. in pulv., redactus in pulverem

reduced to powder

sec. a., secundum artem

according to art

semih., semihorn

half hour

si op. sit, si opus sit

if need should arise

solv., solve

dissolve

stat., statim

at once

st., stet, stent

let it/them stand

sum., sume

take

tal., talis

such

ter., tere

rub

t.i.d., ter in die

three times a day

trit., tritura

grind

vitel., vitellus

yolk of egg