Common Sigs and Abbreviations

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
Locked
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/104

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 10:44 PM on 9/22/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai
Chat

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

105 Terms

1
New cards

AAA

apply to affected area

2
New cards

aa

affected area

3
New cards

ad

right ear

4
New cards

as

left ear

5
New cards

au

both ears

6
New cards

IM

intramuscular

7
New cards

inh

inhale, inhalation

8
New cards

IV

intravenous

9
New cards

od

right eye

10
New cards

os

left eye

11
New cards

ou

both eyes

12
New cards

po

by mouth

13
New cards

pr, rect

in the rectum

14
New cards

pv, V, vag.

in the vagina

15
New cards

SubQ, SC, SQ

under the skin (subcutaneous)

16
New cards

SL

sublingual

17
New cards

a, a̅

before

18
New cards

ac

before meals

19
New cards

ATC

around the clock

20
New cards

am

morning

21
New cards

bid

twice a day

22
New cards

d

day

23
New cards

h, hr

hour

24
New cards

hs

at bedtime

25
New cards

min

minute

26
New cards

p, p̅

after

27
New cards

pc

after meals

28
New cards

pm

afternoon; evening

29
New cards

q

every; each

30
New cards

q_h, q_hr, q__°

every blank hour

31
New cards

qd

every day; daily; once daily

32
New cards

qhs

every night at bedtime; every day at bedtime

33
New cards

stat

immediately; now

34
New cards

tid

three times a day

35
New cards

wk

week

36
New cards

1/d, 2/d, etc

1 per day, 2 per day

37
New cards

x 7d, x 2wk, etc

for 7 days, for 2 weeks

38
New cards

c, c̅, w/

with

39
New cards

DAW

dispense as written

40
New cards

d/c

discontinue (or discharge)

41
New cards

n/v, NV

nausea and vomiting

42
New cards

prn

as needed

43
New cards

s, s̅, w/o

without

44
New cards

ud

as directed

45
New cards

ug

until gone

46
New cards

uf

until finished

47
New cards

uat

until all taken

48
New cards

wa

while awake

49
New cards

ss, s̅s̅

one-half

50
New cards

L

50

51
New cards

C

100

52
New cards

D

500

53
New cards

M

1000

54
New cards

x, X

10

55
New cards

v, V

5

56
New cards

g, G

grams

57
New cards

mg

milligrams

58
New cards

mcg, μg

microgram

59
New cards

kg

kilogram

60
New cards

L (volume)

liter

61
New cards

mL

milliliter

62
New cards

m

meter

63
New cards

cm

centimeter

64
New cards

km

kilometer

65
New cards

cc, cm³

cubic centimeter (1mL)

66
New cards

lb

pound

67
New cards

gtts

drops

68
New cards

oz

ounce

69
New cards

pt

pint

70
New cards

tsp

teaspoon (5mL)

71
New cards

tbsp

tablespoon (15mL)

72
New cards

u

units

73
New cards

aa, a̅a̅, aa.

of each

74
New cards

cap

capsule

75
New cards

D5W

dextrose 5% in water

76
New cards

disp

dispense

77
New cards

EC

enteric coated

78
New cards

inj

injection

79
New cards

NS

normal saline; 0.9% NaCl

80
New cards

½ NS

half normal saline; 0.45% NaCl

81
New cards

qs

a quantity sufficient

82
New cards

Sig

write (directions on label)

83
New cards

sol, soln

solution

84
New cards

supp

suppository

85
New cards

susp

suspension

86
New cards

syr

syrup

87
New cards

tab

tablet

88
New cards

ung, oint

ointment

89
New cards

_yo

blank year old

90
New cards

ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

91
New cards

ADR

adverse drug reaction

92
New cards

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

93
New cards

CV

cardiovascular

94
New cards

DM

diabetes mellitus

95
New cards

DOB

date of birth

96
New cards

f/u

follow-up

97
New cards

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

98
New cards

GI

gastrointestinal

99
New cards

HA

headache

100
New cards

HTN

hypertension