set 1

a

before

a.c.

before meals

aa

of each

ad lib

as desired

AM, a.m.

morning

b.i.n.

twice a night

BID, b.i.d.

twice a day

Bx

biopsy

c

with

Dx

diagnosis

Fx

fracture

h, hr

hour

h.s.

hour of sleep (bedtime)

Hx

history

No. #

number

noct.

in the night

non rep

do not repeat, no refills

NPO, n.p.o.

nothing by mouth (non per os)

p

after

p.c.

after meals

ped

pediatric

PM, p.m.

afternoon

PO, p.o.

by mouth

PRN, p.r.n.

as needed

Q.q.

every

q # h

every # hours

q.a.m.

every morning

q.h.

every hour

q.s

quantity sufficient; as much as needed

QID, q.i.d.

four times a day

Rx

prescription

s

without

stat

immediately

Sx

symptoms

TID, t.i.d.

three times a day

Tx

treatment

How to write: Unit

Unit

How to write: International Unit

International Unit

How to write: Daily

Daily

How to write: Every other day

every other day

How to write: Morphine sulfate

morphine sulfate

How to write: Magnesium sulfate

magnesium sulfate

How to write: Greater than

greater than

How to write: Less than

less than

How to write: At

at

How to write: Cubic centimeter

mL

How to write: microgram

mcg/ microgram

How to write: right ear, left ear, each ear

right ear, left ear, each ear

How to write: right eye, left eye, each eye

right eye, left eye, each eye

How to write: bedtime

bedtime

How to write: discharge or discontinue

discharge and discontinue

How to write: injection

injection

How to write: intranasal

intranasal or NAS

How to write: half-strength

half-strength

How to write: at bedtime, hours of sleep

bedtime

How to write: once daily

daily

How to write: orange juice

orange juice

How to write: by mouth, orally

PO, by mouth, orally

How to write: nightly at bedtime

nightly

How to write: every evening at 6PM

daily at 6PM

How to write: subcutaneous

subcut or subcutaneously

How to write: sliding scale

sliding scale

How to write: one half (1/2)

one-half or 1/2

How to write: sliding scale insulin

sliding scale insulin

How to write: 3 times a week

3 times weekly

How to write: as directed

as directed

abdomin/o

abdomen

blast/o

bud, germ

carcin/o

cancer

cephal/o

head

chem/o

chemistry

cyst/o

bladder, sac

cyt/o

cell

gluc/o, glyc/o

glucose, sugar

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

hydr/o

water

morph/o

shape and structure

necr/o

death

oxy/o

sharp, acute, oxygen

path/o

disease

pharmac/o

drugs, medicine

psych/o

mind

py/o

pus

salping/o

tube

scop/o

examine

sphygm/o

pulse

tox/o

toxin, poison

vas/o

vessel, duct

vesic/o

vesicle, bladder, blister

alb/i, alb/u

white

albicans

white scar tissue in an ovary

chlor/o

green

chlorolabe

the pigment in the retina of the eye that is sensitive to the green part of the light spectrum

cyan/o

blue

cyanosis

bluish color of the skin and lips from lack of oxygen in the blood

erythr/o

red

erythrodontia

reddish discoloration of the teeth

leuk/o

white

leukocyte

white blood cell