GK BURST: Medical Abbreviations

Abbreviations	Latin Name	English Meaning
cap., caps.	capsula	capsule
cap.	capiat	let him take (let the patient take)
c.m.	cras mane	tomorrow morning
c.m.s.	cras mane sumendus	to be taken tomorrow morning
c̄, c.	cum	with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
cib.	cibus	food
c.c.	cum cibo	with food or cubic centimetre
cf.	confer	compare
c.n.	cras nocte	tomorrow night
cochl.	cochleare	spoonful
cochl. ampl.	cochleare amplum	a tablespoonful
cochl. infant.	cochleare infantis	a teaspoonful
cochl. mag.	cochleare magnum	a large spoonful
cochl. mod.	cochleare modicum	a modest spoonful
cochl. parv.	cochleare parvum	a scant spoonful
colet.	coletur	let it be strained
comp.	compositus	compound
contin.	continuetur	let it be continued
cpt.	capiat	let him take (let the patient take)
cr., crm		cream
CST		continue same treatment
cuj.	cujus	of which
c.v.	cras vespere	tomorrow evening
cyath.	cyathus	a glassful
cyath. vinos.	cyathus vinosus	a wine-glassful
D, d.	die or dosis	days or doses
D5LR		dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution (intravenous sugar solution)
D5NS		dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) (intravenous sugar solution)
D5W, D5W		dextrose 5% in water (intravenous sugar solution)
D10W, D10W		dextrose 10% in water (intravenous sugar solution)
da	da	give
DAW		dispense as written (i.e., no generic substitution)
DC, dc, D/C, disc		discontinue or discharge
decoct.	decoctum	decoction
det.	detur	let it be given
dieb. alt.	diebus alternis	every other day; on alternate days
dil.		dilute
dim.	dimidius	one-half