GK BURST: Medical Abbreviations

Abbreviations	Latin Name	English Meaning
d. in p. æ.	divide in partes æquales	divide into equal parts
disp.		dispersible or dispense
div.	divide	divide; let it be divided
dL		deciliter
DS		double strength
d.t.d.	dentur tales doses	give of such doses
DTO		deodorized tincture of opium
DW		distilled water or dextrose in water
elix.	elixir	elixir
e.m.p.	ex modo prescripto	as directed (in the manner prescribed)
emuls.	emulsum	emulsion
et	et	and
EOD		every other day
ex aq.	ex aqua	in water; with water
exhib.	exhibiatur	let it be given
f.	fiat	make; let it be made
f.h.	fiat haustus	make a draught
fl., fld.	fluidus	fluid (usually meaning specifically liquid in health care)
f.m.	fiat mistura	make a mixture
f. pil.	fiat pilula	make a pill
f.s.a.	fiat secundum artem	make according to art
ft.	fiat	make; let it be made
g, gm		gram (modern SI symbol is g, not gm)
garg.	gargarisma	gargle
gr.	granum	grain
gtt(s)	gutta(e)	drop(s)
gutt.	gutta(e)	drop(s)
H		hypodermic
h, hr, hor.	hora	hour
habt.	habeat	let him have
hor. alt.	hora alternis	every other hour (every second hour; at alternate hours)
hor. decub.	hora decubitus	at bedtime
hor. intermed.	horis intermediis	at intermediate hours
hor. tert.	horis tertiis	every third hour
h.s.	hora somni (at the hour of sleep)	at bedtime or half-strength
IBW		ideal body weight (for dosing based on clearance estimation)
ID		intradermal
IJ, inj.	injectio	injection