GK BURST: Medical Abbreviations

Abbreviations	Latin Name	English Meaning
s.s., SS	semisse	one-half
SQ		subcutaneously
SSRI		sliding scale regular insulin
st.	stet	let it stand (for example, for settling)
stat	statim	immediately
SubQ		subcutaneously
sum.	sumat [or]	let him take
supp.	suppositorium	suppository
susp.	suspensio	suspension
syr.	syrupus	syrup
tab.	tabella	tablet
tal., t.	talus	such
tbsp		tablespoon
t.d.s., TDS	ter die sumendum	3 times a day
t.i.d., t.d.	ter in die	3 times a day
tinct.	tinctura	tincture
t.i.w.		3 times a week
top.		topical
TPN		total parenteral nutrition
tr, tinc., tinct.	tinctura	tincture
trit.	triturate	grind to a powder
troch.	trochiscus	lozenge
tsp		teaspoon
U		unit
u.d., ut. dict.	ut dictum	as directed
ung.	unguentum	ointment
USP		United States Pharmacopeia
vag.	vagine	vaginally
w		with
w/a		while awake
w/f		with food (with meals)
w/o		without
X, x		times
YO, y.o.		years old
μg		microgram
@		at
>		greater than
<		less than