05/01/2026
আমরা কোন রোগীকে মেডিসিন
প্রেসক্রাইব করতে গিয়ে কতগুলো
abbreviation ইউজ করি, অনেকেই বুঝে
করি ,অনেকেই না বুঝে জাস্ট সিনিয়র
দের দেখে করি ...অনেকেই সঠিক
মিনিং জানি অনেকেই ভুল মিনিং
ধরে নিয়েছি,আবার অনেকে অনুমান
করে নিয়েছি. এমন কিছু abbreviation
দেখা যাক সেগুলো কোথা থেকে
আসছে এবং এদের সঠিক মিনিং কি!!!!
Abbreviation .........Latin ...........English.
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1)Rx .................... Recipere......take
2)STAT.............Statim ............Immediatly
3)BD ................Bis in Die.........Twice a day
4)TDS ......Ter die sumendum...3 times a
day
5)QDS ...Quater die sumendum ..4 times a
day
6)od ........Omni die ............once a day
7)om.........Omni mane ......every morning
8)on ........ Omni nocte ........every night
9)PO .........Per Os ..............By.mouth.
10) p.r.n ....pro re nata .....whenever
required
11)gutt. -----Guttae ---------Drops
12) NPO...... nil per os .....nothing by
mouth
13) SOS....... si opus sit......if there is a
need
ও আর একটা কোসচেন।
Q :ঔষধের গায়ে যে expired Date থাকে
তা দিয়ে কি বুঝায়??? Date expired
হলে কি ঔষধ বিষ হয়ে যায়???
A : date expired হলেই ড্রাগ বিষ হয়ে
যায় না। expiration date দিয়ে ঔষধ
কোম্পানি বুঝায় যে এই ডেট প্রযন্ত
ঔষধ তার সম্পূর্ণ potency তে থাকবে।
এর পরে potency কমতে থাকবে অনেক
ক্ষেত্রে কোন কাজই করবেনা।
খুব কম ড্রাগই expired date ক্রস করে
ক্ষতিকর সাবস্ট্রান্স এ পরিণত হয়।
# সম্পূর্ণ_লিস .
Abbreviation............. Latin ...........English
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*aa ..................ana ..................of each
*AAA ...............apply to affected area
*a.c. ...........ante cibum .....before meals
*a.d. .............auris dextra ......right ear
*ad lib...... ad libitum........ use as much as
one desires; freely
*admov...... admove ...........apply
*agit ..............agita ................stir/shake
*alt. h....... alternis horis.... every other
hour
*a.m.m.... ad manu medicae.... at doctor's
hand
*a.m. ...ante meridiem..... morning, before
noon
*amp .................................. ampule
*amt ------------------------amount
*aq ------------aqua ----------water
*a.l., a.s. ---auris laeva, auris sinistra---
left ear
*A.T.C. .------------- around the clock
*a.u. ----auris utraque ---both ears
*BDS/bds ----- bis die sumendum--- twice
daily
*B.M. -------------- bowel movement
*BNF -------- British National Formulary
*bol. ----bolus -----as a large single dose
(usually intravenously)
*B.S. ------------------blood sugar
*B.S.A -------------- body surface areas
*b.t. -----------------bedtime
*BUCC ---------bucca----- inside cheek
*cap,caps.------ capsula------ capsule
_
*C ...................cum................with
*cib..................cibus............food
*cc---------- cm cibo -------with food,
*comp. --------------- compound
*cr.------ crm ----------- cream
*CST ------Continue same treatment
*D or d -----days or doses ambiguous
meaning, write out "days" or "doses"
*D5W -------- dextrose 5% solution
(sometimes written as D5W)
*D5NS ------ dextrose 5% in normal saline
(0.9%)
*D.A.W. --------- dispense as written (i.e.,
no generic substitution)
*dc, D/C. ------ disc discontinue or
discharge ambiguous meaning
*dieb. alt.---- diebus alternis ----every
other day
*dil. ----------------------dilute
*disp. ----------- dispersible or dispense
*div. --------------- divide
*dL ----------------------deciliter
*d.t.d.------ dentur tales----- doses give of
such doses
*DTO ----deodorized tincture of o***m
*D.W. ---------------- distilled water
*elix. ------------------- elixir
*e.m.p------. ex modo prescripto--- as
directed
*emuls. ------------emulsum emulsion
*eod -----------------every other day
*ex aq --------ex aqua-------- in water
*fl.--------------- fld.------------ fluid
*ft. ----------fiat make---- let it be made
*gm -------------------------gram
*gr ----------------------------grain
*gtt(s) -----------gutta(e)------ drop(s)
*H ----------------------- hypodermic
*h, hr -------hora------------ hour
*h.s.---------- hora somni ----at bedtime
*h.s -------- hour sleep or half-strength
ambiguous meaning
*ID ------------------------- intradermal
*IJ, inj -----injectio------------ injection
*IM --------------------- intramuscular (with
respect to injections)
*IN -------------------------intranasal
*IP ----------------------intraperitoneal
*IT -------------------------- intrathecal
*IU ------------------international unit
*IV ------------------------ intravenous
*IVP ------------------ intravenous push
*IVPB ------------intravenous piggyback
*kg -------------------------- kilogram
*L.A.S. ------------------- label as such
*LCD ------------------ coal tar solution
*liq------------- liquor ----------solution
*lot. ---------------------------- lotion
*MAE -------------Moves All Extremities
*mane------ mane-------- in the morning
*M--------------------------. misce mix
*m, min ------minimum---- a minimum
*mcg -----------------------microgram
*mEq ------------------- milliequivalent
*mg -------------------------milligram
*mist. ----------mistura------ mix
mitte mitte send
*mL ---------------------- millilitre
*N.M.T. ----------------- not more than
*noct-----------. nocte---------- at night
*non rep-----non repetatur-- no repeats
*NPO----- nil per os---- nothing by mouth
*NS ---------------- normal saline (0.9%)
*1/2NS ------- half normal saline (0.45%)
*N.T.E. ----------------- not to exceed
*o_2 ----------------------- both eyes,
*od -------oculus dexter------ right Eye
*om ----omne mane---- every morning
*on------ omne nocte ---------every night
*o.p.d. -------------------- once per day
*o.s.------- oculus sinister ------left eye "
*o.u.-------- oculus uterque----- both eyes
*per --------per---------- by or through
*p.c. --------post cibum----- after meals
*pig./pigm. ------------pigmentum paint
*p.m. --------post meridiem -----evening or
afternoon
*p.o. -------per os----- by mouth or orally
*p.r. or PR -------per re**um--- by re**um
*PRN, prn----- pro re nata----- as needed
*pulv.--------------------- pulvis powder
*PV -------per va**nam--- via the va**na
*q ----------------quaque every, per
*q.a.d.------ quaque alternis die ----every
other day
*q.a.m. -----quaque die ante meridiem ----
every day before noon
*q.d./q.1.d.-- quaque die---- every day
*q.d.s. -----quater die sumendus----- four
times a day
*q.p.m.----- quaque die post meridiem
------every day after noon or every
evening
*q.h------. quaque hora ------every hour
*q.h.s. -----quaque hora somni----- every
night at bedtime
*q.1 h, q.1° ----quaque 1 hora--- every 1
hour;
*q.o.d. --------------- every other day
*qqh ----quater quaque hora----- every
four hours
*q.s. -------quantum sufficiat -------a
sufficient quantity
*QWK ----------------------every week
*PR ---- per re**al------- via a**s.
*rep., rept. ----repetatur ------repeats
*RL, R/L -------------Ringer's lactate
*s.a. -----secundum artem----- according
to the art (accepted practice); use your
judgement
*SC, subc, subcut, subq, --subcutaneous
*s.i.d/SID -----semel in die---- once a day
used exclusively in veterinary medicine
*sig --------signa ---------write on label
*SL ------ sublingually,--- under the tongue
*S.O.B, SOB --------shortness of breath
*sol ------------solutio-------- solution
*s.o.s., si op.sit ---si opus sit ------if there
is a need
*ss ---semis ------one half or sliding scale
*stat -------statim ---------immediately
*SubQ --------------- subcutaneously
*supp ------suppositorium ---suppository
*susp ----------------------suspension
*syr------------- syrupus ----------syrup
*tab--------------- tabella-------- tablet
*tal.,------------ t talus ------such
*tbsp ---------------------- tablespoon
*t.d.s./TDS. ------- ter die sumendum-----
three times a day
*t.i.d. ------ter in die ----three times a day
*top. -------------------------topical
*T.P.N. --------- total parenteral nutrition
*tr, tinc., tinct. -------------- tincture
*troche ---------trochiscus------ lozenge
*tsp -------------------------- teaspoon
*U-------------------- unit
*u.d., ut. dict.------- ut dictum----- as
directed
*ung ------unguentum ------ointment
*vag --------------------- va**nally
*w ---------------------------- with
*w/a -------------------- while awake
*wf -------------- with food (with meals)
w/o, s without
*X ------------------------ times
*Y.O. --------------------- years old
*μg ------------------------microgram
