Abscessus -
Abscess
Accessio -
Seizure
Adstante febri (Ads. febr.) -
While fever is present
Aeger -
Sick
Ante cibum (AC) -
Before meals
Ante prandium (AP) -
Before a meal
Apoplexia -
Apoplexy, Stroke
Aqua pura (Aq. pur.) -
Pure water (filtered, not distilled)
Baccalaureus Medicinae (BM) -
Bachelor of Medicine
Balneum tepidum (BT) -
A tepid bath
Bis in die (bid.) -
Twice a day
Capiatur (Capr.) -
Let it be taken
Colaturas -
About to strain (Sufficient to strain)
Colica -
Colic
Collutorium (Collut.) -
A mouth-wash
Collyrium (Collyr.) -
An eye-lotion
Constipatio -
Constipation
Convulsio -
Convulsions
Coque secundum artem (Coq. SA) -
Boil according to art
Coup -
Stroke
Crampmus -
Cramps
Cras mane (CM) -
Tomorrow morning
Cras mane sumendus (CMS) -
To be taken tomorrow morning
Cras nocte (CN) -
Tomorrow night
Crastinus (Crast.) -
For tomorrow
Cura te ipsum -
Physician, heal thyself!
Cyathus aqua (C. aq.) -
A glass of water
Da, signa (DS) -
Give and sign
Deaurentur pilulae (Deaur. pil.) -
Let the pills be gilt
Debilitas -
Debility, Illness, Weakness
Debita spissitudine (D, spiss.) -
With a proper consistence
Decessus -
Died, Death
Decubitus (Decub.) -
Lying down
Deglutiatur (Deglut.) -
Let it be swallowed
Delirium tremens -
Alcoholic distress; delusions and trembling
Dementia a potu -
Insanity from drinking
Dentur ad scatulam (Dent. ad scat.) -
Let them be put in a box
Dentur tales doses (DTD) -
Let such doses be given
Detur (Det.) -
Let it be given
Detur in duplo (D. in dup.) -
Let twice as much be given
Detur, signetur -
Let it be given and signed
Dextro lateri (Dext. lat.) -
To the right side
Dicbus alternis (Dicb, altern.) -
Every other day
Die sequente (D. seq.) -
On the following day
Diluculo (Diluc.) -
At break of day
Directione propria (DP) -
With a proper direction
Divide in partes aequales (D. in px) -
Divide into equal parts
Dosi pedetentim crescente (DPC) -
The dose gradually increasing
Dysenteria -
Dysentery
E gelatina vituli (E gel vit.) -
In calf's foot jelly
E paulo aquae (E paul. aq.) -
In a little water
E quolibet vehiculo idoneo (E quol. vehic, idon.) -
In any suitable vehicle
Eadem (Ead.) -
The same
Ecclampsia -
Convulsions
Ejusdem (Ejusd.) -
Of the same
Electuarium (Elect.) -
An electuary
Emeticum (Emet.) -
An emetic
Empicus -
Lung disease
Emplastrum (Emp.) -
A plaster
Emplastrum lyttx (Emp. lytt.) -
A blister
Epilepsia -
Epilepsy
Evacuatio (Evac.) -
A motion
Ex aqua (Ex aq.) -
In water
Exhaustio -
Exhaustion
Exhibeatur (Exhib.) -
Let it be exhibited
Extemplo (Estempl.) -
To at once, immediately
Extende super alutam mollem (Ext. sup. alut. moll.) -
Spread it on soft leather
Extractum (Ext.) -
An extract
Feber (Febris) -
Fever
Febri durunte (Feb. dur.) -
During the fever
Febris Adenomeningea -
Adenomeningeal Fever
Febris Africana -
African Fever
Febris Angina -
Angina
Febris Castrensis -
Camp Fever
Febris Enterica -
Enteric Fever
Febris Flava -
Yellow Fever
Febris Intermittens -
Intermittent Fever
Febris Militarius -
War Fever
Febris Nervosa -
Nervous Fever
Febris Petechialis -
Spotted Fever
Febris Puerperalis -
Puerperal Fever
Febris Remittens -
Remittent Fever
Febris Rubra -
Scarlet Fever
Febris Scorbutica -
Scorbutic Fever
Febris Verminosa -
Verminous Fever
Femoribus internis (Fem. intern.) -
To the inner part of the thighs
Fiant pilulae (Ft. pil.) -
Let the pills, be made
Fiat haustus (Ft. haust.) -
Let a draught be made
Fiat lege artis (FLA) -
Let it be made according to rule
Fiat mistura (FM., ft. mist.) -
Let a mixture be made
Fiat pilula (Ft. pil.) -
Let a pill be made
Fiat secundum artem (FSA) -
Let it be made according to art
Filtrum (Filtr.) -
A filter
Frustillatim (Frust.) -
Little by little
Frustum (Frust.) -
A little bit
Gelatina quavis (Gel. quav.) -
In any kind of jelly
Gutturi applicandus (Guttur. appl.) -
To be applied to the throat
Harum pilulae tres sumantur (Har. pil. iij. s.) -
Let three of these pills be taken
Haustus ter de die sumendus (Ht. TDDS) -
The draught to be taken three times a day
Hebdomada (Hebdom.) -
For a week
Hora somni (HS) -
At bedtime (At the hour of sleep)
Horae unius spatio (Hor. un. spat.) -
At the expiration of one hour
Horis intermediis (Hor, interm.) -
In the intermediate hours
Hujus formae (HF) -
Of this shape (emplast)
Impetu effervescentiae (Impet. efferv.) -
During effervescence
In decocto hordei (In decoct. hord.) -
In barley water
In dies (In d.) -
From day to day
In folio argenti volvendas (In fol. arg. vol.) -
Rolled in silver leaf
In fusum (Inf.) -
An infusion
In partes aequales (In p. aeq.) -
Into equal parts
In pulmento (In pulm.) -
In gruel
Infectio -
Infection
Inflammatio -
Inflammation
Infricetur (Infric.) -
Let it be rubbed in
Infunde (Infund.) -
Pour in
Injectio (Inj.) -
An injection
Injectio hypodermica (Inj. hyp.) -
An hypodermic injection
Injiciatur enema (Inj. enem.) -
Let an enema be administered
Inspissare (Insp.) -
To thicken
Lateri dolcnti (Lat. dol.) -
To the affected side
Linfricandus -
To be rubbed in
Linimentum parti affectre infricandum (Lin. p. a. infr.) -
The liniment to be rubbed on the affected part
Luce prima (Luc. p.) -
Early in the morning, dawn
Mane et vespere (M. et. v.) -
Morning and evening
Mane primo (MP) -
Early in the morning
Marasmus -
Weakness
Massa pilularum (MP) -
A pill mass
Medicinae Doctor (MD) -
Doctor of Medicine
Mica panis (Mic. pan.) -
A crumb of bread
Misce, fiat mistura (M. ft. mist.) -
Mix, and let a mixture be made
Mittantur in phialam (Mittr. in phial.) -
Let them be put into a phial
Mittatur, mittantur (Mittr.) -
Let it (let them) be sent
Mitte quantitatem duplicem (M. q. dx.) -
Send double quantity
Morbus Hungaricus -
Epidemic Typhus
Morbus -
Disease
More dicto utendus (MDU) -
To be used as directed
More dictor (M. Dict.) -
As directed
More solito (MS) -
In the usual manner
Mors -
Death
Musculus latissimus dorsi -
The widest muscle of the back
Natus Mortuus -
Stillborn
Nihil per os (NPO) -
Nothing by mouth
Obitus -
Death, Died
Omni bidou (Omn. bid.) -
Every two days
Ope penicilli -
With a Camel-hair pencil
Partes aequales (P. AE.) -
Equal parts
Parti affectae (Part. affect.) -
To the affected part
Parti affectae applicandus (PAA) -
To be applied to the affected part
Partitis vicibus (Part. vic.) -
In divided doses
Per deliquium (PD) -
By deliquescence
Per os (PO) -
Through the mouth; By mouth
Per rectum (PR) -
Through the rectum
Peracta operatione emetic (or, emetica) (Peract. op. emet.) -
When the operation of the emetic is finished
Pestis -
Plague
Phiala prius agitata (PPA) -
The bottle having been previously shaken
Placebo -
I will please (Medical expression for remedies with no medical effect, which improve one's medical condition only because one believes they do)
Post cibum (PC) -
After meals
Post jentaculum (Post jentac.) -
After breakfast
Post prandium (Post prand.) -
After dinner
Post quamque evacuationem (Post qq. evac.) -
After each motion
Post singulas sedes liquidas (Post sing, sed. liq.) -
After each liquid motion
Primum est non nocere -
First of all, do no harm (Hippocrates; The maxim has become an ethical guiding principle in medical profession)
Pro dosi (PD) -
For a dose
Pro potu sumendus (Pro pot. s.) -
To be taken as a drink
Pro ratione aetatis (Pro. rat. wt.) -
According to age
Pro re nata (PRN) -
As needed: As the occasion arises
Proxima luce (Prox. luc.) -
On the next day
Pulvinar humuli (Pulv, hum.) -
A hop pillow
Quantitas duplex (Q. dx.) -
A double quantity
Quantum libet (QL) -
As much as pleases (As much as you wish)
Quantum sufficit (QS) -
As much as suffices
Quantum vis (QV) -
As much as you wish
Quaque die (QD) -
Every day
Quaque hora (QH) -
Every hour
Quaque mane (QM) -
Every morning
Quaque nocte (QN) -
Every night
Quater die (QD) -
Four times a day
Quater in die (QID) -
Take four times a day
Quoque alternis die (QAD) -
Every other day
Redactus in pulverem (R. in pulv.) -
Reduced to powder
Redigatur in pulverem (Redig. in pulv.) -
Let it be reduced to powder
Rememdium -
Cure, remedy, nostrum, medicine
Repetat (Rep., Repet.) -
Let him repeat
Sanguisugae sex (Sanguisug. vj.) -
Six leeches
Semidrachma (Semidr.) -
Half a drachm
Sequenti luce (Seq. luc.) -
The following day
Sermihora (Semih.) -
Half an hour
Sesquihora (Sesquih.) -
An hour and a half
Sesuncia (Sesunc.) -
Apt ounce and a half
Si vires permittant (Si vir. perm.) -
If the strength permit
Signa, signetur, signentur (Sig.) -
Let it be signed, sign
Signetur (Sig.) or (S/) -
Let it be labeled
Singulis aurosis (Sing. auror.) -
Every morning
Singulis horae quadrantibus (Sing. hor. quad.) -
Every quarter of an hour
Solve, dissolve (Solv.) -
Soluble tablets
Spasmus -
Cramps
Spiritus vini rectificatus (SVR) -
Rectified spirit
Spiritus vini tenuior (SVT) -
Proof spirit
Statim (stat) -
Immediately
Statu effervescentiae (Stat. eff.) -
Whilst effervescing
Stratum super stratum (SSS) -
Layer upon layer
Sub finem coctionis (Sub fin. coct.) -
When sufficiently boiled down
Sumat talem (Sum. tal.) -
Let the patient take one (or more) such
Tempori dextro (Temp. dext.) -
To the right temple
Ter in die (TID) -
Thrice a day
Tere simul (Ter. sim.) -
Rub together
Tinctura (Tr.) -
A tincture
Tussi urgente (Tuss. urg.) -
If the cough is troublesome
Tussis -
Cough
Typhus -
Typhoid fever
Ubi pus, ibi evacua -
Where there is pus, (there) evacuate it
Variola -
Smallpox
Vermis -
Worms
