Medical Abbreviations
amp
Ampoule
AP
Action potential
BD
Twice daily
BHP
Benign hypertrophy of prostate
BSA
Body surface area
cap
Capsule
Ch
Child dose
cm
Centimeter
CR
Continuous release
Dislab
Dispersible tablet
DS
Double strength
DTPA
Diethylene triamine pentascetic acid
ec.
Enteric coated
ER
Extended release
ERP
Effective refractory period
ext
Extract
g
Gram
GITS
Gastrointestinal therapeutic system
hr
Hour
i.d.
Intradermal
im.
Intramuscular
inj
Injection
IU
International unit
i.v.
Intravenous
kg
Kilogram
L
Litre
LES
Lower esophageal sphincter
lig
Liquid
m
Meter
max
Maximum
mEq
Milliequivalent
mg
Milligram
min
Minute
ml
Millilitre
MR
Modified release
MU
Mega (million) unit
MW
Molecular weight
μg
Microgram
OD
Once daily
oint
Ointment
Pot.
Potassium
QID
Four times a day
rDNA
Recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
sc.
Subcutaneous
s.l.
Sublingual
Sod
Sodium
SR
Sustained release
susp
Suspension
syr
Syrup
tab
Tablet
TCID50
Tissue culture infective dose 50%
TDS
Three times a day
THFA
Tetrahydrofolic acid
TTS
Transdermal therapeutic system
U
Unit
UV
Ultra violet
yr
Year (age)
ZE
Zollinger-Ellison
amp
Ampoule
BD
Twice daily
BSA
Body surface area
Ch
Child dose
CR
Continuous release
DS
Double strength
ec.
Enteric coated
ERP
Effective refractory period
g
Gram
hr
Hour
im.
Intramuscular
IU
International unit
kg
Kilogram
LES
Lower esophageal sphincter
m
Meter
mEq
Milliequivalent
min
Minute
MR
Modified release
MW
Molecular weight
OD
Once daily
Pot.
Potassium
rDNA
Recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
s.l.
Sublingual
SR
Sustained release
syr
Syrup
TCID50
Tissue culture infective dose 50%
THFA
Tetrahydrofolic acid
U
Unit
yr
Year (age)
AP
Action potential
BHP
Benign hypertrophy of prostate
cap
Capsule
cm
Centimeter
Dislab
Dispersible tablet
DTPA
Diethylene triamine pentascetic acid
ER
Extended release
ext
Extract
GITS
Gastrointestinal therapeutic system
i.d.
Intradermal
inj
Injection
i.v.
Intravenous
L
Litre
lig
Liquid
max
Maximum
mg
Milligram
ml
Millilitre
MU
Mega (million) unit
μg
Microgram
oint
Ointment
QID
Four times a day
sc.
Subcutaneous
Sod
Sodium
susp
Suspension
tab
Tablet
TDS
Three times a day
TTS
Transdermal therapeutic system
UV
Ultra violet
ZE
Zollinger-Ellison