† To avoid errors in the administration of medications and infusions, spell out the word instead of using the indicated abbreviation. For example, use “international unit” instead of I.U.”; “every day” instead of “q.d.”; “every other day” instead of “q.o.d.”; and “unit...
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Abbreviation fortotal iron-binding capacity. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 TIBC Total iron-binding capacity Lab medicine A quantitative measurement of transferrin's ability to transport iron; normally, ±33% of transferrin's binding sites–BS are occupied by iron; in iron deficien...
Abbreviation for Director of Nursing. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Patient discussion about DON Q. Don’t I have the rights to take alcohol?Don’t I have the rights to take alcohol? You people are not letting me to consume peacefully. Why do you count alcohol as a dr...
A common prescription abbreviation used to dose medicines. U or u**: Unit. A common prescription abbreviation used to dose medicines like insulin. Best practice: Spell out "unit"; can be mistaken for "0" (zero), "4" (four), or "cc". Lack of leading zero (.X mg)**: Indicates...
It uses periods for certain abbreviations that traditionally often have them (mostly older Latin/Neo-Latin abbreviations). For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword.For...
Abbreviation: SQUID A biomagnetometer used to measure magnetic fields in the body or the presence of magnetically active elements or minerals, such as body stores of iron. telecommunication device for the deaf Abbreviation: TDD A device that allows the hearing-impaired to use the telephone even if...
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Abbreviation for sequential multichannel autoanalyzer; spinal muscular atrophy. smallpox (smawl′poks) An acute eruptive contagious disease caused by a poxvirus (Orthopoxvirus, a member of the family Poxviridae) and marked at the onset by chills, high fever, backache, and headache; in 2–5 days...
CHEK2 proteinAn abbreviation for acheckpoint kinaseprotein that stimulates cells to multiply and is found in excessive amounts in several cancers, including cancers of blood, breast, stomach, and vulva. cholesteryl ester transfer protein cholesteryl ester transfer protein ...