milligram
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mg/dl
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|
milligrams per deciliter
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MgSO4
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|
magnesium sulfate
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mL
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|
milliliter
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mm
|
|
millimeter
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|
MM or M
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million
|
|
mm of Hg
|
|
millimeters of mercury
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|
mMol
|
|
millimole
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|
MMR
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|
measle‐mumps‐rubella (vaccine)
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|
mol wt
|
|
molecular weight
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|
MR
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|
modified‐release
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|
MS
|
|
morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate
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|
MSO4
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|
morphine sulfate
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|
midi
|
|
at midday
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|
min.
|
minimum [or] minim [or] minutum
|
minimum [or] minim [or] minute
|
|
mist.
|
mistura
|
mixture
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|
mit., mitt.
|
mitte
|
number of tablets provided
|
|
mod. præscript.
|
modo præscripto
|
in the manner directed
|
|
nebul, neb.
|
nebula
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a spray
|
|
NMT
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|
not more than
|
|
n or noct.
|
nocte
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at night
|
|
non rep.
|
non repetatur
|
no repeats (no refills)
|
|
NPO, n.p.o.
|
nil per os
|
nothing by mouth
|
|
N/A
|
|
not applicable
|
|
NAS
|
|
intranasal
|
|
NDC
|
|
National Drug Code
|
|
NGT
|
|
nasogastric tube
|
|
NKA
|
|
no known allergies
|
|
NKDA
|
|
no known drug allergies
|
|
noct. maneq.
|
|
night and morning
|
|
NP
|
|
nurse practitioner
|
|
NS
|
|
normal saline (0.9%)
|
|
1/2NS
|
|
half‐normal saline (0.45%)
|
|
NTE
|
|
not to exceed
|
|
NSAID
|
|
nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug
|
|
o 2, o2
|
|
both eyes
|
|
O2
|
|
oxygen
|
|
OC
|
|
oral contraceptive
|
|
o.d.
|
omni die
|
every day (once daily)
|
|
o.d.
|
oculus dexter
|
right eye
|
|
OJ
|
|
orange juice
|
|
o.m.
|
omni mane
|
every morning
|
|
OM
|
|
otitis media
|
|
omn. bih
|
omni bihora
|
every two hours
|
|
omn. hor.
|
omni hora
|
every hour
|
|
o.n.
|
omni nocte
|
every night
|
|
OPD
|
|
once per day
|
|
o.s.
|
oculus sinister
|
left eye
|
|
o.u.
|
oculus uterque
|
both eyes
|
|
OTC
|
|
over‐the‐counter
|
|
oz
|
|
ounce
|
|
p.
|
perstetur
|
continue
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|
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after
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part. æq.
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