Ft. collyr........Fiat collyrium......Make an eye wash.

Ft. confec........Fiat confectio......Make a confection.

Ft. elect......... Fiat electuarium . . . . . Make an electuary.

Ft. emp. 3x6......Fiat emplastrum 3x6. . . Make a plaster 3x6 inches.

Ft. emuls........Fiat emulsio.......Make an emulsion.

Ft. garg.........Fiat gargarisma.....Make a gargle.

Ft. h. (haust.).....Fiat haustus ........ Make a draught.

Ft. infus.........Fiat infusum.......Make an infusion.

Ft. inject........Fiat injectio.......Make an injection.

Ft. m. (mist.)......Fiat mistura.......Make a mixture.

Ft. pil..........Fiat pilula........Make a pill.

F. L. A.........Fiat lege artis......Make by rules of art.

Ft. linim........Fiat linimentum.....Make a liniment.

Ft. (mas.) massa.....Fiat massa........Make a mass.

Ft. mas. div. in pil. 12 . . Fiat massa in pilulas duodecim dividenda .... Make 12 pills.

Ft. pulv.........Fiat pulvis........Make a powder.

Ft. pulv. et div. in chart. 12.............Make 12 powders.

Ft. solut.........Fiat solutio.......Make a solution.

Ft. suppos. 4.....Fiant suppositora quatuor . Make 4 suppositories.

Ft. troch. 12......Fiat trochisci duodecim . . Make 12 lozenges.

Ft. ung.........Fiat unguentum.....Make an ointment.

Filtra..........Filtrani.........Filter (thou), a filter.

Fl., Fld.........Fluidus.........Liquid.

Form..........Formula ........A prescription.

Garg..........Gargarisma.......A gargle.

Gr.......... Granum, Grana......Grain, grains.

Grat..........Gratus .........Pleasant.

Gtt...........Gutta, guttae......A drop, drops.

Guttat......... Guttatim.........By drops.

Habt.......... Habeat.........Let him have.

Haust..........Haustus.........A draught.

H...........Hora..........An hour.

H. s. (hor. som.) . . . . Hora somni.......Before going to sleep.

H. d.......... . Horn decubitus......Hour of retiring.

Hor. interm.......Horis intermediis.....At intermediate hours.

Ind...........In dies (indies)......Daily.

Inf...........Infunde.........Pour in.

Infus..........Infusum.........An infusion.

Injec..........Injectio.........An injection.

Int...........Internus.........Inner, internal.

Jent...........Jentaculum.......Breakfast.

Jux..........Juxta (juxtim)......Near to.

Kali ppt.........Kali prseparatum.....Prepared kali - K2CO3.

Lac...........Lactis..........Milk.

Lat. dol.........Lateri dolenti......To the painful side.

Lin............Linimentum.......A liniment.

Liq...........Liquor..........A solution.

Lot...........Lotio..........A lotion.

Mac...........Macera.........Macerate.

Mag. .........Magnus.........Large.

M., man.........Manipulus........A handful.

Manus.........Manus..........The hand.

Mas., mass.......Massa (pilularis).....A mass - a pill mass.

Mensur., mens......Mensura ........By measure.

Mic. pan.........Mica panis........Crumb of bread.

M., min.........Minimum........A minim.

Minut..........Minutum ........A minute.

M...........Misce..........Mix.

Mist..........Mistura.........A mixture.

Mitte..........Mittatur.........Send, let it be sent.

Mit. tal.........Mitte talis........Send of such like.

Mod. prasc.......Modo prsescripto.....In manner prescribed.

More diet........More dictu........In manner directed.

Non..........Non ..........Not.

Non repetat.......Non repetatur......Let it not be repeated.

No............Numerus (numero) .... Number.

N. a........................Numerical aperture.

N. F.......................National Formulary.

O............Octarius.........A pint.

Gmn. hor........Omni hora........Every hour.

O. m..........Omni mane........Every morning.

Omn. bih........Omni bihora.......Every two hours.

O. n........... Omni nocti........Every night.

P. ae...........Partes sequales......Equal parts.

Part, vie.........Partitis vitibus......In divided doses.

P., pt..........Perstetur ........Continue.

Penicil. cam.......Penicillum camelinum . . . Camel's hair pencil.

Pas., pastil. ........ Pastillum, pastillus .... A small lozenge.

P. P. A...... . . . Phiala prius agitata .... First shaking the bottle.

Pil...........Pilula.........A pill.

Pocul., pocill., poc. . Poculum, pocillum .... A cup, a little cup.

P............Pondere.........By weight.

Pone aur.........Pone aurem.......Behind the ear.

Pot...........Potus.......... Drink,

Praep......... Praeparat(us)-a......Prepared.

Prand..........Prandium........Dinner.

Prim. man. .....Primo mane.......Early in the morning.

Pro rat. set.......Pro ratione setatis.....According to the age of the patient.

P.r.n........................................Pro re nata......................................When necessary.

Pug...........Pugillus.........A pinch.

Pulv..........Pulvis, pulverizatus .... A powder, powdered.

Pyx...........Pyxis .........A pill box.

Q. 1...........Quantum libet......As much as is required.

Q. p..........Quantum placet......As much as is required.

Q. v...........Quantum vis, volueris . . .As much as is required.

Q. s...........Quantum sufficit.....A sufficient quantity.

Qq. hor.........Quaqua hora.......Each, every hour.

Q. q...........Quoque, quaque......Also - each, every.

Rec...........Recens..........Fresh.

℞...........Recipe........Take.

Rept..........Repetatur....... Let it be repeated.

Scat...........Scatula .........A box.

S. a...........Secundum artem.....According to art.

S. n...........Secundum naturam .... According to nature.

Ss...........Semis..........A half.

Semih..........Semihora.........Half an hour.

Sesqh..........Sesquihora........A hour and a half.

Sig...........Signa..........Mark thou, sign.

Sing..........Singulorum....... Of each.

Si n. val.........Si non valeat.......If it does not answer.

Si op. sit.........Si opus sit........If necessary.

Solv.......... Solve, solvetur......Dissolve.

Stat...........Statim..........Immediately.

St...........Stet, stent........Let it stand.

S. s. s..........Stratum superstratum . . - Layer upon layer.

Sum..........Sume, sumat sumendus . . . Take, let it be taken.

Summit........ . Summitates ....... The summits, tops.

Sup...........Super, supra......Above.

Tal..........Talis ..........Such, like this.

T. i. d. or t. d......Ter (in) die.......Three times a day.

Tinct., tr........Tinctura........ Tincture.

Trit...........Tritura .........Triturate.

Troch..........Trochisci ........Lozenges.

Ter...........Tere ...........Rub.

Ter. bene .......Tere bene........Rub well.

Ult. praesc........Ultimo prsescriptus .... The last ordered.

Una..........Una...........Together.

Unc...........Uncia..........An ounce.

Utend.........Utendum ........To be used.

Ut Dict. ........Ut dictum........As directed.

U. S. P.....................United States Pharmacopoeia.

Vehic...... ... Vehiculum .......A vehicle.

Vel..........Vel .... ......Or.

Vesp..........Vesper, vesperis.....The evening.

Vom. urg........Vomitione urgente .... The vomiting being troublesome.