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Qd (on prescription)
Seen on a prescription, qd (or, written with periods, q.d.) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The abbreviation is sometimes written without a period in capital letters as 'QD'. However it is written, it is one of a number of…
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- Zinc oxide A form of zinc that has antispasmodic qualities
- SIDDT Sudden infant death with dysgenesis of testes. SIDDT was first identified in an Old Order Amish community in…
- Intestinal gas Intestinal gas: The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite…
- Prefix, medical See: Medical prefix
- Tendon, Achilles See: Achilles tendon
- Uvula The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the…
- Fever of Unknown Origin Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever greater than 38.3°C (101 °F) that has occurred intermittently for…
- Restitution In cytogenetics, the spontaneous rejoining of broken chromosomes to reconstitute the original chromosome…
- EPR Abbreviation for Electrophrenic respiration. Also known as diaphragm pacing. See: Diaphragm pacing
- Pleurodesis A procedure that causes the membranes around the lung to stick together and prevents the buildup of fluid in…