Latin Abbreviations

• anno domini (a.d.) : in the year of the lord
• ad interim (a.i.) : temporarily
• ante meridiem (a.m.) : before midday
• austriae est imperare orbi universo (a.e.i.o.u.) : austria's destiny to rule the world
• circa (ca.) : around
• et alii, et alia, et alibi (et al.) : and others, and co-workers, and other things, and other places
• et cetera (etc.) : and the others, and the other things, and the rest
• exempli gratia (e.g.) : for example, for instance
• inter alia (i.a.) : among other things
• id est (i.e.) : that is, in other words
• juris doctor (j.d.) : doctor of law
• libra (lb., lbs.) : scales
• magister artium (m.a.) : master of arts
• nota bene (n.b.) : note well
• nil per os (npo) : nothing through the mouth
• oculus dexter (od) : right eye
• oculus sinister (os) : left eye
• oculus uterque (ou) : both eyes
• recipe (rx) : prescription
• quod erat demonstrandum (q.e.d.) : that which must be demonstrated
• meridiei (m) : noon
• floruit (f.l., flor.) : flourished
• modus operandi (m.o.) : method of operating
• orthographie variae (o.v.) : various spellings
• per annum (p.a.) : through a year
• per centum (per cent.) : for each one hundred
• philosophiae doctor (ph.d) : doctor of philosophy
• pinx : he/she painted
• post meridiem (p.m.) : after midday
• post scriptum (p.s.) : after what has been written
• quaque die (q.d.) : everyday
• in re (re) : in the matter of, concerning
• regina (reg.) : queen
• requiescat in pace (r.i.p.) : may he/she rest in peace
• si opus sit (s.o.s.) : if there is need, if occasion require, if necessary (prescription indication that a drug should only be administered once)
• sic erat scriptum (sic) : thus it was written
• statim (stat) : immediately
• versus (vs.) : against
• ibidem (ibid) : in the same place as before
• ante cibum (a.c.) : before meals