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This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Definition. Origin. Example (s) Variation (s) Ref (s) OK Boomer. Pejorative directed toward members of the "Baby Boomer" generation, used to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with baby boomers as out of date. First recorded use dates back to January 29, 2009, comment on Reddit and appeared in 4chan in 2015.
A or Ala – alanine. C or Cys – cysteine. D or Asp – aspartic acid. E or Glu – glutamic acid. F or Phe – phenylalanine. H or His – histidine. I or Ile – isoleucine. K or Lys – lysine. L or Leu – leucine.
Bump-up CD. A bump-up CD — also called a “raise your rate” CD — builds in the ability for you to request a one-time rate increase if CD rates go up during your lock-in term. Longer term ...
CB slang is the distinctive anti-language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes toward it change.
CD terms range from three months to several years, and generally the longer the term, the higher the rates. You may face an early withdrawal penalty if you withdraw your money before the term ends.
How CDs work. CDs offer a guaranteed return when you keep your money in the account for a set term. Let’s say you find a bank that offers a one-year CD with a 4 percent APY. As long as you keep ...
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).