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Record 1 2013-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy
  • Posology
OBS

Used on prescriptions to indicate the quantity of a drug to be dispensed.

OBS

"Mitte": a Latin word meaning "send". Still used in prescriptions, e.g., as in "Canesten; mitte 1" or "Canesten: m.1". Sources: Carling Medical Pharmacy, Ottawa; and Pharmacie Desjardins Ltée, Ottawa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie
  • Posologie
OBS

Terme latin utilisé dans les ordonnances pour indiquer la quantité d'un médicament.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacia
  • Posología
DEF

Transferir un volumen medido de una solución.

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