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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation quater in die (four times a day)

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Examples

  • Administration of IM chlordiazepoxide 25 mg IM, t.i.d. and then q.i.d. had little effect.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • These can be avoided by giving lithium only twice daily avoiding the cumulative late afternoon peak of t.i.d. or q.i.d. doses or in a single moderate dose at bedtime.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • "Sally's menopause had triggered symptoms that hormone therapy by itself apparently hadn't helped," but now her doctor has her on Valium q.i.d. Depersonalizing "she" ads -- "Has She Become a Fixture in Your Office?"

    Best Syndication - 2009

  • "Sally's menopause had triggered symptoms that hormone therapy by itself apparently hadn't helped," but now her doctor has her on Valium q.i.d. Depersonalizing "she" ads -- "Has She Become a Fixture in Your Office?"

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • You see, "Sally's menopause had triggered symptoms that hormone therapy by itself apparently hadn't helped," but now her doctor has her on Valium q.i.d. Depersonalizing "she" ads -- "Has She Become a

    Do You Suffer from Eyebrow Plucking Disease? Divorce? 2009

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  • "quater in die", 4 times a day

    March 28, 2011