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q.i.d.

q.i.d. is the alternative form of QID.

Meaning of QID

Adverb

QID (not comparable)

  1. Four times a day.
    • Dilatation of this type “irons out the folds” of the urethra, giving better drainage of the paraurethral glands, stimulating circulation and promoting rapid healing, especially when small doses (7½ gr. q.i.d.) of one of the triple-sulfonamides are given as an adjunct.1951 January, Gordon W. Reynolds, “The Female Urethra and Chronic Urethritis”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 1, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 34

Questions about q.i.d.

What is q.i.d. the alternative form of?
Q.i.d. is the alternative form of QID.

Words near q.i.d. in the dictionary

  1. Q.C.
  2. q.e.d.
  3. Q.E.D.s
  4. Q.E.F.
  5. q.g.
  6. q.i.d.
  7. q.s.
  8. q.t.
  9. q.t.s
  10. q.v.
  11. q/q

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Adapted from Wiktionary: q.i.d. (page history and authors); QID (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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