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qh

qh adverb: quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours.".

Adverb

qh (not comparable)

  1. quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours."

Forms of qh

alternative formq.h.

Origin of qh

Abbreviation of Latin quāque hōra (supply in diē).

Questions about qh

What does qh mean?
Qh means quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours.".
What part of speech is qh?
Qh is an adverb.

Words near qh in the dictionary

  1. QFTs
  2. QG
  3. QGA
  4. QGD
  5. QGP
  6. qh
  7. Qhadaffi
  8. Qhadafi
  9. Qhaddafi
  10. Qhara Qhara
  11. qhaswa

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