Glossary of Medical Terms – Q

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Every iteration, i.e. a med of Q5min would be every five minutes, or Q6h is every 6 hours. Every

q 4 h, etc

Every 4 hours, etc

qid

4 Times a day

Quack

A pretender to medical skill; a medical charlatan

Quackery

The practice of medicine by a quack

Quadrant

One of the four regions into which the abdomen may be divided for purposes of physical diagnosis

Quadrate

Square, four sided

Quadrate Lobe

A small lobe of the liver on the underside of the right lobe to the left of the fissure for the gallbladder

Quadratus

Muscle having four sides

Quadri, Quadru

Combining form meaning four

Quantitative

Number or quantity, pertaining to measurement

Quartan

Recurring at about 72 hour intervals, on the fourth day

Quaternary

Fourth

Queen of the Meadow

Used for rheumatic and gouty conditions caused by uric acid deposits in the joints. It has a stimulating effect on glands and organs that clear the body of toxins and wastes, which makes it helpful in most forms of inflammatory distress

Questran

Cholestyramine–Primarily used to reduce high blood levels of total cholesterol, relieve itching due to deposit of bile acids in the skin caused by partial biliary obstruction

Quiescent

Inactive, dormant. A period during which an infection is present but not active within a host: for example the period between an acute attack of chickenpox (varicella) and a subsequent recrudescence of shingles (zoster)

Quinidine

Medicine often used to correct irregular heartbeat. Brand names of quinidine include Quinalan and Quiniglute

Quintan

Recurring every fifth day

Quotidian

Recurring every day

q.v.

Abbreviation for “as much as you wish”

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