QD

See also: qd, qd., and Q&D

English

Etymology 1

From Latin quāquē diē.

Adverb

QD (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) once per day
Usage notes
  • The use of QD on handwritten prescriptions, orders, and the like is proscribed and indeed forbidden by some hospitals in favor of Q Day or daily, so as to avoid dangerous confusion with the handwritten QID ("four times per day").

Etymology 2

Noun

QD (plural QDs)

  1. (nanotechnology) Initialism of quantum dot.
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