QD

See also: qd

English

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin quāquē diē

Adverb

QD (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) once per day

Usage notes

• 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 handwritten QID.

Etymology 2

Noun

QD (plural QDs)

1. (nanotechnology) Initialism of quantum dot.

Anagrams

• DQ