2006-10-22 03:42:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for "bis in die" which in Latin means, not too surprisingly, twice a day. The abbreviation b.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as "bid" or in capital letters as "BID". However it is written, it is one of a number of hallowed abbreviations of Latin terms that have been traditionally used in prescriptions to specify the frequency with which medicines should be taken.
2006-10-22 03:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by kidd 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 22:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means twice a day. It comes from Latin meaning twice a day
2006-10-22 03:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by FinAidGuy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately it is also U.K. Accident and Emergency shorthand for "Brought In Dead", possibly equivalent to "Dead on Arrival" in the U.S.A.
2006-10-22 09:48:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
twice a day
2006-10-22 03:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by lizziepea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bis in dies (latin) = twice a day
2006-10-22 07:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bice in a day"
2006-10-22 03:55:25 · answer #7 · answered by thippesh b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋