Abbreviations for Medicine Appearance
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Modified on: Mon, 10 May, 2021 at 11:58 AM
Size
| sml | Small - is less than 5mm |
| med | Medium- is 5mm or more but less than 10mm |
| lge | Large - is 10mm or more |
Colour
| ab | Amber |
| amst | Amethyst |
| bg | Beige |
| bg-or | Beige-orange |
| bg-yw | Beige-yellow |
| bk | Black |
| bl | Blue |
| bl-gy | Blue-Grey |
| br | Brown |
| br-or | Brown-orange |
| br-re | Brown-red |
| br-yw | Brown-yellow |
| bf | Buff |
| bs | Butterscotch |
| cl | Caramel |
| cr | Clear |
| co | Coral |
| cm | Cream |
| cy | Cyclamen |
| cy-re | Cyclamen-Red |
| fs | Flesh |
| gd | Gold |
| gr | Green |
| gy | Grey |
| gy-br | Grey-brown |
| gy-br | Grey-Brown |
| gy-cl | Grey-caramel |
| gy-or | Grey-orange |
| iv | Ivory |
| kh | Khaki |
| lv | Lavender |
| mg | Magenta |
| mr | Maroon |
| mv | Mauve |
| mtl | Mottled |
| multi | Multi-coloured |
| mm-gy | Mushroom-grey |
| mus | Mustard |
| oh | Ochre |
| or | Orange |
| or-bg | Orange-beige |
| or-br | Orange-brown |
| or-yw | Orange-yellow |
| pc | Peach |
| pk | Pink |
| pk-bg | Pink-beige |
| pk-br | Pink-brown |
| pk-gy | Pink-grey |
| pk-vl | Pink-violet |
| pp | Purple |
| re | Red |
| re-br | Red-brown |
| rs | Rose |
| sm | Salmon |
| sm-pk | Salmon-pink |
| sl | Scarlet |
| tn | Tan |
| tl | Teal |
| tq | Turquoise |
| tq-bl | Turquoise-blue |
| vl | Violet |
| wh | White |
| wh-bg | White-beige |
| wh-bl | White-Blue |
| wh-br | White-brown |
| wh-yw | Whitish-yellow |
| yw | Yellow |
| yw-br | Yellow-brown |
| yw-or | Yellow-orange |
| yw-wh | Yellow-white |
Shape
| amd | Almond-shaped |
| apple | Apple-shaped |
| barrel | Barrel |
| bv | Bevelled |
| cb | Cubic |
| cc | Cylindrical |
| dmd | Diamond |
| Dshape | D-shaped |
| ht | Heart |
| hex | Hexagon |
| long | Long |
| oct | Octagon |
| ov | Oval |
| pea | Peanut-shaped |
| pent | Pentagon |
| pillo | Pillow-shape |
| rd | Round |
| shd | Shield |
| sq | Square |
| sqish | Square-ish |
| tear | Tear drop |
| tri | Triangle |
| Vshape | V-shaped |
Other
| 1b | 1 band |
| 2b | 2 bands |
| 3b | 3 bands |
| 4b | 4 bands |
| beads | Beads |
| blb | Blue band |
| gdb | Gold band |
| logo | Logo |
| sc | Scored |
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