Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: qh
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours."

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin quāque hōra (supply in diē).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quāque hōra

Inflected Forms

q.h. (alternative)

Questions

What does qh mean?: quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours."
Where does qh come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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