In 2007, a restaurant in China bought a rare giant golden tigerfish for $75,000, believing the fish to be an omen of good luck, according to Reuters. The fish, caught off the southern coast of China, was almost six feet long and weighed 105 pounds.
This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand UAD in the Medical field in general and in the Prescription terminology in particular. Use As Directed. Medical Â» Prescription.
The abbreviation qid or q.i.d. is also sometimes written without a period in capital letters as QID. 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. Other examples include: 1  q.d. ( 2 qd or QD) is once a day; q.d. 3  stands for quaque die (which means, in Latin, once a day). 4  b.i.d. ( 5 or bid or BID) is two times a day; b.i.d. 6  stands for bis in die (in Latin, 2 times a day). 7  t.i.d.