Microwaves are used to detect speeding cars and to send telephone and television communications. Industry uses microwaves to dry and cure plywood, to cure rubber and resins, to raise bread and doughnuts, and to cook potato chips. But the most common consumer use of microwave energy is in microwave ovens.
An abbreviation is simply a shortening of a word or phrase. An abbreviation can be an acronym or an initialism. An acronym can be pronounced like a word: AFLAC (as uttered by â¦ the company's mascot duck), NASA, or URL.
BID, also b.i.d. or BD, is a medical abbreviation for bis in die, meaning to give medication twice a day. TID, also t.i.d., is a medical abbreviation for ter in die, meaning to give medication three times a day. QID also q.i.d, is a medical abbreviation which means to give the medication four times a day. PRN is a medical abbreviation for pro re nata, meaning to give medication as the situation demands or according to need. Qxh or Qxd once every x hours or once every x days. More abbreviations here. Notes at the link above offer a good formula for calculating changing the number of times a day dosing.