Marie Curie is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to the fight against cancer. Born Maria Sklodowska on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, she was the youngest of five children of poor school teachers.
Medical Definition of b.i.d. (on prescription) b.i.d. (on prescription): 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 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.
The more nearsighted (or farsighted) you are, the higher your prescription in diopters. On your prescription, youâll see some letters followed by a series of numbers. The letters âODâ indicate that the prescription is for your right eye; âOSâ represents your left eye. Refractive Power â The first number in the series identifies your degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness. A plus sign (+) indicates you are farsighted, a minus sign (-) indicates you are nearsighted.