coch. parv.

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) a teaspoonful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coch. parv.¹

From Latin cochlear parvum “little spoon(ful)”

Example Sentences

Coadjutor. coch., cochl., cochlear=a spoon, spoonful;—coch. amp., cochlear amplum=a tablespoonful;—coch. mag., cochlear magnum=a large spoonful;—coch. med., cochlear medium=a dessert-spoonful;—coch. parv., cochlear parvum=a teaspoonful.

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