What & stands for

& is a medical abbreviation for and. TermDecode files it under general abbreviations.

GeneralFlagged high riskSourced

Risk

Can be mistaken for "2"

Safer Alternative

Write "and"

Seen in context

1 & 2 misread as 122

Sources

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