q.v.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) as much as you wish.

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q.v. ² American  

abbreviation

plural

qq.v

1. (used in formal writing after a cross reference) which see.

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qv British  

abbreviation

1. quod vide

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Etymology

Origin of q.v.¹

From Latin quantum vīs

Origin of q.v.²

From Latin quod vidē

Example Sentences

Anastomosis: a running together; usually applied to wing veins, often to markings; sometimes used like stigma, q.v.; also in Neuroptera, a series of cross-veinlets nearly in one row; a connecting series of veinlets.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Urinary vessels: = malpighian tubules; q.v.: has also been applied by older authors, to anal glands.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Flabs: the lobes at the tip of the dipterous mouth:= labella; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Aileron: the scale covering the base of primaries in some insects; see tegulae in Diptera = alula and squama, q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Peduncle: a stalk or petiole: the basal joint of the antenna in Homoptera: the smaller of the two stalks supporting the mushroom body; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.