Pathologists use lots of abbreviations and acronyms.

An acronym is an
abbreviation of a phrase, where each letter of the acronym is added
consecutively from the first letter of each of the words of the phrase. An
abbreviation is a shortened form of a text-string, and all acronyms are types of
abbreviations.

The following is a computer parsable list of over 12,000 abbreviations used in

medicine and pathology. The list falls in the public domain, but please credit
this work in any publications or web pages as:
Berman JJ. Pathology abbreviations and acronyms. May 18, 2001.

http://www.pathinfo.com/abbtwo.htm.

% = percent
10th = tenth
1st = first
2de = two dimensional echocardiography
2nd = second
3rd = third
3vc = 3 vessel cord
4th = fourth
5fu = fluorouracil
5th = fifth
6-mp = 6 mercaptopurine
6-tg = 6 thioguanine
6th = sixth
7th = seventh
8th = eighth
9th = ninth
a alternata = alternaria alternata
a annua = artemisia annua
a baumannii = acinetobacter baumannii
a belladonna = atropa belladonna
a brassicicola = alternaria brassicicola
a californica = artemisia californica
a castellanii = acanthamoeba castellanii
a cell = amacrine cell
a cepa = allium cepa
a coenophialum = acremonium coenophialum
a culbertsoni = acanthamoeba culbertsoni
a duodenale = ancylostoma duodenale
a filifolia = artemisia filifolia
a githago = agrostemma githago
a junii = acinetobacter junii
a k amputation = above knee amputation
a kiliense = acremonium kiliense
a polyphaga = acanthamoeba polyphaga
a sativa = avena sativa
a tridentata = artemisia tridentata
a&e = accident and emergency department
a&ox3 = alert and oriented to person place and date
a&ox4 = alert and oriented to person place time and date
a&s = ambu & suction
a&w = alive and well
a-line = arterial line
a-p = anterior and posterior
a-p&lat = anteroposterior and lateral
a-v = atrioventricular
a/g = albumin globulin ratio
a/n = abnormal
a/o = alert and oriented
a1ad = alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema
a2 = aortic component second heart sound
aaf = acetylaminofluorene
aag = alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
aah = atypical adenomatous hyperplasia
aai = acute alcohol intoxication
aall = anterior axillary line
aami = age associated memory impairment
aamtase = aklanonic acid methyltransferase
aaox3 = awake alert and oriented to date place & person
aark = automated anesthesia record keeper
aau = acute anterior uveitis
aav = aids associated virus
aba = abscissic acid
abatc = azidobenzamidotaurocholate
abdom = abdomen
abdv = bleomycin doxorubicin dtic vinblastine
abe = acute bacterial endocarditis
abf = aortobifemoral graft
abi = arterial pressure index
abk = aphakic bullous keratopathy
ablc = amphotericin b lipid complex
abm = alveolar basement membrane antibody
abmt = autologous bone marrow transplant
abn = abnormal
abnl = abnormal
abo hdn = abo hemolytic disease of the newborn
abp = arterial blood pressure
abpa = asthmatic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
abpb = abductor pollicis brevis
abpl = abductor pollicis longus
abr = auditory brainstem response
abt = autologous blood transfusion
abu = asymptomatic bacteriuria
abvd = bleomycin dacarbazine doxorubicin vincristine
abx = antibiotics
ac/a = accommodation convergence/accommodation
acad = academy
acbe = air contrast barium enema
accom = accommodation
accpn = agenesis of the corpus callosum with peripheral neuropathy
acetoacetyl coa = acetoacetyl coenzyme a
acetyl coa = acetyl coenzyme a
acetyl coa acetyltransferase = acetyl coenzyme a acetyltransferase
acetyl coa carboxylase = acetyl coenzyme a carboxylase
acf = anterior cranial fossa
acg = angle closure glaucoma
ach esterase = acetylcholinesterase
ache = acetylcholinesterase
aci = acute coronary insufficiency
aciol = anterior chamber intraocular lens
acj = amelocemental junction of tooth
acl = anterior cruciate ligament
acla = anti cardiolipin antibody
acls = advanced cardiac life support
acn = acoustic neurinoma
acnu = nimustine
acom = anterior communicating artery
acps = acrocephalopolysyndactyly
acra = acetylcholine receptor antibody
acsvbg = aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft
acsvg = aortocoronary saphenous vein graft
act-c = actinomycin c
act-d = actinomycin d
acth = adrenocorticotrophic hormone
actriib = activin receptor type iib
acug = arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis
acvd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
acvg = aortocoronary vein graft
acyl coa = acyl coenzyme a
ad lib = ad libitim
adamha = alcohol drug abuse and mental health administration
adas = alzheimer’s disease assessment scale
adat = advance diet as tolerated
adbc = adriamycin, dtic, bleomycin, ccnu
adcc = antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity
add = attention deficit disorder
add’l = additional
addl = additional
ade = ara c, daunorubicin, etoposide
adem = acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
aden = acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus
adenoca = adenocarcinoma
adf = aortoduodenal fistula
adhd = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
adi = autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris
adic = adriamycin, dtic
adip = acute demyelinating inflammatory polyradiculopathy
adj = adjuvant
adk = adenylate kinase
adl = activities of daily living
admckd = medullary cystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant
adp = adenosine diphosphate
adpase = adenosine diphosphatase
adpkd = autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
adria = adriamycin
adu = acute duodenal ulcer
aea = above elbow amputation
aec = aminoethylcysteine
aeeg = ambulatory eeg
aem = ataxia, episodic, with myokymia
aep = auditory evoked potentials
aer = auditory evoked responses
afb1 = aflatoxin b1
afgf = acidic fibroblast growth factor
afib = atrial fibrillation
afip = armed forces institute of pathology
afl = atrial flutter
aflp = acute fatty liver of pregnancy
afp = alpha fetoprotein
afv = amniotic fluid volume
agg = agammaglobulinemia
agit = agitation
agl = acute granulocytic leukemia
aglt = acidified glycerol lysis test
agmx = agammaglobulinemia, x linked
agn = acute glomerulonephritis
agnor = silver staining nucleolar organizing regions
agp = alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
agsg = alliance of genetic support groups
agus = atypical glands of unknown significance
agw = anogenital warts
ahds = allan herndon dudley syndrome
ahgs = acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
ahh = aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase
ahhd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive heart disease
ahle = acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
ahm = allele frequency dependent homozygosity mapping
aho = albright hereditary osteodystrophy
ahr = aryl hydrocarbon receptor
aht = antihyaluronidase screening titer
ahts = adductovarus hammer toe syndrome
ahx = addison disease, x linked
aia = aspirin intolerant asthma
aic = aicardi syndrome
aica = anterior inferior cerebellar artery
aicd = automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator
aid = artificial insemination by donor
aidh = atypical intraductal hyperlasia
aids = acquired immune deficiency syndrome
aied = aland island eye disease
aiha = autoimmune hemolytic anemia
ail = angioimmunoproliferative lesions
aild = angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia
aimi = anteroinferior myocardial infarction
aion = acute ischemic optic neuropathy
aivr = accelerated idioventricular rhythm
aj = ankle jerk
ajcc = american joint committee on cancer
ake = acrokeratoelastoidosis
akp = anterior knee pain
akv = acrokeratosis verruciformis
alad = aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
alase = alas, erythroid
alash = alas, housekeeping
alat = alanine aminotransferase
alb = albumin
alc = alcohol
alcaa = acetylcarnitine arginyl amide
alcam = activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule
alcl = anaplastic large cell lymphoma
aldb = aldolose b deficiency
aldo = aldosterone
alec = artificial lung expanding compound
alf = acute liver failure
alg = antilymphocyte globulin
alk p’tase = alkaline phosphatase
alk phos = alkaline phosphatase
all = acute lymphocytic leukemia
allo = allogenic
alm = acral lentiginous melanoma
almi = anterolateral myocardial infarction
almm = acral lentiginous malignant melanoma
alomad = adriamycin, leukeran, oncovin, methotrexate, actinomycin d, dacarbazine
alpc = argon laser photocoagulation
alpha anp = alpha atrial natriuretic peptide
alpha ifn = alpha interferon
alpha mpt = alpha methyl p tyrosine
alps = aphasia language performance scales
alto = afterloading tandem and ovoids
altp = argon laser trabeculoplasty
alunc = alopecia universalis congenita
amc = arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
amcn = arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, neurogenic type
amdg = acromesomelic dysplasia, grebe type
amf = adios, my friend
amfyoyo = adios my friend, you’re on your own
amio = amiodarone
amit = amitriptyline
amlcd = active matrix liquid crystal device
amm = agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
amml = acute myelomonocytic leukemia
amn = adrenomyeloneuropathy
amnio = amniocentesis
amp deaminase = adenosine monophosphate deaminase
ampe = acute massive pulmonary embolism
amr = alternating motion rate
amsa = amsacrine
amv = assisted mandatory ventilation
amvc = atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis
anae = alpha naphthyl acetate esterase
anan = anandron
anbc = hepatitis b core antibody
anca = anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
ancova = analysis of covariance
and = axillary node dissection
anes = anesthesia
ang = angiotensin
angio = angiogram
angis = australian national genomic info service
anll = acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia
anm = amish nemaline myopathy
ann fib = annulus fibrosis
annl = acute non lymphocytic leukemia
anom = anomalous
anova = analysis of variance
anp = atrial natriuretic peptide
ante = before
anug = acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
anxty = anxiety
ao = acridine orange
aod = arterial occlusive disease
aodm = adult onset diabetes mellitus
aof = assessment of occupational function
aopa = ara c, oncovin, prednisone, asparaginase
aope = adriamycin, oncovin, prednisone, etoposide
aorf = adult onset renal failure
aos = adams oliver syndrome
ap & lat = anteroposterior & lateral
ap&lat = anteroposterior & lateral
apb = abductor pollicus brevis
apch = alternative pathway hemolytic complement
apcor = advanced portable coronary observation radio
apeced = autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy
apf = antiperinuclear factor
apha = american public health association
aphig = aphidicolin glycinate
api = application programming interface
apkd = adult polycystic disease
apla = anti phospholipid antibody
apld = automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy
apls = advanced pediatric life support
apml = acute promyelocytic leukemia
apo = adriamycin, prednisone, oncovin
apo a i = apolipoprotein a i
apoa = apolipoprotein a
apob = apolipoprotein b
apoc = apolipoprotein c
apod = apolipoprotein d
apoe = apolipoprotein e
apoj = apolipoprotein j
appnhp = adenylyl imidodiphosphate
appt = appointment
aprs = adult personality rating schedule
aprtase = adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
aprv = airway pressure release ventilation
aps = antiphospholipid syndrome
apsa = phosphatidylserine antibody
apsgn = acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
aptt = activated partial thromboplastin time
apud = amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation
apvc = anomalous pulmonary venous connection
apvd = anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
apvr = anomalous pulmonary venous return
apvs = absent pulmonary valve syndrome
apw = aortopulmonary window
aq = aqueous
ara c = arabinosylcytosine
ara ctp = arabinofuranosylcytosine triphosphate
ara u = arabinofuranosyluracil
aras = atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis
arbkt = aids risk behavior knowledge test
arch = archives
ard = acute respiratory disease
ardmd = autosomal recessive distal muscular dystrophy
ards = adult respiratory distress syndrome
arg = arginine
arm = artificial rupture of membrane
armd = age related macular degeneration
arn = acute retinal necrosis
aroa = autosomal recessive ocular albinism
arom = artificial rupture of membranes
arp = american registry of pathology
arpkd = autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
arsa = arylsulfatase a
arter = arterial
aru = acute retention of urine
arvc = arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
arvd = arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
asad = arteriosclerotic artery disease
asal = argininosuccinate lyase
asal deficiency = argininosuccinate lyase deficiency
asap = as soon as possible
asat = aspartate aminotransferase
asb = asymptomatic bacteriuria
asbmb = american society for biochemistry & molecular biology
asc = american society of cytology
ascb = american society for cell biology
ascd = arteriosclerotic coronary disease
aschd = arteriosclerotic coronary heart disease
asci = american society for clinical investigation
ascii = american standard code for information interchange
asco = american society of clinical oncology
ascp = american society of clinical pathologists
asct = autologous stem cell transplantation
ascus = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
ascva = arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular accident
ascvhd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular heart disease
ascvrd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular renal disease
asd = atrial septal defect
asdhd = arteriosclerotic decompensated heart disease
asdp = anal sphincter dysplasia
asech = acetylselenonium choline
asf = anterior spinal fusion
ash = asymmetrical septal hypertrophy
ashap = adriamycin, solu medrol, high dose ara c, platinol
ashcvd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive cardiovascular disease
ashg = american society for human genetics
ashhd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive heart disease
ashvd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive vascular disease
asi = anxiety status inventory
asip = american society for investigative pathologists
asis = anterior superior iliac spine
asl deficiency = argininosuccinate lyase deficiency
aslhn = alport syndrome like hereditary nephritis
aslme = american society of law, medicine, and ethics
aslo = anti streptolysin o
asm = american society for microbiology
asma = anti smooth muscle antibody
asmd = anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis
asmi = anteroseptal myocardial infarction
asmtlx = acetylserotonin methyltransferase like, x linked
asom = acute suppurative otitis media
asped = angel shaped phalangoepiphyseal dysplasia
aspvd = arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease
asrt = anomalous sentence repetition test
assa = aminopterin syndrome sine aminopterin
assoc = association
asst = assist
asstase = arylsulfate sulfotransferase
asu = ambulatory surgery unit
asv = avian sarcoma virus
asvd = arteriosclerotic vascular disease
asvhd = arteriosclerotic vascular heart disease
asw = approved social worker
at/nc = atraumatic normocephalic
atc = adriamycin followed by 3x taxol followed by 3x cytoxan
atcc = american type culture collection
atin = acute tubulo interstitial nephritis
atl = adult t cell leukemia
atll = adult tcell leukemia lymphoma
atls = advanced trauma life support training course
atm = atmosphere
atmngt = atypical melanocytic nevi of the genital type
atnr = asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
atra = all trans-retinoic acid
atshd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
att = attachment
atv = all terrain vehicle
atz = anal transitional zone
auc = area under curve
aud = auditory
audit = alcohol use disorders identification test
aul = acute undifferentiated leukemia
aur = auricular
aus = artificial urinary sphincter
aus = atypia of unknown significance
avad = doxorubicin, vincristine, cytarabine, dexamethasone
avb = atrioventricular block
avdrr = adult onset vitamin d resistant hypophosphatemic osteomalacia
aventyl = nortriptylineavf
avh = acute viral hepatitis
avms = arteriovenous malformations
avo = defused arteriovenous o2 difference
avpu = alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
avr = aortic valve replacement
avrnt = atrioventricular re entrant nodal tachycardia
avrr = aortic valve re replacement
avrt = atrioventricular re entrant tachycardia
avs = arteriovenous shunt
avsd = atrioventricular septal defect
avss = afebrile, vital signs stable
awmi = anterior wall myocardial infarction
awo = antral washout
awol = absent without leave
aws = alagille watson syndrome
axr = abdominal x ray
az = ascheim zondek
aza = azathioprine
azc = azacitidine
azf = azoospermia factor
azi = azidopine
azq = diaziquone
b bassiana = beauveria bassiana
b beaveri = brugia beaveri
b burgdorferi = borrelia burgdorferi
b crocidurae = borrelia crocidurae
b k amputation = below knee amputation
b pahangi = brugia pahangi
b&b = bronchoscopy and biopsy
b&c = biopsy and cauterization
b&w = baldy webster suspension
b-2m = beta 2 microglobulin
b-cell = bcell
b-cll = b cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
b-lph = beta lipotrophic hormone
b/k = below knee
b/p = blood pressure
b12 = cyanocobalamin
b2 m = beta2 microglobulin
b2-glob = beta 2 microglobulin
baco = bleomycin, adriamycin, ccnu, oncovin
bacod = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, dexamethasone
bacon = bleomycin, adriamycin, ccnu, oncovin, nitrogen mustard
bacop = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
bactec = bactenecin
badl = brief activities of daily living
bae = barium enema
baee = benzoylarginine ethyl ester
baep = brainstem auditory evoked potential
baer = brainstem auditory evoked response
baha = bone anchor hearing aid
balf = bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
balt = bronchus associated lymphoid tissue
bamon = bleomycin, adriamycin, methotrexate, oncovin, nitrogen mustard
bana = benzoylarginine 2 naphthylamide
banf = bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis
bap = bleomycin, adriamycin, prednisone
bapa = benzoylarginine nitroanilide
bapp = bleomycin, doxorubicin, cisplatin, prednisone
barb = barbiturate
barbital = phenobarbital
barn = bilateral acute retinal necrosis
bas = balloon atrial septostomy
baso = basophil
bavip = bleomycin, adriamycin, vinblastine, imidazole carboxamide, prednisone
bawo = bilateral antrl washout
bax = a homolog of bcl2
bba = born before arrival
bbgk = stated that chromosomes 4 and 7 each seem to have copies of the bb1/g25k
bbow = bulging bag of waters
bbprl = big big prolactin
bbt = basal body temperature
bbvp = bcnu, bleomycin, vepesid, prednisone, methotrexate
bca = basal cell atypia
bcaa = branched chain amino acid
bcam = b cell adhesion molecule
bcap = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, prednisone
bcas = breast carcinoma amplified sequence
bcat = branched chain aminotransferase
bcav = bleomycin, ccnu, adriamycin, velban
bcc = basal cell carcinoma
bcca = basal cell carcinoma
bccp = biotin carboxyl carrier protein
bcd = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin
bcdf = b cell differentiation factor
bcds = breast cancer, ductal, suppressor
bce = basal cell epithelioma
bcei = breast cancer estrogen inducible sequence
bceop = benign childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms
bche = butyrylcholinesterase
bcie = bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
bcmf = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil
bcns = basal cell nevus syndrome
bcnu = bis chloroethyl nitrosourea
bcop = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
bcpm = benign chronic pemphigus
bct = basophil challenge test
bcvp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
bcvpb = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, bleomycin
bcx = blood culture
bdae = boston diagnostic aphasia examination
bdc = burn dressing change
bdcs = bazex dupre christol syndrome
bdg = batten’s disease gene
bdi = beck depression inventory
bdma = benzyldimethylamine
bdmf = bone dysplasia with medullary fibrosarcoma
bdmr = brachydactyly mental retardation syndrome
bdr = background diabetic retinopathy
bds = blackfan diamond syndrome
bdz = benzodiazepine
bea = below elbow amputation
beac = bcnu, etoposide, ara c, cyclophosphamide
beam = bcnu, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan
bec = before exam completed
bed = bornholm eye disease
bee = basal energy expenditure
behav = behavioral
bemp = bleomycin, eldisine, mitomycin, platinol
ben = balkan endemic nephropathy
beo = both eyes open
bepop = application of below elbow plaster of paris
best = bedside evaluation and screening test of aphasia
beta msh = beta melanocyte stimulating hormone
beta tgdr = beta thioguanine deoxyriboside
bfgf = basic fibroblast growth factor
bfic = benign familial infantile convulsions
bfl = bird fanciers lung
bfnc = benign familial neonatal convulsions
bfp = biological false positive
bfu = burst forming unit
bga = blood gas analysis
bgci = basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic
bgh = bovine growth hormone
bgl = bartholin’s gland
bgpa = biliary glycoprotein a
bgs = baller gerold syndrome
bgus = biclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance
bha = butylated hydroxyanisole
bhdv = bcnu, hydroxyurea, dacarbazine, vincristine
bhf = bolivian hemorrhagic fever
bhl = bilateral hilar lymph node
bhr = bronchial hyperreactivity
bhtt = bielschowsky head tilt
biba = brought in by ambulance
bic = biceps
bie = bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
bil = bilateral
bil bs = bilateral breath sounds
bilat = bilateral
bili = bilirubin
bili t/d = bilirubin, total and direct
bima = bilateral internal mammary artery
bin = twice a night
bio = biology
biotech = biotechnology
bipap = bilevel positive airway pressure
bipg = billroth i partial gastrectomy
bipp = bismuth iodoform paraffin paste
bit = behavioral inattention test
biw = twice weekly
bjm = bones, joints, and muscles
bjp = bence jones protein
bka = below knee amputation
bkbpr = bamford kowal and bench picture related
bkpnpr = bamford kowal and bench non picture related
bkv = bk virus
bl cult = blood culture
blades = bristol language assessment scales
bld = blood
blel = benign lymphoepithelial lesion
bleo = bleomycin
bleo-comf = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, fluorouracil
bleo-mopp = bleomycin, nitrogen mustard, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
blitz = monoclonal antibodies
blobs = binary large objects
blt = bleeding time
blv = blood volume
bmast = brief michigan alcoholism screening test
bmcp = brain mitochondrial carrier protein
bmhp = bromomercurihydroxypropane
bmi = body mass index
bmj = breast milk jaundice
bmld = binaural masking level difference test
bmpg = bone marrow proteoglycan
bms = burning mouth syndrome
bmt = bone marrow transplant
bmz = basement membrane zone
bnab = ladder neck adhesions
bncf = both toenails cut and filed
bnd = both toenails drilled
bnec = bladder neck electric conductance test
bnhl = bcell non hodgkin’s lymphoma
bni = bladder neck incision male
bnl = brookhaven national laboratory
bno = bladder neck obstruction
bns = bladder neck stenosis
boa = behavioral observation audiometry
boap = bleomycin, oncovin, adriamycin, prednisone
boca = brown oculocutaneous albinism
bofs = branchiooculofacial syndrome
bold = bleomycin, oncovin, lomustine, dacarbazine
boma = otitis media, both ears, acute
bomp = bleomycin, oncovin, matulane, prednisone
bomsa = bilateral otitis media serous acute
bomsc = bilateral otitis media serous chronic
bonp = bleomycin, oncovin, natulan, prednisolone
boo = bladder outflow obstruction
boop = bronchiolitis obliterans and organising pneumonitis
bopam = bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone, adriamycin, mechlorethamine,
methotrexate
bopp = bcnu, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
borb = birmingham object recognition battery
botox = botulin toxin
bov = bleeding esophageal varices
bow = bag of water
box = bowels opened times
bp&tpr = monitoring of blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and respiratory
rate
bp+ = hypertension
bpad = bipolar affective disorder
bpcq = beliefs about pain control questionnaire
bpes = blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus
bph = benign prostatic hyperplasia
bpig = bacterial polysaccharide immune globulin
bpn = brachial plexus neuropathy
bpnh = bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia
bpo = benzoyl peroxide
bpp = biophysical profile
bpptl = bilateral postpartum tubal ligation
bppv = benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
bprl = big prolactin
bprs = brief psychiatric rating scale
bps = bronchopulmonary segment
bpt = bronchial provocation test
bpv = benign positional vertigo
bq = becquerel
br ca = breast cancer
brach = brachial
brao = branch retinal artery occlusion
brap = brca1 associated protein
brb = bright red blood
brbpr = bright red blood per rectum
brbx = breast biopsy
brca = breast cancer gene
brd = bilateral renal dysplasia
brdu = bromodeoxyuridine
brdurd = bromodeoxyuridine
brf = breast feeding
brhibo = bromohomoibotenate
bric = benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis
brk = breast tumor kinase
brm = biological response modifier
broncho = bronchoscopy
brp = bathroom privileges
brvo = branch retinal vein occlusion
brvt = branch retinal vein thrombosis
bs/scf = biological sequence/structure computational facility
bsaep = brainstem auditory evoked potential
bsap = brief, small, abundant potentials
bsapp = brief, small, abundant, polyphasic potentials
bsb = bedside bag
bsc = bedside commode
bsco = bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy
bscs = biological sciences curriculum study
bsd = bedside drainage
bsep = brainstem evoked potential
bser = brainstem electric response
bsera = brainstem evoked response audiogram
bsf = benign senescent forgetfulness
bsipss = bilateral simultaneous inferior petrosal sinus sampling
bss = balanced salt solution
bsts = bereweeke skill teaching system checklist
bsu = bartholin’s, skene’s, urethra
bsv = binocular single vision
btcd = binding to curved dna
btk = bruton’s tyrosine kinase
btl = bilateral tubal ligation
btm = benign tertian malaria
btnf = both toenails filed
btp = biotechnology training programs
bts = blalock taussig shunt
btu = british thermal unit
btw = by the way
bulit = bulimia test
bun = blood urea nitrogen
bus = busulfan
bva = binocular visual acuity
bvap = bcnu, vincristine, adriamycin, prednisone
bvcpp = bcnu, vinblastine, cyclophosphamide, procarbazine, prednisone
bvds = bleomycin, velban, doxorubicin, streptozocin
bvl = bilateral vas ligation
bvm = bag valve mask
bvpp = bcnu, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone
bvrt = benton visual behavior test
bwcr = beckwith wiedemann syndrome chromosome region
bwd = backward
bwo = bladder washout
bws = beckwith wiedemann syndrome
bx = biopsy
bxcx = biopsy of cervix
bxo = balanitis xerotica obliterans
bylitc = butenylisothiocyanate
bzd = benzodiazepine
bzs = bannayan zonana syndrome
bzt = bendrofluazide
bzx = bazex syndrome
c 1 esterase = complement 1 esterase
c acetobutylicum = clostridium acetobutylicum
c anthropophaga = cordylobia anthropophaga
c burnetii = coxiella burnetii
c clostridiiforme = clostridium clostridiiforme
c coli = campylobacter coli
c curticei = cooperia curticei
c difficile = clostridium difficile
c diphtheriae = corynebacterium diphtheriae
c feseri = clostridium feseri
c freundii = citrobacter freundii
c guilliermondii = candida guilliermondii
c hominivorax = cochliomyia hominivorax
c jejuni = campylobacter jejuni
c pectinata = cooperia pectinata
c vini = candida vini
c&db = cough & deep breath
c&e = curettage and electrodessication
c&f = chills and fever
c&p = cystoscopy and pyelography
c&s = culture and sensitivities
c-p = cerebellopontine angle
c-rp = c reactive protein
c-s = cheyne stokes
c-spine = cervical spine
c/a = clinitest/acetest
c/c/e = clubbing, cyanosis, edema
c/d = cystodiathermy
c/d/i = clean, dry, intact
c/n = cyclogyl and neosynephrine
c/o = complains of
c/p = cardiopulmonary
c/s = caesarean section
c/w = consistent with
c02 = carbon dioxide
c1 = complement 1
c1q = complement 1q
c3 convertase = complement 3 convertase
c3b ina = c3b inactivator
c3pa = c3 proactivator
ca atpase = calcium adenosine triphosphatase
ca-125 = cancer antigen 125
ca125 = cancer antigen 125
caam = complimentary and alternate medicine
caap = cocaine abuse assessment profile
cabg = coronary artery bypass graft
cabop = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone
cabs = ccnu, adriamycin, bleomycin, streptozocin
cac = cisplatin, ara c, caffeine
caca = cataract, crystalline aculeiform
cacd = choroidal dystrophy, central areolar
cach = childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelinization
cacp = camptodactyly arthropathy coxa vara pericarditis syndrome
cacs = celiac axis compression syndrome
cact = carnitine acylcarnitine translocase
cadasil = cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and
leukoencephalopathy
cadic = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dtic
caep = cortical auditory evoked potentials
caer = cortical auditory evoked response
caffi = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil by continuous infusion
cafl = chronic airflow limitation
cafp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cafs = conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
cafth = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen, halotestin
cafvp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisone
cagg = cold agglutinins
cahd = coronary atherosclerotic heart disease
cakut = congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
calcl = cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma
calf = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, leucovorin calcium , 5 fluorouracil
call = common acute lymphoblastic leukemia
calla = common all antigen
cals = carbonic anhydrase like sequence
cam = cell adhesion molecule
camak = cerebro oculo facio skeletal syndrome
camb = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, methotrexate, bleomycin
cameleon = cytosine arabinoside, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin, oncovin
cameo = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, methotrexate, etoposide, oncovin
camfak = cerebro oculo facio skeletal syndrome
camlo = cytosine arabinoside, methotrexate, leucovorin, oncovin
camp = cyclic amp
can = cord around neck
can = cancer
cap-bop = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, procarbazine, bleomycin, oncovin,
prednisone
capa = cerebellar ataxia, paroxysmal, acetazolamide responsive
capd = continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
cape = clifton assessment procedures for the elderly
caped = central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy
capp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol, prednisone
caps = capsules
car = carotid
carb = carbohydrate
carboxy air = carboxyaminoimidazole ribotide
card = cardiac
cardiak = card containing ice associated kinase
cascvd = chronic arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
casil = cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and
leukoencephalopathy
casp = communication assessment profile for adults with a mental handicap
casrn = chemical abstract service registery number
castle = carcinoma showing thymus like differentiation
catch22 = cardiac abnormality/abnormal facies, t cell deficit due to thymic
hypoplasia, cleft palate, hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism resulting from
22q11 deletion
cath = catheter
catm = autosomal dominant microphthalmia cataract
cav = congenital absence of vagina
cave = cerebroacrovisceral early
cavg = coronary artery vein graft
cavh = continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
cavhd = continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
cavhf = continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
cavp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vm 26, prednisone
cavp-16 = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vp 16
cavp-i = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisone
cavpm = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vp 16, prednisone, methotrexate
cbavd = congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens
cbc = complete blood count
cbctr = cooperative breast cancer tissue resource
cbd = common bile duct
cbdca = carboplatin
cbe = clinical breast exam
cbf = cerebral blood flow
cbps = perisylvian syndrome, congenital bilateral
cbr = complete bed rest
cbv = cyclophosphamide, bcnu, vp16
cbvd = ccnu, bleomycin, vinblastine, dexamethasone
cbz = carbamazepine
ccap = cancer chromosomal aberrations project
ccapeptide = crustacean cardioactive peptide
ccavv = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, vp 16
ccc = critical care center
ccch = clear cell cribriform hyperplasia
cccm = closed chest cardiac massage
ccf = congestive cardiac failure
ccfe = cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, 5 fluorouracil, estramustine
cchf = crimean congo haemorrhagic fever
cchs = congenital central hypoventilation
cci = chronic cardiac or coronary insufficiency
cck = cholecystokinin
cck-pz = cholecystokinin pancreozymin
ccl = centrocyte like
ccl4 = carbon tetrachloride
ccm = congestive cardiomyopathy
ccma = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, adriamycin
ccnu = lomustine
ccnu-op = ccnu, oncovin, prednisone
ccob = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, bleomycin
ccpd = continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
ccph = complement control protein homolog
ccpv = congenital convex pes valgus
ccr = creatinine clearance rate
ccsk = clear cell sarcoma of kidney
ccu = coronary care unit
ccv = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine
ccv-av = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine/adriamycin, vincristine
ccvb = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, bleomycin
ccvpp = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, velban, procarbazine, prednisone
ccvv = cyclophosphamide, ccnu, vp 16, vincristine
ccvvp = cyclophosphamide, ccnu, vp 16, vincristine, platinol
cd 53 = cluster of differentiation antigen 53
cd57 = cluster of differentiation antigen 5
cd74 = cluster of differentiation antigen 74
cdai = crohn’s disease activity index
cdca = chenodeoxycholic acid
cdcr = canaliculodacryocystorhinostomy
cddp = cisdiamminedichloroplatinum
cde = common duct exploration
cdf = ciliary dyskinesia factor
cdg = carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome
cdgdl = corneal dystrophy, gelatinous drop like
cdgs = carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome
cdhs = craniofacial deafness hand syndrome
cdi = clean, dry, intact
cdip = chronic demyelinating inflammatory radiculopathy
cdk = cyclin dependent kinase
cdle = chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
cdls = cornelia de lange syndrome
cdna = complementary dna
cdnh = chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
cdpc = cytidine diphosphate choline
cds = child depression scale
cdst = central daylight savings time
cdt = connected discourse tracking
cdu = candiru fever
ceb = carboplatin, etoposide, bleomycin
cec = chloroethylclonidine
ceca = cisplatin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
cecs = courtauld emotional control scale
cedri = clinical eating disorder rating instrument
cee = central european encephalitis
cef = cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, 5 fluorouracil
ceg = chronic erosive gastritis
cello = columnar epithelial lined lower esophagus
cem = cytosine arabinoside, etoposide, methotrexate
ceot = calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
ceprh = combined pigment epithelial and retinal hamartoma
cer = ceramide
cera = cortical electric response audiometry
cerv = cervix
cesd = cholesterol ester storage disease
cetp = cholesteryl ester transfer protein
cev = cyclophosphamide, etoposide, vincristine
cfam = cerebral function analysing monitor
cfc = chlorofluorocarbon
cff = cystic fibrosis foundation
cfh = complement factor h
cfnd = craniofrontonasal dysostosis
cfp = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cfpt = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen
cfq = cognitive failures questionnaire
cfs = chronic fatigue syndrome
cftdm = fiber type disproportion myopathy, congenital
cftr = cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
cfu = colony forming unit
cfu e = colony forming unit erythroid
cfz = carey fineman ziter syndrome
cgamf = cholylglycylamidofluorescein
cgap = cancer genome anatomy project
cgcg = central giant cell granuloma
cgd = chronic granulomatous disease
cgdcgd = carrier genodermatosis of chronic granulomatous disease
cgl = chronic granulocytic leukemia
cgmp = cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cgy = centigray
ch50 = hemolytic complement filtration
cha = congenital hypoplastic anemia
chac = choreoacanthocytosis
chamoca = cytoxan, hydroxyurea, actinomycin d, methotrexate, oncovin, calcium
folinate, adriamycin
champ = chromosomal analysis and morphology
chands = curly hair ankyloblepharon nail dysplasia syndrome
chap = cyclophosphamide, hexalen, adriamycin, platinol
charge = coloboma, heart disease, atresia of choanae, retarded mental
development and growth genital hypoplasia ear abnormalities deafness association
or syndrome
chat = choline acetyltransferase
chb = complete heart block
chbha = congenital heinz body hemolytic anemia
chc = chronic hyperplastic candidosis
chcl = congenital healed cleft lip
chemo = chemotherapy
chex-up = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, 5 fluorouracil, platinol
chg = change
chhs = congenital hypothalamic hamartoma syndrome
chi = closed head injury
chip = cis dichlorotranshydroxy bis isopropylamine platinum iv
chm = complete hydatidiform mole
chob = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, bleomycin
chod = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, dexamethasone
chol = cholesterol
chop = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin , oncovin , and prednisone
chope = cyclophosphamide, halotestin, oncovin, prednisone, etoposide
chor = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, radiotherapy
chp = cutaneous hepatic porphyria
chr = chronic
chrna4 = nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
chron = chronic
chrpe = congenital hypertophy of retinal pigment epithelium
chrs = christian syndrome
chs = chediak higashi syndrome
cht = congenital hypothyroidism
chtn = cooperative human tissue network
chuk = conserved helix loop helix ubiquitous kinase
chvp = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, vm 26, prednisone
cic = circulating immune complex
cidi = composite international diagnostic interview
cidp = chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
cie = nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
cif = clonal inhibitory factor
ciid = centromeric instability, immunodeficiency syndrome
cimb = center for international meeting on biology
cinca = chronic infantile neurological, cutaneous and articular syndrome
cioms = council for international organizations of medical sciences
cirb = colorado institute for research in biotechnology
circ = circumcision
cis = carcinoma in situ
cisc = clean intermittent self catheterization
cisca = cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
civ = common iliac vein
civpp = chlorambucil, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
cjd = creutzfeldt jakob disease
cjr = centric jaw relationship
ckbb = creatine kinase bb isoenzyme
ckmb = creatine kinase mb isoenzyme
ckmm = creatine kinase mm isoenzyme
cl feseri = clostridium feseri
clas = congenital localized absence of skin
clav = clavicle
clb = chlorambucil
clbd = cortical lewy body disease
clbp = chronic low back pain
clcd = cleidocranial dysostosis
cldy = cloudy
clh = chronic lobular hepatitis
clia = chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer
clin = clinical
cll/pll = chronic lymphocytic prolymphocytic leukemia
clm = cutaneous larva migrans
clma = clinical laboratory management association
clock = circadian locomotor output cycles kaput
clr = crossed leg raise
cls = coffin lowry syndrome
clt = clotting time
cm3 = cubic centimeter
cmap = compound muscle action potential
cmcj = carpometacarpal joint
cmdhs = chloromethyldihydrosafrole
cmdr = craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal recessive
cmf = chondromyxoid fibroma
cmfavp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin,
vincristine, prednisone
cmfh = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, hydroxyurea
cmfp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cmfpt = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen
cmfpth = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen,
halotestin
cmft = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen
cmfv = cyclophosphamide fluorouracil methotrexate vincristine
cmfvat = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine,
adriamycin, testosterone
cmfvp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisone
cmg = cystometrogram
cmgp = cartilage matrix glycoprotein
cmh = congenital malformation of the heart
cmhc = community mental health center
cmid = cytomegalic inclusion disease
cmj = carpometacarpal joint
cmk = cromakalim
cml = chronic myelocytic leukemia
cmm = cutaneous malignant melanoma
cmml = chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
cmoat = canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter
cmopp = cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
cmpd = compound
cmpf = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, prednisone, 5 fluorouracil
cmr = contrast medium reaction
cmsd = congenital myocardial sympathetic dysinnervation
cmtc = cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
cmtd = charcot marie tooth disease
cmvs = cerebrovascular malformations
cmy = cariomyopathy
cnbr = cyanogen bromide
cnch = chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
cne = concentric needle electromyography
cnh = chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
cnhd = congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic disease
cnm = certified nurse midwife
cnop = cyclophosphamide, novantrone, oncovin, prednisone
cnsha = chronic non spherocytic hemolytic anemia
cnst = constipation
cntf = ciliary neuronotrophic factor
cnv = contingent negative variation
cnvm = choroidal neovascular membrane
co2 = carbon dioxide
coa = coenzyme a
coa transferase = coenzyme a transferase
coad = chronic obstructive airway disease
coap = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, ara c, prednisone
cobe = chronic obstructive bullous emphysema
cobmam = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, bleomycin, methotrexate, adriamycin, meccnu
cobra = consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act
cobs = chronic organic brain syndrome
cocm = congestive cardiomyopathy
cod = cerebroocular dysgenesis
cod-md = cerebro oculo dysgenesis muscular dystrophy
cofs = cerebro oculo facio skeletal
cog = children’s oncology group
coi = coloboma of iris, choroid and retina
col = collagen
cold = chronic obstructive lung disease
colpo = colposcopy
comb = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, meccnu , bleomycin
combap = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, bleomycin, adriamycin,
prednisone
comet-a = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, leucovorin, etoposide, ara c
comf = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
comla = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, leucovorin, ara c
compd = compound
comps = clinical observation of motor and process skills
comt = catechol o methyltransferase
con a = concanavalin a
conc = concentration
cond = condition
cong = congenital
congen = congenital
congruous = congruity
conj = conjunctiva
cons = consultation
contd = continued
conus = continental united states
copac = ccnu, oncovin, prednisone, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
copd = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
copro iii = coproporphyrin iii
copro o = coproporphyrinogen oxidase
copro ox = coproporphyrinogen iii oxidase
copro’gen = coproporphyrinogen
coq = coenzyme q
cora = conditioned orientation response audiometry
corba = common object request broker architecture
corp = corporation
cotnab = chessington occupational therapy neurological assessment battery
cpap = continuous positive airway pressure
cpbba = cyclophosphamide, bleomycin, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin
cpe = chronic pulmonary emphysema
cpeo = chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
cph = chronic persistent hepatitis
cpi = california personality inventory
cpip = chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity
cpitn = community periodontal index of treatment need
cpk = creatine phosphokinase
cpk-mb = creatine phosphokinase myocardial band
cpl = congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis
cpls = cleft palate lateral synechia syndrome
cpma = callus plantar metatarsal area
cpo = coproporphyrinogen oxidase deficiency
cpob = cyclophosphamide, prednisone, oncovin, bleomycin
cppb = continuous positive pressure breathing
cppd disease = calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
cprg = chlorophenol red galactopyranoside
cpsp = central post stroke pain
cptr = cyproterone
crada = cooperative research and development agreement
cran = cranial
crao = central retinal artery occlusion
crcl = creatinine clearance
crcs = calcibiotic root canal sealer
creat = creatinine
crest = calcinosis, raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction ,
sclerodactyly, telangiectasia
cri = chronic renal insufficiency
cris = comprehensive injury scale
crl = crown rump length
crmo = chronic multifocal osteomyelitis
crng = cephalosporin resistant neisseria gonorrheae
crop = cyclophosphamide, rubidazone, oncovin, prednisone
cropam = cyclophosphamide, rubidazone, oncovin, prednisone, l asparaginase,
methotrexate
crpp = cytidine diphosphate
crppp = cytidine triphosphate
crps = chronic regional pain syndrome
crrt = continuous renal replacement therapy
crst = calcinosis cutis, raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasis
crtt = certified respiratory therapy technician
crvo = central retinal vein occlusion
crvt = central retinal vein thrombosis
cs melanura = culiseta melanura
cscc = cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
csd = cat scratch disease
cse = combined spinal epidural
csf protein = cerebrospinal fluid protein
csh = chronic subdural hematoma
cshl = cold spring harbor laboratory
csicu = cardiac surgery intensive care unit
cslrt = crossed straight leg
csme = clinically significant macular edema
csnu = cystinuria
csr = central serous retinopathy
css = churg strauss syndrome
csscn = cesium thiocyanate
csu = collection of catheter specimen of urine
ct scan = computerized axial tomography scan
ct-scan = computerized axial tomography scan
cta = clear to auscultation
ctab = clear to auscultation bilaterally
ctafs = conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
ctap = clear to auscultation and percussion
ctc = chlortetracycline
ctcb = cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, carboplatin
ctcl = cutaneous t cell lymphoma
ctcv = congenital talipes calcaneovalgus
ctep = cancer therapy evaluation program
ctf = colorado tick fever
cth = cystathioninuria
cthm = conotruncal heart malformations
ctig = clinical trials implementation group
ctin = chronic tubulo interstitial nephritis
ctl = cytotoxic t lymphocyte
ctns = cystinosis, nephropathic
ctp = cytidine triphosphate
ctrl = control key
cts = carpal tunnel syndrome
ctv = clinical target volume
cuatp = copper adenosine triphosphate
cuc = chronic ulcerative colitis
cult = culture
culys = copper lysine
cuo = calovo fever
cup = cystoscopy, urogram, pyelogram
cur = cystocele, urethrocele, rectocele
cus = cranial ultrasound
cvap = cerebral vascular amyloid peptide
cvas = cerebral vascular accidents
cvbd = ccnu, vinblastine, bleomycin, dexamethasone
cvc = central venous catheter
cveb = cisplatin, velban, etoposide, bleomycin
cvhd = cardiovascular heart disease
cvid = common variable immunodeficiency
cvl = central venous line
cvo = constant visual observation
cvrd = cardiovascular renal disease
cvt = congenital vertical talus
cvvd = continuous venovenous hemodialysis
cvvh = continuous venovenous hemofiltration
cvvhd = continuous venovenous hemodialysis
cvvhf = continuous venovenous hemofiltration
cwd = consistent with dates
cws = cotton wool spots
cxr = chest xray
cyclic gmp = cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cyhea = cyclohexylethylamine
cyld = cylindromatosis
cymd = cystoid macular dystrophy
cyp = cyproheptadine
cys = cysteine
cysto = cystoscopy
cyto d = cytochalasin d
cz = cefazolin
czop = cefozopran
d & c = dilatation and curettage
d magalhaesi = dirofilaria magalhaesi
d p = depo provera
d&e = dilatation and evacuation
d&i = dry and intact
d&r = dilation and radium
d&v = diarrhea and vomiting
d+v = diarrhea and vomiting
d-e = dermoepidermal
d/dw = dextrose, distilled water
d/l = deciliter
d/s = discharge summary
daab = dimethylaminoazobenzene
dab = dimethylaminoazobenzene
dac = 2 deoxy 5 azacitidine
dact = dactinomycin
dadp = deoxyadenosine diphosphate
dag = diacylglycerol
dala = delta aminolevulinic acid
dalm = diazoluminolmelanin
damp = deficits in attention motor control and perception
dap = dianhydrogalactitol, adriamycin, platinol
dapc = dystrophin associated protein complex
dapk = death associated protein kinase
das = disability assessment schedule
dast = drug abuse screening test
datvp = daunomycin, ara c, 6 thioguanine, vincristine, prednisone
dav = dibromodulcitol, adriamycin, vincristine
dava = desacetyl vinblastine amide
davh = dibromodulcitol, adriamycin, vincristine, halotestin
dazl = deleted in azoospermia like
dback = to top
dbd = dibromodulcitol
dbe = deep breathing exercise
dbm = disrupted in b cell malignancy
dbms = database management system
dbp = diastolic blood pressure
dbr = deep breathing exercises
dbs = deep brain stimulation
dbv = dacarbazine, bcnu, vincristine
dbw = desirable body weight
dcbe = double contrast barium enema
dcbm = double contrast barium meal
dccd = dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
dccmp = daunorubicin, cyclocytidine, 6 metacaptopurine, prednisone
dcct = diabetes control and complication trials
dcd = developmental coordination disorder
dcf = 2 deoxycoformycin or pentostatin
dcg = dacryocystogram
dci = dichloroisoproterenol
dcir = dendritic cell immunoreceptor
dcis = ductal carcinoma in situ
dcl = diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
dcmp = daunorubicin, cytarabine, 6 metacaptopurine, prednisone
dcmp deaminase = deoxycytidylate deaminase
dco = dyschondrosteosis
dcpp = 2 2 4 dichlorophenoxy propionic acid
dcr = dacryocystorhinostomy
dcs = dorsal column stimulation
dcsa = doubly committed subarterial defect
dctd = division of cancer treatment and diagnosis
dctp = deoxycytidine triphosphate
dcv = dacarbazine, ccnu, vincristine
dda = dideoxyadenosine
ddavp = desmopressin
ddbj = dna data bank of japan
ddd = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
ddnu = dideoxynucleoside
ddpac = disinhibition dementia parkinsonism amyotrophy complex
ddu = dermodistortive urticaria
dea = drug enforcement administration
deb = dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
dec = december
decal = dexamethasone, etoposide, cisplatin, ara c, l asparaginase
decr = decreased
decub = lying down
dehyd = dehydrated
dep = diethylpyrocarbonate
depc = diethyl pyrocarbonate
dept = department
derm = dermatology
dermatol = dermatology
dex = dextrose
dexa = dual energy x ray photon absorptiometry
dfa = direct fluorescent antibody
dfdc = gemcitabine
dfo = desferrioxamine
dfs = disease free survival
dfsp = dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
dfta = direct fluorescent treponemal antibody
dfu = dead fetus in utero
dfv = ddp, 5 fluorouracil, vepesid
dga = digeorge anomaly
dgcr = digeorge syndrome chromosome region
dgr = duodenogastric reflux
dgsx = dysplasia gigantism syndrome, x linked
dgtp = deoxyguanosine triphosphate
dhaaa = dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate
dhac = azacitidine
dhad = mitoxantrone
dhas = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
dhbs = dihydrobiopterin synthetase
dhcc = 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol
dhd = doyne honeycomb degeneration
dhea = dehydroepiandrosterone
dhf = dengue hemorrhagic fever
dhfr = dihydrofolate reductase
dhl = diffuse histiocytic lymphoma
dhod = dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
dhp = dihydroprogesterone
dhpr = dihydropteridine reductase deficiency
dhrd = doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy
dia = diego antigen
diabet = diabetes
diagn = diagnostic
diam = diameter
dib = difficulty in breathing
dibk = diisobutyl ketone
dica = diagnostic interview for children and adolescents
did = dissociative identity disorder
die = death in the emergency department
dif = direct immunofluorescence
diff = differential
dig = digoxin
diiv = double inlet indeterminate ventricle
dijoa = inherited juvenile optic atrophy
dild = diffuse infiltrative lung disease
dilv = double inlet left ventricle
dim = diminished
dimopp = dose intensified mopp
dims = disorder of initiating or maintaining sleep
din = ductal intraepithelial neoplasia
dind = delayed ischemic neurologic deficit
dios = distal intestinal obstruction syndrome
dipa = diisopropylamine
dipf = diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
dipi = direct intraperitoneal insemination
dipj = distal interphalangeal joint
dipnech = diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia
dipoa = osteoarthritis of distal interphalangeal joints
diprphp = diisopropylphenylphosphate
dirv = double inlet right ventricle
disch = discharge
disco = direct inject of sperm into cytoplasm of the oocyte
dish = diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
disi = dorsal intercalated segment instability
disp = disposition
dispo = disposition
dist = distilled, distal
diu = death in utero
djd = degenerative joint disease
djs = dubin johnson syndrome
dka = diabetic ketoacidosis
dkc = dyskeratosis congenita
dla = disability living allowance
dlbcl = diffuse large b cell lymphoma
dlbd = diffuse lewy body disease
dlcl = diffuse large cell lymphoma
dlco = diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide
dld = dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency
dll = dynamic link library
dlo2 = oxygen transfer factor
dlpts = dilauroylphosphatidylserine
dlqi = dermatology life quality index
dls = derbyshire language scheme
dmaa = dimethylarsinic acid
dmamf = dimethylaminomethylferrocene
dmard = disease modifying antirheumatic drug
dmda = childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy
dmh = dimethylhydrazine
dmm = dimethylmyleran
dmmpa = dimyristoylphosphatidylmethanol
dmp = 840
dmpg = dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol
dmpi = dimyristoylphosphatidylinositol
dmpse = dimyristoylphosphatidylserine
dmpt = dimethylpropiothetin
dmsa = dimercaptosuccinic acid
dmsc = doxycycline polymethaphosphate sodium complex
dmspta = dimyristoylphosphatidic acid
dmtu = dimethylthiourea
dmu = diagnostic meatourethroscopy
dna antibody = deoxyribonucleic acid antibody
dnap = dinitroaminophenol
dnase = deoxyribonuclease
dnase b = deoxyribonuclease b
dnbp = dinitrobutylphenol
dni = do not intubate
dnig = dexniguldipine
dnka = did not keep appointment
dnpr = deoxyribonucleoprotein antibody
dnrcc = do not recussitate comfort care
dntt = deoxynucleotidyltransferase, terminal
do2 = oxygen delivery
doap = daunorubicin, oncovin, ara c, prednisone
dob = date of birth
dod = date of discharge
dodab = dioctadecyl dimethylammonium bromide
dodac = dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride
doi = digital object identifier
doiv = double outlet indeterminate ventricle
dolpa = dioleyl phosphoric acid
dolv = double outlet left ventricle
door = deafness, congenital, and onychodystrophy, recessive form
dopc = dielaidoylphosphatidylcholine
dopeg = dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol
dors = dorsal
dorv = double outlet right ventricle
doss = docusate sodium sulfosuccinate
dot = died on table
dov = double outlet ventricle
dove = dorsal vestibuloplasty procedure
dp32 = register disabled claim
dpap = demand positive airway pressure
dpc = diethylpyrocarbonate
dpcate = diphenylcarboxylate
dpfpc = dipentafluorophenylcarbonate
dpgme = dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether
dpl = diagnostic peritoneal lavage
dpn = diphosphopyridine nucleotide
dpoa = durable power of attorney
dpoae = distortion product oto acoustic emission measurement
dpp = dipeptidyl peptidase
dpp iv = dipeptidyl peptidase iv
dpps = dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine
dpr = dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis
dps = drinking problem scale
dpsl = deep partial skin loss burn
dpytase = deoxypyrimidine triphosphatase
dra = dopamine receptor antagonist
drb = daunorubicin
dre = digital rectal examination
drez = dorsal root entry zone
drfb = double refractile fat bodies
drgt = dorsal root ganglion thermocoagulation
drng = drainage
drph = distal retinal pigment hormone
drpla = dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy
drsg = dressing
drt = dead right there
drta = dirhodium tetraacetate
drtsf = dead right there, squashed flat
dsa = digital subtraction angiography
dsap = disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
dsc = differential scanning calorimetry
dsdna = double stranded dna
dsdt = diagnostic speech discrimination test
dse = debutamine stress echocardiogram
dsed = diagnostic survey for eating disorders
dsfi = derogatis sexual functioning inventory
dsg = deoxyspergualin
dsgg = disialosyl galactosyl globoside
dsh = dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria
dsk = damus stansel kaye
dso = distal subungual onycholysis
dsp = diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning
dspg = distearoyl phosphatidylglycerol
dsrct = desmoplastic small round cell tumor
dsrs = depression self rating scale
dssm = dried semi skimmed milk powder
dst = dexamethasone suppression test
dsta = disulfotetraazaadamantane
dsv = dermatome sacral nerve five
dt’s = delirium tremens
dta = deep transverse arrest
dtab = decyltrimethylammonium bromide
dtap = diptheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis
dtdp = deoxythymidine diphosphate
dtfb = diphtheria toxin fragment b
dth = delayed type hypersensitivity
dtic = dacarbazine
dtmp = deoxythymidine monophosphate
dtr = deep tendon reflexes
dts = delirium tremens
dtsq = diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire
dtta = diethylenetriaminetetraacetic acid
dttp = deoxythymidine triphosphate
dttpase = deoxythymidinetriphosphatase
dub = dysfunctional uterine bleeding
dubp = diethylumbelliferyl phosphate
dud = duodenal ulcer disease
duec = distal urethral electric conductance test
duh = dysfunctional uterine hemorrhage
duhp = duke unc health profile
dui = driving under the influence
duib = diureido isobutane
dup = duplicate
dutp = deoxyuridine triphosphate
dutpase = deoxyuridinetriphosphatase
dva = distance visual acuity
dvb = ddp, vindesine, bleomycin
dvm = delayed visual maturation
dvt = deep vein thrombosis
dvts = deep vein thromboses
dvu = direct vision urethrotomy
dvwr = dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response
dwai = driving while ability impaired
dwi = driving while intoxicated
dwm = dandy walker malformation
dws = dandy walker syndrome
dxt = deep x ray therapy
dy = dysprosium
dyn a = dynorphin a
dyn b = dynorphin b
dys = dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria
dysf = dysferlin
dyspl = dysplasia
dzapo = daunorubicin, azacitidine, ara c, prednisone, oncovin
e acervulina = eimeria acervulina
e amylovora = erwinia amylovora
e bieneusi = enterocytozoon bieneusi
e brachy = eubacterium brachy
e equi = ehrlichia equi
e fergusonii = escherichia fergusonii
e gergoviae = enterobacter gergoviae
e histolytica = entamoeba histolytica
e ictaluri = edwardsiella ictaluri
e sakazakii = enterobacter sakazakii
e schistosa = enhydrina schistosa
e-lap = exploratory laparatomy
e/c/c = edema, cyanosis, cords
e2 = estradiol
e2oh = ethanol
e2r = estrogen receptor
eab = elective abortion
eabr = electrically evoked auditory brainstem response audiometry
ead = acetylcholinesterase deficiency
eadl = extended activities of daily living
eam = episodic ataxia with myokymia
ear = expired air resuscitation
eara = enteric acquired reactive arthritis
eatl = enteropathy associated t cell lymphoma
eav = electroacupuncture after voll
ebap = eldisine, bcnu, adriamycin, prednisone
ebbs = equal bilateral breath sounds
ebdct = cockayne touraine type epidermolysis bullosa
ebl = estimated blood loss
ebm = expressed breast milk
ebmd = epidermolysis bullosa muscular dystrophy
ebns = endoscopic bladder neck suspension
ebpaacc = epidermolysis bullosa pyloric atresia aplasia cutis congenita
ebrs = eating behavior rating scale
ebrt = external beam radiation therapy
ebs = epidermolysis bullosa simplex
ebs-mp = epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
ebsmp = epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
ebt = exchange blood transfusion
ebvut = external breech version under tocolysis
eca = external carotid artery
ecb = european congress on biotechnology
ecce = extracapsular cataract extraction
eccl = encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis
ecco2r = extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal
ecd = endocardial cushion defect
ecg = electrocardiogram
ecgf = endothelial cell growth factor
ecl = enterochromaffin like
eclt = euglobulin clot lysis time
ecmr = extracellular matrix receptor
ecmv = etoposide, cytoxan, methotrexate, vincristine
ecochg = electrocochleogram
ecog = eastern cooperative oncology group
ecoli = escherichia coli
ecox = extracorporeal oxygenation
ecpca = endothelial cell procoagulant activity
ecrb = extensor carpi radialis brevis
ecrl = extensor carpi radialis longus
ecrt = endoscopic congo red test
ectontpphase = ectonucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase
ectr = endocscopic carpal tunnel release
ecu = extensor carpi ulnaris
ecv = external cephalic version
ed50 = median effective dose
edam = 10 ethyl deaza aminopterin or 10 edam
edap = etoposide, dexamethasone, ara c, platinol
edd = estimated date of delivery
edh = epidural hematoma
edin = epidermal cell differentiation inhibitor
edl = extensor digitorum longus
edod = estimated date of delivery
edp = eating disorders patient or program
edpcd = ethyldiaminopropylcarbodiimide
edsm = ethyldeshydroxysparsomycin
edta = ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
edta renal vascular disease = type unspecified associated with renal failure
edu = ethylene diurea
edx = electrodiagnosis
eed = erythema elevatum diutinum
eee = eastern equine encephalitis
eeg = electroencephalogram
eeoc = equal employment opportunity commission
eer = extended endocardial resection
ees = erythromycin ethinylsuccinate
eex = electrodiagnosis
efad = essential fatty acid deficiency
efcp = edinburgh functional communication profile
efda = epoxyfarnesyl diazoacetate
efe = endocardial fibroelastosis
eff = effacement
efm = external/electronic fetal monitor
efmr = epilepsy, female restricted, with mental retardation
efp = etoposide, fluorouracil, platinol
efs = event free survival
efw = estimated fetal weight
ega = estimated gestational age
egc = early gastric cancer
egd = esophagogastroduodenoscopy
egf = epidermal growth factor
egfr = epidermal growth factor receptor
egg = electrogastrography
eghe = ethylene glycol monohexyl ether
egl = eosinophilic granuloma of lung
egta = ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid
eh = essential hypertension
ehbd = extrahepatic bile ducts
ehc = epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
ehda = epoxyhomofarnesyl diazoacetate
ehdp = etidronate disodium
ehk = epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
ehl = extensor hallicus longus
ehs = engelbreth holm swarm tumor
eifel = eukaryotic translation initiation factor
eioa = excessive intake of alcohol
eip = extensor indicis proprius
eipa = ethylisopropylamiloride
eiv = external iliac vein
ej = external jugular
ek = enterokinase
ekc = epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
ekg = electrocardiogram
ekp = epikeratoprosthesis
ekv = erythrokeratodermia variabilis
ela = endometrial laser ablation
elbw = extremely low birth weight infant
elev = elevated
elisa = enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
elix = elixir
elos = estimated length of stay
elovl = elongation of very long chain
elp = serum protein electrophoresis
elsi = ethical, legal, and social issues
elst = endolymphatic sac tumors
elvr = extended left ventricular branch of right coronary artery
emaco = etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin d, cyclophosphamide, oncovin
embl = european molecular biology laboratory
embo = european molecular biology organization
embx = endometrial biopsy
emf = endomyocardial fibrosis
emg cne = concentric needle electromyography
emh = educable mentally handicapped
emit = enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique
emla = trade name for topical lidocaine+prilocaine preparation
emtala = emergency medical treatment and active labor act
emwx = episodic muscle weakness, x linked
endor = electron nuclear double resonance
engl = england
enl = erythema nodosum leprosum
ent = ear, nose, throat
enu = ethylnitrosourea
env = environment
eoa = esophageal obturator airway
eoad = early onset alzheimer disease
eoae = evoked oto acoustic emission measurement
eoca = early onset cerebellar ataxia
eog = electrooculogram
eomi = extraocular movements intact
eop = early onset periodontitis
eopca = early onset pauciarticular chronic arthritis
eortc = european organization for research and treatment of cancer
epap = expiratory positive airway pressure
epb = extensor pollicis brevis
epc = erucylphosphocholine
epdf = parkinsonism, early onset, with diurnal fluctuation
epds = edinburgh postnatal depression scale
epeg = etoposide
epidem = epidemic
epis = episiotomy
epl = extensor pollicis longus
epm = elastoplast mould
epmr = epilepsy, progressive, with mental retardation
epoch = etoposide, prednisone, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, halotestin
epoxyatp = adenosine triphosphate
eppk = palmoplantar keratoderma, epidermolytic
eps = elastosis perforans serpiginosa
epsp = excitatory postsynaptic potential
epv = encephaloclastic proliferative vasculopathy
epx = eosinophil peroxidase
eq = equivalent
equiv = equivalent
er-ica = estrogen receptor immunocytochemical assay
er/pr = estrogen and progesterone receptors
erbf = effective renal blood flow
erc = endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
ercp = endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
erda = energy research and development administration
eritc = erythrosine isothiocyanate
erk = extracellular signal regulated kinase
erod = ethoxyresorufin o deethylase
erpc = evacuation of retained products of conception
erpf = effective renal plasma flow
erpoc = evacuation of retained products of conception
ers = evacuation of retained secundines
ertk = estradiol receptor tyrosine kinase
erv = expiratory reserve volume
ervr = erosive vitreoretinopathy
esa = end to side anastomosis
escc = esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
escrf = end stage chronic renal failure
escs = enhanced s cone syndrome
esf = european science foundation
eshap = etoposide, solu medrol, ara c, platinol
eshg = european society of human genetics
esi = electrospray ionization
esld = end stage liver disease
esp = extrasensory perception
esrd = end stage renal disease
esrf = end stage renal failure
ess = epithelioma, self healing squamous
esss = epilepsy with continuous spike wave during slow wave sleep
esu = electrosurgical unit
eswl = extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
etaa = end tidal fraction of anesthetic agent
etadipaz = ethyladipoylazolamide
etco2 = end tidal carbon dioxide
etd = eustachian tube dysfunction
etf = eustachian tube function
etio = etiology
etiol = etiology
etn = erythema toxicum neonatorum
etn2 = end tidal nitrogen concentration
etn2o = end tidal nitrous oxide concentration
eto = ethylene oxide
eto2 = end tidal oxygen concentration
etoh = ethyl alcohol
etop = etoposide
ets = exposed to tobacco smoke
etsuxaz = ethylsuccinylazolamide
etu = emergency trauma unit
etv = exhaled tidal volume
eua = examination under anesthesia
euapns = examination under anesthesia of postnasal space
eucib = european collaborative interspecific backcross
eum = examination under microscope
euresco = european research conferences
eva = etoposide, vinblastine, adriamycin
eval = evaluation
evap = evaporate
evd = extraventricular drainage
evmac = escalated methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin
evpl = envoplakin
evr = exudative vitreoretinopathy
ewa = examination of female genital tract without anesthetic
ewb = estrogen withdrawal bleeding
ewo = educational welfare officer
ews = ewing sarcoma
ewsr = ewing sarcoma breakpoint region
exam = examination
exc = excision
exch = exchange
exd = ethyl xanthogen disulfide
exp lap = exploratory laparotomy
expir = expiration
eydf = erythroid differentiation factor
f acuminatum = fusarium acuminatum
f factor = fertility factor
f necrophorum = fusobacterium necrophorum
f odoratum = flavobacterium odoratum
f&c = fever and chills
f&f = fixes and follows
f&r = force and rhythm
f-n = finger to nose
f-u = follow up
f/c = fever and chills
f/c/s = fever, chills, sweats
f/u = follow up
faaf = four alternative auditory feature test
fab = french american british cooperative group
fac = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
face = facial afro caribbean childhood eruption
fach = forceps to aftercoming head
facp = ftorafur, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, platinol
facvp = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vp 16
fad = flavin adenine dinucleotide
fadast = four alternative disability and speech reading test
fah = foci of altered hepatocytes
faidss = fear of aids scale
fam hx = family history
famm = familial atypical mole malignant melanoma syndrome
fammm = familial atypical mole and malignant melanoma syndrome
famp = fludarabine monophosphate
famtx = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, high dose methotrexate
fana = fluorescent antinuclear antibody
fang = fluorescein angiogram
fao = fatty alcohol nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidase reductase
deficiency
faq = frequently asked questions
farr = friedreich ataxia with retained reflexes
fas = fetal alcohol syndrome
faseb = federation of american societies of experimental biology
fbc = full blood count
fbd = dementia, familial british
fbg = fasting blood glucose
fbgip = fibroblast growth inhibitory protein
fc = finger clubbing
fc maleimide = fluorescein maleimide
fca = freund’s complete adjuvant
fcap = 5 fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol
fce = 5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide
fcm = flow cytometry
fcmc = familial chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
fcol = 9 fluorocortisol
fcr = flexor carpi radialis
fcs = faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome
fcz = fluconazole
fdc = follicular dendritic cell
fde = fixed drug eruption
fdh = focal dermal hypoplasia
fdiu = fetal death in utero
fe def = iron deficiency
feb = february
febs = fed of eur biochem soc
fec = 5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide
fech = ferrochelatase deficiency
feco2 = expired fraction of carbon dioxide
feda = fluorescein ethylenediamine
fees = fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
fefmax = forced expiratory flow at maximum effort
fekg = fetal electrocardiogram
fel = familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
fem pop = femoropopliteal
fem-pop = femoral popliteal
fem/pop = femoral popliteal
fen = fluids, electrolytes, nutrition
feo = familial expansile osteolysis
feo2 = expired fraction of oxygen
fep = fibroepithelial polyp
feso4 = ferrous sulphate
fess = functional endoscopic sinus surgery
fett = flexor to extensor tendon transfer of lesser toe
fev1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second
fevc = forced expiratory vital capacity
fevr = familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
ff@u = fundus firm at umbilicus
ffd = fixed flexion deformity
ffi = fatal familial insomnia
ffm = fundus flavimaculatus
ffn = fetal fibronectin
ffp = fresh frozen plasma
ffr = frequency following response measurement
fft = fast fourier transform
ffts = fetofetal transfusion syndrome
ffv = congenital forefoot varus
ffx = femorofemoral crossover
fgc = full gold crown
fgd = fatal granulomatous disease
fgf receptor = fibroblast growth factor receptor
fgfr = fibroblast growth factor receptor
fgp = southern california figure ground visual perception test
fgr = fetal growth retardation
fgs = focal glomerulosclerosis
fhc = familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
fhf = fulminant hepatic failure
fhit = fragile histidine triad gene
fhr = fetal heart rate
fhr-uc = fetal heart rate uterine contraction
fhrv = fetal heart rate variability
fht = fetal heart tones
fia = fluorescence immunoassay analyzer
fiaa = inspired fraction of anaesthetic agent
fiau triphosphate = fialuridine triphosphate
fiaump = fialuridine monophosphate
fiautp = fialuridine triphosphate
fib = fibrinogen
fico2 = inspired fraction of carbon dioxide
fif = familial infiltrative fibromatosis
figlu = formiminoglutamic acid
fihp = familial isolated hyperparathyroidism
fin2 = inspired fraction of nitrogen
fin2o = inspired fraction of nitrous oxide
fio2 = faction of inspired oxygen concentration
fipa = familial intestinal polyatresia syndrome
firda = frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity
fish = fluorescence in situ hybridization
fissh = fluorescence in situ suppression hybridization
fitc = fluorescein isothiocyanate
fiv = forced inspired volume
fj = fruit juice
fl dr = fluid dram
fl oz = fluid ounce
fla = flagellin
flac = flaccid
flap = frozen lymphocyte antigen plate
flcp = fetal lung cytostatic protein
flof = found lying on floor
fls = phantom limb syndrome
flsa = follicular lymphosarcoma
flu = influenza vaccine
fluoro = fluoroscopy
fmdv = foot and mouth disease virus
fme = full mouth extraction
fmef = forced mid expiratory flow rate
fmfd = familial multiple coagulation factor deficiency
fmh = fibromuscular hyperplasia, of renal artery
fmi = fetal movement index
fmif = fibroblast migration inhibitory factor
fmlp = formylmethionyl leucyl phenylalanine
fmn = flavin mononucleotide
fmnf = fetal movements not felt
fmol = femtomole
fmp = family member prefix
fmps = functional meal preparation scale
fn = fibronectin
fna = fine needle aspiration
fnab = fine needle aspiration biopsy
fnac = fine needle aspiration cytology
fnb = fine needle biopsy
fnd = functional neck dissection
fnh = focal nodular hyperplasia
fnm = 5 fluorouracil, novantrone, methotrexate
fnmtc = familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer
fns = femoral nerve stretch
foam = 5 fluorouracil, oncovin, adriamycin, mitomycin c
fobt = the fecal occult blood test
fodh = focal dermal hypoplasia
fof = found on floor
fofq = feelings of fatness questionnaire
foi = flight of ideas
foosh = fell onto outstretched hand
fop = fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
formylmethionyl acth = formylmethionyl adrenocorticotropin
fox = finger oximeter
fpa = fibrinopeptide a
fpal = full term premature abortion living
fpb = femoropopliteal bypass
fpc = familial polyposis coli
fpct = familial porphyria cutanea tarda
fpf = familial pulmolary fibrosis
fpl = flexor pollicis longus
fpm = permanent first molar tooth
fpo = faciopalatoosseous syndrome
fpp = foramina parietalia permagna
fracon = framycetin, colistin, nystatin
fract = fractional
fraxa = fragile x syndrome
frc = functional residual capacity
fred = fog reduction elimination device
fredi = fallopian replacement of egg with delayed insemination
fret = fluorescence resonance energy transfer
fri = friday
from = full range of motion
fsa = fetal sulfur glycoprotein antigen
fsc = frozen section control
fscl = follicular small cleaved lymphoma
fsd = focus skin distance
fse = fetal scalp electrode
fsgs = focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
fsh/lh = follicle stimulating hormone/luteinizing hormone
fshd = facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
fshr = follicle stimulating hormone receptor
fsig = flexible sigmoidoscopy
fsp = fibrin split products
fspr = foot sprain
fss = fear survey schedule
fsst = fundamental speech skills test
fssv = freeman sheldon syndrome variant
fst = frozen section remainder
ft3 = free triiodothyronine
ft4 = free thyroxine
ftas = familial testicular agenesis syndrome
ftc = thyroid carcinoma, follicular
ftd = failure to descend
ftds = familila testicular dysgenesis syndrome
ftg = full thickness skin graft
fthp = formyltetrahydrofolate
fti = free thyroxine index
fticr = fourier transform ioncyclotron resonance
ftir = fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
ftn = finger to nose
ftns = fechtner syndrome
ftq = fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire
ftr = fit to return to work
ftsg = full thickness skin graft
ftss = faciothoracoskeletal syndrome
ftvp = frostig motor free test of visual perception
fub = functional uterine bleeding
fuc = fucose
fulg = fulguration
fum = 5 fluorouracil, methotrexate
furam = ftorafur, adriamycin, mitomycin c
fuvac = 5 fluorouracil, vinblastine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
fv = femoral vein
fvd = fluid volume deficit
fvea = fundacion valenciana de estudios avanzados
fvep = flash visual evoked potentials
fvgly = fluorovinylglycine
fviiira = factor viii related antigen
fw = fetal weight
fwb = full weight bearing
fwiw = for what it’s worth
fws = freeway space
fwt = familial wilms tumor
fx = fracture
fxm = fluoxymesterone or halotestin
fyi = for your information
g cell = gastrin cell
g cirratum = ginglymostoma cirratum
g fujikuroi = gibberella fujikuroi
g-csf = granulocyte colony stimulating factor
g-tube = gastrostomy tube
g/dl = grams per deciliter
g/e = gastroenteritis
g/p = gravida/para
g/w = glucose and water
g6p = glucose 6 phosphate
g6pd = glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
gaas = gallium arsenide
gab = general appearance and behavior
gaba = gamma aminobutyric acid
gad = glutamic acid decarboxylase
gae = granulomatous amebic encephalomyelitis
gael = grammatical analysis of elicited language
gaf = global assessment of functioning
gag = glycosaminoglycan
gal 1 = galectin 1
galcst = galactosylceramide sulphotransferase
galk = galactokinase deficiency
gallblad = gallbladder
galnac = n acetylgalactosamine
galt = gut associated lymphoid tissue
gamma ifn = gamma interferon
gammagtp = gammaglutamyl transpeptidase
gap = gtpase activating protein
gapo = growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, optic atrophy
gar = glyceraldehyde reductase
gastroc = gastrocnemius
gatase = glutamate acetyltransferase
gatc = genetic analysis technology consortium
gbas = glioblastoma amplified sequence
gbase = genome database of the mouse
gbma = glomerular basement membrane antibody
gby = gonadoblastoma
gca = giant cell arteritis
gcc = glassy cell carcinoma
gci = gonococcal infection
gckd = glomerulocystic kidney disease, hypoplastic type
gcl = globoid cell leukodystrophy
gcnf = germ cell nuclear factor
gcs = glasgow coma score
gcsf = granulocyte colony stimulating factor
gcstf = glia cell stimulating factor
gct = giant cell tumor
gctts = giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
gd = gadolinium
gdb = genome database
gdh = glutamate dehydrogenase
gdm = gestational diabetes mellitus
gdnfrb = glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor receptor beta
gdp = guanosine diphosphate
gdpg = guanosine diphosphate glucose
gds = geriatric depression scale
ge junct = gastroesophageal junction
ge junction = gastroesophageal junction
gea = gastroepiploic artery
gee = glycine ethyl ester
gej = gastroesophageal junction
gem = guide to early movement
gemsa = guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid
genl = general
gent = gentamicin
geo = gene expression omnibus
gerd = gastroesophageal reflux disease
ges = gastroesophageal sphincter
gest = gestation
gestec = genome science and technology center
get = general endotracheal
gfap = glial fibrillary acidic protein
gfd = gingival fibromatosis with deafness
gff = ground floor flat
gfr = glomerular filtration rate
ggbp = globin gene binding protein
ggdp = geranylgeraniol diphosphate
ggo = ground glass opacity
ggtp = gammaglutamyl transpeptidase
gh rf = growth hormone releasing factor
gh rh = growth hormone releasing hormone
ghd = growth hormone deficiency
ghj = glenohumeral joint
ghmd = glutathione hexane maleimide
ghp = green hemeprotein
ghq = general health questionnaire
ghrh = growth hormone releasing hormone
gi tract = gastrointestinal tract
gib = gastrointestinal bleeding
gic = glass ionomer cement
gift = gamete intrafallopian transfer
gis = gastrointestinal system
gist = gastrointestinal stromal tumor
git = gastrointestinal tract
giut = gamete intrauterine transfer
gju = gastrojejunal ulcer
gk = galactokinase
gkd = glycerol kinase deficiency
gl = glandula
gla = gamma linoleic acid
glc = glucosidase
glcasn = glucosylasparagine
glcnac = n acetylglucosamine
glcsph = glucosylsphingosine
gld = globoid cell leukodystrophy
gldh = glutamate dehydrogenase
glm = glioblastoma multiforme
glnh = giant lymph node hyperplasia
glp = glucagon like peptide
gluc = glucose
glucosaminyl mdp = glucosaminylmuramyl dipeptide
glv = grating light valve
gly = glycine
gm = gram
gm+ = gram positive
gm- = gram negative
gm-cfu = granulocyte macrophage colony forming unit
gm-csf = granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
gm1 = ganglioside monosialic acid antibody
gmc = general medical council
gmcrf = general motors cancer res foundation
gmcsf = granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
gmd = genomic map design
gmds = gdp mannose 4,6 dehydratase
gmeb = glucocorticoid modulatory element binding protein
gmh = germinal matrix hemorrhage
gmp = guanosine monophosphate
gmpd = glucosaminylmuramyl dipeptide
gms = gomori methenamine silver
gmtg = glyceryl monothioglycolate
gn = glomerulonephritis
gn rh = gonadotropin releasing hormone
gnr = gram negative rod
gnrh = gonadotropin releasing hormone
go = geroderma osteodysplastica
goa = generalized osteoarthritis
goat = galvestone orientation and amnesia test
god = glucose oxidase
gog = gynecologic oncology group
gok = god only knows
gomer = get out of my emergency room
gor = gastro esophageal reflux
gord = gastro esophageal reflux disease
gos = glasgow outcome scale
got = glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
gov = government
gp110 = glycoprotein 110
gp41 = glycoprotein 41
gpat = glycerol 3 phosphate acyltransferase
gpca = gastric parietal cell antibody
gpcb = gram positive coccobacillus
gpdantu = glycophorin dantu
gpdc = gram positive diplococcus
gpdglcdag = glycerophosphoryldiglucosyldiacylglycerol
gphb = general preventative health behaviours checklist
gpi = glucosephosphate isomerase
gpib = glycoprotein ib
gpiiib = glycoprotein iiib
gpiv = glycoprotein iv
gpp = gutta percha point
gpsa = guanidinopropylsuccinic acid
gptase = guanosine phosphotransferase
gpx1 = glutathione peroxidase
grail = gene recognition and analysis internet link
grav = pregnancy
grcm = glucocorticoid receptor complex modulator
grf = growth hormone releasing factor
grif = growth inhibitory factor
grp = gastrin releasing peptide
grt = giant retinal tear
gsa = genetics societies of america
gsa ii = griffonia simplicifolia agglutinin ii
gsbp = glycosylation site binding protein
gsdb = genome sequence data base
gsi = genuine stress incontinence
gss = gerstmann straussler scheinker syndrome
gssd = gerstmann straussler scheinker disease
gsw = gunshot wound
gtase = glucosyltransferase
gtcs = generalized tonic clonic seizures
gtd = gestational trophoblastic disease
gtf = glucosyltransferase
gth = gonadotropic hormone
gtn = glyceryl trinitrate
gtr = guided periodontal tissue regeneration
gttr = gait training
gtts = drops
gtv = gross tumor volume
gugals = combined term for "guys and gals"
gui = graphic user interface
gust = gustavson syndrome
gusto = global utilization of streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator
gvh = graft versus host
gvhd = graft versus host disease
gvhr = graft versus host reaction
gwbs = general wellbeing schedule
gx = glycinexylidide
gxt = graded exercise test
gy = gray
h and w = hereford and worcester
h asiaticum = hyalomma asiaticum
h capsulatum = histoplasma capsulatum
h gene = histocompatibility gene
h halobium = halobacterium halobium
h pylori = helicobacter pylori
h&c = hot and cold
h&e = hematoxylin and eosin
h&n = head and neck
h&p = history and physical
h-bt = hydrogen breath test
h/a = headache
h/o = history of
h1 = protium
h2 = deuterium
h2o = water
h2o2 = hydrogen peroxide
hacek = haemophilus, actinobacillus, cardiobacterium, eikenella, and kingella
haec = human artificial episomal chromosome
haem = hematology
haf = hyperalimentation fluid
hal = hyperalimentation
halo = hampshire assessment of living with others
hamd = hamilton rating scale for depression
hamp = hexamethylenamine, adriamycin, methotrexate, platinol
hane = hereditary angioneurotic oedema
haq = health assessment questionnaire
hard = hydrocephalus, agyria and retinal dysplasia
hascvd = hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
hascvr = hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular renal disease
hasvd = hypertensive arteriosclerotic vascular disease
hb halobium = halobacterium halobium
hba2 = thalassemia screen
hbaa = hemoglobin aa
hbbd = hereditary bundle branch system defect
hbegf = heparin binding egf like growth factor
hbig = hepatitis b vaccine
hbl = hepatoblastoma
hboc = hyperbaric oxygen chamber
hbp = high blood pressure
hcao = hexamethylenamine, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol
hcb = hexachlorobenzene
hccaa = hereditary cystatin c amyloid angiopathy
hccvms = hyperkeratotic cutaneous capillary venous malformations
hcdc = hydrocortisone day curve
hcfa = health care finance administration
hcg = human chorionic gonadotrophin
hch = huntington’s chorea
hchm = hypercalcemic hormone of malignancy
hchwa = hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
hcm = hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
hcmv = human cytomegalovirus
hcnp = hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide
hco3 = bicarbonate
hcp = hereditary coproporphyria
hcq = hydroxychloroquine
hct = hematocrit
hctz = hydrochlorothiazide
hcvd = hypertensive cardiovascular disease
hcvrd = hypertensive cardiovascular renal disease
hcw = healthcare worker
hd-vac = high dose methotrexate plus vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin
hdara-c = high dose ara c
hdc = high dose chemotherapy
hdf = hemodiafiltration
hdl = high density lipoprotein
hdl-c = high density lipoprotein cholesterol
hdm = house dust mite
hdmtx = high dose methotrexate
hdopnp = acid
hdpc = hexadecylphosphocholine
hdpeb = high dose peb or platinol, etoposide, bleomycin
hdr = high dose rate brachytherapy
hds = herniated disc syndrome
hdt = highest dose tested
hdtv = high density tv
hdv = hepatitis d virus
hea = horse erythrocyte antigen test
heal = hysteroscopic endometrial ablation by laser
heat = horse erythrocyte antigen test
hec = human equivalent concentration
hed = hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
hedh = ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, with hypothyroidism and ciliary
dyskinesia
heent = head eyes ears nose throat
hela = hysteroscopic endometrial laser ablation
hellp = hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, low platelets
helsrd = health effects and life science research division
hem = hematology
hema = poly 2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate, used to make contact lenses
heme = hematology
hemel = hexamethylmelamine
hemo = hemodialysis
hempa = hexamethylphosphoric triamide
hempas = hereditary erythroblastic multinuclearity, with a positive acidified
serum lysis test
hemri = hereditary multifocal relapsing inflammation
hep a = hepatitis a
hep b = hepatitis b
hep lock = heparin lock
hep-lock = heparin lock
hepa = high efficiency particulate air
hepb = hepatitis b
hepc = hepatitis c
her-2 = receptor erbb 2
her2 = receptor erbb 2
her2-ecd = human egf like receptor number 2
herac = health and environmental research advisory committee
hered = hereditary
hern = hernia
herv = human endogenous retrovirus
hes = hemolytic erythrophagocytic syndrome
hevdp = hydroxyethylvinyldeuteroporphyrin
hevec = hev endothelial cells
hex a = hexosaminidase a
hfa = hemifacial atrophy
hfd = high fiber diet
hfjv = high frequency jet ventilation
hfov = high frequency oscillatory ventilation
hfrs = russian hemorrhagic fever
hgb = hemoglobin
hgb a2 = thalassemia screen
hgb-f = hemoglobin f
hgbf = hemoglobin f
hgcc = human genome coordinating committee
hgd = high grade dysplasia
hgef = hemagglutination enhancing factor
hgh = human growth hormone
hgin = high grade intraurothelial neoplasia
hgiun = high grade intraurothelial neoplasia
hgm = human genome meeting
hgmis = human genome management information system
hgp = human genome project
hgprt = hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase
hgps = hutchinson gilford progeria syndrome
hgsil = high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
hgv = heavy goods vehicle
hhags = hexuronyl hexosaminoglycan sulfate
hhfm = high humidity face mask
hhft = high humidity face tent
hhg = hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
hhhh = high humidity head hood
hhho = hypotonia hypomentia hypogonadism obesity
hhhs = hyperornithinemia hyperammonemia homocitrullinuria syndrome
hhie = hearing handicap inventory for the elderly
hhm = humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy
hhmd = histidinohydroxymerodesmosine
hhmi = howard hughes medical institute
hhsid = hexahydrosiladifenidol
hhv = human herpes virus
hhv6 = human herpes virus 6
hhv7 = human herpes virus 7
hia = hemagglutination inhibition assay
hid = hystrix ichthyosis with deafness
hidac = high dose ara c
hids = hyperimmunoglobulinemia d syndrome
hie = hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
hifu = high intensity focused ultrasound
him = hyper igm syndrome
hint = histidine triad nucleotide binding protein
hiomt = hydroxyindole o methyltransferase
hip = hypertension in pregnancy
hipa = heparin induced platelet aggregation
his = hospital information system
histo = histology
histoplasma capsulatum ag = histoplasma capsulatum antigen
histoplasma capsulatum dna = histoplasma capsulatum deoxyribonucleic acid
hit = heparin induced thrombocytopenia
hiv = human immunodeficiency virus
hivig = hiv hyperimmune globulin
hjcd = histiocytosis with joint contractures and sensorineural deafness
hjr = hepatojugular reflux
hkafo = hip knee ankle foot orthosis
hl a = human leukocyte antigen
hla antigen = human leukocyte antigen
hlh = hypoplastic left heart
hlhs = hypoplastic left heart syndrome
hln = huntington like neurodegenerative disorder
hly = hemolysin
hmba = hexamethylene bisacetamide
hmbromide = homatropine methylbromide
hmd = hyaline membrane disease
hmdutp = hydroxymethyldeoxyuridine triphosphate
hme = heat and moisture exchanger
hmf = human milk fortifier
hmi = hypomelanosis of ito
hmn = hereditary motor neuropathy
hmo = health maintenance organization
hmox = heme oxygenase
hmra = hydroxymethylreductic acid
hms = haim munk syndrome
hmsfm = hemolymph stimulatory factor
hmtx = high dose methotrexate
hmwck = high molecular weight cytokeratin
hn2 = nitrogen mustard
hnig = normal immunoglobulin
hniw = hexanitrohexaazaisowurzitane
hnk-1 = human natural killer 1
hnp = herniated nucleus pulposus
hnpcc = hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
hnpp = neuropathy, hereditary, with liability to pressure palsies
hoa = hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
hocm = hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
hoh = hard of hearing
homdr = homoserine dehydrogenase
honks = diabetic hyperosmolar non ketotic state
hood = hereditary osteoonychodysplasia
hooe = heredopathia ophthalmootoencephalica
hop = hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, prednisone
horiz = horizontal
hot = hyperbaric oxygen therapy
hox = homeo box
hpapo = hydroxypyruvaldehyde phenylosazone
hpcha = high red cell phosphatidylcholine hemolytic anemia
hpdme = hematoporphyrin ix dimethylester
hpdr = hypophosphatemic vitamin d resistant rickets
hpe = holoprosencephaly
hpf = high power field
hpfh = hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin
hpi = history of present illness
hpl = human placental lactogen
hplc = high pressure liquid chromatography
hple = heredity polymorphic light eruption
hplh = hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, familial
hpma = hydroxypropyl methacrylate
hpmc = hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
hpmcas = hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate
hpn = hypertension
hpoa = hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
hpp = hereditary pyropoikilocytosis
hpr = fenretinide
hprt = hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
hprtase = hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
hps = hermansky pudlak syndrome
hpth = hyperparathyroidism
hptjt = hyperparathyroidism jaw tumor syndrome
hpvd = hypertensive pulmonary vascular disease
hpvlt = helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin
hram = hold relax active movement technique
hrc = high risk characteristic
hrct = high resolution computed tomography
hre = high resolution electro cardiology
hrf-20 = human restriction factor 20
hrrr = heart regular rate and rhythm
hrs = hours
hrsd = hamilton rating scale for depression
hrst = heat, reddening, swelling, tenderness
hrv = human rhinovirus
hrz = huriez syndrome
hsc = hematopoietic stem cell
hscr = hirschsprung disease
hsd = hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
hsdb = hazardous substances data bank
hse = herpes simplex encephalitis
hslc = high pressure liquid chromatography
hsm = hepatosplenomegaly
hsmn = hereditary sensory and motor neuropathy
hsv 1 = herpes simplex virus 1
hsv 2 = herpes simplex virus 2
htc = homozygous t cell test
htgl = hepatic triglyceride lipase
hth = hope this helps
htig = tetanus vaccine
htlv 3 = hiv
htlv-1 = human t cell lymphotropic virus type 1
htlv-2 = human t cell lymphotropic virus type 2
htlv-3 = human t cell lymphotropic virus 3
htlv-iii = hiv
htlv3 = hiv
htn = hypertension
hto = high tibial osteotomy
htp = hydroxytryptophan
hts = heel to shin
htss = hypotrichosis simplex of scalp
hu = hydroxyurea
hudca = homoursodeoxycholic acid
hugo = human genome organisation
hus = haemolytic uraemic syndrome
hva = homovanillic acid
hvd = hypertensive vascular disease
hvdrr = hypocalcemic vitamin d resistant rickets
hvl = half value layer
hvod = hepatic veno occlusive disease
hvr = hypervariable region
hvt = half value thickness
hxdpg = hexadecylpalmitoylglycerol
hxm = hexamethylmelamine
hycosy = hysterosalpingo contrast sonography
hyg = hygromycin
hyperal = hyperalimenation
hypertens = hypertension
hypo = hypodermic
hypp = hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
hzv = herpes zoster virus
i-ca = ionized calcium
i123 = iodine 123
i125 = iodine 125
i131 = iodine 131
iaasp = indoleacetylaspartate
iabp = intraaortic balloon pumping
iac = internal auditory canal
iadh = inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
iadl = instrumental activities of daily living
iagt = indirect antiglobulin test
iam = internal auditory meatus
ian = intern admission note
iape = isoarecaidine propyl ester
iapp = islet amyloid polypeptide
ias = internal anal sphincter
iasd = interatrial septal defect
iat = indirect antiglobulin test
iat-lpd = iatrogenic induced lymphoproliferative disorders
iatlpd = iatrogenic induced lymphoproliferative disorders
iaza = iodoazomycin arabinoside
ib = inclusion body
ibcla = isobutylcarbonyllactyl anhydride
ibem = inborn error of metabolism
ibg = iliac bone graft
ibi = institute for biotechnology information
ibl = inferior bridging leaflet
ibm = inclusion body myositis
ibmx = 3 isobutyl 1 methylxanthine
ibsb = immunoblastic sarcoma b
ibst = immunoblastic sarcoma t
ibtx = iberiotoxin
ibw = ideal body weight
icbg = iliac crest bone graft
icc = indian childhood cirrhosis
icce = intracapsular cataract extraction
iccu = intensive coronary care unit
icd-9 = international classification of diseases
icd-o = international classification of diseases for oncology
icdo = international classification of diseases for oncology
ice syndrome = iridio corneo endothelial syndrome
ices = international council of electrophoresis societies
icg = indocyanine green
icgeb = international centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology
ich vul = ichthyosis vulgaris
ichg = international congress of human genetics
icidh = international classification of impairment disability and handicap
icn = infection control nurse
icpc = internal carotid posterior communicating artery
icpemc = international commission on protection against environmental mutagens
and carcinogens
icrf = imperial cancer research fund
icsh = interstitial cell stimulating hormone
icsi = intracytoplasmic sperm injection
icu = intensive care unit
icyp = iodocyanopindolol
idb = inferior dental block
iddd = intramembranous dense deposit disease
idh = intraductal hyperlasia
idif = intractable diarrhea of infancy
idm = infant of diabetic mother
idmtx = intermediate dose methotrexate
idpase = inosine diphosphatase
idt = imperfectly descended testis
idx = iodo deoxydoxorubicin
iea = inferior epigastric artery
ieee = institute of electrical and electronics engineers
ief = isoelectric focusing
iei = idiopathic environmental intolerance
iep = isoelectric point
if 2 = initiation factor 2
ifcr = intrinsic factor cobalamin receptor
ifd = inter field distance
ifk = inverted follicular keratosis
ifn = interferon
ifvt = iliofemoral vein thrombosis
iga = immunoglobulin a
iga deficiency = immunoglobulin a deficiency
iga1 = immunoglobulin a1
iga2 = immunoglobulin a2
igb = immunoglobulin b
igbp = insulin like growth factor binding proteins
igcnu = intratubular germ cell neoplasia unclassified
igd = immunoglobulin d
igdm = infant of gestational diabetic mother
igds = iridogoniodysgenesis syndrome
ige = immunoglobulin e
igf = insulin like growth factor
igg = immunoglobulin g
igh = immunoglobulin heavy chain
igm = immunoglobulin m
igps = indoleglycerol phosphate
igs = imerslund grasbeck syndrome
igt = impaired glucose tolerance
igtc = isoglobotriaosylceramide
igtn = ingrowing toenail
igy = immunoglobulin y
iha = idiopathic hyperaldosteronism
ihc = immunohistochemistry
ihcm = ichthyosis hystrix, curth macklin
ihf = integration host factor
ihh = idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
ihss = idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
iia = internal iliac artery
iic = intermediate intensive care
iicu = infant intensive care unit
iif = indirect immunofluorescence
iih = idiopathic intracranial hypertension
iip = implantable insulin pump
iisi = illness injury severity index
ijcai = international joint conference on artificial intelligence
ijo = idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis
ijv = internal jugular vein
il-1 = interleukin 1
il-2 = interleukin 2
il-3 = interleukin 3
il1 = interleukin 1
il2 = interleukin 2
il3 = interleukin 3
ile = isoleucine
ilf = indicated low forceps
ilnr = intralobular nephrogenic rests
ilr = idiopathic livedo reticularis
ilt = intraluminal treatment
ilven = inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus
im-rod = intramedullary rod
imam = intramammary
imcu = intermediate medical care unit
imf = intermaxillary fixation
imho = in my humble opinion
imip = imipramine
impp = intermittent positive pressure
inact = inactivation
inad = infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
inah = isoniazid
inc = incomplete
inc ab = incomplete abortion
incenp = inner centromere protein
incl = infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
incr = increased
indo = indomethacin
indo v = indolactam v
ine = infantile necrotizing encephalomylopathy
inev = inevitable
info = information
ing = inguinal
inh = isoniazid
inhal = inhalation
init = initial
initial, above knee = knee disarticulation, ischial level socket, non alignable
system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, plaster socket, direct formed
inp = intranasal polypectomy
inpt = inpatient
inpv = intermittent negative pressure ventilation
inr = international normalized ratio
inreal = inter reactive language analysis
inria = french natl inst for research in computer science and control
ins = idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
inspir = inspiration, inspiratory
inss = international neuroblastoma staging system
inthc = intrathecally
intracr = intracranial
ioc = intraoperative cholangiogram
iodm = idiopathic onset diabetes mellitus
iofb = intraocular foreign body
ioh = idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
iom = institute of medicine
iopn = intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm
iotn = index of orthodontic treatment need
ipf = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
iph = idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
ipi = intraperitoneal insemination
ipiut = intraperitoneal intrauterine transfusion
ipj = interphalangeal joint
ipk = intractable plantar keratoma
ipkd = infantile polycystic kidney disease
ipm = imipenem
ipmn = intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma
ippb = intermittent positive pressure breathing
ippv = intermittent positive pressure ventilation
ipsp = inhibitory postsynaptic potential
ipt = intraperitoneal transfusion
iq = intelligence quotient
ir acth = adrenocorticotropic hormone
irc = infrared coagulation
irdn = insulin related dna polymorphism
irds = idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome
irf = internal rigid function
irg = initial review group
irhd = inactive rheumatic heart disease
irreg = irregular
irv = inspiratory reserve volume
is gene = immune suppressor gene
isc = intermittent self catheterization
isd = interatrial septal defect
isdn = isosorbide dinitrate
ismm = in situ malignant melanoma
isn = intussusception
isolatn = isolation
isovaleryl coa dehydrogenase = isovaleryl coenzyme a dehydrogenase
isp = internet service provider
iss = injury severity score
issd = infantile sialic acid storage disorde
it-mtx = intrathecal methotrexate
ita = internal thoracic artery
itd = idiopathic torsion dystonia
itfs = incomplete testicular feminization syndrome
itgcn = intratubular germ cell neoplasia
itpa = illinois test of psycholinguistic ability
itpase = inosine triphosphatase
itq = itaqui fever
itt = insulin tolerance test
itu = intensive therapy nurse
itz = itraconazole
iuc = intrauterine catheter
iucd = intrauterine contraceptive device
iufd = intrauterine fetal death
iug = intrauterine gestation
iugr = intrauterine growth retardation
iui = intrauterine insemination
iup = intrauterine pregnancy
iupc = intrauterine pressure catheter
iut = intrauterine transfusion
iutp = intrauterine term pregnancy
ivbalt = intravascular bronchoalveolar tumor
ivcc = intravascular consumption coagulopathy
ivcd = intraventricular conduction delay
ivda = intravenous drug abuse
ivdp = intervertebral disc prolapse
ivdu = intravenous drug user
ivh = intraventricular hemorrhage
ivi = intavenous infusion
ivig = intravenous immunoglobulin
ivna = in vivo neutron activation
ivox = intravenous gas exchange
ivpb = intravenous piggy back
ivr = idioventricular rhythm
ivra = intravenous regional analgesia
ivrsb = intravenous regional sympathetic block
ivsd = interventricular septal defect
iwdwwc = it was dry when we closed
iwdwwcs = it was dry when we closed sir
iwmi = inferior wall myocardial infarction
izs = insulin zinc suspension
j-tube = jejunostomy tube
jama = journal of the american medical association
jan = january
jar = java archive
jbe = japanese b encephalitis
jbts = joubert syndrome
jcd = jakob creutzfeldt disease
jcml = juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia
jct = junction
jcv = jc virus
jdm = juvenile diabetes mellitus
je = japanese encephalitis
jebi = junctional epidermolysis bullosa inversa
jgi = jejunogastric intussusception
jk = corynebacterium jeikeium
jlns = jervell and lange nielsen syndrome
jmml = juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
jncl = neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, juvenile type
jnp = jadassohn nevus phakomatosis
jnt = joint
jodm = juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
jour = journal
jr = joint replacement
jra = juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
jt = joint
jul = july
jump = eye movement
jun = june
jvd = jugular venous distention
jws = jackson weiss syndrome
k codes assigned to durable medical equipment regional carriers = other
k-cal = kilocalorie
k/p = kidney pancreas
kasr = katz adjustment scale relatives form
kb = kilobase
kbp = kilobase pair
kcaso = potassium cardioplegic solution
kcct = kaolin cephalin clotting time
kcl = potassium chloride
kco = transfer coefficient
kcs = keratoconjunctivitis sicca
kd = ketogenic diet
ked = kendrick extrication device
kfd = kyasanur forest disease
kfs = klippel feil syndrome
kg = kilogram
kgc = keflin, gentamicin, carbenicillin
kgf = keratinocyte growth factor
kh = kilohertz
khf = korean hemorrhagic fever
khm = keratoderma hereditarium mutilans
khz = kilohertz
ki-1 = cd30
kids = keratitis ichthyosis and deafness syndrome
kj = knee jerk
kk = knee kick
kkcp = klebsiella k2 capsular polysaccharide
klh = keyhole limpet hemocyanin
km = kilometer
kod = knocked out
koh = potassium hydroxide
kpe = kelman phacoemulsification
kplp = phosphorylleucylphenylalanine
kpo4 = potassium phosphate
kpps = keratosis palmoplantaris striata
kscn = potassium thiocyanate
kss = kearns sayre syndrome
ktt = kendall toy test
ktw = klippel trenaunay weber syndrome
kub = kidney, ureter, bladder
kv = kilovolt
kvo = keep vein open
kw = kilowatt
kw rat = kyoto wistar rat
kwk = kimmelstiel wilson disease or syndrome
kws = kugelberg welander syndrome
l aethiopica = leishmania aethiopica
l biflexa = leptospira biflexa
l donovani = leishmania donovani
l dopa = levodopa
l feeleii = legionella feeleii
l infantum = leishmania infantum
l nna = ng nitro l arginine
l olmeca = lutzomyia olmeca
l pam = melphalan
l wadsworthii = legionella wadsworthii
l&a = light and accommodation
l&d = labor and delivery
l&h = lymphocyte and histiocyte
l&w = living and well
l/min = liters per minute
l/s = ratio lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio
laam = levo alpha acetylmethadol
lab = laboratory
laci = lacunar infarction
lacr = lacrimal
lact = lactic
ladca = left anterior descending coronary artery
lae = left atrial enlargement
lafb = left anterior fascicular block
lah = left anterior hemiblock
lais = lateral internal anal sphincterotomy
lak = lymphocyte activated killer cells
lalk = leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
lall = lymphoblastic leukemia, acute, with lymphomatous features
lamb = lentigines, atrial myxoma, mucocutaneous myoma, blue nevus syndrome
lamp = lysosome associated membrane protein
lanl = los alamos national laboratory
lanp = leucine rich acidic nuclear protein
lao = left anterior oblique
lap dye = laparoscopic dye test
lapoca = l asparaginase, prednisone, oncovin, cytarabine, adriamycin
larsp = language assessment remediation and screening procedure
las = linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
lat flap = latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction
lats = long acting thyroid stimulator
lav = lymphadenopathy associated virus
lavh = laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy
lax = laxative
lbb = left bundle branch
lbd = lewy body disease
lbm = lean body mass
lbna = lysis bladder neck adhesions
lbnl = lawrence berkeley national laboratory
lbv = low biological value
lbw = low birth weight
lbwi = low birth weight infant
lc50 = lethal concentration 50
lcca = left common carotid artery
lccs = lethal congenital contracture syndrome
lccsct = large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor
lcd = lattice corneal dystrophy
lcfs = lynch cancer family syndrome
lch = langerhan’s cell histiocytosis
lchad = long chain 3 hydroxyacyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
lci = lung clearance index
lcis = lobular carcinoma in situ
lclo = lethal concentration low
lcmv = lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
lcos = liquid crystal on silicon projection
lcps = legg calve perthes syndrome
lcr = locus control region
lct = long chain triglyceride supplementation
lcta = lungs clear to auscultation
lcx = left circumflex artery
lcxca = left circumflex coronary artery
ldc = lower deep cervical lymph node
ldd = lhermitte duclos disease
ldf = laplace transform damping factor
ldh = lactate dehydrogenase
ldhd = lymphocyte depletion hodgkin’s disease
ldl receptor = low density lipoprotein receptor
ldl-c = low density lipoprotein cholesterol
ldlc = low density lipoprotein cholesterol
ldlo = lethal dose low
ldsq = lambeth disability screening questionnaire
ldyt = leber optic atrophy and dystonia
leds = life events and difficulties scale
leep = loop electrosurgical excision procedure
lel = lymphoepithelial lesions
lems = lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome
leo = law enforcement officer
leopard = multiple lentigines, electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities,
ocular hypertelorism, pulmonic stenosis, abnormal genitalia, retardation of
growth, and sensorineural deafness
lep = lumbar epidural
lesa = lymphoepithelial sialadenitis
lesp = lower esophageal sphincter pressure
leu = leucine
leu enkephalin = leucine enkephalin
leuc = leukocytes
lfl = li fraumeni like
lfp = left frontoposterior
lfrh = lh fsh releasing hormone
lfss = light fixation seizure syndrome
lft = liver function test
lfts = liver function tests
lfv = lassa fever virus
lfvd = low forceps vaginal delivery
lga = large for gestational age
lgc = late gastric cancer
lgd = low grade dysplasia
lgi = lower gastrointestinal
lgib = lower gastrointestinal bleeding
lgin = low grade intraurothelial neoplasia
lgiun = low grade intraurothelial neoplasia
lgll = large granular lymphocytic leukemia
lgmd = limb girdle muscular dystrophy
lgn = lateral geniculate nucleus
lgs = langer giedion syndrome
lgsil = low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
lgv = lymphogranuloma venereum
lh rf = luteinizing hormone releasing factor
lh rh = luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
lh/fsh = luteinizing hormone follicle stimulating horm level
lha = left heart assisted
lhon = leber hereditary optic neuropathy
lhot = left hypotropia
lhp = latent hypoparathyroidism
lhrh = luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
lht = left hypertrophia
licl = lithium chloride
lics = left intercostal space
lig = ligament
lih = left inguinal hernia
lima = left internal mammary artery
limb = listing of molecular biology databases
line = Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements
lines = Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements
linnac = linear accelerator
lis = laboratory information systems
lit = literature
liv = left innominate vein
lle = left lower extremity
lletz = large loop excision of transformation zone
llg = left lateral gaze
lln = lower limit of normal
llnl = lawrence livermore national laboratory
llq = left lower quadrant
llsb = left lower sternal border
llz = left lower zone pneumonia
lmb = left main bronchus
lmbb = laurence moon bardet biedl syndrome
lmca = left main coronary artery
lmcat = left middle cerebral artery thrombosis
lmd = local medical doctor
lml = left mediolateral
lmm = lentigo maligna melanoma
lmn = lower motor neuron
lmnd = lower motor neuron disease
lmt = long term memory
lmw = low molecular weight
lmwh = low molecular weight heparin
lmwk = low molecular weight kininogen
lmwp = low molecular weight proteinuria
ln2 = liquid nitrogen
lnmp = last normal menstrual period
lnp = last normal period
load = late onset alzheimer disease
loael = lowest observed adverse effect level
locs = laryngoonychocutaneous syndrome
loe = lady of the evening
loi = loss of imprinting
loinc = logical observation identifiers, names and codes
lomac = leucovorin, oncovin, methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
lomcs = left otitis media chronic serous
lond = london
lop = left occipitoposterior position
lopca = late onset pauciarticular chronic arthritis
lot = life orientation test
lotca = lowenstein ot cognitive assessment
lower gi = lower gastrointestinal
lpc = lysophosphatidylcholine
lpcb = lactophenol cotton blue
lpcp = light perception with projection
lpda = left dominant posterior descending artery
lpf = low power field
lpg = lysophosphatidylglycerol
lph = left posterior hemiblock
lpif = lymphocyte proliferation inhibitory factor
lpm = liters per minute
lpn = licensed practical nurse
lpp = lichen planopilaris
lppf = lymphocyte proliferation potentiating factor
lra = left renal artery
lrcp = licensed respiratory care practitioner
lrdt = living related donor transplant
lre = leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
lrf = luteinizing hormone releasing factor
lri = lower respiratory infection
lrln = left recurrent laryngeal nerve
lrnd = left radical neck dissection
lrq = lower right quadrant
lrs = larsen syndrome
lrt = lower respiratory tract
lrti = lower respiratory tract infection
ls&a = lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
lsb = left sternal border
lsc = lichen simplex chronicus
lsca = left subclavian artery
lscc = lateral semicircular canal
lsfc = leigh syndrome, french canadian type
lsi = life satisfaction index
lsk = liver, spleen, kidneys
lsl = left sacrolateral position
lslcl = lymphocytic secreted long form of c type lectin
lsm = laser capture microscopy
lso = left salpingoophorectomy
lsp = left sacroposterior position
lsr = lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio
lsv = long saphenous vein
lsvc = persistent left superior vena cava
lta = lipoteichoic acid
ltb = laryngotracheobronchitis
ltb4 = leukotriene b4
ltc4 = leukotriene c4
ltcs = low transverse cesarean section
ltd = leukotriene d
ltee = lower thoracic expansion exercises
ltf = lipotropic hormone
ltg = low tension glaucoma
lth = luteotropic hormone
lti = life technologies, inc
ltic = low temperature isotropic carbon
ltm = long term memory
ltot = long term oxygen therapy
ltr = long terminal repeat
ltt = lactose tolerance test
ltv = long term viability
ltx = liver transplant
lue = left upper extremity
lues = syphilis
luf = luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome
luq = left upper quadrant
lusb = left upper sternal border
luscs = lower uterine segment caesarean section
luss = liver ultrasound scan
lut = lower urinary tract
luts = lower urinary tract symptoms
luz = left upper zone pneumonia
lv+ = left ventricular hypertrophy
lvad = left ventricular assist device
lvar = left ventricular aneurysm
lvedp = left ventricular end diastolic pressure
lvef = left ventricular ejection fraction
lvf = left ventricular failure
lvh = left ventricular hypertrophy
lvot = left ventricular outflow tract
lvrs = lung volume reduction surgery
lvsv/rvsv = left to right ventricular stroke volume ratio
lvsw = left ventricular stroke work
lvswi = lv stroke work index
lvu = last void urine
lw = lives with
lwbs = left without being seen
lwct = lee white clotting time, coagulation time
lwd = leri weill dyschondrosteosis
lwfs = lethal white foal syndrome
lwmi = lateral wall myocardial infarction
lws = lowry wood syndrome
lymphs = lymphocytes
lyp = lymphomatoid papulosis
lysopi = lysophosphatidylinositol
lytes = electrolytes
m asiaticum = mycobacterium asiaticum
m avium = mycobacterium avium
m avium complex = mycobacterium avium complex
m avium intracellulare = mycobacterium avium intracellulare
m barkeri = methanosarcina barkeri
m chelonei = mycobacterium chelonei
m gallinaceum = mycoplasma gallinaceum
m gallisepticum = mycoplasma gallisepticum
m gastri = mycobacterium gastri
m gordonae = mycobacterium gordonae
m lacunata = moraxella lacunata
m mucedo = mucor mucedo
m phlei = mycobacterium phlei
m streptocerca = mansonella streptocerca
m&i = mother & infant
m&m = morbidity and mortality
m,m = married, male, mother murmur, meter, mass, molar
m-a = miller abbott
m/a = mood affect
m/e = myeloid/erythroid ratio
m/n = mydriacyl and neosynephrine
m/r/g = murmurs, rubs, gallops
m/sec = meters per second
m0 = acute myeloblastic leukaemia undifferentiated
m3 = acute promyelocytic leukemia
m4 = acute myelomonocytic leukemia
m6 = acute erythroleukemia
m7 = acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
maai = maleylacetoacetate isomerase
mabop = mustargen, adriamycin, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone
mabs = monocloncal antibodies
mac inh = membrane attack complex inhibitor
macam = mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule
macc = methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, ccnu
macho = methotrexate, asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin
machr = muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
macl = mood affective checklist
macop-b = methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone,
bleomycin
madd = myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
maddoc = mechlorethamine, adriamycin, dacarbazine, ddp, oncovin,
cyclophosphamide
maddp = methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate
madh = methylamine dehydrogenase
mae = moves all extremities
maew = moves all extremities well
maf = macrophage activating factor
mag = myelin associated glycoprotein
mage = melanoma associated antigen
magf = macrophage aggregation factor
magi = male accessory gland infection
magic = mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome
magpi = meatal advancement and glanuloplasty incorporated
maha = microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
maic = mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex
maid = mesna, adriamycin, interleukin 3, dacarbazine
maldi = matrix assisted laser desorption ionization
malditof = matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight
malig = malignant
malt = mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
maltoma = mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
mammo = mammogram
mao = monoamine oxidase
maoa = monoamine oxidase
maoi = monoamine oxidase inhibitor
maoptms = methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane
mapca = major aortopulmonary collateral artery
mapi = microbial alkaline proteinase inhibitor
mapk = mitogen activated protein kinase
mapkkk = map kinase kinase kinase
maps = make a picture story test
maptl = microtubule associated protein tau like
marco = macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
mat1 = menage a trois 1
match = shape matching
maze = m amsa, azacitidine, etoposide
mbcl = monocytoid b cell lymphoma
mbcn = myoglobin cyanide
mbd = minimal brain dysfunction
mbflb = monaural bifrequency loudness balance test
mbl = marine biological laboratory
mbno = myoglobin nitroxide
mbq = megabecquerel
mbr = major breakpoint region
mbs = moebius syndrome
mbsa = methylated bovine serum albumin
mc&s = microscopy, culture and sensitivities
mc1 = first metacarpal
mc2 = second metacarpal
mc3 = third metacarpal
mc4 = fourth metacarpal
mc5 = fifth metacarpal
mcab = monoclonal antibody
mcbp = melphalan, cyclophosphamide, bcnu, prednisone
mcdc = macular dystrophy, corneal
mcg = microgram
mcgm = microgram
mcgn type i = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type i
mcgn type ii = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type ii
mcgn type iv = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type iv
mch = mean corpuscular hemoglobin
mci = millicurie
mckd = medullary cystic kidney disease
mcla = measurement of cognitive linguistic ability
mcll = most comfortable listening level
mcmd = merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
mcmi = millon clinical multiaxial inventory
mcmtc = macrocephaly cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
mcns = minimal change nephrotic syndrome
mcpa = 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy acetic acid
mcpb = 2 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy butyric acid
mcpj = metacarpophalangeal joint
mcpjif = metacarpophalangeal joint of index finger
mcpjlf = metacarpophalangeal joint of little finger
mcpjmf = metacarpophalangeal joint of middle finger
mcpjrf = metacarpophalangeal joint of ring finger
mcpjt = metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb
mcppa = methylenecyclopropylacetic acid
mcprg = methylenecyclopropylglycine
mcss = mechanical circulatory support system
mcst = modified card sorting test
mcu = micturating cystogram
mda = methylenedioxyamphetamine
mdc = middle deep cervical
mdf = myocardial depressant factor
mdk = kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia
mdlo = metoclopramide, dexamethasone, lorazepam, ondansetron
mdls = miller dieker lissencephaly syndrome
mdm = mid diastolic murmur
mdma = methylenedioxymethamphetamine
mdnt = midnight
mdp = methylene diphosphonate
mdrv = muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant, with rimmed vacuoles
mds = myelodysplastic syndrome
mdtc = monodansylthiacadaverine
mdx = manic depressive psychosis, x linked
mea = multiple endocrine adenomatosis
meams = middlesex elderly assessment of mental state
mecy = methotrexate, cyclophosphamide
medab = methyldimethylaminoazobenzene
meds = medications
medsg = methyldeoxyspergualin
mee = middle ear effusion
mef25 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity
mef50 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity
mef75 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity
mefv = maximum expiratory flow rate
megx = monoethylglycinexylidide
mehmo = mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and hypogenitalism,
microcephaly, and obesity
melas = mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke like
episodes
mem = memantine
mems = micro electromechanical systems
men = multiple endocrine neoplasia
meos = microsomal ethanol oxidizing system
meq = milliequivalent
meq/l = milliequivalents per liter
merrf = myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red muscle fibers
messenger rna = messenger ribonucleic acid
methylmalonyl coa mutase = methylmalonyl coenzyme a mutase
mets = metastases
mewds = multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
mfc = minimum fungicidal concentration
mfd = mid forceps delivery
mfh = malignant fibrous histiocytoma
mfm = maternal/fetal medicine
mfmd = monofluoromethyldopa
mfng = manic fringe
mfp = melphalan, 5 fluorouracil, provera
mfr = maximum flow rate of urine
mft = multiple familial trichoepithelioma
mg% = milligrams per 100 cc
mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter
mgcn = megalocornea
mgcr = meningioma chromosome region
mgct = male germ cell tumor
mgd = mouse genome database
mgdf = megakaryocyte growth and development factor
mgf = mast cell growth factor
mgi = microbial genome initiative
mgj = mucogingival junction
mgldg = monogalactosyldiglyceride
mgm = meningioma
mgn = membranous glomerulonephritis
mgproto = magnesium protoporphyrin
mgr = murmurs, gallops, or rubs
mgsa = melanoma growth stimulatory activity
mgso4 = magnesium sulfate
mgus = monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance
mha-tp = microhemagglutination assay treponema pallidum
mhac = microhydranencephaly
mham = multiple hamartoma syndrome
mhaq = modified health assessment questionnaire
mhc = major histocompatibility complex
mhl = mixed hearing loss
mhlc = multidimensional health locus of control scale
mhn = massive hepatic necrosis
mhpg = 3 methoxy 4 hydroxy phenylglycol
mhrt = mental health review tribunal
mhss = military health services system
mhv = middle hepatic vein
mhz = megahertz
mibg = meta iodobenzylguanidine
mice = mesna rescue, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide
micg = macromolecular insoluble cold globulin
microci = microcurie
microl = microliter
micu = medical intensive care unit
midas = microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea syndrome
midi = musical instrument digital interface
mie = meconium ileus equivalent
mif test = migration inhibitory factor test
mif25 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity
mif50 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity
mif75 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity
mifa = mitomycin, fluorouracil, adriamycin
mifv = maximum inspiratory flow rate
mih = procarbazine
mil = military
mimbd = meet on the interconnection of mol biol databases
mimp = methyl inosine monophosphate
mine = mesna, ifosfamide, novantrone, etoposide
mion = monocrystalline iron oxide nonaparticle
mip = maximum inspiratory pressure
mito = mitomycin c
mitri = mitral insufficiency
mjd = machado joseph disease
mk = menkes syndrome
mkcsf = megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor
mkks = mckusick kaufman syndrome
mks = meckel syndrome
mlb = microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
mlf = medial longitudinal fasciculus
mlg = mitochondria lipid glycogen
mliter = milliliter
mlm = melanoma, familial
mln = manifest latent nystagmus
mlrd = microgastria limb reduction defects
mlrw = mixed lymphocyte reaction, weak
mlsm = myelodysplasia and leukemia syndrome
mlt = monochromator light test
mlvt = malattia leventinese
mm hg = millimeter of mercury
mmbt = morpholinyl mercaptobenzothiazole
mmct = method of microcell mediated chromosome transfer
mmcygl = methylmercury cysteinylglycine
mmdk = kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia
mmect = multiple monitored electroconvulsive therapy
mmef = mean maximum expiratory flow
mmep = microcephaly, microphthalmia, ectrodactyly of lower limbs, and
prognathism
mmf = mycophenolate mofetil
mmfr = maximum midexpiratory flow rate
mmgth = methylmercury glutathione
mmhg = millimeters of mercury
mmih = megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
mml = minimal masking level for tinnitus
mmmm = megalocornea, macrocephaly, mental and motor retardation
mmn = motor neuropathy with multiple conduction block
mmoa = mandible, maxillary, odontectomy, alveolectomy
mmol = millimole
mmole = millimole
mmopp = methotrexate, mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
mmpi = minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
mmpp = magnesium monoperoxyphthalate
mmpr = methylmercaptopurine
mmpt = methylprednisolone pulse therapy
mmr = mumps, measles, rubella
mmrf = marshfield medical research foundation
mmse = mini mental state examination
mmsp = malignant melanoma of soft parts
mmt = manual muscle test
mmts = methyl methanethiosulfonate
mmtv = mouse mammary tumor virus
mmv = mandatory minute volume
mmwr = morbidity and mortality weekly report
mna = mean nuclear area
mnatp = manganese adenosine triphosphate
mnbk = methyl n butyl ketone
mnc = minocycline
mncpdtc = manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl
mncv = motor nerve conduction velocity
mnd = motor neuron disease
mndf = manganese desferioxamine
mngc = multinucleated giant cell
mnk = menkes syndrome
mnt = medical nutrition therapy
mnti = melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
mnu = methylnitrosourea
moab = monoclonal antibody
moabs = monoclonal antibodies
moad = methotrexate, oncovin, l asparaginase, dexamethasone
moap = peg asparaginase, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone
mob = mesial occlusal buccal
mob-iii = mitomycinc, oncovin, bleomycin, cisplatin
mobs = moebius syndrome
moca = methotrexate, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
modm = maturity onset diabetes mellitus
mods = multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
mody = maturity onset diabetes in youth
mof = multiple organ failure
mol wt = molecular weight
mom = milk of magnesia
momp = mechlorethamine, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone
mon = monday
mop-bap = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, bleomycin, adriamycin,
prednisone
mopa = monooleylphosphatidic acid
mopp = mechlorethamine prednisone procarbazine vincristine
mopphdb = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, high dose
bleomycin
moppldb = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, low dose bleomycin
mort wolfii = mortierella wolfii
mosf = multiple organ systems failure
mosm = milliosmole
mot = motility
mota = manitoba oculotrichoanal syndrome
mou = memorandum of understanding
mow = meals on wheels
mows = meals on wheels
mpc = meperidine, promethazine, chlorpromazine
mpds = myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome
mpeg = methoxypolyethylene glycol
mpfl = methotrexate, platinol, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin, calcium
mpgn = membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
mph = masters in public health
mpj = metacarpophalangeal joint
mpl = monophosphoryl lipid a
mpm = mortality prediction model
mpnst = malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
mpo = myeloperoxidase
mpol = millipolarization units
mpq = mcgill pain chart questionnaire
mps = mucopolysaccharidosis
mpt = manchester picture test
mpv = mean platelet volume
mpz = myelin protein zero
mq = master questionnaire
mrc = medical research council
mrc grade = muscle power
mrcp = magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
mrdd = mental retarded/developmentally disabled
mrg = murmurs, rubs or gallops
mrl = medical record librarian
mrna = messenger ribonucleic acid
mrnp = messenger ribonucleoprotein
mros = melkersson rosenthal syndrome
mrrs = morningside rehabilitation rating scale
mrtk = malignant rhabdoid tumor of kidney
msafp = maternal serum alpha fetoprotein
msap = mesado phosphorylase
msdos = microsoft disk operating system
mse = mental status examination
msec = millisecond
msg = monosodium glutamate
msh = melanocyte stimulating hormone
mshr = melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor
msi = microsatellite instability
msls = marinesco sjogren like syndrome
mslt = multiple sleep latency test
msmb = microseminoprotein beta
mso = morphine sulfate
msof = multiple systems organ failure
msq = mental status questionnaire
msse = multiple self healing squamous epithelioma
mstd = multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia
msud = maple syrup urine disease
msum = monosodium urate monohydrate
msv = mauriceau smellie veit maneuver
msw = medical social worker
mta = mid thigh amputation
mtacr = multiple tumor associated chromosome region
mtap = methylthioadenosine phosphorylase
mtbe = methyl tert butyl ether
mtdda = minnesota test for differential diagnosis of aphasia
mtdna = mitochondrial dna
mtf = medical treatment facility
mth = mithramycin
mthptpgl = methylenetetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate
mtmx = myotubular myopathy, x linked
mtpj = metatarsophalangeal joint
mtpjbt = metatarsophalangeal joint of big toe
mtsea = methanethiosulfonate ethylammonium
mtt = mccormick toy test
mtx = methotrexate
mtya = methacryloyl tyrosineamide
mua = manipulation under anesthetic
muac = mid upper arm circumference
muap = motor unit action potential
mucp = maximum urethral closure pressure
muf = monounsaturated fat diet
mufa = monounsaturated fatty acid
muga = multigated acquisition
muh = melanosis universalis hereditaria
muhh = marie unna hereditary hypotrichosis
mule = movement of upper limb evaluation
mumps = massachusetts general hospital utility multi programming system
mvac = methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin
mvc = motor vehicle collision
mvd = mitral valve disease
mvdp = maximum voiding detrusor pressure
mvf = mitoxantrone, vincristine, 5 fluorouracil
mvlk = mevalonate kinase
mvmt = movement
mvn = muroid virus nephropathy
mvnta = motor vehicle non traveling accident
mvo2 = myocardial oxygen consumption
mvpp = mechlorethamine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
mvrr = mitral valve re replacement
mvt = mitoxantrone, vp 16, thiotepa
mvta = motor vehicle traffic accident
mvv = maximal voluntary ventilation
mvvpp = mechlorethamine, vincristine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
mws = muckle wells syndrome
mz = monozygotic
mzl = marginal zone lymphoma
n cinerea = neisseria cinerea
n farcinica = nocardia farcinica
n glauca = nicotiana glauca
n&v = nausea and vomiting
n&w = normal and well
n+v = nausea and vomiting
n-cam = neural cell adhesion molecule
n/a = not applicable
n/t = numbness & tingling
n/v = nausea/vomiting
n/v/d/c = nausea/vomiting/diarrhea/constipation
n2 = nitrogen
n2o = nitrous oxide
nab = needle aspiration biopsy
nabs = normoactive bowel sounds
nacd = no anatomical cause of death
nachgr = natl advisory council for human genome res
nachr = nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
nacl = sodium chloride
nadp = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
nae = neonatal asphyxial encephalopathy
naf = sodium fluoride
nags = n acetylglutamate synthase deficiency
nahco3 = sodium bicarbonate
nain = neonatal alloimmune neutropenia
nait = neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
nal = naloxone
nalbzoh = naloxone benzoylhydrazone
name = nevi, atrial myxoma, mucinosis of the skin, and endocrine overactivity
nan = n acetylneuraminic acid
napb = neuritis with brachial predilection
napbc = national action plan for breast cancer
nar = non articular rheumatism
nares = non allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia
narp = neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
nart = national adult reading test
nas = national academy of sciences
nasa = national aeronautics and space administration
nasal prosthesis = provided by a non physician
nasal septal prosthesis = provided by a non physician
nash = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
natl = national
nbac = national bioethics advisory commission
nbccs = nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
nbgt = neuronal bungarotoxin
nbi = no bony injury
nbm = nothing by mouth
nbn = newborn nursery
nbp = non invasive blood pressure
nbt = nitroblue tetrazolium
nbt test = nitroblue tetrazolium test
nbte = non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
nc/at = normocephalic/atraumatic
nca = neurocirculatory asthenia
ncab = national cancer advisory board
ncam = neural cell adhesion molecule
ncc = near vision with correction
nccu = neuro concentrated care unit
nchgr = national center for human genome research
ncmd = north carolina macular dystrophy
ncs = nerve conduction studies
ncsa = national center for supercomputing applications
ncsu = north carolina state university
ncv = nerve conduction velocity
nddg = national diabetes data group
ndga = nordihydroguaiaretic acid
ndi = nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
ndna = native deoxyribonucleic acid
ndp kinase = nucleoside diphosphokinase
ndpk = nucleoside diphosphokinase
ndui = nondeletion/nonuniparental disomy/nonimprinting mutations
ne = norepinephrine
neaa = non essential amino acid
neac = normal external auditory canal
necs = neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin
neep = negative end expiratory pressure
nefa = nonesterified fatty acid
neg = negative
neh = national endowment for the humanities
nejm = new england journal of medicine
neppk = nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
ner = no evidence of recurrence
nerd = no evidence of recurrent disease
net = internet
neth = netherton syndrome
nett = nasal/endonasal/endotracheal tube
neur = neurology
neurol = neurology
neurop = neuropathy
neutr = neutrophils
nf2 = neurofibromatosis 2 gene
nfa = no fixed abode
nfcr = national foundation for cancer research
nfdr = neurofaciodigitorenal syndrome
nfi = no further information
nfiii = nuclear factor iii
nfiv = nuclear factor iv
nfj = naegeli franceschetti jadassohn syndrome
nfk = non functioning kidney
nftd = normal full term delivery
ngb = new growth of bladder
ngf = nerve growth factor
ngfr = nerve growth factor receptor
ngp = new growth of prostate
ngt = nasogastric tube
ngu = non gonococcal urethritis
nh = nursing home
nh4 = ammonium
nh4cl = ammonium chloride
nhfa = neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor a
nhfb = neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor b
nhgri = national human genome research institute
nhi = national health insurance
nhl = non hodgkin’s lymphoma
nhp = nottingham health profile
nhpt = nine hole peg test
nhv = neurogenic hyperventilation
nhy = not here yet
ni = nickel
nia = nutrient intake analysis
nibp = non invasive blood pressure
nic = neonatal intensive care
nichd = national institute of child health and human development
niddm = noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
nigms = national institute of general medical sciences
nih = national institutes of health
nihl = noise induced hearing loss
nina = non infective non allergic rhinitis
nink = no information/not keeping
nipd = night time intermittent peritoneal dialysis
nips = non invasive programmed stimulation
nist = national inst of standards and technology
niv = non invasive ventilation
nj = new jersey
nk = natural killer cells
nk cell = natural killer cell
nk triggering receptor = natural killer triggering receptor
nkc = nonketotic coma
nkcd = no known communicable diseases
nkh = non ketotic hyperglycemia
nkhh = non ketotic hyperosmolar hyperglycemia
nkma = no known medcation allergies
nktr = natural killer triggering receptor
nlf = non lactose fermenter
nlglp = national laboratory gene library project
nlhpd = nodular of lymphocyte-predominance hodgkin’s disease
nlm = national library of medicine
nln = national lymphedema network
nlp = no light perception
nls = neu laxova syndrome
nltc = neolactotetraosylceramide
nlv = normal liquor volume
nmd = nutrition management designation
nmda = n methyl d aspartate
nmhcc = national managed health care congress
nmi = no more information
nmis = nutrition management information system
nmj = neuromuscular junction
nmol = nanomole
nmp = nuclear matrix protein
nmr = nuclear magnetic resonance
nmr imaging = nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
nmt = nebulized mist treatment
nmu = nitrosomethylurea
nnb = normal newborn
nnd = neonatal death
nne = neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
nnec = neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
nno = nanophthalmos
no2 = nitrogen dioxide
noc = nocturnal
noct = nocturnal
noel = no observed effect level
nof = neck of femur
noh = neck of humerus
nohl = non organic hearing loss
nomi = non occlusive mesenteric ischemia
nor = nucleolar organizer region
nord = national organization for rare disorders
nos = not otherwise specified
nov = november
npc = near point convergence
npcr = national program of cancer registries
npdc = neurofibromatosis pheochromocytoma duodenal carcinoid syndrome
npdr = nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
npe = non protein energy
npl = no perception of light
npn = non protein nitrogen
npo = nothing by mouth
nppv = noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
nps = nail patella syndrome
npv = negative predictive value
npy = neuropeptide y
nqwmi = non q wave myocardial infarction
nraf = non rheumatic atrial fibrillation
nrbc = nucleated red blood cell
nrc = national research council
nrh = nodular regenerative hyperplasia
nrom = normal range of motion
nrsa = national research service award
nsaid = nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
nsc = near vision with correction
nsclc = non small cell lung cancer
nsdp = nonsympathetic dependent pain
nsf = national science foundation
nsg = nursing
nsgc = national society of genetic counselors
nsgct = non seminoma germ cell tumor
nsgi = nonspecific genital infection
nshd = nodular sclerosing hodgkin’s disease
nsip = non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
nsoh = normal state of health
nsp = non starch polysaccharide
nst = non stress test
nsu = nonspecific urethritis
nsv = nonspecific vaginitis
nsvd = normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
nsy = neurosurgery
nt/nd = non tender, non distended
ntd = neural tube defect
ntis = national technical informational system
ntn = nephrotoxic nephritis
ntng = nontoxic nodular goiter
ntpase = nucleoside triphosphatase
ntsc = national television systems committee
nullip = never gave birth
nva = near visual acuity
nve = neovascularization elsewhere
nvg = neovascular glaucoma
nvm = subretinal neovascular membrane
nvpc = naphthylvinyl phosphatidylcholine
nwb = non weight bearing
nwts = national wilms tumor study
nx = lymph nodes cannot be, or have not been, microscopically assessed
ny = new york
nyas = new york academy of science
nyd = not yet diagnosed
o bifurcum = oesophagostomum bifurcum
o brumpti = oesophagostomum brumpti
o circumcincta = ostertagia circumcincta
o&p = ova & parasites
o+p = ova & parasites
o/p = oropharynx
o2 = oxygen
o3 = ozone
oa1 = x linked ocular albinism
oabp = organic anion binding protein
oac = oroantral communication
oae = oto acoustic emission test
oafns = oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome
oap-bleo = oncovin, ara c, prednisone, bleomycin
oar = albinism, ocular, autosomal recessive
oasis = hcfa’s outcome and assessment information set
oat = ornithine oxo acid aminotransferase deficiency
oav dysplasia = oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia
oavs = oculoauriculovertebral spectrum
ob-gyn = obstetrics and gynecology
ob/gyn = obstetrics and gynecology
obgyn = obstetrics and gynecology
obr = ortho bowel routine
obst = obstetrical
obstr = obstructive
ocairs = occupational case analysis and interview rating scale
occip = occipital
occlus = occlusive
occr = ovarian cancer cluster region
occs = oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
occup = occupational
ocg = oral cholecystogram
ocl = oral colonic lavage
ocp = oral contraceptive pill
ocr = oculocephalic reflex
ocrl = lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome
octor = on call to operating room
odap = oxalyldiaminopropionic acid
odd dysplasia = oculodentodigital dysplasia
oddd = oculodentodigital dysplasia
odm = ophthalmodynamometry
odnp = octadecaneuropeptide
odpf = osseous dysplasia, digital, with facial pigmentary defects and multiple
frenula
odts = organic dust toxic syndrome
oe = otitis externa
oed = oral epithelial dysplasia
oer = oxygen extraction ratio
oett = oral endotracheal tube
oetx = oenanthotoxin
ofc = occipitofrontal circumference
ofd = orofacial digital syndrome
ofe = osteolysis, familial expansile
ofg = orofacial granulomatosis
ofs = occasions for smoking scale
ogc = oxoglutarate carrier
ogd = esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ogtt = oral glucose tolerance test
ohc = outer hair cell
ohcc = 25 hydroxycholecalciferol
ohcs = 17 hydroxcorticosteroids
ohd = organic heart disease
ohda = hydroxydopamine
ohe = oral health education
oher = office of health and environmental research
ohf = omsk hemorrhagic fever
ohi = oral hygiene instruction
ohl = oral hairy leukoplakia
ohm = onychomadesis
ohp = hydroxyprogesterone
ohrp = office of human research protection
ohs = overhydrated hereditary stomatocytosis
oht = ocular hypertension
oic = osteogenesis imperfecta congenita
oint = ointment
oirda = intermittent rhythmic delta activity
oit = osteogenesis imperfecta tarda
ok = odontogenic keratocyst
okt10 = ortho kung t10
okt11 = ortho kung t11
okt3 = ortho kung t3
okt4 = ortho kung t4
okt6 = ortho kung t6
okt8 = ortho kung t8
ol = left eye
olb = open lung biopsy
old = occupational lung disease
ole = object linking and embedding
oled = organic light emitting device
olp = oral lichen planus
olt = orthotopic liver transplant
olv = one lung ventilation
omad = oncovin, methotrexate, adriamycin, dactinomycin
omc = open mitral commissurotomy
ome = otitis media with effusion
omi = old myocardial infarction
omim = online mendelian inheritance in man
oms = organic mental syndrome
omv = open mitral valvotomy
on = optic neuritis
onc = oncology
onh = optic nerve hypoplasia
onn = o’nyong nyong fever
oob = out of bed
ooh = out of hospital
oop = object oriented programming
oopla = object oriented programming language
oors = oculootoradial syndrome
opa = oropharyngeal airway
opal = oncovin, prednisone, l asparaginase
opc = outpatient clinic
opca = olivopontocerebellar atrophy
opem = ophthalmoplegia, external, and myopia
open = oncovin, prednisone, etoposide, novantrone
ophi = occupational performance history interview
ophth = ophthalmology
opmd = oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
opn = operation
opns = operations
opo = organ procurement organization
opp = oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
oppa = oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin
oprr = office of protection from res risks
oprt = orotate phosphoribosyltransferase
opsi = overwhelming post splenectomy infection
opt = orthopantomogram
opv = oral polio vaccine
or-if = open reduction with internal fixation
orb = object request broker
orbc = octadecyl rhodamine b chloride
orf = open reading frame
orif = open reduction and internal fixation
orn = ornithine
ornl = oak ridge national laboratory
ors = oral rehydration salts
ortho = orthopaedic surgery
osbd = oral selective bowel decontamination
oscs = osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis
osfecn = osmium ferricyanide
osi = open systems interconnection
osm = osmolality
osrc = osteosarcoma
ostm = osteomyelitis
osx = opitz syndrome, x linked
ota = office of technology assessment
otd = oculotrichodysplasia
otoh = on the other hand
ott = office of technology transfer
otudp = odontotrichoungual digital palmar syndrome
ovd = occlusal vertical dimension
ovr = oculovestibular reflex
ow = oval window
ox = onychauxic
oxphos = oxidative phosphorylation
oxy = oxygen
oxyhba = oxyhemoglobin a
oxyhbs = oxyhemoglobin s
oz = ounce
p barb = pentobarbital
p elongatum = plasmodium elongatum
p fuliginosa = periplaneta fuliginosa
p gallinaceum = plasmodium gallinaceum
p haemolytica = pasteurella haemolytica
p patulum = penicillium patulum
p s = subglottic pressure
p sativum = pisum sativum
p&a = percussion and auscultation
p&n = psychiatry and neurology
p&pd = percussion and postural drainage
p-a = posteroanterior
p-anca = perinuclear anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
p/c = after meals
p/n = shared care
p/s = peripheral smear
p30 = core center grants
p32 = phosphorus 32
p41 = biotechnology resource grant program
paba = para aminobenzoic acid
pace = platinol, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
pachg = program advisory committee on the human genome
paci = partial anterior cerebral circulation infarction
paco2 = partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood
pacs = picture archiving and communications system
pacu = post anesthesia care unit
padgem = platelet activation dependent granule external membrane protein
paeb = procainamide ethobromide
pafc = pulmonary artery flotation catheter
page = polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
paha = para aminohippuric acid
paho = pan american health organization
pais = psychological adjustment to illness scale
paiv = pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
pak = p21 activated kinase
pal = peripheral alimentation line
pala = n phosphonoacetyl l aspartate
palc = percutaneous anterolateral cordotomy
palp = palpate, palpated, palpable
pame = pre anesthesia medical exam
pamut = pasteurella multocida toxin
pan = periarteritis nodosa
panas = positive and negative affect schedule
panendo = panendoscopy
panin = pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia
panss = positive and negative syndrome scale
pao = peak gastric acid output
pao2 = arterial oxygen pressure
paod = peripheral arterial occlusive disease
paop = pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
pap smear = papanicolaou smear
papb = polyaminopropylbiguanide
pappa = pregnancy associated plasma protein a
papsc = pyrrole aldehyde phenyl semicarbazone
papvc = partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection
papvd = partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
papvr = partial anomalous pulmonary venous return
parc = poikiloderma, alopecia, retrognathism, and cleft palate
paren = parenterally
parox = paroxysmal
parr = post anesthesia recovery room
paru = post anesthesia recovery unit
pas reaction = periodic acid schiff reaction
pasat = paced auditory stimulation test
pasd = periodic acid schiff with diastase
pasg = pneumatic antishock garment
patco = prednisone, ara c, thioguanine, cyclophosphamide, oncovin
path = pathology
pathol = pathology
patsat = patient satisfaction score
pavsd = pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
pawp = pulmonary artery wedge pressure
pbam = primary bile acid malabsorption
pbc = primary biliary cirrhosis
pbch = polyclonal polymorphic b cell hyperplasia
pbcl = monoclonal/oligoclonal polymorphic b cell lymphoma
pbde = pentabromodiphenyl ether
pbf = pulmonary blood flow
pbg = porphobilinogen
pbk = pseudophakia bullous keratopathy
pbl = peripheral blood lymphocyte
pbli = peripheral blood labeling index
pbm = phytobacteriomycin
pbma = polybutyl methacrylate
pbmc = patient’s peripheral blood mononuclear cells
pbmpf = pyrenebutylmethylphosphonofluoridate
pbn = phenylbutylnitrone
pbp = progressive bulbar palsy
pbpc = peripheral blood progenitor cells
pbr = post birthing room
pbsc = peripheral blood stem cell
pbt = piebald trait
pbv = platinol, bleomycin, vinblastine
pbx = punch biopsy
pc deficiency = pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
pcbs = polychlorinated biphenyls
pcd = primary ciliary dyskinesia
pcdd = polychlorinated dibenzodioxin
pce = platinol, cyclophosphamide, eldisine
pcf = posterior cranial fossa
pcfr = polycationic ferritin receptor
pch = paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
pciol = posterior chamber intraocular lens
pcld = polycystic liver disease
pcm = protein calorie malnutrition
pcmb = parachloromercuribenzoate
pcmx = parachlorometaxylenol
pcnb = pentachloronitrobenzene
pcnl = percutaneous nephrolithotomy
pcnsl = primary cns lymphoma
pco2 = carbon dioxide partial pressure
pcod = polycystic ovarian disease
pcom = posterior communicating artery
pcos = polycystic ovarian syndrome
pcta = pentachlorothioanisole
pctfe = polychlorotrifluoroethylene
pctl = percutaneous transluminal
pctsib = pediatric clinical test of sensory integration
pcvc = percutaneous venous catheter
pcwp = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
pcxr = portable chest x ray
pcy = plastocyanin
pdf = prostate derived factor
pdgf = platelet derived growth factor
pdhc = pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
pdhc deficiency = pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
pdmpa = pinacolyl dimethylphosphinate
pdms = patient data management system
pdn = private duty nurse
pdp = pachydermoperiostosis
pdph = post dural puncture headache
pds = polydiaxanone sutures
pdt = photodynamic therapy
pdtc = pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate
pdv = patent ductus venosus
pdw = platelet distribution width
pea = pulseless electrical activity
pearl = pupils equal and reacting to light
peb = platinol, etoposide, bleomycin
pec = platinol, etoposide, cyclophosphamide
pecam = platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
peco2 = expired partial pressure of carbon dioxide
pediatr = pediatric
peds = pediatrics
peep = positive end expiratory pressure
peepo = papular eruption with elimination of papillary edema
pefr = peak expiratory flow rate
pei = polyethyleneimine
pej = percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
pemt = phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase
pen = penicillin
pep carboxykinase = phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
pepck = phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase deficiency
per = through
per os = by mouth
percut = percutaneous
perfusn = perfusion
perg = pattern electroretinography
perm = permanent
perm sect = permanent section
perrl = pupils equal, round, and reactive to light
perrla = pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation
pes = programmed electrical stimulation
pesa = percutaneous sperm aspiration
pesis = prejudicial evaluation and social interaction scale
pess = post enucleation socket syndrome
pfa = profunda femoris artery
pfbbr = pentafluorobenzyl bromide
pfboa = pentafluorobenzyloxylamine
pfct = cooper personalized fluency control therapy
pfd = polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
pfe = pelvic floor exercises
pfex = pelvic floor exercises
pffd = proximal femoral focal deficiency
pffin = pseudo free field speech in noise test
pfj = patellofemoral joint
pfl = platinum, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
pfm = peak flow meter
pfob = perfluoroctylbromide
pfosa = perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
pfphfa = perfluoroperhydrofluoranthene
pftt = pediatric failure to thrive
pg1 = pepsinogen 1
pgae = propylene glycol alginate ester
pgbx = prostaglandin bx
pgcg = peripheral giant cell granuloma
pgcmk = pyroglutamic acid chloromethyl ketone
pgcms = philadelphia geriatric center morale scale
pgd2 = prostaglandin d2
pgdmk = pyroglutamyl diazomethyl ketone
pge = prostaglandin e
pge1 = prostaglandin e1
pge2 = prostaglandin e2
pge2 azidophenacyl ester = prostaglandin e2 azidophenacyl ester
pgf = prostaglandin f
pgf2 = prostaglandin f2
pgf2 alpha = prostaglandin f2 alpha
pgg2 = prostaglandin g2
pggp = poly
pgh = pituitary growth hormone
pgh2 = prostaglandin h2
pgk = phosphoglycerokinase
pgl = persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
pgm = prostaglandin m
pgme = propylene glycol methyl ether
pgn = proliferative glomerulonephritis
pgoa = primary generalised osteoarthritis
pgp = prepaid group practice
pgpase = phosphatidylglycerophosphatase
pgpms = polyglycidoxy propyl methyl siloxane
pgv = proximal gastric vagotomy
pgx = epoprostenol
pgy = postgraduate year
pha = phytohemagglutinin
pha depolymerase = polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerase
phaa = pseudohypoaldosteronism
pharm = pharmacy
pharma = pharmacy industry
phc = primary health care
phca = polyhexyl cyanoacrylate
phct = refer to member of primary healthcare team
phe = phenylalanine
phep = posterior helical ear pits
phf = paired helical filament
phk = hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency
phls = public health laboratory service
phm = partial hydatidiform mole
phmgu = polyhexamethyleneguanidine
pho = photographer
phos = phosphate
phpv = persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
phpx = panhypopituitarism, x linked
phrt = procarbazine, hydroxyurea, radiotherapy
phy = physostigmine
phylum arthropoda = arthropods
phys = physical
pia = platinol, ifosfamide, adriamycin
pica = posterior inferior cerebellar artery
picc = peripherally inserted central catheter
picl = pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate
pico2 = inspired partial pressure of carbon dioxide
picp = procollagen type i carboxylpropeptide
picu = pulmonary intensive care unit
pids = primary immunodeficiencies
pih = pregnancy induced hypertension
pihca = polyisohexylcyanoacrylate
piis = posterior inferior iliac spine
pil = peripheral intravenous line
pim = post infective malabsorption
pip = proximal interphalangeal joint
piplc = phosphoinositol specific phospholipase c
pir = protein information resource
pit = pitocin
piv = peripheral iv
pivd = prolapsed intervertebral disc
pj = pancreaticojejunostomy
pjrt = permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia
pjs = peutz jehgers syndrome
pka = protein kinase a
pkd = polycystic kidney disease
pkdl = post kala azar dermal leishmanioid
pkdts = polycystic kidney disease, infantile severe, with tuberous sclerosis
pkhd = polycystic kidney and hepatic disease
pkig = protein kinase inhibitor gamma
pkip = protein kinase inhibitor peptide
pkp = penetrating keratoplasty
plac = placenta
plb = pursed lip breathing
pled = periodic lateralized electrical discharge
pleds = periodic lateralised epileptiform discharges
pleva = pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta
plg = plasminogen
plif = posterolateral interbody fusion
plnd = pelvic lymph node dissection
plnr = perilobular nephrogenic rests
plo = perceives light only
plott = diagnostic speech discrimination test
plt = platelet
pm&r = physical medicine and rehabilitation
pmaa = polymethacrylic acid
pmax = peak inspiratory pressure
pmbn = polymyxin b nonapeptide
pmc = pseudomembranous colitis
pmdnt = pasteurella multocida dermonecrotic toxin
pme = progressive myoclonic epilepsy
pmfac = prednisone, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
pmh = past medical history
pmhx = past medical history
pmn = polymorphonuclear leukocyte
pmnl = polymorphonuclear leukocyte
pmol = picomole
pmp = pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferations
pmpa = pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid
pms = premenstrual syndrome
pne = peripheral neuroepithelioma
pnem = paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis antigen
pneumo = pneumothorax
pnf = proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique
pni = peripheral nerve injury
pnkd = paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia
pnnl = pacific northwest national laboratory
pnoc = prepronociceptin
pnuts = putative protein phosphatase 1 nuclear
pnv = prenatal vitamin
pnx = pneumothorax
po4 = phosphate
poad = premature occlusive arterial disease
poag = primary open angle glaucoma
poc = products of conception
poca = prednisone, oncovin, cytarabine, adriamycin
pocc = procarbazine, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, ccnu
pods = probability of death score
poe = point of entry
poea = polyoxyethyleneamine
pof = premature ovarian failure
pofd = polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
pog = pediatric oncology group
poi = post operative instructions
polip = polyneuropathy, ophthalmoplegia, leukoencephalopathy, and intestinal
pseudoobstruction
polst = physician’s orders for life sustaining treatment
polydmo = polydecamethylene oxide
polyhmo = polyhexamethylene oxide
polyomo = polyoctamethylene oxide
polys = polymorphonuclear leukocytes
polytmo = polytetramethylene oxide
pomp = prednisone, oncovin, methotrexate, purinethol
pomr = problem oriented medical record
poms = profile of mood states
pon = paraoxonase
ponv = postoperative nausea and vomiting
popd = phenylephrine oxazolidine prodrug
poplit = popliteal
por = patient oriented research
porp = partial ossicular replacement prosthesis
pos = positive
posit = positional
posn = position
post op = postoperative
postop = postoperative
potas = potassium
ppac = arthropathy, progressive pseudorheumatoid, of childhood
ppar = peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
ppb = parts per billion
ppbs = post prandial blood sugar
ppc = primary peritoneal carcinoma
ppcra = pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy
ppe = postpartum endometritis
ppecs = pragmatics profile of early communication skills
ppg = photoplethysmography
pphn = persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborn
ppiep = phosphatidylinositol exchange protein
ppks = keratosis palmoplantaris striata
pplo = pleuropneumonia like organism
ppm = parts per million
ppmd = posterior polymorphous dystrophy
ppnad = primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease
ppo = preferred provider organization
pppg = post prandial plasma glucose
pprom = prolonged premature rupture of membranes
ppsh = pseudovaginal perineoscrotal hypospadias
pptb = polypyrimidine tract binding protein
pptl = postpartum tubal ligation
ppvl = prosthetic paravalvular leak
ppvt = peabody picture vocabulary test
pr-3 = proteinase 3 antibody
pr1 = parity 1
pr2 = parity 2
pr3 = parity 3
pr4 = parity 4
pr5 = parity 5
pr6 = parity 6
prb = rectal bleeding
prdl = prednisolone
prds = pitt rogers danks syndrome
pre = progressive resistive exercise
pre-op = preoperative
pred = prednisone
prem = premature
prembp = premaltose binding protein
preop = preoperative
prep = preparation
preprovip = preprovasoactive intestinal peptide
preprovp = preprovasopressin
prev = previous
prg = progesterone
prim = primary
prim&r = public responsibility in medicine & research
prime = procarbazine, ifosfamide, methotrexate
primip = first pregnancy
primr = public responsibility in medicine and research
prk = photorefractive keratectomy
prkn = prone kneeling
prl = prolactin
prn = as needed
proanf = proatrial natriuretic factor
probe = primer oligo base extension
proc = procedure
procto = proctoscopy
prod = productive
prog = prognosis
prolif = proliferative
pron = pronator
propionyl coa carboxylase = propionyl coenzyme a carboxylase
pros = prostate
prosth = prosthesis
prot = protein, protestant
protime = prothrombin time
prre = pupils round regular equal
prstn = performance reception speech threshold in noise test
prt = prism reflection test
pru = peripheral resistance unit
psarp = posterior sagittal anorectoplasty
psbg = pregnancy specific beta 1 glycoprotein
psbo = partial small bowel obstruction
psclo = posterior subcapsular lens opacities
pscp = papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum
pscr = peripheral stem cell rescue
psct = peripheral stem cell transplant
psdb = posterior superior dental nerve block
pse = portosystemic encephalopathy
psek = progressive symmetric erythrokeratodermia
psgag = polysulfated glycosaminoglycan
psh = past surgical history
psma = progressive spinal muscular atrophy
psti = pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor
psvs = portosystemic venous shunt
psvt = paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
psw = psychiatric social worker
pt-lpd = post transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders
ptafr = platelet activating factor receptor
ptan = palmitoyl tuberactinamine n
ptcaf = phenylthiocarbamylaminofluorescein
ptd = prior to delivery
ptf = patient treatment file is a national inpatient discharge
ptgc = progressive transformation of germinal centers
pth = parathyroid hormone
pthrp = parathyroid hormone related protein
ptl = preterm labor
ptld = post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
ptlpd = post transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders
ptma = phenyltrimethylammonium
pto = patent and trade office
ptpase = protein tyrosine phosphatase
ptrn = patron
ptsd = posttraumatic stress disorder
pttg = pituitary tumor transforming gene
ptu = propylthiouracil
ptv = planning target volume
pufa = polyunsaturated fatty acid
puj = pelviureteric junction
pujo = pelviureteric junction obstruction
pulmon = pulmonary
puppp = prurutic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
puv = posterior urethral valve
puva = psoralen plus ultraviolet light a
puva therapy = psoralen ultraviolet a therapy
pvcs = premature ventricular complexes
pvda = prednisone, vincristine, daunorubicin, asparaginase
pvdf = polyvinylidene difluoride
pvep = pattern visual evoked potentials
pvfs = postviral fatigue syndrome
pvi = peripheral vascular insufficiency
pvl = periventricular leukomalacia
pvn = paraventricular nucleus
pvns = pigmented villonodular synovitis
pvp i = povidone iodine
pvri = pulmonary vascular resistance index
pvrr = pulmonary valve re replacement
pw = pulsed wave ultrasonic doppler
pw bolt = dental precision attachment
pw split bolt = dental precision attachment
pwb = partial weight bearing
pwb% = partial weight bearing with percent
pwd = powder
pwi = posterior wall infarction
pwmi = posterior wall myocardial infarction
pwp = pulmonary wedge pressure
pxa = pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
pxe = pseudoxanthoma elasticum
pxf = pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule
pz = pancreozymin
pzi = protamine zinc insulin
q&a = question and answer
q10 = ubiquinone
q15 = every 15 minutes
q2h = every two hours
q4h = every four hours
q6h = every six hours
qa = quality assurance
qaly = quality adjusted life year
qam = every morning
qc = quality control
qd = every day
qdfm = quantitative dna fiber mapping
qds = four times a day
qh = every hour
qhs = at bedtime
qi = quality indicator
qid = four times a day
qif = quadriplegia index of function
qiw = four times a week
qn = every night
qnb = quinuclidinyl benzilate
qnoc = every night
qns = quantity not sufficient
qod = every other day
qol = quality of life
qon = every other night
qp = as much as you please
qp/qs = pulmonary to systemic flow ratio
qpm = every evening
qprtr = quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase
qq = each
qqh = every four hours
qs = quantity sufficient
qty = quantity
qual = qualitative
qualy = quality adjusted life years
quant = quantitative
qv = as much as you wish
qw = every week
qwb = quality of wellbeing scale
r bellii = rickettsia bellii
r conorii = rickettsia conorii
r esculenta = rana esculenta
r factor = resistance factor
r leguminosarum = rhizobium leguminosarum
r-s = reed-sternberg cells
r-v = rectal vaginal
r/s = requisition sent
r/t = related to
raa = right atrial appendage
rab gg transferase = rab geranylgeranyltransferase
rads = reactive airays dysfunction syndrome
raeb = refractory anemia with excess blasts
raeb-t = refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation
raebt = refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation
raiu = radioactive iodine uptake
ram = rapid alternating movements
ran = resident admission note
rao = retinal artery occlusion
rap = right atrial pressure
rapt = renfrew acton picture test
rara = retinoic acid receptor
rare = retinoic acid response elements
rars = refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
rat = recurrent acute tonsillitis
ratx = radiation therapy
rays = radiotherapy
rbbb = right bundle branch block
rbc = red blood cell
rbc/rbc = red blood cell, red blood count
rbcs = red blood cells
rbn = retrobulbar neuritis
rbs = red blood cell
rcb = retrocalcaneal bursitis
rcba = reading comprehension for aphasia
rcca = right common carotid artery
rccp = renal cell carcinoma, papillary
rcdp = rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
rcf = root canal filling
rcl = radial collateral ligament
rcol = relative likelihoods of clinical observation
rcrd = retinal cone rod dystrophy
rct = root canal therapy
rcu = respiratory care unit
rda = representational difference analysis
rdp = dystonia parkinsonism, rapid onset
rdpa = refsum disease with increased pipecolicacidemia
rds = respiratory distress syndrome
rdw = red blood cell distribution width
reab = research evaluation and analysis branch
react = reaction tester
real = revised european and american lymphoma
rec’d = received
recd = received
recomb = conference on computational molecular biology
rect = rectum
red = return to emergency department
redy = regeneration of dialysate
ree = resting energy expenditure
reeda = redness, edema, ecchymosis, drainage, approximation
ref = reference
rehab = rehabilitation
rem sleep = rapid eye movement sleep
repbase = prototypic sequences for human repetitive dna
reps = repetitions
res = reticuloendothelial system
retic = reticulocyte
retic ct = reticulocyte count
rev = revolution
rfa = right femoral artery
rfe = reasons for eating
rff = radial forearm flap
rflp = restriction fragment length polymorphism
rfp = request for proposal
rfs = renal fanconi syndrome
rfv = congenital rearfoot varus
rfviii = recombinant factor viii
rg ii = rhamnogalacturonan ii
rgm = respiratory gas monitor
rgo = reciprocating gait orthosis
rgp = radial growth phase
rgs = rieger syndrome
rh factor = rhesus factor
rh neg = rhesus factor negative
rh pos = rhesus factor positive
rh+ = rhesus factor positive
rh- = rhesus factor negative
rhd = rheumatic heart disease
rhdnase = recombinant human deoxyribonuclease i
rhf = right heart failure
rhig = rh factor immune globulin
rhm = rapid hand movements
rhogam = igg antibody to rh antigen
rhot = right hypotropia
rhs = rapp hodgkin syndrome
rhyns = retinitis pigmentosa, hypopituitarism, nephronophthisis, and mild
skeletal dysplasia
ria = radioimmunoassay
rica = right internal carotid artery
ricu = respiratory intensive care unit
ridd = recombinant interleukin 2, dacarbazine, ddp
rih = right inguinal hernia
rima = right internal mammary artery
rind = reversible ischemic neurological defect
risa = radioactive iodinated serum albumin
rist = radioimmunosorbent test
rk = radial keratotomy
rle = right lower extremity
rlf = retrolental fibroplasia
rlgs = restriction landmark genomic scanning
rln = recurrent laryngeal nerve
rlnd = radical lymph node dissection
rloc = recovery locus of control scale
rlq = right lower quadrant
rlv = regional lung volume
rlz = right lower zone pneumonia
rm7 = refer patient to rmo
rma = right mentoanterior
rmb = right main bronchus
rmca = right middle cerebral artery
rmcat = right middle cerebral artery thrombosis
rme = rapid maxilllary expansion appliance
rmg = reflectance glucose meter
rml = middle lobe of right lung
rmle = right mediolateral episiotomy
rmo = responsible medical officer
rmsf = rocky mountain spotted fever
rmss = ruvalcaba myhre smith syndrome
rmt = recognition memory test
rmtd = rhythmic mid temporal discharge
rmz = right middle zone pneumonia
rn adrenals = scintadren only
rn soft tissue = early+delayed
rn soft tissue blood pool study = early and delayed
rna = ribonucleic acid
rnd = radical neck dissection
rni = recommended nutrient intake
rnp = ribonucleoprotein
rnp ab = ribonucleoprotein antibody
rnp-ab = ribonucleoprotein antibody
rnpab = ribonucleoprotein antibody
rnv = radionuclide ventriculography
roa = right occipitoanterior
roap = rubidazone, oncovin, ara c, prednisone
roca = rufous oculocutaneous albinism
rod = renal osteodystrophy
roi = region of interest
rol = right occipitolateral position
rot = right occipital transverse
rotfl = rolling on the floor laughing
rou = recurrent oral ulceration
rpa = right pulmonary artery
rpab = rivermead perceptual assessment battery
rpc = retained products of conception
rpch = red pigment concentrating hormone
rpd = partial denture
rpda = right dominant posterior descending artery
rpe = retinal pigment epithelium
rped = retinal pigment epithelial detachment
rpft = registered pulmonary function technician
rpg = retrograde pyelogram
rpgn = rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
rpha = reverse passive hemagglutination
rplnd = retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
rpn = registered practical nurse
rpo = right posterior oblique
rpoc = retained products of conception
rpop = removal of plaster of paris
rpp = retropubic prostatectomy
rpr = rapid plasma reagin test
rpr test = rapid plasma reagin test
rq = respiratory quotient
rr&e = round, regular, and equal
rre = round, regular, and equal
rrf = ragged red fiber
rrln = right recurrent laryngeal nerve
rrna = ribosomal rna
rrp = radical retropubic prostatectomy
rrr = regular rate and rhythm
rrt = registered respiratory therapist
rrtt = rotorest treatment table
rrv = ross river virus
rsb = right sternal border
rsca = right subclavian artery
rsd = reflex sympathetic dystrophy
rsds = reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
rses = rosenberg self esteem scale
rsf = respiratory syncytial virus
rsis = repetitive strain injury syndrome
rsl = right sacrolateral position
rsn = real soon now
rso = right salpingoophorectomy
rsp = right sacroposterior position
rspv = right superior pulmonary vein
rsr = regular sinus rhythm
rss = relative’s stress scale
rsse = russian spring summer encephalitis
rssp = rice seed storage prolamine
rsts = rubinstein taybi syndrome
rsxn = resection
rt3 = reverse triiodothyronine
rtadr = renal tubular acidosis, distal, autosomal recessive
rtb = respiratory tuberculosis
rtecs = registry of toxic effects of chemical substances
rtfm = read the friendly manual
rtk = receptor tyrosine kinase
rtn = renal tubular necrosis
rtp = radiotherapy planning
rtq = revised tolerance questionnaire
rtt = rett syndrome
rtv = regional tidal volume
rtw = returned to work
ru = rodent ulcer
ruc = regular uterine contraction
rue = right upper extremity
rug = retrograde urethrogram
ruq = right upper quadrant
ruz = right upper zone
rvad = implantation of right ventricular assist device
rvc = regional vital capacity
rvedp = right ventricular end diastolic pressure
rvef = right ventricular ejection fraction
rvh = right ventricular hypertrophy
rvot = right ventricular outflow tract
rvoto = right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
rvr = rapid ventricular response
rvswi = right ventricular stroke work index
rvv = russell viper venom
rvvt = russell’s viper venom time
rvw = right ventricular work
rw = round window
rx = prescription
rxn = reaction
rzralpha = retinoid z receptor alpha
rzrbeta = retinoid z receptor beta
s damnosum = simulium damnosum
s enterica = salmonella enterica
s erythraea = saccharopolyspora erythraea
s intercalatum = schistosoma intercalatum
s phase = dna synthesis phase of cell cycle
s&a = sugar and acetone
s&o = salpingo oophorectomy
s+p = scale and polish teeth
s-phase = dna synthesis phase of cell cycle
s/s = signs and symptoms
saa = serum amyloid a
saa protein = serum amyloid a protein
saast = self administered alcoholism screening test
sac erythraea = saccharopolyspora erythraea
sacd = subacute combined degeneration
sacle = subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
sacs = spastic ataxia, charlevoix saguenay type
sad = seasonal affective disorder
sadd = short alcohol dependence data
sadq = severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire
saf = syntex adjuvant formulation
sag = surface antigen
sage = serial analysis of gene expression
saicr = succinylaminoimidazole carboxamide riboside
sal = suction assisted lipectomy
salt = skin associated lymphoid tissue
sam = systolic anterior motion
sampe = subacute massive pulmonary embolism
san = sinoatrial node
sao2 = arterial oxygen saturation
sapho = synovitis, acne, pustulosis palmaris, hyperostosis, osteomyelitis
syndrome
sapi = sphingolipid activator protein i deficiency
saps = simplified acute physiology score
sara = sexually acquired reactive arthritis
sart = standard acid reflux test
sas ii = social adjustment scale ii
sase = sample sequencing
sassr = social adjustment scale self report
sast = serum aspartate aminotransferase
sat = saturday
sbas = social behavior assessment scale
sbb = small bowel bypass
sbd = seborrheic dermatitis
sbe = subacute bacterial endocarditis
sbft = small bowel follow through
sbh = sequencing by hybridization
sbl = superior bridging leaflet
sbla = sarcoma, breast and brain tumors, leukemia, laryngeal and lung cancer,
and adrenal cortical carcinomas syndrome
sbm = small bowel meal
sbqc = small base quad cane
sbr = small bowel resection
sbs = short bowel syndrome
sbv = single binocular vision
scab = streptozocin, ccnu, adriamycin, bleomycin
scad = short chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
scan = sequence comparison analysis program
scarmd = severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy
scbe = single contrast barium enema
scbm = single contrast barium meal
scbp = stratum corneum basic protein
scbu = special care baby unit
sccd = schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy
scce = stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme
sccl = small cell lung cancer
scfr = stem cell factor receptor
scgf = stem cell growth factor
sched = schedule
schiz = schizophrenia
scicu = spinal cord intensive care unit
scids = severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome
scidx = severe combined immunodeficiency, x linked
scif = stem cell inhibitory factor
scj = sternoclavicular joint
scl-70 = scleroderma antibody against topoisomerase i
sclc = small cell lung cancer
scle = subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
sclh = subcortical laminar heterotopia
scn = special care nursery
sco = subcapsular orchidectomy
scod = cytochrome oxidase deficient
scp = sickle cell prep
scpa = small cardioactive peptide a
scpb = small cardioactive peptide b
scpx = sterol carrier protein x
scq = situational confidence questionnaire
scrna = small cytoplasmic rna
scsit = southern california sensory integration test
sctat = sex cord tumor with annular tubules
scu = special care unit
scv = superior caval vein abnormality
scw = single chromosome workshop
sczd = schizophrenia
sda = severe disablement allowance
sdam = sacral defect with anterior meningocele
sdat = senile dementia of the alzheimer type
sdd = selective decontamination of the digestive tract
sdgf = schwannoma derived growth factor
sdii = sudden death in infancy
sdk = software development kit
sdl = simultaneous dichotic listening test
sdlt = senile dementia of the lewy body type
sdmt = symbol digit modalities test
sdna = single stranded dna
sdns = steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome
sdo = standards data organization
sdp = sympathetic dependent pain
sdsem = spinocerebellar degeneration with slow eye movements
sdvp = standard deviation of phase
sdys = simpson dysmorphia syndrome
sdz = sulphadiazine
search = searching for patterns
seb k = seborrheic keratosis
sebme = selenobetaine methyl ester
secs = scale of early communication skills
sect = section
sed rate = erythrocyte sedimentation rate
sedc = spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
sedt = spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda
seer = surveillance, epidemiology and end results program of the nci
sega = subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
semdjl = spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity
semi = subendomyocardial infarction
senco = special educational needs coordinator
sens = sensory
ser = serine
sergg = southeast regional genetics group
serm = selective estrogen receptor modulator
serol = serology, serological test
serotonin = 5 hiaa
settle = spindle epithelial tumor with thymus like differentiation
sev = severe
sex = solitary eruptive xanthogranuloma
sfemg = single fiber electromyography
sfgf = shope fibroma growth factor
sfj = saphenofemoral junction
sfmpq = short form mcgill pain questionnaire
sfv = semliki forest virus
sga = small for gestational age
sgaw = specific airway conductance
sgd = specific granule deficiency
sgl = without glasses
sgo-t = serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
sgot = glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
sgpcc = sialoglycopeptide cerebral cortex
sgpt = alanin-transaminase
sgrs = stockton geriatric rating scale
shamt = safer handling and movement training
shaps = special hospital assessment of personality
shbg = sex hormone binding globulin
shl = sudden hearing loss
shml = sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy
sho = senior house officer
shom = sequencing by hybridization on matrices
shr = spontaneously hypertensive rat
siad = syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis
siadh = syndrome of inappropriate adh
sic = self intermittent catheterization
sicd = sudden infant crib death
sicu = surgical intensive care unit
sid = sudden infant death
sidp = structured interview for dsm iii personality disorder
sids = sudden infant death syndrome
siga = secretory immunoglobulin a
siggy = sigmoidoscopy
sij = sacroiliac joint
sim = society for industrial microbiology
simv = synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation
sing = singular
siod = schimke immunoosseous dysplasia
siv = simian immunodeficiency virus
sivb = society for in vitro biology
skel = skeletal
sko = significant key other
skt = skin tag
sla = src like adaptor
slam = systemic lupus activity measure
slc = short leg cast
sledai = systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index
slg = sublingual gland
sll = small lymphocytic lymphoma
slm = soft lens matter
slos = smith lemli opitz syndrome
slpi = secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor
slr = straight leg raise
slrt = straight leg raise test
sls = sjogren larsson syndrome
sm c = somatomedin c
sma-14 = routine admission chemistry
smast = short michigan alcoholism screening test
sme = sequential multiple analysis
smf = streptozocin, mitomycin c, 5 fluorouracil
smg = submandibular gland
smif = smooth muscle inhibitory factor
smile = slow marcaine infusion lumbar epidural
smm = superficial spreading melanoma
sms = smith magenis syndrome
smt = septomarginal trabeculation
smx = sulfamethoxazole
snb = scalene node biopsy
sncl = small noncleaved cell lymphoma
snem = subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy
snhl = sensorineural hearing loss
snip = wedi’s new strategic national implementation process
snl = sandia national laboratory
snomed = systematized nomenclature of medicine
snps = single nucleotide polymorphisms
snrnp = snrnp small nuclear ribonucleo protein particle
so4 = sulfate
soa = seen on arrival
soad = second opinion doctor appointed
soae = spontaneous oto acoustic emission
soap = subjective, objective, assessment and plan
sob = shortness of breath
sobar = shortness of breath at rest
soboe = shortness of breath on exertion
sod = sodium
sodq = severity of opiate dependence questionnaire
soh = shaft of humerus
soln = solution
sono = sonogram
sor = suppurative otitis, recurrent
sotof = structure observation test of function
sotss = superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome
sov = sinus of valsalva
sp&h = speech and hearing
sp1b = pregnancy specific beta 1 glycoprotein
sparc = secreted protein acidic and rich in cystein
spc = suprapubic catheter
spca = serum prothrombin conversion accelerator
spcd = spinal cord
spd = sociopathic personality disturbance
spear = selective parenteral and enteral regimen
spep = serum protein electrophoresis
spetp = solid and papillary epithelial tumor of the pancreas
spfl = spinal fluid
spgr = specific gravity
spin = speech in noise discrimination test
spk = superficial punctate keratopathy
spmi = seminal plasma motility inhibitor
spont = spontaneous
spp = suprapubic prostatectomy
sppk = striate palmoplantar keratoderma
spps = stable plasma protein solution
spr = surgical pathology report
spria = solid phase radioimmunoassay
spsl = superficial partial skin loss burn
spsma = scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy
sql = standard query language
squam = squamous
srd = stapedial reflex decay test
sreda = subclinical rhythmical eeg discharges in adults
srif = somatostatin
srih = somatotropin release inhibiting hormone
srm = spontaneous rupture of membranes
srng = spectinomycin resistant neisseria gonorrheae
srns = steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome
srnv = subretinal neovascularization
srohap = strontium hydroxyapatite
srom = spontaneous rupture of membranes
srp = signal recognition particle
srs = suicide risk scale
srv = small round virus
ssbp = single stranded dna binding protein
ssc = somatosensory cortex
ssca = showed by single strand conformation polymorphism analysis
sscpa = single strand conformation polymorphism analysis
ssct = sertoli stromal cell tumor
sscv = single strand conformation variance
ssd = source skin distance
ssdd = steroid sulfatase deficiency disease
ssg = split skin graft
ssge = conformational sensitive gel electrophoresis
ssh = suppression subtractive hybridization
sshgb = sickle cell hemoglobin
ssi = stuttering severity instrument
ssk = semi skimmed milk
sski = saturated solution potassium iodide
sslp = single sequence length polymorphism
ssm = superficial spreading melanoma
ssmm = superficial spreading malignant melanoma
ssmp = dried semi skimmed milk powder
ssn = social security number
ssns = steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome
ssp = statutory sick pay
sspe = subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
ssq = social support questionnaire
ssri = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
ssrtn = self assessed speech reception threshold in noise test
sss = sick sinus syndrome
sssp = sexual stage specific protein
ssss = staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
ssw = staggered spondaic word test
st helena = saint helena
stai = speilberger state trait anxiety inventory
stamp = protocol solid tumor autologous bone marrow program
stap = south tyneside assessment of phonology
staph = staphylococcus
staq = spare time activity questionnaire
stas = sporadic testicular agenesis syndrome
stass = south tyneside assessment of syntactic structures
stat = immediately
stb = stillborn
stc = subtotal colectomy
steam = streptonigrin, thioguanine, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin, mitomycin
stem = scanning transmission electron microscopy
stepa = thiotepa
sth = somatotropic hormone
stiii = sulfotransferase iii
sting = submucous teflon injection
stlv = simian t cell lymphotropic virus
stnr = symmetrical tonic neck reflex
stom = stomach
stop = suction termination of pregnancy
stp = sodium thiopental
str = short tandem repeat
strep = streptococcus
strp = short tandem repeat polymorphism
stsg = split thickness skin graft
stws = stuve wiedemann syndrome
sub-q = subcutaneous
subcu = subcutaneous
subcut = subcutaneous
subling = sublingual
subq = subcutaneous
sud = sudden unexpected death
sudca = sarcoursodeoxycholic acid
sudds = substance use disorder diagnostic schedule
sudi = sudden unexplained death of an infant
sufe = slipped upper femoral epiphysis
sui = stress urinary incontinence
suid = sudden unexpected infant death
sulf = sulfate
sulfa sure = sr calf bolus
suls = suffolk univ law school
sun = sunday
sunct = shortlasting, unilateral, neuralgiform pain with conjunctival injection
and tearing syndrome
sup = superior
supin = supination
supp = suppository
sux = succhinylcholine
suzi = subzonal insemination
svbg = saphenous vein bypass graft
svc = superior vena cava
svco = superior vena cava obstruction
svcs = superior vena cava syndrome
svd = spontaneous vaginal delivery
sve = sterile vaginal examination
svg = saphenous vein graft
svi = stroke index
svo2 = saturated venous oxygen
svt = supraventricular tachycardia
swd = short wave diathermy
swga = succinylated wheat germ agglutinin
swiss-prot = swiss prot protein sequence db
swissprot = swiss protein database
swog = southwest oncology group
sxr = skull x ray
sym = symmetrical
syn = syndrome
synch = synchronized
syns = synostoses syndrome
syr = syrup
sys = system
sysop = systems operator
syst = systolic
sytiv = synaptotagmin iv
sz = seizure
t aestivum = triticum aestivum
t aurea = tilapia aurea
t b gambiense = trypanosoma brucei gambiense
t bhp = t butyl hydroperoxide
t brucei = trypanosoma brucei
t brucei brucei = trypanosoma brucei brucei
t brucei gambiense = trypanosoma brucei gambiense
t brucei rhodesiense = trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
t corlissi = tetrahymena corlissi
t gondii = toxoplasma gondii
t&h = type & hold blood
t&p = tongue and palate
t&s = type & screen blood
t&w = tyne and wear
t&x = type and crossmatch blood
t-all = t cell acute lymphocytic leukemia
t-e = tracheo esophageal
t3 = triiodothyronine
t4 = thyroxine
tabs = tablets
tacc = transforming, acidic, coiled coil containing protein
taci = total anterior cerebral circulation infarction
tacl = test of auditory comprehension of language
tacs = total anterior cerebral circulation stroke
tacvb = transabdominal chorionic villus biopsy
tacvs = transabdominal chorionic villus sampling
tagac = thiamphenicol glycinate acetylcysteinate
tah = total abdominal hysterectomy
tah bso = total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
tah&bso = total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
tah/bso = total abdominal hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
tahbso = total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
tal = tendon achilles lengthening
tam = tamoxifen
taps = test for auditory perception of speech
tapvc = total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
tapvr = total anomalous pulmonary venous return
tar = thrombocytopenia absent radius
tatt = tired all the time
tavpr = total anomalous pulmonary venous return operation
tavvd = total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage operation
tbc = tuberculosis
tbdn = transient bullous dermolysis of the newborn
tbe = central european tick borne encephalitis
tbf = total body fat
tbk = total body potassium
tblc = term birth living child
tbpa = thyroxine binding prealbumin
tbsa = total body surface area
tbto = tributyltin oxide
tbv = total blood volume
tc 99m disofenin = technetium 99m disofenin
tc 99m sestamibi = technetium 99m sestamibi
tcaa = trichloroacetic acid
tcad = tricyclic antidepressant
tcco2 = transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension
tcdo = tetrachlorodecaoxide
tce = trichloroethylene
tcell = t cell
tcgf = t cell growth factor
tcgg = thermocoagulation of gasserian ganglion
tci = transient cerebral ischemia
tcia = transient cerebral ischemic attack
tcis = transitional carcinoma in situ
tcll = t cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
tcn = tetracycline
tcn2 = transcobalamin ii deficiency
tcnb = tetrachloronitrobenzene
tcns = transcutaneous nerve stimulation
tco2 = transcutaneous oxygen tension
tcof = treacher collins franceschetti
tcp = thrombocytopenic purpura
tcp/ip = transmission control protocol/internet protocol
tcpi = trypsin carboxypeptidase peptide inhibitor
tcpp = tetracarboxyphenylporphine
tcr = t cell receptor
tcr a/b = t cell receptor alpha/beta
tcr g/d = t cell receptor gamma/delta
tdcb = technology development and commercialization branch
tdlu = terminal duct lobular units
tdmac = tridodecylmethylammonium chloride
tdo = trichodento osseous syndrome
tdppc = tetradecylphosphocholine
teac = tetraethylammonium chloride
team = tannenbaum electroanalgesia method
ted = thrombo embolism deterrent
teds = thrombo embolism deterrent
tef = tracheo esophageal fistula
tem = transmission electron microscopy
ten = toxic epidermal necrolysis
tep = transesophageal pacing
tepp = tetraethyl pyrophosphate
terc = telomerase rna component
tert = tertiary
tesd = total end systolic diameter
tespa = thiotepa
test = tubal embryo stage transfer
teta = triethylene tetramine
tetd = tetraethylthiuram disulfide
tev = talipes equinovarus
tfald = trifluoroacetaldehyde
tfbut = tear film break up time
tfd = transcription factors relational db
tfiib = transcription factor iib
tfiid = transcription factor iid
tfiie = transcription factor iie
tfiih = transcription factor iih
tfiiib = transcription factor iiib
tfiiic = transcription factor iiic
tfiiid = transcription factor iiid
tfl = tensor fasciae latae
tfn = tumor factor necrosis
tfp = total fundoplication
tfpi = tissue factor pathway inhibitor
tftef = transcription factor tef
tgct = testicular germ cell tumors
tgd = tangier disease
tgf beta = transforming growth factor beta
tgfb = transformation growth factor beta
tgic = triglycidyl isocyanurate
tglvp = triglycyl lysine vasopressin
tgut = two glass urine test
tgv = transposition of great vessels
th = thorium
thall = thallium stress test
tham = tromethamine
thbh = tetrahydroxybacteriohopane
thbp = tetrahydrobiopterin
thdca = taurohyodeoxycholic acid
thdoc = tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone
the = tetrahydrocortisone
therap = therapy,therapeutic
thh = targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma
thi = transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy
thor = thoracic
thpp = thiamine pyrophosphate
thppg = tetrahydropteroyl pentaglutamate
thptts = tibial hemimelia polysyndactyly triphalangeal thumb syndrome
thur = thursday
thurs = thursday
thz = thiacetazone
thz test = thiacetazone test
tib = tibial bone graft
tiba = triiodobenzoic acid
tid = three times each day
tie = transient ischemic episode
tigr = the inst for genomic research
til = tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
timf = thymocyte interaction modulation factor
tin = tubulointerstitial nephropathy
tinc = tincture
tips = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
tir = traumatic incident reduction
tisr = trabecular inducible stretch response
tiup = term intrauterine pregnancy
tiva = total intravenous anesthesia
tiw = three times per week
tj = triceps reflex
tjr = total joint replacement
tk = thymidine kinase
tke = terminal knee extension
tkff = titrate to keep fundus firm
tko = to keep open
tkr = total knee replacement
tlck = tosyllysine chloromethyl ketone
tle = temporal lobe epilepsy
tlfb = time line follow back
tlo2 = oxygen transfer factor
tloa = therapeutic leave of absence
tlpd = thoracolaryngopelvic dysplasia
tls = tumor lysis syndrome
tlso = thoracolumbosacral orthosis
tlv = threshold limit value
tlx = trophoblast leucocyte common antigen
tmax = maximum temperature
tmb 4 = trimedoxime bromide
tmba = tetramethylenebisacetamide
tmee = tetramethylethylene
tmh = trainably mentally handicapped
tmip = tetramelic mirror image polydactyly
tmjpds = temporomandibular joint pain dysfunction syndrome
tmng = toxic multinodular goiter
tmp/smx = trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole
tmpp = trimethylolpropane phosphite
tmpta = trimethylolpropane triacrylate
tmptma = trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
tmpz = tetramethylpyrazine
tmq = trimetrexate
tmria = tetramethylrhodamine iodoacetamide
tmsn = tetramethylsuccinonitrile
tmtc = too many to count
tmtj = tarsometatarsal joint
tmtm = tetramethylthiuram monosulfide
tmtx = trimetrexate
tmx = tamoxifen
tn = trigeminal neuralgia
tna = total nail avulsion
tnase = thermonuclease
tnf = tumor necrosis factor
tnfbr = tumor necrosis factor, beta receptor
tnm = tumor size node status metastasis classification
tnpda = tetranorprostanedioic acid
tnt = trinitrotoluene
tntc = too numerous to count
toa = tubo ovarian abscess
toap = thioguanine, oncovin, cytosine arabinoside, prednisone
toc = tylosis with esophageal cancer
tod = tricho onychodental dysplasia
toe = transoesophageal echocardiography
tomi = turkey ovomucoid inhibitor
tomo = tomogram
top = termination of pregnancy
topo = trioctyl phosphine oxide
torch = toxoplamosis others rubella, cytomegalovirus , herpes simplex
torches = toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, syphilis
torp = total ossicular replacement prosthesis
tos = thoracic outlet syndrome
totl = total
totm = trioctyl trimellitate
totp = triorthotolyl phosphate
toxnet = toxicology data network
tpch = thioguanine, procarbazine, ccnu, hydroxyurea
tpdcv = thioguanine, procarbazine, dbc, ccnu, vincristine
tpe = total pelvic exenteration
tpha = treponema pallidum hemagglutination
tpmp = triphenylmethylphosphonium
tpn = total parenteral nutrition
tpp = thiamine pyrophosphate
tppase = thiamine pyrophosphatase
tppbs = tetrapropylenebenzyl sulfonate
tpps = tetraphenylporphine sulfonate
tppv = trans pars plana vitrectomy
tpsecl = triphenylselenonium chloride
tpt = tetraphenyl tetrazolium
tptf = triphenyltin fluoride
tptps = triphalangeal thumb polysyndactyly syndrome
trach = tracheostomy
tram = transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous
tram-flap = transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
transcut = transcutaneous
transfer rna = transfer ribonucleic acid
trcf = transcription repair coupling factor
trd = tractional retinal detachment
tre = rectal temperature
tri = thyroid receptor immunoglobulin
trig = triglyceride
triss = trauma and injury severity score
trmt = transrectal microwave thermotherapy
trog = test of reception of grammar
trp = tryptophan
trus = transrectal ultrasonography
tsc = tuberous sclerosis
tsca = toxic substances control act
tsd = tay sachs disease
tseb = total skin electron beam irradiation
tsh = thyroid stimulating hormone
tsi = thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin
tspp = tetrasodium pyrophosphate
tss = toxic shock syndrome
tsta = tumor specific transplantation antigens
tt4 = total thyroxine
ttc = triphenyltetrazolium chloride
tte = trans thoracic echocardiogram
tti = total thromboplastin index
ttl = time to live
ttn = transient tachypnea of newborn
tto2 = transtracheal oxygen
ttr = transthyretin
tts = tarsal tunnel syndrome
tttpp = thiamine thiothiazolone pyrophosphate
ttts = twin to twin transfusion syndrome
ttwb = toe touch weight bearing
ttx = tetrodotoxin
tudca = tauroursodeoxycholic acid
tue = tuesday
tues = tuesday
tui = transurethral incision
tuip = transurethral incision of prostate
tulip = transurethral laser induced prostatectomy
tumt = transurethral microwave thermotherapy
tun = total urine nitrogen
tuna = transurethral needle ablation
tunel = terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate
nick end labeling
tup = total urinary protein
tupr = trans urethral prostatic resection
tur = transurethral resection
turb = transurethral resection of the bladder
turbt = transurethral resection of bladder tumor
turft = transurethral radiofrequency thermotherapy
turp = transurethral resection of prostate
turs = transurethral ureterorenoscopy
turt = transurethral resection tumor
tus = transurethral sphincterotomy
tuu = transuretero ureterostomy
tuui = transurethral ureteric incision
tv+d = truncal vagotomy with drainage
tva = tubulovillous adenoma
tvc = true vocal cord
tvcvb = transvaginal chorionic villus biopsy
tvcvs = transvaginal chorionic villus sampling
tvrr = tricuspid valve re replacement
twa = time weighted average
twar = taiwan acute respiratory chlamydia antibody
twb = touch weight bear
twe = tap water enema
twg = total weight gain
twoc = trial without catheter
txa2 = thromboxane a2
txb2 = thromboxane b2
tyco = tylenol and codeine
tyr = tyrosine
u&e = urea and electrolytes
u/a = urinalysis
u/d = urethral dilatation
u/e = unemployed
u/o = under observation for, urine output
u/s = ultrasound
uac = umbilical artery catheter
uadt = upper aerodigestive tract
uae = united arab emirates
uao = upper airway obstruction
ubg = urobilinogen
ubo = unidentified bright object
ubw = usual body weight
ucbr = unconjugated bilirubin
ucd = usual childhood diseases
ucg = urinary chorionic gonadotropin
uchd = usual childhood diseases
uchl = university college hospital lymphocyte
uchl-1 = university college hospital lymphocyte 1
ucht-1 = university college hospital t cell 1
uci = urinary catheter in
ucita = uniform computer information transactions act
ucla = university of california, los angeles
uco = urinary catheter out
ucr = urinary creatinine
udc = upper deep cervical lymph node
udca = ursodeoxycholic acid
udcs = ursodeoxycholylsarcosine
udpase = uridine diphosphatase
udpg = uridine diphosphoglucose
udpga = uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid
udpglucose pyrophosphorylase = uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase
udpgt = udp glucuronosyltransferase
uds = urodynamics
udt = undescended testes
ue3 = unconjugated estriol
uecp = urethral electric conductance test
ufa = unesterified fatty acid
ufc = urine free cortisol level
ufp = universal fall precautions
ufr = urinary flow rate
uft = uracil + ftorafur
ugi = upper gastrointestinal
ugib = upper gastrointestinal bleeding
ugit = upper gastrointestinal tract
ugm = microgram
ugt = udp glucuronosyltransferase
uhf = ultra high frequency
uicc = international union against cancer
uip = usual interstitial pneumonitis
uiq = upper inner quadrant
ukcc = united kingdom children’s cancer study group langerhans cell
histiocytosis staging system
ukp = malignant tumor unknown primary
ull = uncomfortable loudness level
ulq = upper left quadrant
ultra = ultrasound
ultrastar = ultrasound structured attribute reporting
ultt = upper limb tension test
umls = unified medical language system
umn = upper motor neuron
umol = micromole
umpase = uridine monophosphatase
umps = uridine monophosphate synthase
ums = ulnar mammary syndrome
una = urinary concentration of sodium
unesco = united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization
ung = ointment
ungulates = hoofed mammals
unilat = unilateral
unos = united network for organ sharing
uop = urine output
uoq = upper outer quadrant
uos = upper esophageal segment
upep = urinary protein electrophoresis
upiii = uroplakin iii
upj = ureteropelvic junction
upp = static urethral pressure profile
upper facial prosthesis = provided by a non physician
uppp = uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
uprtase = uracil phosphoribosyltransferase
upw = units per week
ura = upper removable appliance
urap = unidirectional retrograde accessory pathway
urf = unidentified reading frame
uri = upper respiratory infection
uro = uroporphyrinogen
urob = urobilinogen
urod = uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
urol = urology
urq = upper right quadrant
urs = ureterorenoscopy
urti = upper respiratory tract infection
usc = unique sequence component
usda = united states dept of agiculture
usi = urinary stress incontinene
usmle = united states medical lcensing examination
usn = ultrasonic nebulizer
uspha = united states public health administration
usphs = united states public health service
ut = uterus
utee = upper thoracic expansion exercises
uti = urinary tract infection
utpase = uridine triphosphatase
utph = uterotrophic placental hormone
utr = untranslated regions
uts = unable to see
uucp = unix to unix copy program
uun = urine urea nitrogen
uv = ultraviolet
uva = ultraviolet a
uvb = ultraviolet b
uvj = ureterovesicular junction
uvl = ultraviolet light
uvpp = uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
uvr = ultraviolet radiation
uw = university of washington
v harveyi = vibrio harveyi
v&p = vagotomy and pyloroplasty
v&t = volume and tension
v+p = vagotomy and pyloroplasty
v/q = ventilation perfusion
vaap = vincristine, asparaginase, adriamycin, prednisone
vab = vinblastine, actinomycin d, bleomycin
vabcd = vinblastine, adriamycin, bleomycin, ccnu, dtic
vaca = vincristine, actinomycin d, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
vacad = vincristine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin d, dacarbazine
vacp = vepesid, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, platinol
vacterl = vertebral, anal, cardiac tracheal, esophageal, renal, limb
vad/v = vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone, verapamil
vadph = valeroyl dph
vafac = vincristine, amethopterin, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin cyclophosphamide
vag = vaginal
vah = vah, autosomal recessive, included
vai = vincristine, actinomycin d, ifosfamide
vain = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
vain i = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 1
vain ii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 2
vain iii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 3
vaini = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 1
vainii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 2
vainiii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 3
val = visual acuity left
vale = visual acuity left eye
vam = vp 26 213, adriamycin, methotrexate
vamc = va medical center
vamp = vincristine, amethopterine, 6 mercaptopurine, and prednisone
vare = visual acuity right eye
vasc = vascular
vat = vacuum aspiration termination of pregnancy
vatd = vincristine, ara c, 6 thioguanine, daunorubicin
vater = vertebral defects, imperforate anus, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal
defects
vath = vinblastine, adriamycin, thiotepa, halotestin
vats = video assisted thorascopic surgery
vav = vp 26 213, adriamycin, vincristine
vba = vincristine, bcnu, adriamycin
vbac = vaginal birth after caesarean section
vbap = vincristine, bcnu, adriamycin, prednisone
vbch = van buchem disease
vbf = venous blood flow
vbi = vertebrobasilar ischaemi vertigo
vbl = vinblastine
vbm = vincristine, bleomycin, ddp
vbmcp = vincristine, bcnu, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
vbmf = vincristine, bleomycin, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
vbp = vinblastine, bleomycin, platinol
vcap = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, prednisone
vcc = vision with correction
vccl = vision with contact lens
vcf = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil
vcmp = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, prednisone
vco2 = carbon dioxide output
vcs = vasoconstrictor substance
vcu = voiding cystourethrogram
vcug = voiding cystourethrogram
vd/vt = dead space/tidal volume ratio
vdd = vitamin d dependent
vddr = vitamin d dependent rickets
vdh = vascular disease of the heart
vdp = vincristine, daunorubicin, prednisone
vdrl = venereal disease research laboratory
vds = vindesine
vea = ventricular ectopic arrhythmia
veb = vetricular ectopic beat
vee = venezuelan equine encephalitis
veg = vegetarian
vegf = vascular endothelial growth factor
vegi = vascular endothelial growth inhibitor
vemp = vincristine, endoxan, 6 mercaptopurine, prednisone
vent = ventilator
ventil = ventilation
ver = visual evoked responses
vert = vertical
vet = veterinarian
vf/vfib = ventricular fibrillation
vfd = visual field defect
vfftc = visual fields full to confrontation
vfib = ventricular fibrillation
vft = vestibular function test
vg = vein graft
vgp = vertical growth phase
vhd = valvular heart disease
vhf = viral hemorrhagic fever
vhl = von hippel lindau
vhr = vaginal hysterectomy
via = by way of
vic = vasoactive intestinal contractor
vie = vincristine, ifosfamide, etoposide
vim = vimentin
vips = voluntary interruption of pregnancy and sterilization service
vis = visual
visi = volar intercalated segment instability
vista = veterans health information systems and technology architecture
vit a = vitamin a
vit c = vitamin c
vit e = vitamin e
vit g = vitamin g
vit k = vitamin k
vit l = vitamin l
vit m = vitamin m
vitc = ascorbic acid
vitd = cholecalciferol
vite = tocopherol
vkh = vogt koyanagi harada syndrome
vlb = vinblastine
vlbw = very low birth weight infant
vlcad = very long chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
vlcd = very low calorie diet
vldl = very low density lipoprotein
vldlr = very low density lipoprotein receptor
vled = very low energy diet
vlp = vincristine, l asparaginase, prednisone
vls = very low sodium diet
vlsi = very large scale integration
vmad = vincristine, methotrexate, adriamycin, actinomycin d
vmc = vp 16, methotrexate, citrovorum factor
vmcp = vincristine, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
vmd = vitelliform macular dystrophy
vmglom = venous malformations with glomus cells
vmp = vepesid, mitoxantrone, prednimustine
vmr = vasomotor rhinitis
vn = visiting nurse
vndr = variable number dinucleotide repeat
vnpi = van nuys prognostic index
vntr = variable number of tandem repeat
vo = verbal order
voca = vp 16, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
vocap = vp 16 213, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol
voctor = void on call to operating room
vol = volume
vor = vestibulo oculomotor reflex
vos = vision left eye
vpa = valproic acid
vpag = valproic acid glucuronide
vpc = ventricular premature contraction
vpca = vincristine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, ara c
vpcmf = vincristine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
vpdph = valproyl dph
vpe = volume percentage epithelium
vpi = velopharyngeal incompetence
vpp = vepesid, platinol
vpvcp = vincristine, prednisone, vinblastine, chlorambucil, procarbazine
vq = ventilation perfusion scan
vra = visual reinforcement audiometry
vre = vancomycin resistant enterococcus
vrs = verbal rating scale
vsc = vision without correction
vsd = ventricular septal defect
vso = vertical saggital split osteotomies
vsv = vesicular stomatitis virus group
vta = ventral tegmental area
vtach = venricular tachycardia
vtol = vaginal trial of labor
vtop = voluntary termination of pregnancy
vtx = vertex
vuj = vesicoureteric junction calculus
vupp = voiding urethral pressure profile
vur = vesicoureteric reflux
vva = vicia villosa
vvc = vulva, vagina, cervix
vvf = vesicovaginal fistula
vw = vessel wall
vwm = leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
vws = van der woude syndrome
vx = vertex presentation
vzv = varicella zoster virus
w-d = wet to dry
w/ = with
w/a = while awake
w/c = wheelchair
w/n = within
w/o = without
wab = western aphasia battery
wagr = wilms’ tumor, aniridia, genital abnormalities, and mental retardation
wais = wechsler adult intelligence scale
wais-r = weschler adult intelligence scale revised
waisr = wechsler adult intelligence scale revised
wan = wide area network
was = wiskott aldrich syndrome
wass = wasserman
wbat = weight bearing as tolerated
wbcs = white blood cells
wbct = whole blood clotting time
wbs = wiedemann beckwith syndrome
wbt = weight bearing to tolerance
wcc = white blood cell count
wcch = water clear cell hyperplasia
wchcd = water channel collecting duct
wcst = wisconsin card sorting test
wdhh = diarrheogenic tumor
wdm = welander distal myopathy
wdwn = well developed , well nourished
wed = wednesday
wedi = the workgroup for electronic data interchange
wee = western equine encephalitis
wfl = within functional limits
wfs = wolfram syndrome
wg = wegener’s granulomatosis
wga = wheat germ agglutinin
wgl = wheat germ lectin
wgn = wagner syndrome
whd = werdnig hoffmann disease
whim = warts hypogammaglobulinaemia infections myelokathexis
who = world health organization
whomp = world health organization melanoma program
whr = waist hip ratio
whs = wolf hirschhorn syndrome
wi = wisconsin
wk = week
wks = weeks
wky = wistar kyoto rat
wld = wilhelmsen lynch disease
wle = wide local excision
wlr = way leather restraints
wm = white male
wob = work of breathing
wold = wechsler objective language dimensions test
wond = wechsler objective numerical dimensions test
wp = whirlpool
wpb = weibel palade bodies
wppsi = wechsler pre school and primary scale of intelligence
wrat = wide range achievement test
wrn = werner syndrome
wrs = ward romano syndrome
wses = world scientific and engineering society
wsl = wesselsbron fever
wsn = waisman syndrome
wsp = white soft paraffin
wts = wilson turner x linked mental retardation syndrome
wvi = genital wart virus infection
wws = wieacker wolff syndrome
www = world wide web
x ray = roentgen radiation
x-ray = roentgen radiation
x0 = turner’s syndrome
xa = xanthurenic acid
xe = xenon
xgp = xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
xgpn = xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
xhed = x linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
xhl = x linked hypophosphatemic rickets
xip = x ray in plaster
xist = candidate gene for x inactivation center
xla = x linked agammaglobulinemia
xlalphas = xlalpha protein
xli = x linked ichythyosis
xln = neutropenia, severe congenital, x linked
xlp = x linked lymphoproliferative
xlps = x linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
xm = cross match
xmp = xanthosine monophosphate
xo = xanthine oxidase
xrs = x ray sensitivity
xrt = x ray therapy
xscid = x linked severe combined immunodeficiency
xtp = xanthosine triphosphate
xyloc = xylocytidine
y enterocolitica = yersinia enterocolitica
y/o = year old
yac = yeast artificial chromosome
yb = ytterbium
yd = yard
yf = yellow fever
yo = year old
yobf = year old black female
yobm = year old black male
yoc = young offenders center
yohf = year old hispanic female
yohm = year old hispanic male
yowf = year old white female
yowm = year old white male
yoyo = you’re on your own
yr = year
yrs = years
yst = yolk sac tumor
ytfsr = year tumor free survival
z = atomic number
z line = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
z-line = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
zbp = zinc binding protein
zcl = zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
zd = zone drilling
ze = zollinger ellison
zeep = zero end expiratory pressure
zes = zollinger ellison syndrome
zetapkc = protein kinase c zeta
zf = zimmer frame
zift = zygote intrafallopian transfer
zig = zoster immune globulin
zline = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
zls = zimmermann laband syndrome
zmc = zygomatic arch
znmp = zinc mesoporphyrin
zntbzpyp = zinc tetrabenzylpyridoporphyrin
zoe = zinc oxide eugenol
zpp = zinc protoporphyrin level
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@ = at
@ = email domain separator
a&p = anterior and posterior
a&p = auscultation and percussion
a/c = adriamycin / cyclophosphamide
a/c = anterior chamber of eye
a/p = assessment and plan
a/p = auscultation and percussion
abd = abdomen
abd = abductor
acp = acid phosphatase
acp = acupuncture
acr = aclarubicin
acr = amalgam cement restoration
adr = adriamycin
adr = adverse drug reaction
ads = alcohol dependence scale
ads = antibody deficiency syndrome
adt = adenosine triphosphate
adt = admission, diagnosis, triage
aed = accident and emergency department
aed = automated external defibrillator
afb = acid fast bacillus
afb = aflatoxin b
afi = amaurotic familial idiocy
afi = amniotic fluid index
aft = aflatoxin
aft = afternoon
aga = anti gliadin antibody
aga = appropriate for gestational age
ahc = acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
ahc = adrenal hypoplasia, congenital
ahd = arteriohepatic dysplasia
ahd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
ahg = acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
ahg = antihemophilic globulin
aib = abnormal illness behavior
aib = aminoisobutyric acid
aih = artificial insemination by husband
aih = autoimmune hepatitis
aims = abnormal involuntary movement scale
aims = arthritis impact measurement scale
ain = acute interstitial nephritis
ain = anal intraepithelial neoplasia
aip = acute intermittent porphyria
aip = acute interstitial pneumonia
ais = abbreviated injury scale
ais = adenocarcinoma in situ
ali = acute lung injury
ali = average lobe index
alv = alveolar
alv = avian leukosis virus
amb = ambulate
amb = amphotericin b
amd = acid maltase deficiency
amd = age related macular degeneration
aml = acute myelogenous leukemia
aml = anterior mitral leaflet
ams = altered mental status
ams = atypical mole syndrome
anc = absolute neutrophil count
anc = antenatal care
anf = antinuclear factor
anf = antinuclear factor
anl = acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
anl = argonne national laboratory
ans = arteriolonephrosclerosis
ans = autonomic nervous system
ape = acute pulmonary edema
ape = anterior pituitary extract
apn = acute pyelonephritis
apn = advanced practice nurse
app = acute phase protein
app = appendix
appl = appliance
appl = application
approx = approximate
approx = approximately
aprt = adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
aprt = adenosine phosphoribosyltransferase
apudoma = apud tumor
apudoma = tumor of apud cells
ar = aortic regurgitation
ar = argon
arc = abnormal retinal correspondence
arc = aids related complex
art = anti retroviral therapy
art = arterial
arv = aids related virus
arv = anti retroviral therapy
ascvd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ascvd = arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease
ashd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
ashd = atrioseptal heart defect
asl = antistreptolysin
asl = argininosuccinate lyase
asn = asparaginase
asn = asparagine
aso = antistreptolysin o
aso = arteriosclerosis obliterans
ast = aspartate aminotransferase
ast = astigmatism
ata = alimentary toxic aleukia
ata = anterior tibial artery
atd = antithyroid drug
atd = asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
atg = antithymocyte globulin
atg = antitoxin globulin
atn = acute tubular necrosis
atn = oculocutaneous albinism, tyrosinase negative
aug = acute ulcerative gingivitis
aug = august
avf = arteriovenous fistula
avf = atrioventricular fibrillation
avm = arteriovenous malformation
avm = aviation medicine
avn = atrioventricular node
avn = avascular necrosis
aw = abdominal wall
aw = airway
ax = axilla
ax = axis of cylindrical lens
azt = azidothymidine
azt = azidothymidine
b1 = bilroth 1
b1 = breast stage 1
b2 = bilroth 2
b2 = ebv receptor
bab = babinski sign
bab = behaviour assessment battery
bact = bacteriology
bact = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, tamoxifen
bao = basal acid output
bao = basal gastric acid output
bb = bronchial breathing
bb = bundle branch
bbb = blood brain barrier
bbb = bundle branch block
bbs = bilateral breath sounds
bbs = bulletin board service
bch = basal cell hyperplasia
bch = chorea, hereditary benign
bckd = branched chain alpha ketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency
bckd = branched chain alphaketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency
bcr = breakpoint cluster region
bcr = bulbocavernosus reflex
bcvpp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
bcvpp = carmustine cyclophosphamide prednisone procarbazine vinblastine
bdrs = blessed dementia rating scale
bdrs = brief depression rating scale
beh = behavior
beh = benign essential hypertension
bel = blood ethanol level
bel = bromoenol lactone
bep = benign enlargement of prostate
bep = bleomycin, etoposide, platinol
ber = berbamine
ber = berberine
bgp = blood group
bgp = bone gla protein
bhd = bcnu hydroxyurea dacarbazine
bhd = birt hogg dube syndrome
bid = bis in diem
bid = brought in dead
bih = benign intracranial hypertension
bih = bilateral inguinal hernia
bip = bleomycin, ifosfamide, platinol
bip = bronchiolitis obliterans with usual interstitial pneumonitis
bj = bence jones
bj = biceps reflex
blm = bleomycin
blm = bleomycin sulfate
bls = bare lymphocyte syndrome
bls = basic life support
bma = benzylmercapturic acid
bma = bone marrow aspiration
bmc = bone marrow cell
bmc = bone mineral content
bmp = bcnu, methotrexate, procarbazine
bmp = bone morphogenetic protein
bmr = basal metabolic rate
bmr = basal metabolic rate
bn = bladder neck
bn = bulimia nervosa
bnp = bladder non palpable
bnp = brain natriuretic peptide
bos = base of skull
bos = behavioral observation schedule
bpf = brazilian purpuric fever
bpf = bronchopleural fistula
bronch = bronchial
bronch = bronchoscopy
bsa = body surface area
bsa = bovine serum albumin
bsq = behavioral screening questionnaire
bsq = bussuquara fever
bst = blood serologic test
bst = bovine somatotropin
bvd = back vertex distance
bvd = bcnu, vincristine, dacarbazine
c&c = application of collar and cuff sling
c&c = curette and cautery of skin lesion
c/c = chrome cobalt
c/c = complete dentures
cab = cambridge apraxia battery
cab = coronary artery bypass
cae = chloroacetate esterase
cae = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, etoposide
caf = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil
caf = cytoxan, adriamycin with 5 fu
cah = chronic active hepatitis
cah = congenital adrenal hyperplasia
cas = cerebral arteriosclerosis
cas = child assessment schedule
cavd = congenital aplasia of vas deferens
cavd = continuous arteriovenous dialysis
cbi = continuous bladder irrigation
cbi = coping behavior inventory
cbs = charles bonnet syndrome
cbs = chronic brain syndrome
cbt = carotid body tumors
cbt = cognitive behavior therapy
ccg = cationic colloidal gold
ccg = chromic catgut suture
cdd = congenital diaphragmatic defect
cdd = craniodiaphyseal dysplasia
cdp = comprehensive drinker profile
cdp = cytidine diphosphate
cfi = camberwell family interview
cfi = chemotactic factor inactivator
cfl = cisplatin, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
cfl = coronafacate ligase
cfr = certified first responder
cfr = code of federal regulations
cft = chronic follicular tonsillitis
cft = complement fixation test
cgh = comparative genome hybridization
cgh = cystic glandular hyperplasia of endometrium
cgn = chronic glomerulonephritis
cgn = crescentic glomerulonephritis
chad = cold hemagglutinin disease
chad = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, adriamycin, ddp
che = cholinesterase
che = chronic health evaluation
chh = cartilage hair hypoplasia
chh = congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
cho = carbohydrate
cho = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin
cid = combined immunodeficiency
cid = cytomegalic inclusion disease
cit = cautery to inferior turbinate
cit = chronic immune thrombocytopenia
clo = clothing
clo = cod liver oil
clo = urease test for helicobacter pylori
cma = coronamic acid
cma = cow’s milk allergy
cmi = cell mediated immunity
cmi = chronic mesenteric ischemia
cmn = casamassima morton nance syndrome
cmn = congenital mesoblastic nephroma
cmo = clinical medical officer
cmo = cystoid macular edema
cms = circulation, motion, sensation
cms = cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma
cnf = cyclophosphamide, novantrone, 5 fluorouracil
cnf = finnish congenital nephrotic syndrome
cns = central nervous system
cns = clinical nurse specialist
coag = chronic open angle glaucoma
coag = coagulation
cob = chronic obstructive bronchitis
cob = cisplatin, oncovin, bleomycin
coc = calcifying odontogenic cyst
coc = combined oral contraceptives
com = chronic otitis media
com = common
comm = common
comm = communicable
comp = cobalt mesoporphyrin
comp = compound
conn = connecticut
conn = connection
cope = chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema
cope = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, platinol, etoposide
copp = ccnu, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
copp = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
cpb = cardiopulmonary bypass
cpb = cyclophosphamide, platinol, bcnu
cpft = certified pulmonary function technician
cpft = combined pituitary function test
cpn = chronic pyelonephritis
cpn = community psychiatric nurse
cpp = cerebral perfusion pressure
cpp = chronic pelvic pain
cpu = carboxypeptidase u
cpu = central processing unit
cpz = carboxypeptidase z
cpz = chlorpromazine
cra = central retinal artery
cra = cis retinoic acid
crb = congen retinal blindness
crb = congenital retinal blindness
crd = chronic renal disease
crd = chronic respiratory disease
crh = corticotrophin releasing hormone
crh = corticotropin releasing hormone
crna = certified registered nurse anesthetist
crna = complementary rna
crs = chinese restaurant syndrome
crs = cis retinoic acid
cru = chronic retention of urine
cru = crisis receiving unit
csm = central, steady, maintained
csm = cerebrospinal meningitis
cso = craniostenosis
cso = craniosynostosis
csom = chron supp otitis media
csom = chronic suppurative otitis media
ctg = cardiotochography
ctg = ctg trinucleotide repeat
cve = cervical vaginal endocervical
cvf = cobra venom factor
cvf = colovesical fistula
cvg = coronary vein graft
cvg = cutis verticis gyrata
cvm = cerebrovascular malformation
cvm = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, methotrexate
cvs = cardiovascular system
cvs = chorionic villus sampling
cya = cover your ass
cya = cyclosporin a
d&c = dilatation and curettage
d&c = dilation and curettage
d&d = debridement and dressing
d&d = drilling and drainage
d/t = delirium tremens
d/t = due to
d/w = dextrose in water
d/w = distilled water
dad = developmental articulatory dyspraxia
dad = diffuse alveolar damage
daf = decay accelerating factor
daf = delayed auditory feedback test
dapi = aminoiminomethyl phenyl indole carboximidamide
dapi = diamindino 2 phenylindole
db = decibel
db = direct bilirubin
dba = diamond blackfan anemia
dba = dibenzanthracene
dcm = dichloromethotrexate
dcm = dilated cardiomyopathy
dct = daunorubicin, cytarabine, thioguanine
dct = direct coombs test
dde = dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene
dde = dynamic data exchange
ddi = dideoxyinosine
ddi = dideoxyinosine
ddp = cisplatin
ddp = diaminodichloroplatinum
ddt = dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
ddt = p,p dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
ddx = dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene
ddx = differential diagnosis
deae = diethylaminoethanol
deae = diethylaminoethyl
def = defecation
def = drugs/fluids, ekg, fibrillation
deg = degeneration
deg = degree
del = delivery
del = delusion
dfmo = difluoromethylornithine
dfmo = eflornithine
dft = dementia frontal lobe type
dg = deoxyguanosine
dg = desquamative gingivitis
dgi = dissem gonococc infectn
dgi = disseminated gonococcal infection
dhap = cisplatin, high dose ara c, and dexamethasone
dhap = dexamethasone, high dose ara c, platinol
dheas = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
dhs = deafness hypogonadism syndrome
dhs = dynamic hip screw
diag = diagnonal
diag = diagnosis
didmoad = diabetes mellitus and insipidus with optic atrophy and deafness
dil = dilatation
dil = dilute
dip = desquamative interstitial pneumonia
dip = distal interphalangeal
dit = diathermy to inferior turbinate
dit = diiodotyrosine
div = divorced
div = double inlet ventricle
dlmp = last normal menstrual period
dlv = dermatome lumbar nerve
dlv = differential lung ventilation
dmc = dactinomycin, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide
dmc = demeclocycline
dmd = duchenne muscular dystrophy
dmd = duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
dme = dimethyl ether
dme = durable medical equipment
dmi = desmethylimipramine
dmi = diaphragmatic myocardial infarction
dmso = dimethyl sulfoxide
dmso = dimethylsulfoxide
dmt = dimethyltriptamine
dmt = dimethyltryptamine
dna = deoxyribonucleic acid
dna = did not attend
dncb = dinitrochlorobenzene
dncb = dinitrochlorobenzene contact sensitivity test
dnp = deoxyribonucleoprotein
dnp = dinitrophenol
dnr = daunorubicin
dnr = do not resuscitate
dns = deviated nasal septum
dns = dysplastic nevus syndrome
dnt = dinitrotoluene
dnt = doughnut
do = diamine oxidase
do = doctor of osteopathy
doa = date of admission
doa = dead on arrival
doe = department of energy
doe = dyspnea on exertion
dop = direct occipitoposterior position
dops = diffuse obstructive pulmonary syndrome
dops = tyrosine beta dihydroxy threo
dos = diffuse esophageal spasm
dos = disk operating system
dpd = dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
dpd = diphenamid
dph = diaphragm
dph = diphenylhydantoin
dpp-iv = dipeptidyl peptid iv
dpp-iv = dipeptidyl peptidase iv
dpt = diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine
dpt = dipropyltryptamine
drgb = dorsal root ganglion block
drgb = dorsl root gangln block
drs = clinical dementia rating scale
drs = doctors
dtc = detailed test of comprehension
dtc = diethyldithiocarbamate
dtd = data type declaration
dtd = diastrophic dysplasia
dtp = diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
dtp = diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
dvd = developmental verbal apraxia
dvd = dissociated vertical deviation
dvp = devitalizing paste
dvp = daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone
dw = distilled water
dw = dwarf
dwbq = diab wellbeing question
dwbq = diabetes wellbeing questionnaire
dyn = dynamometer
dyn = dyne
e/m = electron microscope
e/m = electron microscopy
e1 = estrone
e1 = oestrone
e3 = estriol
e3 = oestriol
eas = external anal sphincter
eas = iv expense assignment system version iv
eat = eating attitudes test
eat = edinburgh articulation test
ebd = epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
ebd = exploration of bile duct
ebv = epstein barr virus
ebv = epstein barr virus
ecc = edema, cyanosis, cords
ecc = endocervical curettage
ecf = extended care facility
ecf = extracellular fluid
ecge = extracorporeal gas exchange
ecge = extracorporl gas exchge
echo = echocardiogram
echo = enteric cytopathogenic human orphan
ecla = excimer laser
ecla = extracorporeal lung assistance
ecmo = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ecmo = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ecp = eosinophil cationic protein
ecp = external counterpulsation
ed = elimination diet
ed = emergency department
edb = extens digitorum brevis
edb = extensor digitorum brevis
edc = estimated date of confinement
edc = estimated date of conception
edi = eating disorder inventory
edi = eating disorders inventory
edm = early diastolic murmur
edm = extensor digiti minimi
edrf = endothelium derived relaxing factor
edrf = endothelium derived relaxing factor
edss = exp disabil status scal
edss = expanded disability status scale
edv = end diastolic volume
edv = epidermodysplasia verruciformis
ee = expressed emotion
ee = external examination
eec = ectodermal dysplasia with ectrodactyly and cleft lip or palate
eec = european economic community
eent = eye, ear, nose and throat
eent = eyes, ears, nose, throat
efa = essential fatty acid
efa = essential fatty acid
eg = endogastric
eg = example
ehba = biliary atresia, extrahepatic
ehba = extrahepatic biliary atresia
eic = endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma
eic = epidermal inclusion cyst
elap = endoscopic laser ablation of prostate
elap = exploratory laparotomy
elf = elective low forceps
elf = etoposide, leucovorin, 5 fluorouracil
emfe = endomyocardial fibroelastosis
emfe = endomyocardial fibroelastosis
emmv = ext mand min vol ventil
emmv = extended mandatory minute volume ventilation
emr = electronic medical record
emr = emergency room
emt = emergency medical technician
emt = external malleolar torsion
ena = extractable nuclear antigen
ena = extractable nuclear antigen antibody
eo = ethylene oxide
eo = extraoral
eom = extraocular movement
eom = extraocular muscle
eos = eosinophil
eos = eosinophil
epo = erythropoietin
epo = evening primrose oil
epp = erythrohepatic protoporphyria
epp = erythropoietic protoporphyria
epr = electron paramagnetic resonance
epr = electrophrenic respiration
ept = electric dental pulp vitality test
ept = epilepsy, partial
erg = electroretinogram
erg = electroretinogram
erm = epiretinal membrane
erm = extended radical mastectomy
esr = electron spin resonance
esr = erythrocyte sedimentation rate
eta = elongation of tendon achilles
eta = estimated time of arrival
eth = ethambutol
eth = ethionamide
ett = endotracheal tube
ett = exercise tolerance test
eur = europe
eur = european
evc = ellis van creveld syndrome
evc = expiratory vital capacity
exp = experiment
exp = expired
fae = fetal alcohol effect
fae = fetal alcohol effects
fai = free androgen index
fai = frenchay activities index
fam = family
fam = functional assessment measure
fap = familial adenomatous polyposis
fap = familial amyloid polyneuropathy
fast = fetal acoustic stimulation test
fast = frenchay aphasia screening test
fb = fluid balance
fb = foreign body
fchl = familial combined hyperlipidaemia
fchl = familial combined hyperlipidemia
fcp = 5 fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
fcp = functional communication profile
fcu = cold urticaria, familial
fcu = flexor carpi ulnaris
fda = food and drug administration
fda = frenchay dysarthria assessment
fdb = familial defective apolipoprotein b
fdb = femorodistal bypass
fdl = flexor digitorum longus
fdl = fluorescein dilaurate test
fdp = fibrin degradation product
fdp = flexor digitorum profundus
fds = farnesyl diphosphate synthase
fds = flexor digitorum superficialis
feaa = expired fraction of anaesthetic agent
feaa = expired fraction of anesthetic agent
fed = federal
fed = fish eye disease
fef = forced expiratory flow
fef = forced expiratory flow rate
fes = fat embolism syndrome
fes = fat embolism syndrome
fev = forced expiratory volume
fev = forced expired volume
fg = femtogram
fg = fibrinogen
fgf = fibroblast growth factor
fgf = fresh gas flow
fhh = familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
fhh = fetal heart heard
fhl = flexor hallucis longus
fhl = functional hearing loss
fim = familial infantile myasthenia
fim = functional independence measure
fld = fluid
fld = frontal lobe degeneration
flex = flexion
flex = flexor
flp = fasting lipid profile
flp = functional limitation profile
fmf = familial mediterranean fever
fmf = fetal movements felt
fms = fat mobilizing substance
fms = fibromyalgia syndrome
fnr = fibronectin receptor
fnr = functional nasal reconstruction
fo = fluid ounce
fo = foramen ovale
fob = fecal occult blood
fob = fiberoptic bronchoscopy
fom = floor of mouth
fom = frequency of micturition
fsh = facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
fsh = follicle stimulating hormone
fta = fluorescent treponemal antibody
fta = fluorescent treponemal antibody test
ftnd = full term normal delivery
ftnd = full term normal delivery
ftp = failure to progress in labor
ftp = formycin triphosphate
ftt = failure to thrive
ftt = finger tapping test
fudr = floxuridine
fudr = fluorodeoxyuridine
fuo = fever of unknown origin
fuo = fever unknown origin
fvc = forced vital capacity
fvc = vital capacity
fz = flunitrazepam
fz = furazolidone
gal = galactose
gal = gallon
gamma gt = gamma glutamyltransferase
gamma gt = gammaglutamyl transpeptidase
gapd = glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
gapd = glyceraldehydephosphate dehydrogenase
gas = gastric acid secretion
gas = generalized arteriosclerosis
gbm = glioblastoma multiforme
gbm = glomerular basement membrane
gcf = giant cell fibroblastoma
gcf = gingival crevicular fluid
gcv = ganciclovir
gcv = great cardiac vein
gen = general
gen = genitalia
ggt = gamma glutamyl transferase
ggt = gamma glutamyltranspeptidase
gh = gestational hypertension
gh = growth hormone
gi = gastrointestinal
gi = granuloma inguinale
gih = gastrointestinal hemorrhage
gih = gastrointestinal hormone
gli = enteroglucagon
gli = glicentin
glu = glucose
glu = glutamic acid
gma = grand mal attack
gma = guama fever
gmf = glia maturation factor
gmf = glial maturation factor
gnc = general nursing care
gnc = gram negative coccus
gpa = glycophorin a
gpa = grade point average
gpb = glycophorin b
gpb = gram positive bacillus
gpc = gastric parietal cell
gpc = gel permeation chromatography
gpt = glutamate pyruvate transaminase
gpt = glutamic pyruvic transaminase
gr = grain
gr = gravity
grh = gonadotrophin releasing hormone
grh = growth hormone releasing hormone
gro = ground reaction orthosis
gro = guaroa fever
grx = glutaredoxin
grx = glutathione reductase
gsd = glycogen storage disease
gsd = gorham stout disease
gse = gluten sens enteropathy
gse = gluten sensitive enteropathy
gsh = glutathione
gsh = golden syrian hamster
gsl = galactosialidosis
gsl = glycosphingolipid
gtpase = guanosine triphosphate phosphohydrolase
gtpase = guanosinetriphosphatase
gtt = drops
gtt = glucose tolerance test
gv = gardnerella vaginalis
gv = governing vessel acupuncture points
had = hexamethylenamine, adriamycin, ddp
had = hospital anxiety and depression scale
hae = hereditary angio edema
hae = hereditary angioedema
hai = hemagglutination inhibition
ham = hexamethylenamine, adriamycin, melphalan
ham = htlv 1 associated myelopathy
hav = hallux abductovalgus
hav = hepatitis a virus
hbd = hemoglobin d
hbd = hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
hbf = fetal hemoglobin
hbf = hemoglobin f
hbsag = hepatitis b surface antigen
hbsag = hepatitis surface antigen
hbv = hepatitis b virus
hbv = human hepatitis b virus
hca = healthcare assistant
hca = hepatocellular adenoma
hcc = 25 hydroxycholecalciferol
hcc = hepatocellular carcinoma
hcl = hairy cell leukemia
hcl = hydrochloric acid
hcr = heme controlled repressor
hcr = hmg coa reductase
hcv = hepatitis c virus
hcv = human coronavirus
hdn = hemolytic disease of newborn
hdn = hemorrhagic disease of newborn
hev = hepatitis e virus
hev = high endothelial venule
hfppv = high freq pos pr vent
hfppv = high frequency positive pressure ventilation
hg = herpes gestationis
hg = mercury
hgf = hybridoma growth factor
hgf = hyperglycemic glycogenolytic factor
hgn = hereditary glomerulonephritis
hgn = human genome news
hgo = hepatic glucose output
hgo = hip guidance orthosis
hhd = hailey hailey disease
hhd = hypertensive heart disease
hhh = hyperornithinaemia hyperammonaemia homocitrullinuria syndrome
hhh = hyperornithinemia hyperammonemia homocitrullinuria syndrome
hhrh = hereditary hypophosphataemic rickets with hypercalciuria
hhrh = hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria
hiaa = hydroxyindole acetic acid
hiaa = serotonin
hib = haemophilus influenzae b
hib = hemophilus influenza type b
hida = hepato-iminodiacetic acid
hida = hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid
hist = histology
hist = history
hla = human leucocyte antigen
hla = human leukocyte antigen
hld = hyperlipidaemia
hld = hyperlipidemia
hlp = hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans
hlp = hyperlipoproteinemia
hm = hand movement
hm = hispanic male
hmm = heavy meromyosin
hmm = hexamethylmelamine
hmma = hydroxymethoxymandelic acid
hmma = hydroxymethylmandelic acid
hmpa = hexamethylphosphoramide
hmpa = hexamethylphosphoric triamide
hmr = histiocytic medullary reticuloendotheliosis
hmr = histiocytic medullary reticulosis
hmsn = hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
hmsn = hereditary motor sensor neuropathy
hmw = high molec wt kininogen
hmw = high molecular weight kininogen
hmwk = high molecular weight keratin
hmwk = high molecular weight kininogen
hnn = haemorrhagic nephrosonephritis
hnn = hemorrhagic nephrosonephritis
hob = head of bed
hob = holding our breath
hpd = hematoporphyrin derivative
hpd = high protein diet
hpv = human papillomavirus
hpv = human parvovirus b19
hpx = hypophysectomy
hpx = hypoxanthine
hra = health risk appraisal
hra = hereditary renal adysplasia
hrp = high risk pregnancy
hrp = horseradish peroxidase
hrt = heart rate
hrt = hormone replacement therapy
hsa = health service area
hsa = human serum albumin
hsan = hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy
hsan = hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy
hsmnr = hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy russe
hsv = herpes simplex virus
hsv = highly selective vagotomy
htlv = human t cell lymphotropic virus
htlv = human t lymphotropic virus
hvs culture = gardnerella vaginalis
hvs culture = trichomonas vaginalis
hx = history
hx = hypoxanthine
hzo = herpes zoster ophthalmicus
hzo = herpes zoster oticus
i&d = incision and drainage
i&d = incision and drainage
i/e = inspiratory expiratory ratio
i/o = intake output
i/o = intraoral
iabc = intra aortic balloon catheter operation
iap = immature articulatory praxis
iarc = international agency for research on cancer
iarc = united nations international agency for research on cancer
ibc = inflammatory breast cancer
ibc = iron binding capacity
ibd = inflammatory bowel disease
ibd = irritable bowel disease
ibp = invasive blood pressure
ibp = iron binding protein
ibq = illness behaviour questionnaire
icam = intercellular adhesion molecule
icam = intracellular adhesion molecule
ice = irido corneo endothelial syndrome
ice = methylamphetamine
icf = intermediate care facility
icf = intracellular fluid
icl = iodine monochloride
icl = isocitrate lyase
icp = infantile cerebral palsy
icp = intracranial pressure
icv = inferior caval vein abnormality
icv = intracerebroventricular
idc = idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
idc = infiltrating ductal carcinoma
iddm = insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
iddm = type 1 diabetes
idk = intern derangem knee jnt
idk = internal derangement of knee joint
idl = indirect laryngoscopy
idl = intermediate density lipoprotein
idn = inferior dental nerve
idn = intradermal nevus
iem = inborn error metabolism
iem = inborn error of metabolism
ife = immunofixation
ife = internal fetal electrode
iff = ifosfamide
iff = iron free foci
ifm = ifosfamide
ifm = internal fetal monitor
ifx = ifosfamide
ifx = immunofixation
ig = immunoglobulin
ig = intragastric
ighd = idiopathic growth hormone deficiency
ighd = isolated growth hormone deficiency
ih = infectious hepatitis
ih = inguinal hernia
ihd = ischemic heart disease
ihd = ischemic heart disease
ij = insight and judgement
ij = internal jugular
ild = interstitial lung disease
ild = ischemic leg disease
imo = idiopathic multicentric osteolysis
imo = in my opinion
imt = inspiratory muscle trainer
imt = internal malleolar torsion
imv = inferior mesenteric vein
imv = intermittent mandatory ventilation
ina = intranasal antrostomy
ina = isoniazid
ind = induction
ind = investigational drug
inj = injection
inj = injured
ino = inosine
ino = internuclear ophthalmoplegia
ion = ischaemic optic neuropathy
ion = ischemic optic neuropathy
iop = intraocular pressures
iop = intraocular pressure
ipp = cyfos
ipp = intermittent positive pressure
ipsid = immunoproliferative small intestinal disease
ipsid = immunoproliferative small intestine disease
ira = ileorectal anastomosis
ira = immunoregulatory alpha globulin
irb = institutional review board
irb = internal review board
irma = immunoradiometric assay
irma = intraretinal microvascular abnormality
irt = immunoreactive trypsin
irt = inspiratory resistance training
ish = in situ hybridisation
ish = in situ hybridization
iso = international standards organization
iso = isoproterenol
iu = international unit
iu = intrauterine
iud = intrauterine death
iud = intrauterine device
iudr = idoxuridine
iudr = iododeoxyuridine
ivd = in vitro diagnostic
ivd = intervertebral disc
ivu = intravenous drug user
ivu = intravenous urethrography
jca = juvenile chronic arthritis
jca = pauciarticular onset juvenile chronic arthritis
jj = jasper jumper orthodontic appliance
jj = jaw jerk
jme = juv myoclonic epilepsy
jme = juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
jp = jackson pratt
jp = juvenile periodontitis
jps = joint position sense
jps = juvenile polyposis syndrome
jvp = jugular venous pressure
jvp = jugular venous pulse
k/o = keep open
k/o = knocked out
ka = cathode
ka = keratoacanthoma
kcal = kilocalorie
kcal = kilocalorie
ki = kidney acupuncture points
ki = potassium iodide
ko = keep open
ko = knocked out
kp = keratosis pilaris
kp = klebsiella pneumoniae
kpc = keratoconus posticus circumscriptus
kpc = key points of control
krfd = kiel rot forceps deliv
krfd = kielland’s rotational forceps delivery
kt = kidney transplant
kt = kidney transplantation
lac = la crosse encephalitis
lac = laceration
lan = local area network
lan = lymphadenopathy
lar = larynx
lar = low anterior resection
lbbb = left bundle branch block
lbbb = left bundle branch block
lbp = low back pain
lbp = lower back pain
lcad = long chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
lcad = long chain hydroxyacyl coenzyme a dehydrogenase
lcat = lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase
lcat = lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
lcc = left coronary cusp
lcc = liver cell carcinoma
lcl = large cell lymphoma
lcl = lymphoblastoid cell line
lcs = lambeth communication scale
lcs = low continuous suction
ld50 = lethal dose 50
ld50 = median lethal dose
ldl = loudness discomfort level
ldl = low density lipoprotein
ldr = labor delivery room
ldr = low dose rate brachytherapy
les = lambert eaton syndrome
les = lower esophageal sphincter
lev = levamisole hydrochloride
lev = level
lfs = li fraumeni syndrome
lfs = low fat spread
lgl = large granular lymphocyte
lgl = lown ganong levine syndrome
lif = left iliac fossa
lif = leukocyte inhibitory factor
lin = laryngeal intraepithelial neoplasia
lin = linear
lincl = late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
lincl = neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, late infantile type
lip = lipoid interstitial pneumonia
lip = lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis
liq = liquid
liq = lower inner quadrant
lks = landau kleffner syndrome
lks = liver kidney spleen
llc = long leg cast
llc = lymphocytic leukemia
lmf = leukeran, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
lmf = lymphocyte mitogenic factor
lns = lesch nyhan syndrome
lns = lymph node sampling
loh = loop of henle
loh = loss of heterozygosity
lol = laughing out loud
lol = left occipitolateral position
lom = left otitis media
lom = loss of memory
lomr = lower esophageal mucosal ring
lomr = lower oesophageal mucosal ring
loq = lower outer quad breast
loq = lower outer quadrant of breast
lox = lipoxygenase
lox = liquid oxygen
lpl = lipoprotein lipase
lpl = lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
lpu = last past urine
lpu = low purine diet
lst = left sacral transverse position
lst = long synacthen test
ltc = long term care
ltc = long, thick, and closed
luna = laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation
luna = laser uterosacral nerve ablation
lva = left ventricular aneurysm
lva = left visual acuity
ly = lymphocyte
ly = lyophilization
lys = lysine
lys = lysosome
mab = monoclonal antibody
mab = monoclonal antibody
macro = macrocytic
macro = macroscopic
mai = mitotic activity index
mai = mycobacterium avium intracellulare
mas = mccune albright syndrome
mas = meconium aspiration syndrome
mast = michigan alcoholism screening test
mast = military anti shock trousers
mat = multifocal atrial tachycardia
mat = multiple agent therapy
max = maximal
max = maximum, maxillary
mbt = modifd blalock tauss sht
mbt = modified blalock taussig shunt
mbts = modified blalock shunt
mbts = modified blalock taussig shunt
mcad = medium chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
mcad = medium chain acyl coenzyme a dehydrogenase
mcc = multiple colon carcinoma gene
mcc = mutated in colon cancer
mcf = macrophage chemotactic factor
mcf = middle cranial fossa
mcgn = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
mcgn = minimal change glomerulonephritis
mcgn type iii = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type iii
mcgn type iii = mesangiocapillary gn type iii
mchc = mean cell hemoglobin concentration
mchc = mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
mcn = minimal change nephropathy
mcn = musculocutaneous nerve
mcp = membrane cofactor protein
mcp = metacarpophalangeal
mcpp = 2 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy propanoic acid
mcpp = m chlorophenylpiperazine
mcs = mechanical circulatory support
mcs = multiple chemical sensitivity
mct = mast cell tryptase
mct = medium chain triglyceride
mctd = mixed connective tissue disease
mctd = mixed connective tissue disease
mdb = medulloblastoma
mdb = methylene dioxybenzene
mdh = malate dehydrogenase
mdh = malic dehydrogenase
mdi = manic depressive illness
mdi = metered dose inhaler
mdr = medium dose rate brachytherapy
mdr = multidrug resistance
mect = multi elect/conv therpy
mect = multiple electroconvulsive therapy
mef = familial mediterranean fever
mef = maximum expiratory flow rate
mes = mesencephalic
mes = mesencephalon
mesa = micro epidid sperm aspn
mesa = micro epididymal sperm aspiration
mgc = megacolon
mgc = multinucleated giant cell
mha = may hegglin anomaly
mha = microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
mhiq = mcmast health ind quest
mhiq = mcmaster health index questionnaire
mhq = m’sex hosp questionnaire
mhq = middlesex hospital questionnaire
micro = microcytic
micro = microscopy
micros = microscopy
micros = microscopy
mid = middle
mid = multiple infarct dementia
mis = melanoma in situ
mis = multiple infarct state
miss = medical interview satisfaction scale
miss = modified injury severity scale
mit = massachusetts institute of technology
mit = monoiodotyrosine
mla = methyllycaconitine
mla = monophosphoryl lipid a
mld = masking level difference test
mld = metachromatic leukodystrophy
mlr = middle latency response
mlr = mixed lymphocyte reaction
mmc = migrating myoelectric complex
mmc = mitomycin c
mn = manganese
mn = midnight
mol = mole
mol = molecular
mos = medical outcomes study
mos = myelofibrosis
mptp = methylphenyltetrahydropyridine
mptp = methylphenyltetrahydropyridine induced parkinsonism
mra = magnetic resonance angiography
mra = medical record administrator
mrd = minimal residual disease
mrd = multicystic renal dysplasia
mri = magnetic resonance imaging
mri = musculoskeletal
mrm = modified radical mastectomy
mrm = modified radical mastoidectomy
mrp = manual removal of placenta
mrp = manual removal placenta
mrs = magnetic resonance spectroscopy
mrs = married woman honorific
mrsa = mental retardation, x linked, south african type
mrsa = multiple resistant staphylococcus aureus
mrt = maddox rod test
mrt = malignant rhabdoid tumor
msa = mixed sleep apnea
msa = multiple system atrophy
msl = lipomatosis, multiple symmetric
msl = midsternal line
mss = marinesco sjogren syndrome
mss = musculoskeletal system
msu = maple syrup urine
msu = monosodium urate
mtm = malignant tertian malaria
mtm = myotubular myopathy
mts = mental test score
mts = muir torre syndrome
muc = mucilage
muc = mucoid
mud = matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplant
mud = minimal urticarial dose
mve = murray valley encephalit
mve = murray valley encephalitis
mvi = mitral valve insufficiency
mvi = multivitamin
mvp = mitral valve prolapse
mvp = mitral valvoplasty
mvr = mitral valve regurgitation
mvr = mitral valve replacement
mx = matrix
mx = metastasis cannot be, or has not been, assessed
nac = n acetylcysteine
nac = nitrogen mustard, adriamycin, ccnu
nadh = nad hydrogenase
nadh = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
nadph = nad phosphate
nadph = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
nap = nerve action potential
nap = neutrophil alkaline phosphatase
nc = no change
nc = nuchal cord
nci = nanocurie
nci = national cancer institute
nec = necrotizing enterocolitis
nec = not elsewhere classified
nem = n ethylmaleimide
nem = no evidence of malignancy
neo = neomycin
neo = neonatal
neuro = neurological
neuro = neurology
nft = neurofibrillary tangles
nft = neutrophil function test
nh3 = ammonia
nh3 = ammonia
nhs = nance horan syndrome
nhs = national health service
nicu = neonatal intensive care unit
nicu = neurological intensive care unit
nka = neurokinin a
nka = no known allergies
nkda = no known drug allergies
nkda = non ketotic diabetic acidosis
nmn = nicotinamide mononucleotide
nmn = normetanephrine
nms = neuroleptic malignant syndrome
nms = neuromuscular stimulation
nn = neonatal
nn = not nursing
npa = nasopharyngeal aspirate
npa = near point accommodation
nph = neutral protamine hagedorn
nph = normal pressure hydrocephalus
nsa = national security agency
nsa = no significant abnormality
nse = neuron specific enolase
nse = neurone specific enolase
nsr = nasal submucous resection
nsr = normal sinus rhythm
nt = nasotracheal
nt = non tender
nv = nausea & vomiting
nv = near vision
nvd = nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
nvd = normal vaginal delivery
nvi = neovascularization of the iris
nvi = new vessels iris
oaf = oroantral fistula
oaf = osteoclast activating factor
oap = oncovin, ara c, prednisone
oap = osteoarthropathy
obs = observation
obs = organic brain syndrome
occ = occasional
occ = occipital
ocd = obsessive compulsive disorder
ocd = osteochondritis dissecans
odc = ornithine decarboxylase
odc = orotidylate decarboxylase
ogs = opitz g syndrome
ogs = osteogenic sarcoma
oj = orange juice
oj = overjet
okn = optieokinetic nystagmus
okn = optokinetic nystagmus
omp = olfactory marker protein
omp = outer membrane protein
ompa = octamethyl pyrophosphoramide
ompa = otitis media, pharyngitis, adenitis
opd = otopalatodigital
opd = outpatient department
opg = ocular plethysmography
opg = orthopantomogram
ort = operating room technician
ort = oral rehydration therapy
osa = obstructive sleep apnea
osa = obstructive sleep apnea
ots = otosclerosis
ots = us epa office of toxic substances
ou = esophageal ulcer
ou = urine output
ov = esophageal varices
ov = office visit
p&v = percussion and vibration
p&v = pyloroplasty and vagotomy
p01 = program project grant
p01 = research program projects
p2 = pulmonary component of second heart sound
p2 = pulmonic second heart sound
p53 = p53 tumor suppressor
p53 = p53 tumor suppressor genes
pact = papillary carcinoma of thyroid
pact = partners in augmentative communication training
pad = palmar adductors
pad = pulmonary artery diastolic
padl = performance test of activities of daily living
padl = personal activities of daily living
padp = phenylacetic dipalmitate
padp = pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
paf = paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
paf = platelet activating factor
palpa = psycholinguistic assess of language proc in aphasia
palpa = psycholinguistic assessments of language processing in aphasia
pals = papillon lefevre syndrome
pals = pediatric advanced life support training course
pau = postmenopausal atrophic urethritis
pau = pstmenop atroph urethrts
pbd = bronchopulmonary dysplasia
pbd = proliferative breast disease
pbi = penile brachial index
pbi = protein bound iodine
pci = pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
pci = protein c inhibitor
pck = phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
pck = polycystic kidney disease
pcna = peripheral cell nuclear antigen
pcna = proliferating cell nuclear antigen
pco = polycystic ovaries
pco = polycystic ovary
pcpa = p chlorophenylalanine
pcpa = parachlorophenylalanine
pcs = pieces
pcs = portacaval shunt
pdb = paget disease of bone
pdb = paradichlorobenzene
pdc = paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis
pdc = pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
pdd = pervasive development disorder
pdd = pervasive developmental disorder
pddr = pseudovit d def rickets
pddr = pseudovitamin d deficiency rickets
pde = phosphodiesterase
pde = pulsed doppler echocardiography
pdh = pyruvate dehydrogenase
pdh = pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
pdl = poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma
pdl = pulsed dye laser
pdq = physician data query
pdq = physician data query information from national cancer institute
ped = pediatrics
ped = pigment epithelial detachment
pef = peak expiratory flow
pef = peak expiratory flow
pel = permissible exposure level
pel = primary effusion lymphoma
pem = polymorphic epithelial mucin
pem = protein energy malnutrition
peri = perineal
peri = perineum
periph = peripheral
periph = peripheral
perl = practical extraction report language
perl = pupils equal, react to light
perla = pupils equal, react to light & accommodation
perla = pupils equal, react to light and accommodation
pfc = perfluorocarbon
pfc = persistent fetal circulation
pfge = pulsed field gel electrophoresis
pfge = pulsed field gel electrophresis
pfk = muscle phosphofructokinase deficiency
pfk = phosphofructokinase
pfo = patent foram ovale
pfo = patent foramen ovale
pfp = partial fundoplication
pfp = pore forming protein
pft = phenylalanine mustard, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen
pft = pulmonary function test
pgr = progesterone receptor
pgr = pulse generated run off
phd = doctor of philosophy
phd = pulmonary heart disease
phhi = persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycemia of infancy
phhi = persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy
phn = post herpetic neuralgia
phn = public health nurse
php = partial hospitalization
php = pseudohypoparathyroidism
phs = pallister hall syndrome
phs = public health service
pie = perinatal pulmonary interstitial emphysema
pie = pulmonary infiltration eosinophilia
pif = prolactin inhibiting factor
pif = proliferation inhibitory factor
pipj = proximal interphalangeal joint
pipj = proximal interphalangeal joint
pjc = porcelain jacket crown
pjc = premature junctional complex
pkc = paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
pkc = protein kinase c
pku = phenylketonurea
pku = phenylketonuria
pla = pityriasis lichenoides acuta
pla = plasma cell
plc = phospholipase c
plc = pityriasis lichenoides chronica
plf = placental isoferritin
plf = posterior lumbar fusion
pll = prolymphocytic leukaemia
pll = prolymphocytic leukemia
pls = phantom limb pain syndrome
pls = primary lateral sclerosis
pmf = phenylalanine mustard, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
pmf = progressive massive fibrosis
pmi = point of maximal impulse
pmi = posterior myocardial infarction
pmle = polymorphous light eruption
pmle = progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
pmr = palmomental reflex
pmr = polymyalgia rheumatica
pmt = pacemaker mediated tachycardia
pmt = premenstrual tension
pmv = paramyxovirus
pmv = prolapsed mitral valve
pna = partial nail avulsion
pna = peanut agglutinin
pnc = postnecrotic cirrhosis
pnc = prenatal clinic, premature nodal contraction
pnet = primitive neuroectodermal tumor
pnet = primitive neuroectodermal tumor
pnh = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
pnh = paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
po2 = oxygen partial pressure
po2 = partial pressure of oxygen
pod = perioral dermatitis
pod = pouch of douglas
poems = polyneuropathy organomegaly endocrinopathy monoclonal and skin changes
poems = programmable oto acoustic emissions
pohs = presumed oc histo syndr
pohs = presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
poj = pharyngo esophageal junction
poj = pharyngo oesophageal junction
ppf = plasma protein fraction
ppf = protein plasma fractional
ppht = primary pulm hyperten
ppht = primary pulmonary hypertension
ppi = obs present pain intens
ppi = observation of present pain intensity
ppn = parenteral peripheral nutrition
ppn = peripheral vein parenteral nutrition
ppng = penicillinase producing neisseria gonorrheae
ppng = penicillinase producing neisseria gonorrhoeae
pppp = pneumococcal purpura producing principle
pppp = porokeratosis punctata palmaris et plantaris
pra = patient record architecture
pra = phosphoribosylamine
prbc = packed #000066 blood cells
prbc = packed red blood cells
pres = presentation
pres = pressure
prf = pontine reticular formation
prf = prolactin releasing factor
prism = pediatric risk of mortality
prism = profile in semantics
prm = according to circumstances
prm = polymyalgia rheumatica
pro = professional
pro = prothrombin
prog = program
prom = passive range of motion
prom = premature rupture of membranes
prost = pronuclear stage transfer
prost = pronuclear stage tubal transfer
prv = polycythaemia rubra vera
prv = polycythemia rubra vera
psa = posterior superior alveolar
psa = prostate specific antigen
psap = prostate specific acid phosphatase
psap = prostatic specific acid phosphatase
psc = posterior subcapsular cataract
psc = primary sclerosing cholangitis
pscc = post semicircular canal
pscc = posterior semicircular canal
psf = posterior spinal fusion
psf = ptb splicing factor
psgn = post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
psgn = post streptococcal gn
psi = perceptions of stuttering inventory
psi = pounds per square inch
psis = post super iliac spine
psis = posterior superior iliac spine
psl = parasternal line
psl = prednisolone
psm = pansystolic murmur
psm = presystolic murmur
pss = perceived stress scale
pss = progressive systemic sclerosis
pst = paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
pst = primary, secondary, and tertiary
psych = psychiatry
psych = psychology
ptb = patellar tendon bearing
ptb = pulmonary tuberculosis
ptca = percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
ptca = percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
ptdins = phosphatidylinositol
ptdins = phosphoinositide
ptfe = polytetrafluoroethylene
ptfe = polytetrafluoroethylene sheet
pubs = percut umb bl sampling
pubs = percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
pud = peptic ulcer disease
pud = pulmonary disease
pulm = pulmonary
pulm = pulmonic
puo = pelviureteric obstruction
puo = pyrexia of unknown origin
pva = polyvinyl acetate
pva = polyvinyl alcohol
pvb = platinol, vinblastine, bleomycin
pvb = premature ventricular beat
pve = prosth valv endocarditis
pve = prosthetic valve endocarditis
pver = pattern vis evok respon
pver = pattern visual evoked responses
pvp = platinol vp 16
pvp = pulmonary valvuloplasty
pvt = paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia
pvt = portal vein thrombosis
pwm = pokeweed mitogen
pwm =pokeweed mitogen
pws = port wine stain
pws = prader willi syndrome
pza = pyrazinamide
pza = pyrazoloacridine
ql = as much as desired
ql = quality of life index
qr = quiet room
qr = respiratory quotient
qt = quantity
qt = quiet
quad = quadrant
quad = quadriplegic
r/o = rule out
r/o = rule out
rai = radioactive iodine
rai = ritchie articular index
rast = radio allergo sorbent test
rast = radioallergosorbent test
rbf = regional blood flow
rbf = renal blood flow
rbg = random blood glucose
rbg = red blue green
rbp = retinol binding protein
rbp = riboflavin binding protein
rcm = restrictive cardiomyopathy
rcm = right costal margin
rdls = reynell dev lang scales
rdls = reynell developmental language scales
reg = region
reg = regular
rel = relative
rel = release
rep = repair
rep = retrograde pyelogram
rer = respiratory exchange ratio
rer = rough endoplasmic reticulum
ret = rational emotive therapy
ret = retired
rft = renal function test
rft = renal function test
rht = replacement hormone therapy
rht = right hypertrophia
ripa = radioimmunoprecipitation assay
ripa = ross information processing assessment
rms = red man syndrome
rms = rhabdomyosarcoma
ro = rule out
ro = rule out
roc = receiver operating characteristic
roc = receptor operated channel
ros = removal of sutures
ros = review of systems
rpf = renal plasma flow
rpf = retroperitoneal fibrosis
rsi = rapid sequence induction
rsi = repetitive strain injury
rta = renal tubular acidosis
rta = road traffic accident
rtc = return to clinic
rtc = round the clock
rti = respiratory tract infection
rti = routine task inventory
rva = right ventricular apex
rva = right visual acuity
rvp = rapid ventricular pacing
rvp = right ventricular pressure
rvt = registered vascular technologist
rvt = renal vein thrombosis
s&p = scale and polish teeth
s&p = scale and polish teeth
s&s = signs & symptoms
s&s = signs and symptoms
s/p = scale and polish teeth
s/p = status post
s1 = first sacral nerve
s1 = first sacral vertebra
s2 = second sacral nerve
s2 = second sacral vertebra
s4 = fourth sacral nerve
s4 = fourth sacral vertebra
sba = soybean agglutinin
sba = spina bifida aperta
sbo = small bowel obstruction
sbo = spina bifida occulta
scca = squamous cell carcinoma
scca = squamous cell carcinoma antigen
scr = serum creatinine
scr = stem cell rescue
scs = saethre chotzen syndrome
scs = spinal cord stimulation
sct = sentence comprehension test
sct = sickle cell trait
sds = sodium dodecyl sulfate
sds = sudden death syndrome
se = scrambled egg
se = selenium
seb = seborrhea
seb = staphylococcal enterotoxin b
sen = special educational needs
sen = state enrolled nurse
sept = september
sept = septic
sfp = spinal fluid pressure
sfp = strict fall precautions
sgs = short gut syndrome
sgs = subglottic stenosis
sib = self injurious behavior
sib = sibling
sig = prescription
sig = sigmoidoscopy
sil = squamous intraepithelial lesion
sil = surgical induction of labor
sin = speech in noise discrimination test
sin = squamous intraepithelial neoplasia
sip = sickness impact profile
sip = sympathetically independent pain
sipt = sens integ & proc test
sipt = sensory integration and process test
sirs = system inflam resp synd
sirs = system inflammatory response syndrome
sisi =
sisi = short increment sensitivity index test
slk = super limbic keratoconj
slk = superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis
smae = sup mesent artery embol
smae = superior mesenteric artery embolus
smas = sup mesent artery syndr
smas = superior mesenteric artery syndrome
smc = smooth muscle cell
smc = succinylmonocholine
smp = skimmed milk powder
smp = sympathetically maintained pain
smv = submentovertical projection
smv = superior mesenteric vein
snap = sensory nerve action potential
snap = sensory nerve action potentials
snd = sensorineural deafness
snd = striatonigral degeneration
sne = student nurse extern
sne = subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy
snf = skilled nursing facility
snf = skilled nursing facility
snp = single nucleotide polymorphism
snp = sodium nitroprusside
snr = special needs register
snr = supernumerary rib
sns = sympathetic nervous syst
sns = sympathetic nervous system
so = salpingo oophorectomy
so = superior oblique
soc = sequential oral contraceptive
soc = standard of care
sol = solution
sol = spontaneous onset of labor
sos = repeat once if urgent
sos = significant others scale
spa = collection of suprapubic aspirate
spa = single project assurance
spec = special
spec = specimen
spect = single photon emission computed tomography
spect = single photon emission computerized tomography
spet = single phot emis tomogr
spet = single photon emission computed tomography
spg = specific gravlty
spg = sponge
spl = spondylolisthesis
spl = superior parietal lobule
sps = simple partial seizure
sps = sodium polyanetholesulfonate
spt = skin prick test
spt = station pull through
srf = skin reactive factor
srf = somatotropin releasing factor
srsv = small round structured virus
srsv = sml round struct virus
srt = speech reception threshold
srt = stapedial reflex threshold
sruj = superior radioulnar jnt
sruj = superior radioulnar joint
ssa = sickle cell anemia
ssa = side to side anastomosis
sscp = single strand conformation polymorphism analysis
sscp = single stranded conformational polymorphism
sse = subacute spongiform encephalopathy
sse = suprasellar extension
ssep = somatosensory evoked potential
ssep = steady state evoked potential measurement
ssr = simple sequence repeat
ssr = spontaneous respiratory rate
sst = short synacthen test
sst = social skills training
ssv = short saphenous vein
ssv = stripping of the short saphenous vein
sta = station
sta = superficial temporal artery
sti = soft tissue injury
sti = systolic time interval
stv = short term viability
stv = spontaneous tidal volume
stz = streptozocin
stz = streptozyme
svas = supravalvar aort stenos
svas = supravalvar aortic stenosis
svr = slow vertex response audiometry
svr = systemic vascular resistance
svri = syst vasc resist index
svri = systemic vascular resistance index
swa = straight wire arch orthodontic bracket
swa = straight wire fixed orthodontic appliance
swls = satisf with life scale
swls = satisfaction with life scale
t pa = tissue plasminogen activator
t pa = tissue type plasminogen activator
t&c = type & crossmatch blood
t&c = type and crossmatch
tac = time averaged urea concentration
tac = triamcinolone
tad = test of auditory discrimination
tad = thioguanine, ara c, daunomycin
tao = thromboangiitis obliterans
tao = triacetyloleandomycin
tap = total acid phosphatase
tap = trypsinogen activation peptide
tapvd = tot anom pulm vn drain
tapvd = total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
tbg = thyroglobulin
tbg = thyroxine binding globulin
tbw = tension band wiring
tbw = total body water
tca = total colonic aganglionosis
tca = tricyclic antidepressant
tcpc = tot cavopul conn opns
tcpc = total cavopulmonary connection operations
tcre = transcerv resec endom
tcre = transcervical resection endometrium
tcs = tetrachlorsalicylanilide
tcs = treacher collins syndrome
tdi = toluene di isocyanate
tdi = toluene diisocyanate
tee = thoracic expansion exercises
tee = transesophageal echocardiogram
temp = tamoxifen, etoposide, mitoxantrone, platinol
temp = temperature
tfr = total fertility rate
tfr = transferrin receptor
tft = thyroid function test
tft = thyroid function tests
tga = transient global amnesia
tga = transposition of great arteries
tgf = t cell growth factor
tgf = transforming growth factor
tha = tetrahydroaminoacridine
tha = total hip arthroplasty
thc = tetrahydrocannabinol
thc = tetrahydrocortisol
thf = tetrahydrocortisol
thf = tetrahydrofuran
tip = terminal interphalangeal
tip = time of inspiratory pause
tiss = therapeutic intervention scoring system
tiss = tissue
tka = through knee amputation
tka = total knee arthroplasty
tla = three letter abbreviation
tla = translumbar aortogram
tmd = trimethadione
tmd = tympanic membrane displacement test
tmj = temporomandibular joint
tmj = temporomandibular joint
tmt = tarsometatarsal
tmt = trail making test
tni = total nodal irradiation
tni = troponin
tns = transcut nerve stimulatn
tns = transcutaneous nerve stimulation
to = tubal occlusion
to = tubo oophorectomy
tof = tetralogy of fallot
tof = tracheo esophageal fistula
tol = trial of labor
tol = trial of labour
tpc = papillary carcinoma of thyroid
tpc = treatment planning conference
tpi = treponema pallidum immobilization
tpi = trigger point injection
tpo = thrombopoietin
tpo = thyroid peroxidase
tpr = temperature
tpr = temperature pulse respiration
tra = trans retinoic acid
tra = tretinoin
trap = tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
trap = thioguanine, rubidomycin, ara c, prednisone
trf = t cell replacing factor
trf = thyrotropin releasing factor
trh = thyrotrophin releasing hormone
trh = thyrotropin releasing hormone
trk = transketolase
trk = tyrosine kinase genes
trna = transfer ribonucleic acid
trna = transfer rna
trng = tetracycline resistant neisseria gonorrheae
trng = tetracycline resistant neisseria gonorrhoeae
trps = tricho rhino phalangeal syndrome
trps = trichorhinophalangeal syndrome
tsa = test of syntactic abilities
tsa = testicular sperm aspiration
tsr = loosening of total shoulder replacement
tsr = total shoulder replacement
ttnb = transient tachypnea of newborn
ttnb = transthorcic needle biopsy
tvh = total vaginal hysterectomy
tvh = transvaginal hysterectomy
tvr = tricuspid valve repair
tvr = tricuspid valve replacement
twv = cochlear traveling wave velocity measurement
twv = cochlear travelling wave velocity measurement
u = unit
u = uranium
uc = ulcerative colitis
uc = uterine contractions
ucb = unconjugated bilirubin
ucb = university of california, berkeley
udp = uridine diphosphate
udp = uridyl diphosphate
ug = microgram
ug = upward gaze
ui = urinary incontinence
ui = urotensin i
uk = united kingdom
uk = urokinase
uln = ulnar
uln = upper limit of normal
umnl = upper motor neur lesion
umnl = upper motor neurone lesion
ump = uridine monophosphate
ump = uridyl monophosphate
uo = ureteric orifice
uo = urine output
up = universal precautions
up = ureteropelvic
ur = upper right
ur = urine
usa = united states of america
usa = unstable angina
uso = unilat salpingo oophorec
uso = unilateral salpingo oophorectomy
usp = ubiquitin specific protease
usp = united states pharmacopeia
uss = ultrasound scan
uss = ureterosigmoidostomy
uvc = ultraviolet c
uvc = umbilical vein catheter
uvf = ureterovaginal fistula
uvf = urethrovaginal fistula
uwsd = ins underwat seal drain
uwsd = insertion of underwater seal drain
va/q = ventilation/perfusion
va/q = ventilation/perfusion ratio
vaps = visual analog pain scale
vaps = visual analogue pain scale
var = variant
var = visual acuity right
vas = visual analog scale
vas = visual analogue scale
vb = venous blood
vb = vinblastine
vbc = vepesid, bcnu, cyclophosphamide
vbc = vinblastine, bleomycin, cisplatin
vbd = vertebral bone density
vbd = vinblastine, bleomycin, ddp
vcp = ctx pred vcr
vcp = vocal cord palsy
vcr = videocassette recorder
vcr = vincristine
ve = vaginal exam
ve = visual efficiency
vep = visual evoked potential
vep = visual evoked potential
vin = vinculin
vin = vulval intraepithelial neoplasia
vipoma = tumor of vip secreting cells
vipoma = vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumor
vit = vital
vit = vitamin
vlf = very low fat diet
vlf = very low fat spread
vma = vanillyl mandelic acid
vma = vanillylmandelic acid
vmin = minute volume
vmin = ventilator delivered minute volume
vo2 = maximum oxygen uptake
vo2 = oxygen uptake
vod = venous occlusive disease
vod = vision right eye
vpb = ventricular premature beats
vpb = vinblastine, platinol, bleomycin
vpf = vascular permeability factor
vpf = vascular permeability factor
vsa = vital signs absent
vsa = voice skills assessment
vss = vertical sub sigmoid split mandibular osteotomy
vss = vital signs stable
w/u = work up
w/u = workup
wa = washington
wa = wide awake
wbc = white blood cell
wbc = white blood cell count
wc = wheelchair
wc = whooping cough
we = western encephalomyelitis
we = wide excision
wisc = wechsler intelligence scale for children
wisc = wisconsin
wn = well nourished
wn = west nile fever
wnd = wilson disease
wnd = wound
wnl = we never looked
wnl = within normal limits
wpw = wolff parkinson white
wpw = wolff parkinson white
wr = wassermann reaction
wr = weight reducing diet
xr = x ray
xr = xylose reductase
xray = x ray exam
xray = x rays
xri = x linked recessive ichthyosis
xri = x linked recessive ichthyosis
xs = excessive alcohol consumption
xs = excessive ethanol consumption
xt = exotrophia
xt = exotropia
yag = type of laser
yag = yttrium aluminum garnet laser
zdv = zidovudine
zdv = zidovudine
aas = aarskog scott syndrome
aas = aortic arch syndrome
aas = atlantoaxial subluxation
aat = aachen aphasia test
aat = alpha 1 antitrypsin
aat = alpha antitrypsin
abc = aneurysmal bone cyst
abc = apnea bradycardia cyanosis
abc = aspiration biopsy cytology
abg = aortic bifurcation graft
abg = aortobifemoral graft
abg = arterial blood gas
abv = actinomycin d, bleomycin, vincristine
abv = adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine
abv = bleo dox vbl
aca = adenocarcinoma
aca = anterior cerebral artery
aca = anti cardiolipin antibody
acca = adenylate cyclase constitutive activator
acca = adrenal cortical carcinoma
acca = adrenocortical carcinoma
ach = acetylcholine
ach = achondroplasia
ach = adrenal cortical hormone
acm = aclacinomycin a
acm = adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate
acm = arnold chiari malformation
act = actinomycin
act = activated clotting time
act = acute coronary thrombosis
acv = acyclovir
acv = airway closing volume
acv = aplasia of cerebellar vermis
adh = alcohol dehydrogenase
adh = antidiuretic hormone
adh = antidiuretic hormone
adm = administration
adm = administrator
adm = admission
ae = acrodermatitis enteropathica
ae = aeronautical engineer
ae = agricultural engineer
aef = allogenic effect factor
aef = amyloid enhancing factor
aef = aryepiglottic fold
ags = adrenogenital syndrome
ags = alagille syndrome
ags = audiogenic seizure
agt = activity group therapy
agt = aminoglutethimide
agt = antiglobulin test
aim = abnormal involuntary movement
aim = activation inducer molecule
aim = asparaginase, ifosfamide, methotrexate
aka = above knee amputation
aka = alcoholic ketoacidosis
aka = also known as
ala = alanine
ala = aminolevulinic acid
ala = amoebic liver abscess
ami = acute myocardial infarct
ami = acute mesenteric ischemia
ami = autobiographical memory interview
amt = abbreviated mental test
amt = amount
amt = anxiety management training
ann = annual
ann = annulus
ann = artificial neural networks
ant = alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia
ant = anterior
ant = anterior
aob = acetone on breath
aob = alcohol on breath
aob = anterior open bite
aom = acute otitis media
aom = arthroophthalmopathy, hereditary progressive
aom = azoxymethane
apa = american psychological association
apa = aminopenicillanic acid
apa = antiphospholipid antibody
aph = alkaline phosphatase
aph = antepartum hemorrhage
aph = aphasia
apl = abductor pollicis longus
apl = acute promyelocytic leukemia
apl = adjustable pressure limiting valve
ari = acute renal insufficiency
ari = acute respiratory infection
ari = acute respiratory infection
at = antithrombin
at = astatine
at = audiology technician
atp = adenosine triphosphate
atp = advanced technology program
atp = azathioprine
ats = alport syndrome
ats = anti tetanus serum
ats = arteriosclerosis
ava = antiviral antibody
ava = aortic valve area
ava = aortic valve atresia
b = bath
b = behavior
b = brother
bcg = bacille calmette guerin
bcg = ballistocardiogram
bcg = bromocresol green
bcp = basal cell papilloma
bcp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
bcp = birth control pill
bcs = battered child syndrome
bcs = breast conservation surgery
bcs = budd chiari syndrome
bdp = beclomethasone dipropionate
bdp = benzodiazepine
bdp = bronchopulmonary dysplasia
bh = birth history
bh = breathholding
bh = bronchial hyperreactivity
bhcg = beta human chorionic gonadotrophin
bhcg = beta human chorionic gonadotrophin
bhcg = beta human chorionic gonadotropin
bmd = becker muscular dystrophy
bmd = best macular dystrophy
bmd = bone mineral density
bof = birds of a feather
bof = branchiooculofacial syndrome
bof = broncho esophageal fistula
bop = bcnu, oncovin, prednisone
bop = bleeding on probing
bop = bleomycin, oncovin, platinol
bpm = beats per minute
bpm = breaths per minute
bpm = brompheniramine maleate
bra = bilateral renal agenesis
bra = bite raising appliance
bra = brain
bse = bovine spongiform encephalopathy
bse = breast self examination
bse = mad cow disease
bso = bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
bso = bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy
bso = buthionine sulfoximine
bu = bethesda unit
bu = bilirubin
bu = busulfan
bw = birth weight
bw = body weight
bw = dental bitewing x ray
c-anca =
c-anca = anti neutrophil cytoplasm
c-anca = cytoplasm and neutrophil antibody
cai = cancer attitude inventory
cai = carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
cai = computer assisted instruction
cal = calorie
cal = calorie
cal = chronic airflow limitation
calc = calcium
calc = calculated
calc = calculus
cao = chronic airflow obstruction
cao = coronary artery occlusion
cao = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, oncovin
cbg = capillary blood gas
cbg = coronary bypass graft
cbg = corticosteroid binding globulin
ccd = central core disease
ccd = childhood celiac disease
ccd = cleidocranial dysplasia
ccs = clear cell sarcoma
ccs = corticosteroids
ccs = cronkhite canada syndrome
cdc = carboplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide
cdc = centers for disease control
cdc = centers for disease control and prevention
cdh = congenital diaphragmatic hernia
cdh = congenital dislocation of the hip
cdh = congenital displasia of hip
cdr = children disability register
cdr = clinical dementia rating scale
cdr = complementarity determining region
cep = ccnu, etoposide, prednimustine
cep = congenital erythropoietic porphyria
cep = cyclophosphamide, etoposide, platinol
ces = cat eye syndrome
ces = compliance effective status
ces = compulsive eating scale
cfm = cerebral function analysing monitor
cfm = closed face mask
cfm = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, mitoxantrone
chf = congestive heart failure
chf = crimean hemorrhagic fever
chf = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, 5 fluorouracil
chl = chloroform
chl = conductive hearing loss
chl = crown heel length
cia = balloon angioplasty of the common iliac artery
cia = ccnu, ifosfamide, adriamycin
cia = common iliac artery
cii = cranial nerve ii
cii = second cranial nerve
cii = type ii collagen
cld = chronic liver disease
cld = chronic lung disease
cld = congenital lactase deficiency
cle = columnar lined esophagus
cle = congenital lobar emphysema
cle = continuous lumbar epidural
cll = chronic lymphatic leukemia
cll = chronic lymphocytic leukemia
cll = chronic lymphocytic leukemia
cme = continuing medical education
cme = cystoid macular edema
cme = cystoid macular edema
cmt = catechol methyltransferase
cmt = cervical motion tenderness
cmt = charcot marie tooth
cont = continent
cont = continuous
cont = contractions
cop = change of plaster
cop = cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis
cop = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
cox = cyclooxygenase
cox = cytochrome c oxidase
cox = cytochrome oxidase
cppd = calcium pyrophosphate deposition
cppd = calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
cppd = chest percussion and post drainage
crp = c reactive protein
crp = creatine phosphate
crp = cyclic amp receptor protein
csf = cerebral spinal fluid
csf = cerebrospinal fluid
csf = colony stimulating factor
csp = circumsporozoite protein
csp = cyclosporine
csp = cysteine string protein
ctev = congen talip equinovar
ctev = congenital talipes equinovarus
ctev = posteromedial release of calcaneotalar equinovarus
ctr = carpal tunnel release
ctr = center
ctr = central
cu = cause unknown
cu = copper
cu = copper
cvb = ccnu, vinblastine, bleomycin
cvb = chorionic villi biopsy
cvb = chorionic villus biopsy
cvd = cardiovascular disease
cvd = cerebrovascular disease
cvd = cisplatin, vinblastine, dacarbazine
cvp = central venous pressure
cvp = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone
cvp = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
cvpp = ccnu, vinblastine, prednisone, procarbazine
cvpp = cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
cvpp = lomustine prednisone procarbazine vinblastine
cwp = centimeters of water pressure
cwp = coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
cwp = cotton wool pledget
cy = cyanogen
cy = cyclophosphamide
cy = cyclophosphamide
d/c = diarrhea constipation
d/c = discharge
d/c = discontinue
ddc = dedeoxycytidine
ddc = dideoxycytidine
ddc = dopa decarboxylase
dev = development
dev = deviant
dev = deviation
dha = dehydroepiandrosterone
dha = docosahexaenoic acid
dha = docosahexanoic acid
dhe = dental health education
dhe = dihematoporphyrin ether
dhe = dihydroergotamine
dht = dihydrotestosterone
dht = dihydrotestosterone
dht = dihydroxytryptamine
dic = dacarbazine
dic = disseminated intravascular coagulation
dic = disseminated intravascular coagulation
dma = dimethylamine
dma = dimethylaniline
dma = dimethylarsinic acid
dnm = daunomycin
dnm = daunorubicin
dnm = desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma
dox = doxifluridine
dox = doxorubicin
dox = doxycycline
dpa = diphenylamine
dpa = dorsalis pedis artery
dpa = dual photon absorptiometry
dpg = 2,3 diphosphoglycerate
dpg = diphosphoglycerate
dpg = dysplasminogenemia
dpi = dietary protein intake
dpi = diphenylene iodonium
dpi = dry powder inhaler
drg = diagnosis related groups
drg = diagnostic related group
drg = dorsal root ganglion
dsd = detrusor and sphincter dyssynergia
dsd = detrusor sphincter dyssynergia
dsd = developmental speech disorder
dsm = diagnostic and statistical manual
dsm = diagnostic and statistical manual
dsm = dried skimmed milk
dss = dengue shock syndrome
dss = dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
dss = docusate sodium
dz = diazepam
dz = disease
dz = dizygotic
eac = epithelioma adenoides cysticum
eac = erythema annulari centrifugum
eac = external auditory canal
eap = electroacupuncture
eap = epiallopregnanolone
eap = etoposide, adriamycin, platinol
ecm = erythema chronicum migrans
ecm = external cardiac massage
ecm = extracellular matrix
ecs = electrocerebral silence
ecs = electroconvulsive shock
ecs = endocervical scrape
ei = electrolyte imbalance
ei = enzyme inhibitor
ei = extensor indicis
ema = endomysial antibodies
ema = epithelial membrane antigen
ema = ethylmalonic acid
emb = embryo
emb = embryology
emb = endomyocardial biopsy
emc = encephalomyocarditis
emc = essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
emc = extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma
emg = electromyogram
emg = electromyograph
emg = electromyography
es = einsteinium
es = electrical stimulation
es = embryonic stem
fh = family history
fh = family history, fetal heart
fh = fundal height
fhs = fetal heart sounds
fhs = fetal hydantoin syndrome
fhs = fetal hydantoin syndrome
fmd = facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
fmd = fibromuscular dysplasia
fmd = frontometaphyseal dysplasia
fos = fbj murine osteosarcoma oncogene
fos = fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy
fos = full of stool
gb = gallbladder
gb = great britain
gb = guillain barre
gbs = gallbladder series
gbs = group b streptococcus
gbs = guillain barre syndrome
gip = gastric inhibitory peptide
gip = gastric inhibitory polypeptide
gip = giant cell interstitial pneumonitis
gs = gallstone
gs = gardner syndrome
gs = geriatric screening
gsr = galvanic skin response
gsr = generalized shwartzman reaction
gsr = glutathione reductase
gtp = glutamyl transpeptidase
gtp = guanosine 5 triphosphate
gtp = guanosine triphosphate
haa = hepatitis a antibody
haa = hepatitis associated antigen
haa = hepatitis australian antigen
hb = heart beat
hb = heart block
hb = hemoglobin
hbo = hyperbaric oxygen
hbo = hyperbaric oxygenation
hbo = oxyhemoglobin
hep = heparin
hep = hepatectomy
hep = hepatitis
hl = hallux limitus
hl = hearing level
hl = hearing loss
hpa = haemangiopericytoma
hpa = hemangiopericytoma
hpa = hemangiopericytoma
hrf = hepatorenal failure
hrf = histamine releasing factor
hrf = homologous restriction factor
hsg = hysterosalpingogram
hsg = hysterosalpingogram
hsg = hysterosalpingography
hz = herpes zoster
hz = hertz
hz = hertz
i&o = in & out
i&o = intake and output
i&o = intake and output
ibs = immunoblastic sarcoma
ibs = intraoperative blood salvage
ibs = irritable bowel syndrome
ica = internal carotid artery
ica = invalid care allowance
ica = islet cell antibody
icm = image cytometry
icm = intracellular membrane
icm = ischemic cardiomyopathy
ics = immotile cilia syndrome
ics = intercostal space
ics = intercostal space
ida = iminodiacetic acid
ida = iron deficiency anaemia
ida = iron deficiency anemia
idu = idoxuridine
idu = injecting drug user
idu = intravenous drug user
ifa = immunofluorescence assay
ifa = incomplete freund’s adjuvant
ifa = intrinsic factor antibody
ifi = idiopathic faecal incontinence
ifi = idiopathic fecal incontinence
ifi = indirect immunofluorescence
il = interleukin
il = intralesional
il = intralipids
ima = inferior meatal antrostomy
ima = inferior mesenteric artery
ima = internal mammary artery
iol = induction of labour
iol = insertion of intraocular lens
iol = intraocular lens
ipd = idiopathic parkinson’s disease
ipd = inflammatory pelvic disease
ipd = intermittent peritoneal dialysis
it = industrial therapy
it = inferior turbinate
it = intrathecal
itp = idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
itp = immune thrombocytopenic purpura
itp = inosine triphosphate
ivc = inferior vena cava
ivc = inspiratory vital capacity
ivc = intravenous cholangiogram
ivp = intravenous pyelogram
ivp = intraventricular pressure
ivp = iv push
jpd = juvenile periodontitis
jpd = juvenile plantar dermatosis
jpd = periodontitis, juvenile
lb = large bowel
lb = long buccal
lb = pound
lcm = laser capture microdissection
lcm = left costal margin
lcm = lymphocytic choriomeningitis
lfd = large for dates
lfd = low fat diet
lfd = low forceps delivery
lg = large
lg = leg
lg = lymphomatoid granulomatosis
lh = left handed
lh = luteinizing hormone
lh = luteinizing hormone
li = lacunar infarction
li = large intestine
li = lithium
lim = limitation
lim = limited
lim = line isolation monitor
lk = lamellar keratoplasty
lk = low potassium diet
lk = lymphokine
lma = laryngeal mask airway
lma = left mentum anterior
lma = locomotor activity
lmp = last menstrual period
lmp = left mentoposterior
lmp = lumbar puncture
lmp = low malignant potential
lob = lateral openbite
lob = lobular
lob = loss of balance
los = length of stay
los = lower esophageal segment
los = lower oesophageal segment
lpa = abnormal origin of left pulmonary artery
lpa = left pulmonary artery
lpa = lysophosphatidic acid
lpd = low protein diet
lpd = lymphoproliferative disease
lpd = lymphoproliferative disorder
lpi = laser peripheral iridotomy
lpi = long process of incus
lpi = lysinuric protein intolerance
lps = levat palpebr superioris
lps = levator palpebrae superioris
lps = lipopolysaccharide
lscs = lower segment caesarean section
lscs = lower segment cesarean section
lscs = lower segment cs
lsd = d lysergic acid
lsd = letterer siwe disease
lsd = lysergic acid diethylamide
ltp = l tryptophan
ltp = laser trabeculoplasty
ltp = long term potentiation
lu = left upper
lu = lung acupuncture points
lu = lutetium
lul = left upper eyelid
lul = left upper lip
lul = left upper lobe
lvp = left ventricular pressure
lvp = levator veli palatini
lvp = lysine vasopressin
maa = methacrylic acid
maa = methoxyacetic acid
maa = methylarsonic acid
mbp = maltose binding protein
mbp = mean blood pressure
mbp = myelin basic protein
mcv = mean cell volume
mcv = mean corpuscular volume
mcv = mean corpuscular volume
me = medical examiner
me = middle ear
me = myalgic encephalomyelitis
mep = maximum expiratory pressure
mep = motor end plate
mep = motor evoked potential
met = metabolic
met = metastasis
met = metatarsal
meth = methamphetamine
meth = methedrine
meth = methicillin
mfs = marfan syndrome
mfs = motive for smoking scale
mfs = motives for smoking scale
mic = microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma
mic = minimum inhibitory concentration
mic = minimum inhibitory concentration
mj = machado joseph disease
mj = marijuana
mj = megajoule
mma = methyl malonic acid
mma = methylmalonic aciduria
mma = middle meatal antrostomy
mono = monocyte
mono = monocytes
mono = mononucleosis
mpa = medroxyprogesterone acetate
mpa = methylprednisolone acetate
mpa = mycophenolic acid
mtb = marituba fever
mtb = miliary tuberculosis
mtb = mycobacterium tuberculosis
mtc = medullary thyroid cancer
mtc = medullary thyroid carcinoma
mtc = mitomycin c
mtp = medical termination of pregnancy
mtp = metatarsophalangeal joint
mtp = microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
mva = mitral valve annuloplasty
mva = motor vehicle accident
mva = motor vehicle traffic accident
naa = naphthaleneacetic acid
naa = neutral amino acid
naa = nonallergic asthma
nb = neuroblastoma
nb = newborn
nb = nota bene
ned = nedocromil sodium
ned = neuroectodermal dysplasia
ned = no evidence of disease
neu = neuraminidase
neu = neurilemma
neu = receptor erbb 2
nf = national formulary
nf = neck flexion
nf = neurofibromatosis
nl = nasolabial fold
nl = neuroleptic
nl = normal
nld = necrobiosis lipoidica
nld = necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
nld = operation on nasolacrimal duct
nod = naito oyanagi disease
nod = nodular
nod = not otherwise designated
ntg = nitroglycerin
ntg = nitroglycerine
ntg = nontoxic goiter
oad = obscure auditory dysfunction
oad = obstructive airway disease
oad = test battery for obscure auditory dysfunction
oct = october
oct = ornithine carbamoyltransferase
oct = oxytocin challenge test
oi = opportunistic infection
oi = opportunistic infections
oi = osteogenesis imperfecta
oto = otolaryngology
oto = otology
oto = otorhinolaryngology
pab = para aminobenzoate
pab = para aminobenzoic acid
pab = premature atrial beat
pat = paroxysm atrial tachycardia
pat = paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
pat = pregnancy at term
pcc = pheochromocytoma
pcc = poison control center
pcc = propionyl coa carboxylase deficiency
pfr = peak flow rate
pfr = pelvic floor repair
pfr = prism fusion range
pgi2 = epoprostenol
pgi2 = prostacyclin
pgi2 = prostaglandin i2
pht = phenytoin
pht = portal hypertension
pht = pulmonary hypertension
pin = penile intraepithelial neoplasia
pin = pressure induced nystagmus
pin = prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
pld = phospholipase d
pld = polycystic liver disease
pld = polymorphic lymphoproliferative disorder
ple = polymorphic light eruption
ple = polymorphous light eruption
ple = protein losing enteropathy
pmd = pelizaeus merzbacher disease
pmd = private medical doctor
pmd = progressive muscular dystrophy
pnd = paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
pnd = perinatal death
pnd = postnasal drip
poa = pancreatic oncofetal antigen
poa = preoptic area
poa = primary optic atrophy
pop = applying plaster of paris
pop = persistent occipitoposterior position
pop = plaster of paris
post = peritoneal ovum and sperm transfer
post = post mortem
post = posterior
pph = parts per hundred
pph = postpartum hemorrhage
pph = primary pulmonary hypertension
prp = pityriasis rubra pilaris
prp = platelet rich plasma
prp = prion protein
ptt = part thromboplastin time
ptt = partial thromboplastin time
ptt = prothrombin time
ptx = pentoxifylline
ptx = picrotoxinin
ptx = pneumothorax
pur = polyurethane
pur = purple
pur = purulent
pvc = polyvinyl chloride
pvc = premature ventricular complex
pvc = premature ventricular contraction
rca = renal cell carcinoma
rca = right carotid artery
rca = right coronary artery
rcc = red cell cast
rcc = renal cell carcinoma
rcc = right coronary cusp
rcs = renal coloboma syndrome
rcs = repeat cesarean section
rcs = reticulum cell sarcoma
rem = rapid eye movement
rem = real ear measurement
rem = reticular erythematous mucinosis
resp = respiration
resp = respirations
resp = respondent
rg = radical gastrectomy
rg = reactive gastritis
rg = retinal ganglion
rip = raised intracranial pressure
rip = reflex inhibiting patterning
rip = reflex inhibiting posture
rop = removal of plaster
rop = retinopathy of prematurity
rop = right occipital posterior
rsa = republic of south africa
rsa = right sacroanterior position
rsa = right subclavian artery
rst = rapid screening test
rst = right sacral transverse position
rst = rubrospinal tract
rsv = human respiratory syncytial virus
rsv = respiratory syncytial virus
rsv = rous sarcoma virus
rvf = rectovaginal fistula
rvf = rift valley fever
rvf = right ventricular failure
s = second
s = sound
s = without
s/r = schizophrenic reaction
s/r = sinus rhythm
s/r = surgical removal of tooth
s3 = third heart sound
s3 = third sacral nerve
s3 = third sacral vertebra
sab = spontaneous abortion
sab = subacromial bursa
sab = subarachnoid block
sbp = spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
sbp = sulfobromophthalein
sbp = systolic blood pressure
sce = school of continuing education
sce = sister chromatid exchange
sce = specialized columnar epithelium
scl = scleroderma
scl = serum copper level
scl = symptom checklist
scm = scalene muscle
scm = steatocystoma multiplex
scm = sternocleidomastoid
sdh = sorbitol dehydrogenase
sdh = subdural hematoma
sdh = succinate dehydrogenase
sec = second
sec = secretary
sec = superficial esophageal carcinoma
sfa = saturated fatty acid
sfa = soundfield audiometry
sfa = superficial femoral artery
sfd = fetus small for dates
sfd = small for dates baby
sfd = sorsby fundus dystrophy
sh = serum hepatitis
sh = social history
sh = sulfhydryl
slt = slight
slt = speech and language therapist
slt = synonym learning test
smr = severe mental retardation
smr = skeletal muscle relaxant
smr = submucous resection
spf = s phase fraction
spf = specific pathogen free
spf = stuart prower factor
sph = spherical
sph = spheroid
sph = sphingomyelin
spm = scapuloperoneal myopathy
spm = spermine
spm = sphingomyelin
sq = squalene
sq = square
sq = subcutaneous
srh = single radial hemolysis
srh = slow reversal hold technique
srh = somatotropin releasing hormone
std = sexually transmitted disease
std = sodium tetradecyl
std = standard
sx = signs
sx = surgery
sx = symptoms
t&a = tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
t&a = tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
t&a = tonsils and adenoids, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
tab = tablet
tab = temporal artery biopsy
tab = therapeutic abortion
tbm = tobramycin
tbm = tuberculous meningitis
tbm = tubular basement membrane
tcm = tetrachloromethane
tcm = traditional chinese medicine
tcm = transitional cell metaplasia
tdt = terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
tdt = terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase
tdt = tone decay test
tea = thromboendarterectomy
tea = through elbow amputation
tea = total elbow arthroplasty
tet = tetracycline
tet = tetrology of fallot
tet = tubal embryo transfer
ther = therapeutic
ther = therapy
ther = thermometer
thp = tetrahydropapaveroline
thp = total hip replacement
thp = trihexphenidyl
tia = transient ischaem attack
tia = transient ischaemic attack
tia = transient ischemic attack
uf = ultrafiltration
uf = ultrafine
uf = uterus firm
vac = cyclophosphamide dactinomycin vincristine
vac = vaccine
vac = vacuum
vc = vein cuff
vc = vincristine
vc = vital capacity
vi = six
vi = vaginal irrigation
vi = virgo intacta
vip = vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
vip = vepesid, ifosfamide, platinol
vip = voluntary interruption of pregnancy
wb = weber
wb = weight bearing
wb = whole blood
wf = walking frame
wf = white female
wf = wistar furth rat
wms = wechsler memory scale
wms = weill marchesani syndrome
wms = williams syndrome
wss = neurofibromatosis gene
wss = weaver smith syndrome
wss = wrinkly skin syndrome
wt = weight
wt = weight
wt = wilms tumor
xp = exophoria
xp = transplant
xp = xeroderma pigmentosum
zn = ziehl neelsen
zn = zinc
zn = zinc
ab = abdominal
ab = abortion
ab = antibody
ab = asthmatic bronchitis
abl = abetalipoproteinaemia
abl = abetalipoproteinemia
abl = african burkitt’s lymphoma
abl = angioblastic lymphadenopathy
abo = a system of classifying blood groups by a or b antibody
abo = abortion
abo = antibody
abo = bleo mtx vcr
ace = acetylcholinesterase
ace = angiotensin converting enzyme
ace = cyclophosphamide doxorubicin
ace = dipeptidyl peptidase a
acs = american cancer society
acs = american cancer society
acs = anterior tibial compartment syndrome
acs = antireticular cytotoxic serum
adc = acquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complex
adc = adenylate cyclase
adc = adrenal cortex
adc = aids dementia complex
ah = adductor hallucis
ah = alcoholic hepatitis
ah = anterior horn
ah = atypical hyperplasia
alp = alkaline phosphatase
alp = anterior lobe of pituitary
alp = argon laser photocoagulation
alp = atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype
als = advanced life support
als = afferent loop syndrome
als = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
als = antilymphocyte serum
ama = advanced maternal age
ama = against medical advice
ama = american medical association
ama = anti mitochondrial antibody
an = acanthosis nigricans
an = acoustic neuroma
an = anorexia nervosa
an = antenatal
ana = alpha naphthyl esterase
ana = anti nuclear antibody
ana = antinuclear antibody
ana = antinuclear antigen
apd = accessory pancreatic duct
apd = afferent pupillary defect
apd = antipsychotic drug
apd = atrial premature depolarization
apr = abdominoperineal resection of rectum
apr = acute phase reactant
apr = april
apr = auropalpebral reflex
arf = acute renal failure
arf = acute renal failure
arf = acute respiratory failure
arf = acute rheumatic fever
as = angelman syndrome
as = aortic stenosis
as = arteriosclerosis
as = auris sinestra
bac = bacterial artificial chromosome
bac = blood alcohol concentration
bac = bronchioalveolar carcinoma
bac = bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
bal = blood alcohol level
bal = british anti lewisite
bal = bronchoalveolar lavage
bal = dimercaprol
be = bacterial endocarditis
be = barium enema
be = base excess
be = below elbow
biol = biologic
biol = biological
biol = biologist
biol = biology
bp = base pair
bp = blood pressure
bp = boiling point
bp = bullous pemphigoid
bpd = biparietal diameter
bpd = bipolar disorder
bpd = borderline personality disorder
bpd = bronchopulmonary dysplasia
bv = bacterial vaginosis
bv = binocular vision
bv = blood vessel
bv = blood volume
cat = combined approach tympanoplasty
cat = common arterial trunk
cat = computerised axial tomography
cat = cytosine arabinoside, adriamycin, 6 thioguanine
cea = carcinoembryonic antigen
cea = carcinoembryonic antigen
cea = carotid endarterectomy
cea = cultured epithelial autograft
chem = chemical
chem = chemist
chem = chemistry
chem = chemotherapy
cmp = cardiomyopathy
cmp = ccnu, methotrexate, procarbazine
cmp = chondromalacia patella
cmp = cytidine monophosphate
co = carbon monoxide
co = cardiac output
co = cobalt
co = coenzyme
cpc = choroid plexus cyst
cpc = chronic passive congestion
cpc = clinicopathologic conference
cpc = cyclophosphamide, platinol, carboplatin
cpdd = altretamine cisplatin cyclophosphamide doxorubicin
cpdd = calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
cpdd = cis platinum diamminedichloride
cpdd = cis-platinum compound
cpr = c reactive protein
cpr = cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cpr = cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cpr = computerized patient record
cps = carbamoyl phosphate synthase deficiency
cps = cardiopulmonary support
cps = child protective services
cps = cycles per second
csa = central sleep apnea
csa = child sexual abuse
csa = compressed spectral array
csa = cyclosporin a
csg = cell surface glycoprotein
csg = chronic simple glaucoma
csg = chronic superficial gastritis
csg = cyclosporin g
ctd = carpal tunnel decompression
ctd = close to death
ctd = congenital thymic dysplasia
ctd = connective tissue disease
cva = cerebral vascular accident
cva = cerebrovascular accident
cva = costovertebral angle
cva = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin
cvi = carboplatin, vepesid, ifosfamide, mesnex uroprotection
cvi = cardiovascular insufficiency
cvi = cerebral vascular insufficiency
cvi = common variable immunodeficiency
cw = compared with
cw = consistent with
cw = continuous wave
cw = cotton wool
cyc = cyclazocine
cyc = cyclophosphamide
cyc = cyclotron
cyc = cytoxan
dat = daunomycin, ara c, 6 thioguanine
dat = dementia alzheimer type
dat = diet as tolerated
dat = direct antiglobulin test
dca = deoxycholic acid
dca = dichloroacetate
dca = dichloroacetic acid
dca = directional coronary atherectomy
dcc = day care center
dcc = deleted in colon cancer
dcc = dextran coated charcoal
dcc = find out the correct term
dds = dapsone
dds = denys drash syndrome
dds = diaminodiphenylsulfone
dds = doctor of dental surgery
dh = dehydrocholic acid
dh = dehydrogenase
dh = delayed hypersensitivity
dh = dermatitis herpetiformis
dle = diath loop excis, cervix
dle = diathermy loop excision of cervix
dle = discoid lupus erythematosus
dle = disseminated lupus erythematosis
e = ecstasy
e = energy
e = expectation
e = without
eaa = essential amino acid
eaa = essential amino acid
eaa = excitatory amino acid
eaa = extrinsic allergic alveolitis
eb = endobronchial biopsy
eb = endometrial biopsy
eb = epidermolysis bullosa
eb = external beam radiotherapy
eba = epidermoly bull acquisit
eba = epidermolysis bullosa acquisata
eba = ethoxybenzoic acid dental cement
eba = orthoethoxybenzoic acid
ec = ejection click
ec = endothelial cell
ec = escherichia coli
ec = extracranial
emp = emphysema
emp = estramustine phosphate
emp = extramammary paget’s disease
emp = extramedullary plasmacytoma
eph = edema, proteinuria and hypertension of pregnancy
eph = edema/prot/hyper, preg
eph = oedema, proteinuria and hypertension of pregnancy
eph = oedema/prot/hyper, preg
era = electric response audiometry
era = enteric reactive arthritis
era = estroadiol receptor assay
era = evoked response audiometry
ext = extension
ext = external
ext = extract
ext = extremities
facs = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, streptozocin
facs = fluorescence activated cell sorter
facs = fluorescence activated cell sorting
facs = fluorescent activated cell sorting
fbs = fasting blood sugar
fbs = fasting blood sugar
fbs = fetal blood sampling
fbs = foreign body sensation
fe = female
fe = ferret
fe = fried egg
fe = iron
fem = female
fem = feminine
fem = femoral
fem = femur
fet = fetal
fet = forced expiration technique
fet = frozen embryo transfer
fet = tremor, familial essential
ffa = forefoot adductus
ffa = free fatty acid
ffa = free fatty acids
ffa = freefield audiometry
fr = father
fr = france
fr = francium
fr = french
ft = feet
ft = foot
ft = full term
ft = full thickness burn
fu = 5fluorouracil
fu = fluorouracil
fu = follow up
fu = full upper denture
gst = glucagon stimulation test
gst = glucagon stimulatn test
gst = glutathion s transferase
gst = glutathione s transferase
hhs = health and human services
hhs = hearing handicap scale
hhs = hexuronyl hexosaminoglycan sulfate
hhs = hyperkinetic heart syndrome
hht = head halter traction
hht = hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
hht = hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
hht = hydroxyheptadecatrienoic acid
hmg = 3 hydroxy 3 methyl glutarate
hmg = high mobility group
hmg = human menopausal gonadotropin
hmg = menopausal gonadotropin
ho = hernial orifice
ho = holmium
ho = house officer
ho = hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
iaa = imidazoleacetic acid
iaa = indoleacetic acid
iaa = interrupted aortic arch
iaa = iodoacetic acid
iec = intraepidermal carcinoma
iec = intraepidermal carcinoma of skin
iec = intraepithelial carcinoma
iec = ion exchange chromatography
if = immunofixation
if = immunofluorescence
if = internal fixation
if = intrinsic factor
im = infectious mononucleosis
im = intramedullary
im = intramuscular
im = invasive mole
imi = imipramine
imi = impending myocardial infarction
imi = inferior myocardial infarction
imi = intramuscular injection
imp = impression
imp = improved
imp = inosine monophosphate
imp = inpatient multidimensional psychiatric
ir = immune response
ir = inferior rectus
ir = internal rotation
ir = iridium
is = ileal segment
is = incentive spirometry
is = inhalation sedation
is = intercostal space
ist = immunosuppressive therapy
ist = insulin shock therapy
ist = insulin stress test
ist = insulin suppression test
j = joint
j = joule
j = joules
j = journal
lam = l asparaginase, methotrexate
lam = laminated
lam = laminectomy
lam = lymphangioleiomyomatosis
lca = left coronary artery
lca = leucocyte common antigen
lca = leukocyte common antigen
lca = lithocholic acid
le = discoid lupus erythematosus
le = left eye
le = lower extremities
le = lower extremity
lll = left lower lid
lll = left lower limb
lll = left lower lip
lll = left lower lobe
lo = lateral oblique
lo = lens opacity
lo = lockout
lo = low
loa = leave of absence
loa = left occiput anterior
loa = level of activity
loa = looseness of association
loc = laxative of choice
loc = level of consciousness
loc = location
loc = loss of consciousness
lpo = lactoperoxidase
lpo = left posterior oblique
lpo = lipid peroxidation
lpo = lipid peroxide
mar = macrocytic anemia, refractory
mar = march
mar = medication administration record
mar = mixed antiglobulin reaction test
mb = megabase
mb = mother baby
mb = myocardial band
mb = myoglobin
mcl = leiomyoma, multiple cutaneous
mcl = medial collateral ligament
mcl = mid clavicular line
mcl = most comfortable listening level
ml = microlaryngoscopy
ml = midline
ml = milliliter
ml = myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
mlc = midline catheter
mlc = mixed lymphocyte culture
mlc = multileaf collimator
mlc = myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic
mup = major urinary protein
mup = maximum urethral pressure
mup = motor unit potential
mup = mouse urinary protein
mw = maximum voluntary ventilation
mw = midwife
mw = milliwatt
mw = molecular weight
nad = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
nad = nicotine adenine dinucleotide
nad = no abnormality detected
nad = no acute distress
nbs = neuroblastoma
nbs = nijmegen breakage syndrome
nbs = normal bowel sounds
nbs = normal breath sounds
nd = neodymium
nd = non distended
nd = normal delivery
nd = normal delivery
no = nasal obstruction
no = nitric oxide
no = number
no = nutcracker esophagus
npd = narcissistic personality disorder
npd = neodymium pyrocatechin disulfonate
npd = niemann pick disease
npd = no pathologic diagnosis
oca = oculocutaneous albinism
oca = olivopontocerebellar atrophy
oca = oral contraceptive agent
oca = ovarian carcinoma
og = esophagogastrectomy
og = oligodendrocyte
og = onychogryphosis
og = orogastric
pah = para aminohippurate
pah = para aminohippuric acid
pah = phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
pah = polyaromatic hydrocarbon
pcb = polychlorinated biphenyl
pcb = polychlorinated biphenyls
pcb = postcoital bleeding
pcb = procarbazine
pcn = penicillin
pcn = percutaneous nephrolithotomy
pcn = percutaneous nephrostomy
pcn = primary care nurse
pcr = phosphocreatine
pcr = plasma creatinine
pcr = polymerase chain reaction
pcr = protein catabolic rate
pct = papillary thyroid carcinoma
pct = photochemotherapy
pct = porphyria cutanea tarda
pct = prism cover test
peg = percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
peg = pneumoencephalogram
peg = pneumoencephalography
peg = polyethylene glycol
pet = peritoneal equilibration test
pet = positron emission tomography
pet = positron emission tomography
pet = pre eclamptic toxemia
pid = acute pelvic inflammatory disease
pid = pelvic inflammatory disease
pid = pro lapsed intervertebral disc
pid = prolapsed intervertebral disc
pma = phenylmercuric acetate
pma = phorbol myristate acetate
pma = phosphomolybdic acid
pma = progressive muscular atrophy
pmb = parahydroxymercuribenzoate
pmb = platinol, methotrexate, bleomycin
pmb = polymyxin b
pmb = postmenopausal bleeding
pns = carcinoma in situ of postnasal space
pns = parasympathetic nervous system
pns = peripheral nerve stimulator
pns = peripheral nervous system
pps = pelvic pain syndrome
pps = peripheral pulmonary stenosis
pps = popliteal pterygium syndrome
pps = postpump syndrome
ppt = parts per trillion
ppt = pneumoperitoneum
ppt = precipitation
ppt = prolonged prothrombin time
pte = post traumatic epilepsy
pte = post traumatic epilepsy
pte = private
pte = pulmonary thromboembolism
pvs = perivascular space
pvs = persistent vegetative state
pvs = premature ventricular systole
pvs = pulmonary valve stenosis
px = peroxidase
px = physical examination
px = pneumothorax
px = prognosis
rad = radial
rad = radiation
rad = reactive airway disease
rad = right axis deviation
rb = rectal bleeding
rb = retinoblastoma
rb = rio bravo fever
rb = rubidium
rec = fresh
rec = record
rec = recovery
rec = recurrence
rl = right lateral
rl = right leg
rl = right lung
rl = ringer’s lactate
rll = lower lobe of right lung
rll = right lower lid
rll = right lower lip
rll = right lower lobe
rmp = regional medical program
rmp = resting membrane potential
rmp = rifampin
rmp = right mentoposterior
rts = real time scan
rts = rett syndrome
rts = revised trauma score
rts = rubinstein taybi syndrome
rul = right upper lid
rul = right upper lip
rul = right upper lobe
rul = upper lobe of right lung
sah = s adenosyl homocysteine
sah = spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
sah = subarachnoid hemorrhage
sah = systemic arterial hypertension
sap = serum acid phosphatase
sap = serum amyloid p
sap = standardized assessment of personality
sap = systolic arterial pressure
sas = signs & symptoms
sas = sleep apnea syndrome
sas = social adjustment scale
sas = subarachnoid space
sc = scandium
sc = secretory component
sc = sickle cell
sc = subcutaneous
sca = aberrant subclavian artery
sca = selective coronary angiography
sca = subclavian artery
sca = superior cerebellar artery
scd = sequential compression device
scd = sickle cell disease
scd = sudden cardiac death
scd = systemic carnitine deficiency
sci = science
sci = society of chemical industry
sci = spinal cord injury
sci = subcoma insulin
scid = severe combined immunodeficiency
scid = severe combined immunodeficiency disease
scid = severe combined immunologic deficiency
scid = structured clinical interview for dsm iii r
sed = sedimentation
sed = sedimentation
sed = spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
sed = staphylococcal enterotoxin d
sem = scanning electron microscopy
sem = semen
sem = systolic ejection murmur
sem = ves seminal vesicles
sle = saint louis encephalitis
sle = slit lamp examination
sle = st louis encephalitis
sle = systemic lupus erythematosus
sma = smooth muscle antibody
sma = somatomedin a
sma = spinal muscular atrophy
sma = superior mesenteric artery
stm = scanning tunneling microscope
stm = short term memory
stm = streptomycin
stm = subtertian malaria
su = salicyluric acid
su = solar urticaria
su = sulfonamide
su = sulfonylurea
surg = surgeon
surg = surgery
surg = surgery
surg = surgical
tba =
tba = thiobarbituric acid
tba = to be absorbed
tba = to be announced
tbi = tooth brushing instruction
tbi = total body irradiation
tbi = total body irradiation
tbi = traumatic brain injury
tbs = the bethesda system
tbs = to be scheduled
tbs = townes brocks syndrome
tbs = tribromsalicylanilide
tbt = tear break up time
tbt = tracheal bronchial toilet
tbt = transcerv balloon tubopl
tbt = transcervical balloon tuboplasty
tf = tetralogy of fallot
tf = transfer factor
tf = tube feeding
tf = tuning fork
tfm = testic feminisation synd
tfm = testic feminization synd
tfm = testicular feminisation syndrome
tfm = testicular feminization syndrome
thr = therapeutic
thr = threonine
thr = total hip replacement
thr = total prosthetic replacement of hip joint using cement
tibc = serum
tibc = tot iron bind capacity
tibc = total iron binding capacity
tibc = total iron binding capacity
tm = trademark
tm = transcendental meditation
tm = tunicamycin
tm = tympanic membrane
tsp = teaspoon
tsp = total serum protein
tsp = trisodium phosphate
tsp = tropical spastic paraparesis
ttp = thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
ttp = thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
ttp = thymidine triphosphate
ttp = tooth tender to percussion
ue = tooth unerupted
ue = unemployed
ue = upper extremity
ue = urea and electrolytes
vad = implantation of ventricular assist device
vad = vascular dementia
vad = ventricular assist device
vad = vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone
vl = vas ligation
vl = vastus lateralis
vl = visceral leishmaniasis
vl = vision left
aaa = abdominal aortic aneurysm
aaa = abdominal aortic aneurysm
aaa = acquired aplastic anemia
aaa = acute apical abscess
aaa = aromatic amino acid
ada = adenosine deaminase
ada = american dental association
ada = american diabetes association
ada = american dietetic association
ada = americans with disabilities act
ag = anion gap
ag = antigen
ag = atrial gallop
ag = atrophic gastritis
ag = silver
ahf = acute heart failure
ahf = antihemophilic factor
ahf = antihemophilic factor
ahf = argentinian hemorrhagic fever
ahf = argentinian hemorrhagic fever
ald = adrenoleukodystrophy
ald = alcoholic liver disease
ald = aldolase
ald = aldosine
ald = aldosterone
alt = alaniinitransaminaas
alt = alanine aminotransferase
alt = altered
alt = altitude
alt = argon laser trabeculoplasty
asa = acetylsalicylic acid
asa = argininosuccinic acid
asa = aspirin
asa = aspirin
asa = aspirin sensitive asthma
asp = antisocial personality
asp = asparaginase
asp = aspartic acid
asp = l asparaginase
asp = l asparaginase
bc = blood culture
bc = bone conduction
bc = breast cancer
bc = breathing control
bc = bronchogenic carcinoma
bf = black female
bf = blastogenic factor
bf = breast fed
bf = breast feeding
bf = lymphocyte mitogenic factor
bht = blunt head trauma
bht = breath hydrogen test
bht = butyl hydroxytoluene
bht = butylated hydroxytoluene
bht = butylhyroxytoluene
bk = back
bk = band keratopathy
bk = below knee
bk = black
bk = bullous keratopathy
bl = bladder
bl = blood
bl = borderline leprosy
bl = bucolingual
bl = burkitt’s lymphoma
bsp = bone sialoprotein
bsp = bromosulfaphthalein
bsp = bromosulfophthalein
bsp = bromsulphalein
bsp = bromsulphaline
caa = cerebral amyloid angiopathy
caa = chloroacetaldehyde
caa = circulating anodic antigen
caa = constitutional aplastic anemia
caa = coronary artery aneurysm
cad = computer aided detection
cad = coronary artery disease
cad = coronary artery disease
cad = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dacarbazine
cad = cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicin
cag = cholangiogram
cag = cholangiography
cag = chronic atrophic gastritis
cag = coronary angiography
cag = coronary artery graft
ce = california encephalitis
ce = capillary electrophoresis
ce = cerium
ce = cervical examination
ce = conductive education
ceph = center for the study of polymorphisms in humans
ceph = cephalic
ceph = cephalin
ceph = cephalosporin
ceph = cephalosporin
chd = chediak higashi disease
chd = common hepatic duct
chd = congenital heart disease
chd = congestive heart disease
chd = coronary heart disease
cin = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cin = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cin = chromosomal instability
cin = chronic interstitial nephritis
cin = cinanserin
cmc = carpal metacarpal
cmc = cell mediated cytotoxicity
cmc = chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
cmc = closed mitral commissurotomy
cmc = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, ccnu
cmv = cisplatin, methotrexate, vinblastine
cmv = closed mitral valvotomy
cmv = controlled mechanical ventilation
cmv = cytomegalovirus
cmv = cytomegalovirus
cpm = ccnu, procarbazine, methotrexate
cpm = central pontine myelinolysis
cpm = continue present management
cpm = continuous passive motion
cpm = counts per minute
crf = cardiorespiratory failure
crf = chronic renal failure
crf = chronic respiratory failure
crf = corticotrophin releasing factor
crf = corticotropin releasing factor
ctx = cefotaxime
ctx = cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
ctx = contractions
ctx = cyclophosphamide
ctx = cytoxan
cyt = cytochrome
cyt = cytological
cyt = cytology
cyt = cytoplasm
cyt = cytoplasmic
df = deferoxamine
df = dermatofibroma
df = dietary fiber
df = dietary fiber
df = duodenal fistula
dis = diagnostic interview schedule
dis = disabled
dis = disease
dis = disease
dis = disease
dn = diabetic neuropathy
dn = dibucaine number
dn = dinitrocresol
dn = district nurse
dn = dysplastic nevus
doc = date of confinement
doc = deoxycorticosterone
doc = deoxycorticosterone
doc = doctor
doc = documentation
dr = delivery room
dr = diabetic retinopathy
dr = doctor
dr = drain
dr = dressing
du = deoxyuridine
du = diagnosis unknown
du = duodenal ulcer
du = duodenal ulcer
du = dutch
dv = distance vision
dv = divorced
dv = domiciliary visit
dv = domiciliary visit request
dv = double vision
dx = dextran
dx = diagnosis
dx = dicloxacillin
dx = dislocation
dx = duplex
ea = each
ea = electroacupuncture
ea = endometrial ablation
ea = epidural anesthesia
ea = extraction atherectomy
eds = edema disease of swine
eds = egg drop syndrome
eds = ehlers danlos syndrome
eds = electronic data submission
eds = ethane dimethane sulfonate
ef = eccentric fixation
ef = ejection fraction
ef = epileptic fit
ef = erythroblastosis fetalis
ef = essential fructosemia
emd = electromechanical dissociation
emd = electromechanical dissociation
emd = emergency medical doctor
emd = emery dreifuss muscular dystrophy
emd = ethylmorphine n demethylase
ems = emergency medical service
ems = emergency medical services
ems = endometrial scrape
ems = eosinophilia myalgia syndrome
ems = ethyl methanesulfonate
en = endoscopy
en = enema
en = enteral nutrition
en = erythema nodosum
en = erythema nodosum
eng = electronystagmogram
eng = electronystagmograph
eng = electronystagmography
eng = electronystagmography
eng = english
epa = eicosapentaenoic acid
epa = eicosapentanoic acid
epa = enduring power of attorney
epa = environmental protection agency
epa = extrinsic plasminogen activator
erp = effective refractory period
erp = endoscopic retrograde pancreatography
erp = estrogen receptor protein
erp = event related potential
erp = event related potential
ex = example
ex = exercise
ex = exfoliation
ex = exsmoker
ex = extension
fd = fatal dose
fd = focal distance
fd = foot drop
fd = forceps delivery
fd = fully dilated
ff = force fluid
ff = forefoot
ff = fresh fruit
ff = fresh fruit intake
ff = fundus firm
fm = fermium
fm = fetal movement
fm = finger movement
fm = first metatarsal
fm = foramen magnum
gf = gastric fistula
gf = glandular fever
gf = glomerular filtration
gf = grandfather
gf = growth factor
gyn = gynecologic
gyn = gynecologist
gyn = gynecology
gyn = gynecology
gyn = gynecology
hha = health hazard appraisal
hha = hepatitis australian antigen
hha = hereditary hemolytic anemia
hha = home health agency
hha = homoharringtonine
hk = hexokinase
hk = high molecular weight kininogen
hk = horseshoe kidney
hk = hyperkeratosis
hk = hypokinesia
hn = head and neck
hn = head nurse
hn = hemorrhage of newborn
hn = home nursing
hn = hypertrophic neuropathy
hr = hallux rigidus
hr = heart rate
hr = high roughage diet
hr = hold relax technique
hr = hour
hs = bedtime
hs = heart sounds
hs = hereditary spherocytosis
hs = herpes simplex
hs = hurler’s syndrome
hsp = heat shock protein
hsp = henoch schonlein purpura
hsp = hereditary spastic paraplegia
hsp = hypersensitivity pneumonitis
hsp = hysterosalpingogram
hv = hallux valgus
hv = health visitor
hv = hepatic vein
hv = home visit
hv = hyperventilation
hvs = gardnerella vaginialis
hvs = high vaginal swab
hvs = hyperventilation syndr
hvs = hyperventilation syndrome
hvs = taking high vaginal swab
hyp = hydroxyproline
hyp = hypalgesia
hyp = hyperresonance
hyp = hypertrophy
hyp = hypophysectomy
ich = infectious hepatitis
ich = intracerebral haemorrhag
ich = intracerebral haemorrhage
ich = intracerebral hemorrhage
ich = intracranial hemorrhage
int = intermittent
int = internal
int = iodonitrotetrazolium
int = isoimm neonat thrombocy
int = isoimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia
inv = invalid
inv = inverse
inv = inversion
inv = inverted
inv = investigation
ip = idiopathic proctitis
ip = incontinentia pigmenti
ip = inspiratory pause
ip = interphalangeal
ip = intraperitoneal
ivf = in vitro fertilization
ivf = interventricular foramen
ivf = intervertebral foramen
ivf = intravascular fluid
ivf = iv fluid
ks = 17 keto steroids
ks = kaposi sarcoma
ks = kaposi sarcoma
ks = kartagener’s syndrome
ks = klinefelter’s syndrome
lad = left anterior descending
lad = left axis deviation
lad = leukocyte adhesion deficiency
lad = linear iga disease
lad = lymphadenopathy
lap = laparascopic
lap = laparotomy
lap = left atrial pressure
lap = leucine amino peptidase
lap = leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
lat = lateral
lat = latex agglutination test
lat = latissimus dorsi
lat = lidocaine, adrenaline and tetracaine
lat = lysolecithin acyltransferase
lf = lateral flexion
lf = low fat
lf = low fiber
lf = low flap
lf = low forceps
lfa = left femoral artery
lfa = left forearm
lfa = left frontoanterior
lfa = low friction arthroplasty
lfa = lymphocyte function associated antigen
ls = leopard skin
ls = loose
ls = loose stools
ls = lumbar spine
ls = lumbosacral
lsa = lateral sacrum anterior
lsa = left sacroanterior
lsa = left subclavian artery
lsa = lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
lsa = lymphosarcoma
lvoto = left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
lvoto = lv outflw tract obstrn
lvoto = operation for lt ventricular outflow tract obstructn
lvoto = operations for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
lvoto = opn lt ven outfl obst
mc = metacarpal
mc = microscopic colitis
mc = millicoulomb
mc = mitoxantrone, cytarabine
mc = molluscum contagiosum
mec = mecamylamine
mec = meconium
mec = medical emergency clinic
mec = methicillin resistance
mec = mucoepidermoid carcinoma
med = medicine
med = minimal effective dose
med = minimal erythema dose
med = minimum effective dose
med = multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
meg = magnetoencephalograph
meg = magnetoencephalography
meg = megakaryocyte
meg = megaloblast
meg = megaloblastic
mg = magnesium
mg = milligram
mg = milligram
mg = mouth guard
mg = myasthenia gravis
mif = macrophage inhibitory factor
mif = maximum inspiratory flow rate
mif = melanocyte inhibitory factor
mif = migration inhibition factor
mif = migration inhibitory factor
mo = medical officer
mo = membrane oxygenator
mo = mesial occlusal
mo = mineral oil
mo = molybdenum
mpd = main pancreatic duct
mpd = mid plane dose
mpd = minimal phototoxic dose
mpd = multiple personality disorder
mpd = myeloproliferative disease
nsd = nairobi sheep disease
nsd = nana storage disease
nsd = nominal standard dose
nsd = nonsurgical delivery
nsd = normal spontaneous delivery
o = none, without
o = opening
o = oral
o = oxygen
o = pint
otc = off the case
otc = ornithine transcarbamylase
otc = ornithine transcarbamylase
otc = over the counter
otc = oxytetracycline
pb = lead
pb = paul bunnell test
pb = peripheral blood
pb = petrous bone
pb = phenobarbitol
pcl = percutaneous lithotripsy of renal calculus
pcl = plasma cell leukaemia
pcl = plasma cell leukemia
pcl = posterior cruciate ligament
pcl = primary congenital lymphedema
pcv = packed cell volume
pcv = parietal cell vagotomy
pcv = polycythemia vera
pcv = postcapillary venule
pcv = pressure controlled ventilation
pda = patent ductus arteriosus
pda = persistent developmental avoidance
pda = personal digital assistant
pda = post descending artery
pda = posterior descending artery
pdr = physician’s desk reference
pdr = pigmentary disorder, reticulate, with systemic manifestations
pdr = post delivery recovery
pdr = powder
pdr = proliferative diabetic retinopathy
pga = pepsinogen a
pga = polyglandular autoimmune syndrome
pga = polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type ii
pga = prostaglandin a
pga = pteroylglutamic acid
pml = polymorphonuclear leukocyte
pml = posterior mitral leaflet
pml = premature labor
pml = progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
pml = promyelocytic leukemia
po = parietal operculum
po = per oral
po = period of onset
po = posterior
po = postoperative
ppv = pars plana vitrectomy
ppv = patent processus vaginalis
ppv = peripheral positional vertigo
ppv = pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
ppv = positive pressure ventilation
ppv = positive predictive value
ptc = factor 9 complex
ptc = papillary thyroid carcinoma
ptc = percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
ptc = plasma thromboplastin component
ptc = post tetanic count
rapd = random amplified polymorphic dna
rapd = rel affer pupil defect
rapd = relat affer pupil defec
rapd = relative afferent pupil defect
rapd = relative afferent pupillary defect
ras = recurrent aphthous stomatitis
ras = renal artery stenosis
ras = renin angiotensin system
ras = reticular activating system
ras = retrovirus associated sequence
rha = eng reg health authority
rha = english regional health authority
rha = right heart assist operation
rha = right hepatic artery
rha = rt heart assist opn
rif = rebound tenderness of right iliac fossa
rif = right iliac fossa
rif = right iliac fossa pain
rif = tenderness of right iliac fossa
rif = tenderness r iliac fossa
rn = radionuclide
rn = radon
rn = red nucleus
rn = reflux nephropathy
rn = registered nurse
rom = range of motion
rom = read only memory
rom = removal of metalwork
rom = right otitis media
rom = rupture of membranes
rv = coronary fistulae from right ventricle
rv = rectovaginal
rv = residual respiratory volume
rv = residual volume
rv = right ventricle
sep = separate
sep = separated
sep = separation
sep = septum
sep = somatosensory evoked potential
sk = seborrheic keratosis
sk = skimmed milk
sk = solar keratosis
sk = streptokinase
sk = striate keratopathy
smd = senile macular degen
smd = senile macular degeneration
smd = senile macular degeneration
smd = submandibular duct
smd = submucous diathermy
som = secretory otitis media
som = somatostatin
som = somatotropin
som = superior oblique muscle
som = suppurative and unspecified otitis media
sw = short wave
sw = social work
sw = social worker
sw = stab wound
sw = sterile water
tc = 6 thioguanine, cytarabine
tc = technetium
tc = thought content
tc = transcutaneous
tc = transverse colon
te = expiratory time
te = timing for emphasis technique
te = toxoplasma encephalitis
te = triple energizer acupuncture points
te = tubular esophagus
tec = thiotepa, etoposide, carboplatin
tec = thymic epithelial cell
tec = transient erythroblastopenia of childhood
tec = transluminal extraction catheter
tec = triethyl citrate
ter = teratogen
ter = terbinafine
ter = terbutaline
ter = terminator
ter = total elbow replacement
tl = thallium
tl = total lipids
tl = transluminal
tl = triple lumen
tl = tubal ligation
tlc = tender loving care
tlc = thin layer chromatography
tlc = total lung capacity
tlc = total lymphocyte count
tlc = triple lumen catheter
tpa = 12 o tetradecanophorbol 13 acetatetpa
tpa = thrombo proteolytic activity
tpa = tissue plasminogen activator
tpa = tissue polypeptide antigen
tpa = tissue type plasminogen activator
tvp = tensor veli palatini
tvp = total anomalous venous return
tvp = transvesical prostatectomy
tvp = tricuspid valve plasty
tvp = tricuspid valve prolapse
ud = ulnar deviation
ud = urethral dilatation
ud = urethral discharge
ud = uridine diphosphate
ud = uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
ul = microliter
ul = ultrasonic
ul = undifferentiated lymphoma
ul = upper lid
ul = upper limb
us = ultrasound
us = united states
us = urethral swab
us = urinary system
us = uterus soft
vf = ventricular fibrillation
vf = ventricular function
vf = visual field
vf = visual fields
vf = vocal fremitus
vp = variegate porphyria
vp = venous pressure
vp = ventriculoperitoneal
vp = verrucae pedis
vp = vincristine, prednisone
a = abortion
a = absorbance
a = accommodation
a = adriamycin
a = ante
a = artery
abs = abdominal muscles
abs = abdominals
abs = absent
abs = acute brain syndrome
abs = affect balance scale
abs = anorexic behavior scales
ak = above knee
ak = acetate kinase
ak = actinic keratosis
ak = adenylate kinase
ak = artificial kidney
ak = astigmatic keratotomy
al = aluminum
al = amyloid light chain
al = anterolateral
al = arterial line
al = artificial limb
al = left ear
apc = acetylsalicylic acid, acetophenetidin, and caffeine
apc = activated protein c
apc = adenomatous polyposis of the colon
apc = amsa, prednisone, chlorambucil
apc = aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine
apc = atrial premature contraction
au = arbitrary unit
au = aures unitas
au = australia antigen
au = azauridine
au = gold
au = gold
avp = actinomycin d, vincristine, platinol
avp = adriamycin, vincristine, procarbazine
avp = aortic valve prosthesis
avp = aortic valvuloplasty
avp = arginine vasopressin
avp = venous ambulatory pressure
bi = barthel index
bi = basilar impression
bi = bismuth
bi = bone injury
bi = brain injury
bi = gingival bleeding index
cca = cardiac catheterisation
cca = chimpanzee coryza agent
cca = choriocarcinoma
cca = common carotid artery
cca = congenital contractural arachnodactyly
cca = isolation of common carotid artery
cfa = colonization factor antigen
cfa = common femoral artery
cfa = complement fixing antibody
cfa = complete freund’s adjuvant
cfa = coronafacic acid
cfa = cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
ch = chest
ch = child
ch = choline
ch = chronic hepatitis
ch = common hepatic
ch = community hospital
ck = check
ck = cholecystokinin
ck = choline kinase
ck = creatine kinase
ck = cytokeratin
ck = cytokinin
cpa = cardiopulmonary arrest
cpa = cerebellopontine angle
cpa = cooperative project assurance
cpa = costophrenic angle
cpa = cyclophosphamide
cpa = cyproterone acetate
cpd = callus plantar digital
cpd = cephalopelvic disproportion
cpd = citrate phosphate dextrose
cpd = compound
cpd = contagious pustular dermatitis
cpd = cyclopentadiene
crt = cadaver renal transplant
crt = calreticulin
crt = capillary refill time
crt = cathode ray tube
crt = certified respiratory therapist
crt = corrected
csq = consum satisfact quest
csq = consumer satisfaction questionnaire
csq = diab clin satisfact ques
csq = diabetes clinic satisfaction questionnaire
csq = pain coping strat questn
csq = pain coping strategies questionnaire
cv = cardiovascular
cv = cardioversion
cv = cerebrovascular
cv = closing volume
cv = coefficient of variation
cv = conception vessel acupuncture points
des = diethylstibestrol
des = diethylstilbesterol
des = diethylstilbestrol
des = diffuse esophageal spasm
des = division of external sphincter
des = dysequilibrium syndrome
di = detrusor instability
di = diabetes insipidus
di = diagnostic imaging
di = disability insurance
di = distal incisal
di = donor insemination
dl = deciliter
dl = decliter
dl = dermatome lumbar
dl = difference limen
dl = direct laryngoscopy
dl = doxorubicin, lomustine
dm = dermatomyositis
dm = dexamethasone
dm = diabetes mellitus
dm = diastolic murmur
dm = dystrophia myotonica
dm = myotonic dystrophy
ds = blessed dementia rating scale
ds = denture stomatitis
ds = dermatome spinal
ds = discharge summary
ds = disseminated sclerosis
ds = down’s syndrome
ect = electroconvulsive therapy
ect = electroconvulsive shock therapy
ect = electroconvulsive therapy
ect = eosinophil cationic protein
ect = epilepsy centrotemporal
ect = unilateral electroconvulsive therapy
eia = balloon angioplasty of the external iliac artery
eia = baln ang/pl ex iliac art
eia = endarterectomy of the external iliac artery
eia = enzyme immunoassay
eia = exercise induced asthma
eia = external iliac artery
epi = epidural anesthesia
epi = epilepsy
epi = epirubicin
epi = epithelial
epi = epithelium
epi = eysenck personality inventory
fa = fatty acid
fa = first aid
fa = fluorescence antibody
fa = folic acid
fa = friedreich ataxia
fa = friedreich’s ataxia
fp = false passage
fp = family planning
fp = first pass
fp = fluorescence polarization
fp = food poisoning
fp = freezing point
gu = gastric ulcer
gu = gastric ulcer
gu = genitourinary
gu = genitourinary
gu = glucose uptake
gu = gravitational ulcer
hi = haemagglutination inhibition
hi = head injury
hi = hearing impairment
hi = hemagglutination inhibition
hi = hemagglutination inhibition
hi = homicidal ideation
hy = hoehn and yahr grade
hy = hygromycin
hy = hypericin
hy = hypermetropia
hy = hyperopia
hy = hysteria
i = immune
i = independent
i = intact
i = iodide
i = iris
i = radioactive iodine
ia = infantile autism
ia = inferior alveolar
ia = intestinal atresia
ia = intra arterial
ia = intraarterial infusion
ia = iowa
ict = copper toxicosis, idiopathic
ict = inflammation of connective tissue
ict = insulin coma therapy
ict = intracavitary treatment
ict = intracranial tumor
ict = intracranial tumour
ie = idiopathic erythrocytosis
ie = infective endocarditis
ie = inner ear
ie = inspiratory exerciser
ie = internal ear
ie = subacute endocarditis
in = inches
in = index
in = indium
in = insulin
in = interstitial nephritis
in = inulin
kf = kidney function
kf = klenow fragment
kf = klippel feil syndrome
kf = kyasanur forest
kf = kyasanur forest disease
kf = potassium fluoride
lc = lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase
lc = left colon
lc = lethal concentration
lc = liquid chromatography
lc = living children
lc = lung cancer
lms = lateral medullary syndr
lms = lateral medullary syndrome
lms = left main stem
lms = leiomyosarcoma
lms = multi symmet lipomatosis
lms = multiple symmetrical lipomatosis
lp = lichen planus
lp = light perception
lp = low phosphate diet
lp = low potency
lp = low protein diet
lp = lumbar puncture
map = maudsley addiction profile
map = mean airway pressure
map = mean arterial pressure
map = melphalan, adriamycin, prednisone
map = mitomycin c, adriamycin, platinol
map = morbidly adherent placenta
mca = methylcholanthrene
mca = middle cerebral artery
mca = monochloroacetic acid
mca = monoclonal antibody
mca = motorcycle accident
mca = mucin carcinoma associated antigen
min = mammary intraepithelial neoplasia
min = microsatellite instability
min = mineral
min = minimal
min = minor
min = minute
mod = march of dimes
mod = medic on duty
mod = mesial occlusal distal
mod = mode of death
mod = moderate
mod = moment of death
mp = melphalan, prednisone
mp = member of parliament
mp = metacarpophalangea, metacarpophalangeal
mp = metacarpophalangeal
mp = milk pudding
mp = myelopathy
mv = congenital mitral valve abnormality
mv = mendelevium
mv = millivolt
mv = minute volume
mv = mitoxantrone, vp 16
mv = mitral valve
ng = nanogram
ng = nasogastric
ng = nasogastric route
ng = nasogastric tube
ng = neoplastic growth
ng = new growth
np = nasophar airway insertion
np = nasopharyngeal airway insertion
np = near point
np = neuropsychiatric
np = nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency
np = nurse practitioner
nr = near
nr = nerve root
nr = neutral red
nr = no reaction
nr = normal range
nr = nurse
ntp = national toxicology program
ntp = nitropaste
ntp = nitropatch
ntp = nitroprusside
ntp = normal temperature and pressure
ntp = nucleoside triphosphate
os = esophageal spasm
os = mouth
os = occipitosacral
os = oculus sinister
os = opening snap
os = overall survival
pam = phenylalanine mustard
pam = postauricular myogenic response
pam = primary acquired melanosis
pam = primary amebic meningoencephalitis
pam = profession allied to medicine
pam = pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
pas = para aminosalicylic acid
pas = paraaminosalicylic acid
pas = periodic acid schiff
pas = peripheral anterior synechia
pas = pulmonary artery stenosis
pas = pulmonary artery systolic
pcp = p chlorophenylalanine
pcp = pentachlorophenol
pcp = phencyclidine
pcp = pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pcp = posterior colpoperineorrhaphy
pcp = primary care physician
pep = parietal epithelial cell
pep = phosphoenolpyruvate
pep = polymorphic eruption of pregnancy
pep = positive expiratory pressure
pep = procytox, epipodophyllotoxin derivative, prednisolone
pep = protein electrophoresis
pf = palpebral fissure
pf = pemphigus foliaceous
pf = posterior fontanelle
pf = pred forte
pf = pulmonary fibrosis
pf = push fluids
pk = penetrating keratoplasty
pk = pericardial knock
pk = pharmacokinetic
pk = pneumoconiosis
pk = protein kinase
pk = pyruvate kinase
pol = accurate projection
pol = inaccurate projection
pol = perception of light
pol = polish
pol = politician
pol = premature onset of labor
ppa = pepsin a
ppa = phenylpropanolamine
ppa = phenylpyruvic acid
ppa = polyphosphoric acid
ppa = postpartum amenorrhea
ppa = postpill amenorrhea
puf = high polyunsaturated fat diet
puf = low polyunsaturated fat diet
puf = polyunsaturated fat intake
puf = polyunsaturated fat requirement
puf = polyunsaturated fat supplementation
puf = recommended polyunsaturated fat intake
re = reconditioning exercise
re = rectal examination
re = regarding
re = regional enteritis
re = retrograde ejaculation
re = rhenium
rf = rectus femoris
rf = renal failure
rf = respiratory failure
rf = rheumatic fever
rf = rheumatoid factor
rf = root filling
rh = cord blood
rh = radiation hybrid
rh = residential home
rh = rest home
rh = rh factor
rh = rhodium
ri = immune to rubella
ri = radioisotope therapy
ri = reflex inhibition
ri = renal index
ri = residual inhibition of tinnitus
ri = rhesus isoimmunisation
rm = radical mastectomy
rm = radical mastoidectomy
rm = red marrow
rm = registered midwife
rm = remission
rm = respiratory movement
sb = antimony
sb = sceral buckle
sb = seat belt
sb = serum bilirubin
sb = spina bifida
sb = stillbirth
scc = semicircular canal
scc = sickle cell crisis
scc = small cell carcinoma
scc = spinal cord compression
scc = spindle cell
scc = squamous cell carcinoma
sm = samarium
sm = simple mastectomy
sm = skimmed milk
sm = small
sm = substance misuser
sm = systolic murmur
ta = temporal arteritis
ta = tendon achilles
ta = transabdominal
ta = tricuspid atresia
ta = truncus arteriosus
ta = tubular adenoma
tb = terbium
tb = terminal bronchiole
tb = tracheobronchial
tb = tracheobronchitis
tb = tuberculin
tb = tuberculosis
tcc = terminal complement complex
tcc = transitional cell carcinoma
tcc = trichlorocarbanilide
ti = dental try in
ti = inspiratory time
ti = terminal ileum
ti = titanium
ti = tricuspid incompetence
ti = tricuspid insufficiency
tmp = thiamine monophosphate
tmp = thymidine monophosphate
tmp = thymolphthalein monophosphate
tmp = transmembrane potential
tmp = trimethoprim
tmp = trimethylpsoralen
tv = tidal volume
tv = tinea versicolor
tv = transvaginal
tv = trichomonas vaginalis
tv = tricuspid valve
tv = truncal vagotomy
tx = thoracic spine
tx = thromboxane
tx = traction
tx = transplant
tx = transplantation
tx = treatment
vh = vaginal hysterectomy
vh = ventricular hypertrophy
vh = viral hepatitis
vh = visual hallucinations
vh = vitreous hemorrhage
vh = vitreous humor
vm = vascular malformation
vm = vastus medialis
vm = venturi mask
vm = vestibular membrane
vm = video monitoring
vm = viomycin
vs = vaginal swab
vs = versus
vs = vesicular sound
vs = vibration sense
vs = vital signs
vs = volumetric solution
vt = tidal volume
vt = tidal volume
vt = ventricular septal defect
vt = ventricular tachycardia
vt = verotoxin
vt = voiding time
vv = varicose veins
vv = varicose veins of leg
vv = verruca vulgaris
vv = viper venom
vv = voided volume
vv = vulva and vagina
wd = ward
wd = well developed
wd = whipple’s disease
wd = wilson’s disease
wd = withdrawal
wd = wound
x = anatomical bypass graft
x = exophoria distance
x = extraction of tooth
x = for
x = times
x = xanthosine
y = male sex chromosome
y = tyrosine
y = year
y = yersinia
y = yes
y = yttrium
aha = acquired hemolytic anemia
aha = acquired hemolytic anemia
aha = american heart association
aha = american hospital association
aha = anterior hypothalamic area
aha = autoimmune hemolytic anemia
aha = autoimmune hemolytic anemia
bm = bacterial meningitis
bm = basal metabolism
bm = basilar membrane
bm = black male
bm = bone marrow
bm = bowel movement
bm = breast milk
bs = barium swallow
bs = blood glucose level
bs = blood smear
bs = blood sugar
bs = bloom syndrome
bs = bowel sounds
bs = breath sounds
ca = calcium
ca = cancer
ca = carcinoma
ca = cardiac arrest
ca = clinical assistant
ca = corneal abrasion
ca = coronary artery
cb = caesarean birth
cb = carbenicillin
cb = carbobenzoxy chloride
cb = carbonated beverage
cb = cerebellum
cb = chronic bronchitis
cb = conjugated bilirubin
cda = 2 chlorodeoxyadenosine
cda = cellulose diacetate
cda = chenodeoxycholic acid
cda = chlorodeoxyadenosine
cda = clinical document architecture
cda = congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
cda = cytidine deaminase
cg = centigram
cg = cholecystogram
cg = chorionic gonadotrophin
cg = chorionic gonadotropin
cg = chronic gastritis
cg = colloid goiter
cg = contact guard
cst = castanospermine
cst = cervical sympathetic trunk
cst = christ siemens touraine syndrome
cst = contraction stress test
cst = corticospinal tract
cst = corticosteroid
cst = static compliance
cx = cervix
cx = cervix
cx = circumflex
cx = circumflex artery
cx = convergence excess
cx = convex
cx = culture
dp = deltopectoral
dp = diphosgene
dp = diphosphate
dp = distal pancreatectomy
dp = distal phalanx
dp = dorsalis pedis
dp = dyspnea
dt = delirium tremens
dt = deoxythymidine
dt = dermatome
dt = diphtheria and tetanus
dt = drug therapy
dt = due to
dt = dye test
est = eastern standard time
est = electoconvulsive shock therapy
est = electroshock therapy
est = endodermal sinus tumor
est = esterase
est = exercise stress test
est = expressed sequence tag
et = and
et = endotracheal tube
et = esotropia
et = essential thrombocytopenia
et = eustachian tube
et = exercise tolerance
et = expiratory time
f = fahrenheit
f = female
f = fertility
f = fluorine
f = force
f = formula
f = french
fl = 5 fluorouracil, levamisole
fl = femtoliter
fl = femur length
fl = fluids
fl = flutamide
fl = follicular lymphoma
fl = full lower denture
fs = fibrosarcoma
fs = finger stick
fs = fissure sealant material
fs = flexible sigmoidoscopy
fs = fracture site
fs = frozen section
fs = full strength
gc = gas chromatography
gc = general circulation
gc = germinal center
gc = gonococcal
gc = gonococcus
gc = gonorrhea
gc = granulomatous colitis
he = health education
he = heart
he = helium
he = hepatic encephalopathy
he = hereditary elliptocytosis
he = hyperextension
he = hypophysectomy
icd = i cell disease
icd = implantable cardioverter defibrillator
icd = insertion of intercostal drain
icd = intercostal drain
icd = international classification of disease
icd = intrauterine contraceptive device
icd = irritant contact dermatitis
io = inferior oblique
io = inferior olive
io = intestinal obstruction
io = intraocular
io = intraoperative
io = intraoral
io = ionium
iv = in vitro
iv = intervertebral
iv = intravaginal
iv = intravascular
iv = intravenous
iv = intraventricular
iv = invasive
ln = latent nystagmus
ln = lentiform nucleus
ln = liquid nitrogen
ln = lupus nephritis
ln = lymph node
ln = lymph nodes
ln = lymphadenopathy
ma = major amblyoscope
ma = medical assistance
ma = mental age
ma = milliampere
ma = missed abortion
ma = mitral atresia
ma = mobility allowance
mbc = male breast cancer
mbc = maximal breathing capacity
mbc = maximum breathing capacity
mbc = metastatic breast cancer
mbc = methotrexate, bleomycin, cisplatin
mbc = minimum bacterial concentration
mbc = minimum bactericidal concentration
mcd = mean consecutive difference
mcd = medullary cystic disease
mcd = minimal change disease
mcd = mouse cytogenetic database
mcd = multicentric castleman’s disease
mcd = multiple carboxylase deficiency
mcd = muscle carnitine deficiency
na = noradrenaline
na = not applicable
na = nuclear antigen
na = nurse’s aide
na = nursing assistant
na = nursing auxiliary
na = sodium
nat = n acetyltransferase
nat = natal
nat = national
nat = native
nat = natural
nat = nature
nat = neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
ns = neck stiffness
ns = nephrotic syndrome
ns = nervous system
ns = neurosurgery
ns = normal saline
ns = not sufficient
ns = nuclear sclerosis
or = estrogen receptor
or = oestrogen receptors
or = oocyte retrieval
or = open reduction
or = operating room
or = optic radiation
or = oral rehydration
ot = ear
ot = occupational therapist
ot = occupational therapist
ot = occupational therapy
ot = old tuberculin
ot = operating theater
ot = optic tract
pl = palmaris longus
pl = partial lower
pl = pediatric level
pl = perception of light
pl = phospholipid
pl = posterolateral
pl = preferential looking test
pp = pancreatic polypeptide
pp = paper point for endodontic treatment
pp = placenta praevia
pp = pneumoperitoneum
pp = post prandial
pp = postpartum
pp = presenting part
ppd = packs per day
ppd = paraphenylenediamine
ppd = pervasive devel disorder
ppd = pervasive developmental disorder
ppd = postpartum day
ppd = purified protein derivative
ppd = purified protein derivative
psp = paralytic shellfish poisoning
psp = parathyroid secretory protein
psp = phenolsulfonphthalein
psp = phosphoserine phosphatase
psp = prednisolone sodium phosphate
psp = progressive supranuclear palsy
psp = pseudopregnancy
pu = partial upper denture
pu = peptic ulcer
pu = plutonium
pu = pregnancy urine
pu = prostatic urethra
pu = purine
pu = purple
pvd = peripheral vascular disease
pvd = post vagotomy diarrhea
pvd = post vagotomy diarrhoea
pvd = post vitreous detachment
pvd = posterior vitreous detachment
pvd = pulmonary valve disease
pvd = pulmonary vascular disease
pvr = peripheral vascular resistance
pvr = post void residual
pvr = proliferative vitreal retinopathy
pvr = pulmonary valve regurgitation
pvr = pulmonary valve replacement
pvr = pulmonary vascular resistance
pvr = pulse volume record
r = reactive
r = rectal
r = resistance
r = respiration
r = retinoscopy
r = right
r = roentgen
rr = leprosy reversal reaction
rr = no red reflex
rr = rate regular
rr = recovery room
rr = red reflex
rr = respiratory rate
rr = ross river fever
rs = rectal swab
rs = reducing substances
rs = reed-sternberg cells
rs = respiratory system
rs = retinoschisis
rs = retinyl acetate
rs = rhythmic stabilisation
sn = school nurse
sn = sinus node
sn = spontaneous nystagmus
sn = staff nurse
sn = substantia nigra
sn = supernumerary
sn = tin
sts = sequence tagged site
sts = sequence tagged sites
sts = serological test for syphilis
sts = sodium tetradecyl sulfate
sts = sodium thiosulfate
sts = steroid sulfatase
sts = x linked recessive ichthyosis
tat = tetanus anti toxin
tat = thematic apperception test
tat = thrombin antithrombin 3
tat = transactivator
tat = tray agglutination test
tat = turn around time
tat = tyrosine aminotransferase
td = tardive dyskinesia
td = test diet
td = tetrodotoxin
td = thanatophoric dwarfism
td = thoracic duct
td = torsion dystonia
td = transdermal
tens = acupuncture like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
tens = burst tens
tens = burst transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
tens = tension
tens = toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome
tens = transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
tens = transient electric nerve stimulation
tma = tetramethylammonium
tma = thrombotic microangiopathy
tma = thyroid microsomal antibody
tma = tissue microarray
tma = transmetatarsal amputation
tma = trimellitic anhydride
tma = trimethylamine
ua = umbilical artery
ua = unstable angina
ua = upper arm
ua = uric acid
ua = uridylic acid
ua = urinalysis
ua = uronic acid
vd = vaginal delivery
vd = vapor density
vd = vasodilation
vd = vasodilator
vd = venereal disease
vd = venereal disease
vd = void
acc = acceleration
acc = accelerator
acc = accident
acc = accommodation
acc = adrenocortical carcinoma
acc = agenesis of corpus callosum
acc = alveolar cell carcinoma
acc = aplasia cutis congenita
acd = acid citrate dextrose
acd = actinomycin d
acd = adult celiac disease
acd = allergic contact dermatitis
acd = anemia of chronic disease
acd = arteriosclerotic coronary disease
acd = automatic cardiac defibrillator procedure
acd = corneal dystrophy
am = alveolar macrophage
am = alveolar macrophage
am = american
am = americium
am = ammeter
am = anteromedial
am = asian male
am = morning
av = adriamycin, vincristine
av = alveolar duct
av = anaerobic vaginosis
av = aortic valve
av = arteriovenous
av = atrioventricular
av = audiovisual
av = auriculoventricular
cm = caucasian male
cm = centimeter
cm = centimorgan
cm = cisterna magna
cm = cochlear microphonic
cm = congenital malformation
cm = cortical mastoidectomy
cm = curium
cpt = camptothecin
cpt = carnitine palmitoyltransferase
cpt = carnitine palmitoyltransferase
cpt = chest physical therapy
cpt = chest physiotherapy
cpt = cold pressor test
cpt = complete perineal tear
cpt = current procedural terminology
ep = eosinophilic pneumonia
ep = ectopic pregnancy
ep = electrophoresis
ep = epilepsy
ep = esophoria
ep = evoked potential
ep = evoked potentials
ep = intermittent esophoria
id = identification
id = incision and drainage of abscess
id = infectious disease
id = infectious disease
id = inferior dental nerve
id = interdigital
id = internal diameter
id = intradermal
ld = lactate dehydrogenase
ld = laser doppler
ld = latissimus dorsi
ld = learning difficulties
ld = learning disability
ld = light diet
ld = liver disease
ld = lymphocytic depletion
ll = left lower
ll = lepromatous leprosy
ll = lower lid
ll = lower limb
ll = lower lip
ll = lower lobe
ll = lymphoblastic lymphoma
ll = lymphoid leukemia
lr = labor room
lr = lactated ringer’s solution
lr = lateral rectus
lr = lateral rotation
lr = lawrencium
lr = light reaction
lr = light reflex
lr = logistic regression
mf = microfilament
mf = mitogenic factor
mf = mycosis fungoides
mf = mycosis fungoides
mf = myelin figure
mf = myelofibrosis
mf = myocardial failure
mf = myocardial fibrosis
mr = congenital mitral regurgitation
mr = magnetic resonance
mr = medial rectus
mr = medial rectus muscle
mr = medial rotation
mr = mental retardation
mr = mister
mr = mitral regurgitation
nm = mechlorethamine
nm = nanometer
nm = neuromuscular
nm = neuromuscular block obs
nm = neuromuscular blockade observation
nm = nodular melanoma
nm = nodular melanoma of skin
nm = nuclear medicine
pac = paroxysmal atrial contractions
pac = penicillin acylase
pac = penicillin g acylase
pac = pericarditis arthropathy camptodactyly syndrome
pac = platinol, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
pac = premature atrial contraction
pac = premature atrial contraction
pac = pressure area care
pap = acid phosphatase,prostatic
pap = papanicolaou
pap = peroxidase antiperoxidase
pap = positive airway pressure
pap = primary atypical pneumonia
pap = prostatic acid phosphatase
pap = pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
pap = pulmonary artery pressure
pi = peripheral iridectomy
pi = phosphoinositol
pi = present illness
pi = propidium iodide
pi = pulmonary infarction
pi = pulmonic insufficiency
pi = pulmonic insufficiency
pi = pulsatility index
pnp = pancreatic polypeptide
pnp = para nitrophenol
pnp = pediatric nurse practitioner
pnp = peripheral neuropathy
pnp = pneumoperitoneum
pnp = polyneuropathy
pnp = purine nucleoside phosphorylase
pnp = purine nucleoside phosphorylase
ppp = human pancreatic polypeptide
ppp = palatopharyngoplasty
ppp = palmoplantar pustulosis
ppp = pancreatic polypeptide
ppp = pentose phosphate pathway
ppp = platelet poor plasma
ppp = primary proliferative polycythaemia
ppp = primary proliferative polycythemia
pr = partial response
pr = per rectum
pr = pityriasis rosea
pr = plantar reflex
pr = praseodymium
pr = progesterone receptor
pr = pulmonary regurgitation
pr = pulse rate
pta = factor 11
pta = percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
pta = persistent truncus arteriosus
pta = plasma thromboplastin antecedent
pta = post traumatic amnesia
pta = posterior tibial artery
pta = prior to admission
pta = pure tone audiometry
rt = radiation therapy
rt = recreational therapy
rt = relaxation training
rt = reminiscence therapy
rt = respiratory therapy
rt = retired
rt = reverse transcriptase
rt = right
sa = salicylic acid
sa = saline
sa = sclerosing adenosis
sa = secondary anemia
sa = semen analysis
sa = serum albumin
sa = sexual abuse
sa = sinoatrial
sg = salivary gland
sg = serum globulin
sg = serum glucose
sg = sign
sg = skin graft
sg = specific gravity
sg = substantia gelatinosa
sg = swan ganz catheter
sp = simultaneous perception
sp = specific gravity
sp = spine
sp = spleen acupuncture points
sp = spontaneous pneumothorax
sp = status post
sp = substance p
sp = surgical pathology
sv = saphenous vein
sv = selective vagotomy
sv = sievert
sv = sinus of valsalva
sv = sodium valproate
sv = spontaneous ventilation
sv = stereoscopic vision
sv = stroke volume
ts = throat swab
ts = transverse sinus
ts = trauma score
ts = tricuspid stenosis
ts = tropical sprue
ts = tuberous sclerosis
ts = turner’s syndrome
ts = tympanosclerosis
vr = right arm
vr = right vision, ventilation rate
vr = valve replacement
vr = vascular resistance
vr = ventral root
vr = ventricular rhythm
vr = vocal resonance
vr = vocational rehabilitation
amp = acid mucopolysaccharide
amp = acute massive pulmonary embolism
amp = adenosine monophosphate
amp = ampere
amp = amphetamine
amp = ampicillin
amp = ampule
amp = ampule
amp = amputation
cf = cardiac failure
cf = christmas factor
cf = citrovorum factor
cf = complement fixation
cf = congestive heart failure
cf = counts fingers
cf = cystic fibrosis
cf = dental caries free
cf = white female
cn = caudate nucleus
cn = cellulose nitrate
cn = charge nurse
cn = child nutrition
cn = chloroacetophenone
cn = constipation
cn = cranial nerve
cn = cranial nerve
cn = cyanogen
cor = chronic cor pulmonale
cor = congo red
cor = coronary
cor = corrected
cor = corrosion
cor = corrosive
cor = cortex
cor = cortisone
cor = heart
d = daughter
d = day
d = day
d = density
d = deoxyribose
d = diameter
d = diarrhea
d = duration
d = right
g = genitalia
g = glucose
g = glycine
g = gram
g = grams
g = gravida
g = gravity
g = guanidine
g = guanosine
ge = gastric emptying
ge = gastroenteritis
ge = gastroenterology
ge = gastroenterostomy
ge = gastrointestinal endoscopy
ge = generalized epilepsy
ge = gentamicin
ge = germanium
ge = glandular epithelium
gp = gas permeable
gp = gastroplasty
gp = general paralysis
gp = general practioner
gp = general practitioner
gp = glans penis
gp = globus pallidus
gp = glycoprotein
gp = gutta percha
hp = health promotion
hp = helicobacter pylori
hp = high protein
hp = hot pack
hp = hot plate
hp = human papillomavirus
hp = hyperphoria
hp = hyperplastic polyp
hp = hypersensitivity pneumonitis
ht = hammer toe
ht = hashimoto’s thyroiditis
ht = hearing test
ht = heart
ht = height
ht = hormone therapy
ht = hypertension
ht = hypertropia
ht = serotonin
la = lanthanum
la = latex agglutination
la = left atrium
la = levator ani
la = linoleic acid
la = local anesthetic
la = low allergen diet
la = lupus anticoagulant
la = lymphadenopathy
mac = complement 5b-9 complex
mac = macrophage
mac = macula
mac = maximum allowable concentration
mac = membrane attack complex
mac = minimum alveolar concentration
mac = mitral annular calcification
mac = monitored anesthesia care
mac = mycobacterium avium complex
mh = malignant hyperpyrexia
mh = malignant hypertension
mh = malignant hyperthermia
mh = mannoheptulose
mh = medical history
mh = melanophore stimulating hormone
mh = mental handicap
mh = mental health
mh = mental hygiene
ms = female honorific
ms = manuscript
ms = mass spectrometry
ms = mental status
ms = millisecond
ms = mitral stenosis
ms = morphine sulfate
ms = morphine sulphate
ms = multiple sclerosis
mt = malignant teratoma
mt = malignant tertian
mt = mallet toe
mt = masson’s trichrome
mt = medical technologist
mt = metacarpophalangeal
mt = metatarsal
mt = middle turbinate
mt = mountain
oc = oleoresin capsicum
oc = only child
oc = onychocryptosis
oc = optic chiasma
oc = oral contraceptive
oc = oral contraceptive
oc = organ culture
oc = osteocalcin
oc = ovarian cancer
od = occipital dysplasia
od = occupational disease
od = oculus dexter
od = ollier disease
od = open drainage
od = optic disc
od = optical density
od = osteochondritis dissecans
od = overdose
oh = hydroxide
oh = hydroxycorticosteroid
oh = hydroxyl group
oh = hydroxyl radical
oh = obstetric history
oh = occupational health
oh = occupational history
oh = ocular hypertension
oh = ohio
pca = parachloroamphetamine
pca = passive cutaneous anaphylaxis
pca = patient cancelled appointment
pca = patient controlled analgesia
pca = percutaneous angioplasty
pca = postanesthesia care unit
pca = posterior cerebral artery
pca = posterior communicating artery
pca = principal component analysis
pd = palladium
pd = pancreatic duct
pd = parkinson’s disease
pd = perceptive deafness
pd = peritoneal dialysis
pd = police department
pd = postural drainage
pd = progressive disease
pd = pupillary distance, peritoneal dialysis
ph = partial hepatectomy
ph = peliosis hepatis
ph = per hydrion
ph = personal history
ph = pharmacopeia
ph = philadelphia
ph = pinhole
ph = prostatic hyertrophy
ph = pulmonary hypertension
t = temperature
t = thymidine
t = thymine
t = thymocyte
t = time
t = total
t = traction
t = translocation
t = tumor stage
ac = acute
ac = air conditioning
ac = air conduction
ac = air conduction
ac = alternating current
ac = amniocentesis
ac = ante cibum
ac = anterior chamber
ac = ascending colon
ac = assist control
ad = adenoidal degeneration
ad = advertisement
ad = alzheimer’s disease
ad = atopic dermatitis
ad = atrio dextro
ad = auris dextra
ad = autogenic drainage
ad = autosomal dominant
ad = dactinomycin
ad = drug addiction
af = acid fast
af = afebrile
af = amaurosis fugax
af = amniotic fluid
af = anterior fontanelle
af = asian female
af = atrial fibrillation
af = atrial fibrillation
af = auricular fibrillation
af = dental amalgam filling present
cc = carbon copy
cc = carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
cc = case conference
cc = check cystoscopy
cc = chief complaint
cc = collagenous colitis
cc = corpus callosum
cc = costal cartilage
cc = crohn’s colitis
cc = cubic centimeter
ci = cardiac index
ci = cardiac insufficiency
ci = cephalic index
ci = cerebral infarction
ci = cervical incompetence
ci = chest infection
ci = cochlear implant
ci = color index
ci = convergence insufficiency
ci = cornification index
cl = chloride
cl = chloride
cl = chlorine
cl = cholelithiasis
cl = cirrhosis of liver
cl = clearance
cl = cleft lip
cl = clostridium
cl = condylomata lata
cl = contralateral
cr = chromium
cr = clot retraction
cr = complement receptor
cr = complete remission
cr = complete response
cr = conditioned reflex
cr = contract relax
cr = corneal reflex
cr = creatinine
cr = cycloplegia refraction
da = daughter
da = day
da = degenerative arthritis
da = deoxyadenosine
da = dermatitis artefacta
da = descending aorta
da = developmental age group
da = diabetic acidosis
da = dissecting aneurysm
da = dopamine
ga = gallium
ga = gastric antrum
ga = general anesthesia
ga = gentisic acid
ga = gestational age
ga = gibberellic acid
ga = glucuronic acid
ga = glutaric acid
ga = gramicidin a
ga = granuloma annulare
hf = factor h
hf = haemofiltration
hf = hafnium
hf = hayfever
hf = heart failure
hf = hemofiltration
hf = high fat diet
hf = high fiber diet
hf = hispanic female
hf = hydrops fetalis
inf = infant
inf = infant
inf = infantile
inf = infarction
inf = infected
inf = infection
inf = inferior
inf = infirmary
inf = infusion
inf = interferon
lm = lactose malabsorption
lm = laryngeal muscle
lm = lateral malleolus
lm = lateral meniscus
lm = legal medicine
lm = lentigo maligna
lm = lesser metatarsal
lm = light microscope
lm = light microscopy
lm = lincomycin
lt = left
lt = left thigh
lt = less than
lt = leukotriene
lt = levothyroxine
lt = light
lt = light touch
lt = low temperature
lt = lymphocyte transformation
lt = lymphotoxin
n = nasal
n = negative
n = nerve
n = newton
n = nitrogen
n = node stages
n = noon
n = normal
n = normal
n = nursing
om = esophageal manometry
om = occipitomental projection
om = occupational medicine
om = ocular movement
om = onychomycosis
om = osborne mendel rat
om = osteomalacia
om = osteomyelitis
om = osteopathic manipulation
om = otitis media
p = after
p = para
p = peripheral
p = phosphate
p = phosphorus
p = poise
p = polishing of tooth
p = pressure
p = properdin
p = pulse
pg = pentagastrin
pg = pepsinogen
pg = peptidoglycan
pg = phosphatidylglycerol
pg = phosphoglyceride
pg = picogram
pg = plant genome
pg = pregnant
pg = prostaglandin
pg = pyogenic granuloma
pm = afternoon
pm = passive movements
pm = petit mal
pm = poliomyelitis
pm = polymyositis
pm = post meridian
pm = posterior malleolus
pm = posteromedial
pm = postmortem
pm = prednimustine
ps = paradoxical sleep
ps = phosphatidylserine
ps = plastic surgery
ps = posterior synechiae
ps = prescription
ps = pressure support
ps = psychotic
ps = pubic symphysis
ps = pulmonary stenosis
ps = pyloric stenosis
si = international system of units
si = sacroiliac
si = sensory integration
si = sexual intercourse
si = small intestine
si = spinal injury
si = stress incontinence
si = stroke index
si = suicidal ideation
si = systeme internationale
sl = sarcolemma
sl = short leg
sl = slight
sl = slit lamp
sl = slow
sl = small lymphocyte
sl = sodium lactate
sl = sound level
sl = streptolysin
sl = sublingual
v = vanadium
v = vein
v = velocity
v = vena
v = ventilation
v = vessels
v = vitreous
v = volt
v = voltage
v = volume
br = bathroom
br = bedrest
br = bedroom
br = birthing room
br = brachioradialis
br = breast
br = breathing rate
br = breech presentation
br = british
br = bromine
br = brother
cd = cadmium
cd = cardiac disease
cd = celiac disease
cd = chemical dependence
cd = cluster of differentiation
cd = coeliac disease
cd = communicable disease
cd = conductive deafness
cd = contact dermatitis
cd = convulsive disorder
cd = crohn’s disease
cp = central pain
cp = cerebral palsy
cp = ceruloplasmin
cp = ceruloplasmin
cp = chest pain
cp = chronic pancreatitis
cp = cleft palate
cp = clinical pathology
cp = compare
cp = cor pulmonale
cp = creatine phosphate
cs = caesarean section
cs = celica sprue
cs = cervical spondylosis
cs = cervical swab
cs = cesarean section
cs = cesium
cs = close supervision
cs = coronal sulcus
cs = coronary sclerosis
cs = coronary sinus
cs = corpus striatum
dd = delusional disorder
dd = detrusor dyssynergia
dd = developmental disability
dd = di guglielmo’s disease
dd = diabetic diet
dd = diastrophic dysplasia
dd = digestive disorder
dd = discharge diagnosis
dd = diverticular disease
dd = dog dander
dd = drug dependence
er = electroresection
er = emergency room
er = endoplasmic reticulum
er = epigastric region
er = erythrocyte
er = erythrocyte receptor
er = esophageal rupture
er = estradiol receptor
er = estrogen receptor
er = estrogen receptors
er = external rotation
ic = ice cream
ic = ileocecal
ic = immune complex
ic = inspiratory capacity
ic = intermittent claudication
ic = internal capsule
ic = internal carotid artery
ic = interstitial cystitis
ic = intracranial
ic = intracutaneous injection
ic = irritable colon
l = left
l = lens
l = light
l = liquid
l = liter
l = liter
l = lithium
l = liver
l = lower
l = lumbar
l = lumbar vertebrae
m = distant metastasis stage
m = macula
m = male
m = metastasis stages
m = meter
m = minimal
m = minutes
m = molar
m = mole
m = murmur
m = mycosis fungoides of skin
mm = malignant melanoma
mm = medial malleolus
mm = medial meniscus
mm = mercaptopurine
mm = methotrexate
mm = millimeter
mm = millimole
mm = mitomycin
mm = mucous membrane
mm = multiple myeloma
mm = muscles
pv = parvovirus
pv = pemphigus vulgaris
pv = per vaginam
pv = pityriasis versicolor
pv = plasma viscosity
pv = plasma volume, peripheral vascular
pv = polycythemia vera
pv = portal vein
pv = pulmonary valve
pv = pulmonary valvotomy
pv = pulmonary vein
rc = conditioned response
rc = receptor
rc = red cell
rc = referred care
rc = repeated contractions technique
rc = respiratory care
rc = respiratory center
rc = respite care
rc = retinal correspondence
rc = rib cage
rc = root canal
ba = backache
ba = barium
ba = basilar artery
ba = basilar artery
ba = betamethasone acetate
ba = bile acid
ba = biliary atresia
ba = blocking antibody
ba = bone age
ba = boric acid
ba = brachial artery
ba = bronchial asthma
bg = basal ganglia
bg = basal ganglion
bg = bender gestalt test
bg = beta galactosidase
bg = beta glucuronidase
bg = birbeck granule
bg = bite guard
bg = blood gases
bg = blood glucose
bg = bone graft
bg = brilliant green
bg = bronchocentric granulomatosis
bo = bacterioopsin
bo = barrett’s esophagus
bo = benzene oxide
bo = bilirubin oxidase
bo = blackout
bo = blighted ovum
bo = body odor
bo = body odor
bo = bosentan
bo = bowel obstruction
bo = bronchiolitis obliterans
bo = bubble oxygenator
cap = camptodactyly arthropathy pericarditis
cap = capsule
cap = captopril
cap = catabolite activator protein
cap = cell attachment protein
cap = cellulose acetate phthalate
cap = chloramphenicol
cap = chloroacetophenone
cap = community acquired pneumonia
cap = cyclic amp binding protein
cap = cystine aminopeptidase
cap = prostate cancer
dc = deoxycholate
dc = deoxycytidine
dc = descending colon
dc = digital computer
dc = diphenylcyanoarsine
dc = direct current
dc = discharge
dc = discontinued
dc = double cream
dc = dressing change
dc = duodenal cap
dc = dupuytren contracture
ob = esophageal biopsy
ob = obese
ob = obliterative bronchiolitis
ob = obstetrical
ob = obstetrician
ob = obstetrics
ob = occult bleeding
ob = occult blood
ob = occult blood
ob = olfactory bulb
ob = oligoclonal band
ob = overbite
op = esophageal pressure
op = occipitoposterior position
op = operation
op = operative procedure
op = operator
op = ophthalmology
op = opponens pollicis
op = oropharynx
op = orthostatic proteinuria
op = osmotic pressure
op = osteoporosis
op = outpatient
pe = correction of pectus excavatum
pe = dolichol acyltransferase
pe = paralysis agitans
pe = phosphatidylethanolamine
pe = physical exam
pe = plasma exchange
pe = pleural effusion
pe = poached egg
pe = pre eclampsia
pe = pulmonary edema
pe = pulmonary embolectomy
pe = pulmonary embolism
rp = radial pulse
rp = radiopharmaceutical
rp = raynaud’s phenomenon
rp = rectal prolapse
rp = refractory period
rp = respiratory rate
rp = rest pain
rp = resting potential
rp = retinitis pigmentosa
rp = retrograde pyelogram
rp = ribose phosphate
rp = root planing of tooth
sr = normal spontaneous respiration
sr = schatzki ring
sr = seclusion room
sr = sedimentation rate
sr = sinus rhythm
sr = spontaneous respiration
sr = stapedial reflex
sr = superior rectus
sr = superior rectus
sr = surgical removal
sr = suture removal
sr = system review
ss = progressive systemic sclerosis
ss = sagittal split mandibular osteotomy
ss = sezary syndrome
ss = short stature
ss = sicca syndrome
ss = silk suture
ss = sjogren’s syndrome
ss = social services
ss = somatostatin
ss = spinal stenosis
ss = stainless steel
ss = systemic sclerosis
st = dental special tray
st = saint
st = sinus tachycardia
st = sniff test
st = speech therapist
st = stage
st = stomach
st = street
st = subtertian malaria
st = subtotal
st = superficial temporal
st = supratentorial
aa = adriamycin
aa = african american
aa = alcohol abuse
aa = alcoholics anonymous
aa = alopecia areata
aa = amino acid
aa = amyloid protein A
aa = aortic aneurysm
aa = aortic arch
aa = aplastic anemia
aa = ara c
aa = arachidonic acid
aa = ascending aorta
ai = accidental injury
ai = alcohol intake
ai = allergy and immunology
ai = amelogenesis imperfecta
ai = anaphylatoxin inactivator
ai = angiotensin i
ai = aortic incompetence
ai = aortic insufficiency
ai = apical impulse
ai = artificial insemination
ai = artificial intelligence
ai = autoimmune
ai = autoimmunity
c = c
c = capacitance
c = carbon
c = caucasian
c = celsius
c = cervical
c = complement
c = compliance
c = cornea
c = coulomb
c = cum
c = cytidine
c = cytosine
h = enthalpy
h = height
h = helicobacter
h = henry
h = heroin
h = hispanic
h = history
h = hour
h = hour
h = hydrogen
h = hydrogen
h = hyperphoria
h = hypodermic
hh = halothane hepatitis
hh = hard of hearing
hh = health history
hh = hedgehog protein
hh = hepatic hemangioma
hh = hiatal hernia
hh = hiatus hernia
hh = holistic health
hh = homoharringtonine
hh = homonymous hemianopia
hh = hydroxyhexamide
hh = hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
hh = hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism
q = cardiac output
q = coenzyme q
q = coulomb
q = every
q = glutamine
q = perfusion
q = qualitative
q = quantitative
q = quantity
q = queensland
q = quinacrine
q = quinidine
q = quinone
rd = radial deviation
rd = raynaud’s disease
rd = reading
rd = reducing diet
rd = registered dietician
rd = reiter’s disease
rd = renal disease
rd = repair of retinal detachment
rd = respiratory distress
rd = retinal detachment
rd = rheumatoid disease
rd = right deltoid
rd = rubber dam
k = carrying capacity
k = cathode
k = equilibrium constant
k = high potassium diet
k = ionization constant
k = kanamycin
k = kelvin
k = kidney
k = kilogram
k = kinetic energy
k = klebsiella
k = knee
k = lysine
k = potassium
tr = congenital tricuspid regurgitation
tr = rectal temperature
tr = terminal repeat
tr = therapeutic radiology
tr = trace
tr = trachea
tr = traction
tr = transaldolase
tr = transfusion reaction
tr = trauma
tr = traumatic
tr = tremor
tr = tricuspid regurgitation
tr = tropinone reductase
tt = full tuberculoid leprosy
tt = tendon transfer
tt = tensor tympani
tt = test tube
tt = thrombin time
tt = tibial tuberosity
tt = tilt table
tt = tine test
tt = token test
tt = tolerance test
tt = tongue thrust
tt = total thyroxine
tt = transthoracic
tt = transtracheal
ap = abdominal pain
ap = abdominal perineal
ap = acid phosphatase
ap = action potential
ap = acute pancreatitis
ap = alkaline phosphatase
ap = anatomic pathology
ap = angina pectoris
ap = ante partum
ap = anterior and posterior
ap = anterior pituitary
ap = aortic pressure
ap = aortopulmonary
ap = arterial pressure
ap = artificial pneumothorax
em = ejection murmur
em = electron microscopy
em = emergency medicine
em = emergency room
em = emmetropia
em = emotional disorder
em = emotionally disturbed
em = emphysema
em = enteroviral meningitis
em = ergonovine maleate
em = erythema multiforme
em = erythromycin
em = esophageal manometry
em = esophageal motility
em = extracellular matrix
hd = at bedtime
hd = hansen’s disease
hd = head
hd = heart disease
hd = heloma durum
hd = hemodialysis
hd = high dose
hd = hirschsprung’s disease
hd = hodgkin disease
hd = hodgkin’s disease
hd = house doctor
hd = house dust
hd = huntington chorea
hd = huntington disease
hd = huntington’s disease
mi = massa intermedia
mi = maturation index
mi = mental institution
mi = mesial incisal
mi = mile
mi = mill
mi = minor
mi = minute
mi = mitomycin
mi = mitotic index
mi = mitral incompetence
mi = mitral insufficiency
mi = myocardial infarct
mi = myocardial infarction
mi = myocardial ischemia
oa = esophageal atresia
oa = obstructive apnea
oa = occipital artery
oa = occipitoanterior
oa = occupational asthma
oa = octanoic acid
oa = ocular albinism
oa = old age
oa = oleic acid
oa = optic atrophy
oa = orotic acid
oa = osteoarthritis
oa = osteoarthrosis
oa = ovalbumin
oa = oxalic acid
sd = sandhoff’s disease
sd = senile dementia
sd = septal defect
sd = shoulder dislocation
sd = skin destruction
sd = social desirability
sd = somatization disorder
sd = spontaneous delivery
sd = stable disease
sd = standard deviation
sd = stensen’s duct
sd = still’s disease
sd = streptodornase
sd = sudden death
sd = superoxide dismutase
sf = saphenofemoral
sf = saturated fat
sf = scarlet fever
sf = seizure frequency
sf = seminal fluid
sf = semliki forest
sf = serum ferritin
sf = sham feeding
sf = shipping fever
sf = snack food
sf = spinal fluid
sf = stable factor
sf = sulfation factor
sf = swine fever
sf = synovial fluid
bd = band
bd = barbiturate dependence
bd = base deficit
bd = basophilic degeneration
bd = batten’s disease
bd = behcet’s disease
bd = belladonna
bd = bile duct
bd = black death
bd = blood donor
bd = bowel dysfunction
bd = bowen disease
bd = brain damage
bd = brain death
bd = bronchodilator
bd = twice a day
tg = tendon graft
tg = testosterone glucuronide
tg = tetraglycine
tg = thioglycolate
tg = thioguanine
tg = thromboglobulin
tg = thyroglobulin
tg = total gastrectomy
tg = toxic goiter
tg = triacylglycerol
tg = trigeminal ganglion
tg = triglycerid lowering diet
tg = triglyceride
tg = triglyceride level
tg = triglyceride lowering diet
tg = tumor growth
pn = pain
pn = parenteral nutrition
pn = penicillin
pn = periarteritis nodosa
pn = peripheral nerve
pn = peripheral neuropathy
pn = phrenic nerve
pn = pneumonia
pn = polyneuropathy
pn = poorly nourished
pn = positional nystagmus
pn = postnatal
pn = practical nurse
pn = primary nurse
pn = progress note
pn = pyelonephritis
pn = pyridine nucleotide
va = alveolar volume
va = costo vertebral angle
va = vacuum aspiration
va = valproic acid
va = vancomycin
va = vasodilator agent
va = venoarterial
va = ventricular aneurysm
va = ventricular arrhythmia
va = vertebral artery
va = veterans administration
va = villous adenoma
va = vincristine, adriamycin
va = viral antigen
va = visual acuity
va = visual aid
va = volcanic ash
gt = drop
gt = gait training
gt = gastrostomy
gt = gastrostomy tube
gt = glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
gt = glucose tolerance
gt = glucose transport
gt = glucosyltransferase
gt = glucuronyltransferase
gt = glutamyl transpeptidase
gt = glutathione transferase
gt = glycosyltransferase
gt = glycyltyrosine
gt = granulation tissue
gt = great toe
gt = greater than
gt = greater trochanter
gt = group therapy
lv = cor sinus lt vent fistula
lv = coron fistulae fr lt vent
lv = coronary fistulae from left ventricle
lv = coronary sinus to left ventricle fistula
lv = end diastolic left ventricular cavity shape
lv = end systolic left ventricular cavity shape
lv = laryngeal vestibule
lv = lateral ventricle
lv = leave
lv = lecithovitellin
lv = left ventricle
lv = left ventricular
lv = leucovorin
lv = live vaccine
lv = low vision
lv = lumbar vertebra
lv = lung volume
lv = lupus vulgaris
ra = double outlet right atrium
ra = radial
ra = radioactivity
ra = radionuclide angiography
ra = radium
ra = refractory anaemia
ra = refractory anemia
ra = relative analgesia
ra = renal artery
ra = retinoic acid
ra = retinoic acid product
ra = retrograde amnesia
ra = rheumatoid arthritis
ra = right anterior
ra = right arm
ra = right atrium
ra = right auricle
ra = room air
pt = paroxysmal tachycardia
pt = part
pt = partial thickness
pt = patch test
pt = patient
pt = payment
pt = phage type
pt = physical therapy
pt = physical therapy, posterior tibial artery pulse
pt = physiotherapist
pt = physiotherapy
pt = pint
pt = pneumothorax
pt = port
pt = posterior tibial
pt = pregnancy test
pt = prothrombin
pt = prothrombin time
pt = pulmonary trunk
bt = base of tongue
bt = bcnu, triazinate
bt = bedtime
bt = benign tertian malaria
bt = bitemporal
bt = bladder training
bt = blalock taussig shunt
bt = bleeding time
bt = blood transfusion
bt = blood type
bt = blood typing
bt = blue tongue
bt = body temperature
bt = botulin toxin
bt = bowel tones
bt = brain tumor
bt = brain tumor
bt = breakthrough
bt = breast tumor
bt = broken tooth
ct = calcitonin
ct = carpal tunnel
ct = cerebral thrombosis
ct = cervical traction
ct = chemotherapy
ct = chest tube
ct = chlamydia trachomatis
ct = chorda tympani
ct = chordae tendinae
ct = claw toe
ct = composite tip
ct = computed tomography
ct = computed tomography
ct = computerized tomography
ct = contact tracing
ct = coronary thrombosis
ct = count
ct = cover test
ct = cytarabine, thioguanine
ct = musculoskeletal
hc = 4 hydroperoxycyclophosphamide
hc = haemoconcentrator
hc = hair cell
hc = hairy cell
hc = handicapped
hc = head circumference
hc = health center
hc = hemoccult
hc = hemoglobin concentration
hc = heparin cofactor
hc = hereditary coproporphyria
hc = histamine challenge
hc = histochemistry
hc = home care
hc = house call
hc = huntington chorea
hc = huntington’s chorea
hc = hydrocarbon
hc = hydrocortisone
hc = hypercholesterolemia
hc = hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
tp = pause time
tp = temperature probe
tp = term pregnancy
tp = terminal phalanx
tp = testosterone propionate
tp = thought process
tp = threshold potential
tp = thrombocytopenic purpura
tp = thymopentin
tp = tinea pedis
tp = total pancreatectomy
tp = total protein
tp = treatment plan
tp = treponema pallidum
tp = trigger point
tp = triphosphate
tp = true positive
tp = tryptophan
tp = tryptophan pyrrolase
tp = tubal plasty
tp = tuberculin precipitation
ha = calcium hydroxyapatite
ha = h antigen
ha = headache
ha = health authority
ha = hearing aid
ha = hemadsorption
ha = hemagglutinating antibody
ha = hemagglutination
ha = hemolytic anemia
ha = hemolytic anemia
ha = hepatic artery
ha = herpangina
ha = heterophil antibody
ha = hippuric acid
ha = histamine
ha = histocompatibility antigen
ha = hospital acquired
ha = hospital admission
ha = hyaluronic acid
ha = hydroxyapatite
ha = hyperactivity
ha = hyperalimentation
md = magnesium deficiency
md = major depression
md = malate dehydrogenase
md = malignant disease
md = manic depression
md = marek disease
md = maternal deprivation
md = meckel’s diverticulum
md = median
md = mediastinal disease
md = medical department
md = medical doctor
md = meniere disease
md = mental deficiency
md = mental depression
md = metabolic disorders
md = minamata disease
md = movement disorder
md = muscular dystrophy
md = myelodysplasia
md = myocardial disease
md = myotonic dystrophy
pc = after meals
pc = correction of pectus carinatum
pc = correctn pectus carinatum
pc = percent
pc = pericard acupunct points
pc = pericardium acupuncture points
pc = personal computer
pc = personal computer, usually reserved for ibm pc’s and their clones
pc = phosphatidyl choline
pc = phosphocreatine
pc = piece
pc = platelet concentrate
pc = platelet count
pc = portal cirrhosis
pc = post cibum
pc = post crown
pc = postcricoid
pc = posterior chamber
pc = posterior colporrhaphy
pc = potential complication
pc = professional corporation
pc = pus cells
pc = pyruvate carboxylase
pc = pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
w = energy
w = tryptophan
w = tungsten
w = ward
w = water
w = watt
w = weak
w = weber’s test
w = week
w = weight
w = western
w = white
w = whole
w = wide
w = widow
w = widowed
w = widowed, white
w = widower
w = width
w = wife
w = with
w = wohlfahrtia
w = work
w = wound
pa = panic attack
pa = pantothenic acid
pa = paranoia
pa = pascal
pa = pathologist
pa = pathology
pa = penetrated posteroanterior
pa = perianal
pa = periapical
pa = periodic acid
pa = peripheral arteriosclerosis
pa = pernicious anemia
pa = phenylalanine
pa = phenylalkylamine
pa = phosphatidic acid
pa = phosphoarginine
pa = photoallergy
pa = phthalic anhydride
pa = physician assistant
pa = physician assistant
pa = plasminogen activator
pa = platelet aggregation
pa = polyamine
pa = posteroanterior
pa = prealbumin
pa = primary aldosteronism
pa = primary amenorrhea
pa = proanthocyanidin
pa = procainamide
pa = program announcement
pa = propionic acid
pa = protactinium
pa = protrusio acetabuli
pa = psoriatic arthritis
pa = psychoanalyst
pa = pulmonary artery
pa = pulmonary atresia
pa = puromycin aminonucleoside
pa = pyrrolizidine alkaloid
pa = pyruvic acid

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<br>Date created - May 18, 2001 Jules Berman

<br>Date modified - October 12, 2001