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a

- autopsy

A

- adenine

- alanine

- anemia

- arteria

- arteriole

- asymptomatic

- no symptoms

A1

- aortic first sound

A2

- aortic second sound

aa

- arteries

- of each (Greek: Ana)

AA

- African-American

- Alcoholics Anonymous

- arachidonic acid

- reactive (secondary) amyloidosis

AAA

- abdominal aortic aneurysm

- adenine-adenine-adenine codon for lysine

- diagnostic arthroscopy, operative arthroscopy, and possible operative arthrotomy

AAAASF

- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

AAAP

- activity of antiactivator in plasma

AABB

- American Association of Blood Banks

AAC

- adenine-adenine-cytosine codon for asparagine

AACPDM

- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

AACR

- American Association for Cancer Research

Aad

- aminoadipic acid

AADC

- amino acid decarboxylase

AAE

- American Association of Endodontists

AAETS

- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

AAF

- 2-acetylaminofluorene

- anterior auditory field

- astrocytoma with atypical/anaplastic foci

AAF/OL

- anaplastic astrocytomas /oligodendrogliomas

AAFP

- American Academy of Family Physicians

AAG

- adenine-adenine-guanine codon for lysine

AAHKS

- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

AAHS

- American Association for Hand Surgery (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AAL

- anterior axillary line

AAMC

- Association of American Medical Colleges

AAMI

- Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAMT

- American Association for Medical Transcriptionists

AAN

- American Academy of Neurology

AANA

- Arthroscopy Association of North America (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AANOS

- The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

AANS

- American Association of Neurological Surgeons

A-a O2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension

AAo

- ascending aorta

AAO

- American Academy of Ophthalmology

AAOC

- antacid of choice

AAofA

- Ambulance Association of America

AAOFAS

- American Association of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons

AAOHN

- American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

AAOM

- American Academy of Oral Medicine

AAOO

- American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

AAOP

- American Academy of Oral Pathology

- American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

AAOPP

- American Association of Osteopathic Postgraduate Physicians

AAOS

- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

AAOT

- Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia (Argentinian Orthopaedic Association)

AAOx3

- awake, alert and oriented x 3 (to person, place and time)

AAP

- air at atmospheric pressure

- American Academy of Pediatrics

- American Academy of Pedodontics

- American Academy of Periodontology

- American Academy of Psychoanalysis

- American Academy of Psychotherapists

- American Association of Pathologists

- aminoantipyrine

- Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

- Association of Academic Physiatrists

- Association of American Physicians

AAPA

- American Academy of Physician Assistants

- American Association of Pathologist Assistants

AAPB

- American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists

AAPC

- antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis

AAPCC

- adjusted annual per capita cost

- adjusted average per capita cost

- American Association of Poison Control Centers

AaPco2

- alveolo-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference

(A-a)Pc02

- alveolo-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference

AAPF

- anti-arteriosclerosis polysaccharide factor

AAPH

- 2,2'-azobis-(amidinopropane) dihydrochloride

AAPHD

- American Association of Public Health Dentists

AAPHP

- American Association of Public Health Physicians

AAPL

- American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

AAPM

- American Association of Physicists in Medicine

AAPMC

- antibiotic-associated pseudo-membranous colitis

AAPMR

- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

AAPM+R

- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

AaPO2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference

(A-a) PO2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference

AAPOS

- American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

AAPP

- American Academy on Physician and Patient

AAPPO

- American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations

AAPS

- American Association of Plastic Surgeons

- Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale

- Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

AAPSM

- American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine

aar

- against all risks

AAR

- active avoidance reaction

- acute articular rheumatism

- antigen-antiglobulin reaction

AARC

- American Association for Respiratory Care

AARDA

- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

AARE

- automobile accident, rear end

AAROM

- active assertive range of motion

- active assisted range of motion

AARP

- American Association of Retired Persons

AAS

- Aarskog-Scott (syndrome)

- acid aspiration syndrome

- alcoholic abstinence syndrome

- American Academy of Sanitarians

- American Analgesia Society

- aneurysm of atrial septum

- anthrax anti serum

- aortic arch syndrome

- atomic absorption spectrophotometry

AASD

- American Academy of Stress Disorders

aa seq

- amino acid sequence

AASH

- adrenal androgen stimulating hormone

- American Association for the Study of Headache

AASK

- African American Study of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Pilot Study

AASP

- acute atrophic spinal paralysis

- American Association of Senior Physicians

- ascending aorta synchronized pulsation

AASS

- American Association for Social Security

AAST

- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

a1AT

- alpha-1-antitrypsin

AAT

- Aachen Aphasia Test

- academic aptitude test

- alanine aminotransferase

- alkylating agent therapy

- alpha-1-antitrypsin

- atrial triggered (pacemaker)

- auditory apperception test

- automatic atrial tachycardia

- American Association for Thoracic Surgery

AAU

- acute anterior uveitis

- adenine-adenine-uracil codon for asparagine

AAV

- adeno-associated virus

AAVMC

- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

AAVP

- American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists

AAVPT

- American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

AAW

- anterior aortic wall

AAWD

- American Association of Women Dentists

AAWM

- American Academy of Wound Management

ab

- abortion

- antibody

aB

- azure B

Ab

- abortion

- antibiotic

- antibody

AB

- abortion

- abdominal

- abnormal

- Ace bandage

- active bilaterally

- aid to the blind

- alcian blue

- alertness behavior

- antibiotic

- antibody

- antigen binding

- apex beat

- asbestos body

- asthmatic bronchitis

- axiobuccal

- Bachelor of Arts (Lat: Artium Baccalaureus)

- blood group AB

3AB

- 3-aminobenzamide

A/B

- acid-base ratio

A+B

- apnea and bradycardia

A B

- air greater than bone (conduction)

ABA

- abscissic acid

- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

- American Board of Anesthesiologists

- antibacterial activity

- arrest before arrival

- Arthroscopie Belge - Belgian Arthroscopy Association

ABAT

- American Board of Applied Toxicology

Abb

- abbreviations

ABB

- Albright-Butler-Bloomberg syndrome

- American Board of Bioanalysis

- Asea Brown Boveri

ABBQ

- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Beliefs and Behavior Questionnaire

abbr

- abbreviated

- abbreviation

ABc

- autoantibodies to collagen

ABC

- absolute basophil count

- absolute bone conduction

- acalculous biliary colic

- acid balance control

- aconite-belladonna-chloroform

- advanced breast cancer

- airway, breathing, circulation

- alternative birth center

- alum, blood and charcoal (purification and deodorizing method)

- alum, blood and clay (sludge deodorizing method)

- American Blood Commission

- aneurysmal bone cyst

- antigen-binding capacity

- apnea, bradycardia, cyanosis

- aspiration biopsy cytology

- aspiration needle biopsy

- assessment of basic competency

- atomic, biological and chemical (warfare)

- avidin-biotin complex

- axiobuccocervical

A+BC

- air and bone conduction

ABCC

- Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission

ABCD

- airway, breathing, circulation, differential diagnosis (or defibrillate) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

- asymmetry, borders irregular, color variegated, diameter 6 mm (assessment of melanoma)

ABCDE

- airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure/environmental control - trauma protocol

- botulism toxin pentavalent

ABCDEFGH

- air ways, bones, cardiac shadow, diaphragm, effusions, fields (pulmonary), gastric, hardware (chest X-ray reading mnemonic)

ABCDES

- abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage joint space loss, deformities, marginal erosions, soft tissue swelling (x-ray features in rheumatoid arthritis)

- adjust medication, bacterial prophylaxis, cervical spine disease, deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, evaluate extent and activity of disease, stress-dose steroid coverage

Abd

- (abdere) abdomen

- abdominal

- abduction

ABE

- acetone-butanol-ethanol

- acid-base equilibrium

- activity before exercise

- actual base excess

- acute bacterial endocarditis

- acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

- Adult Basic Education Programs

- American Board of Endodontics

- aminobenzoate

- anode-break excitation

- antisheep beta-endorphin

- atypical bronchial epithelium

- autoantibodies to elastin

- average bioequivalence

- Averrhoa bilimbi

- estradiol bound to albumin

- trivalent botulinic antitoxin

ABE-1

- a strain of the psychophilic marine bacterium Vibrio ABE-1

ABE-I

- anion-binding exosite I

ABE-II

- anion-binding exosite II

Abeta

- beta-amyloid (component of Alzheimer's disease plaques)

ABF

- alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases

ABG

- arterial blood gases

- autogenous bone graft

ABI

- ankle to brachial index

ABJS

- Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (AAOS Specialty Societies)

ABMA

- anti-basement membrane antibody disease (Goodpasture’s syndrome)

ABMS

- American Board of Medical Specialties

ABMT

- autologous bone marrow transplant

abn

- abnormal

- abnormality of a chromosome (e.g.abn 12p)

AbN

- ablation nephropathy

- antibody nitrogen

- antibody to the N terminus (of a protein or peptide)

ABN

- abducens nucleus

- abnormal

- active bulimia nervosa (BN)

- acute bacterial nephritis

- acute brachial neuritis

- acute brachial neuropathy

- alkali-treated bound niacin

- anterior BNST lesions (BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis)

- arched-back nursing (about laboratory rats)

- artificial background noise

- aseptic (avascular) bone/bone marrow necrosis

- Association of British Neurologists

- endo-1,5-alpha-L-arabinase

- The Brazilian Academy of Neurology

Abn-cbd

- abnormal cannabidiol

ABO

- blood grouping system

ABOS

- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

ABP

- American Board of Pathology

- American Board of Pediatrics

- androgen binding protein

ABPA

- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

ABPB

- abductor pollicis brevis (also APB)

ABPL

- abductor pollicis longus (also APL)

ABR

- auditory brainstem response audiometry

ABS

- American Back Society

- arterial blood pressure

ABTA

- American Brain Tumor Association

ABVD

- adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (regimen used to treat Hodgkin’s disease)

ABW

- actual body weight

Abx

- antibiotics

ac

- ante cenam, before meal/s

AC

- abdominal circumference

- acromioclavicular joint

- adrenal cortex

- air conduction

- alternating current

ACA

- adenine-cytosine-adenine codon for threonine

- American Chiropractic Association

- Amputee Coalition of America (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AcAAP

- N-acetylaminoantipyrine

ACC

- adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for serine

- adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for threonine

- American College of Cardiology

- anodal closure contraction

ACCME

- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

Accom

- accommodation

ACCP

- American College Of Chest Physicians

ACCx

- anterior cingulate cortex

ACD

- absorbent cover dressing

- acid-citrate-dextrose

- allergic contact dermatitis

- anemia of chronic disease

- anterior cervical discectomy

- asymmetrical cortical degeneration syndromes

- Available Chemical Directory

ACDF

- adult children from dysfunctional family

- anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

ACDM

- Association for Clinical Data Management

ACE

- angiotensin converting enzyme

ACEI

- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

ACF

- anterior cervical fusion

ACFAS

- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

ACG

- adenine-cytosine-guanine codon for threonine

- angiocardiography

ACh

- acetylcholine

AChR

- acetylcholine receptor

ACI

- acute coronary insufficiency

ACILS

- American Center for International Labor Solidarity

ACIP

- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

ACJ

- acromioclavicular joint (also AC joint)

ACJT

- acromioclavicular joint

ACl

- aspiryl chloride

ACL

- Achievement Check List

- acromegaloid features, cutis verticis gyrata, corneal leukoma (syndrome)

- anterior clavicular line

- anterior cruciate ligament

- anticardiolipin (antibody)

ACLA

- American Clinical Laboratory Association

ACLC

- Assessment of Children’s Language Comprehension

ACLD

- Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

ACLF

- adult congregate living facility

ACLI

- American Council on Life Insurance

aCLL

- atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia

ACLM

- American College of Legal Medicine

ACLPS

- Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

ACLR

- anterior capsulolabral reconstruction

ACLS

- advanced cardiac life support

AcLV

- avian acute leukemia virus

ACM

- acetaminophen

- acute cerebrospinal meningitis

- Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate

- albumin-calcium-magnesium

- alveolar capillary membrane

- anticardiac myosin

- Arnold-Chiari malformation

ACMA

- American Occupational Medical Association

ACMC

- Association of Canadian Medical Colleges

ACMD

- associate chief medical director

ACME

- Advisory Council on Medical Education

- Automated Classification of Medical Entities

ACMF

- arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa

ACMI

- American College of Medical Informatics

ACML

- atypical chronic myeloid leukemia

ACMP

- alveolar-capillary membrane permeability

ACMR

- Advisory Committee on Medical Research

ACMS

- American Chinese Medical Society

ACMSF

- Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (UK)

ACMT

- artificial circus movement tachycardia

ACMV

- assist-controlled mechanical ventilation

ACN

- acute conditioned neurosis ventilation

- Ambulatory Care Network ventilation

- American College of Neuropsychiatrists ventilation

- American College of Nutrition

ACNM

- American College of Nuclear Medicine Nutrition

- American College of Nurse-Midwives

ACNP

- acute care nurse practitioner Midwives

- American College of Nuclear Physicians

ACO

- acute coronary occlusion

- alert, cooperative, oriented

- anodal closure odor

ACoA

- anterior communicating artery

ACOA

- adult children of alcoholics

ACOAs

- collegiate adult children of alcoholics

ACOEM

- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ACOEP

- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians

ACOG

- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACOHA

- American College of Osteopathic Hospital Administrators

ACO-HNS

- American Council of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

ACOI

- American College of Osteopathic Internists

ACOM

- American College of Occupational Medicine

- anterior communicating (artery)

AComA

- anterior communicating artery

ACOMS

- American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

ACOOG

- American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACOP

- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians

- approved code of practice

ACORDE

- A Consortium on Restorative Dentistry Education

ACOS

- American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

- associate chief of staff

ACOS/AC

- associate chief of staff for ambulatory care

Acous

- acoustics

- acoustic

AcP

- acid phosphatase

ACP

- accessory conduction pathway

- acid phosphatase

- acyl carrier protein

- American College of Pathologists

- American College of Pharmacists

- American College of Physicians

- American College of Prosthodontists

- American College of Psychiatrists

ACPA

- American Cleft Palate Association

ACPC

- aminocyclopentane carboxylic (acid)

ACPE

- American College of Physician Executives

AC-PH

- ac phos acid phosphatase

ACPM

- American College of Preventive Medicine

ACPOC

- Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (AAOS Specialty Societies)

ACPP

- adrenocortical polypeptide

- prostate-specific acid phosphatase

ACPS

- acrocephalopolysyndactyly

Acr

- acrylic

ACR

- abnormally contracting region

- absolute catabolic rate

- acriflavine

- adenomatosis of colon and rectum

- adjusted community rate

- ambulance call report

- American College of Radiology

- American College of Rheumatology

- anticonstipation regimen

- axillary count rate

ACRF

- ambulatory care research facility

ACRI

- Africa Crisis Response Initiative

ACRM

- American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine

ACRPI

- Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry

ACS

- acrocallosal syndrome

- acrocephalosyndactyly

- acute chest syndrome

- acute confusional state

- Alcon Closure System

- American Cancer Society

- American Chemical Society

- American College of Surgeons

- anodal closure sound

- antireticular cytotoxic serum

- aperture current setting

- Association of Clinical Scientists

- acute cervical strain

- acute cervical sprain

ACSA

- adenylate cyclase-stimulating activity

ACSE

- association control service element

ACSF

- artificial cerebrospinal fluid

AC/SIUG

- ambulatory care special-interest user group

ACSM

- American College of Sports Medicine

ACSP

- adenylate cyclase-stimulating protein

- Australian College of Sports Physicians

ACSV

- aortocoronary saphenous vein

ACSVBG

- aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft

act

- actinomycin

- activity

- active

AcT

- acceleration time

ACT

- achievement through counseling and treatment

- actin

- actinomycin

- activated clotting time

- active motion

- advanced coronary treatment

- anterocolic transposition

- antichymotrypsin

- anticoagulant therapy

- anxiety control training

- asthma care training

- atropine coma therapy

ACTA

- American Cardiology Technologists Association

- automatic computerized transverse axial (scanning)

Act-C

- actinomycin C

Act-D

- actinomycin D

ACTe

- anodal closure tetanus

ACTG

- AIDS Clinical Trial Group

ACTH

- adrenocorticotropic hormone

ACTH-LI

- adrenocorticotropin-like immunoreactivity

ACTHR

- adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor

ACTS

- acute cervical trauma syndrome

ACTZ

- acetazolamide

ACU

- adenine-cytosine-uracil codon for threonine

- ambulatory (acute) care unit

ACVB

- aortocoronary venous bypass

ACVD

- acute cardiovascular disease

- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

AD

- Action for Democracy

- admission and discharge

- admitting diagnosis

- adult disease

- alternating days

- Alzheimer’s disease

- atopic dermatitis

- auris dextra (right ear)

ADA

- American Dental Association

- American Diabetes Association

- anterior descending artery

ADADS

- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data System

ADAS-Cog

- Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale

ADASP

- Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology

ADC

- AIDS dementia complex

ADCC

- antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity

ADD

- addiction

- adduct

- adduction

- attention deficit disorder

- average daily dose

ADEA

- Association for the Development of Education in Africa

ADEM

- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

- acute disseminated encephalopathy

adeno-Ca

- adenocarcinoma

ADF

- acid detergent fiber

- actin depolymerizing factor

ADG

- average daily gain

ADH

- antidiuretic hormone

- atypical ductal hyperplasia

- vasopressin

ADHD

- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADI

- acceptable daily intake

ADJ

- adjacent

- adjoining

- adjunct

- adjust

- adjuvant chemotherapy

ADL

- activities of daily living

ad lib

- at liberty

- as desired

ADM

- admission

- adult onset diabetes mellitus

ADP

- abductor pollicis

- adenosine diphosphate

- Agricultural Development Program

ADR

- adverse drug reaction

Adria

- Adriamycin (trade name for doxorubicin)

ADS

- anterior dynamized system

ADT

- admission-discharge-transfer

ADV

- advised

- arterial deep venous

- Aujeszky's Disease Virus

AE

- above the elbow

- active and equal

- adverse effect

- adverse event

AEA

- AsociaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de Artroscopia (Spanish Arthroscopy Association - only Spanish)

- auricular electroacupuncture

AEB

- as evidenced by

AEC

- 5-amino 9 ethyl carbazol

AED

- automated external defibrillator

AEEC

- attaching and effacing Escherichia coli

AEH

- atypical endometrial hyperplasia

AEI

- acetyleethyleneimine

AER

- auditory evoked response

- average evoked response

AERC

- African Economic Research Consortium

AET

- 2-aminoethylisothiouronium bromide hydrobromide

AF

- adult female

- amniotic fluid

- aortic flow

- atrial fibrillation

- atrial flutter

AFB

- acid fast bacilli

AFB1

- aflatoxin B1

AFB2a

- aflatoxin B2a

AFC

- amniotic fluid cortisol

aFGF

- acidic fibroblast growth factor

Afib

- atrial fibrillation

AFIP

- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

AFL

- aflatoxicol

- artificial limb

- atrial flutter

AFLP

- acute fatty liver of pregnancy

AFM

- atomic force microscope

AFLM1

- aflatoxicol M1

AFNOR

- French Standardization Institute

AFO

- ankle-foot orthoses

AFP

- acute flaccid paralysis

- alpha-fetoprotein (expressed by germ cell tumors and other cancers)

AFSI

- Africa Food Security Initiative

AFTR

- atrophy, fasciculation, tremor, rigidity

AFX

- atypical fibroxanthoma

AG

- anion gap

- antigen

A/G

- albumin/globulin ratio

AGA

- adenine-guanine-adenine codon for arginine

- appropriate-for-gestational age

AGCT

- adult granulosa cell tumor

AGF

- angle of greatest flexion

AGG

- adenine-guanine-guanine codon for arginine

- aggravation

AGI

- Academy for Guided Imagery

AGL

- acute granulocytic leukemia

AGN

- acute glomerulonephritis

a-GPA

- alpha-D-glucose pentaacetate

AGTT

- abnormal glucose tolerance test

AGU

- adenine-guanine-uracil codon for serine

AGUS

- atypical glands of unknown significance

AH

- abdominal hysterectom

- accidental hypothermia

- acute hepatitis

- arterial hypertension

AHA

- American Heart Association

- American Hospital Association

AHB

- alpha-hydroxybutyric acid

AHC

- academic health care

- academic health center

- acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

- acute hemorrhagic cystitis

- amygdalohippocampal complexes

- antihemophilic factor C

AHCA

- Agency for Health Care Administration

- American Health Care Association

AHCD

- acquired hepatocellular degeneration

AHCPR

- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AHCy

- adenosyl homocysteine

AHD

- acquired hepatocerebral degeneration

- acute heart disease

- antihyaluronidase

- antihypertensive drug

- arterio-hepatic dysplasia

- atherosclerotic heart disease

- autoimmune hemolytic disease

AHDMS

- automated hospital data management system

AHDP

- azacycloheptane diphosphonate

AHDS

- Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome

AHE

- acute hazardous events (database)

- acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis

AHEA

- area health education activity

AHEC

- area health education center

AHES

- artificial heart energy system

- acute heart failure

- American Health Foundation

- American Hepatic Foundation

- American Hospital Formulary

- antihemophilic factor

- Argentinian hemorrhagic fever

- Associated Health Foundation

AHFS

- American Hospital Formulary Service

AHG

- aggregated human globulin

- antihemophilic globulin factor

- antihemophilic globulin

- antihuman globulin

AHGG

- aggregated human gammaglobulin

- antihuman gammaglobulin

AHGS

- acute herpetic gingival stomatitis

AHH

- alpha-hydrazine analog of histidine

- anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (syndrome)

- arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase

- Association for Holistic Health

AHI

- active hostility index

- Animal Health Institute

- apnea-plus-hypopnea index

AHIMA

- American Health Information Management Association

AHIP

- assisted health insurance plan

AHIS

- automated hospital information system

AHJ

- artificial hip joint

AHL

- acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa

- acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis

- apparent half-life

AHLE

- acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis

AHLG

- antihuman lymphocyte globulin

AHLS

- antihuman lymphocyte serum

AHM

- Allied health manpower

- ambulatory Holter monitor

AHMA

- American Holistic Medicine Association

- antiheart muscle autoantibody

AHMC

- Association of Hospital Management Committees

AHN

- Army Head Nurse

- assistant head nurse

AHNMD

- associated clonal hematopoietic non-mast cell lineage disorder

AHO

- Albright hereditary osteodystrophy

AHP

- accountable health plan or partnership

- acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

- after hyperpolarization

- air at high pressure

- analytic hierarchy process

- approved health plan

- Assistant House Physician

AHPA

- American Health Planning Association

AHPO

- anterior hypothalamic preoptic (area)

AHR

- antihyaluronidase reaction

- Association for Health Records

- atrial heart rate

AHRA

- American Hospital Radiology Administration

AHRF

- acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

- American Hearing Research Foundation

AHRQ

- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AHS

- Academy of Health Sciences

- African horse sickness

- alveolar hypoventilation syndrome

- American Hearing Society

- American Hospital Society

- area health service

- assistant house surgeon

AHSA

- American Health Security Act

AHSDF

- area health service development fund

AHSG

- alpha-2HS-glycoprotein

AHSN

- Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing

AHSP

- AIDS Health Services Program (of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

AHSR

- Association for Health Services Research

AHT

- aggregation half time

- antihyaluronidase titer

- arterial hypertension

- augmented histamine test

- autogenous hamster tumor

AHTG

- antihuman thymocyte globulin

AHTP

- antihuman thymocyte plasma

AHTS

- antihuman thymus serum

AHU

- acute hemolytic uremic (syndrome)

AHU

- arginine, hypoxanthine, uracil

AHuG

- aggregated human IgG

AHV

- avian herpes virus

aI

- active ingredient

AI

- accidental injury

- accidentally incurred

- adiposity index

- aggregation index

- allergy and immunology

- amylogenesis imperfecta

- anaphylatoxin inactivator

- angiogenesis inhibitor

- angiotensin I

- anxiety index

- aortic incompetence

- aortic insufficiency

- apical impulse

- articulation index

- artificial insemination

- artificial intelligence

- atherogenic index

- atrial insufficience

- autoimmune

- autoimmunity

- axio-incisal

- first meiotic anaphase

A+I

- allergy and immunology

AIA

- allylisopropylacetamide

- amylase inhibitor activity

- anti-immunoglobulin antibody

- anti-insulin antibody

- aspirin-induced asthma

- automated image analysis

AIB

- aminoisobutyrate

- avian infectious bronchitis

AIBA

- aminoisobutyric acid

AIBS

- American Institute of Biological Sciences

AIC

- Akaike’s information criterion (a goodness-of-fit measure)

- aminoimidazole carboxamide

- Association des InfirmiÃ¨res Canadiennes

A-IC

- average integrated concentration

AICA

- anterior inferior cerebellar artery

- anterior inferior communicating artery

AI-CAH

- autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis

AICAR

- aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide

AICD

- automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

AICE

- angiotensin I converting enzyme

AICF

- autoimmune complement fixation

AI/COAG

- artificial intelligence hemostasis consultant system

AID

- acquired immunodeficiency disease

- acute infectious disease

- acute ionization detector

- Agency for International Development

- argon ionization detector

- artificial insemination by donor

- autoimmune deficiency

- autoimmune disease

- automatic implantable defibrillator

- average interocular difference

AIDP

- acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

AIDS

- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIDSDRUGS

- clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency drugs

AIDS-KS

- acquired immune deficiency syndrome with Kaposi’s sarcoma

AIDSLINE

- on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIDS-OI

- acquired immune deficiency syndrome with opportunistic infection

AIDSTRIALS

- clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome drugs

AIIS

- anterior inferior iliac spine

AIL

- angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy

AIMBE

- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

AIN

- anterior interosseous nerve

Aind

- indicative dosage

AIOD

- Association Internationale pour l'OstÃ©osynthÃ¨se Dynamique

AIOM

- Italian Association for Medical Oncology

AION

- anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

AIOSM

- American Institute of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine

AIP

- acute interstitial pneumonia (Hamman-Rich disease)

AIRO

- Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica

AIS

- adenocarcinoma in situ

- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

AIT

- acute intensive treatment

AJ

- ankle jerk

AJAO

- American Juvenile Arthritis Organization

AJCC

- American Joint Committee on Cancer

AJKS

- American Journal of Knee Surgery

AJNR

- American Journal of Neuroradiology

AJO

- American Journal of Orthopaedics

AK

- above knee

- above the knee (amputation)

AKA

- above knee amputation

- also known as

AKS

- American Knee Society

Al

- porous alumni

AL

- idiopathic (primary) amyloidosis

- left ear

Ala

- alanine

ALAT

- alanine aminotransferase / alanine transaminase

ALB

- albendazole

ALC

- alternative level of care

- anaplastic large cell

- approximate lethal concentration

ALD

- alcoholic liver disease

ALIP

- atypical localization of immature precursors

ALK

- anaplastic lymphoma kinase

- automated lamellar keratoplasty

alk phos

- alkaline phosphatase

ALL

- allergy

- acute lymphoblastic leukemia

- acute lymphocytic leukemia

AlloSCT

- allogeneic stem-cell transplantation

ALMI

- anterior lateral myocardial infarction

ALP

- alkaline phosphatase

alpha-MPT

- alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine

alpha 2,6-ST

- alpha 2,6 sialyltransferase

alpha-T7

- transgenic line of mice

ALRI

- antero-lateral rotatory instability

ALS

- advanced life support

- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

- anterolateral sclerosis

- acute lumbar strain

Alt

- aluminum tartrate

ALT

- alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)

- alternate

- altitude

- argon laser trabeculoplasty

- autolymphocyte therapy

- avian laryngotracheitis

ALTB

- acute laryngotracheobronchitis

ALTE

- acute life-threatening event

ALTEE

- acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester

alt hor

- alternate hours

- every other hour

ALTS

- acute lumbar trauma syndrome

ALVF

- acute left ventricular failure

AM

- adult male

- aerospace medicine

- alveolar macrophages

- anteromedial

- before noon

AMA

- against medical advice

- American Medical Association

- antimitochondrial Ab

AMAN

- acute motor axonal neuropathy

AMB

- ambulate

- ambulatory

AMG

- acceleromyography

- alpha-2-macroglobulin

AMI

- acute myocardial infarction

AMIA

- American Medical Informatics Association

AML

- acute myeloblastic leukemia

- acute myelogenous leukemia

AMM

- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

AMM+M

- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis

amp

- ampere

AMP

- amphetamine

- amputation

AMS

- American Medical Systems Inc

- Amsterdam

- aseptic meningitis syndrome

AMSAN

- acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy

AMSSM

- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

amt

- amount

AMV

- alfalfa mosaic virus

- anterior medullary velum

- apical membrane vesicles (about lung)

AMV-RT

- avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase

AMY2

- alpha-amylase 2

ANA

- anesthesia

- antinuclear antibody (test; see also FANA)

ANAL

- analgesic

ANC

- absolute neutrophil count

ANCA

- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

AND

- algoneurodystrophy

- anterior nasal discharge

ANED

- alive no evidence of disease

ANES

- anesthesia

ANG

- angle

ANHE

- acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

ANI

- acute nerve irritation

ANLL

- acute non-lymphocytic leukemia

ANO

- amiodarone neuropathy of the optic nerve

ANOVA

- analysis of variance

ANP

- atrial natriuretic peptide

ANPs

- advanced nurse practitioners

ANRF

- Arthritis National Research Foundation

ANRI

- acute nerve root irritation

ANS

- autonomic nervous system

AN69-S

- Biospal

ANSI

- American National Standards Institute

ANT

- anterior

anti-OJ

- anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase

ANX

- anxiety

AO

- angle of aorta

- Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen

- inbred strains of rats [AO(RT1u/AgB2)]

A/O

- alert and orientated

AOA

- American Orthopaedic Association (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

- American Osteopathic Association

- Asian Orthopaedic Association

- Australian Orthopaedic Association

AOAC

- Association of Official Analytical Chemist

AO ASIF

- AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) Association of the Study of Internal Fixation

AOB

- Abteilung für Orthopädische Biomechanik (Orthopaedic Biomechanics Division)

- alcohol on breath

AOD

- arteriosclerotic occlusive disease

AODA

- alcohol and other drugs of abuse

AODM

- adult onset diabetes mellitus

AOFAS

- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AOI

- AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) International

AOLF

- Association des OrthopÃ©distes de Langue FranÃ§aise

AOM

- acute otitis media

AOPA

- American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association

AOQ

- l'Association d'OrthopÃ©die du QuÃ©bec

AORFA

- American Orthopaedic Rugby Football Association

AORN

- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

AOS

- Academic Orthopaedic Society (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

- Alaska Orthopaedic Society

- Arizona Orthopaedic Societ

AOSSM

- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Journal) (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AOx4

- alert and oriented in four questions asked in evaluation of metal status

ap

- attachment point

- before dinner

Ap, AP

- acute phase

- aminopurine

- ante partum (before delivery)

- antipyrine

- apex

- assessment and plans

- access permit

- accessory pathway

- accounts payable

- acid phosphatase

- acinar parenchyma

- action potential

- active pepsin

- acute pancreatitis

- acute pneumonia

- acute proliferative

- adenomatous polyposis

- adolescent psychiatry

- aerosol pentamidine

- after parturition

- alkaline phosphatase

- alum precipitated

- aminopeptidase

- amyloid p-component

- angina pectoris

- anterior pituitary

- anteroposterior (view in X-rays)

- antidromic potential

- antral peristalsis

- aortic pressure

- aortopulmonary

- apical pulse

- apothecary

- appendectomy

- appendicitis

- appendix

- apurinic acid

- area postrema

- arithmetic progression

- arterial pressure

- artificial pneumothorax

- aspiration pneumonia

- association period

- atherosclerotic plaque

- atrial pacing

- atrioventricular pathway

- Australian pharmacist

- axiopulpal

- before delivery

A+P

- anterior and posterior

- auscultation and palpation

- auscultation and percussion

APA

- Abrus precatorius agglutinin

- American Paralysis Association

- American Psychiatric Association

APAAP

- alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase

APACHE

- acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of childhood

APAP

- acetaminophen (paracetamol)

APB

- abductor pollicis brevis (also ABPB)

- atrial premature beat

APC

- activated protein C

- allophycocyanin

- Ambulatory Patient Classification

- anterior polar cataract

- antero-posterior compression

- antigen presenting cells

- Argon Plasma Coagulation

- aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine

- atrial premature contraction

APCI

- atmosphere pressure chemical ionization

APF

- assigned protection factor

APH

- anterior pituitary hormone

- aphasia

APHIS

- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

API

- Association for Pathology Informatics

APL

- abductor pollicis longus (also ABPL)

AP + L

- anteroposterior and lateral

APLAR

- Asian Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology

APLS

- advanced pediatric life support

APMA

- American Podiatric Medical Association

ApMV

- apple mosaic virus

APP

- Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein

- appears

- appendix

- appointment

- approximate

ApPC

- anthrylvinyl-labeled phosphatidylcholine

APPc

- cytoplasmic tail of the amyloid precursor protein

APPC

- aorto-pericardial pouch conduit

- apalcillin

- apoptotic cells

- knee arthroplasty with polyethylene patellar components

- p-aminophenylphosphorylcholine

APTA

- American Physical Therapy Association

APTT

- automated partial thromboplastin time

APUD

- amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation

APVOD

- arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular occlusive disease

APX

- ascorbate peroxidase

AQ

- water

aq

- water

AQL

- acceptance quality level

AR

- active resistance

- admitting room

- apical rate

- artificial respiration

- assessment report

- assisted respiration

- at risk

ARA-C

- cytarabine

ARC

- AIDS related complex

ARD

- acute respiratory disease

- atheroembolic renal disease

ARDS

- acute respiratory distress syndrome

- adult respiratory distress syndrome

ARE

- active-resistance exercise

ARF

- acute renal failure

- acute respiratory failure

- acute rheumatic fever

Arg

- arginine

ARI

- anxiety reaction, intense

ARIC

- atherosclerosis risk in communities

ARM

- allergy relief medicine

- anxiety reaction, mild

- arteriovenous malformation

ARNP

- advanced registered nurse practitioner

AROM

- active range of motion

- artificial rupture of membranes

ARP

- American Registry of Pathology

ARRT

- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

ART

- absolute retention time (chromatography)

- Achilles' tendon reflex test

- artery

- articulation

- artificial

ARTH

- arthritic

ARVD

- arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

AS

- alpha-synuclein

- anal sphincter

- aortic stenosis

- arteriosclerosis

- auris sinistra (left ear)

- ankylosing spondylitis

ASA

- acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

- American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASAMI

- Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method

ASAP

- as soon as possible

ASB

- American Society of Biomechanics

ASBME

- Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering

ASBMR

- Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (EFFO Member Society)

ASC

- arteriosclerosis

- ascending

ASCAD

- arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease

ASCO

- American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCUS

- atypical squamous cells of unknown significance

ASCVD

- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

ASD

- atrial septal defect

- autosensitization spongiotic dermatitis

ASDP

- American Society of Dermatopathology

ASES

- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

ASF

- African Swine Fever

- anterior spinal fusion

ASH

- American Society of Hematology

- asymmetrical septal hypertrophy

ASHD

- arteriosclerotic heart disease

- atherosclerotic heart disease

ASHNR

- American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

ASI

- specific immunotherapy

ASIA

- American Spinal Injury Association (AAOS Related Organizations)

ASIC

- application specific integrated circuit

ASIS

- anterior superior iliac spine

ASM

- aggressive systemic mastocytosis

- American Society for Microbiology

ASMI

- American Sports Medicine Institute

Asn

- asparagine

ASNR

- American Society of Neuroradiology

ASO

- Amplatzer septal occluder

ASO

- antisense oligonucleotides

- antistreptolysin-O

- arteriosclerosis obliterans

ASOPA

- American Society of Orthopaedic Physician's Assistants (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

ASOS

- Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Asp

- aspartic acid

ASPC

- aspoxicillin

ASPNR

- American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology

ASPRS

- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

ASPVD

- arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease

ASR

- age standardized rate (incidence)

ASRT

- American Society of Radiologic Technologists

AÃŸ

- amyloid beta-peptides

ASS

- anterior superior spine

ASSH

- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

assist

- assistive

ASSR

- American Society of Spine Radiology

ASSV

- apple scar skin viroid

AST

- all subjects treated

- alternate-site-testing

- antimicrobial susceptibility testing

- aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)

- Association of Surgical Technologists

- astigmatism

Astigm

- astigmatism

ASTM

- American standard test method

as to

- as tolerated

ASTRO

- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

ASU

- ambulatory surgery unit

ASVD

- arteriosclerotic vascular disease

AT

- achilles tendon

- anterior tibial

- athletic trainer

- atlas

ATF

- amino-terminal fragment

ATL

- adult T-cell leukemia

- adult T-cell lymphoma

ATLL

- adult T-cell leukemia

- adult T-cell lymphoma

ATLS

- advanced trauma life support (training course)

ATN

- acute tubular necrosis

AT/NC

- atraumatic, normocephalic

ATP

- attending physician

- autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura

ATPS

- ambient temperature and pressure saturated

atr

- atrophy

ATR

- Achilles tendon reflex

- alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

- atracurium

- atrazine

- atrophy

ATRA

- all-trans-retinoic acid (regimen used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia)

Atr fib

- atrial fibrillation

ATRIP

- Africa Trade and Investment Program

ATRX

- X-linked alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

ATR-X

- X-linked alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

ATS

- Achard-Thiers syndrome

- acid test solution

- American Thoracic Society

- American Trauma Society

- American Trudeau Society

- antirat thymocyte serum

- antitetanus serum

- antithymocyte serum

- anxiety tension state

- arteriosclerosis

ATSDR

- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

att

- attending

ATT

- arginine tolerance test

- aspirin tolerance time

ATV

- Abelson virus transformed

- avian tumor virus

at vol

- atomic volume

at wt

- atomic weight

ATx

- adult thymectomy

atyp

- atypical

ATZ

- atypical transformation zone

Au

- Australia (antigen)

- authorization

- gold (Lat: aurum)

AU

- (auris unitas) both ears

- according to custom (Lat: ad usum)

- allergenic unit

- Angstrom unit

- antitoxin unit

- arbitrary unit

- Australia antigen

- azauridine

A2U

- alpha 2u-globulin

AUA

- adenine-uracil-adenine codon for isoleucine

- American Urological Association

- asymptomatic urinary abnormalities

Au Ag

- Australia antigen

AUB

- abnormal uterine bleeding

AUC

- adenine-uracil-cytosine codon for isoleucine

- area under the curve

aud

- auditory

AUD

- arthritis of unknown diagnosis

AUDIT

- alcohol use disorders identification test

aud-vis

- audiovisual

AUG

- acute ulcerative gingivitis

- adenine-uracil-guanine codon for methionine

AUGH

- acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

AuHAA

- Australia hepatitis-associated antigen

AUI

- Alcohol Use Inventory

AUL

- acute undifferentiated leukemia

AUMC

- area under the moment curve

AUO

- amyloid of unknown origin

AuP

- Australia antigen protein

AUPHA

- Association of University Programs in Health Administration

aur

- auric

- auricle

- auricular

aus

- auscultation

AuS

- Australia serum hepatitis

AUs

- alcohol users

AUS

- acute urethral syndrome

ausc

- auscultation

Ausc

- auscultation

AuSH

- Australia serum hepatitis

Auto-PEEP

- self-controlled positive end-expiratory pressure

AUU

- adenine-uracil-uracil codon for isoleucine

AUV

- anterior urethral valve

AUVIB

- autotransfusion of UV-irradiated blood

aux

- auxiliary

av

- air velocity

- average

- avulsion

aV

- abvolt

Av

- average

- avoirdupois

AV

- Adriamycin and vincristine

- air velocity

- allergic vasculitis

- anteroventral

- anteversion

- anticipatory vomiting

- antivirin

- aortic valve

- arteriovenous

- artificial ventilation

- assisted ventilation

- atrioventricular

- audio-visual

- augmented vector

- average

- aviation medicine

- avoirdupois

- avulsion

A/V

- ampere/volt

- arteriovenous

A-V

- arteriovenous

- atrioventricular

AVA

- activity vector analysis

- antiviral antibody

- aortic valve area

- aortic valve atresia

- arteriovenous anastomosis

AV/AF

- anteverted, anteflexed

AVB

- atrioventricular block

AVC

- aberrant ventricular conduction

- Academy of Veterinary Cardiology

- aortic valve closure

- Association of Vitamin Chemists

- associative visual cortex

- associative visual cortex

- atrioventricular cana

- automatic volume controll

AVCN

- anteroventral cochlear nucleus

AVCS

- atrioventricular conduction system

AVCx

- atrioventricular circumflex branch

AVD

- aortic valvular disease

- apparent volume of distribution

- Army Veterinary Department

- atrioventricular dissociation

AVDO2

- arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference

AVDO2B

- arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference, basal

avdp

- avoirdupois

AVDP

- average diastolic pressure

ave

- average

AVE

- aortic valve echocardiogram

aver

- average

aVF

- automated volt foot

- unipolar limb lead on the left leg in electrocardiography

AVF

- antiviral factor

- arteriovenous fistula

avg

- average

AVG

- ambulatory visit group

- average

AVH

- acute viral hepatitis

AVHD

- acquired valvular heart disease

AVHS

- acquired valvular heart syndrome

AVI

- air velocity index

- Association of Veterinary Inspectors

AVJ

- atrioventricular junction

- atrioventricular junction rhythm

AVJRe

- atrioventricular junctional reentrant

aVL

- automated volt left

- unipolar limb lead on the left arm in electrocardiography

AVLINE

- Audiovisuals On-Line (database)

AVM

- arteriovenous malformations

- atrio-ventricular malformations

- aviation medicine

AVMA

- American Veterinary Medical Association

AVN

- acute vasomotor nephropathy

- atrioventricular nodal (conduction)

- atrioventricular node

- avascular necrosis (MRI evaluation)

AVND

- atrioventricular node dysfunction

AVNFH

- avascular necrosis of the femoral head

AVNFRP

- atrioventricular node functional refractory period

AVNR

- atrioventricular nodal reentry

AVNRT

- atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia

AVO

- aortic valve opening

- aortic valve orifice

- atrioventricular opening

AVO2

- arteriovenous oxygen ratio

AVP

- abnormal vasopressin

- actinomycin-vincristine-Platinol

- ambulatory venous pressure

- antiviral protein

- aqueous vasopressin

- arginine--vasopressin

- arteriovenous passage time

- vasopressin

AVPU

- alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive (neurologic test)

aVR

- automated volt right

- unipolar limb lead on the right arm in electrocardiography

AVR

- accelerated ventricular rhythm

- antiviral regulator

- aortic valve replacement

AVRI

- acute viral respiratory infection

AVRP

- atrioventricular refractory period

AVRR

- antiviral repressor regulator

AVRT

- atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia

- atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia

AVS

- aortic valve stenosis

- arteriovenous shunt

- auditory vocal sequencing

AVSD

- atrioventricular septal defect

AVSV

- aortic valve stroke volume

AVT

- Allen vision test

- arginine vasotocin

- Aviation Medicine Technician

Av3V

- anteroventral third ventricle

AVZ

- avascular zone

aw

- airway

- water activity

AW

- able to work

- above waist

- abrupt withdrawal

- alcohol withdrawal

- alive and well

- alveolar wall

- anterior wall

- atomic warfare

- atomic weight

A+W

- alive and well

AWA

- as well as

AWAR

- anterior wall of aortic root

AWBM

- alveolar wall basement membrane

AW-GC

- apatite and wollastonite containing glass-ceramic

AX

- axial

- axillary

AXR

- abdominal x-ray

AZT

- azidothymidine (zidovudine)

AZUR

- 6-azauridine

B

- B-cells

- black

- born

- fever, sweats, or weight loss ( B symptoms in Hodgkin lymphoma)

Ba

- barium

BA

- barium

- blood alcohol

- bone age

- brachial artery

- bronchial asthma

BAB

- Babinski's sign

BAC

- blood alcohol concentration

BACR

- British Association for Cancer Research

Bact

- bacteriologist

- bacteriology

BaE

- barium enema

BAER

- brain stem auditory evoked response

BAIJP

- Bovie-assisted uvulopalatoplasty

BAL

- blood alcohol level

- bronchoalveolar lavage

BALF

- bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

B-ALL

- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

bals

- balsam

BALT

- bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue

BaM

- barium meal

BAM

- bamifylline

- basilar artery migraine

- bilateral augmentation mammoplasty

- brachial artery mean (pressure)

BAME

- benzoylarginine methyl ester

BamHI

- restriction enzyme from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens H

BAN

- British Approved Name

- British Association of Neurologists

BANS

- Back, posterior upper Arm, posterior Neck, Scalp

- prognostically high-risk sites for malignant melanoma

BAO

- basal acid output

- brachial artery output

BAO-MAO

- basal acid output to maximal acid output (ratio)

BAP

- bacterial alkaline phosphatase

- Behavior Activity Profile

- beta-amyloid peptide

- blood-agar plate

- bovine albumin in phosphate buffer

- brachial artery pressure

BAPhysMed

- British Association Physical Medicine

BAPI

- barley alkaline protease inhibitor

BAPN

- beta-aminoproprionitrile fumarate

BAPO

- Belgian Association of Pediatric Orthopaedics

BAPP

- beta amyloid precursor protein

BAPS

- biomechanical ankle platform system

- bovine albumin phosphate saline

- British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

- British Association of Plastic Surgeons

BAPT

- British Association of Physical Training

BAPTA

- l,2-bis (aminophenoxy) ethane- N,N,N,N’-tetraacetic acid

BAPV

- bovine alimentary papilloma virus

BAQ

- brain-age quotient

bar

- barometric

BAR

- bariatrics

- barometer

- barometric

- beta-adrenergic receptor

- biofragmentable anastomosis ring

Barb

- barb, barbiturate, barbituric

BARB

- barbiturates

BARK

- beta-adrenergic receptor kinase

Barn

- benzamide

BARN

- bilateral acute retinal necrosis

BARS

- behaviorally anchored rating scale

BART

- blood-activated recalcification time

bas

- basilar

- basophil, basophilic

Bas

- basophils

Bas.

- basal

BaS

- barium swallow

BAS

- balloon atrial septostomy

- benzyl anti-serotonin

- beta-adrenergic stimulation

- boric acid solution

BASA

- Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia

BASE

- B27-arthritis-sacroiliitis-extra-articular features (syndrome)

BASH

- body acceleration synchronous with heart rate

BASI

- barley alpha-amylase/subtilisin inhibitor

BASIC

- Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Introduction Code

baso

- basophil

BASO

- British Association of Surgical Oncologists

basos

- basophils (leukocytes)

BASPCAN

- British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

BAT

- basic aid training

- best available technology

- blunt abdominal trauma

- brown adipose tissue

BAUS

- British Association of Urological Surgeons

BAV

- bicuspid aortic valve

BAVCP

- bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis

BAVFO

- bradycardia after arteriovenous fistula occlusion

BAW

- bronchoalveolar washing

bb

- Bolton point

- both bones

BB

- bad breath

- bed bath

- bed board

- beta blockade, beta blocker

- BioBreeding (rat)

- blanket bath

- blood bank

- blood buffer

- blow bottle

- blue bloaters (emphysema)

- borderline

- both bones

- breakthrough bleeding

- breast biopsy

- brush border

- buffer base

- bundle branch

- isoenzyme of creatine kinase containing two B subunits

BBA

- born before arrival

BBB

- blood buffer base

- blood-brain barrier

- bundle branch block

BBBB

- bilateral bundle-branch block

BBBD

- blood brain barrier disruption

BBC

- Belgian Bone Club (EFFO Member Society)

- bromobenzycyanide

BBD

- benign breast disease

BBE

- Bacteroides bile esculin (agar)

BBEP

- brush border endopeptidase

BBF

- bronchial blood flow

BB/FS

- breast biopsy/frozen section

BBI

- Biomedical Business International

- Bowman-Birk soybean inhibitor

BBIW

- BioBreeding/Worcester (rat)

BBM

- brush border membrane

BBMV

- brush border membrane vesicle

BBN

- broad band noise

BBRS

- Burks’ Behavior Rating Scale

BBS

- Barolet-Biedl syndrome

- bashful bladder syndrome

- benign breast syndrome

- bilateral breath sounds

- bombesin

- borate-buffered saline

- brown bowel syndrome

BBT

- basal body temperature

b/c

- benefit/cost (ratio)

BC

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

- back care

- bactericidal concentration

- basal cell

- basket cell

- battle casualty

- bicarbonate

- biliary colic

- bipolar cell

- birth control

- blastic crisis

- blood count

- blood culture

- Blue Cross (plan)

- board certified

- bone conduction

- brachiocephalic

- breast cancer

- bronchial carcinoma

- buccal cartilage

- buccocervical

- buffy coat

B+C

- biopsy and curettage

BCA

- balloon catheter angioplasty

- bicinchoninic acid

- blood color analyzer

- Blue Cross Association

- branchial cleft anomaly

- breast cancer antigen

BCAA

- branched chain amino acid

BCAg

- basal-cell antigen

BCAT

- brachiocephalic arterial trunk

BCB

- blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

- brilliant cresyl blue

BCBR

- bilateral carotid body resection

BCBSA

- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

BC/BS

- Blue cross/Blue shield

bcc

- body-centered-cubic

BCC

- basal cell carcinoma

- benign cellular changes (pap smear)

- biliary cholesterol concentration

- birth control clinic

BCCG

- British Cooperative Clinical Group

BCCP

- biotin carboxyl carrier protein

BCD

- binary-coded decimal

- bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin

BCDDP

- Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project

BCDF

- B-cell differentiation factor

BCDL

- Brachmann-Cornelia de Lange (syndrome)

BCDRS

- brief Carroll depression rating scale

BCDS

- bulimia cognitive distortions scale

BCDSP

- Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program

BCE

- basal cell epithelioma

- benign childhood epilepsy

- bubble chamber equipment

BCEI

- breast cancer estrogen-inducible

BCF

- basophil chemotactic factor

- bioconcentration factor

- breast cyst fluid

BCFP

- breast cyst fluid protein

BCG

- bacille Calmette-GuÃ©rin (vaccine)

- ballistocardiography, ballistocardiogram

- bicolor guaiac test

- bromcresol green

BCGF

- B-cell growth factor

BCh

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

BCH

- basal cell hyperplasia

BChD

- Bachelor of Dental Surgery

BCHE

- butyrylcholinesterase

BChir

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

Bchl,

- bChl bacterial chlorophyll

BCHS

- Bureau of Community Health Services

BCHT

- bicaval heart transplantation

BCI

- behavioral cues index

- brain-computer interface

BCIA

- Biomedical Clinical Instrumentation Association

BCIP

- 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-inodolyl phosphate

BCKA

- branched-chain keto acid

BCKD

- branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase

bcl-2

- (B-cell lymphoma-2) a gene that inhibits apoptosis

- overexpression may cause follicular lymphomas

BCL

- basic cycle length

- B-cell leukemia/lymphoma

BCLPD

- B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorders

BCNU

- carmustine

BCP

- birth control pills

bcr

- breakpoint cluster region

BCS

- breast conservation surgery

BD

- band

- barbital-dependent

- barbiturate dependence

- base deficit

- base of prism down

- basophilic degeneration

- Batten disease

- behavioral disorder

- Behcet disease

- belladonna

- bicarbonate dialysis

- bile duct

- binocular deprivation

- biotinylated dextran

- birth date

- black death

- block design (test)

- blood donor

- blue diaper (syndrome)

- board

- border disease

- borderline dull

- bound

- Bowen disease

- brain damage

- brain dead, brain death

- Briquet disorder

- bronchodilation, bronchodilator

- buccodistal

- bundle

- buoyant density

- Byler disease

- twice a day (Lat: bis die)

BDG

- bidirectional Glenn shunt

BDI

- blunt duodenal injury

BDI-1

- monoclonal antibody against human bladder carcinoma

BDI-PC

- Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care

BE

- barium enema

- below the elbow

- benzoylecgonine (cocaine)

- brisk and equal

BEA

- 2-bromoethylamine hydrobromide

BEC2

- an anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody that mimics the ganglioside GD3

BELI

- beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity

BEMS

- Bioelectromagnetics Society

BERG

- balloon-assisted endoscopic retroperitoneal gasless (BERG lumbar interbody fusion)

BF

- biofiltration

- black female

- blood flow

- bone fragment

bFGF

- basic fibroblast growth factor

BG

- bone graft

BGB

- bisglucuronosyl bilirubin

BGS

- balance, gate, station

BGTT

- borderline glucose tolerance test

BHA

- butylated hydroxyanisole

BH cells

- baby hamster kidney cells

BHG

- Belgian Hand Group

BHIA

- British Healthcare Internet Association

BHP

- benign hypertrophic prostate

BHS

- beta hemolytic streptococcus

BHT

- blunt head trauma

- butylated hydroxytoluene

BHV-1

- Bovine Herpesvirus-1/li>

BI

- background interval

- bacterial index

- bactericidal index

- base-in (prism)

- basilar impression

- bilateral

- Billroth I (operation)

- biological indicator

- biotechnology informatics

- biphasic

- bodily injury

- bone impaction

- bone injury

- brain injury

- burn index

- both sides (e.g. bilateral)

- two components (e.g. biphasic)

Bic.

- biceps

BID

- brought in dead

bid, BID, BD

- twice a day (bis in die)

BIJC

- The British Isles Joint TNM Classification

BIL

- bilateral

bilat.

- bilateral

BILI

- bilirubin

BIN

- bin, twice a night

BIP

- bronchiolitis obliterans with interstitial pneumonia

BIR

- baculovirus IAP repeat

- British Institute of Radiology

BIRP

- B1-independent rotation phase-cycled

- BIR-containing proteins

Bis-GMA

- bisphenol-a-glycidyl methacrylate

BiVAS

- biventricular assist system

biw

- twice a week

BJ

- Bence Jones (proteinuria)

- biceps jerk

- bone and joint

BJE

- bones, joints, extremities

BJM

- bones, joints, muscles

BK

- back

- below the knee

BKA

- below knee amputation

BKP

- back pain

BL

- bilateral lower lung fields

- blood loss

Blad.

- bladder

BLE

- both lower extremities

BLEED

- bleeding (ongoing), low systolic blood pressure, elevated prothrombin time, erratic mental status, disease (unstable comorbid disease) (mnemonic for gastro-intestinal hemorrhage)

BLP

- beta-lipoprotein

BLPD

- B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder

BLQ

- both lower quadrants

BLS

- basic life support

BLS-D

- basic life support and defibrillation

BM

- basal metabolism

- black male

- blood monitoring

- body mass

- bone marrow

- bowel movement

BMA

- British Medical Association

- butyl methacrylate

BMD

- 3-(s)-(benzyloxycarbonyl)methyl

- Becker muscular dystrophies

- Best's macular dystrophy

- bone mineral density

BMES

- Biomedical Engineering Society

BMG

- benign monoclonal gammopathy

BMI

- body mass index

BMJ

- British Medical Journal

BMMEC

- bone marrow microvascular endothelial cells

BMN

- bone marrow necrosis

BMP

- bone morphogenetic protein

BMR

- basal metabolic rate

BMT

- bone marrow transplant (see HDC and HDC/BMT)

BMZ

- basement membrane zone

BN

- bound niacin

- bulimia nervosa

BND

- barely noticeable difference

BNLI

- British National Lymphoma Investigation

BNO

- bladder neck obstruction

BNP

- brain natriuretic peptide

BNST

- bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

BOA

- born on arrival

- British Oncology Association

- British Orthopaedic Association

BODMA

- British Oncology Data Managers Association (UK)

BOE

- bilateral otitis externa

BOLD

- blood oxygenation level-dependent

BOM

- bilateral otitis media

BOO

- bladder outlet obstruction

BOOP

- bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia

BOP

- blood, ova, parasites

BOS

- Bombay Orthopaedic Association

BOT

- bottle

BOTA

- Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association

BOW

- bag of waters

BP

- bipolar

- blood pressure

- body part

- bullous pemphigoid

B/P

- blood pressure

BPC

- blood pressure cuff

BPC

- bronchoprovocation challenge

BPD

- biparietal diameter

- borderline personality disorder

- bronchopulmonary dysplasia

BPH

- benign prostatic hypertrophy

BPI

- bactericidal permeability increasing protein

- Brief Pain Inventory

BPL

- Bauchinia purpurea alba

bpm

- beats per minute

- breaths per minute

BPP

- blood pressure and pulse

BPPV

- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

BPR

- brief psychiatric rating (scale)

B19-PRCA

- pure red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19

BPS

- Belgian Pain Society

BPTB

- bone-patellar tendon-bone

BR

- bacteriorhodopsin

- bathroom

- bed rest

brat

- brain tumor gene

BRAT

- a fusion protein between the membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin (BR) and the catalytic subunit of aspartyl transcarbamylase from Escherichia coli

- Baylor Rapid Autologous Transfusion system

- Behaviour Research and Therapy

BRB

- bright red blood

BRBPR

- bright red blood per rectum

BRCA genes

- â€œbreast cancer genesâ€�, involved in a percentage of breast cancers (pron: bra,ka one ...)

BRD(C)

- bovine respiratory disease (complex)

BRFSS

- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system

BRM

- biological response modifier

BRP

- bathroom privileges

BRW

- breast meat weight

BRY

- breast meat yield

BS

- blood sugar

- bowel sounds

- breath sounds

- bronchial secretion

BSA

- body surface area

- bovine serum albumin

- bowel signs active

BSAEP

- brain stem auditory evoked potentials

BSC

- bedside commode

BSE

- bovine spongiform encephalopathy

- breast self examination

BSER

- brainstem evoked response audiometry

BSI

- bloodstream infections

BSL

- baseline

BSN

- bowel sounds normal

BSO

- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

BSP

- bromsulphalein (dye)

BSPh

- bachelor of science in pharmacy

BSQ

- behavior style questionnaire

BSR

- basal skin resistance

- blood sedimentation rate

- bowel sounds regular

- brain stimulation reinforcement

- Buschke selective reminding (test)

BSS

- Bachelor of Sanitary Science

- balanced salt solution

- Bernard-Soulier syndrome

- black silk suture

- British Scoliosis Society

- buffered salt solution

- buffered single substrate

BSSE

- bile salt-stimulated esterase

BSSG

- sitogluside

BSSH

- British Society for Surgery of the Hand

BSSL

- bile salt-stimulated lipase

BST

- bacteriuria screening test

- blood serologic test

- brief stimulus therapy

BSTFA

- bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide

BSU

- Bartholin, Skene, urethral (glands)

- basic structural unit

- British standard unit

BSV

- binocular single vision

BT

- bedtime

- bitemporal

- bitrochanteric

- bladder tumor

- Blalock-Taussig (shunt)

- bleeding time

- blood type, blood typing

- blue tetrazolium

- blue tongue

- body temperature

- borderline tuberculoid

- botulinum toxin

- bovine turbinate (cells)

- brain tumor

- breast tumor

- base of tongue

BTA

- Blood Transfusion Association

BTB

- breakthrough bleeding

- bromthymol blue

BTBL

- bromothymol blue lactose

BTC

- basal temperature chart

- biliary tract complication

- body temperature chart

Bt2cAMP

- N6,O2c- dibutyryladenosine 3c:5c-cyclic monophosphate, a dibutyryl derivative of cAMP

BTCG

- Brain Tumor Cooperative Group

BTD

- biliary tract disease

BTDS

- benzoylthiamine disulfide

BTE

- behind the ear (hearing aid)

- bovine thymus extract

BTFS

- breast tumor frozen section

BTg

- bovine trypsinogen

BTG

- beta-thromboglobulin

BthU

- British thermal unit

BTL

- bilateral tubal ligation

- basic trauma life support

BTM

- blood temperature monitor

- benign tertian malaria

BTMSA

- bis-trimethylsilacetylene

BTP

- biliary tract pain

- biological treatment planning

BTPABA

- N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid

BTPS

- at body temperature and ambient pressure,and saturated with water vapor (gas)

BTr

- bovine trypsin

BTR

- Bezold-type reflex

- biceps tendon reflex

- biceps tendon reflex

BTS

- blood transfusion service

- blue toe syndrome

- bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome

BTSG

- Brain Tumor Study Group

bTSH

- bovine thyroid-stimulating hormone

BTU

- British thermal unit

BTV

- blue tongue virus

BTW

- back to work

- by the way

BTx

- blood transfusion

BTX

- botulinum toxin

- brevetoxin

BTZ

- benzothiazepine

Bu

- bushel

- butyl

BU

- base of prism up

- Bethesda unit

- blood urea

- Bodansky unit

- bromouracil

- burn unit

- Buruli ulcer

BUA

- blood uric acid

- broadband ultrasonic attenuation

BUAS

- Boston University Accutane Survey

Buc

- Bucc, buccal

BUDR

- bromodeoxyuridine

BUDS

- bilateral upper dorsal sympathectomy

BUE

- both upper extremities

BUF

- buffalo (rat)

BUG

- buccal ganglion

BUI

- brain uptake index

BULIT

- bulimia test

BuMed

- Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

BUMP

- behavioral regression or upset in hospitalized medical patients (scale)

BUN

- blood urea nitrogen

BUN/CR

- blood urea nitrogen/creatine ratio

BUO

- bleeding of undetermined origin, bruising of undetermined origin

BUQ

- both upper quadrants

BUR

- bilateral ureteral occlusion

BUS

- busulfan

- urethral, and Skene glands

But

- but, butyrate, butyric

BV

- bacitracin V

- bacterial vaginosis

- biological value

- blood vessel

- blood volume

- bronchovesicular

BVA

- Blind Veterans Association

- British Veterinary Association

BVAD

- biventricular assist device

BVAS

- Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (prognostic scoring systems)

BVC

- British Veterinary Codex

BVD

- bovine viral diarrhea

BVD-MD

- bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease

BVDT

- brief vestibular disorientation test

BVDU

- bromovinyldeoxyuridine

BVDV

- bovine virus diarrhea virus

BVE

- binocular visual efficiency

- blood vessel endothelium

- blood volume expander

BVGHV

- Belgian Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot

BVH

- biventricular hypertrophy

BVI

- blood vessel invasion

BVL

- bilateral vas ligation

BVM

- bag-valve-mask

- bronchovascular markings

- Bureau of Veterinary Medicine

BVMGT

- Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

BVMOT

- Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

BVMS

- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science

BVO

- branch vein occlusion

BVOT

- Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie

BVP

- blood vessel prosthesis

BVP

- blood volume pulse

- burst of ventricular pacing

BVR

- baboon virus replication

- bureau of vocational rehabilitation

BVS

- blanked ventricular sense

BVSc

- Bachelor of Veterinary Science

BVU

- bromoisovalerylurea

BVV

- bovine vaginitis virus

BW

- bacteriological warfare

- bed wetting

- below waist

- biological warfare

- biological weapon

- birth weight

- black woman

- bladder washout

- blood Wasserman (reaction)

- body water

- body weight

BWD

- bacillary white diarrhea

BWFI

- bacteriostatic water for injection

BWI

- birth weight

BWS

- battered woman (or wife) syndrome

BWS

- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

BWST

- black widow spider toxin

BWSV

- black widow spider venom

Bwt

- body weight

BWYV

- beet western yellow virus

bx, BX

- bacitracin X

Bx

- biopsy

BXO

- balanitis xerotica obliterans

ByCPR

- bystander cardiac pulmonary resuscitation

BYDV

- barley yellow dwarf virus

BYE

- Barila-Yaguchi-Eveland (medium)

Bz

- Bzl, benzoyl

BZ

- benzodiazepine

BZD

- benzodiazepine

BZQ

- benzquinamide

BZRP

- benzodiazepine receptor peripheral (type)

BZS

- Bannayan-Zonana syndrome

c

- clinical

- with (Lat: cum)

C

- Celsius

- centigrade

- certainty factor

- chlamydia

- clonidine

- complement

- concentration

- cortex

- cyanosis

- cysteine

- cytosine

- List

- standard clearance

- static respiratory compliance

c

- with (Lat: cum)

Ca

- calcium

CA

- cancer

- carbonic anhydrase

- carcinoma

- cardiac arrest

- catchment area

- Caucasian adult

- chromosomal aberration

- chronological age

- controlled atmospheres

- cornu Ammonis (Ammon’s horn)

- corpus allatum

- cytoxan plus adriamycin (treatment regimen)

CAA

- cerebral amyloid angiopathy

- cytosine-adenine-adenine codon for glutamine

CAB

- coronary artery bypass

CABG

- coronary artery bypass graft (pron.: ’cabbage’)

CAC

- cytosine-adenine-cytosine codon for histidine

CACO3

- calcium carbonate

CAD

- coronary artery disease

CAE

- carotid artery endarterectomy

CAF

- caffeine

- Caucasian adult female

- cell adhesion factor

- chloramphenicol

- chronic atrial fibrillation

- citric acid fermentation

- cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and 5-fluorouracil

CAG

- cytosine-adenine-guanine codon for glutamine

CAH

- chronic active hepatitis

CAI

- carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

CALGB

- Cancer and Leukemia Group B (USA)

cALL

- common ALL

CALLA

- common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen

CAM

- Caucasian adult male

- Complementary and Alternative Medicine

CAMIS

- Computer Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

c-ANCA

- cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

CAO

- chronic airflow obstruction

CAOS

- Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Systems (Hull University)

CAP

- College of American Pathologists

- capsule

CAPD

- continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

CAPMR

- Canadian Association of Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation

caps

- capsules

Car

- carbapenem

CAREMIS

- Current Agricultural Management Information System

CAS

- computer aided surgery (Journal)

CaSac

- calcium saccharin

CASIB

- computer-assisted frameless stereotactic interstitial brachytherapy

CAST-6

- Children of Alcoholics Screening Test, 6-Item Version

CASTLE

- carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation

CAT

- cataract

- chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

- coital alignment technique

- computed axial tomography

CATCH

- critically attained threshold of cerebral hypoperfusion

Cath

- catheter

CAU

- cytosine-adenine-uracil codon for histidine

CAV

- cytoxan, adriamycin, and vincristine

CAVB

- chronic AV block

CAVH

- continuous arterio-venous haemofiltration

CAVHD

- continuous arterio-venous haemodialysis

CB

- chest-back

- chronic bronchitis

- current complaint

CBC

- combinatorial chemistry

- complete blood count

CB/CC

- centroblastic/centrocytic lymphoma

CBD

- common bile duct

- corticobasal degeneration

CBDS

- corticobasal degeneration syndrome

CBF

- cerebral blood flow

- core binding factor (16q22)

- coronary blood flow

CBG

- cortisol binding globulin

CBGD

- cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration

CBI

- continuous bladder irrigation

CBP

- colon anastomosis bursting pressure

CBPP

- contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

CBQ

- California Behavior Questionnaire

- cellobiose: quinone oxidoreductase

- Childbearing Questionnaire

- Children’s Behavior Questionnaire

- Conflict Behavior Questionnaire

CBR

- complete bed rest

CB3S

- Coxsackie B3 virus susceptibility

CBS

- cervicobrachial syndrome

- chronic brain syndrome

- clinical behavioral science

- conjugated bile salts

- culture-bound syndrome

- cystathionine beta-synthase

CBT

- carotid body tumor

- cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy

- computed body tomography

CBV

- capillary blood cell velocity

- computed body tomography

- central blood volume

- cerebral blood volume

- circulating blood volume

- corrected blood volume

- cortical blood volume

- Coxsackie B virus

CBVD

- cerebrovascular disease

CBW

- chemical and biological warfare

CBX

- computer-based examination

CBZ

- carbamazepine

cc

- clean catch

- concave

- corrected

- cubic centimeter

Cc

- concave

CC

- Caucasian child

- cc, cubic centimeter

- chief complaint

- closed cup

- closing capacity

- collagenous colitis

- colony count

- colorectal cancer

- columnar cells

- commission certified

- common cold

- complicating condition

- compound cathartic

- computer calculated

- concordance

- congenital cardiopathy

- congenital cataract

- consumptive coagulopathy

- contrast cystogram

- conversion complete

- coracoclavicular

- cord compression

- corpora cardiaca

- corpus callosum

- costochondral

- Coulter counter

- craniocervical

- creatinine clearance

- critical care

- critical condition

- Crohn colitis

- Cronkhite-Canada (syndrome)

- crus cerebri

- Current Contents

C/C

- chief complaint

C+C

- cold and clammy

C1 - C7

- Cervical vertebrae

C-C

- convexo-concavc

CCA

- cephalin cholesterol antigen

- chick cell agglutination

- chimpanzee coryza agent

- choriocarcinoma

- circulating cathodic antigen

- circumflex coronary artery

- common carotid artery

- congenital contractural arachnodactyly

- constitutional chromosome abnormality

- Consultative Committee on Agriculture

- cytosine-cytosine-adenine codon for proline

CCAT

- chick cell agglutination test

- conglutinating complement absorption test

CCB

- calcium channel blocker

CCBV

- central circulating blood volume

CCC

- care-cure coordination

- cathodal closure contraction

- chronic calculous cholecystitis

- chronic catarrhal colitis

- comprehensive care clinic

- concurrent care concern

- consecutive case conference

- council on clinical classification

- critical care complex

- cylindrical confronting cistemae

- cytosine-cytosine-cytosine codon for proline

CC+C

- colony count and culture

CCCAD

- The Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia

CCCC

- centrifugal countercurrent chromatography

cccDNA

- covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid

CCCE

- cross-cultural cognitive examination

CCCI

- cathodal closure clonus

CCCP

- carbonyl cyanide m-chloro-phenyl-hydrazone

CCCR

- closed chest cardiac resuscitation

CCCS

- Canadian Committee on Cancer Staging

CCCS

- condom catheter collecting system

CCCT

- closed craniocerebral trauma

CCCU

- comprehensive cardiac care unit

CCD

- calibration curve data

- central core disease

- charge-coupled device

- childhood celiac disease

- cleidocranial dysplasia

- clinical cardiovascular disease

- countercurrent distribution

- cumulative cardiotoxic dose

CCDC

- Canadian Communicable Disease Center

CCDN

- Central Council for District Nursing

CcDNA

- closed circle deoxyribonucleic acid

CCE

- carboline carboxylic acid ester

- chamois contagious ecthyma

- clear-cell endothelioma

- clubbing, cyanosis, edema

- countercurrent electrophoresis

- cyanosis, clubbing, edema

CCEHRP

- Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs

CCEI

- Crown-Crisp Experimental Index

CCF

- cancer coagulation factor

- cardiolipin complement fixation

- carotid-cavernous fistula

- centrifuged culture fluid

- cephalin-cholesterol flocculation

- compound comminuted fracture

- congestive cardiac failure

- crystal-induced chemotactic factor

CCFA

- cefotoxin-cycloserine fructose agar

CCFAS

- compact colony-forming active substance

CCFE

- cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, fluorouracil, and extramustine

CCFMG

- Cooperating Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates

CCFPC

- Certificant member, College of Family Physicians of Canada

CCG

- Children's Cancer Group (USA)

- cholecystogram, cholecystography

- cholecystogram, cholecystography

- cytosine-cytosine-guanine codon for proline

CCGC

- capillary column gas chromotography

CCH

- C-cell hyperplasia

- cholinergic agonist carbachol

- chronic chloride hemagglutination

- chronic cholestatic hepatitis

- circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas

CCHA

- Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation

CCHD

- Chester County Health Department

- cyanotic congenital heart disease

CCHE

- Central Council for Health Education

CCHFA

- Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation

CCHMS

- Central Committee for Hospital Medical Services

CCHP

- Consumer Choice Health Plan

CCHS

- congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

CCI

- Cardiovascular Credentialing International

- cyanotic congenital heart disease

- chronic coronary insufficiency

- common client interface

- corrected count increment

CCID50

- cell culture infectious dose 50 %

CCK

- cholecystokinin

CCK-8

- cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCKLI

- cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity

CCK-OP

- cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCK-PZ

- cholecystokinin-pancreozymin

CCKRB

- cholecystokinin receptor B

CCL

- carcinoma cell line

- certified cell line

- Charcot-Leyden crystal

- continuing care level

- critical carbohydrate level

CCLI

- composite clinical and laboratory index

CCM

- cerebrocostomandibular (syndrome)

- chemical cleavage of mismatch

- congestive cardiomyopathy

- contextual choice model

- craniocervical malformation

- critical care medicine

CCMC

- Committee on the Costs of Medical Care

CCME

- Coordinating Council on Medical Education

CCMS

- cerebrocostomandibular syndrome

- clean catch midstream (urine)

- clinical care management system

CCMSU

- clean catch midstream urine

CCMT

- catechol methyltransferase

CCMU

- critical care medical unit

CCN

- caudal central nucleus

- community care network

- coronary care nursing

- critical care nursing

CCNHP

- community college nursing home project

CCNU

- N-(2-chloroethyl)-N’-cyclo-hexyl-N-nitrosourea

CCO

- cytochrome C oxidase

CCOT

- cervical compression overloading test

CCPD

- continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis

CCR

- continuous complete remission

CCRG

- Children's Cancer Research Group (Oxford,UK)

CCS

- Canadian Cancer Society

- serum corticosterone

CCSC

- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification

CCU

- coronary/cardiac care unit

- cytosine-cytosine-uracil codon for proline

CD

- cadaver donor

- Cadmium (Cd)

- candela (cd)

- canine distemper

- canine dose

- carbohydrate dehydratase

- carbon dioxide

- cardiac disease

- cardiac dullness

- cardiac dysrhythmia

- cardiovascular disease

- Carrel-Dakin (fluid)

- Castleman disease

- caudad

- caudal (cd)

- cause of death

- celiac disease

- cell dissociation

- cervico dorsal

- cesarean delivery

- chemical dependency

- circular dichroism

- cluster of differentiation (eg. CD4, CD8) - full list of CDs

- coccygeal (cd)

- color doppler

- combination drug

- common (bile) duct

- communicable disease

- compact disk

- completely denaturated

- conceptual design

- conduct disorder

- conduction disorder

- condylion (cd)

- conjugata diagonalis

- consanguineous donor

- consent decree

- contact dermatitis

- contagious disease

- control diet

- controlled drug

- conventional dialysis

- convulsive disorder

- convulsive dose

- corneal dystrophy

- Cotrel-Dubousset (rod)

- Crohn disease

- crossed diagonal

- curative dose

- cutdown

- cystic duct

CD138

- plasma cell membrane receptor

CD138/B-B4

- immunoperoxidase stain using an antibody against CD 138

CDA

- congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

CDC

- Centers for Disease Control

CDG

- congenital disorders of glycosylation

CDGS

- carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome

CDH

- congenital dislocation of hip

- congenital dysplasia of hip

CDI

- clean, dry, intact

Cdiff

- C-diff, Clostridium difficile

CDMS

- clinically definite multiple sclerosis

cDNA

- complementary DNA (a synthetic DNA copied from mRNA)

CDO

- congenital duodenal obstruction

CDR

- Clinical Dementia Rating

- complementarity-determining regions

CDS

- cervico-dorsal syndrome

CDT

- carbohydrate-deficient transferrin

CE

- carboxylesterases

- chloracetate esterase

- european conformity

- angle (radiograph)

- center-edge angle

CEA

- carcinoembryonic antigen

CEC

- chloroethylclonidine

CEF

- cytoxan plus epirubicin plus 5

Ceff

- effective compliance; bedside method of monitoring the effectiveness of PEEP; equal with VT(tidal volume)/peak air pressure, should be greater than 50 cm3/cmH2O

CENELEC

- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CERAD

- Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease

Cervical dil.

- cervical dilation

CEZ

- cefazolin

CF

- clofibrate

- compare, refer to

- complement fixation

- cystic fibrosis

CFAE

- ceftiofur free acid equivalent

CFC

- colony-forming cells

CFCOT

- College Francais des Chirurgiens Orthopedistes et Traumatologues

CFDI

- color flow duplex imaging

CFIDS

- Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

CFM

- continuous electronic fetal monitoring

CFNS

- chills, fever, night sweats

CFP

- call for papers

CFPC

- College of Family Physicians of Canada

CFS

- Chronic Fatigue (and Immune Dysfunction) Syndrome

CFS/ME

- chronic fatigue syndrome (often called myalgic encephalomyelitis, especially in the UK)

CFTR

- cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator

CFU

- colony forming units

CFUc

- colony-forming unit cells

CFU-GEMM

- colony-forming units generating granulocytes, erythroblasts, macrophages, and megakaryiocytes

CFU-S

- spleen colony-forming units

cg

- centigram

CG

- chorionic gonadotropin

CgA

- chromogranin A

CGA

- compressed gas association

- contact guard assist (physical therapy)

- cytosine-guanine-adenine codon for arginine

CGC

- cytosine-guanine-cytosine codon for arginine

CGCGGATC

- Oct motif

CGD

- chronic granulomatous disease

CGG

- cytosine-guanine-guanine codon for arginine

CGH

- comparative genomic hybridization - cytogenetics method

CGL

- chronic granulocytic leukemia (previous name for CML)

CGN

- crescentic glomerulonephritis

CGRP

- calcitonin gene-related peptide

CGU

- cytosine-guanine-uracil codon for arginine

cGy

- centi Gray (unit of radiation)

CH

- characteristic

- chest

- chief

- chronic

- crown-heel

CH50

- total functional hemolytic complement

cHA

- coralline hydroxyapatite

CHA

- calcium hydroxyapatite

- congenital hypoplastic anemia

ch. br. syn.

- chronic brain syndrome

CHD

- congenital dislocation of the hip

- congenital heart disease

- coronary heart disease

ChE

- cholinesterases

chemo

- chemotherapy

CHF

- congestive heart failure

- chronic heart failure

CHG

- change

CHI

- closed head injury

CHILD

- syndrome: congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythrodermal and limb defects

ChlVPP

- chlorambucil, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone

CHL

- classical Hodgkin lymphoma

CHOL

- serum cholesterol

CHR

- chronic

- chronological

CHS

- calvarial hyperostotic syndrome

- Chediak-Higashi syndrome

- customized headholder system

CHS1

- Chediak Higashi syndrome gene, located on chromosome 1 (1q42-44)

CHT

- classical heart transplantation

CI

- cardiac index (cardiac output divided by the patient's body surface area); normal 2.8-4.2 L/min/m2

- cardiac insufficiency

- cerebral infarction

- confidence interval

- contraindications

CIA

- collagen-induced arthritis

CIBIC-Plus

- Clinician’s Interview Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input

CIC

- circulating immune complexes

- crisis intervention clinic

CICU

- cardiac intensive care unit

CID

- carpal instability dissociative

- collision-induced dissociation

CIDA

- Canadian International Development Agency

CIDP

- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

cig

- cigarette

cIg

- cytoplasmic immunoglobulin

CIG

- cigarette consumption

- cold insoluble globulin

- cryosurgical iceball gauge

cIgM

- cytoplasmic immunoglobulin M

CIK

- cytokine induced-killer cells

CIMF

- chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis

CIMMYT

- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CIN

- cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (grades I, II, III)

CIND

- carpal instability non-dissociative

CIP

- clinical investigation plan

- International Foot and Ankle Society

CIRC

- circulation

- circumference

CIS

- carcinoma in situ

cis-DDP

- cis-diamminedichloroplatinum

CISH

- chromosomal in situ hybridization

CJD

- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CJF

- carotid-jugular fistula

CK

- check

- creatine kinase

- cytokeratin

CK 1-8

- neutral to basic cytokeratin

CK 9-20

- acidic cytokeratin

CK 18

- cytokeratin found in hepatocyte, renal tubular cell, ductular epithelia, mesothelia, and respiratory epithelia

CKD

- result checked

CKI

- casein kinase

CKMB

- creatine kinase muscle band

CKS

- classic Kaposi sarcoma

cl

- centiliter

- clarified

- clean

- clear

- cleft

- clinic, clinical

- clonus

- clotting

- cloudy

Cl

- chloride

- chlorine

- clavicle

- clear

- clinic

- Clostridium

- closure

- colistin

CL

- capillary lumen

- cardiolipin

- cell line

- centralis lateralis

- chemiluminescence

- chest and left arm (lead in electrocardiography)

- cholelithiasis

- cholesterol-lecithin

- chronic leukemia

- cirrhosis of liver

- clavicle

- clean

- clear liquid

- clearance

- cleft lip

- clinical laboratory

- clomipramine

- closed

- complex loading

- confidence limit or level

- constant domain of L chain

- contact lens

- corpus luteum

- corrected (echo long axis) length

- cricoid lamina

- criterion level

- critical list

- cycle length

- cytotoxic lymphocyte

- lung compliance

C-L

- consultation-liaison (setting)

CLA

- cerebellar ataxia

- Certified Laboratory Assistant

- cervicolinguoaxial

- contralateral local anesthesia

- cutaneous lymphocyte antigen

- cyclic lysine anhydride

- chloroacetyl

CLAH

- congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia

Clam

- cervical laminectomy

CLAS

- congenital localized absence of skin

class

- classif., classification

clav

- clavicle

CLB

- chlorambucil

- curvilinear body

CLBBB

- complete left bundle branch block

CLBP

- chronic low back pain

CLC

- Charcot-Leyden crystal

- Clerc-Levy-Critesco (syndrome)

CLCD

- cleidocranial dysostosis

CLCN

- chloride channel

CLCP

- chymotrypsin-like cationic protein

CL/CP

- cleft lip/cleft palate

CLCS

- colchicine sensitivity

CLD

- chloride diarrhea

- chronic liver disease

- chronic lung disease

- congenital limb deficiency

- crystal ligand field

CLDH

- choline dehydrogenase

CLDP

- Commercial Law Development Program

Cldy

- cloudy

CLE

- centrilobular emphysema

- continuous lumbar epidural (anesthesia)

CLED

- cystine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (agar)

CLF

- calcification of ligamentum flavum

- cardiolipin fluorescent (antibody)

- ceroid lipofuscinosis

- cholesterol-lecithin flocculation

CLH

- chronic lobular hepatitis

- cleft limb-heart (syndrome)

- corpus luteum hormone

- cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia

CLI

- complement lysis inhibitor

- corpus luteum insufficiency

CLIA

- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

CLIF

- cloning inhibitory factor

- Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence

clin

- clinic, clinical

CLINPROT

- Clinical Cancer Protocols

CLIP

- capitolunate instability pattern

- corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide

CL-IVR

- cycle length of the idioventricular rhythm

CLL

- cholesterol-lowering lipid

- chronic lymphocytic leukemia

- cow lung lavage

CLL/SLL

- chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

CLMA

- Clinical Laboratory Management Association

CLMF

- cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor

CLML

- Current List of Medical Literature

CLMV

- cauliflower mosaic virus

clo

- clothing --a unit of thermal insulation

CLO

- cod liver oil

CLOF

- clofibrate

Clon

- Clonorchis

CLON

- clonidine

Clostr

- Clostridium

ClP

- clinical pathology

CLP

- chymotrypsin-like protein

- cleft lip with cleft palate

- paced cycle length

CL(P)

- cleft lip without cleft palate

CL/P

- cleft lip with or without cleft palate

CLS

- cafÃ©-au-lait spot

- Clinical Laboratory Scientist

- Coffin-Lowry syndrome

- Cornelia de Lange syndrome

CLSE

- calf lung surfactant extract

CLSH

- corpus luteum stimulating hormone

CLSL

- chronic lymphosarcoma (cell) leukemia

CLSM

- confocal laser scanning microscopy

CLT

- Certified Laboratory Technician

- chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

- Clinical Laboratory Technician

- clot lysis time

- clotting time

- lung-thorax compliance

CLTB

- total body clearance

CLT(NCA)

- Laboratory Technician Certified by the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel

CLU

- clusterin

CLV

- cassava latent virus

- constant linear velocity

CL VOID

- clean voided specimen (urine)

CLZ

- clozapine

cm

- centimeter - 0.01 meters

cm2

- square centimeter

cm3

- cubic centimeter

cM

- centi -morgan

Cm

- curium

- maximum clearance

- minimal concentration

CM

- California mastitis (test)

- calmodulin

- capreomycin

- CarboMedics (heart valves)

- carboxymethyl

- cardiac murmur

- cardiac muscle

- cardiomyopathy

- carpometacarpal

- castrated male

- Caucasian male

- cause of death (form Latin causa mortis)

- cavernous malformation

- cell membrane

- center of mass

- centrum medianum

- cerebral malaria

- cerebral mantle

- cervical mucosa or mucus

- Chick-Martin (coefficient)

- chloroquinemepacrine

- chondromalacia

- chopped meat (medium)

- circular muscle

- circulating monocyte

- circumferential measurement

- clindamycin

- clinical medicine

- clinical modification

- coccidioidal meningitis

- cochlear microphonic

- codling moth

- combined modality

- common migraine

- complete medium

- complications

- condition median

- congenital malformation

- congestive myocardiopathy

- continuous murmur

- contrast medium

- copulatory mechanism

- costal margin

- cow’s milk

- cytometry

- cytoplasmic membrane

- Master of Surgery (from Latin Chirurgiae Magister)

- narrow-diameter endosseous screw implant (form French crete manche)

C/M

- counts per minute

C+M

- cocaine and morphine

CMA

- Canadian Medical Association

- Certified Medical Assistant

- chronic metabolic acidosis

- cow’s milk allergy

- cultured macrophages

CMAP

- compound muscle (or motor) action potential

CMAR

- cell matrix adhesion regulator

Cmax

- Cmax, maximum concentration

CMB

- carbolic methylene blue

CMB

- Central Midwives’ Board

- chloromercuribenzoate

CMBES

- Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society

CMC

- carboxymethylcellulose

- care management continuity

- carpometacarpal

- cell-mediated cytolysis or cytotoxicity

- chloramphenicol

- chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

- critical micellar concentration

CMCC

- chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

CMCJ

- carpometacarpal joint

CMCt

- care management continuity across settings

CMD

- campomelic dysplasia

- campomelic dwarfism

- cartilage matrix deficiency

- chief medical director

- childhood muscular dystrophy

- chronic myeloproliferative disease

- comparative mean dose

- congenital muscular dystrophy

- count median diameter

cmDNA

- cytoplasmic membrane-associated deoxyribonucleic acid

CME

- continuing medical education (American Medical Association On-Line CME Locator)

CMET

- central mucoepidermoid tumor of the jaws

CMF

- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil

- cytoxan, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil

CMF/VP

- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, vincristine, and prednisone

CMH

- Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test

CMHC

- community mental health centers

CMI

- combined mechanical injury

CML

- chronic myelogenous leukemia

CMML

- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

CMO

- centric relation occlusion

- Chief Medical Officer (UK)

CMP

- cardiomyopathy

CMQ

- CollÃ¨ge des mÃ©decins du QuÃ©bec

CMR

- clinical materials requisition

CMS

- circulation, motion, sensation

CMT

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth (International)

- combined modality therapy

CMT1A

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A

CMV

- cisplatin-methotrexate-vinblastine

- control medical ventilation

- cytomegalovirus

CMVIG

- cytomegalovirus immune globulin

CN

- cranial nerve

CN (2-12)

- cranial nerves (2 to 12)

CNB

- cannabinoids

CNL

- chronic neutrophilic leukemia

- constant neutral loss (scanning)

CNPA

- chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

CNR

- contrast-to-noise ratio

CNS

- central nervous system

CNTF

- ciliary neurotrophic factor

cNTS

- caudal region of nucleus tractus solitarius

CNU-TNM

- Comite Nacional Uruguayo TNM

CNV

- cranial nerve number 5

CNX

- cranial nerve number 10

Co

- cobalt

CO

- carbon monoxide

- cardiac output

- check out

- childhood-onset

C/O

- care of

- complains of

CO2

- carbon dioxide

COA

- California Orthopaedic Association

- Canadian Orthopaedic Association (Canadian Medical Association Affiliates)

- condition on admission

COAD

- chronic obstructive airways disease

COAG

- coagulation

COD

- cause of death

- condition on discharge

CO-GHD

- childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency

COGME

- Council on Graduate Medical Education

COLD

- chronic obstructive lung disease

COMP

- compound

COMSS

- Council of Musculoskeletal Specialty Societies (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

COMT

- catechol-O-methyltransferase

Conc

- concentrate

Con A

- concavalin A

Cong. fail.

- congestive failure

Cons.

- consultant

CONs

- normal controls

COOMR

- Center for Orthopaedic Oncology and Musculoskeletal Research

COP

- center of pressure

COPA

- Certified Orthotic and Prosthetic Advocates

COPD

- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPE

- calendar of premenstrual experiences (scale)

- chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema

COR

- Center for Orthopaedic Research

CORF

- Carolina Orthopaedic Research Foundation

CORR

- Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (Journal)

COS

- Canadian Oncology Society

- Clinical Orthopaedic Society (AAOS Related Organizations)

- Colorado Orthopaedic Society

COSTA test

- compost stabilization test

COVD

- College of Optometrists in Vision Development

COX

- cytochrome C oxidase

COX-II

- cyclooxygenase-II

CP

- capsid protein

- cerebral palsy

- chest pain

- coat protein

CPAP

- continuous positive airway pressure

CPB

- cardiopulmonary bypass

- competitive protein binding

CPC

- clinicopathological correlation

CPD

- cephalopelvic disproportion

- chronic peritoneal dialysis

- citrate-phosphate-dextrose

CP2D-A

- citrate-phosphate-double-dextrose adenine

CPE

- chronic pulmonary emphysema

- complete physical examination

- cytopathic effect

CPHL

- Central Public Health Laboratory

CPK

- creatine phosphokinase

CPM

- central pontine myelinolysis

- clinical project manager

- continuous passive motion machine (center for orthopaedics and sports medicine)

- counts per minute

- cyclophosphamide

CPMA

- California Podiatric Medical Association

CPMS

- chronic progressive multiple sclerosis

CPPD

- calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate

CPR

- cardiopulmonary resuscitation

- checks with previous results

- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

- C-reactive protein

CPS

- Children's Protective Services

CPT

- Current Procedural Terminology

CPV-2

- parvovirus-2

CPX

- complete physical examination

CPZ

- cefoperazone

CPZ

- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

CR

- chest radiogram

- clinical records

- closed reduction

- complete remission/complete response

- conditioned reflex

- crown-rump

CR (1, 2, 3)

- leukocyte complement receptors

CRA

- Clinical Research Associate

Crani

- cranial (toward the head or proximal)

- cranial (with reference to the cranium)

CRC

- Cancer Research Campaign (UK)

- colorectal carcinoma

CR+C

- closed reduction and cast

CrCl

- creatinine clearance

Crea

- creatinine

CreA

- carbon catabolite repression in Aspergillus nidulans (the transcriptional repressor mediating)

CREST

- calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasis

CRF

- case report form

- case report forms

- chronic renal failure

- corticotropin-releasing factor or hormone

CRI

- chronic renal insufficiency

CRIS

- controlled-release infusion system

CRIT

- critical hematocrit

CRLs

- cervical root lesions

CRNA

- certified registered nurse anesthetist

CRO

- cathode ray oscilloscope

- clinical research organizations

- Contract Research Organization

CROM

- cervical range of motion

CROME

- congenital cataracts-epileptic fits-mental retardation (syndrome)

CROS

- contralateral routing of signals (hearing aid)

CrP

- creatine phosphate

CRP

- chronic relapsing pancreatitis

- corneal-retinal potential

- coronary rehabilitation program

- C-reactive protein

- cross-reacting protein

- cyclic AMP receptor protein

CRPA

- C-reactive protein antiserum

CRPD

- chronic restrictive pulmonary disease

CRPF

- chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum

- closed reduction and percutaneous fixation

- contralateral renal plasma flow

CRPS

- complex regional pain syndrome (type I and II)

CRRN

- certified rehabilitation registered nurse

CrRT

- cranial radiotherapy

CRS

- Carroll rating scale for depression

- catheter-related sepsis

- caudal regression syndrome

- cervical spine radiography

- Chinese restaurant syndrome

- colon and rectum surgery

- compliance of the respiratory system

- congenital rubella syndrome

- craniosynostosis

- cryptidin-related sequence

CRSM

- cherry red spot myoclonus

CRSP

- comprehensive renal scintillation procedure

CRST

- calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia (syndrome)

crt

- hematocrit

CRT

- cadaveric renal transplant

- capillary refill time

- cardiac resuscitation team

- cathode-ray tube

- Certified Record Techniques

- certified

- choice reaction time

- chromium release test

- complex reaction time

- computerized renal tomography

- copper reduction test

- corrected retention time

- corrected

- cortisone resistant thymocyte

- cranial radiation therapy

CRTM

- cartilage matrix protein

CRTP

- Consciousness Research and Training Project

CRTT

- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician

CRU

- cardiac rehabilitation unit

- clinical research unit

CRV

- central retinal vein

CRVF

- congestive right ventricular failure

CRVO

- central retinal vein occlusion

CRYG

- gamma crystallin gene

CRYM

- crystallin, MU

cryo

- cryogenic

- cryoglobulin

- cryoprecipitate

- cryosurgery

- cryotherapy

Cryoppt

- cryoprecipitate

crys

- cryst, crystal, crystaline

cs

- chromosome

- consciousness

cS

- centistoke

Cs

- case

- cell surface

- cesium

- cyclosporine

CS

- calf serum

- campomelic syndrome

- carcinoid syndrome

- cardiogenic shock

- caries-susceptible

- carotid sheath

- carotid sinus

- cat scratch

- celiac sprue

- central supply

- central service

- cerebral scintigraphy

- cerebrospinal

- cervical spine

- cervical stimulation

- cesarean section

- chest strap

- chief of staff

- cholesterol stone

- chondroitin sulfate

- chorionic somatomammotropin

- chronic schizophrenia

- cigarette smoker

- citrate synthase

- climacteric syndrome

- clinic scheduling

- clinical laboratory scientist

- clinical stage

- clinical status

- Cockayne syndrome

- complete stroke

- compression syndrome

- concentrated strength

- conditioned stimulus

- congenital syphilis

- conjunctival secretion

- conscious sedation

- conscious, consciousness

- conservative surgery

- constant spring

- contact sensitivity

- continue same

- contrast sensitivity (test)

- control serum

- convalescence, convalescent

- coronary sclerosis

- coronary sinus

- corpus striatum

- corticoid-sensitive

- corticosteroid

- crush syndrome

- c-section, cesarean section

- current smoker

- current strength

- Cushing syndrome

- cycloserine

- cyclosporine

C/S

- cesarean section

- cycles per second

C+S

- calvarium and scalp

- conjunctiva and sclera

- culture and sensitivity

C4S

- chondroitin-4-sulfate

CsA

- cyclosporine A

CSA

- Canadian Standards Association

- canavaninosuccinic acid

- carbonyl salicylamide

- cell surface antigen

- chemical shift anisotropy

- chondroitin sulfate A

- chorionic somatomammotropin A

- colony-stimulating activity

- compressed spectral assay

- computerized spectral analysis

- Controlled Substances Act

- cross section area

- cyclosporine A

CSAA

- Child Study Association of America

CSAD

- corporate services administration department

CSAT

- center for substance abuse treatment

CSAVP

- cerebral subarachnoid venous pressure

csb

- chromosome break

CSB

- Canadian Society for Biomechanics (SociÃ©tÃ© Canadienne de BiomÃ©canique)

- congenital short bowel

- contaminated small bowel

- craniosynostosis, Boston type

CSBF

- coronary sinus blood flow

CSBS

- contaminated small bowel syndrome

CSC

- blow on blow (administration of small amounts of drugs at short intervals) (Fr.coup sur coup)

CSC

- collagen sponge contraceptive

- corticostriatocerebellar

- cryogenic storage container

CSCC

- cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

CSCD

- Center for Sickle Cell Disease

CSCI

- corticosterone side-chain isomerase

CSCR

- Central Society for Clinical Research

CSCV

- critical serum chemistry value

CSD

- carotid sinus denervation

- cat scratch disease

- combined system disease

- conditionally streptomycin dependent

- conduction system disease

- cortical spreading depression

- craniospinal defect

- critical stimulus duration

CSDB

- cat scratch disease bacillus

CSDMS

- Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

CSE

- clinical-symptom self-evaluation (questionnaire)

- cone-shaped epiphysis

- conventional spin-echo

- cross-sectional echocardiography

C sect

- C-section, cesarean section

C-section

- cesarean section

CSEP

- cortical somatosensory evoked potential

CSER

- cortical somatosensory evoked response

CSF

- cancer family syndrome

- cerebrospinal fluid

- classical swine fever

- cold stability factor

- colony-stimulating factor

- coronary sinus flow

CS-F

- colony-stimulating factor

CSFH

- cerebrospinal fluid hypotension

CSFP

- cerebrospinal fluid pressure

CSFR

- colony-stimulating factor receptor

CSFV

- cerebrospinal fluid volume

CSF-WR

- cerebrospinal fluid-Wassermann reaction

csg

- chromosome gap

CSG

- cholecystography, cholecystogram

CSGBI

- Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland

CSGBM

- collagenase soluble glomerular basement membrane

CSH

- carotid sinus hypersensitivity

- chronic subdural hematoma

- combat support (army) hospital

- cortical stromal hyperplasia

- Canadian Study of Health and Aging

CSHE

- California Society for Hospital Engineering

CSHRH

- congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis

CSII

- continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

CS IV

- clinical stage 4

CSK

- chronic superficial keratitis

CSM

- clinical supply management

CSMSD

- Czech Society for Metabolic Skeletal Diseases (EFFO Member Society)

CSOS

- Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society

CSOT

- Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists

CSP

- cervical spine

- cyclosporine

C-spine

- cervical spine

CSR

- central supply room

- cervical spine radiography

CSRS

- Cervical Spine Research Society (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

CSRT

- corrected sinus recovery time

CSS

- Churg-Strauss syndrome

Cst

- corticosterone

CSV

- Cordis Standard Valves

CSW

- Certified Social Worker

- Children's Social Worker

ct.

- count

CT

- carpal tunnel

- cerebral thrombosis

- cervical traction

- cervical-thoracic

- chemotherapy

- clinical trial

- computerized tomography

- cor triatriatum

- cytotrophoblast

CTA

- clear to auscultation (about lungs)

CTAB

- clear to auscultation bilaterally (about lungs)

CTACK

- cutaneous T-cell attracting chemokine

CTB

- cholera toxin subunit B

- confined to bed

CTC

- common toxicity criteria

CTD

- connective tissue disease

CTE

- coefficient of thermal expansion

CTEV

- congenital talipes equinovarus

CTF

- central tegmental field

CTL

- cervical, thoracic, lumbar

- cytotoxic T lymphocytes

CTLA

- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CD152)

CTNB

- CT-guided needle biopsy

CTO

- clinical trials office

CTR

- carpal tunnel release

- coated tube radioimmunoassay

CTS

- carpal tunnel syndrome (carpal tunnel release: sample operative report)

CTSP

- called to see patient

CTX

- clinical trials exemption

cu

- cubic

CU

- cause unknown

- clinical unit

CUA

- cytosine-uracil-adenine codon for leucine

CUC

- cytosine-uracil-cytosine codon for leucine

CUD

- cause undetermined

CUG

- cytosine-uracil-guanine codon for leucine

CUU

- cytosine-uracil-uracil codon for leucine

CV

- cardiac volume

- cardiovascular

- cervical vertebrae

- color vision

- cresyl violet (dye used in Gram staining)

- curriculum vitae

CVA

- cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

- costovertebral angle

CVC

- central venous catheters

CVD

- cardiovascular disease

- cerebrovascular disease

CVG

- contrast ventriculography

CVI

- cerebrovascular insufficiency

CVMP

- Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Product

CVP

- central venous pressure (normal range: 0 to 9 cm of water)

- cytoxan, vincristine, prednisone

CVS

- cardiovascular status

- cardiovascular surgery

- cardiovascular system

- chorionic villous sampling

CVVH

- continuous veno-venous haemofiltration

CVVHD

- continuous veno-venous hemodialysis

CW

- chest wall

- crutch walking

c/w

- compatible with

C/W

- continue with

CWHTO

- closing wedge high tibial osteotomy

CWI

- crutch walking instructions

CWP

- cell wall protein

- childbirth without pain

- coal workers’ pneumoconiosis

Cx

- cultures

CX

- cervix

- chest x-ray

- consciousness

CXR

- chest x-ray

Cys

- cysteine

cysto

- cystoscopic exam

a

- autopsy

A

- adenine

- alanine

- anemia

- arteria

- arteriole

- asymptomatic

- no symptoms

A1

- aortic first sound

A2

- aortic second sound

aa

- arteries

- of each (Greek: Ana)

AA

- African-American

- Alcoholics Anonymous

- arachidonic acid

- reactive (secondary) amyloidosis

AAA

- abdominal aortic aneurysm

- adenine-adenine-adenine codon for lysine

- diagnostic arthroscopy, operative arthroscopy, and possible operative arthrotomy

AAAASF

- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

AAAP

- activity of antiactivator in plasma

AABB

- American Association of Blood Banks

AAC

- adenine-adenine-cytosine codon for asparagine

AACPDM

- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

AACR

- American Association for Cancer Research

Aad

- aminoadipic acid

AADC

- amino acid decarboxylase

AAE

- American Association of Endodontists

AAETS

- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

AAF

- 2-acetylaminofluorene

- anterior auditory field

- astrocytoma with atypical/anaplastic foci

AAF/OL

- anaplastic astrocytomas /oligodendrogliomas

AAFP

- American Academy of Family Physicians

AAG

- adenine-adenine-guanine codon for lysine

AAHKS

- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

AAHS

- American Association for Hand Surgery (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AAL

- anterior axillary line

AAMC

- Association of American Medical Colleges

AAMI

- Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAMT

- American Association for Medical Transcriptionists

AAN

- American Academy of Neurology

AANA

- Arthroscopy Association of North America (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AANOS

- The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

AANS

- American Association of Neurological Surgeons

A-a O2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension

AAo

- ascending aorta

AAO

- American Academy of Ophthalmology

AAOC

- antacid of choice

AAofA

- Ambulance Association of America

AAOFAS

- American Association of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons

AAOHN

- American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

AAOM

- American Academy of Oral Medicine

AAOO

- American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

AAOP

- American Academy of Oral Pathology

- American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

AAOPP

- American Association of Osteopathic Postgraduate Physicians

AAOS

- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

AAOT

- Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia (Argentinian Orthopaedic Association)

AAOx3

- awake, alert and oriented x 3 (to person, place and time)

AAP

- air at atmospheric pressure

- American Academy of Pediatrics

- American Academy of Pedodontics

- American Academy of Periodontology

- American Academy of Psychoanalysis

- American Academy of Psychotherapists

- American Association of Pathologists

- aminoantipyrine

- Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

- Association of Academic Physiatrists

- Association of American Physicians

AAPA

- American Academy of Physician Assistants

- American Association of Pathologist Assistants

AAPB

- American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists

AAPC

- antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis

AAPCC

- adjusted annual per capita cost

- adjusted average per capita cost

- American Association of Poison Control Centers

AaPco2

- alveolo-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference

(A-a)Pc02

- alveolo-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference

AAPF

- anti-arteriosclerosis polysaccharide factor

AAPH

- 2,2'-azobis-(amidinopropane) dihydrochloride

AAPHD

- American Association of Public Health Dentists

AAPHP

- American Association of Public Health Physicians

AAPL

- American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

AAPM

- American Association of Physicists in Medicine

AAPMC

- antibiotic-associated pseudo-membranous colitis

AAPMR

- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

AAPM+R

- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

AaPO2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference

(A-a) PO2

- alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference

AAPOS

- American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

AAPP

- American Academy on Physician and Patient

AAPPO

- American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations

AAPS

- American Association of Plastic Surgeons

- Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale

- Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

AAPSM

- American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine

aar

- against all risks

AAR

- active avoidance reaction

- acute articular rheumatism

- antigen-antiglobulin reaction

AARC

- American Association for Respiratory Care

AARDA

- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

AARE

- automobile accident, rear end

AAROM

- active assertive range of motion

- active assisted range of motion

AARP

- American Association of Retired Persons

AAS

- Aarskog-Scott (syndrome)

- acid aspiration syndrome

- alcoholic abstinence syndrome

- American Academy of Sanitarians

- American Analgesia Society

- aneurysm of atrial septum

- anthrax anti serum

- aortic arch syndrome

- atomic absorption spectrophotometry

AASD

- American Academy of Stress Disorders

aa seq

- amino acid sequence

AASH

- adrenal androgen stimulating hormone

- American Association for the Study of Headache

AASK

- African American Study of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Pilot Study

AASP

- acute atrophic spinal paralysis

- American Association of Senior Physicians

- ascending aorta synchronized pulsation

AASS

- American Association for Social Security

AAST

- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

a1AT

- alpha-1-antitrypsin

AAT

- Aachen Aphasia Test

- academic aptitude test

- alanine aminotransferase

- alkylating agent therapy

- alpha-1-antitrypsin

- atrial triggered (pacemaker)

- auditory apperception test

- automatic atrial tachycardia

- American Association for Thoracic Surgery

AAU

- acute anterior uveitis

- adenine-adenine-uracil codon for asparagine

AAV

- adeno-associated virus

AAVMC

- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

AAVP

- American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists

AAVPT

- American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

AAW

- anterior aortic wall

AAWD

- American Association of Women Dentists

AAWM

- American Academy of Wound Management

ab

- abortion

- antibody

aB

- azure B

Ab

- abortion

- antibiotic

- antibody

AB

- abortion

- abdominal

- abnormal

- Ace bandage

- active bilaterally

- aid to the blind

- alcian blue

- alertness behavior

- antibiotic

- antibody

- antigen binding

- apex beat

- asbestos body

- asthmatic bronchitis

- axiobuccal

- Bachelor of Arts (Lat: Artium Baccalaureus)

- blood group AB

3AB

- 3-aminobenzamide

A/B

- acid-base ratio

A+B

- apnea and bradycardia

A B

- air greater than bone (conduction)

ABA

- abscissic acid

- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

- American Board of Anesthesiologists

- antibacterial activity

- arrest before arrival

- Arthroscopie Belge - Belgian Arthroscopy Association

ABAT

- American Board of Applied Toxicology

Abb

- abbreviations

ABB

- Albright-Butler-Bloomberg syndrome

- American Board of Bioanalysis

- Asea Brown Boveri

ABBQ

- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Beliefs and Behavior Questionnaire

abbr

- abbreviated

- abbreviation

ABc

- autoantibodies to collagen

ABC

- absolute basophil count

- absolute bone conduction

- acalculous biliary colic

- acid balance control

- aconite-belladonna-chloroform

- advanced breast cancer

- airway, breathing, circulation

- alternative birth center

- alum, blood and charcoal (purification and deodorizing method)

- alum, blood and clay (sludge deodorizing method)

- American Blood Commission

- aneurysmal bone cyst

- antigen-binding capacity

- apnea, bradycardia, cyanosis

- aspiration biopsy cytology

- aspiration needle biopsy

- assessment of basic competency

- atomic, biological and chemical (warfare)

- avidin-biotin complex

- axiobuccocervical

A+BC

- air and bone conduction

ABCC

- Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission

ABCD

- airway, breathing, circulation, differential diagnosis (or defibrillate) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

- asymmetry, borders irregular, color variegated, diameter 6 mm (assessment of melanoma)

ABCDE

- airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure/environmental control - trauma protocol

- botulism toxin pentavalent

ABCDEFGH

- air ways, bones, cardiac shadow, diaphragm, effusions, fields (pulmonary), gastric, hardware (chest X-ray reading mnemonic)

ABCDES

- abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage joint space loss, deformities, marginal erosions, soft tissue swelling (x-ray features in rheumatoid arthritis)

- adjust medication, bacterial prophylaxis, cervical spine disease, deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, evaluate extent and activity of disease, stress-dose steroid coverage

Abd

- (abdere) abdomen

- abdominal

- abduction

ABE

- acetone-butanol-ethanol

- acid-base equilibrium

- activity before exercise

- actual base excess

- acute bacterial endocarditis

- acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

- Adult Basic Education Programs

- American Board of Endodontics

- aminobenzoate

- anode-break excitation

- antisheep beta-endorphin

- atypical bronchial epithelium

- autoantibodies to elastin

- average bioequivalence

- Averrhoa bilimbi

- estradiol bound to albumin

- trivalent botulinic antitoxin

ABE-1

- a strain of the psychophilic marine bacterium Vibrio ABE-1

ABE-I

- anion-binding exosite I

ABE-II

- anion-binding exosite II

Abeta

- beta-amyloid (component of Alzheimer's disease plaques)

ABF

- alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases

ABG

- arterial blood gases

- autogenous bone graft

ABI

- ankle to brachial index

ABJS

- Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (AAOS Specialty Societies)

ABMA

- anti-basement membrane antibody disease (Goodpasture’s syndrome)

ABMS

- American Board of Medical Specialties

ABMT

- autologous bone marrow transplant

abn

- abnormal

- abnormality of a chromosome (e.g.abn 12p)

AbN

- ablation nephropathy

- antibody nitrogen

- antibody to the N terminus (of a protein or peptide)

ABN

- abducens nucleus

- abnormal

- active bulimia nervosa (BN)

- acute bacterial nephritis

- acute brachial neuritis

- acute brachial neuropathy

- alkali-treated bound niacin

- anterior BNST lesions (BNST, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis)

- arched-back nursing (about laboratory rats)

- artificial background noise

- aseptic (avascular) bone/bone marrow necrosis

- Association of British Neurologists

- endo-1,5-alpha-L-arabinase

- The Brazilian Academy of Neurology

Abn-cbd

- abnormal cannabidiol

ABO

- blood grouping system

ABOS

- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

ABP

- American Board of Pathology

- American Board of Pediatrics

- androgen binding protein

ABPA

- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

ABPB

- abductor pollicis brevis (also APB)

ABPL

- abductor pollicis longus (also APL)

ABR

- auditory brainstem response audiometry

ABS

- American Back Society

- arterial blood pressure

ABTA

- American Brain Tumor Association

ABVD

- adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (regimen used to treat Hodgkin’s disease)

ABW

- actual body weight

Abx

- antibiotics

ac

- ante cenam, before meal/s

AC

- abdominal circumference

- acromioclavicular joint

- adrenal cortex

- air conduction

- alternating current

ACA

- adenine-cytosine-adenine codon for threonine

- American Chiropractic Association

- Amputee Coalition of America (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AcAAP

- N-acetylaminoantipyrine

ACC

- adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for serine

- adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for threonine

- American College of Cardiology

- anodal closure contraction

ACCME

- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

Accom

- accommodation

ACCP

- American College Of Chest Physicians

ACCx

- anterior cingulate cortex

ACD

- absorbent cover dressing

- acid-citrate-dextrose

- allergic contact dermatitis

- anemia of chronic disease

- anterior cervical discectomy

- asymmetrical cortical degeneration syndromes

- Available Chemical Directory

ACDF

- adult children from dysfunctional family

- anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

ACDM

- Association for Clinical Data Management

ACE

- angiotensin converting enzyme

ACEI

- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

ACF

- anterior cervical fusion

ACFAS

- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

ACG

- adenine-cytosine-guanine codon for threonine

- angiocardiography

ACh

- acetylcholine

AChR

- acetylcholine receptor

ACI

- acute coronary insufficiency

ACILS

- American Center for International Labor Solidarity

ACIP

- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

ACJ

- acromioclavicular joint (also AC joint)

ACJT

- acromioclavicular joint

ACl

- aspiryl chloride

ACL

- Achievement Check List

- acromegaloid features, cutis verticis gyrata, corneal leukoma (syndrome)

- anterior clavicular line

- anterior cruciate ligament

- anticardiolipin (antibody)

ACLA

- American Clinical Laboratory Association

ACLC

- Assessment of Children’s Language Comprehension

ACLD

- Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

ACLF

- adult congregate living facility

ACLI

- American Council on Life Insurance

aCLL

- atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia

ACLM

- American College of Legal Medicine

ACLPS

- Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

ACLR

- anterior capsulolabral reconstruction

ACLS

- advanced cardiac life support

AcLV

- avian acute leukemia virus

ACM

- acetaminophen

- acute cerebrospinal meningitis

- Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate

- albumin-calcium-magnesium

- alveolar capillary membrane

- anticardiac myosin

- Arnold-Chiari malformation

ACMA

- American Occupational Medical Association

ACMC

- Association of Canadian Medical Colleges

ACMD

- associate chief medical director

ACME

- Advisory Council on Medical Education

- Automated Classification of Medical Entities

ACMF

- arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa

ACMI

- American College of Medical Informatics

ACML

- atypical chronic myeloid leukemia

ACMP

- alveolar-capillary membrane permeability

ACMR

- Advisory Committee on Medical Research

ACMS

- American Chinese Medical Society

ACMSF

- Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (UK)

ACMT

- artificial circus movement tachycardia

ACMV

- assist-controlled mechanical ventilation

ACN

- acute conditioned neurosis ventilation

- Ambulatory Care Network ventilation

- American College of Neuropsychiatrists ventilation

- American College of Nutrition

ACNM

- American College of Nuclear Medicine Nutrition

- American College of Nurse-Midwives

ACNP

- acute care nurse practitioner Midwives

- American College of Nuclear Physicians

ACO

- acute coronary occlusion

- alert, cooperative, oriented

- anodal closure odor

ACoA

- anterior communicating artery

ACOA

- adult children of alcoholics

ACOAs

- collegiate adult children of alcoholics

ACOEM

- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

ACOEP

- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians

ACOG

- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACOHA

- American College of Osteopathic Hospital Administrators

ACO-HNS

- American Council of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

ACOI

- American College of Osteopathic Internists

ACOM

- American College of Occupational Medicine

- anterior communicating (artery)

AComA

- anterior communicating artery

ACOMS

- American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

ACOOG

- American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACOP

- American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians

- approved code of practice

ACORDE

- A Consortium on Restorative Dentistry Education

ACOS

- American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

- associate chief of staff

ACOS/AC

- associate chief of staff for ambulatory care

Acous

- acoustics

- acoustic

AcP

- acid phosphatase

ACP

- accessory conduction pathway

- acid phosphatase

- acyl carrier protein

- American College of Pathologists

- American College of Pharmacists

- American College of Physicians

- American College of Prosthodontists

- American College of Psychiatrists

ACPA

- American Cleft Palate Association

ACPC

- aminocyclopentane carboxylic (acid)

ACPE

- American College of Physician Executives

AC-PH

- ac phos acid phosphatase

ACPM

- American College of Preventive Medicine

ACPOC

- Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (AAOS Specialty Societies)

ACPP

- adrenocortical polypeptide

- prostate-specific acid phosphatase

ACPS

- acrocephalopolysyndactyly

Acr

- acrylic

ACR

- abnormally contracting region

- absolute catabolic rate

- acriflavine

- adenomatosis of colon and rectum

- adjusted community rate

- ambulance call report

- American College of Radiology

- American College of Rheumatology

- anticonstipation regimen

- axillary count rate

ACRF

- ambulatory care research facility

ACRI

- Africa Crisis Response Initiative

ACRM

- American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine

ACRPI

- Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry

ACS

- acrocallosal syndrome

- acrocephalosyndactyly

- acute chest syndrome

- acute confusional state

- Alcon Closure System

- American Cancer Society

- American Chemical Society

- American College of Surgeons

- anodal closure sound

- antireticular cytotoxic serum

- aperture current setting

- Association of Clinical Scientists

- acute cervical strain

- acute cervical sprain

ACSA

- adenylate cyclase-stimulating activity

ACSE

- association control service element

ACSF

- artificial cerebrospinal fluid

AC/SIUG

- ambulatory care special-interest user group

ACSM

- American College of Sports Medicine

ACSP

- adenylate cyclase-stimulating protein

- Australian College of Sports Physicians

ACSV

- aortocoronary saphenous vein

ACSVBG

- aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft

act

- actinomycin

- activity

- active

AcT

- acceleration time

ACT

- achievement through counseling and treatment

- actin

- actinomycin

- activated clotting time

- active motion

- advanced coronary treatment

- anterocolic transposition

- antichymotrypsin

- anticoagulant therapy

- anxiety control training

- asthma care training

- atropine coma therapy

ACTA

- American Cardiology Technologists Association

- automatic computerized transverse axial (scanning)

Act-C

- actinomycin C

Act-D

- actinomycin D

ACTe

- anodal closure tetanus

ACTG

- AIDS Clinical Trial Group

ACTH

- adrenocorticotropic hormone

ACTH-LI

- adrenocorticotropin-like immunoreactivity

ACTHR

- adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor

ACTS

- acute cervical trauma syndrome

ACTZ

- acetazolamide

ACU

- adenine-cytosine-uracil codon for threonine

- ambulatory (acute) care unit

ACVB

- aortocoronary venous bypass

ACVD

- acute cardiovascular disease

- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

AD

- Action for Democracy

- admission and discharge

- admitting diagnosis

- adult disease

- alternating days

- Alzheimer’s disease

- atopic dermatitis

- auris dextra (right ear)

ADA

- American Dental Association

- American Diabetes Association

- anterior descending artery

ADADS

- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data System

ADAS-Cog

- Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale

ADASP

- Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology

ADC

- AIDS dementia complex

ADCC

- antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity

ADD

- addiction

- adduct

- adduction

- attention deficit disorder

- average daily dose

ADEA

- Association for the Development of Education in Africa

ADEM

- acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

- acute disseminated encephalopathy

adeno-Ca

- adenocarcinoma

ADF

- acid detergent fiber

- actin depolymerizing factor

ADG

- average daily gain

ADH

- antidiuretic hormone

- atypical ductal hyperplasia

- vasopressin

ADHD

- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADI

- acceptable daily intake

ADJ

- adjacent

- adjoining

- adjunct

- adjust

- adjuvant chemotherapy

ADL

- activities of daily living

ad lib

- at liberty

- as desired

ADM

- admission

- adult onset diabetes mellitus

ADP

- abductor pollicis

- adenosine diphosphate

- Agricultural Development Program

ADR

- adverse drug reaction

Adria

- Adriamycin (trade name for doxorubicin)

ADS

- anterior dynamized system

ADT

- admission-discharge-transfer

ADV

- advised

- arterial deep venous

- Aujeszky's Disease Virus

AE

- above the elbow

- active and equal

- adverse effect

- adverse event

AEA

- AsociaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de Artroscopia (Spanish Arthroscopy Association - only Spanish)

- auricular electroacupuncture

AEB

- as evidenced by

AEC

- 5-amino 9 ethyl carbazol

AED

- automated external defibrillator

AEEC

- attaching and effacing Escherichia coli

AEH

- atypical endometrial hyperplasia

AEI

- acetyleethyleneimine

AER

- auditory evoked response

- average evoked response

AERC

- African Economic Research Consortium

AET

- 2-aminoethylisothiouronium bromide hydrobromide

AF

- adult female

- amniotic fluid

- aortic flow

- atrial fibrillation

- atrial flutter

AFB

- acid fast bacilli

AFB1

- aflatoxin B1

AFB2a

- aflatoxin B2a

AFC

- amniotic fluid cortisol

aFGF

- acidic fibroblast growth factor

Afib

- atrial fibrillation

AFIP

- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

AFL

- aflatoxicol

- artificial limb

- atrial flutter

AFLP

- acute fatty liver of pregnancy

AFM

- atomic force microscope

AFLM1

- aflatoxicol M1

AFNOR

- French Standardization Institute

AFO

- ankle-foot orthoses

AFP

- acute flaccid paralysis

- alpha-fetoprotein (expressed by germ cell tumors and other cancers)

AFSI

- Africa Food Security Initiative

AFTR

- atrophy, fasciculation, tremor, rigidity

AFX

- atypical fibroxanthoma

AG

- anion gap

- antigen

A/G

- albumin/globulin ratio

AGA

- adenine-guanine-adenine codon for arginine

- appropriate-for-gestational age

AGCT

- adult granulosa cell tumor

AGF

- angle of greatest flexion

AGG

- adenine-guanine-guanine codon for arginine

- aggravation

AGI

- Academy for Guided Imagery

AGL

- acute granulocytic leukemia

AGN

- acute glomerulonephritis

a-GPA

- alpha-D-glucose pentaacetate

AGTT

- abnormal glucose tolerance test

AGU

- adenine-guanine-uracil codon for serine

AGUS

- atypical glands of unknown significance

AH

- abdominal hysterectom

- accidental hypothermia

- acute hepatitis

- arterial hypertension

AHA

- American Heart Association

- American Hospital Association

AHB

- alpha-hydroxybutyric acid

AHC

- academic health care

- academic health center

- acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis

- acute hemorrhagic cystitis

- amygdalohippocampal complexes

- antihemophilic factor C

AHCA

- Agency for Health Care Administration

- American Health Care Association

AHCD

- acquired hepatocellular degeneration

AHCPR

- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AHCy

- adenosyl homocysteine

AHD

- acquired hepatocerebral degeneration

- acute heart disease

- antihyaluronidase

- antihypertensive drug

- arterio-hepatic dysplasia

- atherosclerotic heart disease

- autoimmune hemolytic disease

AHDMS

- automated hospital data management system

AHDP

- azacycloheptane diphosphonate

AHDS

- Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome

AHE

- acute hazardous events (database)

- acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis

AHEA

- area health education activity

AHEC

- area health education center

AHES

- artificial heart energy system

- acute heart failure

- American Health Foundation

- American Hepatic Foundation

- American Hospital Formulary

- antihemophilic factor

- Argentinian hemorrhagic fever

- Associated Health Foundation

AHFS

- American Hospital Formulary Service

AHG

- aggregated human globulin

- antihemophilic globulin factor

- antihemophilic globulin

- antihuman globulin

AHGG

- aggregated human gammaglobulin

- antihuman gammaglobulin

AHGS

- acute herpetic gingival stomatitis

AHH

- alpha-hydrazine analog of histidine

- anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (syndrome)

- arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase

- Association for Holistic Health

AHI

- active hostility index

- Animal Health Institute

- apnea-plus-hypopnea index

AHIMA

- American Health Information Management Association

AHIP

- assisted health insurance plan

AHIS

- automated hospital information system

AHJ

- artificial hip joint

AHL

- acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa

- acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis

- apparent half-life

AHLE

- acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis

AHLG

- antihuman lymphocyte globulin

AHLS

- antihuman lymphocyte serum

AHM

- Allied health manpower

- ambulatory Holter monitor

AHMA

- American Holistic Medicine Association

- antiheart muscle autoantibody

AHMC

- Association of Hospital Management Committees

AHN

- Army Head Nurse

- assistant head nurse

AHNMD

- associated clonal hematopoietic non-mast cell lineage disorder

AHO

- Albright hereditary osteodystrophy

AHP

- accountable health plan or partnership

- acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

- after hyperpolarization

- air at high pressure

- analytic hierarchy process

- approved health plan

- Assistant House Physician

AHPA

- American Health Planning Association

AHPO

- anterior hypothalamic preoptic (area)

AHR

- antihyaluronidase reaction

- Association for Health Records

- atrial heart rate

AHRA

- American Hospital Radiology Administration

AHRF

- acute hypoxemic respiratory failure

- American Hearing Research Foundation

AHRQ

- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AHS

- Academy of Health Sciences

- African horse sickness

- alveolar hypoventilation syndrome

- American Hearing Society

- American Hospital Society

- area health service

- assistant house surgeon

AHSA

- American Health Security Act

AHSDF

- area health service development fund

AHSG

- alpha-2HS-glycoprotein

AHSN

- Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing

AHSP

- AIDS Health Services Program (of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

AHSR

- Association for Health Services Research

AHT

- aggregation half time

- antihyaluronidase titer

- arterial hypertension

- augmented histamine test

- autogenous hamster tumor

AHTG

- antihuman thymocyte globulin

AHTP

- antihuman thymocyte plasma

AHTS

- antihuman thymus serum

AHU

- acute hemolytic uremic (syndrome)

AHU

- arginine, hypoxanthine, uracil

AHuG

- aggregated human IgG

AHV

- avian herpes virus

aI

- active ingredient

AI

- accidental injury

- accidentally incurred

- adiposity index

- aggregation index

- allergy and immunology

- amylogenesis imperfecta

- anaphylatoxin inactivator

- angiogenesis inhibitor

- angiotensin I

- anxiety index

- aortic incompetence

- aortic insufficiency

- apical impulse

- articulation index

- artificial insemination

- artificial intelligence

- atherogenic index

- atrial insufficience

- autoimmune

- autoimmunity

- axio-incisal

- first meiotic anaphase

A+I

- allergy and immunology

AIA

- allylisopropylacetamide

- amylase inhibitor activity

- anti-immunoglobulin antibody

- anti-insulin antibody

- aspirin-induced asthma

- automated image analysis

AIB

- aminoisobutyrate

- avian infectious bronchitis

AIBA

- aminoisobutyric acid

AIBS

- American Institute of Biological Sciences

AIC

- Akaike’s information criterion (a goodness-of-fit measure)

- aminoimidazole carboxamide

- Association des InfirmiÃ¨res Canadiennes

A-IC

- average integrated concentration

AICA

- anterior inferior cerebellar artery

- anterior inferior communicating artery

AI-CAH

- autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis

AICAR

- aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide

AICD

- automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

AICE

- angiotensin I converting enzyme

AICF

- autoimmune complement fixation

AI/COAG

- artificial intelligence hemostasis consultant system

AID

- acquired immunodeficiency disease

- acute infectious disease

- acute ionization detector

- Agency for International Development

- argon ionization detector

- artificial insemination by donor

- autoimmune deficiency

- autoimmune disease

- automatic implantable defibrillator

- average interocular difference

AIDP

- acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

AIDS

- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIDSDRUGS

- clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency drugs

AIDS-KS

- acquired immune deficiency syndrome with Kaposi’s sarcoma

AIDSLINE

- on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIDS-OI

- acquired immune deficiency syndrome with opportunistic infection

AIDSTRIALS

- clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome drugs

AIIS

- anterior inferior iliac spine

AIL

- angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy

AIMBE

- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

AIN

- anterior interosseous nerve

Aind

- indicative dosage

AIOD

- Association Internationale pour l'OstÃ©osynthÃ¨se Dynamique

AIOM

- Italian Association for Medical Oncology

AION

- anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

AIOSM

- American Institute of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine

AIP

- acute interstitial pneumonia (Hamman-Rich disease)

AIRO

- Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica

AIS

- adenocarcinoma in situ

- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

AIT

- acute intensive treatment

AJ

- ankle jerk

AJAO

- American Juvenile Arthritis Organization

AJCC

- American Joint Committee on Cancer

AJKS

- American Journal of Knee Surgery

AJNR

- American Journal of Neuroradiology

AJO

- American Journal of Orthopaedics

AK

- above knee

- above the knee (amputation)

AKA

- above knee amputation

- also known as

AKS

- American Knee Society

Al

- porous alumni

AL

- idiopathic (primary) amyloidosis

- left ear

Ala

- alanine

ALAT

- alanine aminotransferase / alanine transaminase

ALB

- albendazole

ALC

- alternative level of care

- anaplastic large cell

- approximate lethal concentration

ALD

- alcoholic liver disease

ALIP

- atypical localization of immature precursors

ALK

- anaplastic lymphoma kinase

- automated lamellar keratoplasty

alk phos

- alkaline phosphatase

ALL

- allergy

- acute lymphoblastic leukemia

- acute lymphocytic leukemia

AlloSCT

- allogeneic stem-cell transplantation

ALMI

- anterior lateral myocardial infarction

ALP

- alkaline phosphatase

alpha-MPT

- alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine

alpha 2,6-ST

- alpha 2,6 sialyltransferase

alpha-T7

- transgenic line of mice

ALRI

- antero-lateral rotatory instability

ALS

- advanced life support

- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

- anterolateral sclerosis

- acute lumbar strain

Alt

- aluminum tartrate

ALT

- alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)

- alternate

- altitude

- argon laser trabeculoplasty

- autolymphocyte therapy

- avian laryngotracheitis

ALTB

- acute laryngotracheobronchitis

ALTE

- acute life-threatening event

ALTEE

- acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester

alt hor

- alternate hours

- every other hour

ALTS

- acute lumbar trauma syndrome

ALVF

- acute left ventricular failure

AM

- adult male

- aerospace medicine

- alveolar macrophages

- anteromedial

- before noon

AMA

- against medical advice

- American Medical Association

- antimitochondrial Ab

AMAN

- acute motor axonal neuropathy

AMB

- ambulate

- ambulatory

AMG

- acceleromyography

- alpha-2-macroglobulin

AMI

- acute myocardial infarction

AMIA

- American Medical Informatics Association

AML

- acute myeloblastic leukemia

- acute myelogenous leukemia

AMM

- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia

AMM+M

- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis

amp

- ampere

AMP

- amphetamine

- amputation

AMS

- American Medical Systems Inc

- Amsterdam

- aseptic meningitis syndrome

AMSAN

- acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy

AMSSM

- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

amt

- amount

AMV

- alfalfa mosaic virus

- anterior medullary velum

- apical membrane vesicles (about lung)

AMV-RT

- avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase

AMY2

- alpha-amylase 2

ANA

- anesthesia

- antinuclear antibody (test; see also FANA)

ANAL

- analgesic

ANC

- absolute neutrophil count

ANCA

- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

AND

- algoneurodystrophy

- anterior nasal discharge

ANED

- alive no evidence of disease

ANES

- anesthesia

ANG

- angle

ANHE

- acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy

ANI

- acute nerve irritation

ANLL

- acute non-lymphocytic leukemia

ANO

- amiodarone neuropathy of the optic nerve

ANOVA

- analysis of variance

ANP

- atrial natriuretic peptide

ANPs

- advanced nurse practitioners

ANRF

- Arthritis National Research Foundation

ANRI

- acute nerve root irritation

ANS

- autonomic nervous system

AN69-S

- Biospal

ANSI

- American National Standards Institute

ANT

- anterior

anti-OJ

- anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase

ANX

- anxiety

AO

- angle of aorta

- Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen

- inbred strains of rats [AO(RT1u/AgB2)]

A/O

- alert and orientated

AOA

- American Orthopaedic Association (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

- American Osteopathic Association

- Asian Orthopaedic Association

- Australian Orthopaedic Association

AOAC

- Association of Official Analytical Chemist

AO ASIF

- AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) Association of the Study of Internal Fixation

AOB

- Abteilung für Orthopädische Biomechanik (Orthopaedic Biomechanics Division)

- alcohol on breath

AOD

- arteriosclerotic occlusive disease

AODA

- alcohol and other drugs of abuse

AODM

- adult onset diabetes mellitus

AOFAS

- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AOI

- AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) International

AOLF

- Association des OrthopÃ©distes de Langue FranÃ§aise

AOM

- acute otitis media

AOPA

- American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association

AOQ

- l'Association d'OrthopÃ©die du QuÃ©bec

AORFA

- American Orthopaedic Rugby Football Association

AORN

- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

AOS

- Academic Orthopaedic Society (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

- Alaska Orthopaedic Society

- Arizona Orthopaedic Societ

AOSSM

- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Journal) (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

AOx4

- alert and oriented in four questions asked in evaluation of metal status

ap

- attachment point

- before dinner

Ap, AP

- acute phase

- aminopurine

- ante partum (before delivery)

- antipyrine

- apex

- assessment and plans

- access permit

- accessory pathway

- accounts payable

- acid phosphatase

- acinar parenchyma

- action potential

- active pepsin

- acute pancreatitis

- acute pneumonia

- acute proliferative

- adenomatous polyposis

- adolescent psychiatry

- aerosol pentamidine

- after parturition

- alkaline phosphatase

- alum precipitated

- aminopeptidase

- amyloid p-component

- angina pectoris

- anterior pituitary

- anteroposterior (view in X-rays)

- antidromic potential

- antral peristalsis

- aortic pressure

- aortopulmonary

- apical pulse

- apothecary

- appendectomy

- appendicitis

- appendix

- apurinic acid

- area postrema

- arithmetic progression

- arterial pressure

- artificial pneumothorax

- aspiration pneumonia

- association period

- atherosclerotic plaque

- atrial pacing

- atrioventricular pathway

- Australian pharmacist

- axiopulpal

- before delivery

A+P

- anterior and posterior

- auscultation and palpation

- auscultation and percussion

APA

- Abrus precatorius agglutinin

- American Paralysis Association

- American Psychiatric Association

APAAP

- alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase

APACHE

- acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of childhood

APAP

- acetaminophen (paracetamol)

APB

- abductor pollicis brevis (also ABPB)

- atrial premature beat

APC

- activated protein C

- allophycocyanin

- Ambulatory Patient Classification

- anterior polar cataract

- antero-posterior compression

- antigen presenting cells

- Argon Plasma Coagulation

- aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine

- atrial premature contraction

APCI

- atmosphere pressure chemical ionization

APF

- assigned protection factor

APH

- anterior pituitary hormone

- aphasia

APHIS

- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

API

- Association for Pathology Informatics

APL

- abductor pollicis longus (also ABPL)

AP + L

- anteroposterior and lateral

APLAR

- Asian Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology

APLS

- advanced pediatric life support

APMA

- American Podiatric Medical Association

ApMV

- apple mosaic virus

APP

- Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein

- appears

- appendix

- appointment

- approximate

ApPC

- anthrylvinyl-labeled phosphatidylcholine

APPc

- cytoplasmic tail of the amyloid precursor protein

APPC

- aorto-pericardial pouch conduit

- apalcillin

- apoptotic cells

- knee arthroplasty with polyethylene patellar components

- p-aminophenylphosphorylcholine

APTA

- American Physical Therapy Association

APTT

- automated partial thromboplastin time

APUD

- amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation

APVOD

- arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular occlusive disease

APX

- ascorbate peroxidase

AQ

- water

aq

- water

AQL

- acceptance quality level

AR

- active resistance

- admitting room

- apical rate

- artificial respiration

- assessment report

- assisted respiration

- at risk

ARA-C

- cytarabine

ARC

- AIDS related complex

ARD

- acute respiratory disease

- atheroembolic renal disease

ARDS

- acute respiratory distress syndrome

- adult respiratory distress syndrome

ARE

- active-resistance exercise

ARF

- acute renal failure

- acute respiratory failure

- acute rheumatic fever

Arg

- arginine

ARI

- anxiety reaction, intense

ARIC

- atherosclerosis risk in communities

ARM

- allergy relief medicine

- anxiety reaction, mild

- arteriovenous malformation

ARNP

- advanced registered nurse practitioner

AROM

- active range of motion

- artificial rupture of membranes

ARP

- American Registry of Pathology

ARRT

- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

ART

- absolute retention time (chromatography)

- Achilles' tendon reflex test

- artery

- articulation

- artificial

ARTH

- arthritic

ARVD

- arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

AS

- alpha-synuclein

- anal sphincter

- aortic stenosis

- arteriosclerosis

- auris sinistra (left ear)

- ankylosing spondylitis

ASA

- acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

- American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASAMI

- Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method

ASAP

- as soon as possible

ASB

- American Society of Biomechanics

ASBME

- Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering

ASBMR

- Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (EFFO Member Society)

ASC

- arteriosclerosis

- ascending

ASCAD

- arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease

ASCO

- American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCUS

- atypical squamous cells of unknown significance

ASCVD

- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

ASD

- atrial septal defect

- autosensitization spongiotic dermatitis

ASDP

- American Society of Dermatopathology

ASES

- American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

ASF

- African Swine Fever

- anterior spinal fusion

ASH

- American Society of Hematology

- asymmetrical septal hypertrophy

ASHD

- arteriosclerotic heart disease

- atherosclerotic heart disease

ASHNR

- American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

ASI

- specific immunotherapy

ASIA

- American Spinal Injury Association (AAOS Related Organizations)

ASIC

- application specific integrated circuit

ASIS

- anterior superior iliac spine

ASM

- aggressive systemic mastocytosis

- American Society for Microbiology

ASMI

- American Sports Medicine Institute

Asn

- asparagine

ASNR

- American Society of Neuroradiology

ASO

- Amplatzer septal occluder

ASO

- antisense oligonucleotides

- antistreptolysin-O

- arteriosclerosis obliterans

ASOPA

- American Society of Orthopaedic Physician's Assistants (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

ASOS

- Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Asp

- aspartic acid

ASPC

- aspoxicillin

ASPNR

- American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology

ASPRS

- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

ASPVD

- arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease

ASR

- age standardized rate (incidence)

ASRT

- American Society of Radiologic Technologists

AÃŸ

- amyloid beta-peptides

ASS

- anterior superior spine

ASSH

- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (also: AAOS Related Organizations)

assist

- assistive

ASSR

- American Society of Spine Radiology

ASSV

- apple scar skin viroid

AST

- all subjects treated

- alternate-site-testing

- antimicrobial susceptibility testing

- aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)

- Association of Surgical Technologists

- astigmatism

Astigm

- astigmatism

ASTM

- American standard test method

as to

- as tolerated

ASTRO

- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

ASU

- ambulatory surgery unit

ASVD

- arteriosclerotic vascular disease

AT

- achilles tendon

- anterior tibial

- athletic trainer

- atlas

ATF

- amino-terminal fragment

ATL

- adult T-cell leukemia

- adult T-cell lymphoma

ATLL

- adult T-cell leukemia

- adult T-cell lymphoma

ATLS

- advanced trauma life support (training course)

ATN

- acute tubular necrosis

AT/NC

- atraumatic, normocephalic

ATP

- attending physician

- autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura

ATPS

- ambient temperature and pressure saturated

atr

- atrophy

ATR

- Achilles tendon reflex

- alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

- atracurium

- atrazine

- atrophy

ATRA

- all-trans-retinoic acid (regimen used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia)

Atr fib

- atrial fibrillation

ATRIP

- Africa Trade and Investment Program

ATRX

- X-linked alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

ATR-X

- X-linked alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome)

ATS

- Achard-Thiers syndrome

- acid test solution

- American Thoracic Society

- American Trauma Society

- American Trudeau Society

- antirat thymocyte serum

- antitetanus serum

- antithymocyte serum

- anxiety tension state

- arteriosclerosis

ATSDR

- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

att

- attending

ATT

- arginine tolerance test

- aspirin tolerance time

ATV

- Abelson virus transformed

- avian tumor virus

at vol

- atomic volume

at wt

- atomic weight

ATx

- adult thymectomy

atyp

- atypical

ATZ

- atypical transformation zone

Au

- Australia (antigen)

- authorization

- gold (Lat: aurum)

AU

- (auris unitas) both ears

- according to custom (Lat: ad usum)

- allergenic unit

- Angstrom unit

- antitoxin unit

- arbitrary unit

- Australia antigen

- azauridine

A2U

- alpha 2u-globulin

AUA

- adenine-uracil-adenine codon for isoleucine

- American Urological Association

- asymptomatic urinary abnormalities

Au Ag

- Australia antigen

AUB

- abnormal uterine bleeding

AUC

- adenine-uracil-cytosine codon for isoleucine

- area under the curve

aud

- auditory

AUD

- arthritis of unknown diagnosis

AUDIT

- alcohol use disorders identification test

aud-vis

- audiovisual

AUG

- acute ulcerative gingivitis

- adenine-uracil-guanine codon for methionine

AUGH

- acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

AuHAA

- Australia hepatitis-associated antigen

AUI

- Alcohol Use Inventory

AUL

- acute undifferentiated leukemia

AUMC

- area under the moment curve

AUO

- amyloid of unknown origin

AuP

- Australia antigen protein

AUPHA

- Association of University Programs in Health Administration

aur

- auric

- auricle

- auricular

aus

- auscultation

AuS

- Australia serum hepatitis

AUs

- alcohol users

AUS

- acute urethral syndrome

ausc

- auscultation

Ausc

- auscultation

AuSH

- Australia serum hepatitis

Auto-PEEP

- self-controlled positive end-expiratory pressure

AUU

- adenine-uracil-uracil codon for isoleucine

AUV

- anterior urethral valve

AUVIB

- autotransfusion of UV-irradiated blood

aux

- auxiliary

av

- air velocity

- average

- avulsion

aV

- abvolt

Av

- average

- avoirdupois

AV

- Adriamycin and vincristine

- air velocity

- allergic vasculitis

- anteroventral

- anteversion

- anticipatory vomiting

- antivirin

- aortic valve

- arteriovenous

- artificial ventilation

- assisted ventilation

- atrioventricular

- audio-visual

- augmented vector

- average

- aviation medicine

- avoirdupois

- avulsion

A/V

- ampere/volt

- arteriovenous

A-V

- arteriovenous

- atrioventricular

AVA

- activity vector analysis

- antiviral antibody

- aortic valve area

- aortic valve atresia

- arteriovenous anastomosis

AV/AF

- anteverted, anteflexed

AVB

- atrioventricular block

AVC

- aberrant ventricular conduction

- Academy of Veterinary Cardiology

- aortic valve closure

- Association of Vitamin Chemists

- associative visual cortex

- associative visual cortex

- atrioventricular cana

- automatic volume controll

AVCN

- anteroventral cochlear nucleus

AVCS

- atrioventricular conduction system

AVCx

- atrioventricular circumflex branch

AVD

- aortic valvular disease

- apparent volume of distribution

- Army Veterinary Department

- atrioventricular dissociation

AVDO2

- arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference

AVDO2B

- arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference, basal

avdp

- avoirdupois

AVDP

- average diastolic pressure

ave

- average

AVE

- aortic valve echocardiogram

aver

- average

aVF

- automated volt foot

- unipolar limb lead on the left leg in electrocardiography

AVF

- antiviral factor

- arteriovenous fistula

avg

- average

AVG

- ambulatory visit group

- average

AVH

- acute viral hepatitis

AVHD

- acquired valvular heart disease

AVHS

- acquired valvular heart syndrome

AVI

- air velocity index

- Association of Veterinary Inspectors

AVJ

- atrioventricular junction

- atrioventricular junction rhythm

AVJRe

- atrioventricular junctional reentrant

aVL

- automated volt left

- unipolar limb lead on the left arm in electrocardiography

AVLINE

- Audiovisuals On-Line (database)

AVM

- arteriovenous malformations

- atrio-ventricular malformations

- aviation medicine

AVMA

- American Veterinary Medical Association

AVN

- acute vasomotor nephropathy

- atrioventricular nodal (conduction)

- atrioventricular node

- avascular necrosis (MRI evaluation)

AVND

- atrioventricular node dysfunction

AVNFH

- avascular necrosis of the femoral head

AVNFRP

- atrioventricular node functional refractory period

AVNR

- atrioventricular nodal reentry

AVNRT

- atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia

AVO

- aortic valve opening

- aortic valve orifice

- atrioventricular opening

AVO2

- arteriovenous oxygen ratio

AVP

- abnormal vasopressin

- actinomycin-vincristine-Platinol

- ambulatory venous pressure

- antiviral protein

- aqueous vasopressin

- arginine--vasopressin

- arteriovenous passage time

- vasopressin

AVPU

- alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive (neurologic test)

aVR

- automated volt right

- unipolar limb lead on the right arm in electrocardiography

AVR

- accelerated ventricular rhythm

- antiviral regulator

- aortic valve replacement

AVRI

- acute viral respiratory infection

AVRP

- atrioventricular refractory period

AVRR

- antiviral repressor regulator

AVRT

- atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia

- atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia

AVS

- aortic valve stenosis

- arteriovenous shunt

- auditory vocal sequencing

AVSD

- atrioventricular septal defect

AVSV

- aortic valve stroke volume

AVT

- Allen vision test

- arginine vasotocin

- Aviation Medicine Technician

Av3V

- anteroventral third ventricle

AVZ

- avascular zone

aw

- airway

- water activity

AW

- able to work

- above waist

- abrupt withdrawal

- alcohol withdrawal

- alive and well

- alveolar wall

- anterior wall

- atomic warfare

- atomic weight

A+W

- alive and well

AWA

- as well as

AWAR

- anterior wall of aortic root

AWBM

- alveolar wall basement membrane

AW-GC

- apatite and wollastonite containing glass-ceramic

AX

- axial

- axillary

AXR

- abdominal x-ray

AZT

- azidothymidine (zidovudine)

AZUR

- 6-azauridine

B

- B-cells

- black

- born

- fever, sweats, or weight loss ( B symptoms in Hodgkin lymphoma)

Ba

- barium

BA

- barium

- blood alcohol

- bone age

- brachial artery

- bronchial asthma

BAB

- Babinski's sign

BAC

- blood alcohol concentration

BACR

- British Association for Cancer Research

Bact

- bacteriologist

- bacteriology

BaE

- barium enema

BAER

- brain stem auditory evoked response

BAIJP

- Bovie-assisted uvulopalatoplasty

BAL

- blood alcohol level

- bronchoalveolar lavage

BALF

- bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

B-ALL

- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

bals

- balsam

BALT

- bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue

BaM

- barium meal

BAM

- bamifylline

- basilar artery migraine

- bilateral augmentation mammoplasty

- brachial artery mean (pressure)

BAME

- benzoylarginine methyl ester

BamHI

- restriction enzyme from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens H

BAN

- British Approved Name

- British Association of Neurologists

BANS

- Back, posterior upper Arm, posterior Neck, Scalp

- prognostically high-risk sites for malignant melanoma

BAO

- basal acid output

- brachial artery output

BAO-MAO

- basal acid output to maximal acid output (ratio)

BAP

- bacterial alkaline phosphatase

- Behavior Activity Profile

- beta-amyloid peptide

- blood-agar plate

- bovine albumin in phosphate buffer

- brachial artery pressure

BAPhysMed

- British Association Physical Medicine

BAPI

- barley alkaline protease inhibitor

BAPN

- beta-aminoproprionitrile fumarate

BAPO

- Belgian Association of Pediatric Orthopaedics

BAPP

- beta amyloid precursor protein

BAPS

- biomechanical ankle platform system

- bovine albumin phosphate saline

- British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

- British Association of Plastic Surgeons

BAPT

- British Association of Physical Training

BAPTA

- l,2-bis (aminophenoxy) ethane- N,N,N,N’-tetraacetic acid

BAPV

- bovine alimentary papilloma virus

BAQ

- brain-age quotient

bar

- barometric

BAR

- bariatrics

- barometer

- barometric

- beta-adrenergic receptor

- biofragmentable anastomosis ring

Barb

- barb, barbiturate, barbituric

BARB

- barbiturates

BARK

- beta-adrenergic receptor kinase

Barn

- benzamide

BARN

- bilateral acute retinal necrosis

BARS

- behaviorally anchored rating scale

BART

- blood-activated recalcification time

bas

- basilar

- basophil, basophilic

Bas

- basophils

Bas.

- basal

BaS

- barium swallow

BAS

- balloon atrial septostomy

- benzyl anti-serotonin

- beta-adrenergic stimulation

- boric acid solution

BASA

- Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia

BASE

- B27-arthritis-sacroiliitis-extra-articular features (syndrome)

BASH

- body acceleration synchronous with heart rate

BASI

- barley alpha-amylase/subtilisin inhibitor

BASIC

- Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Introduction Code

baso

- basophil

BASO

- British Association of Surgical Oncologists

basos

- basophils (leukocytes)

BASPCAN

- British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

BAT

- basic aid training

- best available technology

- blunt abdominal trauma

- brown adipose tissue

BAUS

- British Association of Urological Surgeons

BAV

- bicuspid aortic valve

BAVCP

- bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis

BAVFO

- bradycardia after arteriovenous fistula occlusion

BAW

- bronchoalveolar washing

bb

- Bolton point

- both bones

BB

- bad breath

- bed bath

- bed board

- beta blockade, beta blocker

- BioBreeding (rat)

- blanket bath

- blood bank

- blood buffer

- blow bottle

- blue bloaters (emphysema)

- borderline

- both bones

- breakthrough bleeding

- breast biopsy

- brush border

- buffer base

- bundle branch

- isoenzyme of creatine kinase containing two B subunits

BBA

- born before arrival

BBB

- blood buffer base

- blood-brain barrier

- bundle branch block

BBBB

- bilateral bundle-branch block

BBBD

- blood brain barrier disruption

BBC

- Belgian Bone Club (EFFO Member Society)

- bromobenzycyanide

BBD

- benign breast disease

BBE

- Bacteroides bile esculin (agar)

BBEP

- brush border endopeptidase

BBF

- bronchial blood flow

BB/FS

- breast biopsy/frozen section

BBI

- Biomedical Business International

- Bowman-Birk soybean inhibitor

BBIW

- BioBreeding/Worcester (rat)

BBM

- brush border membrane

BBMV

- brush border membrane vesicle

BBN

- broad band noise

BBRS

- Burks’ Behavior Rating Scale

BBS

- Barolet-Biedl syndrome

- bashful bladder syndrome

- benign breast syndrome

- bilateral breath sounds

- bombesin

- borate-buffered saline

- brown bowel syndrome

BBT

- basal body temperature

b/c

- benefit/cost (ratio)

BC

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

- back care

- bactericidal concentration

- basal cell

- basket cell

- battle casualty

- bicarbonate

- biliary colic

- bipolar cell

- birth control

- blastic crisis

- blood count

- blood culture

- Blue Cross (plan)

- board certified

- bone conduction

- brachiocephalic

- breast cancer

- bronchial carcinoma

- buccal cartilage

- buccocervical

- buffy coat

B+C

- biopsy and curettage

BCA

- balloon catheter angioplasty

- bicinchoninic acid

- blood color analyzer

- Blue Cross Association

- branchial cleft anomaly

- breast cancer antigen

BCAA

- branched chain amino acid

BCAg

- basal-cell antigen

BCAT

- brachiocephalic arterial trunk

BCB

- blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

- brilliant cresyl blue

BCBR

- bilateral carotid body resection

BCBSA

- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

BC/BS

- Blue cross/Blue shield

bcc

- body-centered-cubic

BCC

- basal cell carcinoma

- benign cellular changes (pap smear)

- biliary cholesterol concentration

- birth control clinic

BCCG

- British Cooperative Clinical Group

BCCP

- biotin carboxyl carrier protein

BCD

- binary-coded decimal

- bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin

BCDDP

- Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project

BCDF

- B-cell differentiation factor

BCDL

- Brachmann-Cornelia de Lange (syndrome)

BCDRS

- brief Carroll depression rating scale

BCDS

- bulimia cognitive distortions scale

BCDSP

- Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program

BCE

- basal cell epithelioma

- benign childhood epilepsy

- bubble chamber equipment

BCEI

- breast cancer estrogen-inducible

BCF

- basophil chemotactic factor

- bioconcentration factor

- breast cyst fluid

BCFP

- breast cyst fluid protein

BCG

- bacille Calmette-GuÃ©rin (vaccine)

- ballistocardiography, ballistocardiogram

- bicolor guaiac test

- bromcresol green

BCGF

- B-cell growth factor

BCh

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

BCH

- basal cell hyperplasia

BChD

- Bachelor of Dental Surgery

BCHE

- butyrylcholinesterase

BChir

- Bachelor of Surgery (Lat: Baccalaureus Chirurgiae)

Bchl,

- bChl bacterial chlorophyll

BCHS

- Bureau of Community Health Services

BCHT

- bicaval heart transplantation

BCI

- behavioral cues index

- brain-computer interface

BCIA

- Biomedical Clinical Instrumentation Association

BCIP

- 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-inodolyl phosphate

BCKA

- branched-chain keto acid

BCKD

- branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase

bcl-2

- (B-cell lymphoma-2) a gene that inhibits apoptosis

- overexpression may cause follicular lymphomas

BCL

- basic cycle length

- B-cell leukemia/lymphoma

BCLPD

- B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorders

BCNU

- carmustine

BCP

- birth control pills

bcr

- breakpoint cluster region

BCS

- breast conservation surgery

BD

- band

- barbital-dependent

- barbiturate dependence

- base deficit

- base of prism down

- basophilic degeneration

- Batten disease

- behavioral disorder

- Behcet disease

- belladonna

- bicarbonate dialysis

- bile duct

- binocular deprivation

- biotinylated dextran

- birth date

- black death

- block design (test)

- blood donor

- blue diaper (syndrome)

- board

- border disease

- borderline dull

- bound

- Bowen disease

- brain damage

- brain dead, brain death

- Briquet disorder

- bronchodilation, bronchodilator

- buccodistal

- bundle

- buoyant density

- Byler disease

- twice a day (Lat: bis die)

BDG

- bidirectional Glenn shunt

BDI

- blunt duodenal injury

BDI-1

- monoclonal antibody against human bladder carcinoma

BDI-PC

- Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care

BE

- barium enema

- below the elbow

- benzoylecgonine (cocaine)

- brisk and equal

BEA

- 2-bromoethylamine hydrobromide

BEC2

- an anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody that mimics the ganglioside GD3

BELI

- beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity

BEMS

- Bioelectromagnetics Society

BERG

- balloon-assisted endoscopic retroperitoneal gasless (BERG lumbar interbody fusion)

BF

- biofiltration

- black female

- blood flow

- bone fragment

bFGF

- basic fibroblast growth factor

BG

- bone graft

BGB

- bisglucuronosyl bilirubin

BGS

- balance, gate, station

BGTT

- borderline glucose tolerance test

BHA

- butylated hydroxyanisole

BH cells

- baby hamster kidney cells

BHG

- Belgian Hand Group

BHIA

- British Healthcare Internet Association

BHP

- benign hypertrophic prostate

BHS

- beta hemolytic streptococcus

BHT

- blunt head trauma

- butylated hydroxytoluene

BHV-1

- Bovine Herpesvirus-1/li>

BI

- background interval

- bacterial index

- bactericidal index

- base-in (prism)

- basilar impression

- bilateral

- Billroth I (operation)

- biological indicator

- biotechnology informatics

- biphasic

- bodily injury

- bone impaction

- bone injury

- brain injury

- burn index

- both sides (e.g. bilateral)

- two components (e.g. biphasic)

Bic.

- biceps

BID

- brought in dead

bid, BID, BD

- twice a day (bis in die)

BIJC

- The British Isles Joint TNM Classification

BIL

- bilateral

bilat.

- bilateral

BILI

- bilirubin

BIN

- bin, twice a night

BIP

- bronchiolitis obliterans with interstitial pneumonia

BIR

- baculovirus IAP repeat

- British Institute of Radiology

BIRP

- B1-independent rotation phase-cycled

- BIR-containing proteins

Bis-GMA

- bisphenol-a-glycidyl methacrylate

BiVAS

- biventricular assist system

biw

- twice a week

BJ

- Bence Jones (proteinuria)

- biceps jerk

- bone and joint

BJE

- bones, joints, extremities

BJM

- bones, joints, muscles

BK

- back

- below the knee

BKA

- below knee amputation

BKP

- back pain

BL

- bilateral lower lung fields

- blood loss

Blad.

- bladder

BLE

- both lower extremities

BLEED

- bleeding (ongoing), low systolic blood pressure, elevated prothrombin time, erratic mental status, disease (unstable comorbid disease) (mnemonic for gastro-intestinal hemorrhage)

BLP

- beta-lipoprotein

BLPD

- B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder

BLQ

- both lower quadrants

BLS

- basic life support

BLS-D

- basic life support and defibrillation

BM

- basal metabolism

- black male

- blood monitoring

- body mass

- bone marrow

- bowel movement

BMA

- British Medical Association

- butyl methacrylate

BMD

- 3-(s)-(benzyloxycarbonyl)methyl

- Becker muscular dystrophies

- Best's macular dystrophy

- bone mineral density

BMES

- Biomedical Engineering Society

BMG

- benign monoclonal gammopathy

BMI

- body mass index

BMJ

- British Medical Journal

BMMEC

- bone marrow microvascular endothelial cells

BMN

- bone marrow necrosis

BMP

- bone morphogenetic protein

BMR

- basal metabolic rate

BMT

- bone marrow transplant (see HDC and HDC/BMT)

BMZ

- basement membrane zone

BN

- bound niacin

- bulimia nervosa

BND

- barely noticeable difference

BNLI

- British National Lymphoma Investigation

BNO

- bladder neck obstruction

BNP

- brain natriuretic peptide

BNST

- bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

BOA

- born on arrival

- British Oncology Association

- British Orthopaedic Association

BODMA

- British Oncology Data Managers Association (UK)

BOE

- bilateral otitis externa

BOLD

- blood oxygenation level-dependent

BOM

- bilateral otitis media

BOO

- bladder outlet obstruction

BOOP

- bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia

BOP

- blood, ova, parasites

BOS

- Bombay Orthopaedic Association

BOT

- bottle

BOTA

- Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association

BOW

- bag of waters

BP

- bipolar

- blood pressure

- body part

- bullous pemphigoid

B/P

- blood pressure

BPC

- blood pressure cuff

BPC

- bronchoprovocation challenge

BPD

- biparietal diameter

- borderline personality disorder

- bronchopulmonary dysplasia

BPH

- benign prostatic hypertrophy

BPI

- bactericidal permeability increasing protein

- Brief Pain Inventory

BPL

- Bauchinia purpurea alba

bpm

- beats per minute

- breaths per minute

BPP

- blood pressure and pulse

BPPV

- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

BPR

- brief psychiatric rating (scale)

B19-PRCA

- pure red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19

BPS

- Belgian Pain Society

BPTB

- bone-patellar tendon-bone

BR

- bacteriorhodopsin

- bathroom

- bed rest

brat

- brain tumor gene

BRAT

- a fusion protein between the membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin (BR) and the catalytic subunit of aspartyl transcarbamylase from Escherichia coli

- Baylor Rapid Autologous Transfusion system

- Behaviour Research and Therapy

BRB

- bright red blood

BRBPR

- bright red blood per rectum

BRCA genes

- â€œbreast cancer genesâ€�, involved in a percentage of breast cancers (pron: bra,ka one ...)

BRD(C)

- bovine respiratory disease (complex)

BRFSS

- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system

BRM

- biological response modifier

BRP

- bathroom privileges

BRW

- breast meat weight

BRY

- breast meat yield

BS

- blood sugar

- bowel sounds

- breath sounds

- bronchial secretion

BSA

- body surface area

- bovine serum albumin

- bowel signs active

BSAEP

- brain stem auditory evoked potentials

BSC

- bedside commode

BSE

- bovine spongiform encephalopathy

- breast self examination

BSER

- brainstem evoked response audiometry

BSI

- bloodstream infections

BSL

- baseline

BSN

- bowel sounds normal

BSO

- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

BSP

- bromsulphalein (dye)

BSPh

- bachelor of science in pharmacy

BSQ

- behavior style questionnaire

BSR

- basal skin resistance

- blood sedimentation rate

- bowel sounds regular

- brain stimulation reinforcement

- Buschke selective reminding (test)

BSS

- Bachelor of Sanitary Science

- balanced salt solution

- Bernard-Soulier syndrome

- black silk suture

- British Scoliosis Society

- buffered salt solution

- buffered single substrate

BSSE

- bile salt-stimulated esterase

BSSG

- sitogluside

BSSH

- British Society for Surgery of the Hand

BSSL

- bile salt-stimulated lipase

BST

- bacteriuria screening test

- blood serologic test

- brief stimulus therapy

BSTFA

- bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide

BSU

- Bartholin, Skene, urethral (glands)

- basic structural unit

- British standard unit

BSV

- binocular single vision

BT

- bedtime

- bitemporal

- bitrochanteric

- bladder tumor

- Blalock-Taussig (shunt)

- bleeding time

- blood type, blood typing

- blue tetrazolium

- blue tongue

- body temperature

- borderline tuberculoid

- botulinum toxin

- bovine turbinate (cells)

- brain tumor

- breast tumor

- base of tongue

BTA

- Blood Transfusion Association

BTB

- breakthrough bleeding

- bromthymol blue

BTBL

- bromothymol blue lactose

BTC

- basal temperature chart

- biliary tract complication

- body temperature chart

Bt2cAMP

- N6,O2c- dibutyryladenosine 3c:5c-cyclic monophosphate, a dibutyryl derivative of cAMP

BTCG

- Brain Tumor Cooperative Group

BTD

- biliary tract disease

BTDS

- benzoylthiamine disulfide

BTE

- behind the ear (hearing aid)

- bovine thymus extract

BTFS

- breast tumor frozen section

BTg

- bovine trypsinogen

BTG

- beta-thromboglobulin

BthU

- British thermal unit

BTL

- bilateral tubal ligation

- basic trauma life support

BTM

- blood temperature monitor

- benign tertian malaria

BTMSA

- bis-trimethylsilacetylene

BTP

- biliary tract pain

- biological treatment planning

BTPABA

- N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid

BTPS

- at body temperature and ambient pressure,and saturated with water vapor (gas)

BTr

- bovine trypsin

BTR

- Bezold-type reflex

- biceps tendon reflex

- biceps tendon reflex

BTS

- blood transfusion service

- blue toe syndrome

- bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome

BTSG

- Brain Tumor Study Group

bTSH

- bovine thyroid-stimulating hormone

BTU

- British thermal unit

BTV

- blue tongue virus

BTW

- back to work

- by the way

BTx

- blood transfusion

BTX

- botulinum toxin

- brevetoxin

BTZ

- benzothiazepine

Bu

- bushel

- butyl

BU

- base of prism up

- Bethesda unit

- blood urea

- Bodansky unit

- bromouracil

- burn unit

- Buruli ulcer

BUA

- blood uric acid

- broadband ultrasonic attenuation

BUAS

- Boston University Accutane Survey

Buc

- Bucc, buccal

BUDR

- bromodeoxyuridine

BUDS

- bilateral upper dorsal sympathectomy

BUE

- both upper extremities

BUF

- buffalo (rat)

BUG

- buccal ganglion

BUI

- brain uptake index

BULIT

- bulimia test

BuMed

- Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

BUMP

- behavioral regression or upset in hospitalized medical patients (scale)

BUN

- blood urea nitrogen

BUN/CR

- blood urea nitrogen/creatine ratio

BUO

- bleeding of undetermined origin, bruising of undetermined origin

BUQ

- both upper quadrants

BUR

- bilateral ureteral occlusion

BUS

- busulfan

- urethral, and Skene glands

But

- but, butyrate, butyric

BV

- bacitracin V

- bacterial vaginosis

- biological value

- blood vessel

- blood volume

- bronchovesicular

BVA

- Blind Veterans Association

- British Veterinary Association

BVAD

- biventricular assist device

BVAS

- Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (prognostic scoring systems)

BVC

- British Veterinary Codex

BVD

- bovine viral diarrhea

BVD-MD

- bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease

BVDT

- brief vestibular disorientation test

BVDU

- bromovinyldeoxyuridine

BVDV

- bovine virus diarrhea virus

BVE

- binocular visual efficiency

- blood vessel endothelium

- blood volume expander

BVGHV

- Belgian Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot

BVH

- biventricular hypertrophy

BVI

- blood vessel invasion

BVL

- bilateral vas ligation

BVM

- bag-valve-mask

- bronchovascular markings

- Bureau of Veterinary Medicine

BVMGT

- Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

BVMOT

- Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test

BVMS

- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science

BVO

- branch vein occlusion

BVOT

- Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie

BVP

- blood vessel prosthesis

BVP

- blood volume pulse

- burst of ventricular pacing

BVR

- baboon virus replication

- bureau of vocational rehabilitation

BVS

- blanked ventricular sense

BVSc

- Bachelor of Veterinary Science

BVU

- bromoisovalerylurea

BVV

- bovine vaginitis virus

BW

- bacteriological warfare

- bed wetting

- below waist

- biological warfare

- biological weapon

- birth weight

- black woman

- bladder washout

- blood Wasserman (reaction)

- body water

- body weight

BWD

- bacillary white diarrhea

BWFI

- bacteriostatic water for injection

BWI

- birth weight

BWS

- battered woman (or wife) syndrome

BWS

- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

BWST

- black widow spider toxin

BWSV

- black widow spider venom

Bwt

- body weight

BWYV

- beet western yellow virus

bx, BX

- bacitracin X

Bx

- biopsy

BXO

- balanitis xerotica obliterans

ByCPR

- bystander cardiac pulmonary resuscitation

BYDV

- barley yellow dwarf virus

BYE

- Barila-Yaguchi-Eveland (medium)

Bz

- Bzl, benzoyl

BZ

- benzodiazepine

BZD

- benzodiazepine

BZQ

- benzquinamide

BZRP

- benzodiazepine receptor peripheral (type)

BZS

- Bannayan-Zonana syndrome

c

- clinical

- with (Lat: cum)

C

- Celsius

- centigrade

- certainty factor

- chlamydia

- clonidine

- complement

- concentration

- cortex

- cyanosis

- cysteine

- cytosine

- List

- standard clearance

- static respiratory compliance

c

- with (Lat: cum)

Ca

- calcium

CA

- cancer

- carbonic anhydrase

- carcinoma

- cardiac arrest

- catchment area

- Caucasian adult

- chromosomal aberration

- chronological age

- controlled atmospheres

- cornu Ammonis (Ammon’s horn)

- corpus allatum

- cytoxan plus adriamycin (treatment regimen)

CAA

- cerebral amyloid angiopathy

- cytosine-adenine-adenine codon for glutamine

CAB

- coronary artery bypass

CABG

- coronary artery bypass graft (pron.: ’cabbage’)

CAC

- cytosine-adenine-cytosine codon for histidine

CACO3

- calcium carbonate

CAD

- coronary artery disease

CAE

- carotid artery endarterectomy

CAF

- caffeine

- Caucasian adult female

- cell adhesion factor

- chloramphenicol

- chronic atrial fibrillation

- citric acid fermentation

- cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and 5-fluorouracil

CAG

- cytosine-adenine-guanine codon for glutamine

CAH

- chronic active hepatitis

CAI

- carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

CALGB

- Cancer and Leukemia Group B (USA)

cALL

- common ALL

CALLA

- common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen

CAM

- Caucasian adult male

- Complementary and Alternative Medicine

CAMIS

- Computer Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

c-ANCA

- cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

CAO

- chronic airflow obstruction

CAOS

- Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Systems (Hull University)

CAP

- College of American Pathologists

- capsule

CAPD

- continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

CAPMR

- Canadian Association of Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation

caps

- capsules

Car

- carbapenem

CAREMIS

- Current Agricultural Management Information System

CAS

- computer aided surgery (Journal)

CaSac

- calcium saccharin

CASIB

- computer-assisted frameless stereotactic interstitial brachytherapy

CAST-6

- Children of Alcoholics Screening Test, 6-Item Version

CASTLE

- carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation

CAT

- cataract

- chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

- coital alignment technique

- computed axial tomography

CATCH

- critically attained threshold of cerebral hypoperfusion

Cath

- catheter

CAU

- cytosine-adenine-uracil codon for histidine

CAV

- cytoxan, adriamycin, and vincristine

CAVB

- chronic AV block

CAVH

- continuous arterio-venous haemofiltration

CAVHD

- continuous arterio-venous haemodialysis

CB

- chest-back

- chronic bronchitis

- current complaint

CBC

- combinatorial chemistry

- complete blood count

CB/CC

- centroblastic/centrocytic lymphoma

CBD

- common bile duct

- corticobasal degeneration

CBDS

- corticobasal degeneration syndrome

CBF

- cerebral blood flow

- core binding factor (16q22)

- coronary blood flow

CBG

- cortisol binding globulin

CBGD

- cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration

CBI

- continuous bladder irrigation

CBP

- colon anastomosis bursting pressure

CBPP

- contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

CBQ

- California Behavior Questionnaire

- cellobiose: quinone oxidoreductase

- Childbearing Questionnaire

- Children’s Behavior Questionnaire

- Conflict Behavior Questionnaire

CBR

- complete bed rest

CB3S

- Coxsackie B3 virus susceptibility

CBS

- cervicobrachial syndrome

- chronic brain syndrome

- clinical behavioral science

- conjugated bile salts

- culture-bound syndrome

- cystathionine beta-synthase

CBT

- carotid body tumor

- cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy

- computed body tomography

CBV

- capillary blood cell velocity

- computed body tomography

- central blood volume

- cerebral blood volume

- circulating blood volume

- corrected blood volume

- cortical blood volume

- Coxsackie B virus

CBVD

- cerebrovascular disease

CBW

- chemical and biological warfare

CBX

- computer-based examination

CBZ

- carbamazepine

cc

- clean catch

- concave

- corrected

- cubic centimeter

Cc

- concave

CC

- Caucasian child

- cc, cubic centimeter

- chief complaint

- closed cup

- closing capacity

- collagenous colitis

- colony count

- colorectal cancer

- columnar cells

- commission certified

- common cold

- complicating condition

- compound cathartic

- computer calculated

- concordance

- congenital cardiopathy

- congenital cataract

- consumptive coagulopathy

- contrast cystogram

- conversion complete

- coracoclavicular

- cord compression

- corpora cardiaca

- corpus callosum

- costochondral

- Coulter counter

- craniocervical

- creatinine clearance

- critical care

- critical condition

- Crohn colitis

- Cronkhite-Canada (syndrome)

- crus cerebri

- Current Contents

C/C

- chief complaint

C+C

- cold and clammy

C1 - C7

- Cervical vertebrae

C-C

- convexo-concavc

CCA

- cephalin cholesterol antigen

- chick cell agglutination

- chimpanzee coryza agent

- choriocarcinoma

- circulating cathodic antigen

- circumflex coronary artery

- common carotid artery

- congenital contractural arachnodactyly

- constitutional chromosome abnormality

- Consultative Committee on Agriculture

- cytosine-cytosine-adenine codon for proline

CCAT

- chick cell agglutination test

- conglutinating complement absorption test

CCB

- calcium channel blocker

CCBV

- central circulating blood volume

CCC

- care-cure coordination

- cathodal closure contraction

- chronic calculous cholecystitis

- chronic catarrhal colitis

- comprehensive care clinic

- concurrent care concern

- consecutive case conference

- council on clinical classification

- critical care complex

- cylindrical confronting cistemae

- cytosine-cytosine-cytosine codon for proline

CC+C

- colony count and culture

CCCAD

- The Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia

CCCC

- centrifugal countercurrent chromatography

cccDNA

- covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid

CCCE

- cross-cultural cognitive examination

CCCI

- cathodal closure clonus

CCCP

- carbonyl cyanide m-chloro-phenyl-hydrazone

CCCR

- closed chest cardiac resuscitation

CCCS

- Canadian Committee on Cancer Staging

CCCS

- condom catheter collecting system

CCCT

- closed craniocerebral trauma

CCCU

- comprehensive cardiac care unit

CCD

- calibration curve data

- central core disease

- charge-coupled device

- childhood celiac disease

- cleidocranial dysplasia

- clinical cardiovascular disease

- countercurrent distribution

- cumulative cardiotoxic dose

CCDC

- Canadian Communicable Disease Center

CCDN

- Central Council for District Nursing

CcDNA

- closed circle deoxyribonucleic acid

CCE

- carboline carboxylic acid ester

- chamois contagious ecthyma

- clear-cell endothelioma

- clubbing, cyanosis, edema

- countercurrent electrophoresis

- cyanosis, clubbing, edema

CCEHRP

- Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs

CCEI

- Crown-Crisp Experimental Index

CCF

- cancer coagulation factor

- cardiolipin complement fixation

- carotid-cavernous fistula

- centrifuged culture fluid

- cephalin-cholesterol flocculation

- compound comminuted fracture

- congestive cardiac failure

- crystal-induced chemotactic factor

CCFA

- cefotoxin-cycloserine fructose agar

CCFAS

- compact colony-forming active substance

CCFE

- cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, fluorouracil, and extramustine

CCFMG

- Cooperating Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates

CCFPC

- Certificant member, College of Family Physicians of Canada

CCG

- Children's Cancer Group (USA)

- cholecystogram, cholecystography

- cholecystogram, cholecystography

- cytosine-cytosine-guanine codon for proline

CCGC

- capillary column gas chromotography

CCH

- C-cell hyperplasia

- cholinergic agonist carbachol

- chronic chloride hemagglutination

- chronic cholestatic hepatitis

- circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas

CCHA

- Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation

CCHD

- Chester County Health Department

- cyanotic congenital heart disease

CCHE

- Central Council for Health Education

CCHFA

- Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation

CCHMS

- Central Committee for Hospital Medical Services

CCHP

- Consumer Choice Health Plan

CCHS

- congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

CCI

- Cardiovascular Credentialing International

- cyanotic congenital heart disease

- chronic coronary insufficiency

- common client interface

- corrected count increment

CCID50

- cell culture infectious dose 50 %

CCK

- cholecystokinin

CCK-8

- cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCKLI

- cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity

CCK-OP

- cholecystokinin octapeptide

CCK-PZ

- cholecystokinin-pancreozymin

CCKRB

- cholecystokinin receptor B

CCL

- carcinoma cell line

- certified cell line

- Charcot-Leyden crystal

- continuing care level

- critical carbohydrate level

CCLI

- composite clinical and laboratory index

CCM

- cerebrocostomandibular (syndrome)

- chemical cleavage of mismatch

- congestive cardiomyopathy

- contextual choice model

- craniocervical malformation

- critical care medicine

CCMC

- Committee on the Costs of Medical Care

CCME

- Coordinating Council on Medical Education

CCMS

- cerebrocostomandibular syndrome

- clean catch midstream (urine)

- clinical care management system

CCMSU

- clean catch midstream urine

CCMT

- catechol methyltransferase

CCMU

- critical care medical unit

CCN

- caudal central nucleus

- community care network

- coronary care nursing

- critical care nursing

CCNHP

- community college nursing home project

CCNU

- N-(2-chloroethyl)-N’-cyclo-hexyl-N-nitrosourea

CCO

- cytochrome C oxidase

CCOT

- cervical compression overloading test

CCPD

- continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis

CCR

- continuous complete remission

CCRG

- Children's Cancer Research Group (Oxford,UK)

CCS

- Canadian Cancer Society

- serum corticosterone

CCSC

- Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification

CCU

- coronary/cardiac care unit

- cytosine-cytosine-uracil codon for proline

CD

- cadaver donor

- Cadmium (Cd)

- candela (cd)

- canine distemper

- canine dose

- carbohydrate dehydratase

- carbon dioxide

- cardiac disease

- cardiac dullness

- cardiac dysrhythmia

- cardiovascular disease

- Carrel-Dakin (fluid)

- Castleman disease

- caudad

- caudal (cd)

- cause of death

- celiac disease

- cell dissociation

- cervico dorsal

- cesarean delivery

- chemical dependency

- circular dichroism

- cluster of differentiation (eg. CD4, CD8) - full list of CDs

- coccygeal (cd)

- color doppler

- combination drug

- common (bile) duct

- communicable disease

- compact disk

- completely denaturated

- conceptual design

- conduct disorder

- conduction disorder

- condylion (cd)

- conjugata diagonalis

- consanguineous donor

- consent decree

- contact dermatitis

- contagious disease

- control diet

- controlled drug

- conventional dialysis

- convulsive disorder

- convulsive dose

- corneal dystrophy

- Cotrel-Dubousset (rod)

- Crohn disease

- crossed diagonal

- curative dose

- cutdown

- cystic duct

CD138

- plasma cell membrane receptor

CD138/B-B4

- immunoperoxidase stain using an antibody against CD 138

CDA

- congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

CDC

- Centers for Disease Control

CDG

- congenital disorders of glycosylation

CDGS

- carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome

CDH

- congenital dislocation of hip

- congenital dysplasia of hip

CDI

- clean, dry, intact

Cdiff

- C-diff, Clostridium difficile

CDMS

- clinically definite multiple sclerosis

cDNA

- complementary DNA (a synthetic DNA copied from mRNA)

CDO

- congenital duodenal obstruction

CDR

- Clinical Dementia Rating

- complementarity-determining regions

CDS

- cervico-dorsal syndrome

CDT

- carbohydrate-deficient transferrin

CE

- carboxylesterases

- chloracetate esterase

- european conformity

- angle (radiograph)

- center-edge angle

CEA

- carcinoembryonic antigen

CEC

- chloroethylclonidine

CEF

- cytoxan plus epirubicin plus 5

Ceff

- effective compliance; bedside method of monitoring the effectiveness of PEEP; equal with VT(tidal volume)/peak air pressure, should be greater than 50 cm3/cmH2O

CENELEC

- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CERAD

- Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease

Cervical dil.

- cervical dilation

CEZ

- cefazolin

CF

- clofibrate

- compare, refer to

- complement fixation

- cystic fibrosis

CFAE

- ceftiofur free acid equivalent

CFC

- colony-forming cells

CFCOT

- College Francais des Chirurgiens Orthopedistes et Traumatologues

CFDI

- color flow duplex imaging

CFIDS

- Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

CFM

- continuous electronic fetal monitoring

CFNS

- chills, fever, night sweats

CFP

- call for papers

CFPC

- College of Family Physicians of Canada

CFS

- Chronic Fatigue (and Immune Dysfunction) Syndrome

CFS/ME

- chronic fatigue syndrome (often called myalgic encephalomyelitis, especially in the UK)

CFTR

- cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator

CFU

- colony forming units

CFUc

- colony-forming unit cells

CFU-GEMM

- colony-forming units generating granulocytes, erythroblasts, macrophages, and megakaryiocytes

CFU-S

- spleen colony-forming units

cg

- centigram

CG

- chorionic gonadotropin

CgA

- chromogranin A

CGA

- compressed gas association

- contact guard assist (physical therapy)

- cytosine-guanine-adenine codon for arginine

CGC

- cytosine-guanine-cytosine codon for arginine

CGCGGATC

- Oct motif

CGD

- chronic granulomatous disease

CGG

- cytosine-guanine-guanine codon for arginine

CGH

- comparative genomic hybridization - cytogenetics method

CGL

- chronic granulocytic leukemia (previous name for CML)

CGN

- crescentic glomerulonephritis

CGRP

- calcitonin gene-related peptide

CGU

- cytosine-guanine-uracil codon for arginine

cGy

- centi Gray (unit of radiation)

CH

- characteristic

- chest

- chief

- chronic

- crown-heel

CH50

- total functional hemolytic complement

cHA

- coralline hydroxyapatite

CHA

- calcium hydroxyapatite

- congenital hypoplastic anemia

ch. br. syn.

- chronic brain syndrome

CHD

- congenital dislocation of the hip

- congenital heart disease

- coronary heart disease

ChE

- cholinesterases

chemo

- chemotherapy

CHF

- congestive heart failure

- chronic heart failure

CHG

- change

CHI

- closed head injury

CHILD

- syndrome: congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythrodermal and limb defects

ChlVPP

- chlorambucil, vinblastine, procarbazine, and prednisone

CHL

- classical Hodgkin lymphoma

CHOL

- serum cholesterol

CHR

- chronic

- chronological

CHS

- calvarial hyperostotic syndrome

- Chediak-Higashi syndrome

- customized headholder system

CHS1

- Chediak Higashi syndrome gene, located on chromosome 1 (1q42-44)

CHT

- classical heart transplantation

CI

- cardiac index (cardiac output divided by the patient's body surface area); normal 2.8-4.2 L/min/m2

- cardiac insufficiency

- cerebral infarction

- confidence interval

- contraindications

CIA

- collagen-induced arthritis

CIBIC-Plus

- Clinician’s Interview Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input

CIC

- circulating immune complexes

- crisis intervention clinic

CICU

- cardiac intensive care unit

CID

- carpal instability dissociative

- collision-induced dissociation

CIDA

- Canadian International Development Agency

CIDP

- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

cig

- cigarette

cIg

- cytoplasmic immunoglobulin

CIG

- cigarette consumption

- cold insoluble globulin

- cryosurgical iceball gauge

cIgM

- cytoplasmic immunoglobulin M

CIK

- cytokine induced-killer cells

CIMF

- chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis

CIMMYT

- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CIN

- cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (grades I, II, III)

CIND

- carpal instability non-dissociative

CIP

- clinical investigation plan

- International Foot and Ankle Society

CIRC

- circulation

- circumference

CIS

- carcinoma in situ

cis-DDP

- cis-diamminedichloroplatinum

CISH

- chromosomal in situ hybridization

CJD

- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CJF

- carotid-jugular fistula

CK

- check

- creatine kinase

- cytokeratin

CK 1-8

- neutral to basic cytokeratin

CK 9-20

- acidic cytokeratin

CK 18

- cytokeratin found in hepatocyte, renal tubular cell, ductular epithelia, mesothelia, and respiratory epithelia

CKD

- result checked

CKI

- casein kinase

CKMB

- creatine kinase muscle band

CKS

- classic Kaposi sarcoma

cl

- centiliter

- clarified

- clean

- clear

- cleft

- clinic, clinical

- clonus

- clotting

- cloudy

Cl

- chloride

- chlorine

- clavicle

- clear

- clinic

- Clostridium

- closure

- colistin

CL

- capillary lumen

- cardiolipin

- cell line

- centralis lateralis

- chemiluminescence

- chest and left arm (lead in electrocardiography)

- cholelithiasis

- cholesterol-lecithin

- chronic leukemia

- cirrhosis of liver

- clavicle

- clean

- clear liquid

- clearance

- cleft lip

- clinical laboratory

- clomipramine

- closed

- complex loading

- confidence limit or level

- constant domain of L chain

- contact lens

- corpus luteum

- corrected (echo long axis) length

- cricoid lamina

- criterion level

- critical list

- cycle length

- cytotoxic lymphocyte

- lung compliance

C-L

- consultation-liaison (setting)

CLA

- cerebellar ataxia

- Certified Laboratory Assistant

- cervicolinguoaxial

- contralateral local anesthesia

- cutaneous lymphocyte antigen

- cyclic lysine anhydride

- chloroacetyl

CLAH

- congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia

Clam

- cervical laminectomy

CLAS

- congenital localized absence of skin

class

- classif., classification

clav

- clavicle

CLB

- chlorambucil

- curvilinear body

CLBBB

- complete left bundle branch block

CLBP

- chronic low back pain

CLC

- Charcot-Leyden crystal

- Clerc-Levy-Critesco (syndrome)

CLCD

- cleidocranial dysostosis

CLCN

- chloride channel

CLCP

- chymotrypsin-like cationic protein

CL/CP

- cleft lip/cleft palate

CLCS

- colchicine sensitivity

CLD

- chloride diarrhea

- chronic liver disease

- chronic lung disease

- congenital limb deficiency

- crystal ligand field

CLDH

- choline dehydrogenase

CLDP

- Commercial Law Development Program

Cldy

- cloudy

CLE

- centrilobular emphysema

- continuous lumbar epidural (anesthesia)

CLED

- cystine-lactose-electrolyte-deficient (agar)

CLF

- calcification of ligamentum flavum

- cardiolipin fluorescent (antibody)

- ceroid lipofuscinosis

- cholesterol-lecithin flocculation

CLH

- chronic lobular hepatitis

- cleft limb-heart (syndrome)

- corpus luteum hormone

- cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia

CLI

- complement lysis inhibitor

- corpus luteum insufficiency

CLIA

- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

CLIF

- cloning inhibitory factor

- Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence

clin

- clinic, clinical

CLINPROT

- Clinical Cancer Protocols

CLIP

- capitolunate instability pattern

- corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide

CL-IVR

- cycle length of the idioventricular rhythm

CLL

- cholesterol-lowering lipid

- chronic lymphocytic leukemia

- cow lung lavage

CLL/SLL

- chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

CLMA

- Clinical Laboratory Management Association

CLMF

- cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor

CLML

- Current List of Medical Literature

CLMV

- cauliflower mosaic virus

clo

- clothing --a unit of thermal insulation

CLO

- cod liver oil

CLOF

- clofibrate

Clon

- Clonorchis

CLON

- clonidine

Clostr

- Clostridium

ClP

- clinical pathology

CLP

- chymotrypsin-like protein

- cleft lip with cleft palate

- paced cycle length

CL(P)

- cleft lip without cleft palate

CL/P

- cleft lip with or without cleft palate

CLS

- cafÃ©-au-lait spot

- Clinical Laboratory Scientist

- Coffin-Lowry syndrome

- Cornelia de Lange syndrome

CLSE

- calf lung surfactant extract

CLSH

- corpus luteum stimulating hormone

CLSL

- chronic lymphosarcoma (cell) leukemia

CLSM

- confocal laser scanning microscopy

CLT

- Certified Laboratory Technician

- chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

- Clinical Laboratory Technician

- clot lysis time

- clotting time

- lung-thorax compliance

CLTB

- total body clearance

CLT(NCA)

- Laboratory Technician Certified by the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel

CLU

- clusterin

CLV

- cassava latent virus

- constant linear velocity

CL VOID

- clean voided specimen (urine)

CLZ

- clozapine

cm

- centimeter - 0.01 meters

cm2

- square centimeter

cm3

- cubic centimeter

cM

- centi -morgan

Cm

- curium

- maximum clearance

- minimal concentration

CM

- California mastitis (test)

- calmodulin

- capreomycin

- CarboMedics (heart valves)

- carboxymethyl

- cardiac murmur

- cardiac muscle

- cardiomyopathy

- carpometacarpal

- castrated male

- Caucasian male

- cause of death (form Latin causa mortis)

- cavernous malformation

- cell membrane

- center of mass

- centrum medianum

- cerebral malaria

- cerebral mantle

- cervical mucosa or mucus

- Chick-Martin (coefficient)

- chloroquinemepacrine

- chondromalacia

- chopped meat (medium)

- circular muscle

- circulating monocyte

- circumferential measurement

- clindamycin

- clinical medicine

- clinical modification

- coccidioidal meningitis

- cochlear microphonic

- codling moth

- combined modality

- common migraine

- complete medium

- complications

- condition median

- congenital malformation

- congestive myocardiopathy

- continuous murmur

- contrast medium

- copulatory mechanism

- costal margin

- cow’s milk

- cytometry

- cytoplasmic membrane

- Master of Surgery (from Latin Chirurgiae Magister)

- narrow-diameter endosseous screw implant (form French crete manche)

C/M

- counts per minute

C+M

- cocaine and morphine

CMA

- Canadian Medical Association

- Certified Medical Assistant

- chronic metabolic acidosis

- cow’s milk allergy

- cultured macrophages

CMAP

- compound muscle (or motor) action potential

CMAR

- cell matrix adhesion regulator

Cmax

- Cmax, maximum concentration

CMB

- carbolic methylene blue

CMB

- Central Midwives’ Board

- chloromercuribenzoate

CMBES

- Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society

CMC

- carboxymethylcellulose

- care management continuity

- carpometacarpal

- cell-mediated cytolysis or cytotoxicity

- chloramphenicol

- chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

- critical micellar concentration

CMCC

- chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

CMCJ

- carpometacarpal joint

CMCt

- care management continuity across settings

CMD

- campomelic dysplasia

- campomelic dwarfism

- cartilage matrix deficiency

- chief medical director

- childhood muscular dystrophy

- chronic myeloproliferative disease

- comparative mean dose

- congenital muscular dystrophy

- count median diameter

cmDNA

- cytoplasmic membrane-associated deoxyribonucleic acid

CME

- continuing medical education (American Medical Association On-Line CME Locator)

CMET

- central mucoepidermoid tumor of the jaws

CMF

- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil

- cytoxan, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil

CMF/VP

- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, vincristine, and prednisone

CMH

- Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test

CMHC

- community mental health centers

CMI

- combined mechanical injury

CML

- chronic myelogenous leukemia

CMML

- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

CMO

- centric relation occlusion

- Chief Medical Officer (UK)

CMP

- cardiomyopathy

CMQ

- CollÃ¨ge des mÃ©decins du QuÃ©bec

CMR

- clinical materials requisition

CMS

- circulation, motion, sensation

CMT

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth (International)

- combined modality therapy

CMT1A

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A

CMV

- cisplatin-methotrexate-vinblastine

- control medical ventilation

- cytomegalovirus

CMVIG

- cytomegalovirus immune globulin

CN

- cranial nerve

CN (2-12)

- cranial nerves (2 to 12)

CNB

- cannabinoids

CNL

- chronic neutrophilic leukemia

- constant neutral loss (scanning)

CNPA

- chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

CNR

- contrast-to-noise ratio

CNS

- central nervous system

CNTF

- ciliary neurotrophic factor

cNTS

- caudal region of nucleus tractus solitarius

CNU-TNM

- Comite Nacional Uruguayo TNM

CNV

- cranial nerve number 5

CNX

- cranial nerve number 10

Co

- cobalt

CO

- carbon monoxide

- cardiac output

- check out

- childhood-onset

C/O

- care of

- complains of

CO2

- carbon dioxide

COA

- California Orthopaedic Association

- Canadian Orthopaedic Association (Canadian Medical Association Affiliates)

- condition on admission

COAD

- chronic obstructive airways disease

COAG

- coagulation

COD

- cause of death

- condition on discharge

CO-GHD

- childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency

COGME

- Council on Graduate Medical Education

COLD

- chronic obstructive lung disease

COMP

- compound

COMSS

- Council of Musculoskeletal Specialty Societies (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

COMT

- catechol-O-methyltransferase

Conc

- concentrate

Con A

- concavalin A

Cong. fail.

- congestive failure

Cons.

- consultant

CONs

- normal controls

COOMR

- Center for Orthopaedic Oncology and Musculoskeletal Research

COP

- center of pressure

COPA

- Certified Orthotic and Prosthetic Advocates

COPD

- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPE

- calendar of premenstrual experiences (scale)

- chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema

COR

- Center for Orthopaedic Research

CORF

- Carolina Orthopaedic Research Foundation

CORR

- Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (Journal)

COS

- Canadian Oncology Society

- Clinical Orthopaedic Society (AAOS Related Organizations)

- Colorado Orthopaedic Society

COSTA test

- compost stabilization test

COVD

- College of Optometrists in Vision Development

COX

- cytochrome C oxidase

COX-II

- cyclooxygenase-II

CP

- capsid protein

- cerebral palsy

- chest pain

- coat protein

CPAP

- continuous positive airway pressure

CPB

- cardiopulmonary bypass

- competitive protein binding

CPC

- clinicopathological correlation

CPD

- cephalopelvic disproportion

- chronic peritoneal dialysis

- citrate-phosphate-dextrose

CP2D-A

- citrate-phosphate-double-dextrose adenine

CPE

- chronic pulmonary emphysema

- complete physical examination

- cytopathic effect

CPHL

- Central Public Health Laboratory

CPK

- creatine phosphokinase

CPM

- central pontine myelinolysis

- clinical project manager

- continuous passive motion machine (center for orthopaedics and sports medicine)

- counts per minute

- cyclophosphamide

CPMA

- California Podiatric Medical Association

CPMS

- chronic progressive multiple sclerosis

CPPD

- calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate

CPR

- cardiopulmonary resuscitation

- checks with previous results

- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

- C-reactive protein

CPS

- Children's Protective Services

CPT

- Current Procedural Terminology

CPV-2

- parvovirus-2

CPX

- complete physical examination

CPZ

- cefoperazone

CPZ

- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

CR

- chest radiogram

- clinical records

- closed reduction

- complete remission/complete response

- conditioned reflex

- crown-rump

CR (1, 2, 3)

- leukocyte complement receptors

CRA

- Clinical Research Associate

Crani

- cranial (toward the head or proximal)

- cranial (with reference to the cranium)

CRC

- Cancer Research Campaign (UK)

- colorectal carcinoma

CR+C

- closed reduction and cast

CrCl

- creatinine clearance

Crea

- creatinine

CreA

- carbon catabolite repression in Aspergillus nidulans (the transcriptional repressor mediating)

CREST

- calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasis

CRF

- case report form

- case report forms

- chronic renal failure

- corticotropin-releasing factor or hormone

CRI

- chronic renal insufficiency

CRIS

- controlled-release infusion system

CRIT

- critical hematocrit

CRLs

- cervical root lesions

CRNA

- certified registered nurse anesthetist

CRO

- cathode ray oscilloscope

- clinical research organizations

- Contract Research Organization

CROM

- cervical range of motion

CROME

- congenital cataracts-epileptic fits-mental retardation (syndrome)

CROS

- contralateral routing of signals (hearing aid)

CrP

- creatine phosphate

CRP

- chronic relapsing pancreatitis

- corneal-retinal potential

- coronary rehabilitation program

- C-reactive protein

- cross-reacting protein

- cyclic AMP receptor protein

CRPA

- C-reactive protein antiserum

CRPD

- chronic restrictive pulmonary disease

CRPF

- chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum

- closed reduction and percutaneous fixation

- contralateral renal plasma flow

CRPS

- complex regional pain syndrome (type I and II)

CRRN

- certified rehabilitation registered nurse

CrRT

- cranial radiotherapy

CRS

- Carroll rating scale for depression

- catheter-related sepsis

- caudal regression syndrome

- cervical spine radiography

- Chinese restaurant syndrome

- colon and rectum surgery

- compliance of the respiratory system

- congenital rubella syndrome

- craniosynostosis

- cryptidin-related sequence

CRSM

- cherry red spot myoclonus

CRSP

- comprehensive renal scintillation procedure

CRST

- calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia (syndrome)

crt

- hematocrit

CRT

- cadaveric renal transplant

- capillary refill time

- cardiac resuscitation team

- cathode-ray tube

- Certified Record Techniques

- certified

- choice reaction time

- chromium release test

- complex reaction time

- computerized renal tomography

- copper reduction test

- corrected retention time

- corrected

- cortisone resistant thymocyte

- cranial radiation therapy

CRTM

- cartilage matrix protein

CRTP

- Consciousness Research and Training Project

CRTT

- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician

CRU

- cardiac rehabilitation unit

- clinical research unit

CRV

- central retinal vein

CRVF

- congestive right ventricular failure

CRVO

- central retinal vein occlusion

CRYG

- gamma crystallin gene

CRYM

- crystallin, MU

cryo

- cryogenic

- cryoglobulin

- cryoprecipitate

- cryosurgery

- cryotherapy

Cryoppt

- cryoprecipitate

crys

- cryst, crystal, crystaline

cs

- chromosome

- consciousness

cS

- centistoke

Cs

- case

- cell surface

- cesium

- cyclosporine

CS

- calf serum

- campomelic syndrome

- carcinoid syndrome

- cardiogenic shock

- caries-susceptible

- carotid sheath

- carotid sinus

- cat scratch

- celiac sprue

- central supply

- central service

- cerebral scintigraphy

- cerebrospinal

- cervical spine

- cervical stimulation

- cesarean section

- chest strap

- chief of staff

- cholesterol stone

- chondroitin sulfate

- chorionic somatomammotropin

- chronic schizophrenia

- cigarette smoker

- citrate synthase

- climacteric syndrome

- clinic scheduling

- clinical laboratory scientist

- clinical stage

- clinical status

- Cockayne syndrome

- complete stroke

- compression syndrome

- concentrated strength

- conditioned stimulus

- congenital syphilis

- conjunctival secretion

- conscious sedation

- conscious, consciousness

- conservative surgery

- constant spring

- contact sensitivity

- continue same

- contrast sensitivity (test)

- control serum

- convalescence, convalescent

- coronary sclerosis

- coronary sinus

- corpus striatum

- corticoid-sensitive

- corticosteroid

- crush syndrome

- c-section, cesarean section

- current smoker

- current strength

- Cushing syndrome

- cycloserine

- cyclosporine

C/S

- cesarean section

- cycles per second

C+S

- calvarium and scalp

- conjunctiva and sclera

- culture and sensitivity

C4S

- chondroitin-4-sulfate

CsA

- cyclosporine A

CSA

- Canadian Standards Association

- canavaninosuccinic acid

- carbonyl salicylamide

- cell surface antigen

- chemical shift anisotropy

- chondroitin sulfate A

- chorionic somatomammotropin A

- colony-stimulating activity

- compressed spectral assay

- computerized spectral analysis

- Controlled Substances Act

- cross section area

- cyclosporine A

CSAA

- Child Study Association of America

CSAD

- corporate services administration department

CSAT

- center for substance abuse treatment

CSAVP

- cerebral subarachnoid venous pressure

csb

- chromosome break

CSB

- Canadian Society for Biomechanics (SociÃ©tÃ© Canadienne de BiomÃ©canique)

- congenital short bowel

- contaminated small bowel

- craniosynostosis, Boston type

CSBF

- coronary sinus blood flow

CSBS

- contaminated small bowel syndrome

CSC

- blow on blow (administration of small amounts of drugs at short intervals) (Fr.coup sur coup)

CSC

- collagen sponge contraceptive

- corticostriatocerebellar

- cryogenic storage container

CSCC

- cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

CSCD

- Center for Sickle Cell Disease

CSCI

- corticosterone side-chain isomerase

CSCR

- Central Society for Clinical Research

CSCV

- critical serum chemistry value

CSD

- carotid sinus denervation

- cat scratch disease

- combined system disease

- conditionally streptomycin dependent

- conduction system disease

- cortical spreading depression

- craniospinal defect

- critical stimulus duration

CSDB

- cat scratch disease bacillus

CSDMS

- Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

CSE

- clinical-symptom self-evaluation (questionnaire)

- cone-shaped epiphysis

- conventional spin-echo

- cross-sectional echocardiography

C sect

- C-section, cesarean section

C-section

- cesarean section

CSEP

- cortical somatosensory evoked potential

CSER

- cortical somatosensory evoked response

CSF

- cancer family syndrome

- cerebrospinal fluid

- classical swine fever

- cold stability factor

- colony-stimulating factor

- coronary sinus flow

CS-F

- colony-stimulating factor

CSFH

- cerebrospinal fluid hypotension

CSFP

- cerebrospinal fluid pressure

CSFR

- colony-stimulating factor receptor

CSFV

- cerebrospinal fluid volume

CSF-WR

- cerebrospinal fluid-Wassermann reaction

csg

- chromosome gap

CSG

- cholecystography, cholecystogram

CSGBI

- Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland

CSGBM

- collagenase soluble glomerular basement membrane

CSH

- carotid sinus hypersensitivity

- chronic subdural hematoma

- combat support (army) hospital

- cortical stromal hyperplasia

- Canadian Study of Health and Aging

CSHE

- California Society for Hospital Engineering

CSHRH

- congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis

CSII

- continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

CS IV

- clinical stage 4

CSK

- chronic superficial keratitis

CSM

- clinical supply management

CSMSD

- Czech Society for Metabolic Skeletal Diseases (EFFO Member Society)

CSOS

- Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society

CSOT

- Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists

CSP

- cervical spine

- cyclosporine

C-spine

- cervical spine

CSR

- central supply room

- cervical spine radiography

CSRS

- Cervical Spine Research Society (also: AAOS Specialty Societies)

CSRT

- corrected sinus recovery time

CSS

- Churg-Strauss syndrome

Cst

- corticosterone

CSV

- Cordis Standard Valves

CSW

- Certified Social Worker

- Children's Social Worker

ct.

- count

CT

- carpal tunnel

- cerebral thrombosis

- cervical traction

- cervical-thoracic

- chemotherapy

- clinical trial

- computerized tomography

- cor triatriatum

- cytotrophoblast

CTA

- clear to auscultation (about lungs)

CTAB

- clear to auscultation bilaterally (about lungs)

CTACK

- cutaneous T-cell attracting chemokine

CTB

- cholera toxin subunit B

- confined to bed

CTC

- common toxicity criteria

CTD

- connective tissue disease

CTE

- coefficient of thermal expansion

CTEV

- congenital talipes equinovarus

CTF

- central tegmental field

CTL

- cervical, thoracic, lumbar

- cytotoxic T lymphocytes

CTLA

- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CD152)

CTNB

- CT-guided needle biopsy

CTO

- clinical trials office

CTR

- carpal tunnel release

- coated tube radioimmunoassay

CTS

- carpal tunnel syndrome (carpal tunnel release: sample operative report)

CTSP

- called to see patient

CTX

- clinical trials exemption

cu

- cubic

CU

- cause unknown

- clinical unit

CUA

- cytosine-uracil-adenine codon for leucine

CUC

- cytosine-uracil-cytosine codon for leucine

CUD

- cause undetermined

CUG

- cytosine-uracil-guanine codon for leucine

CUU

- cytosine-uracil-uracil codon for leucine

CV

- cardiac volume

- cardiovascular

- cervical vertebrae

- color vision

- cresyl violet (dye used in Gram staining)

- curriculum vitae

CVA

- cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

- costovertebral angle

CVC

- central venous catheters

CVD

- cardiovascular disease

- cerebrovascular disease

CVG

- contrast ventriculography

CVI

- cerebrovascular insufficiency

CVMP

- Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Product

CVP

- central venous pressure (normal range: 0 to 9 cm of water)

- cytoxan, vincristine, prednisone

CVS

- cardiovascular status

- cardiovascular surgery

- cardiovascular system

- chorionic villous sampling

CVVH

- continuous veno-venous haemofiltration

CVVHD

- continuous veno-venous hemodialysis

CW

- chest wall

- crutch walking

c/w

- compatible with

C/W

- continue with

CWHTO

- closing wedge high tibial osteotomy

CWI

- crutch walking instructions

CWP

- cell wall protein

- childbirth without pain

- coal workers’ pneumoconiosis

Cx

- cultures

CX

- cervix

- chest x-ray

- consciousness

CXR

- chest x-ray

Cys

- cysteine

cysto

- cystoscopic exam

- above

- alive

- elevated

- elevation

- enlarged

- gas

- greater than

- high

- improved

- increase

- increased

- more than

- rising

- raised

- superior

- up

- upper

- increasing

- rising

- above

- diastolic blood pressure

- elevated

- greater than

- increased

- superior

- upper

- deviated

- displaced

- increasing

- below

- dead

- decrease

- deficiency

- deficit

- depressed

- depression

- deteriorated

- diminished

- down

- falling

- inferior

- less than

- lower

- lowered

- normal plantar reflex

- precipitate

- restricted

- decreasing

- diminishing

- falling

- lowering

- below

- deficiency

- depressed

- inferior

- less than

- systolic blood pressure

- decreasing

- causes

- demonstrates

- direction of flow

- distal

- due to

- followed by

- indicates

- greater than

- leads to

- no change

- produces

- progressing

- radiating to

- results in

- shows

- to

- to the right

- toward

- transfer to

- vector

- yields

- caused by

- derived from

- direction of flow

- due to

- less than

- produced by

- proximal

- resulting from

- secondary to

- to the left

- normal

- same as

- stable

- steady

- unchanging

- widened

- width

- down bilaterally

- flexor

- plantar response (Babinski sign)

- testes descended

- extensor

- extensor response (Babinski sign)

- testes undescended

- reversible chemical reaction

- reversible reaction

- angle

- flexion

- flexor

- right upper quadrant

- right lower quadrant

- left upper quadrant

- left lower quadrant

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This book is based on information from sources believed to be reliable, and every effort has been made to make the book as complete and accurate as possible and to describe generally accepted practices based on information available as of the printing date, but its accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Despite the best efforts of author and publisher, the book may contain errors, and the reader should use the book only as a general guide and not as the ultimate source of information about the subject matter. This book is not intended to reprint all of the information available to the author or publisher on the subject, but rather to simplify, complement and supplement other available sources. The reader is encouraged to read all available material and to consult other references to learn as much as possible about the subject. This book is sold without warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, and the publisher and author disclaim any liability, loss or damage caused by the content of this book. If you do not wish to be bound by the foregoing cautions and conditions , you may return this book to the publisher for a full refund.

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