|
% |
percent |
|
|
/- |
Uncertain/equivocal |
|
|
0 |
Not Present OR No abnormality |
|
|
3 |
OK or Satisfactory |
|
|
3TC |
Lamivudine |
|
|
= |
Equivalent to |
|
|
A |
Artery |
|
|
A&I |
Allergy and Immunology |
|
|
AA |
Alzheimer's Association |
|
|
AA |
allyl alcohol |
|
|
AA |
Alcohol Abuse |
|
|
AA |
Agnor Area |
|
|
AA |
Axenfeld Anomaly |
|
|
AA |
Associate of Arts |
|
|
aa. |
arteries |
|
|
AAA |
American Ambulance Association |
|
|
AAA |
Aleuria Aurantia Agglutinin |
|
|
AAAA |
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants |
|
|
AAAAI |
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
|
|
AAAASF |
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities |
|
|
AAAC |
American Academy of Ambulatory Care |
|
|
AAAD |
Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry |
|
|
AAAD |
American Athletic Association of the Deaf |
|
|
AAAH |
American Association of Alternative Healers |
|
|
AAAH |
Aromatic Amino Acid Hydroxylase |
|
|
AAALF |
American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness |
|
|
AAAOM |
American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine |
|
|
AAAs |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms |
|
|
AAAST |
African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology |
|
|
AAAT |
Adult Adolescent Alcohol Treatment |
|
|
AAB |
Acidic Aniline Blue |
|
|
AABP |
American Academy of Behavioral Psychology |
|
|
AAC |
American Addiction Centers |
|
|
AAC |
Associations Of Acrocentric Chromosomes |
|
|
AACA |
Australian Acupuncture Association |
|
|
AACB |
Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists |
|
|
AACB |
Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists |
|
|
AACC |
American Association for Continuity of Care |
|
|
aacd |
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's |
|
|
AACF |
Atypical Acinar Cell Foci |
|
|
AACMA |
Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association |
|
|
AACOMAS |
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Applications Service |
|
|
AACP |
American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion |
|
|
AACVPR |
American Association Of Cardiovascular And Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
|
|
AAD |
American Academy of Denturity |
|
|
AAD |
Age at Diagnosis |
|
|
AADC |
Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase |
|
|
AADEP |
American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians |
|
|
AADH |
American Academy of Dental Hygiene |
|
|
AADOM |
American Association of Dental Office Managers |
|
|
AADP |
American Association of Drugless Practitioners |
|
|
AADR |
American Association for Dental Research |
|
|
AADSAS |
Associated American Dental Schools Application Service |
|
|
AADW |
American Association of Dental Webmasters |
|
|
AAE |
Adh Adult Enhancer |
|
|
AAED |
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry |
|
|
AAEM |
American Academy of Environmental Medicine |
|
|
AAF |
Acetyl Amino Fluorene |
|
|
AAF |
Amino Acetyl Fluorene |
|
|
AAFB |
Acid and Alcohol Fast Bacilli |
|
|
AAFP |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
|
|
AAG |
Alpha-Acid Glycoprotein |
|
|
AAH |
Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia |
|
|
AAH |
Associate in Allied Health |
|
|
AAHFP |
American Academy of Health & Fitness Professionals |
|
|
AAHIVM |
The American Academy of HIV Medicine |
|
|
AAI |
Aa Aristolochic Acid I |
|
|
AAID |
American Academy of Implant Dentistry |
|
|
AAIDD |
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
|
|
AAII |
Aristolochic Acid II |
|
|
AAIM |
American Academy of Insurance Medicine |
|
|
AAIMS |
All American Institute of Medical Sciences |
|
|
AAIP |
Association of American Indian Physicians |
|
|
AAL |
Automated Anatomical Labeling |
|
|
AAL |
Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici |
|
|
AAL |
Anterior Axillary Line |
|
|
AALB |
Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology |
|
|
aALL |
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
|
|
AAM |
Alcohol Awareness Month |
|
|
AAMAS |
American Association of Medical Audit Specialists |
|
|
AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instituteumentation |
|
|
AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
|
|
AAMM |
Acute Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia |
|
|
AAMSI |
American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics |
|
|
AAN |
Australian Association of Neurologists |
|
|
AANI |
Allergy Asthma Network India |
|
|
AANP |
Alberta Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (renamed CNDA August 1st, 2012) |
|
|
AAOA |
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy |
|
|
AAOGU |
Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists |
|
|
AAOS |
Ayurveda Association Of Singapore |
|
|
AAOS |
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons |
|
|
AAPI |
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin |
|
|
AAPM |
American Academy of Pain Medicine |
|
|
aapm |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine's |
|
|
AAPMR |
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
|
|
AAR |
Age of Adiposity Rebound |
|
|
AAR |
abnormal anaphase resolution |
|
|
AARIC |
Autism, Assessment, Research, and Intervention Clinic |
|
|
AASLD |
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
|
|
AASTOM |
Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology of Malawi |
|
|
AAT |
Associate of Arts in Teaching |
|
|
AAT |
Associate of Applied Technology |
|
|
AATP |
Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
|
|
AAU |
Association of American Universities |
|
|
AAV |
Adenoassociated Virus |
|
|
AAV |
Amplicon Vectors And Virus |
|
|
AAV |
Antiviral As Virus |
|
|
AAV |
Adenovirus And Virus |
|
|
AB |
Astra Blue |
|
|
AB |
Ascertainment Bias |
|
|
AB |
Alongside Routine Aniline Blue |
|
|
ABA |
Association for Behavior Analysis |
|
|
ABA |
American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc. |
|
|
ABA |
Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin |
|
|
ABC |
Acute Blast Crisis |
|
|
ABC |
Active Biological Containment |
|
|
ABCRS |
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery |
|
|
ABCSG |
Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group |
|
|
ABECOPD |
Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
|
|
ABFII |
autonomously replicating sequence binding factor II |
|
|
ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas "Sats" |
|
|
ABH |
Ateles Belzebuth Hybridus |
|
|
ABI |
Anaphase Bridge Index |
|
|
ABI |
Acute Bladder Infection |
|
|
ABIH |
American Board of Industrial Hygiene |
|
|
ABL |
The Avian Blastic Leukemia |
|
|
ABL |
Advanced Breeding Line |
|
|
ABMG |
American Board of Medical Genetics |
|
|
ABN |
Abnormal |
|
|
ABOP |
American Board of Ophthalmology |
|
|
ABP |
Amiloride Binding Protein |
|
|
ABP |
Amount Of Androgen Binding Protein |
|
|
Abpa |
Androgen Binding Protein Alpha |
|
|
Abpb |
Androgen Binding Protein Beta |
|
|
Abpg |
Androgen Binding Protein Gamma |
|
|
ABPM |
ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system |
|
|
ABPMR |
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
|
|
ABPN |
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. |
|
|
ABR |
Alternative Breakpoint Region |
|
|
ABR |
Abnormally Banded Region |
|
|
ABR |
Auditory Brainstem Response |
|
|
ABRs |
Abnormally Banded Regions |
|
|
abs |
Australian Bureau of Statistics's |
|
|
aBS |
Antenatal Bartter Syndrome |
|
|
ABSA |
American Biological Safety Association |
|
|
ABSCT |
Autologous Blood Stem Cell Transplantation |
|
|
ABTS |
American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
|
|
AC |
Adenomatosis Coli |
|
|
AC |
articular cartilage |
|
|
AC |
Alternating Current |
|
|
AC |
Autographa californica |
|
|
AC |
Anaplastic Carcinoma |
|
|
AC |
Antral Cavity |
|
|
AC |
Apocrine Cysts |
|
|
AC |
anterior chamber of eye |
|
|
AC |
Amylose Content |
|
|
AC |
Abdominal Circumference |
|
|
AC |
Active Chromatin |
|
|
AC |
Adenocarcinoma Component |
|
|
AC |
Aberrant Cells |
|
|
AC |
Accessory Atrioventricular Connections |
|
|
AC |
Aerotolerant Campylobacter |
|
|
ACA |
Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans |
|
|
ACA |
Additional Chromosomal Abnormalities |
|
|
ACA |
Affordable Care Act |
|
|
ACA |
Acrocentric Chromosome Association |
|
|
ACA |
Amyloid Congophilic Angiopathy |
|
|
ACACA |
Assignment Of A Carboxylase Alpha |
|
|
ACAT |
Acyl Coa Acyltransferase |
|
|
ACAT |
Acyl Coenzyme Acyltransferase |
|
|
ACC |
Abnormal Chromatin Clumping |
|
|
ACC |
Apoptotic Chromatin Condensation |
|
|
ACC |
Anterior Cingulate |
|
|
ACC |
Australian Cancer Council |
|
|
ACCME |
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
|
|
ACCs |
Acinar Cell Carcinomas |
|
|
ACCS |
Abnormal Chromatin Clumping Syndrome |
|
|
ACCs |
Activity Of Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas |
|
|
ACD |
Avellino Corneal Dystrophy |
|
|
ACD |
Acampomelic Campomelic Dysostosis |
|
|
ACD |
Acid-Citrate-Dextrose |
|
|
ACDM |
Association for Clinical Data Management |
|
|
ACDP |
Ancient Conserved Domain Protein |
|
|
ACE |
Adverse Clinical Event |
|
|
ACE |
Amplification Control Element |
|
|
ACE |
Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin |
|
|
ACEM |
Australian College for Emergency Medicine |
|
|
ACEs |
Adenylation Control Elements |
|
|
ACES |
Active Community Environments |
|
|
ACES |
artificial chromosome expression systems |
|
|
ACES |
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study |
|
|
ACF |
Aberrant crypt foci |
|
|
ACF |
Arise From Acentric Chromosome Fragments |
|
|
ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
|
|
ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. |
|
|
ACGM |
Amplified Consensus Genetic Markers |
|
|
ACGMs |
Amplified Consensus Genetic Markers |
|
|
ACHD |
L'Association Canadienne Hygiénistes Dentaires |
|
|
ACIC |
Adenomas Containing Invasive Carcinoma |
|
|
ACIM |
Academy of Comprehensive Integrated Medicine |
|
|
ACIOL |
Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens |
|
|
ACIP |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices |
|
|
ACJ |
Acromioclavicular Joint |
|
|
ACK |
Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype |
|
|
ACKD |
Adult Children with Knitting Disorders |
|
|
ACKD |
Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease |
|
|
ACLY |
Atp Citrate Lyase |
|
|
ACMD |
Atypical Chronic Myelocytic Disorder |
|
|
ACML |
Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
|
|
AcMNPV |
Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus |
|
|
AcMNPV |
Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus |
|
|
ACMV |
African Cassava Mosaic Virus |
|
|
ACNPV |
Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus |
|
|
ACO |
Acyl CoA Oxidase |
|
|
ACO(s) |
Accountable Care Organization(s) |
|
|
ACOG |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
|
|
ACOH |
Asian Conference of Occupational Health |
|
|
ACP |
asthma clinical pathway |
|
|
ACP |
Applied Cognitive Psychology |
|
|
ACP |
Acyl-Carrier Protein |
|
|
ACPE |
American College of Physician Executives |
|
|
acpP |
Acyl Carrier Protein |
|
|
ACPSEM |
Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine |
|
|
ACR |
American College of Rheumatology |
|
|
ACRN |
AIDS Certified Registered Nurse |
|
|
ACRS |
Amplified Created Restriction Site |
|
|
ACRs |
Ancient Conserved Regions |
|
|
ACS |
Adjusted Clastogenic Score |
|
|
ACS |
Ars Consensus Sequence |
|
|
ACS |
Australian Cancer Society |
|
|
ACSAP |
Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs |
|
|
aCSDI |
Absolute Chromosomal Size Difference Index |
|
|
ACSs |
Active Chromatin Sequences |
|
|
ACTES |
ACT Equipment Scheme |
|
|
ACUM |
Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Masses |
|
|
AD |
Alzheimer's Disease |
|
|
AD |
Anaphase Delay |
|
|
AD |
Adaptive Dose |
|
|
AD |
Advanced Disease |
|
|
AD |
Antigen Density |
|
|
AD |
Atherogenic Dyslipidemia |
|
|
AD |
Attention defecit |
|
|
AD |
right ear (Lat.) |
|
|
AD |
Alcohol Dependence |
|
|
ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation) |
|
|
ADA |
Autosomal Dominant Ataxias |
|
|
ADAI |
Autosomal Dominant Amelogenesis Imperfecta |
|
|
ADAM |
Disintegrin And Metalloprotease |
|
|
ADAMS |
Ageing, Demographics, and Memory Study |
|
|
ADANE |
Autosomal Dominant Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy |
|
|
ADAS |
Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale |
|
|
ADAS |
Alzheimer Deficit Assessment Scale |
|
|
AdBMP |
Advances in Biological and Medical Physics |
|
|
ADC |
Autosomal Dominant Cataract |
|
|
ADCAII |
Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type II |
|
|
ADCAs |
Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias |
|
|
ADCC |
Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract |
|
|
ADCH |
Autosomal Dominant Cyclic Hematopoiesis |
|
|
AdCP |
Advances in Cardiovascular Physics |
|
|
ADCs |
Autosomal Dominant Cataracts |
|
|
adCSNB |
Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness |
|
|
ADD |
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency |
|
|
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
|
|
add |
adenosine deaminase gene |
|
|
ADD |
anterior digit deformity |
|
|
ADESA |
American Dental Education Association |
|
|
ADF |
Allelic Deletion Fingerprinting |
|
|
adFEVR |
Autosomal Dominant Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy |
|
|
ADFSP |
Autosomal Dominant Familial Spastic Paraplegia |
|
|
ADG |
Average Daily Gain |
|
|
ADGP |
Australian Divisions of General Practice |
|
|
ADH |
Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia |
|
|
ADH |
Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia |
|
|
adhd |
Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
|
|
ADHD |
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
|
|
ADHoRe |
Automatic Detection Of Homologous Regions |
|
|
ADHP |
Alabama Dental Hygiene Program |
|
|
ADHR |
Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets |
|
|
ADI |
Acceptable Daily Intake (National Academy of Science) |
|
|
ADI |
Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis |
|
|
ADIM |
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association |
|
|
ADJ |
Adjudication |
|
|
ADLD |
Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy |
|
|
ADLTE |
Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy |
|
|
ADMC |
Autosomal Dominant Myotonia Congenita |
|
|
ADMCKD |
Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease |
|
|
ADMD |
autosomal dominant atrophic macular degeneration |
|
|
ADMD |
Autosomal Dominant Macular Dystrophy |
|
|
ADMIN |
ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR |
|
|
ADNFLE |
Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy |
|
|
ADNIV |
Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy |
|
|
ADNOS |
Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified |
|
|
ADNSHL |
Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss |
|
|
ADO |
Allelic Drop Out |
|
|
ADOA |
Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy |
|
|
ADPCA |
Autosomal Dominant Pure Cerebellar Ataxia |
|
|
adPEO |
Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia |
|
|
ADPHSP |
Autosomal Dominant Pure Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia |
|
|
ADPKD |
Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease |
|
|
ADPKD |
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease |
|
|
ADPLD |
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease |
|
|
ADPRP |
Adenosine Diphosphate Ribosyl Polymerase |
|
|
ADPSP |
Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia |
|
|
adRP |
Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa |
|
|
ADRV |
Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus |
|
|
ADS |
Amplified DNA Sequence |
|
|
ADSD |
Autosomal Dominant Striatal Degeneration |
|
|
ADSG |
Average Daily Slaughter Gain |
|
|
ADSP |
Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia |
|
|
ADSS |
Aged and Diluted Sidestream Smoke |
|
|
ADT |
Active Death Therapy |
|
|
ADV |
Average Daily Volume |
|
|
ADVAC |
Advanced Course of Vaccinology |
|
|
AE |
Alclofenac Epoxide |
|
|
ae |
Abnormal Eye |
|
|
ae |
Allelic Error |
|
|
AE |
Assemble Axial Elements |
|
|
AE |
Attaching and effacing |
|
|
AE |
Above elbow (transhumoral) |
|
|
AE(s) |
adverse event(s) |
|
|
AECC |
Ascitic Ehrlich Carcinoma Cells |
|
|
AED |
Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia |
|
|
AED |
Automated external defibrillator |
|
|
AEDF |
Absent End Diastolic Flow |
|
|
AEEC |
attaching and effacing Escherichia coli |
|
|
AEF |
Helper Allogeneic Effect Factor |
|
|
AEG |
Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein |
|
|
AEG |
anaerobically expressed genes |
|
|
AEIOU |
Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit |
|
|
AEL |
Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia |
|
|
AEMSN |
Alternate Entry Master of Science in Nursing |
|
|
AER |
Albumin Excretion Rate |
|
|
AERs |
Amplification Enhancing Regions |
|
|
AES |
Artificial Earth Satelites |
|
|
AF |
Accumulation in ascitic Fluid |
|
|
AF |
Acentric Fragments |
|
|
AF |
ameloblastic fibroma |
|
|
AF |
Abnormal Anchoring Fibrils |
|
|
AF |
Anmiotic Fluid |
|
|
AF Survey |
Atrial Fibrillation Survey |
|
|
AFC |
Amniotic Fluid Culture |
|
|
AFC |
Amniotic Fluid Cells |
|
|
AFCI |
Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute |
|
|
AFCs |
Amniotic Fluid Cultures |
|
|
AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
|
|
AFE |
Abnormal Fetal Echography |
|
|
AFHPSP |
Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program |
|
|
AFHSC |
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center |
|
|
AFI |
Air Force Instituteuction |
|
|
AFI |
Air Force Instruction |
|
|
AFIGE |
Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis |
|
|
AFIOH |
Air Force Institute for Operational Health |
|
|
AFIX |
Assessment, Feedback, Incentives and eXchange |
|
|
AFL |
Atrial Flutter |
|
|
AFL |
Adolescent Family Life |
|
|
AFLP |
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic |
|
|
AFLP |
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy |
|
|
AFLPs |
Anonymous Fragment Length Polymorphisms |
|
|
AFM |
Atomic Force Microscope |
|
|
AFMS |
Air Force Medical Service |
|
|
Afnor |
Association Francaise De Normalisation |
|
|
AFOEM |
Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
|
|
AFOSH |
Air Force Occupational Safety and Health |
|
|
AFP |
Serum Alpha Feto Protein |
|
|
AFP |
Analytes Alpha Feto Protein |
|
|
AFP |
Amplified Fragments Pools |
|
|
AFPD |
Air Force Policy Directive |
|
|
AFRC |
Air Force Reserve Command |
|
|
AFRC |
Absolute Finger Ridge Count |
|
|
AFRRI |
(U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute |
|
|
AFS |
Amniotic Fluid Samples |
|
|
AFTN |
Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule |
|
|
AFVSS |
Afebrile, Vital Signs Stable |
|
|
AG |
Argyrophlic Grains |
|
|
Ag |
Anopheles Gambiae |
|
|
AG |
Argentophilic Granules |
|
|
AGA |
appropriate for gestational age |
|
|
AGAG |
Acidic Glycosaminoglycans |
|
|
AGBG |
Androgen-Glucocorticoid-Binding Globulin |
|
|
AGC |
atypical glandular cells |
|
|
AGCH |
Atypical Goblet Cell Hyperplasia |
|
|
AGD |
Argyrophilic Grain Dementia |
|
|
AGE |
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis |
|
|
AGEP |
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis |
|
|
AGEPC |
Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphoryl Choline |
|
|
AGER |
Advanced Glycosylation End Receptor |
|
|
AGIS |
Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study |
|
|
AGM |
African green monkey |
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AGM |
Additional Genetical Material |
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AGMK |
African Green Monkey Kidney |
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AGMKC |
African Green Monkey Kidney Cell |
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Agr |
accessory gene regulator |
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AGT |
average generation time |
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AGTS |
Australasian Gene Therapy Society |
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AH |
ancestral haplotype |
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AH |
adenomatous hyperplasia |
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AH |
Aortic Hypertrophy |
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AH |
Acquired Hypogammaglobulinemia |
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AH |
Armenian Hamster |
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AHA |
Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia |
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AHAHAS |
Accreditable Hospital and Health-Care Administration System |
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AHC |
Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital |
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AHC |
Australian Hepatitis Council |
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AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
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AHCs |
Anterior Horn Cells |
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AHD |
Antecedent Hematologic Disorder |
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AHDI |
Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity |
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AHH |
Assays as Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase |
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AHH |
anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism |
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AHI |
American Health Institute |
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AHI |
apnea hypopnea index was |
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AHI |
Animal Health Institute |
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AHIC |
American Health Information Community |
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AHMC |
Australian Health Ministers' Conference |
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AHPPC |
australian health protection principal committee |
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AHPRA |
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency |
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AHR |
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor |
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AhR |
Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor |
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AHREs |
aromatic hydrocarbon response elements |
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AHRR |
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor |
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AHSE |
American Society for Healthcare Engineering |
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AHTA |
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment |
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AHU |
Assistant Hospitalo-Universitaire |
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AHUM |
Adolescent Health Utility Measure |
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AI |
Avian Influenza |
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AI |
allelic imbalance |
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AI |
Adequate Intake |
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AI |
Association Index |
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AI |
Additional Increase |
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AI |
Anaphase i |
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AI |
Angiotensin I |
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AID |
Artificial Insemination Donor |
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AIF |
Apoptosis Inducing Factor |
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AIFS |
Australian Institute of Family Studies |
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AIGF |
Androgen-Induced Growth Factor |
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AIH |
American Institute of Homeopathy |
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AIHA |
American International Health Alliance |
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AIHP |
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy |
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AIHW |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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AII |
Angiotensin II |
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AIL |
Advance Intercross Line |
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AILs |
Approach of Advanced Intercross Lines |
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AIM |
Acute Infectious Mononucleosis |
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AIM |
Abridged Index Medicus |
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AIM |
Adolescents in Medicine |
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AIMA |
American Israeli Medical Association |
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AIMBE |
American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering |
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AIMPAC |
Alzheimer's Impact Movement Political Action Committee |
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AIMs |
Ancestry informative markers |
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AIMS |
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale |
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AIMS |
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists |
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AIN |
American Institute of Nutrition |
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AIN |
Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
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AINP |
autoimmune neutropenia |
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AIOB |
American Institute of Oral Biology |
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AIOH |
Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists |
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AION |
Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy |
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AION |
Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy |
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AIOSM |
American Institute of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine |
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AIPM |
American Institute of Preventive Medicine |
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AIR |
Australian Institute of Radiography |
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AIR |
Aberrant Immune Response |
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AIR |
Low Acute Insulin Response |
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AIR |
American Institutes for Research's |
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AIS |
Adenocarcinoma in Situ |
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AIS |
American Institute of Stress |
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AIS |
abbreviated injury score |
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AISRAP |
Australian Institute for Suicide Research And Prevention |
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AIT |
Advanced Integrative Therapy |
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AIUM |
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's |
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ajn |
American Journal of Nursing's |
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AK |
Above knee (transfemoral) |
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AK |
Abnormal Karyotypes |
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AK |
Arginine kinase |
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AK |
Aspartate kinase |
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AKC |
Across 28 American Kennel Club |
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AKS |
Experimental Automated Karyotyping System |
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Al |
Albumin Locus |
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AL |
Ad libitum |
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AL |
Angiotropic lymphoma |
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AL |
Allelic Loss |
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ALB |
Alkaline Lysis Buffer |
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ALC |
Anaplastic Large Cell |
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ALCLs |
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas |
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ALFA |
Automated Laser Fluorescence Analysis |
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algL |
Alginate Lyase Gene |
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ALGS |
Amplified Long Genomic Sequence |
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ALIP |
Abnormally Localized Immature Precursors |
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ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
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ALK |
Activated Lymphocyte Killer |
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ALK |
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase |
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ALL |
acute lymphoblastic leukosis |
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ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
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ALL |
Aberration in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
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ALL |
acute lymphoblastic lymphoma |
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ALL |
Acute Lymphatic Leukemia |
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ALL |
Abnormalities in Childhood Acute Leukemia |
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ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic |
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ALL |
Activity in adult Lymphocytic Leukemia |
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ALL |
Acute Lymphoblastic |
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ALLs |
Abnormality in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias |
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ALLV |
Avian Leukosis Virus |
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ALP |
ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE |
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ALRG |
ALLERGY RESEARCH GROUP, INC. |
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|
ALS |
Attack Latency Scores |
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ALS |
Advanced Life Support |
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ALSJ |
Autosomal Recessive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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|
ALSs |
Attack Latency Scores |
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ALT |
Atypical Lipomatous Tumor |
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ALTEs |
Apparent Life-Threatening Events |
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ALTs |
Atypical Lipomatous Tumors |
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ALVs |
Avian Leukosis Viruses |
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AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
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AM |
Aeromedical Monitor |
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AM |
Apical Meristem |
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AM |
Affected Male |
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AM |
Adult Myofibroma |
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AM |
Adenoma Malignum |
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AM |
Abnormal Muscle |
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Am |
Achillea Millefolium |
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AMA |
Advanced Maternal Age |
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AMA PCPI |
American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement |
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AMAL |
Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory |
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AMAS |
Austrian Moderate Altitude Study |
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amb. |
ambulating, ambulatory |
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AMC |
Australian Medical Council |
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AMC |
Aerospace Medicine Council |
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AMCA |
Air Moving and Control Association, Inc. |
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AMCAS |
American Medical College Application Service |
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AMCS |
AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATION SYSTEM |
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AMD |
Acute Macular Degeneration |
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|
AMD |
Advanced Macular Degeneration |
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|
AMD |
Adult-Onset Macular Degeneration |
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|
AMD |
Allelic Message Display |
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|
AMD |
American Macular Degeneration |
|
|
amd |
Adult Macular Degeneration |
|
|
amd |
Acids and Macular Degeneration |
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|
AMD |
Age Macular Degeneration |
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AMDUCA |
Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification Act |
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|
AME |
Antiporter Mediated Endocytosis |
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|
AME |
Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzyme |
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|
AME |
Agreed Medical Examiner |
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AME |
Advanced Medical Equipment |
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AMEDD |
Army Medical Department |
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|
AMEDs |
Approved Medical Examiner of Divers |
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|
AMERSA |
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse |
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|
AMFL |
Aeromedical Field Laboratory |
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|
AMFs |
Abnormal Mitotic Figures |
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AMGD |
Asymmetric Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis |
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|
AMHs |
Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasias |
|
|
AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
|
|
AMIC |
Advanced Medical Imaging Center |
|
|
AMIC |
Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation |
|
|
AMIC |
Access to Medical Imaging Coalition |
|
|
AmJC |
American Journal of Cardiology |
|
|
AML |
Abnormal Acute Myeloid Leukemias |
|
|
AML |
Abnormalities in Acute Myelocytic Leukemia |
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|
AML |
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia |
|
|
AML |
Aggressive Acute Monoblastic Leukemia |
|
|
AML |
Aberrations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
|
|
AML |
Abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
|
|
AML |
Acute Monoblastic Leukemia |
|
|
AML(s) |
angiomyolipoma(s) |
|
|
AMLC |
Alkali Myosin Light Chains |
|
|
AMLL |
Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia |
|
|
AMLRs |
Auditory Middle Latency Responses |
|
|
AMLs |
Acute Myeloid Leukemias |
|
|
AMLs |
Acute Myelogenous Leukemias |
|
|
AMMI |
Multiplicative Interaction |
|
|
AMML |
Acute Monomyelogenous Leukemia |
|
|
AMML |
Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia |
|
|
AMO |
Aerospace Medical Operations |
|
|
AMOG |
Adhesion Molecule on Glia |
|
|
AMP |
Antigenic Membrane Protein |
|
|
AMP |
Amputation |
|
|
AMPI |
Australian Medical Pioneers Index |
|
|
AMPI |
Amsterdam Pain Management Index |
|
|
AMPs |
Aberrant Meiotic Products |
|
|
AMR |
Automated Medical Record |
|
|
AMREF |
African Medical and Research Foundation |
|
|
ams |
Altered Mrna Stability |
|
|
AMS |
Acute Mountain Sickness |
|
|
AMSA |
Austrian Medical Students Association |
|
|
AMSAC |
Air Medical Safety Advisory Council |
|
|
AMSAN |
acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy |
|
|
AMSc |
Associate in Medical Science |
|
|
AMT |
Aberrant Mammary Tissue |
|
|
AMWA |
American Medical Women's Association |
|
|
amyl |
amyl nitrite |
|
|
AN |
Arm Number |
|
|
AN |
Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa |
|
|
An |
Ala Nigra |
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|
AN |
Agnors Number |
|
|
AN |
Anterior Neuroectoderm |
|
|
An |
Aspergillus Nidulans |
|
|
AN |
accessory nuclei |
|
|
ANA |
Alaska Nurses Association |
|
|
ANA |
Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen |
|
|
ANA |
Administration for Native Americans |
|
|
ANAG |
Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma |
|
|
ANAM |
Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics |
|
|
ANC |
Army Nurse Corporation |
|
|
ANCA |
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
|
|
ANCAHRD |
Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases |
|
|
anf |
antinuclear factor |
|
|
ANGT |
Austrian Network for Gene Therapy |
|
|
ANH |
autologous normovolumic hemodilution |
|
|
ANLL |
Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia |
|
|
ANLL |
Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia |
|
|
ANN |
Artificial Neural Network |
|
|
ANNL |
Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia |
|
|
ANP |
Activate Natriuretic Peptide |
|
|
ANPS |
Association Nationale des Podologues du Sport |
|
|
ANRO |
Anaesthetics National Recruitment Office |
|
|
ANS |
Autonomic Nervous System |
|
|
ansi hisb |
American National Standards Institute's Healthcare Informatics Standards Board |
|
|
ANUBIS |
A New Universal Biosafety Information System |
|
|
ANZAN |
Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists |
|
|
ANZAPNM |
Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine |
|
|
ANZAUS |
Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons |
|
|
ANZBA |
Australian and New Zealand Burn Association |
|
|
ANZCTR |
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry |
|
|
ANZHMG |
Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group |
|
|
ANZHSN |
Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network |
|
|
ANZPM |
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine |
|
|
ANZSGM |
Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine |
|
|
ANZSN |
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology |
|
|
ANZSNM |
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine |
|
|
AO |
Monoamine Oxidase (Inhibitors) |
|
|
AO |
Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas |
|
|
AO |
Amine Oxidase |
|
|
AO |
active oxygen |
|
|
AO |
aldehyde oxidase |
|
|
AO |
Analyzed Age at Onset |
|
|
AO |
Agent Orange |
|
|
AOA |
ataxia with oculomotor apraxia |
|
|
AOA |
American Osteopathic Association |
|
|
AOBNP |
American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry |
|
|
AOMA |
Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin |
|
|
AON |
Autoregulation of Nodulation |
|
|
AOR |
Acridine Orange Reaction |
|
|
AOS |
Allene Oxide Synthase |
|
|
AOSED |
Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors |
|
|
AOT |
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour |
|
|
AOT |
Acridine Orange Test |
|
|
AOTA |
American Occupational Therapy Association |
|
|
AOTs |
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumours |
|
|
AP |
Acceptor Proteins |
|
|
AP |
Apple Proliferation |
|
|
Ap |
Aureobasidium Pullulans |
|
|
AP |
Antero-Posterior |
|
|
AP |
Associated Pole |
|
|
AP |
Anionic Phospholipid |
|
|
AP |
amyloid plaques |
|
|
AP & Lat |
Anteroposterior and Lateral |
|
|
APA |
Acid Phosphatase Activity |
|
|
APA |
Administrative Procedures Act |
|
|
APAAP |
Alkaline Phosphatase Antialkaline Phosphatase |
|
|
APACHE |
Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation |
|
|
APASS |
Anesthesia Pre-Admit Screening Service |
|
|
APB |
Atrial Premature Beat |
|
|
APBD |
adult polyglucosan body disease |
|
|
APC |
Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli |
|
|
APC |
Anterior polar cataract |
|
|
APC |
Ateles Paniscus Chamek |
|
|
APC |
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli |
|
|
APC |
Antigen-Presenting Cell |
|
|
APCR |
Activated Protein C Resistance |
|
|
APCs |
Antigen Presenting Cells |
|
|
APCs |
Professional Cells |
|
|
APCS |
Serum Amyloid P Component |
|
|
APD |
Antisocial Personality Disorder |
|
|
APEA |
Acquired Partial Erythrocyte Aplasia |
|
|
APEC |
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli |
|
|
APECED |
Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy |
|
|
APFT |
Army Physical Fitness Test |
|
|
APH |
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. |
|
|
APH |
Antepartum Hemorrhage |
|
|
APHA |
American Public Health Association |
|
|
APHDPC |
Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee |
|
|
aPKC |
atypical protein kinase C |
|
|
APL |
Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia |
|
|
APL |
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia |
|
|
APL |
Activity Phosphatase Leukocyte |
|
|
APLs |
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias |
|
|
APM |
acute poliomyelitis |
|
|
APMC |
Advanced Project Management Certification |
|
|
APNA |
AgNORs Percentage Nuclear Area |
|
|
APNP |
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber |
|
|
APOLT |
Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Transplantation |
|
|
APOTH |
Apothecary |
|
|
APP |
Amyloid Precursor Protein |
|
|
APP |
amyloid beta protein precursor |
|
|
APPL |
Protein Product |
|
|
APR |
Abdominoperineal Resection |
|
|
APR |
Acute Phase Response |
|
|
APRIL |
Acidic Protein Rich in Leucine |
|
|
APS |
Amplification Promoting Sequences |
|
|
aps |
Anucleate Primary Sterigmata |
|
|
APSI |
anterior-posterior stability index |
|
|
APSTs |
Atypical Proliferative Serous Tumors |
|
|
aPTTs |
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times |
|
|
AQ |
areca quid |
|
|
AR |
Amplification Ratio |
|
|
AR |
Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma |
|
|
AR |
Altered Recognition |
|
|
AR |
Androgen Resistance |
|
|
AR |
Aberrant Ratio |
|
|
AR |
Arsenate Reductase |
|
|
AR |
Aortic Regurge |
|
|
AR |
The Adaptive Response |
|
|
AR |
Acrosome reaction |
|
|
AR |
The Androgen Receptor |
|
|
AR |
Activation Ratio |
|
|
AR |
Aldose Reductase |
|
|
AR |
Aspect Ratio |
|
|
ARA |
Australian Rheumatology Association |
|
|
ARAS |
Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society |
|
|
ARCAs |
Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxias |
|
|
ARCI |
Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis |
|
|
ARCO |
Autosomal Recessive Cardiomyopathy Ophthalmoplegia |
|
|
ARD |
Adult Refsum Disease |
|
|
ARDI |
Alcohol Related Disease Impact |
|
|
ARDRA |
Amplified Ribosmal DNA Restriction Analysis |
|
|
ARDS |
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
|
AREA |
Amplicon Restriction Endonuclease Analysis |
|
|
AREs |
Amide Response Elements |
|
|
ARF |
Acute Rheumatic Fever |
|
|
ARF |
ADP Ribosylation Factor |
|
|
ARFS |
AUTOSOMAL RARE FRAGILE SITES |
|
|
ARFs |
Activation of ADP Ribosylation Factors |
|
|
argR |
Arginine Repressor Gene |
|
|
ARHRI |
Australian Rural Health Research Institute |
|
|
ARHSP |
Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia |
|
|
ARI |
Autism Research Institute |
|
|
ARI |
Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd. |
|
|
ARI |
Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis |
|
|
ARI |
alcohol-related incidents |
|
|
ARIC |
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities |
|
|
ARIEM |
Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
|
|
ARJP |
Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism |
|
|
ARLI |
Autosomal Recessive Lamellar Ichthyosis |
|
|
ARMAC |
Arkansas Medicaid Administrative Claiming |
|
|
ARMD |
Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophies |
|
|
ARMD |
Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
|
|
ARMD |
adverse reaction to metal debris |
|
|
ARMS |
Amplification Refractory Mutation |
|
|
ARN |
Affected Average Repeat Number |
|
|
ARNPEI |
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island |
|
|
ARNSHL |
Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss |
|
|
Arnt |
Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator |
|
|
ARO |
Autosomal Recessive Osteopetrosis |
|
|
ARP |
Apob Repressor Proteins |
|
|
ARP |
Adult Renal Polycystosis |
|
|
ArpA |
Repressor Protein |
|
|
ARPANSA |
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
|
|
arPHPV |
Autosomal Recessive Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous |
|
|
ARPs |
Arbitrary Reference Points |
|
|
ARPs |
Affected Relative Pairs |
|
|
ARRP |
Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa |
|
|
ARRS |
Australian Radiological Research Society |
|
|
ARS |
Antigen recognition sites |
|
|
ARSA |
Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery |
|
|
ARSO |
African Regional Organization for Standardization |
|
|
ARSs |
Autonomous Replication Sequences |
|
|
ART |
Anti-Retroviral Treatment |
|
|
ART |
Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV) |
|
|
ARTG |
Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
|
|
ARVC |
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
|
|
ARVDD |
Autosomal Recessive Vitamin D Dependence |
|
|
ARVs |
antiretroviral drugs |
|
|
AS |
Asperger Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Ankylosing Spondylitis |
|
|
AS |
left ear [Lat.] |
|
|
AS |
Ambras Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
|
|
as |
Acid Succinate |
|
|
AS |
Active sleep |
|
|
AS |
Aqueduct Stenosis |
|
|
AS |
The Albino Surgery |
|
|
AS |
alternative splicing |
|
|
AS |
Alport syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Alagille Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
The Angelman Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Alstrom Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Androgen Sensitive |
|
|
AS |
Aldosterone Synthase |
|
|
AS |
Allgrove Syndrome |
|
|
AS |
Alpha Satellites |
|
|
ASA |
American Subcontractors Association |
|
|
ASA |
Australasian Sonographers Association |
|
|
ASAM |
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management |
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|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
|
ASAP |
Army Substance Abuse Program |
|
|
Asar |
Alouatta Seniculus Arctoidea |
|
|
ASAT |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
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|
ASB |
Anti-Social Behaviour |
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|
ASBI |
Alcohol screening and brief interventions |
|
|
ASC |
Alternaria Stem Canker |
|
|
ASC |
Achaete Scute Complex |
|
|
ASC |
Ammoniacal Silver Carbonate |
|
|
ASCIT |
Arterial Stiffness and Calcifications in Incident Renal Transplant Recipients |
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|
ASCOA |
Ambulatory Surgery Center Management and Development |
|
|
ASCPs |
Aspartate Specific Cysteine Proteases |
|
|
ASCTS |
Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons |
|
|
ASD |
Attention Seeking Disorder |
|
|
ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
|
|
ASD |
Acute Stress Disorder |
|
|
ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
|
|
ASD |
Abnormal Sexual Development |
|
|
ASD |
Angiogenic Squamous Dysplasia |
|
|
ASD |
Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase |
|
|
ASD |
Avellino Stromal Dystrophy |
|
|
ASDII |
Atrial Septal Defect Type II |
|
|
ASDS |
Autism Spectrum Disorders |
|
|
ASE |
Absence Status Epilepticus |
|
|
ASERNIP-S |
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical |
|
|
ASF |
Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat |
|
|
ASF |
Amphiphilic Solute Facilitator |
|
|
ASFV |
African Swine Fever Virus |
|
|
ASG |
Alkaline Sucrose Gradient |
|
|
ASGMA |
Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Association |
|
|
ASGO |
Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists |
|
|
ASH |
Assistant Secretary for Health |
|
|
ASH |
Abnormal Sperm Heads |
|
|
ASHs |
Abnormal Sperm Heads |
|
|
ASID |
Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases |
|
|
ASIMS |
Aerospace Information Management System |
|
|
ASL |
American Sign Language |
|
|
ASL |
Acute Secondary Leukemia |
|
|
ASL |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
|
|
ASLME |
American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics |
|
|
ASMI |
American Sports Medicine Institute |
|
|
ASO |
Allele Specific Oligonucleotides |
|
|
ASO |
Analysis and Specific Oligonucleotide |
|
|
ASOO |
Atropine Sulfate Ophthalmic Ointment |
|
|
ASOs |
Available Allele Specific Oligonucleotides |
|
|
ASOT |
Anti-Streptococcal Titre |
|
|
ASP |
Apoptosis Specific Protein |
|
|
ASP |
Apparently Sporadic Phaeochromocytomas |
|
|
ASP |
Affected Sib Pair |
|
|
ASP |
Aiguille d'Accupuncture Semi-permanente |
|
|
ASP |
Audiogenic seizure Prone |
|
|
Asp |
The Abnormal Spindle Protein |
|
|
ASPE |
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
|
|
asph |
Association of Schools of Public Health's |
|
|
ASPR |
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
|
|
ASPS |
Association Suisse de Psychologie du Sport |
|
|
ASPS |
Aveolar Soft Part Sarcoma |
|
|
ASPS |
Association Suisse de Physiothérapie du Sport |
|
|
ASPs |
Affected Sibling Pairs |
|
|
ASR |
Ammoniacal Silver Reaction |
|
|
ASRC |
Australian Stuttering Research Centre |
|
|
ASR™ |
articular surface replacement |
|
|
ASSIGN |
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Using SIGN Guidelines |
|
|
ASSO |
Australian Society for the Study of Obesity |
|
|
AST |
Aspartate Transaminase |
|
|
ASTMH |
American Society of Tropical Medicine Hygiene |
|
|
ASUM |
Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine |
|
|
ASV |
Association of Shelter Veterinarians |
|
|
ASVD |
Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease |
|
|
AT |
Atrial Tachycardia |
|
|
AT |
Adenotonsillectomy |
|
|
ATA |
Anterior Tibial Artery |
|
|
ATCC |
Anatomical Therapeutic Classification Code |
|
|
ATDN |
AIDS Treatment Data Network |
|
|
ATF |
Abdominal Total Fat |
|
|
ATM |
Activating The Mutated |
|
|
ATN |
Acute Tubular Necrosis |
|
|
ATP |
Adult Treatment Panel |
|
|
ATPIII |
Adult Treatment Panel III |
|
|
ats |
Aberrant Testa Shape |
|
|
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry |
|
|
attL |
Attachment Sites And The Left |
|
|
ATV |
Atazanavir |
|
|
AUC |
Appropriate Use Criteria |
|
|
AUD |
Alcohol Use Disorder |
|
|
AUDIT |
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test |
|
|
AUL |
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia |
|
|
AUL |
Acute Unclassifiable Leukemia |
|
|
AUPHA |
Association of University Programs in Health Administration |
|
|
AUR |
Association of University Radiologists |
|
|
AVN |
Atrioventricular Node |
|
|
AVNRT |
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia |
|
|
AVRT |
Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia |
|
|
AVRT |
atrioventricular reentry tachycardia |
|
|
AVSD |
Atrioventricular Septal Defect |
|
|
AvSeM |
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine |
|
|
aw |
Anthocyanin Without |
|
|
AWCH |
Association of Welfare of Child Health |
|
|
AYUSH |
Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, & Homeopathy |
|
|
B |
Born |
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|
b |
Borneo |
|
|
B.D.Sc. |
Bachelor of Dental Science |
|
|
b.o. |
BODY ODOR |
|
|
B/C |
Benefit/Cost |
|
|
BA |
Brain Abscess |
|
|
BA |
breast abscess |
|
|
BAAPS |
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons |
|
|
Bab. |
Babinski reflex |
|
|
BABD |
Basilar Artery Branch Disease |
|
|
BAI |
Brief Alcohol Intervention |
|
|
BAK |
Blutalkoholkonzentration |
|
|
BAL |
Bronchoalveolar Lavage |
|
|
BAPM |
British Association of Perinatal Medicine |
|
|
BARC |
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center |
|
|
BARDA |
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority |
|
|
BART |
Balloon Analogue Risk Task |
|
|
BASICS |
Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival |
|
|
BAVM |
Brain ArterioVenous Malformation |
|
|
BB |
"Battle Buddy" [individual med. monitor personnel] |
|
|
BBEI |
Body Brain Energy Integration |
|
|
BBF |
boot and bottle fight |
|
|
BBIP |
Behavioral Biomedical Interface Program |
|
|
BC |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
|
BC-PCM |
Board Certified - Palliative Care Management |
|
|
BCBS |
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
|
|
BCBSMA |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
|
|
BCC |
basal cell cancer |
|
|
BCCA |
BC Cancer Agency |
|
|
BCCLs |
Breast Cancer Cell Lines |
|
|
BCCR |
Balanced Complex Chromosome Rearrangement |
|
|
BCD |
Blister Cell Death |
|
|
BCDT |
Boron Chemicals in Diagnosis & Therapeutics |
|
|
BCG |
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine |
|
|
BCh |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
|
BCH |
Biosafety Clearing-House |
|
|
BCHD |
Baltimore City Health Department |
|
|
BCIA |
Biomedical Clinical Instrumentation Association |
|
|
BCLS |
Biomechanical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
|
|
BCS |
Body Condition Scoring |
|
|
BCVI |
blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury |
|
|
BDCF |
Baseline Data Collection Form |
|
|
BDDT-N |
Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy – Naturopathy (licensing body in ON) |
|
|
BDS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
|
|
BDSc |
Bachelor of Dental Science |
|
|
BDT |
Binary Decision Tree |
|
|
BE |
Background Esophagus |
|
|
BE |
Bioenvironmental Engineering |
|
|
BEB |
Biomedical Education Building |
|
|
BEBOH |
British Examining Board in Occupational Hygiene |
|
|
BEDS |
Belgian Elderly Diabetes Survey |
|
|
BEE |
Bio-Environmental Engineer |
|
|
BEI |
Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique) |
|
|
BEIN |
Beacon Evidence and Innovation Network |
|
|
BEOA |
British and European Osteopathic Association |
|
|
BERI |
Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute (Japan) |
|
|
BESS |
Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite |
|
|
BESS |
Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite |
|
|
BH |
Behavioral Health |
|
|
BH4D |
tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency |
|
|
BHHC |
Brattleboro Holistic Health Center |
|
|
BHI |
Better Hearing Institute |
|
|
BHIVA |
British HIV Association |
|
|
BHM |
Bulletin for the History of Medicine |
|
|
BHSI |
Behavioral Health Services Initiative |
|
|
BHT |
Bucket handle tear |
|
|
bhyg |
bachelor of hygiene |
|
|
BIBIC |
British Institute for Brain Injured Children |
|
|
BICC |
Biomedical Information Communication Center |
|
|
BIFC |
Benign Infantile Familial Convulsions |
|
|
BIH |
Benign Intracranial Hypertension |
|
|
BII |
Biotechnology Information Institute |
|
|
bilat. |
Bilateral, bilaterally |
|
|
BIOH |
British Institute of Occupational Hygienists |
|
|
BIP |
Baby In Progress |
|
|
BIR |
Baculoviral IAP Repeat |
|
|
BIR |
British Institute of Radiology |
|
|
BIRT |
Biomedical Informatics Research Training |
|
|
BK |
Below knee (transtibial) |
|
|
BK [virus] |
BK being the initials of index patient for the virus |
|
|
BKPME |
Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent |
|
|
Bl |
Black Larva |
|
|
BLAST |
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool |
|
|
BLS |
Basic life support |
|
|
BLSC |
Buffalo Life Sciences Complex |
|
|
BM |
Black Male |
|
|
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
|
BMAs |
Broth Microdilution Assays |
|
|
BMBS |
Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences |
|
|
BMD |
Bone Mineral Density |
|
|
BME |
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsies |
|
|
BMP |
Biological and Medical Physics |
|
|
BMP-2 |
Bone Morphogenetic Protein type 2 |
|
|
BMR |
Bone Marrow Remission |
|
|
BMRC |
Buffalo Materials Research Center |
|
|
BMRC |
Biomedical Research Council |
|
|
BMS |
Biomedical Sciences |
|
|
BN |
Bachelor of Nursing |
|
|
BNA |
Basle Nomina Anatomica |
|
|
BNML |
Brown Norway Myelocytic Leukemia |
|
|
BOOF |
Bronchiolitis ObliteransOrganizing Pneumonia |
|
|
BOP |
Bleeding on Probing |
|
|
BOSIET |
Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training |
|
|
BOTO |
Barral Osteopathic Teaching Organization |
|
|
BP |
Big Poops |
|
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
|
BPAD |
Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia |
|
|
BPD |
Biparietal Diameter |
|
|
BPHARM |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
|
|
BPHC |
Bureau of Primary Health Care |
|
|
bphn |
bachelor of public health nursing |
|
|
bpi |
Brief Pain Inventory-Short |
|
|
BPI |
Brief Pain Inventory |
|
|
BPI-SF |
Brief Pain Inventory - short form |
|
|
BPT |
Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
|
|
BPV |
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo |
|
|
BR |
Birmingham Revision (of anatomical nomenclature) |
|
|
BR |
Birefringent Retardation |
|
|
BRAIN |
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies |
|
|
BRB |
Biomedical Research Building |
|
|
BRC |
Balbiani ring c |
|
|
BRCA |
Breast Cancer 1/2 mutation |
|
|
brca |
breast cancer gene |
|
|
BRET |
Biomedical Research Education & Training |
|
|
BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
|
|
BRHS |
British Regional Heart Study |
|
|
BRSV |
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
|
brth |
breath |
|
|
Bs |
Blasticidin S |
|
|
BSA |
Body Surface Area |
|
|
BSCP |
Biomedical Science Careers Project |
|
|
BSCP |
Biomedical Sciences Career Program |
|
|
BSE |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering |
|
|
BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) |
|
|
BSE |
Breast Self-Examination |
|
|
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
|
|
BSEd |
Bachelor of Science in Education |
|
|
BSEH |
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health |
|
|
BSI |
Brain Science Institute |
|
|
BSID |
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development |
|
|
BSLE |
Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
|
|
BSM |
Bachelor of Science in Medicine |
|
|
BSRC |
Birdshot retino(choroido)pathy |
|
|
BTBIS |
brief traumatic brain injury screen |
|
|
BTC |
barriers to care |
|
|
BTD |
Biotinidase deficiency |
|
|
BTRR |
Biomedical Technology Research Resources |
|
|
BUAS |
Boston University Accutane Survey |
|
|
BUMED |
U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
|
|
BV |
Bacterial Vaginosis |
|
|
BVAD |
Biventricular Assist Device |
|
|
BVAS |
Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score |
|
|
BVI |
Better Vision Institute |
|
|
BWADE |
Bleeding, Weight loss, Anemia, Dysphagia, Early satiety |
|
|
BWCs |
Bowel Control Scale |
|
|
BWFI |
Bacteriostatic Water for Injection |
|
|
BWHH |
British Women’s Heart and Health cohort |
|
|
BXD |
B6 x D2 |
|
|
BZK |
Benzalkonium Chloride (topical antiseptic) |
|
|
C |
Celsius |
|
|
C |
Constant |
|
|
C&T |
counseling and testing |
|
|
C-1 |
first cervical vertebrum |
|
|
C-2 |
second cervical vertebrum |
|
|
C-3 |
fhird cervical vertebrum |
|
|
C-5 |
fifth ceervical vertebrum |
|
|
C-6 |
sixth cervical vertebrum |
|
|
C-7 |
seventh cervical vertebrum |
|
|
C.I. |
Confidence Interval |
|
|
C6 |
Cervical spinal nerve 6 |
|
|
CA |
Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO). |
|
|
CA |
Chromosome Abnormalities |
|
|
CA |
Chromosome Analysis |
|
|
CA |
Cocaine Anonymous |
|
|
CA |
Coronary angiography |
|
|
CA-EBS |
Compressed Air - Emergency Breathing Systems |
|
|
CA-FFR |
(invasive) coronary angiography with fractional flow reserve |
|
|
CAA |
complete androgen ablation |
|
|
CAA |
Chromosomic Abnormalities Associated |
|
|
CABANA |
Catheter Aablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation |
|
|
CABBT |
Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology |
|
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
|
CACCF |
Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation |
|
|
CACCN |
Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses |
|
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
|
CAD |
Compliance Aggression Detachment |
|
|
CAD |
Computer-Aided Diagnosis |
|
|
CAD |
Carotid Artery Disease |
|
|
cadca |
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's |
|
|
CAEP |
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians |
|
|
CAF |
Chromatid Aberration Frequency |
|
|
CAH |
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia |
|
|
CAII |
Carbonic Anhydrase II |
|
|
CALLA |
Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Antiserum |
|
|
CAM |
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung disease) |
|
|
CAM |
Confusion Assessment Method |
|
|
CAM |
Complementary and alternative medicine |
|
|
CAMI |
Civil Aeromedical Institute |
|
|
CAMICC |
CDC/ATSDR Minority Initiatives Coordinating Committee |
|
|
CAMP |
Christie, Atkins, Munch-Petersen TEST |
|
|
cAMP |
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
|
|
CAMP |
College of Allied Medical Professions |
|
|
CAMR |
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research |
|
|
CANAL |
Concerted Action on Neutralizing Antibodies in Severe Hemophilia A |
|
|
CanCORS |
Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance study |
|
|
CAND |
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors |
|
|
CANDIS |
Child Abuse and Neglect Database Instrument System |
|
|
canL |
Canine leishmaniasis |
|
|
CAO |
Canadian Association of Optometrists |
|
|
CAOT |
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists |
|
|
CAOT-ACE |
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists - Association Canadienne des Ergothérapeutes |
|
|
CAP |
Community Action Program |
|
|
CAP |
Community-acquired pneumonia |
|
|
CAP |
College of American Pathologists |
|
|
CAPA |
Certified Ambulatory Post-Anesthesia Nurse |
|
|
CAPD |
Central Auditory Processing Disorders |
|
|
CAPED |
Central Areolar Pigment Epithelial Dystrophy |
|
|
CAPS |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services |
|
|
CAPS |
clinician-administered post-traumatic stress [patient interview] |
|
|
CAR |
Cytokinetic Actin Ring |
|
|
CAR |
Claim Adjustment Reason |
|
|
CARC |
Claim Adjustment Reason Code |
|
|
Cardiff DM |
Cardiff Diabetes Database |
|
|
CARDIO |
CARDIOLOGY |
|
|
CARE |
Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation |
|
|
CARES |
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival |
|
|
CARIM |
CArdiovascular Research Institute Maastricht |
|
|
CAS |
Casualty |
|
|
cas |
Casualty Actuary Society |
|
|
CAS |
carotid artery stenosis |
|
|
CASAC |
Credential for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors |
|
|
CASP |
Characterized A Serine Protease |
|
|
CASPAR |
Classification of Psoriatic Arthritis |
|
|
CAT |
Computer-Aided Tomography |
|
|
CAT |
Combat Application Tourniquet |
|
|
CAT |
chimeric acetyl transferase |
|
|
CATT |
Comparison of age-related macular degeneration treatments trials |
|
|
CAUTI |
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection |
|
|
cavhd |
continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration |
|
|
CBCD |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential |
|
|
CBCL |
Child Behavior Checklist |
|
|
CBCTN |
Community-based Clinical Trials Network (AmFAR) |
|
|
CBD |
Common Bile Duct |
|
|
CBE |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
|
|
CBE |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
|
|
CBF |
Chromatid Break Frequency |
|
|
CBI |
Certificate in Breast Imaging |
|
|
CBLP |
Chronic Back and Leg Pain |
|
|
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
|
|
CBPP |
Canadian Best Practices Portal (Public Health) |
|
|
CBR |
Computers and Biomedical Research |
|
|
CBST |
Canalicular Bile Salt Transporter |
|
|
cc |
with food, (but also cubic centimetre) |
|
|
cc/ |
chief complaint |
|
|
CCA |
Conventional Chromosome Analysis |
|
|
CCA |
Chromosome Condensation Activity |
|
|
CCA |
Chromated Copper Arsenate |
|
|
CCA |
Corpus Callosum Agenesis |
|
|
CCA |
Common Carotid Artery |
|
|
CCAN |
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network |
|
|
CCART |
Clinical Care and Research Team |
|
|
CCC |
Complete Cytogenetic Conversion |
|
|
CCC |
Continuous Cytogenetic Conversion |
|
|
CCC |
Closed Covalently Circular |
|
|
CCC-A |
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology |
|
|
CCC-SLP |
Certificate of Clinical Competance in Speech language pathology |
|
|
CCCDP |
California Collaborative for Chronic Disease Prevention |
|
|
cccdp |
Carolina Children's Communicative Disorders Program |
|
|
CCCO |
Catalytically Cracked Clarified Oil |
|
|
CCD |
Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia |
|
|
CCDS |
Certified Cardiac Device Specialist |
|
|
CCE |
Clear Cell Ependymoma |
|
|
CCE |
care coordination entity/ies |
|
|
CCES |
Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist |
|
|
CCFP |
Certificant of the College of Family Practice of Canada |
|
|
CCH |
Certified Classical Homeopath |
|
|
CCH |
Constitutive Centromeric Heterochromatin |
|
|
CCHF |
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus |
|
|
CCHI |
Council Of Cooperative Health Insurance (Saudi Arabia) |
|
|
CCHMC |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
|
|
CCHSA |
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (1995–2008) formerly CCHFA; in 2008 renamed Accreditation Canada) |
|
|
CCHT |
Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician |
|
|
CCI |
Canadian Classification Index |
|
|
CCI |
Charlson Comorbidity Index |
|
|
CCII |
Composite Cross II |
|
|
ccIIV3 |
Cell-Culture Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flucelvax®) |
|
|
CCIWA |
Critical Care Institute of Western Australia |
|
|
CCK |
Cholecystokinin |
|
|
CCL |
Cell Cycle Length |
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|
CCMA |
Canadian Certified Medical Assistant |
|
|
CCMVI |
Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection |
|
|
CCNS |
Critical Care Nurse Specialist |
|
|
CCO(s) |
Coordinated Care Organization(s) |
|
|
CCOF |
Chromosome Competent Ovarian Failure |
|
|
CCOHS |
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety |
|
|
CCP |
Camphoramine Chloroacetic Platinum |
|
|
CCP |
Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist |
|
|
CCRC |
Chromophobe Cell Renal Carcinoma |
|
|
CCRI |
Childrens Cancer Research Institute |
|
|
CCRNP |
Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program |
|
|
CCS |
Command Core System |
|
|
CCS |
conserved core structures |
|
|
CCSP |
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician |
|
|
CCSS |
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study |
|
|
CCST |
Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma |
|
|
CCSVI |
chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency |
|
|
CCT |
Conventional Cytogenetic Techniques |
|
|
CCT |
Central Corneal Thickness |
|
|
CCT |
Chest Computed Tomography |
|
|
CCT |
Cellular Cycle Time |
|
|
CCW |
cataract and curly whiskers |
|
|
CD |
Certified Doula |
|
|
CDAD |
C. difficile-associated diarrhea |
|
|
CDAHK |
Chiropractic Doctors' Association of Hong Kong |
|
|
CDAI |
Crohn's Disease Activity Index |
|
|
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
|
|
CDD |
code substitution delayed |
|
|
CDER |
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration) |
|
|
CDF |
Chromosomal DNA Fingerprinting |
|
|
CDFs |
chromosome division figures |
|
|
CDGE |
Constant Denaturant Gradient Electrophoresis |
|
|
CDHA |
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association |
|
|
CDHA |
Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
|
|
CDI |
IMMEDIATE RECALL (TEST) |
|
|
CDI |
Clostridim difficile infection |
|
|
CDLE |
Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus |
|
|
CDMH |
Conference of Deputies Ministers of Health |
|
|
CDPA |
Canadian Dental Protective Association |
|
|
CDRC |
Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care |
|
|
CDS |
Caudal Dysplasia Sequence |
|
|
CDS |
Clinical Decision Support |
|
|
CDSs |
Coding DNA sequences |
|
|
CDT |
Current Dental Terminology |
|
|
CDTB |
Cytolethal Distending Toxin B |
|
|
CDTV |
Center For Diagnostic And Therapeutic Videosurgery |
|
|
CE |
chick erythrocyte |
|
|
CEA |
Carotid Endarterectomy |
|
|
CEA |
Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
|
|
CEBP |
Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy |
|
|
CEBP |
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention |
|
|
CEC |
Communications Etudes Corporelles |
|
|
CED |
Cleared extrachromosomal domain |
|
|
CEDRO |
Centre for Drug Research, University of Amsterdam |
|
|
CEH |
conserved extended haplotype |
|
|
CEHI |
Children’s Environmental Health Institute |
|
|
CEHI |
Caribbean Environmental Health Institutetute |
|
|
CEHI |
Children's Environmental Health Indicators |
|
|
CEHI |
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute |
|
|
CEHM |
Companion Encyclopaedia of the History of Medicine |
|
|
CEP |
Centromeric Enumeration Probes |
|
|
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980, "Superfund") |
|
|
CERI |
Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute |
|
|
CES |
Combat Experiences Scale |
|
|
CES |
Combat Exposure Scale |
|
|
CEVF |
chromosomally encoded virulence factors |
|
|
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
|
|
CF |
chromosomal factor |
|
|
CFAMS |
Cerebral Function Analysis Monitors |
|
|
CFFM |
Centre for Family Medicine (Kitchener, Ontario) |
|
|
CFMG |
Canadian Forces Medical Group |
|
|
CFMG |
California Forensic Medical Group |
|
|
CfMNPV |
Choristoneura Fumiferana Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus |
|
|
CFMO |
Canadian Forces Medical Orders |
|
|
CFR |
Case Fatality Rate |
|
|
CFRLD |
Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease |
|
|
CFS |
common fragile site |
|
|
CFS |
congenital fibrosis syndromes |
|
|
CG |
cathepsin G |
|
|
CGE |
Cortical Granule Exocytosis |
|
|
CGH |
Comparative Gene Hybridization |
|
|
CGI-C |
Clinical Global Impression of Change |
|
|
CGIO-C |
Clinical Global Impression of Change |
|
|
CGL |
Cholinergic Gene Locus |
|
|
CGL |
Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy |
|
|
CGMS |
continuous glucose monitoring system |
|
|
CGS |
Catgut Suture |
|
|
CH |
corneal hysteresis |
|
|
CH |
congenital hypothyroidism |
|
|
CHAMPUS |
(U.S.) Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Uniformed Services |
|
|
CHARD |
Community Healthcare and Resource Directory (British Columbia) |
|
|
ChB |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
|
CHC |
Chronic Hepatitis C |
|
|
ChD |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
|
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
|
|
CHERE |
Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation |
|
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
|
CHF |
Consumers' Health Forum of Australia |
|
|
CHI |
Congenital Hydrocephalus Internus |
|
|
CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
|
|
CHIT |
Center for Health Information Technology |
|
|
CHLP |
Center for HIV Law and Policy |
|
|
CHLP |
Community Health Promotion |
|
|
CHM |
Congenital Heart Malformation |
|
|
CHOIR |
Correction of Hemoglobin and Outcomes in Renal Insufficiency (study) |
|
|
chpn |
certified hospice and palliative nurse |
|
|
CHQ |
Child Health Questionnaire |
|
|
CHS |
Cardiovascular Health Study |
|
|
CHSP |
Center for Health and Social Policy |
|
|
CHSRM |
Conference on Health Survey Research Methods |
|
|
CHUV |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois |
|
|
CHW |
Community Healthcare Workers |
|
|
CI |
contact investigation |
|
|
CI |
coitus interruptus |
|
|
CIAI |
Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection |
|
|
CIC |
Chronic Idiopathic Constipation |
|
|
CIC |
Certified in Infection Control |
|
|
CIC |
current illness checklist |
|
|
CICH |
Canadian Institute of Child Health |
|
|
CIDI |
Composite International Diagnostic Interview |
|
|
CIDP |
chronic infammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
|
|
CIEH |
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
|
|
CIF |
cytoplasmic intermediate filament |
|
|
CIHI |
Canadian Institute for Health Information |
|
|
CIHR |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
|
|
CIM |
Class I Modification |
|
|
CIME |
Centre for Innovation in Medical Education |
|
|
CIOMS |
Council Of International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
|
|
CIPHI |
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors |
|
|
CIPN |
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy |
|
|
CIRC |
Circumcision |
|
|
circd |
circumcised |
|
|
CIRM |
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
|
|
CISA |
Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment |
|
|
CISH |
Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation |
|
|
CISS |
Cancer Information & Support Society |
|
|
CISS |
Competitive in Situ Suppression |
|
|
CIU |
Cardiac Investigation Unit |
|
|
CJ |
cytochalasin J |
|
|
CJAS |
Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies |
|
|
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
|
|
CK |
Clinical Knowledge |
|
|
CK-MB |
Creatine Kinase - Muscle/ Brain |
|
|
CKBB |
creatine kinase BB |
|
|
CKD |
Chronic Kidney Disease |
|
|
ckpx |
chickenpox |
|
|
CKTP |
Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner |
|
|
Cl |
Corpora lutea |
|
|
CLABSIs |
central line–associated bloodstream infections |
|
|
CLD |
Chronic Liver Disease |
|
|
CLD |
Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorder |
|
|
CLDD |
Cross Linked Diethylaminoethyl Dextran |
|
|
CLI |
Central Lymphatic Irradiation |
|
|
CLIA |
Clia Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
|
|
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
|
|
CLKS |
Colon, Kidneys, Liver, Spleen |
|
|
CLL |
Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia |
|
|
CLM |
Cutaneous Larva Migrans |
|
|
CLOT |
Clinical Leaders Of Thrombosis |
|
|
CLR(s) |
C-type lectin-like receptor(s) |
|
|
CLS |
Certified Laboratory Scientist |
|
|
CLT |
Certified Lymphedema Therapist |
|
|
CLTM |
Certified Long Term Monitor |
|
|
CM |
Master in Surgery |
|
|
CM |
Case Manager |
|
|
Cm |
Case Management |
|
|
CM |
Chirurgiae Magister |
|
|
Cma |
chromosome mobilizing ability |
|
|
CMC |
Christian Medical College |
|
|
CMC |
clinical management conference |
|
|
CMCC |
Children's Medical Center Corporation |
|
|
CMCD |
Center for Modeling Cancer Development |
|
|
CMCS |
Chinese Multi-Provincial Cohort Study |
|
|
CMD |
Canadian Medical Directory |
|
|
CMDCAS |
Canadian Medical Device Conformity Assessment System |
|
|
CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
|
|
CME |
Cystoid Macular Edema |
|
|
CMED |
Centralized Medical Emergency Direction |
|
|
CMGM |
chronic megakaryocytic granulocytic metaplasia |
|
|
CMHA |
Canadian Mental Health Association |
|
|
CMHI |
Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory |
|
|
CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services |
|
|
CMHT |
Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Test |
|
|
CMI |
Chromosome Mitosis Index |
|
|
CML |
cutaneous malignant lymphomas |
|
|
CMLA |
Cleveland Medical Library Association |
|
|
CMM |
Center for Molecular Medicine |
|
|
CMM |
Cavernous Malformations |
|
|
CMM |
Children's Medical Ministries |
|
|
CMMB |
Catholic Medical Mission Board |
|
|
CMMC |
Central Montgomery Medical Center |
|
|
CMMT |
Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics |
|
|
CMOF |
Certified Mastectomy & Orthotic Fitter |
|
|
CMPA |
Cow's Milk Protein Allergy |
|
|
cmr |
Comprehensive Medication Review |
|
|
CMRB |
Chinese Medicine Registration Board |
|
|
CMRV |
Chloroform-Methanol Residue Vaccine |
|
|
CMS |
Correctional Medical Services |
|
|
CMS |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
|
|
CMSE |
Combined Medical Services Exams |
|
|
CMSRN |
Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
|
|
CMSS |
Council of Medical Specialty Societies |
|
|
CMU |
Couverture Maladie Universelle |
|
|
CMV |
Continuous Mandatory Ventilation |
|
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
|
CN |
Charge Nurse |
|
|
CNA |
Canadian Nurses Association |
|
|
CNDA |
College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (licensing body in AB) (AANP prior to August 1st, 2012) |
|
|
CNIA |
Canadian Nursing Informatics Association |
|
|
CNIB |
Canadian National Institute for the Blind |
|
|
CNIM |
Certified Neuro Interoperative Monitor |
|
|
CNO |
Chief Nursing Officer |
|
|
CNO |
College of Nurses of Ontario |
|
|
CNPBC |
College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (licensing body in BC) |
|
|
CNRHC |
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Care Centre |
|
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
|
CNSA |
California Nursing Student Association |
|
|
CNSD |
Central Nervous System Demyelination |
|
|
CNTD |
Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases |
|
|
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
|
|
COAT |
Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test |
|
|
COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 |
|
|
coc |
Cost of Care |
|
|
COCC |
Certificate of Creditable Coverage (health insurance) |
|
|
COCOM |
Combatant Command |
|
|
COFM |
Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine |
|
|
cog |
Council of Governments's |
|
|
COHN-S |
Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist |
|
|
COHS |
Canadian Oral Health Strategy |
|
|
COLA |
Cost Of Living Allowance |
|
|
COMA |
Certified Ophthalmic Medical Assistant |
|
|
COMI |
Coalition on Mental Illness |
|
|
COMP |
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific |
|
|
COMPASS |
COMPuter ASSurance Conference |
|
|
COMPASS |
Care, Options, Management Plans, and Supportive Services |
|
|
COND |
Conditions |
|
|
CONSORT |
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials |
|
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
|
CopRe |
Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints |
|
|
CORLN |
Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse |
|
|
COS |
Canadian Ophthalmological Society |
|
|
COSC |
Combat and Operational Stress Control |
|
|
COSL |
College of Ophthalmologists - Sri Lanka |
|
|
COSR(s) |
combat operations stress reaction(s) |
|
|
COTA |
Children's Organ Transplant Association |
|
|
COTA |
Council On The Ageing |
|
|
COTH |
Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems |
|
|
COURAGE |
Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation |
|
|
COWS |
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale |
|
|
CP |
Conscious Proprioception |
|
|
CP-Norway |
Cardiovascular Program–Norway |
|
|
CPA |
Canadian Psychological Association |
|
|
CPA |
Canadian Physiotherapy Association |
|
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
|
CPC |
Clinical Pathological Case |
|
|
CPCR |
Cardio Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation |
|
|
CPD |
Continuous Professional Development |
|
|
CPDB |
The Carcinogenic Potency Database |
|
|
CPEN |
Cancer Patient Education Network |
|
|
CPEN |
Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse |
|
|
CPET |
Centre for Positron Emission Tomography |
|
|
CPHI |
Center for Public Health Informatics |
|
|
CPHI |
Canadian Population Health Initiative |
|
|
CPHT |
Certified Pharmacy Technician |
|
|
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
|
|
CPIC |
Capital Planning and Investment Control |
|
|
CPIP |
Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan |
|
|
CPL |
Clinical Program Leader |
|
|
CPN |
Certified Pediatric Nurse |
|
|
CPNP |
Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
|
CPNP |
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner |
|
|
CPPA |
Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation |
|
|
CPPA |
Clinical Practice Performance Assessment |
|
|
cppd |
calcium pyrophosphate deposition |
|
|
CPPD |
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate |
|
|
CPPD |
Chest Percussion and Post Drainage |
|
|
CPR |
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
|
|
CPRI |
Computer-based Patient Record Institute |
|
|
CPS |
Cycles Per Second (now Hertz) |
|
|
CPSI |
Canadian Patient Safety Institute |
|
|
CPT |
Cognitive Processing Therapy |
|
|
CPX |
chickenpox |
|
|
CPZ |
compazine® |
|
|
CQLQ |
Core Quality of Life Questionnaire |
|
|
CQMs |
Clincal Quality Measures |
|
|
CQRS |
Calculating Quality Reporting Service (NHS UK) |
|
|
CR |
cricothyroidectomy |
|
|
CR |
Case Record |
|
|
CR |
Cunt Rag |
|
|
cr. nn. |
cranial nerves |
|
|
CRA |
Clinical Research Associate |
|
|
CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health) |
|
|
CRAG |
cryptococcal antigen |
|
|
CRAH |
Clinical Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists |
|
|
CRAT |
Clinical Research Associates of Tidewater |
|
|
CRC |
Co-operative Research Centres |
|
|
CRC |
Colorectal Cancer |
|
|
CRI |
Chronic Renal Insufficiency |
|
|
CRIC |
cricothyroidotomy |
|
|
CRISP |
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects |
|
|
CRKP |
Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumonia |
|
|
CRL |
rats--crown-rump length |
|
|
crmc |
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center |
|
|
CRN |
Certified Radiologic Nurse |
|
|
CRNBC |
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia |
|
|
CRNFA |
Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant |
|
|
CRNH |
Certified Registered Hospice Nurse |
|
|
CRNN |
cranial nerves |
|
|
CRO |
Contract Research Organization |
|
|
CRPD |
Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia |
|
|
CRPS |
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome |
|
|
CRRI |
Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship |
|
|
crrn-a |
certified rehabilitation registered nurse – advanced |
|
|
CRS |
Center for Reproductive Science |
|
|
CS |
Clinically significant |
|
|
CS |
clinical skills |
|
|
CSA |
Chinese scalp acupuncture |
|
|
CSANZ |
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand |
|
|
CSAT |
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA) |
|
|
CSD |
Cat-Scratch Disease |
|
|
CSDCA |
Congress of State Drug Court Associations (NADCP) |
|
|
CSDI |
Cape Society for Dental Implantology |
|
|
CSE |
Office of Child Support Enforcement |
|
|
CSEM |
Case Study in Environmental Medicine |
|
|
CSEMSI |
Connecticut Society of Emergency Medical Services Instructors |
|
|
CSHS |
Centre for Studies on Human Stress |
|
|
CSHS |
Centre For Strategic Health Studies |
|
|
CSHS |
Children's Special Health Services |
|
|
CSIC |
Clean Self Intermittent Catheterization |
|
|
CSSANZ |
Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand |
|
|
CSTE |
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists |
|
|
CSTE |
Continuing Sleep Technology Education |
|
|
CSTP |
Clinical Scientist Training Program |
|
|
CT |
X-ray computed tomography (not an acronym) |
|
|
ct |
Computer Tomography |
|
|
CT3 |
Troponin T-C Antibody |
|
|
CTA |
Computed Tomographic Angiography |
|
|
ctad |
Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease |
|
|
CTC |
Clinical Trials Centre |
|
|
CTC(s) |
circulating tumor cell(s) |
|
|
CTCAE |
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events |
|
|
CTCG |
computed tomographic colonography |
|
|
CTD |
Cyclophosphamide Thalidomide Dexamethasone |
|
|
CTE |
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy |
|
|
CTEPC |
Clinical Technical and Ethical Principal Committee |
|
|
CTFOH |
Chiefs Task Force on Health |
|
|
CTPA |
Complex Task Performance Assessment |
|
|
CTS2 |
Revised Conflict Tactics Scale |
|
|
CTTP |
Childhood Trauma Treatment Program |
|
|
CU |
Cubic |
|
|
CUCNS |
Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
|
CUD |
cannabis use disorders |
|
|
CUNP |
Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner |
|
|
CUPPI |
Circumstances Undetermined Pending Police Investigation |
|
|
CUS |
chronic unpredictable stress |
|
|
cv |
convulsion |
|
|
CVA |
Cardiovascular accident ("stroke") |
|
|
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
|
|
CVF |
Confrontation visual field |
|
|
CVICU |
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit |
|
|
CVID |
Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders |
|
|
CVID |
common variable immunodeficiency disease |
|
|
CVM |
Cardiovascular and Metabolism |
|
|
CVMED |
Cardiovascular, Metabolic & Endocrinological Diseases |
|
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
|
CVS |
Computer Vision Syndrome |
|
|
CVS |
clinical vital signs |
|
|
CWF |
Case Worker('s) File |
|
|
CWOCN |
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse |
|
|
CWP |
coal worker's pneumoconiosis |
|
|
CWVN |
Children With Vocal Nodules |
|
|
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
|
|
CY |
Calendar Year |
|
|
d |
Died |
|
|
D |
Density |
|
|
D & C |
dilatation and curettage |
|
|
D&F |
DRY AND FLAKEY |
|
|
D&V |
Diarrhea and Vomiting |
|
|
D.P. |
Doctor of Podiatry |
|
|
D.Pod. |
Doctor of Podiatry |
|
|
D/C |
Discharge |
|
|
d4T |
Stavudine |
|
|
da |
dermatitis artefacta |
|
|
DA |
Drug Abuse |
|
|
DA |
Dental Assistant |
|
|
DAA |
direct-acting antiviral |
|
|
DACCS |
District AIDS Coordinating Committees |
|
|
DAHC |
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care |
|
|
DAMIS |
Drug & Alcohol Management Information System |
|
|
DANA |
Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment |
|
|
DANB |
Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. |
|
|
DARTS |
Diabetes Audit and Research in Tayside Scotland |
|
|
DASH |
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension |
|
|
DASH |
Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand |
|
|
DASH |
Division of Adolescent and School Health |
|
|
DASIS |
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System |
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DAT |
Delivered at Terminal |
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DAT |
Direct Agglutination Test |
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dB |
Decibel |
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DBMD |
Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy |
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DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
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DBS |
deep-brain stimulation |
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DBT |
double-blind trial |
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DBTS |
Doctors Back to School |
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dc'd |
DISCONTINUED |
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DC(s) |
dendritic cell(s) |
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DCAB |
Disability and Communication Access Board (State of Hawaii) |
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dcara |
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency |
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DCC |
decompensated cirrhosis |
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DCCT |
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial |
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DCD |
Donation After Cardiac Death |
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DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
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DCH |
Doctor of Surgery |
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dcir |
dendritic cell immunoreceptor |
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DCIS |
ductile carcinoma in situ |
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DCIS |
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
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DCM |
Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
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DCO |
Dyschondrosteosis |
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DCS |
Dendritic cells |
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