|
% |
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 |
|
|
DAT |
Delivered at Terminal |
|
|
DAT |
Direct Agglutination Test |
|
|
dB |
Decibel |
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|
DBMD |
Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy |
|
|
DBP |
Diastolic Blood Pressure |
|
|
DBS |
deep-brain stimulation |
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|
DBT |
double-blind trial |
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|
DBTS |
Doctors Back to School |
|
|
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) |
|
|
dcara |
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency |
|
|
DCC |
decompensated cirrhosis |
|
|
DCCT |
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial |
|
|
DCD |
Donation After Cardiac Death |
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|
DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
|
|
DCH |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
|
dcir |
dendritic cell immunoreceptor |
|
|
DCIS |
ductile carcinoma in situ |
|
|
DCIS |
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
|
|
DCM |
Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
DCO |
Dyschondrosteosis |
|
|
DCS |
Dendritic cells |
|
|
DD |
Dry Dressing |
|
|
DDD |
Division of Developmental Disabilities (various locations) |
|
|
DDD |
Degenerative Disc Disease |
|
|
DDF |
Drug And Disease Free |
|
|
ddl |
didanosine |
|
|
DDMI |
Developmentally Disabled Mental Illness |
|
|
DDNC |
Digestive Disease National Coalition |
|
|
DDR |
Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology |
|
|
DDRP |
Drug Demand Reduction Program |
|
|
DDS |
Doctor of Dental Science/Surgery |
|
|
DDS |
Doctor of Dental Surgery |
|
|
DDSC |
Doctor of Dental Science |
|
|
DDT |
Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane |
|
|
DDX |
Differential Diagnosis |
|
|
DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency |
|
|
DEBM |
Division of Evidence Based Medicine |
|
|
DEET |
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide |
|
|
DEL |
Delivery |
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|
DENV |
Dengue virus |
|
|
DEPICTED |
Development and Evaluation of a Psychosocial Intervention in Children and Teenagers Experiencing Diabetes |
|
|
DEPR |
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research |
|
|
DermIS |
Dermatology Internet Service |
|
|
DERS |
Dose Error Reduction Systems |
|
|
des |
diethylstilbesterol |
|
|
DES |
Dysequilibrium Syndrome |
|
|
DESG |
Diabetes Education Study Group |
|
|
DFC |
Dental Fitness Class |
|
|
DFDBA |
demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts |
|
|
DFO |
Dennys Food Organization |
|
|
DGI |
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection |
|
|
DGP |
Diagnóstico Genético Preimplantatorio |
|
|
DH |
Dental Hygeinist |
|
|
DHEU |
Deakin Health Economics Unit |
|
|
DHF |
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever |
|
|
DHP |
Defense Health Program |
|
|
DHQP |
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
|
|
DHR |
Dynamic Hip Replacemnt |
|
|
DHT |
Dobhoff Tube (feeding tube) |
|
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
|
DICOM |
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
|
|
DIHTA |
Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment |
|
|
DIL |
Dilute |
|
|
DIL |
Death In Line |
|
|
DIL |
Dilate |
|
|
DISCH |
Discharge |
|
|
DJD |
Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
|
DLC |
Diamond-Like Carbon |
|
|
dm |
Dental Medicine |
|
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
|
DM2 |
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 |
|
|
DMAA |
1,3-dimethylamylamine |
|
|
dmaa |
dimethylarsinic acid |
|
|
DMAT |
Disaster Medical Assistance Team |
|
|
DMCG |
Danish Multidisciplinary Cancer Groups |
|
|
DMD |
Dystrophie Musculaire de Duchenne (French: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) |
|
|
DMD |
Doctor of Dental Medicine |
|
|
DMDD |
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder |
|
|
DMDS |
Dimethyl Disulfide |
|
|
DMEM |
Display Memory |
|
|
DMFT |
children--decayed, missing, filled teeth |
|
|
DMGI |
Digital Music Group, Inc. |
|
|
DMH |
Ducati Motor Hld Ads |
|
|
DMLS |
Direct Metal Laser Sintering |
|
|
DMND |
Diamond Foods, Inc. |
|
|
DMO |
Dental Management Organization |
|
|
DMQRP |
Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs |
|
|
DMS |
Defence Medical Services |
|
|
Dmt |
Doctor of Medical Technology |
|
|
DMV |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
|
|
DNAP |
DOCTOR of NURSING ANESTHESIA PRACTICE |
|
|
DNAR |
Do Not Attemp Resuscitation |
|
|
DNBI |
Disease and Nonbattle Injury |
|
|
DNC |
Dorsal Nerve Cord |
|
|
DNC |
Dermatology Nurse Certified |
|
|
DNPA |
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity |
|
|
DNV |
Diarrhea and vomiting |
|
|
DOA |
dead on arrival |
|
|
DOB |
Date Of Birth |
|
|
DOBBS |
Doctors Only Bulletin Board System |
|
|
DOC |
Doctor |
|
|
DOD |
Date Of Death |
|
|
DODD |
Department Of Defense Directive |
|
|
DODMERB |
Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board |
|
|
DOEHRS-IH |
Department of Defense Occupational & Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene |
|
|
DoH |
Department of Health (various countries) |
|
|
DOHA |
Department of Health and Ageing (Australian government department) |
|
|
DORV |
Double Outlet Right Ventricle |
|
|
DORWG |
Diabetes and Obesity Research Working Group |
|
|
DOs |
Doctor of Ocular Science |
|
|
DOT |
Directly Observed Therapy |
|
|
DP |
Dorsalis Pedis |
|
|
DPCGI |
Diverse Populations Collaborative Group Investigation |
|
|
DPEC |
District Polio Eradication Committee |
|
|
DPF |
Dental Practitioner Formulary |
|
|
DPHD |
Division for Physical and Health Disabilities |
|
|
DPHIL |
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
|
DPSI |
dynamic postural stability index |
|
|
dpt |
Multiple carboxylase deficiency |
|
|
DQ9 |
HLA-DQ9 |
|
|
DRE |
Digital Rectal Examination |
|
|
DREAM |
Dutch Randomized Endovascular Repair 1 Trial |
|
|
DREB |
Dehydration-Responsive Element Binding |
|
|
DRI |
Diabetes Research Institute |
|
|
DRINK |
Double-blind Randomized Intervention Study in Kids |
|
|
DRMC |
Doctors Regional Medical Center |
|
|
DRMC |
Delta Regional Medical Center |
|
|
DRMC |
Desert Regional Medical Center |
|
|
DRMC |
Downey Regional Medical Center |
|
|
DRMC |
DuBois Regional Medical Center |
|
|
DRMD |
Division of Radiation and Medical Devices |
|
|
DRPH |
Doctor of Public Health |
|
|
DRRI |
Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory |
|
|
DRU |
Direct Reporting Units |
|
|
DRUDP |
Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products |
|
|
DRUJ |
Distal Radial Ulnar Joint |
|
|
DRV |
Darunavir |
|
|
DS |
dietary supplement |
|
|
DS |
day spa |
|
|
ds |
disseminated sclerosis |
|
|
DSA |
digital subtraction angiography |
|
|
DSB |
DNA double-strand breakage |
|
|
DSDRS |
Diabetes-Specific Dementia Risk Score |
|
|
DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association) |
|
|
DSM-5 |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th ed. |
|
|
DSMU |
Donetsk State Medical University |
|
|
DSOP |
Dental Student Outreach Program |
|
|
DSP |
Decessit Sine Prole |
|
|
DSR |
Dermal Surface Renewal |
|
|
DSRB |
Domain Specific Review Board |
|
|
DSS |
Dusty Skin Syndrome |
|
|
DT |
defibrillation threshold |
|
|
DT(s) |
delirium tremens |
|
|
DTAB |
Drug Testing Advisory Board |
|
|
DTaP |
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (replaced DTP) |
|
|
DTBV |
Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria |
|
|
DTD |
Day to Day |
|
|
DTI |
Diffusion Tensor Imaging |
|
|
DTP |
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available) |
|
|
DTR |
deep tendon refles(es) |
|
|
dtr |
deep tendon reflex(es) |
|
|
DTRC |
Diagnostic and Translational Research Center |
|
|
DTRs |
deep tendon reflexes |
|
|
DTS |
Delirium Tremens the Shakes |
|
|
DTSP |
Diagnostic Technologies and Screening Panel |
|
|
DTSQ |
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire |
|
|
DTwP |
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available) |
|
|
DU |
Duodenal Ulcer |
|
|
DUCBT |
Double Unrelated Cord Bone Marrow Transplant |
|
|
DUD |
drug use disorder |
|
|
DUI |
driving under the influence of alcohol |
|
|
DUI |
Driving under the Influence... |
|
|
DVE |
digital vaginal examination |
|
|
DVH |
Division for the Visually Handicapped |
|
|
DVI |
Dengue Virus Infection |
|
|
DVT |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
|
DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
|
|
DWAB |
Development and Welfare Association of the Blind (Andhra Pradesh) |
|
|
DWI |
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging |
|
|
DWS |
Disaster Warning System |
|
|
DZ |
Dizygotic |
|
|
DZ |
Disease |
|
|
E&E |
Eye and Ear |
|
|
EA |
Enterprise Architecture |
|
|
EAB |
epidermolysis bullosa acquisita |
|
|
EAC |
External Auditory Canal |
|
|
EAC |
exercise-associated collapse |
|
|
EAFPS |
European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery |
|
|
EAGA |
Expert Advisory Group on AIDS |
|
|
EAGD |
Electronic Ambulance Guidelines Device |
|
|
EAGLES |
European Action on Global Life Sciences |
|
|
EAOT |
Equine Assisted Occupational Therapy |
|
|
eARDS |
Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
|
EAT |
Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia |
|
|
EBA |
Emotional Bank Account |
|
|
EBCPR(s) |
evidence-based clinical practice resource(s) |
|
|
EBCR |
Evidence-Based Case Report |
|
|
EBM |
Evidence-Based Medicine |
|
|
ebp |
l'Evidence-Based Practice |
|
|
EBS |
Emergency Breathing Subsystem |
|
|
EC |
eye color |
|
|
ECA |
External Carotid Artery |
|
|
ecco |
European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation |
|
|
ECCP |
European Cancer Cluster Partnering |
|
|
ECD |
expanded-criteria donor |
|
|
ECHI |
East Carolina Heart Institute |
|
|
ECMS |
Essex County Medical Society |
|
|
eCRF |
Electronic Case Report Form |
|
|
ECRI |
Emergency Care Research Institute |
|
|
ECT |
ElectroConvulsive Therapy |
|
|
ECV |
Extracellular Volume |
|
|
ECV |
Effective Circulating Volume |
|
|
ED |
Elbow-Disarticulation |
|
|
ED |
Effective Dose |
|
|
EDC |
Electronic Data Capture |
|
|
EDD |
Doctor of Education |
|
|
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
|
|
EDMC |
Estonian Drug Monitoring Centre |
|
|
EDNOS |
Eating disorder not otherwiaw specified |
|
|
EDP |
emotionally disturbed person, (Refrence what medical source? /Ye Ed, fmf 09/20/2013: |
|
|
EDS |
Excessive Daytime Somnolence |
|
|
EEEV |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus |
|
|
EEG |
Electroencephalography |
|
|
EENT |
eye, ear, nose & throat (medical specialty) |
|
|
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
|
|
EEUC |
Evidential Entities Under Cover |
|
|
EFMB |
Expert Field Medical Badge |
|
|
EFS |
event-free survival rate |
|
|
EFS |
event-free survival probability |
|
|
EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
|
|
EFT |
Emotionally Focused Therapy |
|
|
EFWP |
Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania |
|
|
EGD |
endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy |
|
|
Egds |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
|
|
EGG |
electroglottography |
|
|
EH&S |
Environmental Health and Safety |
|
|
EHIBCC |
European Health Industry Business Communications Council |
|
|
EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
|
|
EHR(s) |
electronic health record(s) |
|
|
EHS |
environmental health services |
|
|
EHS |
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Study |
|
|
EHS |
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome |
|
|
EIIC |
Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal Crónica |
|
|
EIMH |
Edinburgh Independent Medical Herbalists |
|
|
EINL |
Equivalent Input Noise Level |
|
|
EINUM |
European Institute of Nutritional Medicine |
|
|
EIP |
Early Intervention Program |
|
|
EIS |
Epidemic Intelligence Service |
|
|
EITS |
European Institute of TeleSurgery |
|
|
EIWH |
European Institute of Women's Health |
|
|
EJCN |
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
|
|
EJOM |
European Journal of Oriental Medicine |
|
|
EJV |
External Jugular Vein |
|
|
ELBW |
Extremely Low Birth Weight |
|
|
ELE |
Estimated Life Expectancy |
|
|
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
|
|
ELSA |
Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects |
|
|
ELSA |
European League of Stuttering Associations |
|
|
ELSI |
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications |
|
|
EM |
Electron Microscope |
|
|
EM |
Emergency Management |
|
|
EMA |
Emergent Medical Associates |
|
|
EMD |
Electromechanical Dissociation |
|
|
EMD |
Excellent Medical Doctor |
|
|
EMDN |
European Mitochondrial Disease Network |
|
|
EMER |
Emergency Medical Expense Requirement |
|
|
EMG |
Electromyelogram |
|
|
EMG |
Electromyogram |
|
|
EMK |
Emergency Medical Kit |
|
|
EMN |
European Medical Network |
|
|
EMR |
emergency medical record |
|
|
EMR |
Electronic Medical Record |
|
|
EMRA |
Emergency Medicine Research Associates |
|
|
EMSA |
Emergency Medical Services Authority |
|
|
EMSVO |
Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operator |
|
|
EMT |
Emergency Medical Technican |
|
|
EMT |
Emergency Medical Team |
|
|
EMT |
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition |
|
|
EMT |
Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians) |
|
|
EMT-B |
Emergency Medical Technician Basic |
|
|
EMT-B |
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic |
|
|
EMT-D |
Emergency Medical Technician-Defibrillation |
|
|
EMT-I |
Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate |
|
|
EMT-P |
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic |
|
|
EMTALA |
Emergency Medical Transfer And Active Labor Act |
|
|
EMTALA |
Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act |
|
|
EMTP |
Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic |
|
|
EMV |
Emergency Medical Vehicle |
|
|
ENFG |
European Neurofibromatosis Group |
|
|
eNO |
exhaled nitric oxide |
|
|
eNOS |
endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
|
|
ENT |
Ear nose and throat |
|
|
EOAM |
Endoscopic Oblique Aspiration Mucosectomy |
|
|
EOEP |
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Program (DSHS) |
|
|
EOG |
Electrooculogram |
|
|
EOLC |
end-of-life care |
|
|
EOM |
Extraocular muscle |
|
|
EOMB |
explanation of medical benefits |
|
|
EORS |
European Orthopaedic Research Society |
|
|
EP |
Electrophysiology |
|
|
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
|
|
EPB |
extensor pollicis brevis |
|
|
Epi-X |
Epidemic Information Exchange |
|
|
EPIC |
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage |
|
|
EPICON |
Epidemiological Consultation |
|
|
EPING |
Exclusive Pumping (maternity) |
|
|
EPL |
Extensor Pollicis Longus |
|
|
EPL |
Effective Patent Life |
|
|
EPM |
Elevated Plus Maze |
|
|
EPO |
Erythropoietin |
|
|
EPO |
Exclusive Provider Organization |
|
|
EPODE |
Ensemble, Prévenons l’Obésité Des Enfants (France) |
|
|
EPR |
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance |
|
|
EPS |
electrophysiological studies |
|
|
EPSTD |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment |
|
|
EPT |
Expedited Partner Therapy |
|
|
ER |
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis |
|
|
ERAD |
endoplasmic reticulumassociated degradation |
|
|
ERBT |
erythromycin breath test |
|
|
ERM |
Epiretinal Membrane |
|
|
ERSPC |
European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer |
|
|
ES |
Electromagnetic Sensitivity |
|
|
ESA |
Endocrine Society of Australia |
|
|
ESDA |
European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance |
|
|
ESF |
Emergency Support Function |
|
|
ESI |
European Surgical Institute |
|
|
ESO(s) |
eating disorder(s) |
|
|
ESOH |
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health |
|
|
ESOT |
European Society for Organ Transplantation |
|
|
ESP |
Extrasensory Perception |
|
|
ESSENCE |
Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics |
|
|
ESY |
Extended School Year |
|
|
ET |
Enterostomal Therapist |
|
|
ETD |
Estimated Time of Death |
|
|
ETHICS |
Empowerment Through HIV/AIDS Information, Community and Services |
|
|
ETPD |
Electromagnetic Tube Placement Device |
|
|
ETR |
Etravirine |
|
|
EUA |
Examination Under Anesthesia |
|
|
EUSUHM |
European Union for School and University Health and Medicine |
|
|
EV |
enteroviruses |
|
|
EVAR |
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair |
|
|
EVBT |
Endovascular Brachytherapy |
|
|
EVE |
Every Vagina Eater |
|
|
EVL |
enveloping cell layer |
|
|
EXP'D |
Expired |
|
|
EXT |
external irradiation |
|
|
EXT |
External Alarms |
|
|
EXT |
External Links |
|
|
extr |
extract(tion) |
|
|
f |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
|
|
F |
Female |
|
|
F.P. |
F Double Prime Math |
|
|
FAAAS |
Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome |
|
|
FAAMA |
F The American Academy Of Medical Administrators |
|
|
FAAMA |
F The American Academy Of Medical Acupuncture |
|
|
FAAU |
Flexible Acute Admission Unit |
|
|
FABER |
Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation |
|
|
FABM |
fertility awareness--based methods |
|
|
FABQ |
Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire |
|
|
facaai |
fellow of the american college of allergy, asthma & immunology |
|
|
FACE |
Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology |
|
|
facg |
fellow of the american college of gastroenterology |
|
|
FACHM |
Fellow of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine |
|
|
FACIT |
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy |
|
|
FACMI |
Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics |
|
|
FACMS |
Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery |
|
|
FACMT |
Fellows of the American College of Medical Toxicology |
|
|
FACOG |
Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
|
|
FACOOG |
Fellow American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
|
|
FACPM |
Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine |
|
|
FACR |
Fellow of the American College of Radiology |
|
|
FACT-GOG-Ntx |
Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment Gynecologic Oncology Group - Neurotoxicity |
|
|
FAGD |
Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry |
|
|
FAK |
First Aid Kit |
|
|
FAMA |
Fellow of the American Medical Association |
|
|
FamHx |
Family history |
|
|
FAMIS |
Family Access to Medical Insurance Security |
|
|
FAP |
Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy |
|
|
FAPA |
Florida Academy of Physician Assistants |
|
|
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
|
|
FASD(s) |
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders |
|
|
FASRT |
Fellow of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists |
|
|
FAST |
focused assessment with sonography for trauma |
|
|
FBAO |
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction |
|
|
FBJ |
Freight Business Journal |
|
|
FBK(s) |
fixed bearing knee{s} |
|
|
fcap |
fellow of the college of american pathologists |
|
|
FCHP |
Fallon Community Health Plan |
|
|
FCIM |
Federated Council for Internal Medicine |
|
|
FCPP |
Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia |
|
|
FDA |
Food Drug Administration |
|
|
FDBA |
Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft |
|
|
FDD |
functional digestive disorders |
|
|
FDHS |
Florida Digestive Health Specialists |
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FDLI |
Food and Drug Law Institute |
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FDLV |
Fer-de-Lance Virus |
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FDS |
fetal death syndrome |
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FDS |
Fellow in Dental Surgery |
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FEBR |
Fellowship of the Egyptian Board of Diagnostic Radiology. |
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FECA |
Federal Employee Compensation Act |
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FEHA |
Finklang Eye Health Associates |
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FEHBP |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program |
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FF |
Flat Feet |
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FFAs |
Free Fatty Acids |
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FFFM |
Future Faces of Family Medicine |
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FFS |
Fee-For-Service |
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FGF |
Fibroblast Growth Factor |
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FH |
Family History |
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FHA |
Federal Health Architecture |
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FHH |
Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia |
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FHH |
Family Health History |
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FHM |
Familial Hemiplegic Migraine |
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FHM |
Force Health Management |
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FHT |
Federation of Holistic Therapists |
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FHx |
Family History |
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FICA |
Fellow of the International Chiropractic Association |
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FICS |
Fellow of the International College of Surgeons |
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FINR |
Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation |
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FIPA |
Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma |
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FIQ |
functional index questionnaire |
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FIT |
Functional Interdisciplinary And Therapeutic |
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FLAIR |
Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery |
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FLBP |
Future Lower Back Problem |
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FLK |
Funny Looking Kid (British doctors humor) |
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FLMA |
Family Leave Medical Act |
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Flt3 |
Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 33 |
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FML |
Fluorometholone |
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FMLI |
Family And Medical Leave Insurance |
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FMOA |
Family Medicine of Albemarle |
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FMRI |
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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FMRIB |
Functional MRI of the Brain |
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FMT |
Flouresence Molecular Tomography |
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FNAIT |
Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia |
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FNB |
Fine Needle Biopsy |
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FNE |
Free Nerve Endings |
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FNHH |
First Nations House of Healing |
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FNIH |
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc. |
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FNSI |
femoral neck stress injury |
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FODI |
Federation of Operative Dentistry of India |
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FOITS |
Fast Optical in vivo Topometry of Human Skin |
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FOMA |
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association |
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FOPO |
Federation of Pediatric Organizations |
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FOV |
Field Of Vision |
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fov. |
fovea |
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FPMRS |
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery |
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FPS |
Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society |
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FPV |
fosamprenavir |
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frcpc |
fellow of the royal college of physicians of canada |
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FRCSC |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada |
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FREE |
First Response Emergency Evaluations |
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FREEDOM |
Future Revascularization Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease |
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FRMC |
Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Centre |
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frmc |
Feather River Men's Center |
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FS |
Flight Surgeon |
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FST |
Forced Swim Test |
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FSTG |
Free Soft Tissue Grafting |
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FT |
full-term |
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FTBI |
Fractionated Total Body Irradiation |
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FTC |
emtricitabine |
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FTMB |
FAR TWO MANY BRAINS |
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FTMO |
fever of too many origins |
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FTOV |
First Time Occupational Visit |
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FTSG |
full-thickness skin graft |
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FTT |
Failure To Thrive |
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FUC |
free urinary cortisol |
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FUS |
Focused Ultrasound Surgery |
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FV |
fever virus |
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FWML |
F-wave minimal latency |
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FWML |
Far West Medicare Local |
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FWOS |
Fort Worth Oral Surgery |
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FXS |
Fragile X Syndrome |
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G6PDD |
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency |
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GABHS |
Group A Beta-Haemolytic Streptococcus |
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GAD |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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GAF |
Global Assessment of Functioning Scale |
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GALT |
classical galactosemia |
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GALT |
Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue |
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GAMC |
General Assistance Medical Care |
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GAP |
Global pandemic influenza action plan to increase vaccine supply |
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GBAA |
Greater Baltimore Asthma Alliance |
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GBD |
Global Burden of Disease |
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GBM |
Glomerular Basement Membrane |
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|
GBM |
Glioblastoma Multiforme |
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GBS |
Guillain–Barré syndrome |
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GCC |
Genital Correction Clinic |
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GCDSS |
Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society |
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GCS |
Genital Corrective Surgery |
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GCS |
group C streptococcus/i |
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GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
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GCSI |
Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index |
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GCTF |
Granulosa Cell Tumour Research Foundation |
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gd |
Guide Dogs |
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GDM |
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
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GDMT |
Guideline Determined Medication Therapy |
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GENESIS |
Generalized Early Sepsis Intervention Strategies |
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GERD |
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease |
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GF |
Gluten Free |
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GFATM |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
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GGS |
group G streptococcus/i |
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GGT |
γ-glutamyl transferase |
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GH |
Government Hospital |
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GH |
genetic h(a)emochromomatosis |
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GI |
Gastrointestinal |
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GID |
Gender Identity Disorder |
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GIMME |
Global Incremental Medical Mind Exchange |
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GISP |
Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project |
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GIST |
Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumor |
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|
GIST(s) |
gastrointestinal stromal tumor(s) |
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|
GLBT |
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Or Transgender |
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GM |
grand mal (epilepsy type) |
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GMFCS |
Gross Motor Function Classification System |
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|
GMiA |
Generic Medicines Industry Association (Australia) |
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|
GMRP |
Global Medical Relief Program |
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|
GMRP |
Georgia Medical Resource Pool |
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GNG |
Go/No-Go |
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|
GnHR |
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
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|
GNRI |
Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index |
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GOAT |
Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test |
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GP |
granulocyte progenitor |
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GPELF |
Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis |
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GPLN |
Global Polio Laboratory Network |
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GPPA |
General Practice Psychotherapy Association |
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GRACE |
Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events |
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GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
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GRECC |
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers |
|
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GRP |
Glucose-Regulated Protein |
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GRVE |
Groundnut Rosette Virus from East Africa |
|
|
GS |
General Surgery |
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|
GSC |
Glasgow Coma Score |
|
|
GSC |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
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GTD |
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease |
|
|
GTT |
Glucose Tolerance Test |
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|
GUSTO |
Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries |
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GVC |
Gastrovascular Cavity |
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GVHD |
Graft Versus Host Disease |
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GWCO |
Great Western Council of Optometry (Helena, MT) |
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|
GYT |
Get Yourself Tested |
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|
GYTS |
Global Youth Tobacco Survey |
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H |
Height |
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|
H&N |
Head and Neck |
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|
H&P |
history and physical examination |
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|
HA |
Herpangina |
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HAC |
Hospital-acquired condition |
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|
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point |
|
|
HACE |
high-altitude cerebral edema |
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|
HAD |
HIV-associated dementia |
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|
HADES |
High Altitude Dong Enlargement Syndrome |
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|
HADS |
Hospital Anxiety and Depressive/Depression Scale |
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|
HAH |
High Altitude Headache |
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|
HAMDS |
Hellenic American Medical and Dental Society |
|
|
HAN |
Health Alert Network |
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HAP |
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia |
|
|
HAPC |
Hagerstown Area Pregnancy Center |
|
|
HAPC |
Headache & Pain Center |
|
|
HAPE |
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema |
|
|
HAPIS |
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section |
|
|
HAQ-DI |
Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index |
|
|
HAS |
Human Alienation Syndrome |
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|
HASE |
HIV AIDS Search Engine |
|
|
HAST |
HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB |
|
|
HAT |
Hepatic Artery Thrombosis |
|
|
HAT |
Human African Trypanosomiasis |
|
|
HAV |
Hepatitis A Virus |
|
|
HBAC |
Home Birth After Caesarean |
|
|
HbOC |
Haemophilus b Oligosaccharide Conjugate (Hib) Vaccine (no longer available) |
|
|
HBP |
Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic |
|
|
HBsAb |
Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen |
|
|
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
|
|
HBV |
High Biological Value |
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|
HC |
Head Circumference |
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|
hc |
Hair Color |
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|
HCAHPS |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems |
|
|
HCC |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell |
|
|
HCC |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Can |
|
|
HCC |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer) |
|
|
HCC |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Current |
|
|
hcc |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Chronic |
|
|
HCC |
hepatocellular carcinomas |
|
|
HCIB |
Health Care Insurance Board |
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|
HCPC |
Health and Care Professions Council |
|
|
HCT |
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
|
|
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
|
|
HCW |
Health Care Worker |
|
|
HCY |
homocysteinuria |
|
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HD |
horse dander |
|
|
HD |
Hirschsprung disease |
|
|
HD |
Hip-Disarticulation |
|
|
HDC ABMT |
high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation |
|
|
HDDD |
Headache Due to Drunkenness Disorder |
|
|
HDFP |
Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program |
|
|
HDI |
Headache Disability Index |
|
|
HDM |
House Dust Mite |
|
|
HDV |
Hepatitis Delta Virus |
|
|
HEENT |
Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat |
|
|
HEK |
Human Embryonic Kidney |
|
|
HELLP |
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets |
|
|
HEME |
Hemorrhage Early MRI Evaluation |
|
|
HEOR |
Health Economic and Outcomes Research |
|
|
HepA |
Hepatitis A Vaccine |
|
|
HER2 |
Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 |
|
|
HEV |
Human enterovirus |
|
|
HEW |
Department of Health, Education, And Welfare |
|
|
HF |
Heart Failure |
|
|
HFMD |
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease |
|
|
HFpEF |
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction |
|
|
HFRS |
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome |
|
|
HGP |
Human Guinea Pig |
|
|
HGPRT |
Hypoxanthine-Guanosyle-Phosphoribosyle-Transferase |
|
|
HHC |
Home Health Care |
|
|
HHCP |
Home Health Care Providers |
|
|
HHP |
Honolulu Heart Program |
|
|
HHS(s) |
Harris Hip Score(s) |
|
|
HHT |
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangectasia |
|
|
HI |
Health Information |
|
|
HIB |
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B |
|
|
Hib-MenCY-TT |
Hib-Meningococcal (Bivalent) Conjugate Vaccine (MenHibrix®) |
|
|
HIID |
Haemophilus Influenzae Invasive Disease |
|
|
HIMS |
Health Improvement Management System |
|
|
HIP |
help in place |
|
|
HIPA |
Health Insurance Protection and Accountability |
|
|
HIPN |
Heartland Independent Provider Network |
|
|
HISA |
Health Informatics Service Architecture |
|
|
HIT |
Health Information Technology |
|
|
HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
|
|
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus I |
|
|
HKD |
Hong Kong Diabetes Registry cohort |
|
|
HKGCNT |
Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test |
|
|
HKSCI |
Hong Kong Spinal Cord Injury |
|
|
HL7 |
Health Level Seven International |
|
|
HLHS |
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome |
|
|
HLL |
High Liquid Level |
|
|
HLR |
Heart Lung Resuscitation |
|
|
HMC |
Healthy Medical Consultancy |
|
|
HMDI |
Health Manpower Development Institute (India) |
|
|
HMFC |
Helicopter Medical Flight Crew |
|
|
HMN |
Health Metrics Network |
|
|
HMO |
Health Management Organization |
|
|
HMOT |
Home Medical Oxygen Therapy |
|
|
hMPV |
Human Metapneumovirus |
|
|
HMRI |
Health Management Research Institute |
|
|
HMRN |
Haematological Malignancy Research Network |
|
|
HMS |
high-magnitude stressor |
|
|
HMTS |
Houston Medical Testing Services |
|
|
HNPCC |
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome) |
|
|
HOP |
Home Oxygen Program |
|
|
HOPE |
Holsitic Osteoporosis Prevention Education |
|
|
HOT-SKULL |
An unruly person to the highest degree.. Also known as a hot-head |
|
|
HP |
heterotopic pregnancy |
|
|
HP |
Hemipelvectomy |
|
|
HPAI |
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
|
|
HPAIV |
highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, type H5N1 |
|
|
HPC |
history of present complaint |
|
|
HPFS |
Health Professionals Follow-Up Study |
|
|
HPFS |
Hamilton Program For Schizophrenia |
|
|
HPHC |
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care |
|
|
hPL |
Human Placental Lactogen |
|
|
HPP |
Health Promotion Perspectives |
|
|
HPP |
Health Promotion Practice |
|
|
HPS |
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome |
|
|
HPS |
Human Patient Simulator |
|
|
HPTN |
HIV Prevention Trials Network |
|
|
HPV |
Human Papilloma Virus |
|
|
HPV2 |
Human Papillomavirus vaccine, bivalent (Cervarix®) |
|
|
HPV4 |
Human Papillomavirus vaccine, quadrivalent (Gardasil®) |
|
|
HPVD |
Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease |
|
|
HRB |
high-risk behavior |
|
|
HRB |
health-related behavior(s) |
|
|
HRPO |
Human Research Protection Office |
|
|
HRS |
Hepatorenal syndrome |
|
|
HRS |
Health And Retirement Study |
|
|
HRSA |
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration |
|
|
HS |
Heart Sounds |
|
|
HSCWB |
Health Social Care and Well-Being Partnership |
|
|
HSDC |
Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center |
|
|
hsma |
Health and Safety Management Arrangements |
|
|
HSPH |
Harvard School of Public Health |
|
|
HSV |
Herpes Simplex Virus |
|
|
HSV |
Highly Selective Vagotomy |
|
|
HT |
Heights |
|
|
HTN |
Hypertension |
|
|
HV |
Heavy |
|
|
HVLT-R |
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test |
|
|
HWFL |
Healthy Weight For Life |
|
|
HWGM |
Health Working Group Meeting |
|
|
Hyst |
hysterectomy |
|
|
HZV |
Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine (formerly called ZOS) |
|
|
I&D |
Incision and Drainage |
|
|
I&O |
input and output (fluid monitoring) |
|
|
I-PWG |
Industry Pharmacogenomics Working Group |
|
|
i.m. |
intramuscular |
|
|
i.v. |
intravenous |
|
|
I/D |
intradermal |
|
|
I/P |
intraperitoneal |
|
|
IA |
Internal Assessment |
|
|
IAAR |
International Academy of Advanced Reflexology |
|
|
IABP |
Intraaortic balloon pumps |
|
|
IACA |
International Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture |
|
|
IACA |
Indo-American Cancer Association |
|
|
IACH |
Institute for the Advancement of Community Health |
|
|
IADAF |
Fellow of the International Academy for Dental Advancement |
|
|
IADAM |
Master of the International Academy for Dental Advancement |
|
|
IADL(s) |
independent activitie(s) of daily living |
|
|
IADLS |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale |
|
|
IALT |
International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Trial |
|
|
IAMA |
Indian American Medical Association |
|
|
IAMA |
Iranian American Medical Association |
|
|
IANPHI |
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes |
|
|
IAP |
Intra-Abdominal Pressure |
|
|
IAPAC |
International Association of Physicians for AIDS Care |
|
|
IAPB |
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness |
|
|
IAPH |
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health |
|
|
IAPH |
International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts |
|
|
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
|
|
IASO |
International Association for the Study of Obesity |
|
|
IAVI |
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative |
|
|
IBD |
Inflamatory Bowel Disease |
|
|
IBD |
Irritable Bowel Disease |
|
|
IBDQ |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire |
|
|
IBF |
Intersurgical Breathing Filter |
|
|
IBIS |
Integrated Board Information System |
|
|
IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
|
|
IBS-C |
irritable bowel syndrome with constipation |
|
|
IBUM |
International Board of Undersea Medicine |
|
|
IBV |
Intracellular Assembly of the Coronavirus |
|
|
IBV |
Intra Bronchial Valves |
|
|
IBV |
Infectious Bronchitis Virus |
|
|
ICA |
Internal Carotid Artery |
|
|
ICCD |
Integrated Center for Child Development |
|
|
ICCD |
International Center for Clubhouse Development |
|
|
ICCP |
International Council of Coloproctology |
|
|
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
|
|
ICD |
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
|
|
ICD 9 |
International Classification of Diseases, version 9 |
|
|
ICD-O |
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology |
|
|
ICF |
Informed Consent Form |
|
|
ICH |
International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use |
|
|
ICHNR |
International Congress of Head and Neck Radiology |
|
|
ICM |
Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
ICMJE |
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors |
|
|
ICN |
International Council of Nurses |
|
|
ICOB |
International Claimers Of Bishounen |
|
|
ICON |
Indian Certified Organics Network |
|
|
ICP |
Intracranial Pressure |
|
|
ICR |
Introduction to Clinical Reasoning |
|
|
ICRP |
International Commission on Radiological Protection |
|
|
ICRW |
Information Carrying Radio Waves |
|
|
ICSI |
Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection |
|
|
ICSOL |
Intra Cranial Space Occupying Lesions |
|
|
ICSP |
Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients |
|
|
ICSR |
Individual Case Safety Reports |
|
|
ICTV |
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses |
|
|
IDDB |
Investigational Drugs Database |
|
|
IDDCP |
Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme |
|
|
IDDT |
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust |
|
|
IDET |
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy |
|
|
IDFA |
Immune Deficiency Foundation of Australia |
|
|
IDHC |
Island Digestive Health Center |
|
|
idiopathic thrombocytopenia |
ITP |
|
|
IDLEs |
indolent lesions of epithelial origin |
|
|
IDMT |
Independent Duty Medical Technician |
|
|
IDPD |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
|
|
IDPD |
Indian Doctors for Peace and Development |
|
|
IDSA-EIN |
Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network |
|
|
IDV |
indinavir |
|
|
IEED |
Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder |
|
|
IEID |
Institute of Epidemology and Infectious Diseases |
|
|
IFG |
Impaired Fasting Glucose |
|
|
IGRA |
interferon-gamma release assay |
|
|
IGT |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
|
|
IHD |
Ischemic Heart Disease |
|
|
IHIS |
Integrated Health Interview Series |
|
|
IHM |
Indian Head Massage |
|
|
IICP |
Increased Intracranial Pressure |
|
|
Iicu |
Infant Intensive Care Unit |
|
|
IIV |
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (formerly called TIV) |
|
|
IIV3 |
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent |
|
|
IIV4 |
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent |
|
|
IJID |
International Journal for Infectious Diseases |
|
|
IJV |
inernal jugular vein |
|
|
IKLT |
Institute of Kidney Lifescience Technologies |
|
|
IL |
Interleukin |
|
|
ILADS |
International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society |
|
|
ILFA |
Irish Lung Fibrosis Association |
|
|
ILI |
intraocular lens implantation |
|
|
ILI |
influenza-like illness |
|
|
IM |
intramuscular(ly) |
|
|
IM |
Internal Medicine (journal / revue) |
|
|
IM |
internist |
|
|
IMA |
Inferior Mesenteric Artery |
|
|
IMAM |
Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia |
|
|
IMAQ |
Islamic Medical Association of Queensland |
|
|
IMC |
International Medical Corps |
|
|
IMC |
Industrial Medical Council |
|
|
IMD |
Invasive mold disease |
|
|
IMEI |
International Medical Education Institute |
|
|
IMER |
Institute For Medical Education Research |
|
|
IMER |
International Medical Education Research |
|
|
IMH |
Internal Moving Healing |
|
|
IMHO |
International Medical Health Organization |
|
|
IMJ |
International Medical Journal |
|
|
IMMD |
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
|
IMN |
International Medical Network |
|
|
IMN |
Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy |
|
|
IMOP |
Internal Medicine Operating Protocol |
|
|
IMOR |
Institute For Medical Outcomes Research |
|
|
IMRT |
intensity-modulated radiation therapy |
|
|
IMS |
Interventional Management of Stroke |
|
|
IMS |
Indian Medical Service |
|
|
IMT |
Intima-Media Thickness |
|
|
IMWT |
Inspiratory Muscle Work Tolerance |
|
|
INCA |
Instituto Nacional de Cãncer |
|
|
Inf |
Inferior |
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|
inf. |
infant |
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|
INFAO |
Abdominal Aorta Below |
|
|
INMP |
Integrative Nutrition and Metabolic Processes |
|
|
INR |
International Normalised Ratio |
|
|
INT |
introversion |
|
|
INVC |
Integrating Nutrition in Value Chains |
|
|
IO |
IO Inferior oblique (of eye) |
|
|
IOE |
Intraoperative echocardiography |
|
|
IOFB |
Intra-ocular foreign body |
|
|
IOL |
Intra-Ocular Lens |
|
|
IOLs |
Intraocular Cataract Lenses |
|
|
IOM |
Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Science, U.S.) |
|
|
IOSM |
Institute of Safety Management |
|
|
IOSM |
Irving Orthopedics and Sports Medicine |
|
|
IOSM |
Integrated Oncology Systems Model |
|
|
Iota |
Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale De l'Afrique |
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|
IP |
initial positive |
|
|
IPAG |
Independent Pharmacists of Australia Group |
|
|
IPAQ |
International Physical Activity Questionnaire |
|
|
IPBS |
Isotopes in the Physical and Biomedical Sciences |
|
|
IPE |
Individual Protective Equipment |
|
|
IPEM |
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine |
|
|
IPMN(s) |
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm(s) |
|
|
IPOP |
Immediate Post-Operative Prosthesis |
|
|
IPPE |
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences |
|
|
IPRC |
Identification and Placement Review Committee |
|
|
IPRC |
International Pediatric Rehabilitation Collaborative |
|
|
IPSA |
Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts |
|
|
IPSB |
inappropriate patient sexual behavior |
|
|
IPSM |
Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine |
|
|
IPV |
inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
|
|
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
|
|
IQCODE |
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly |
|
|
IR |
IR Inferior rectus |
|
|
IR(s) |
incidence rate(s) |
|
|
IRCAD |
Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif |
|
|
IREB |
Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons |
|
|
IRH |
Institute for Reproductive Health |
|
|
IRIS |
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome |
|
|
IRVAN |
Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis |
|
|
ISB |
Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique |
|
|
ISBS |
International Society for Biosemiotic Studies |
|
|
ISDD |
Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence |
|
|
ISH |
in-situ hybridization |
|
|
ISHEASTM |
International Society for the History of East Asian Science Technology and Medicine |
|
|
ISI |
Insomnia Screening Index |
|
|
ISI |
Insomnia Severity Index |
|
|
ISIR |
International Society for Interferon-Research |
|
|
ISIS |
Institute of Science in Society |
|
|
ISM |
Industry, Science, Medicine radio frequency band |
|
|
ISMC |
Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen |
|
|
ISMH |
International Society of Men's Health |
|
|
ISMH |
International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology |
|
|
ISMP |
Institute for Safe Medication Practices |
|
|
ISMS |
Illinois State Medical Society |
|
|
Isol |
Isolation Valve |
|
|
ISOT |
Israeli Society for Organ Transplantation |
|
|
ISPO |
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics |
|
|
ISPT |
Indiana Society for Psychoanalytic Thought |
|
|
isq |
in status quo (Lat.: no change) |
|
|
ISQ |
Implant Stability Quotient |
|
|
ISSIR |
International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research |
|
|
IST-3 |
Third International Stroke Trial |
|
|
ISTAR |
Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research |
|
|
ISTH |
International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis |
|
|
ISTM |
Institut Superieur Des Techniques Medicales |
|
|
IT |
idiopathic thrombocytopenia |
|
|
IT |
Information Technology |
|
|
ITBE |
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering |
|
|
Itch |
Itching |
|
|
ITHA |
Inter Tribal Health Authority |
|
|
ITM |
Institute for Traditional Medicine |
|
|
ITPC |
International Treatment Preparedness Coalition |
|
|
ITPO |
International Thyroid Patient Organisation |
|
|
IUCD |
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device |
|
|
IUP |
Intrauterine Pregnancy |
|
|
IUSTI |
International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections |
|
|
IV |
Intravenous |
|
|
IVA |
Isovaleric Acidemia |
|
|
IVD |
Ischemic Vascular Disease |
|
|
IVF |
in-vitro fertilization technique |
|
|
IVI |
International Vaccine Institute |
|
|
Ivpt |
Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology |
|
|
IVTE |
idiopathic venous thromboembolism |
|
|
IWCG |
Iraq War Clinician Guide |
|
|
IWH |
Institute for Work & Health |
|
|
J |
Josephdoes |
|
|
J-ART |
Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology |
|
|
JAMA |
Journal of the American Medical Association |
|
|
JBI |
Journal of Biomedical Informatics |
|
|
JBJS |
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery |
|
|
JBN |
Just Better Nursing |
|
|
JBO |
Journal of Biomedical Optics |
|
|
JCAH |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (Canada, 1951–1958) (currently named Accreditation Canada) |
|
|
JCERT |
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology |
|
|
JCI |
Joint Commission International |
|
|
JCTO |
Joint Clinical Trials Office |
|
|
JE |
Japanese Encephalitis |
|
|
JE-MB |
Inactivated, mouse brain-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax®) (no longer available) |
|
|
JE-VC |
Inactivated, Vero cell culture-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (Ixiaro®) |
|
|
JECFA |
Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives |
|
|
JGN |
Journal of Gerontological Nursing |
|
|
JHM |
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences |
|
|
JHMI |
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
|
|
JHSS |
Johns Hopkins Sibling Study |
|
|
JIFSAN |
Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
|
|
JMHAT |
Joint Mental Health Advisory Team |
|
|
JMSMM |
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine |
|
|
JNCI |
Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
|
|
JOINTS |
Joining Organizations in Tackling SSIs |
|
|
JOPS |
Journals of Physiotherapy Specialists |
|
|
JSMA |
Jersey Shore Medical Associates |
|
|
JSMC |
Jefferson State Medical College |
|
|
jt |
Joint |
|
|
JVP |
Jugular Venous Pressure |
|
|
K |
Keratometer (or numerical reading therefrom) |
|
|
KABB |
Kentucky Association of Blood Banks |
|
|
KABN |
Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing |
|
|
KAPA |
Knoxville Area Project Access |
|
|
KBI |
KIDNEY & BLADDER imaging |
|
|
KBI |
Kidney & bladder infection |
|
|
KCAT |
Kidney Check Australia Taskforce |
|
|
KCOM |
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
|
|
KD |
Knee-Disarticulation |
|
|
KD |
Kawasaki's disease |
|
|
kDa |
Korean Dental Association |
|
|
KDOQI |
Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative |
|
|
KE |
Kinetic Energy |
|
|
KEGG |
Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
|
|
KGDA |
Kernel Generalised Discriminant Analysis |
|
|
KHD |
Kinase Homology Domain |
|
|
KHD |
Kinky Hair Disease |
|
|
KHM |
Kids HealthMobile |
|
|
Ki |
Karolinska Institut |
|
|
KMAP |
Kansas Medical Assistance Program |
|
|
KMC |
Kasturba Medical College |
|
|
KOAS |
Korean-American Outreach Services |
|
|
Kp |
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
|
|
KPPN |
Kemper Preferred Provider Network |
|
|
KRC |
Kommission Refraktive Chirurgie |
|
|
krt |
Kidney Replacement Therapy |
|
|
L |
Left |
|
|
L |
Litre |
|
|
L&D |
Labor and Delivery |
|
|
L&W |
Living and Well |
|
|
L-1 |
first lumbar vertebrum |
|
|
L-2 |
second lumbar vertebrum |
|
|
L-3 |
third lumbar vertebrum |
|
|
L-4 |
fourth lumbar vertebrum |
|
|
L-5 |
fifth lumbar vertebrum |
|
|
L4/5 |
Lumbar vertebrae 4 and 5 interspace |
|
|
L85 |
Leiden-85 cohort |
|
|
LA |
Left Arm |
|
|
LA |
Left Atrium |
|
|
LAA |
Liberty Air Acknowledgement |
|
|
LAB |
Laboratory |
|
|
LABA |
Long-Acting Beta-Agonists |
|
|
LAF |
Line of the Air Force |
|
|
LAFH |
Lower Anterior Facial Height |
|
|
LAISPS |
Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies |
|
|
LAIV |
Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Nasal Spray) |
|
|
LAIV4 |
Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Quadrivalent) |
|
|
LAM |
Lymphangiomyomatosis |
|
|
LAmA |
Leave Against Medical Advice |
|
|
LAOC |
Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center |
|
|
LASER |
Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser) |
|
|
LASV |
Lassa virus |
|
|
Lat |
Lateral |
|
|
LAT |
Laboratory Animal Technician |
|
|
LAYA |
Looking After You Always |
|
|
LBL |
Light Bladder Leakage |
|
|
LBV |
Low Biological Value |
|
|
LC |
Lethal Concentration |
|
|
LC |
Lighting Certified |
|
|
LCCE |
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator |
|
|
LCIS |
Lobular Carcinoma in Situ |
|
|
LCMV |
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
|
|
LCPC |
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor |
|
|
LCS |
Libyan Cardiac Society |
|
|
LD50 |
lethal concentration causing death in 50% |
|
|
LDF |
Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
|
|
LDLo |
lowest dosage causing death |
|
|
LDN |
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist |
|
|
LDO |
Licensed Dispensing Optician |
|
|
LDUH |
Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin |
|
|
LE |
Lower Extremity |
|
|
LEA |
Local Education Agency |
|
|
LEAD |
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease |
|
|
LEB |
Life Expectancy at Birth |
|
|
LEMS |
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome |
|
|
LEMS |
Larchwood Emergency Medical Service |
|
|
LEND |
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities |
|
|
LER |
Longitudinal Exposure Record |
|
|
LFA |
Left Forearm |
|
|
LGBT |
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Or Transgender |
|
|
LGV |
Lymphogranuloma Venereum |
|
|
LGVMA |
Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association |
|
|
LHF |
Left Heart Failure |
|
|
LHI |
Lead Hazard Information |
|
|
LHON |
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
|
|
LHRHa |
leuteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist |
|
|
LICSW |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
|
|
LIG |
Ligament |
|
|
LIH |
Left Inguinal Hernia |
|
|
LIS |
Living Information System |
|
|
LISA |
Life Science Austria |
|
|
LJPC |
London Journal of Primary Care |
|
|
LK |
legt kidney |
|
|
LKEA |
Leukoerythroblastic Anemia |
|
|
LL |
Left Leg |
|
|
LL |
linear laceration |
|
|
LL |
left lobe |
|
|
LLAT |
left lateral |
|
|
LLB |
Legum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor Of Laws) |
|
|
LLC |
Lake Louise Criteria |
|
|
LLD |
doctor of laws |
|
|
LLL |
left lower lobe (lung) |
|
|
LLM |
Master of Laws |
|
|
LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
|
|
LLR |
left lateral rectus (of eye) |
|
|
LMA |
The Longwood Medical Area |
|
|
LMBF |
Laminar Microvascular Blood Flow |
|
|
LMCA |
Left Main Coronary Artery |
|
|
LMCL |
Left-Mid-Central Lobe |
|
|
LMR |
Left medial rectus (of eye) |
|
|
LMRP |
Local Medical Review Policy |
|
|
LMSS |
Liverpool Medical Students Society |
|
|
LMSW |
Licensed Master of Social Work |
|
|
LMWH |
Low molecular weight heparin(oid |
|
|
LN |
last negative |
|
|
LN |
lymph nodes(s) |
|
|
LNCC |
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified |
|
|
LNV |
Lymph Node Volume |
|
|
LOA |
Law of Attraction |
|
|
LObl |
Left oblique |
|
|
LOC |
Loss of Consciousness |
|
|
LOE |
Level of Evidence |
|
|
LOINC |
Logical Observation Identifier Name Codes (Regenstrief Institute) |
|
|
LOMG |
London Obstetric Medicine Group |
|
|
LOMG |
Linden Oaks Medical Group |
|
|
LOML |
Latunde Odeku Medical Library |
|
|
LOMS |
Late-Onset Multiple Sclerosis |
|
|
LP |
Licensed Practitioner |
|
|
LPAP |
Local Pharmacy Assistance Program |
|
|
LPI |
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy |
|
|
LPM |
Lateral Plate Mesoderm |
|
|
LPO |
lateral preoptic area |
|
|
LR |
left-right |
|
|
LR |
lateral rectus (of eye) |
|
|
LRCPS |
Lipid Research Clinics Prevalence Study |
|
|
lre |
leukemic reticuloendotheliosis |
|
|
LRI |
Lower Respiratory Infection |
|
|
LRLT |
Living Related Liver Transplantation |
|
|
LSA |
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus |
|
|
LSD |
Lysosomal storage diseases |
|
|
LSE |
Life Support Equipment |
|
|
LSEQ |
Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire |
|
|
LSO |
Line Scaning Opthalmoscope |
|
|
LSS |
Lung Screening Study |
|
|
LSS |
Life Support System |
|
|
LSU |
Life Support Umbilical |
|
|
LT |
Light |
|
|
LTA |
Late Term Abortion |
|
|
LTAC |
Long-Term Acute Care |
|
|
LTBI |
Latent Tuberculosis Infection |
|
|
LTCSS |
Long Term Care Services and Supports |
|
|
LTD |
Long-Term Depression |
|
|
LTD |
Long Term Disability |
|
|
LTFP |
Long Term Follow-up Program |
|
|
LTH |
Luteotropic Hormone |
|
|
LTHO(s) |
long-term health outcome(s) |
|
|
LTOT |
Long Term Oxygen Therapy |
|
|
LTSS |
Long-Term Services and Supports |
|
|
LUL |
Left Upper Lobe |
|
|
lumc |
Leiden University Medical Center's |
|
|
LUMHS |
Liaquat Medical University Health And Science |
|
|
Lupp |
Laser Uvulopalatoplasty |
|
|
LUTS |
lower urinary tract symptoms |
|
|
LV |
lentiviral vector |
|
|
LVAD |
Left Ventricular Assist Device |
|
|
Lved |
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Dimension |
|
|
LVH |
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
|
|
lvnc |
Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
LVV |
Live Virus Vaccine |
|
|
LWI |
lateral wedge insole |
|
|
LYNC |
Launch Your Nursing Career |
|
|
M |
Male |
|
|
M |
Married |
|
|
M-TAG/IMS |
Medical Technology Assessment Group/IMS Health |
|
|
MAA |
Medical Administrative Activities |
|
|
MAAC |
Medical Assistance Advisory Committee |
|
|
MAb |
Medical Advisory Board |
|
|
MAC |
Mycobacterium Avium Complex (medicine) |
|
|
MACE |
Military Acute Concussion Evaluation |
|
|
MACO |
Maximum Allowable Carryover |
|
|
MADRS |
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale |
|
|
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food |
|
|
MAFO |
Molded Ankle-Foot Orthotic |
|
|
MAGIC |
Meta-analysis of Glucose and Insulin Related Traits Consortium |
|
|
MAHA |
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia |
|
|
MAM |
Moderate Acute Malnutrition |
|
|
MAMBO |
Medical Associated Multimedia Based Organization |
|
|
MAMS |
Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey |
|
|
MANSI |
Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative |
|
|
MANTIS |
Manual Alternative And Natural Therapy Index System |
|
|
MANTRA-PAF |
medical antiarrhythmic treatment or radio frequency ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation trial |
|
|
MAOIs |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors |
|
|
MAP |
Medical Assistance Plans |
|
|
mapca |
major aortopulmonary collateral artery |
|
|
MAPCAs |
Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries |
|
|
MAR |
maternal antibody related autism |
|
|
MARC |
Multiple Artificial Retina Chipset |
|
|
MARCH |
Medically Aware Responsible Citizens Of Hyderabad |
|
|
MARS |
Medical Amateur Radio Society |
|
|
MARS |
Medication Adherence Rating Scale |
|
|
Massmed |
Massachusetts Medical Society |
|
|
MAT |
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia |
|
|
MB |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
|
MB,BS |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
|
|
MBA |
Master of Business Administration |
|
|
MBBS |
Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (Latin: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) |
|
|
MBDM |
Mindfulness-Based Diabetes Management |
|
|
MBK |
Medications and Bandage Kit |
|
|
MBMP |
Modified Bonn-Malmö Protocol |
|
|
MBOS |
Medical Board of Survey |
|
|
MBOS |
Maximum Blood Ordering Schedule |
|
|
MBT |
midblastula transition antigen |
|
|
MC |
Master of Surgery |
|
|
MC2B |
Medical Contact To Balloon time |
|
|
MCAT |
Medical College Aptitude Test |
|
|
MCCQE |
Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination |
|
|
MCD |
Mad Cow Disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) |
|
|
MCD |
Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency |
|
|
MCEP |
Medical Care Expense Plan |
|
|
MCH |
Master of Surgery |
|
|
MCI |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
|
|
mCi |
Millicurie |
|
|
MCKT |
Medium-chain 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Thiolase |
|
|
MCL |
mantle-cell lymphoma |
|
|
MCMI |
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory |
|
|
MCPS |
Member of College of Physician & Surgeons |
|
|
MCS |
mental component score |
|
|
MCTD |
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease |
|
|
mCTSIB |
Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction of Balance |
|
|
MCV |
Measles-containing vaccines |
|
|
MCV4 |
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Quadravalent |
|
|
MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
|
MDAL |
3,4-methylenedioxy-N-allylamphetamine |
|
|
MDAO |
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario |
|
|
MDCA |
Medical Device Companies Analysis |
|
|
MDCM |
"Medicinae Doctorem et Chirurgiae Magistrum" the latin term given to a Doctor, specifically a Doctor who has satisfied the College of Surgeons and Physicians of Canada. The latin translation is "Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. |
|
|
MDD |
Major Depressive Disorderb |
|
|
MDE |
Major Depressive Episode |
|
|
MDG |
Millenium Development Goal |
|
|
MDI |
Multidirectional Instability |
|
|
MDI |
Manic Depressive Illness |
|
|
MDJ |
Medical Digest Journal |
|
|
MDL |
Medical DeviceLink |
|
|
MDME |
Microsomal Drug Metabolizing Enzymes |
|
|
MDMS |
Myositis Data Management System |
|
|
MDN |
Medical Device Network |
|
|
MDPC |
Medical Device Packaging Committee |
|
|
MDPI |
Molecular Diversity Preservation International |
|
|
MDR |
miltidrug-resistant |
|
|
MDR |
Minimum Daily Requirement |
|
|
MDRT |
multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
|
|
MDRTB |
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
|
|
MEB |
Medical Evaluation Board |
|
|
MeBe |
Methyl Blue (stain) |
|
|
MECA |
Medical Electronic Customer Assistance |
|
|
MECP |
Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program |
|
|
MEDDAC |
Medical Department Activity |
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MEDI |
Medical Electronic Data Interchange |
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MEDICS |
Medical Information Computer System |
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MEDS |
The Medical Emergency Distribution System |
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MEJ |
Medical Equipment Journal of Japan |
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MEMA |
Musicians Emergency Medical Association |
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MenA |
meningococcal serogroup A |
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MenACWY |
meningococcal conjugate vaccine capsular polysaccharide of serogroup C, W135, and Y |
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MenACWY-CRM |
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menveo®) |
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MenACWY-D |
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menactra®) |
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MEOH |
Methyl Alcohol |
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MEPP |
Miosis Enophthalmos Ptosis Protrusion |
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MEPS |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
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MERC |
Medical Education And Research Committee |
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MERC |
Medical Education And Research Costs |
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MERC |
Medical Education Research Center |
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MeRd |
Methyl Red (stain) |
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MERP |
Medical Emergency Response Plan |
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MERPs |
Medical Expense Reimbursement Plans |
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MERRF |
Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) |
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MERS |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
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MERS-CoV |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus |
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MeSH |
Medical subject headings |
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MET |
Medical Evangelism Training |
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METI |
Medical Education Technologies, Inc. |
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MFM |
Massage Fisiotherapy And Medical |
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MG |
Myasthenia Gravis |
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MGD |
Meibomian Gland Disorder |
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MGDP |
Mandatory Generic Drug Program |
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MGH |
centers--Massachusetts General Hospital |
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MH |
Mental Health |
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MH |
Mass Hysteria |
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MH |
Medical Humanities |
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MH |
Medical Hold |
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MHA |
Mental Health Association |
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MHAT |
Mental Health Advisory Team (US Army) |
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MHB |
Michigan Health Board |
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MHC |
Mental Health Conference |
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MHC |
Major Histocompatibility Complex |
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MHE |
Master of Health Education |
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MHIP |
Maryland Health Insurance Plan |
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MHLT |
Minimum Hearing Loss Threshold |
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MHPF |
Mental Health Providers Forum |
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MHPSS |
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network |
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MHRI |
Miami Heart Research Institute |
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MHS |
Medical Health Service |
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MHSA |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
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MHSACM |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts |
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MHUC |
Mental Health Urgent Care |
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MHW |
Men's Health Week |
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MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
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MI2 |
MedStar Institute for Innovation |
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MIAL |
Medical Image Analysis Laboratory |
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MIAP |
Medically Indigent Assistance Program (SCDHHS) |
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MIAS |
Medical Image And Signals |
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MIB |
Medical Information Bureau |
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MICC |
Multiple Independent Current Control |
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MICS |
Medical Implant Communications Service |
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MIDARP |
Minority Institutions' Drug Abuse Research Development Program |
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MIFL |
Maximum Individual Fiber Loss |
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MILD |
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression |
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MILD |
Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dreaming |
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MIMC |
Millennium Imaging Medical Center |
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MIMI |
Mobile Integrated Medical Instruments |
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MIMS |
Medical Information Management System |
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MIP |
Medically Indigent Program |
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MIPI |
Mantle-Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index |
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MIPO |
minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis |
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MIPS |
Medical Interoperability Portfolio Standards |
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MIR |
Medical Inspection Room |
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MIRC |
Medical Image Resource Center |
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MIRF |
Medical Incident Report Form |
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MIRF |
Medical Industrial Radiation Facility |
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MIRV |
Medical Image Reconstruction And Visualization |
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MISM |
Master of Information Systems Management |
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MLAP |
Master's Level Addiction Professional |
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MLC |
Medical Licentiates Consortium |
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MLD |
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease |
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MLR |
Mixed Lymphocyte Response |
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MLT |
Medical Library Technician |
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MM |
methadone maintenance |
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MM |
Malignant Melanoma |
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MMA |
Maxillomandibular Advancement |
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MMBH |
Medical Managed Behavioral Health |
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MMG |
Medical Management Guidelines |
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MMIHS |
Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome |
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MMLP |
Montana Medical Legal Panels |
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MMN |
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy |
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MMP |
matrix-metalloproteinase |
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MMPO |
Midwifery and Maternity Providers Organisation (New Zealand) |
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MMRA |
Minnesota Medical Records Act |
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MMRP |
Mbeya Medical Research Programme |
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MMRP |
Medical Marihuana Research Program |
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MMRT |
Midlands Medical Response Team |
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MMRT |
Metropolitan Medical Response Team |
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MMRT |
Malekula Medical Relief Trust |
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MMRT |
Medicaid Medical Review Team |
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MMRV |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine |
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MMS |
Massachusetts Medical Society |
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MMS |
Medical Mission Sisters |
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MMSE |
Mini-Mental Status Examination |
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MMSI |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
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MMSS |
Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome |
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MMTV |
Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus |
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MMWR |
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
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MNA |
Manitoba Naturopathic Association (licensing body in MB) |
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MNB |
Medicare News Brief |
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MNBF |
Magnocellular Basal Forebrain |
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MNBN |
Medicare News Brief Network |
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MNN |
Medical News Network |
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MNST |
Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor |
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MOAD |
Mothers' Outcomes After Delivery |
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MODY |
mature-onset diabetes of the young |
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MOGA |
Medical Oncology Group of Australia |
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MOH |
Medical Officer of Health |
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MOI |
Mask Of The Introverted |
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MOM |
Metal-On-Metal |
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MOOP |
Medical Out Of Pocket |
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MOPH |
Ministry of Public Health |
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MORD |
Medical Operations Requirements Document |
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MOS |
medical outcomes Study |
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Most |
Mode Selection Trial |
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MP |
Mallampati grade |
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MP-CVDRF |
Monitoring Project on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor |
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MPA |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate |
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MPAS |
Master of Physician Assistant Studies |
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MPF |
Money Follows the Person |
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MPFS |
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule |
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MPH |
Master of Public Health |
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MPH |
Master of Pharmacy |
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mpharm |
master of pharmacy |
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MPHI |
Michigan Public Health Institute |
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MPI |
Medical & Pharmaceutical Information |
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MPJ |
Medical Projects Journal |
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MPM |
Medical Portfolio Management |
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MPND |
MucoPurulent Nasal Discharge |
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mppcf |
millions of particles per cubic foot (air) |
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MPRI |
Medical Polymers Research Institute |
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MPSV4 |
Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Quadravalent |
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MPT |
Master of Physiotherapy |
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MQG |
Medical QiGong |
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MQIO |
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization |
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MQT |
Medicaid Qualifying Trust |
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MR |
Mutual Recognition |
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MR |
Measles-rubella Vaccine |
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MR |
Medical Record/s |
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MRA |
Magnetic Resonance Angiography |
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MRAB |
Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumanii |
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Mrad |
Master of Radiology |
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MRC |
Medical Research Council |
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MRC |
Medical Reserve Corporation |
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MRD |
Matched Related Donor |
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MRDO |
Multi Resistant Drug Organisms |
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MREP |
Medicare Remit Easy Print |
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MRES |
Medical Response Emergency Software |
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MRFIT |
Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial |
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MRI |
Medical Records Institute |
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MRI |
Medical Resonance Imaging |
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MRL |
Minimal Risk Levels |
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MROE |
Medical Rules of Eligibility |
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MRP |
Medical Rehab Platoon |
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MRSA |
Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' |
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MRT |
Medical Radiologic Technologist |
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MRTC |
Maple Ridge Treatment Centre |
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MS |
multiple sclerosis |
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MS |
Master of Science |
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MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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MSAC |
Medical Services Advisory Committee |
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MSAV |
Medical Scientists Association of Victoria |
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MSc |
Master of Surgery |
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MSD |
Master of Science in Dentistry |
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MSD |
Medical Stored Department |
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MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
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MSE |
Medical Support Equipment |
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MSEE |
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
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MSEH |
Master of Science in Environmental Health |
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MSF |
Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) |
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Msg |
massage |
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MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Administration (US) |
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MSHP |
Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
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MSIA |
Medical Sciences Interdepartmental Area |
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MSIC |
Medically Supervised Injecting Centre |
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MSIPC |
Michigan Society for Infection Prevention & Control |
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MSL |
Midsternal Line |
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MSL |
Medical Science Liaison |
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MSLS |
Master of Science in Library Science |
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MSM |
Men who have Sex with Men |
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MSNE |
Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Epilepsy |
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MSOF |
Multiple system organ failure |
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MSP |
matching to sample |
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MSRA |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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MSRDP |
Medical Service Research and Development Plan |
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MSRS |
medical student research scholars |
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MSRT |
Medical Student Research Training |
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MSSA |
Medical Service Study Areas |
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MSSD |
Medical Staff Services Department |
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MSSO |
Medical Students And Sites Officer |
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MSSO |
Medical Scientist Student Organization |
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MSSR |
Medical Students for Social Responsibility |
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MSSU |
Medical Short Stay Unit |
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MSW |
Medical Social Worker |
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MT |
Medical Technology |
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MTA |
Multimodal Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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MTAA |
Medical Technology Association of Australia |
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MTAP |
Multidimensional Task Ability Profile |
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mTBI |
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury |
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MTC |
M tuberculosis complex |
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MTCT |
Mother to Child Transmission |
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MTF |
Medical Treatment Facility |
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MTH |
mathematical processing |
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MTMI |
Medical Technology Management Institute |
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MTMS |
Medication Therapy Management Services |
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MTPPI |
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute |
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MTRP |
Medical Training Review Panel |
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MTSS |
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome |
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MUCA-1 |
Chinese Multi-Provincial Study I |
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MUCA-2 |
Chinese Multi-Provincial Study II |
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MUD |
Matched Unrelated Donor (stem cell transplantation) |
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MUMPS |
Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System |
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mxw |
maximum weight |
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MZ |
Monozygotic |
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N |
Nitrogen |
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N&NR |
New and Non-official Remedies |
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N&V |
Nausea & Vomiting |
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N-VAS |
Nogier vascular autonomic signal |
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n. |
nerve |
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N.S. |
nervous system |
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NA |
Not Available |
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NA |
Numerical Aperture (fiber optics) |
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NAA |
National Autism Association |
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NAAT |
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test |
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NACHRI |
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions |
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NACo |
National Association of Counties |
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NAD |
not actually diagnosed |
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NAD |
No Abnormality Detected |
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NAGMA |
Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis |
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NAHF |
normal adult human female |
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NAHM |
normal adult human male |
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NAICU |
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities |
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NAION |
nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
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NAIT |
Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia |
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NAMCS |
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
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NAMPA |
National Association of Medical Perfusionists of Australia |
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NAPNES |
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service |
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NAPVI |
National Association for Parents of Children with Visually Impairments |
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NARI |
National Ageing Research Institute |
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NARTI |
Nucleoside Analogue Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor |
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NASH |
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis |
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NB |
neuroblastoma cells |
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NBCCEDP |
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program |
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NBCOT |
National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologists |
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NBCOT |
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. |
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NBDHMT |
National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology |
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NBT |
Nitroblue tetrazolium (assay) |
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NC2 |
Nebraska Cancer Coalition |
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NCA |
National Care Association |
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Ncadi |
Csap's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
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NCAT |
neurocognitive assessment tool |
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NCC |
NUKF Care Cell |
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NCC |
National Certification Corporation |
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NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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NCCDP |
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners |
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NCCR |
Nevada Central Cancer Registry |
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NCCT |
National Center for Competency Testing |
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NCD |
noncommunicable diseases |
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NCD |
needle chest-decompression |
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NCDA |
National Center for Deaf Advocacy |
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NCDCP |
Non Communicable Diseases Control Programme |
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NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics standards |
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NCHS |
National Coalition of House Staffs |
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NCHWPPTA |
National Conference on Health, Welfare and Pensions Plans Trustees and Administrators |
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NCI |
National Cancer Institute, USA |
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NCIC |
National Cancer Institute of Canada's |
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NCIC CTG |
National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group |
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NCID |
National Center for Infectious Diseases |
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NCLEX |
National Council Licensure Examination |
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NCMF |
North Canton Medical Foundation |
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NCMHD |
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
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NCPB |
National Cancer Policy Board |
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NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health) |
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NCS |
Norwegian Counties Study |
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NCS |
Nurse Call System |
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NCS |
Neurocardiogenic Syncope |
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NCSS |
National Cholera Surveillance System |
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NCT |
Nuclear Cardiology Technologist |
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NCTR |
National Center for Toxicological Research |
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NCTRC |
North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center |
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ND |
needle chest-decompression |
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ND |
Doctor of Naturopathy |
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NDC |
National Drug Code |
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NDDIC |
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse |
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NDI |
Neurodevelopmental impairment |
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NDIC |
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse |
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NDIP |
National Dental Inspection Programme |
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NDMS |
National Disaster Medical Service |
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NDMS |
National Disaster Medical System |
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NDR |
National Diabetes Registry |
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NDRI |
Naval Dental Research Institute |
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NDSE |
National Dental Specialty Examination |
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NDSH |
Non Direct Self Harm |
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NDTR |
normal temperature pulse and respiraton |
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NEAHR |
Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research |
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NEC |
not elsewhere classified |
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NEDSS |
National Electronic Disease Surveillance System |
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NEFS |
New England Fertility Society |
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Neg |
NEGative |
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NEHIPC |
National E-Health Information Principal Committee |
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NEI |
National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health) |
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NEM |
negative emotionality (neuroticism) |
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NERD |
No Evidence of Recurrent Disease |
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NETH |
Netherton Syndrome |
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NETSS |
National Electronic Telecommunications System forSurveillance |
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NEX |
Nose Ear And Xiphoid |
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NF |
Necrotizing Fasciitis |
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NFH |
Nutrition For Health |
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NFI |
No Further Information |
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NFLT |
Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness |
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NGA |
National Governors Association |
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NGTOC |
General Practice Services Committee (British Columbia) |
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NGU |
nongonococcal urethritis |
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NHAMCS |
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
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NHANES I |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I, 1971-1975 |
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NHANES i-EFS |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiological Follow-up Study |
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NHANES II |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II |
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NHAP |
Nursing Home Administrator Program |
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NHEJ |
non-homologous end-joining pathway |
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NHI |
National Health Index |
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NHIS |
National Health Interview Survey |
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NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
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NHMA |
National Hispanic Medical Association |
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NHMRC |
National Health And Medical Research Council (Australia) |
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NHOC |
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center |
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NHP |
Newcastle Heart Project |
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NHP |
Neighborhood Health Plan |
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NHRPP |
Navy Human Research Protections Program |
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NHS |
Nurses’ Health Study |
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NHS |
National Health Service |
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NHSC |
National Health Service Corps |
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NHSN |
National Healthcare Safety Network |
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NHSU |
National Horizon Scanning Unit |
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NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
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NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
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NIAH |
National Institute of Animal Health |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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NIAM |
National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine |
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NIBP |
Non-Invasive Blood Pressure |
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NIBR |
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. |
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NIBSC |
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control |
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NICE |
National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
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NICE |
Nationwide Instruction for Cardiovascular Education |
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NICE |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK) |
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NICE-SUGAR |
Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation-Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (research trial) |
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NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
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NICM |
Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy |
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NICS |
National Institute of Clinical Studies |
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NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health) |
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NIDCD |
National Institutetute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
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NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
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NIDR |
National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health) |
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NIDRR |
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
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Nig |
National Institute of Genetics |
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NIGMS |
The National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
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NIH |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH |
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NIHB |
Non-Insured Health Benefits |
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NIHE |
Nightingale Institute for Health and the Environment |
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NIHO |
Normalized Index of Hemolysis for Oxygenators |
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NIHS |
National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan |
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NIHSS |
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale |
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NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
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NIMR |
National Institute for Medical Research |
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NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
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NINE |
National Institute of Nutritional Education |
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NIOH |
National Institute of Occupational Health |
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NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's |
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NIP |
National Immunization Program |
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NIPI |
Norway-India Partnership Initiative |
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NIPS |
National Institute for Physiological Sciences |
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NIRS |
National Institute of Radiological Science |
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Nismat |
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma |
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NISW |
National Institute for Social Work |
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NIUSR |
National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue |
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NIV |
National Institute for Virology |
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NKDA |
No Known Durg Allergies |
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NKFA |
No Known Food Allergies |
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NKOA |
no known other allergies |
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NKUDIC |
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse |
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NL&D |
normal labor and delivery |
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NLBP |
nonspecific low back pain |
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NLIC |
National Lead Information Center |
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NLN |
Neurotrauma Law Nexus |
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NLR(s) |
NOD-like receptor(s) |
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NLST |
National Lung Screening Trial |
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NMDP |
National Marrow Donor Program |
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NMHID |
National Mental Health Institute on Deafness |
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NMI |
Naturwissenchaftlich-Medizinisches Institut |
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NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
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NMRI |
Network of Minority Research Investigators |
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NMRI |
National Medical Research Institute |
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NMRI |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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|
NMWC |
Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff |
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|
NN |
Nerves |
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|
NNCA |
Navy Nurse Corps Association |
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|
NNED |
National Network to Eliminate Disparities |
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|
NNH |
Number Needed to Harm |
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|
NNT |
Number needed to Treat |
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|
NO |
Number |
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NOAEL |
no-observed-adverse-effects-level |
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|
NONA |
North Okanagan Neurological Association |
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|
NOSF |
No Other Significant Findings |
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|
NOTCE |
National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination (Canada) |
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|
NP |
neuropsychiatric |
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|
NP |
nasal pack |
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NPAFP |
non-polio acute flaccid paralysis |
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|
NPC |
no prior chemotherapy |
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|
NPHI |
National Public Health Institute |
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|
NPHS-I |
First Northwick Park Heart Study |
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NPHS-II |
Second Northwick Park Heart Study |
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|
NPI |
Neuropsychiatric Inventory Scale |
|
|
NPI |
Narcissistic Personality Inventory |
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|
NPIC |
National Pesticide Information Center |
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|
NPIN |
National Prevention Information Network |
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|
NPPB |
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Breathing |
|
|
NPPD |
National Prosthetics Patient Database |
|
|
NPRM |
Notice Of Proposed Rule Making |
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|
NPS |
National Prescribing Service |
|
|
NPSG |
National Patient Safety Goals |
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|
NPSS |
Nana Palkar Smruti Samiti |
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|
NPWT |
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy |
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|
NRCPR |
National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation |
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|
NREMT-B |
Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic |
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|
NRFHR |
Non Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate |
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|
NRHM |
National Rural Health Mission (India) |
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|
NRI |
Net Reclassification Improvement |
|
|
NRMP |
National Residency Matching Program |
|
|
NRP |
National Response Plan |
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|
NRP |
National Registry Paramedic |
|
|
NRP |
Neonatal Res Provider |
|
|
NS |
No Sequelae |
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|
NS |
Nylon Suture |
|
|
NSA |
Neurosurgical Society of Australasia |
|
|
NSAI |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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|
NSAI |
Non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor |
|
|
NSCLC |
non-small cell lung cancer patients |
|
|
NSI |
Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory |
|
|
NSLBP |
nonspecific low back pain |
|
|
NSLTCP |
National Survey of Long Term Care Providers |
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|
NSMI |
National Sports Medicine Institute of the United Kingdom |
|
|
NSNA |
Normal Shape/Normal Alignment |
|
|
NSQHS |
National Safety and Quality Health Service |
|
|
NSSHB |
National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior |
|
|
NSTEMI |
Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
|
|
NSTX |
Neosaxitoxin |
|
|
NSU |
Nonspecific urethritis |
|
|
NTAC |
National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee |
|
|
NTD |
Neglected Tropical Diseases |
|
|
NTIAC |
Nondestructive Testing Information Analysis Center |
|
|
NTP |
normal temperature and pulse |
|
|
NTP |
normal temperature and pressure |
|
|
NTPR |
normal temperature pulse & respiration |
|
|
NTRF |
Non-traditional risk factors |
|
|
NTSB |
US National Transportation Safety Board |
|
|
NTU |
non-tobacco user(s) |
|
|
NVAF |
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation |
|
|
NVOSC |
Northern Virginia Orthodontic Study Club |
|
|
NVP |
Nevirapine |
|
|
NVSN |
New Vaccine Surveillance Network |
|
|
NVVRS |
National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study |
|
|
NWHC |
National Wildlife Health Center |
|
|
NWHIC |
National Women's Health Information Center |
|
|
NZwork |
New Zealand workers cohort |
|
|
O&G |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
|
O.S. |
left eye (ocularis/oculus sinister (Lat.) |
|
|
O/E |
(findings) on examination |
|
|
O/E |
upon examination: |
|
|
OA |
Old Age |
|
|
OA |
Osteo-Arthritis |
|
|
OAP |
Old Age Premium |
|
|
OAP |
Over Anxious Person. (ODSA) Original doctors' shorthand seen on prescription notes, but applicable far more widely, and an alternative to the conventional Old Age Pensioner interpretation, which I predict will be deemed politcally incorrect within the nex |
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|
OAS |
Office of Applied Studies |
|
|
OASDI |
Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance |
|
|
OAT |
Occluded Artery Trial |
|
|
OB/GYN |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
|
|
OBL |
OBLique |
|
|
OBMT |
Office Based Medical Team |
|
|
OBMT |
Outpatient-Based Medical Team |
|
|
OBS |
Observation |
|
|
OBS |
Operational Biomedical System |
|
|
OBS |
Operational Bioinstrumentation System |
|
|
Obs & Gynae |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
|
obs. |
obstetric |
|
|
OCBC |
Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative |
|
|
OCD |
tic/obsessive compulsive disorder |
|
|
OCDS |
Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale |
|
|
OCG |
Oral CholecystoGram |
|
|
OCP |
Ontario College of Pharmacists |
|
|
OCPs |
Oral Contraceptive Pills |
|
|
OCR |
Office For Civil Rights (Dept. Of Education) |
|
|
OCRR |
Ontario Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry |
|
|
OCS |
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist |
|
|
OCT |
Ocular Coherence Tomography |
|
|
OCU |
Outpatient Care Unit |
|
|
OD |
Over Dose |
|
|
OECI |
Organization of European Cancer Institutes |
|
|
OED |
edema |
|
|
OEH-MIS |
Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System |
|
|
OEHED |
Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data |
|
|
OEHME |
Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination |
|
|
OEHSA |
Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment |
|
|
OEHWG |
Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group |
|
|
OGC |
Office of the General Counsel |
|
|
OGHA |
Office of Global Health Affairs |
|
|
OGTT |
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
|
OHCAP |
Ontario Hepatitis C Assistance Plan |
|
|
OHF |
Occupational Health Facility |
|
|
OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
|
|
OHNCS |
Occupational Health Nursing Clinical Specialist |
|
|
OHSU |
Oregon Health & Science University |
|
|
OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
|
|
OIAP |
Oklahoma Infants Assistance Program |
|
|
OICAN |
Orthopaedic International Clinical Audit Network |
|
|
OIG |
Office of Inspector General |
|
|
OLTCA |
Ontario Long Term Care Association |
|
|
OM |
oriental male |
|
|
OMC |
Office of Medical Computing |
|
|
OMD |
On-line Medical Dictionary |
|
|
OMEF |
Ohio Medical Education Foundation |
|
|
OMH |
Office of Minority Health |
|
|
OMHO |
Office Of Mental Health Ombudsman |
|
|
OMMA |
Oregon Medical Marijuana Act |
|
|
OMTT |
Oregon Medical Transport Team |
|
|
ONCC |
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation |
|
|
ONDCP |
Office Of National Drug Control Policy |
|
|
ONH |
Optic Nerve Head |
|
|
ONSD |
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter |
|
|
ONT |
Ontology |
|
|
ONTT |
Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial |
|
|
OOE |
Out of Energy |
|
|
OP |
OPtometry |
|
|
OP |
Operational |
|
|
OPHP |
Office of Public Health Preparedness |
|
|
OPHS |
Office of Public Health and Science |
|
|
OPN |
Operational Processing Centers |
|
|
OPN |
Operational Policy Note |
|
|
OPN |
OPeration |
|
|
OPPT |
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics |
|
|
OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine (no longer available) |
|
|
OR |
operative risk |
|
|
or PCV |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available) |
|
|
ORD |
Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
|
|
ORIF |
Open reduction and internal fixation |
|
|
ORIGIN |
Outcome Reduction with an Initial Glargine Intervention |
|
|
ORL |
Optical Return Loss |
|
|
ORL |
Otorhinolaryngology |
|
|
ORM |
Operational Risk Management |
|
|
ORNT |
Oral Rehydration and Nutrition Therapy |
|
|
ORP |
Outpatient Rehabilitation Program |
|
|
ORR |
Office of Refugee Resettlement |
|
|
OS |
Overall Survival |
|
|
OS |
Office of the Secretary |
|
|
OSA |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
|
|
OSAS |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
|
|
OSCE |
Objective Structured Clinical Examination |
|
|
OSG |
Office of the Surgeon General |
|
|
OSH |
Occupational Safety and Health |
|
|
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970) |
|
|
OSHC |
Overseas Student Health Cover |
|
|
OSHC |
Occupational Safety and Health Council |
|
|
OSN |
OPTICAL SYNCHRONOUS NETWORK |
|
|
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
|
|
OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
|
|
OTD |
out the door (discharged |
|
|
OTepp |
Occupational Therapy examination and practice preparation project (Canada) |
|
|
OTL |
Out To Lunch |
|
|
OTN |
Ontario Telemedicine Network |
|
|
OTR/L |
Licensed Occupational Therapist |
|
|
OUP |
Oxford University Press |
|
|
OVER |
open versus endovascular aneurysm repair |
|
|
OZ |
Ounce |
|
|
OZM |
Orthopaedic Zentrum of Munsingen |
|
|
P |
plantar (sole of foot) |
|
|
P |
pulmonary (lung) |
|
|
P&S |
physicians and surgeone |
|
|
P&T |
Permanent and Total |
|
|
P-A |
Posterior-anterior |
|
|
p.r. |
rectally (per rectum [ Lat.]) |
|
|
P.T. |
physio-therapy |
|
|
p.v. |
vaginally (per vaginam) [ Lat.] |
|
|
P/E |
Physical Examination |
|
|
PA |
Positive Affect |
|
|
PA |
Pernicious Anemia |
|
|
PA |
Prince Albert |
|
|
PA |
positive affectivity |
|
|
PAAD |
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled |
|
|
PAAP |
Personal Asthma Action Plan |
|
|
PABD |
Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation |
|
|
PACs |
premature atrial contractions |
|
|
PACS |
Picture Archiving and Communication System |
|
|
PAD |
Peripheral Artery Disease |
|
|
PADIS |
Poison and Drug Information Service |
|
|
PAG |
preanal ganglion |
|
|
PAH |
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension |
|
|
PAHO |
Pan American Health Organization |
|
|
PAIGE |
Patient Instruction Generator |
|
|
PAIN |
Pay Attention Inward Now |
|
|
PAMR |
Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review |
|
|
PAMRA |
Patient Access To Medical Records Act |
|
|
PANAH |
Pakistan National Heart Association |
|
|
PANAS |
Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule |
|
|
PANAS |
Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale |
|
|
PAOP |
Pulmonary Artery Occlusion (wedge) Pressure |
|
|
pap |
peroxidase antiperoxidase |
|
|
PAPP-A |
Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein |
|
|
PAPT |
Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor |
|
|
PAR |
Performance and Accountability Report |
|
|
PAR(s) |
protease-activated receptor(s) |
|
|
PART |
Program Assessment Rating Tool |
|
|
PAT |
Pre-Admission Testing |
|
|
PAT |
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia |
|
|
PATH |
Positive Approach to Teen Health |
|
|
PaVN |
paraventricular nucleus |
|
|
PAWP |
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure |
|
|
PBA |
Pseudobulbar Affect |
|
|
PBAC |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
|
|
PBI |
plasma-protein-bound iodine |
|
|
PBI |
protein-bound iodine determinations |
|
|
PBRS |
Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale |
|
|
PBRSS |
Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
|
|
PC |
posterior capsule (of eye) |
|
|
PC |
prior chemotherapy |
|
|
pc |
PC Posterior chamber (of eye) |
|
|
PCCA2 |
Progressive Cerebello Cerebral Atrophy type 2 |
|
|
PCCHS |
The Pediatric Critical Care and Hospitalist Service |
|
|
PCD |
Process Challenge Device |
|
|
PCDC |
Primary Care Development Corporation |
|
|
PCE |
primary care evaluation |
|
|
PCGC |
Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium |
|
|
PCHW |
Positive Changes Hypnosis Westchester |
|
|
PCI |
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
|
|
PCI(s) |
percutaneous cardiac intervention(s) |
|
|
PCL |
P(ost-traumatic stress disorder symptom) check-list |
|
|
PCL-M |
PTSD Checklist-Military |
|
|
PCM |
Prevention Case Management |
|
|
PCM |
Primary Care Manager |
|
|
PCM |
Primary Case Manager |
|
|
PCOD |
Polycystic Ovary Disorder |
|
|
PCORI |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
|
|
PCOS |
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome |
|
|
PCOS |
Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study |
|
|
PCRP |
Prostate Cancer Research Program |
|
|
PCRS |
PARTNER COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES |
|
|
PCS |
Physical Component Score |
|
|
PCS |
Pain Catastrophizing Scale |
|
|
PCS |
Postconcussive Syndrome |
|
|
PCT |
Primary Care Trust |
|
|
PCT |
Para Centrum Texel |
|
|
PCTS |
Patient Caring Touch System |
|
|
PCV |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine |
|
|
PCV13 |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) (replaced PCV7) |
|
|
PCV7 |
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available) |
|
|
PD |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
|
|
PD |
Periodontal Disease |
|
|
PDC |
Prostheses and Devices Committee |
|
|
PDDP |
Provincial Drug Distribution Program |
|
|
PDDS |
Peoria District Dental Society |
|
|
PDDs |
Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
|
|
PDEP |
Pediatric Diabetes Education Portal |
|
|
PDHRA |
Post-Deployment Health Reassessment |
|
|
PDI |
Protein Disulfide Isomerase |
|
|
PDP |
Practice Development Plan |
|
|
PDQ |
Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire |
|
|
PDS |
Poole Diabetes Study |
|
|
PE |
Pulmonary Embolism |
|
|
PE |
Premature Ejaculation |
|
|
PE |
prolonged exposure |
|
|
ped |
pitting edema |
|
|
PEDNSS |
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System |
|
|
PEF |
Patient Encounter Form |
|
|
PEHT |
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit |
|
|
PEOC |
Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption |
|
|
PEOC |
Patient Education and Outreach |
|
|
PEP |
postexposure prophylaxis |
|
|
PEPFAR |
President’s Emergency Program For AIDS Relief |
|
|
PEPT |
Positron Emission Particle Tracking |
|
|
PEPT |
Pre Engineering Pharmacy Test |
|
|
PERK |
protein kinase RNA–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
|
|
PERL |
pupils equal and react to light |
|
|
PESCI |
Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview |
|
|
PEST |
Production Economics Strategies Technology |
|
|
PeVN |
periventricular nucleus |
|
|
PF |
pemphigus follicularis |
|
|
PFC |
Prefrontal Cortex |
|
|
PFFD |
Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency |
|
|
PFFS |
Private Fee-For-Service |
|
|
PFO |
Patent Foramen Ovale |
|
|
PFPS |
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome |
|
|
PFZ |
Porcelain Fused to Zirconia |
|
|
PGD |
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis |
|
|
PGII |
Patient Global Impression of Improvement |
|
|
PGSC |
patient global symptom control |
|
|
PGTT |
Prednisolone Glucose Tolerance Tests |
|
|
PHA |
Preventive Health Assessment |
|
|
PHA |
Post-development Health Assessment |
|
|
Phaco |
Phacoemulsification |
|
|
PharmG |
Graduate in Pharmacy |
|
|
PHCG |
Publicis Healthcare Communications Group |
|
|
PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
|
PHG |
Portohepatic gradient |
|
|
PHI |
penetrating head injury |
|
|
PHI |
Personal Health Information |
|
|
Phi |
Patient-Assessed Health Instruments |
|
|
PHI(s) |
penetrating head injury |
|
|
PHII |
Public Health Informatics Institute |
|
|
PHIL |
Public Health Image Library |
|
|
PHIN |
Public Health Information Network |
|
|
PHIND |
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry News Database |
|
|
PHIV |
PEDIATRIC HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE |
|
|
PHLI |
Public Health Leadership Institutes |
|
|
PHM |
Pharmacy |
|
|
PHO |
Primary Health Organization |
|
|
PHQ |
Patient Health Questionnaire |
|
|
PHR |
Professional Healthcare Reform |
|
|
PHS |
Physician's Health Study |
|
|
PHS |
Public Health Service (U.S.) |
|
|
PHS |
physician health services |
|
|
PHSP |
Prepaid Health Service Plan |
|
|
PHU |
Praticien Hospitalo-Universitaire |
|
|
PHYS. |
physical, physiology |
|
|
Physio |
Physiotherapist |
|
|
PIAQ |
Pediatric Inhaler Adherence Questionnaire |
|
|
PICO |
population, intervention, comparator, and outcome |
|
|
PICRA |
Postoperative Infusional Continuous Regional Analgesia |
|
|
PID |
primary immune deficiencies |
|
|
PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
|
|
PiHKAL |
Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (Book) |
|
|
PILE |
Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation |
|
|
PIMS |
Pharmacy Information Management System |
|
|
PIOD |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
|
|
PIV |
parainfluenza viruses |
|
|
PIVOT |
Prostate Cancer Intervention vs. Observation Trial |
|
|
PLCH |
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis |
|
|
PLCO |
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (screening trial) |
|
|
PLSS |
Portable Life Support System |
|
|
PM |
Plasma Membrane |
|
|
pm |
petit mal (form of epilepsy) |
|
|
PM&R |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
|
|
PMA |
pre-motor area (brain) |
|
|
PMA |
Progressive Muscular Atrophy |
|
|
PMB |
Physics in Medicine and Biology |
|
|
PMBT |
Precision Muscle Balancing Technology |
|
|
PMBT |
Primary Malignant Brain Tumors |
|
|
PMC |
Premotor Cortex |
|
|
PMD |
Primary Medical Doctor |
|
|
PMDS |
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome |
|
|
pme |
post-mortem examination |
|
|
PMH |
Previous Medical History |
|
|
PMI |
Point of Maximum Impulse |
|
|
PMI |
Permanent Medical Impairment |
|
|
PMIC |
Psychiatric Medical Institutions For Children |
|
|
PMIS |
Professional Medical Insurance Services |
|
|
PML |
Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy |
|
|
PMLE |
Polymorphous Light Eruption |
|
|
PMNL |
polymorphonuclear leucocyte |
|
|
PMR |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
|
|
PMR |
Professional Medical Representatives |
|
|
PMS |
Post Market Surveillance |
|
|
PMS |
post-menopausal syndrome/symptoms |
|
|
PMSO |
Private Medical Students Organization |
|
|
PN |
Pneumonia |
|
|
PN(s) |
pierced nipple(s) |
|
|
Pni |
Pacific Neurosciences Institute |
|
|
PNMD |
Parkinson Network of Mount Diablo |
|
|
PNs |
Peripheral Nervous Systems |
|
|
Pnss |
Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System |
|
|
Pntx |
pneumothorax |
|
|
POAG |
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma |
|
|
POAG |
POtentialAusGleich (German) - Potential Equalisation |
|
|
PODO |
Podoconiosis |
|
|
POE |
point of exit |
|
|
POG |
Proposers Observatory Guide |
|
|
POI |
progestin-only injectable |
|
|
POI |
Point of Interest |
|
|
POKM |
Pilsner Official Krankenhaus Ministry |
|
|
POLC |
Problem Oriented List of Charges |
|
|
POMA |
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association |
|
|
POME |
Pragmaton Office Of Medical Education |
|
|
POMR |
Problem Orientated Medical Record |
|
|
POMS |
Profile of Mood States Scale |
|
|
POMS |
Profile of Mood States Questionnaire |
|
|
POOP |
Pinching Only On Patooties |
|
|
POP |
Premium Only Plan |
|
|
POP |
Plaster of Paris |
|
|
POS |
Positive |
|
|
POS |
Point of Service Plan |
|
|
POS |
Positive Organizational Scholarship |
|
|
POS |
Positively Outrageous Service |
|
|
Post-AF |
Post-atrial fibrillation |
|
|
PP |
Private Party |
|
|
PPBE |
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution |
|
|
PPCM |
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
PPD |
persistent post-traumatic distress |
|
|
PPD |
Postpartum Day |
|
|
PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative |
|
|
PPD |
Postpartum Depression |
|
|
PPDS |
Phonologic Programming Deficit Syndrome |
|
|
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
|
|
PPG |
Photoelectric plethysmography |
|
|
PPH |
portopulmonary hypertension |
|
|
PPM |
Preventive Performance Maintenance |
|
|
ppm |
parts per million |
|
|
PPMD |
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy |
|
|
PPMD |
Postpartum Mood Disorders |
|
|
PPSV23 |
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (formerly called PPV or PPV23) |
|
|
PPTCT |
Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission |
|
|
PPV |
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23) |
|
|
PPV-23 |
pneumococcal polysaccharides vaccine, 23-valent |
|
|
PPV23 |
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23) |
|
|
PPYL |
Planned Parenthood Young Leaders |
|
|
PR |
Pulse Rate |
|
|
PR |
Partial Response |
|
|
PR |
per rectum (rectally) [Lat.] |
|
|
PRA |
Physician's Recognition Award |
|
|
PRAMS |
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System |
|
|
PREDICT |
Prospective Evaluation of Diabetic Ischaemic Disease by Computed Tomography |
|
|
PREDIMED |
Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea |
|
|
PREP |
Pediatrics Review and Education Program |
|
|
PrEP |
Pre-exposure prophylaxis |
|
|
PRES |
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome |
|
|
PRHHP |
Puerto Rico Heart Health Program |
|
|
PRHS |
Puerto Rico Heart Study |
|
|
PRIME |
Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction |
|
|
PSAC |
Pathology Services Advisory Committee |
|
|
PSC |
Program Support Center (US DHHS) |
|
|
PSMI |
Patch Slice Microincubator |
|
|
PSMS |
Physical Self-Maintenance Scale |
|
|
PSOM |
Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure |
|
|
PSQI |
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory |
|
|
PSQI |
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
|
|
PSS |
Perceived Stress Scale |
|
|
PST |
penicillin skin-testing |
|
|
PST |
Positive Symptom Total |
|
|
PSTD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
|
|
PSW |
Personal Support Worker |
|
|
PSWT |
Pulsed Shortwave Therapy |
|
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
|
PT |
Psychiatric Therapy |
|
|
PT |
partial tonsillectomy |
|
|
PT |
percutaneous tracheotomy |
|
|
PT |
Psychological Therapy |
|
|
PT |
Preferred Term |
|
|
Pt. |
patient |
|
|
PTA |
Pre-Treatment Assessment |
|
|
PTA |
post-traumatic amnesia |
|
|
PTA |
Persistent Truncus Arteriosus |
|
|
PTA |
Posterior Tibial Artery |
|
|
PTA |
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty |
|
|
PTAN |
Provider Transaction Account Number |
|
|
PTB |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
|
|
PTBT |
Physical Therapy Brain Trust |
|
|
PTC |
Pseudo Tumor Cerebri |
|
|
PTCA |
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
|
|
PTE |
Posttraumatic Epilepsy |
|
|
PTHrP |
Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide |
|
|
PTLD |
post-transplanaation lymphoproliferative disorder |
|
|
PTS |
Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (deep vein thrombosis) |
|
|
PTSD |
posttraumatic stress disorder |
|
|
PTTN |
Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy |
|
|
PTX |
PneumoThorax |
|
|
PUD |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
|
PUFA |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
|
|
PUMC |
Peking Union Medical College (China) |
|
|
PV |
per vaginam (vaginally) [Lat.] |
|
|
PV |
Pemphigus vulgaris |
|
|
PVCD |
Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction |
|
|
PVCs |
premature ventricular contractions |
|
|
PVD |
Peripheral Vascular Disease |
|
|
PVNS |
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis |
|
|
PVOD |
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease |
|
|
PW |
Puncture Wound |
|
|
PWID |
persons who inject drugs |
|
|
PYF |
Protect Your Family (From Lead in Your Home) |
|
|
Q2H |
Every 2 Hours |
|
|
Q3W |
Every 3 weeks |
|
|
QALY |
quality-adjusted life years |
|
|
QALY(s) |
quality adjusted life year(s) |
|
|
QALYs |
quality adjusted life years |
|
|
QAR |
Quiet, Alert, Responsive |
|
|
QCG |
Quick Combat Gauze |
|
|
QLTC |
Qualified Long Term Care |
|
|
QMB |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
|
|
QME |
Qualified Medical Evaluator |
|
|
QMHP |
Qualified Mental Health Professional |
|
|
QMU |
QualMed Utilization |
|
|
QMUR |
QualMed Utilization Review |
|
|
QMURR |
QualMed Utilization Review Report |
|
|
QO |
Quality Oncology, Inc. |
|
|
QOL |
Quality of Life |
|
|
QOLID |
Quality of Life Instruments Database |
|
|
QOS |
quality of sleep |
|
|
QPU |
Quarterly Provider Update |
|
|
QSD |
Quit Smoking Diary |
|
|
QT |
Quart |
|
|
QUA |
Quebec Urological Association |
|
|
R |
Roentgen |
|
|
R |
Right |
|
|
RA |
Right Arm |
|
|
RA |
Right Atrium |
|
|
RA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
|
RAC |
Recovery Audit Contractors |
|
|
RACC |
Research and Assessment Corporation for Counseling, Inc |
|
|
RACGP |
Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners |
|
|
RAD |
Radiation Absorbed Dose |
|
|
RADV |
Risk Adjustment Data Validation |
|
|
RAI |
Resident Assessment Instrument |
|
|
RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
|
|
RARC |
Remittance Advice Remark Codes |
|
|
RARE |
Rapid Assessment Response and Evaluation |
|
|
RAS |
Renal Artery Stenosis |
|
|
RAST |
Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay) |
|
|
RBANS |
Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status |
|
|
RBCs |
Red blood cells |
|
|
RBRV |
Resource-Based Relative Value |
|
|
RBRVS |
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale |
|
|
RC |
Root Canal |
|
|
RCB |
Red Cross Book |
|
|
RCBP |
Rural Carrier Benefit Plan |
|
|
RCC |
renal cell cancer |
|
|
RCC |
Rotterdam Coronary Calcification Study |
|
|
RCFR |
Rey Complex Figure Recall |
|
|
RCPS |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
|
|
RCPSC |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
|
|
RCSI |
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
|
|
RCT |
Rotator Cuff Tear |
|
|
RCT(s) |
randomized clinical trial(s) |
|
|
RDA |
Recommended Daily Amounts |
|
|
RDDT |
Rapid Dip Drug Test |
|
|
RDI |
Respiratory Distress Index |
|
|
RDM |
refractory dermatomyositis |
|
|
RDO |
Registered Dispensing Optician |
|
|
RE-LY |
Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy |
|
|
REA |
Reactive Arthritis |
|
|
RECIST |
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
|
|
RECOS |
REpetitive COncussion in Sport |
|
|
REDIC |
Resource Use and Disease Course in Dementia |
|
|
REEGT |
Radiologic Electroencephalography Technologist |
|
|
REET |
Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist |
|
|
REG.N. |
Registered Nurse |
|
|
REGICOR |
Registre Gironi del Cor |
|
|
REHAB |
Rehabilitation (Center, Hospital, &c) |
|
|
REM |
Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent) |
|
|
REMEMBER |
reducing early mortality and morbidity by empiric tuberculosis treatment |
|
|
REMO |
Regional Emergency Medical Organization |
|
|
REMO |
Rapid Epidemiological Mapping of Onchocerciasis |
|
|
REPT |
Registered Evoked Potential Technologist |
|
|
RESA |
Regional Educational Service Agency |
|
|
REV |
rhino-/enteric viruses |
|
|
RFA |
Right Forearm |
|
|
RFH |
Riders for Health |
|
|
RGC(s) |
radial glial cell(s) |
|
|
Rh |
rheumatic |
|
|
RH |
Right Hand |
|
|
RHCC |
Rural Health Care Corporation |
|
|
RHD |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
|
|
RHD |
right heart disease |
|
|
RHF |
Reproductive Health Forum |
|
|
RhFv |
Rheumatic Fever |
|
|
RHM |
Reiki Healing Mudra |
|
|
RHRN |
Reproductive Health Research Network |
|
|
RHRN |
Romanian Harm Reduction Network |
|
|
RIA |
Research Institute on Addictions |
|
|
RIAO |
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics |
|
|
RIATT |
Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies |
|
|
RIC |
Ritual Infant Circumcision |
|
|
RIDH |
Rhode Island Department of Health |
|
|
RIDT(s) |
rapid influenza diagnostic test(s) |
|
|
RIFLE |
Risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage (renal) |
|
|
RIH |
Right Inguinal Hernia |
|
|
RIMC |
Region I Medical Center |
|
|
RIN |
Rich Interactive Narratives |
|
|
RIP |
Rest in Peace |
|
|
RIPHH |
Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene |
|
|
RIV3 |
Recombinant Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flublok®) |
|
|
RJ |
Radna Jedinica |
|
|
RK |
right kidney |
|
|
RL |
Right Lobe |
|
|
RL |
Right Leg |
|
|
RL |
Right Lung |
|
|
RLat |
right lateral |
|
|
RLL |
right lower lobe (lung) |
|
|
RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant |
|
|
RLS |
Restless Leg Syndrome |
|
|
RM |
rhabdomyolysis |
|
|
RM |
Registered Midwife |
|
|
RMAK |
Rabbit Muscle Adenylate Kinase |
|
|
RMANCOVA |
repeated measures analysis of covariance |
|
|
RMHI |
Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute |
|
|
RMK |
Robot Medical Kit |
|
|
RML |
right middle lobe (lung) |
|
|
RMMS |
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
|
|
RMO |
Rocky Mountain Orthodontics, Inc. |
|
|
RMSF |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
|
|
RMSV |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
|
|
RMT |
Registered Massage Therapist (Canada) |
|
|
RN |
Remarkable Nurses |
|
|
RNA |
Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
|
|
RNANTNU |
Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
|
|
RNAO |
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario |
|
|
RNCS |
Registered Nurse Clinical Specialist |
|
|
RNE |
Registered Nurse Exam |
|
|
RNG |
Réseau National des Génopoles |
|
|
Rnib |
Royal National Institute for the Blind United Kingdom |
|
|
RNO |
Rural Nurse Organization |
|
|
ROA |
Route of Administration |
|
|
RObl |
Right oblique |
|
|
ROBMS |
Radiation Oncology Benefit Management Companies |
|
|
ROC |
receiver-operating-characteristic |
|
|
ROEP |
Runde Occupational and Environmental Professionals |
|
|
ROM |
Right Otitis Media |
|
|
ROS |
Reactive Oxygen Species |
|
|
ROS |
Review of Systems |
|
|
ROTA |
Rotavirus Vaccine (replaced by RV1 and RV5) |
|
|
ROUB |
Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist |
|
|
RPD |
Removable Partial Denture |
|
|
RPE |
Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
|
|
RPM |
Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute) |
|
|
RPM |
Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know |
|
|
RPM |
Remote Patient Monitoring |
|
|
RPN |
Real Professional Nurses |
|
|
RPRF |
Reactivity of Psychosis Rating Form |
|
|
RPRF |
Rostral Pontine Reticular Formation |
|
|
RPVI |
registered physician in vascular interpretation |
|
|
RREP |
Retrospective Registration Evaluation Project |
|
|
RRS |
Reynolds Risk Score |
|
|
RRV-TV |
Live, tetravalent rotavirus vaccine (RotaShield™) (no longer available) |
|
|
RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration |
|
|
RSCL |
Rotterdam symptoms checklist |
|
|
RSH |
RiverSide HealthCare Home |
|
|
RSI |
Repetitive Strain Injury |
|
|
RSO |
Right Superior Oblique |
|
|
RSS |
Repetitive Stress Syndrome |
|
|
RSV |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
|
RSVI |
respiratory syncytial viral infection(s) |
|
|
RTES |
respOnse to traumatic event scale |
|
|
RTMS |
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
|
|
rTNF |
Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor |
|
|
RTR |
Registered Recreational Therapist |
|
|
RTSM |
Randomization and Trial Supply Management |
|
|
RTV |
Ritonavir |
|
|
RU |
Repertorium Universale |
|
|
RUG |
Resources Unified Groups |
|
|
RWN |
Rochester Women's Network, Rochester, New York |
|
|
Rx |
prescription take |
|
|
Rx |
Pharmacy |
|
|
S-1 |
first sacral vertebrum |
|
|
S-B |
Stanford-Binet |
|
|
S-J |
Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
|
|
s.c. |
subcutaneous |
|
|
S/C |
Subcutaneous |
|
|
SAAG |
serum albumin ascites gradient |
|
|
SACFA |
South African Cystic Fibrosis Association |
|
|
SACGT |
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing |
|
|
SACH |
Foot: Solid – ankle Cushion(ed) Heel |
|
|
SACI |
San Antonio Cancer Institute |
|
|
SACX |
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation |
|
|
SAHM |
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine |
|
|
SAHS |
San Antonio Heart Study |
|
|
SAIEH |
South African Institute of Environmental Health |
|
|
SAIOH |
Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene |
|
|
SALSA |
Screening Activity Limitation And Safety Awareness |
|
|
SAM |
Severe Acute Malnutrition |
|
|
SAM |
School of Aerospace Medicine |
|
|
SAMDA |
Student Assisted Medical and Dental Applicants |
|
|
SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
|
|
SAMS |
South African Medical Services |
|
|
SAMS |
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences |
|
|
SANP |
Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (licensing body in SK) |
|
|
SAPNA |
South Asian Professional Network for Health Awareness |
|
|
SAPT |
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment |
|
|
SARI |
severe acute respiratory illness |
|
|
SARI |
severe upper respiratory infection |
|
|
sarms |
Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators |
|
|
SARRC |
The Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center |
|
|
SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
|
|
SARS |
Sadistic Anal Retrovirus System |
|
|
SARS-CoV |
severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus disease |
|
|
SASOP |
South African Society of Psychiatrists |
|
|
SB |
Stillbirth |
|
|
SB5 |
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed. |
|
|
SBA |
Stand Back Assist |
|
|
sba |
Stand By Assistance |
|
|
SBB |
Specialist in Blood Banking |
|
|
SbBB |
Steps by the Big Book |
|
|
SBEM |
Subacute Bacterial EMpyema |
|
|
SBI |
screening and brief interventions |
|
|
SBI |
Serious Bacterial Infection |
|
|
SBI(s) |
screening and brief intervention(s) |
|
|
SBIR |
Small Business Innovative Research |
|
|
SBP |
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
|
|
SBP |
Systolic Blood Pressure |
|
|
SBPASC |
Service Benefit Plan Administration Services Corporation |
|
|
SBTF |
Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation |
|
|
SBV |
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed. |
|
|
SC |
Subcutaneous |
|
|
SCA |
Spinocerebellar Ataxias |
|
|
SCA |
Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
|
|
SCAD |
Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency |
|
|
SCC |
Sydney Cancer Centre |
|
|
SCD |
severe combined immunodeficiency |
|
|
SCD |
Doctor of Science |
|
|
SCD |
Sudden Cardiac Death |
|
|
SCDD |
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities |
|
|
SCDS |
Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome |
|
|
SCFHS |
Saudi Commission for Health Specialities |
|
|
SCHN |
Sutton Complementary Health Network |
|
|
SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
|
|
SCID |
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder |
|
|
SCIPI |
Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument |
|
|
SCN |
supra-chiasmatic nucleus |
|
|
SCOI |
Southern California Orthopedic Institute |
|
|
SCRF |
Standard Clinical Report Form |
|
|
SCS |
Seven Countries Study |
|
|
SCT |
Specialist in Cytotechnology |
|
|
SD |
Shoulder-Disarticulation |
|
|
SD |
stabe disease |
|
|
SDAT |
Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type |
|
|
SDB |
Sleep-Disordered Breathing |
|
|
SDBTT |
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust |
|
|
SDFC |
San Diego Fertility Center |
|
|
SDP |
single donor platelets |
|
|
SDQ |
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire |
|
|
SDT |
sexually transmitted disease |
|
|
SDV(s) |
single-dose or single-use vial(s) |
|
|
SEC |
Second |
|
|
SEE |
Surgical Eye Expeditions |
|
|
SEER |
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
|
|
SEG |
similar exposure groups |
|
|
SEIR |
susceptible → exposed → infectious → recovered |
|
|
SEM |
Sionscanning Electron Microscopy |
|
|
SEN |
State Enrolled Nurse |
|
|
SENS |
Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence |
|
|
SEOC |
Special Education Operating Centers |
|
|
SEP(s) |
Syringe Exchange Program(s) |
|
|
SER |
Society for Epidemiologic Research |
|
|
SES |
Senior Executive Service |
|
|
SETS |
Statistical Export and Tabulation System |
|
|
SF |
Standard Form |
|
|
SFARI |
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative |
|
|
SFBT |
Solution–Focused Brief Therapy |
|
|
SFCS |
Slow Flow Coronary Syndrome |
|
|
SFHS |
St. Francis Heart Study |
|
|
SFR |
spotted fever rickettsiosis |
|
|
SG |
Specific Gravity |
|
|
SGA |
small for gestational age |
|
|
SGB |
Stellate ganglion blockade |
|
|
SGR |
Surgeon General's Report |
|
|
SH |
Specialist in Hematology |
|
|
SHAPE |
Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education |
|
|
SHIP |
Senior Health Insurance Program |
|
|
SHM |
Self Help Magazine |
|
|
SHM |
Social History of Medicine |
|
|
SHO |
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics |
|
|
SHOS |
Student Health Outreach Services |
|
|
SHOW |
Scottish Health on the Web |
|
|
shRNA |
short hairpin ribonucleic acid |
|
|
SHRTN |
Seniors Health Research Transfer Network |
|
|
SHT |
severe head trauma |
|
|
SHTG |
Severe of Hypertriglyceridemia |
|
|
SIA |
Safety Institute of Australia |
|
|
SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion |
|
|
SIB |
Schweizerisches Institut für Bioinformatik |
|
|
SIBO |
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth |
|
|
SIBS |
siblings |
|
|
SIBS |
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (NHLBI) |
|
|
SIBS |
Social Interaction Between Siblings |
|
|
SICD |
Subcutaneous Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator |
|
|
SIH |
Servicio Integral Hospitalario, S. L. |
|
|
SIL |
Seriously Ill List |
|
|
SIL |
Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion |
|
|
SIL(s) |
squamous intraepithelial lesion(s) |
|
|
SILC |
Squamous intraepithelial lesion |
|
|
SINF |
Sister Institution Network Fund |
|
|
SINS |
Single Item Narcissism Scale |
|
|
SIQ |
Sick In Quarters |
|
|
SISI |
Short Increment Sensitivity Index |
|
|
SIUT |
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplants |
|
|
SJ |
supinator jerk |
|
|
SJS |
Stevens–Johnson syndrome |
|
|
SKD |
severe knee disorders |
|
|
Sl |
Slight |
|
|
SLAP |
Superior Labrum Anterior To Posterior |
|
|
SLAPs |
superior labrum anterior-posterior tear(s) |
|
|
SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
|
|
SLE |
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis |
|
|
SLEV |
St. Louis encephalitis virus |
|
|
SLF |
Single Live Fetus |
|
|
SLKT |
Survivability Lethality and Key Technologies |
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SLP |
Speech Language Pathology |
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SLP |
SLEEPINESS SCALE |
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SLS |
Specialist in Laboratory Safety |
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SLT |
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty |
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SLUDD |
the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system is SLUDD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, and defecation). |
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SM |
sadomasochism |
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SMA |
Superior Mesenteric Artery |
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SMA(s) |
shared medical appointment(s) |
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SMAAA |
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Australia Inc. |
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SMAC |
Standing Medical Advisory Committee |
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SMART |
Semi-automated Anatomic Reporting of Trajectories |
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SMART |
Subconscious Motivation And Accelerated Reprogramming Techniques |
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SMAT |
State Medical Assistance Team |
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SMBS |
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
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SMDC |
Seychelles Medical and Dental Council |
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SMDH |
Suck My Doll's Head; ( Turkish translation; See MY 'DunderHead' und definite disability in mein 'cranium und minesett" I am out on a 24 hower pass: I admit my obsequesiosity und mein kneeding an erl change: signed 'ein contributor auf dem stoopiditee") |
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SMFC |
Sunrise Monfort Family Clinic |
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SMFH |
Superficial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma |
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SMH |
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. |
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SMI |
Sonitus Medical Inc. |
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SMI |
Student Medical Insurance |
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SMN(s) |
subsequent malignant neoplasms |
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SMND |
Sporadic Motor Neuron Disease |
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SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
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SMPV |
smallpox vaccination |
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smpx |
smallpox |
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SMR |
Standard Mortality Ratios |
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SMRS |
Select Medical Rehabilitation Services |
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SMS |
Space Motion Sickness |
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SMS |
Smith-Magenis Syndrome |
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SN |
sinus node |
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SNDR |
Swedish National Diabetes Registry |
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SNHC |
Sonya Natural Holistic Centre |
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SNPHPU |
Syndicat National des Pharmaciens Praticiens Hospitaliers et Praticiens Hospitaliers Universitaires |
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SNR |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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SNV |
single nucleotide variant |
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SOA |
Shortness of Air (replaces "SOB" -- shortness of breath -- in some records) |
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sobe |
shortness of breath on exertion |
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SOBOE |
Shortness of Breath on Exercise |
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SOCHi |
Southern California Health Institute |
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SOGS |
Saudi Obstetric and Genaecological Society |
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SOH |
Safety and Occupational Health |
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SOHF |
Swiss Medical Society for Occupational Health in Health Care Facilities |
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SOMS |
Shuttle Orbiter Medical System |
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SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
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SOPD |
Surgical Out Patient Department |
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sp |
Spleen Acupuncture points |
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sp |
Spleen-Pancreas |
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SP |
Spleen |
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SP |
São Paulo |
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Sp tap |
lumbar puncture |
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SPARTAC |
Short Pulse Anti-Retroviral Therapy at Seroconversion |
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SpCI |
spinal cord injury |
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SPCIC |
Small Pathogenic Circulating Immune Complexes |
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SPD |
Serious Psychological Distress |
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SPD |
spatial discrimination |
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SPF |
Satisfactory Productive Flatulence |
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SPHERE |
Statewide Partnership for HIV Education in Recovery Environments |
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SPM |
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum |
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SPT |
skin-prick test |
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SPT |
Spinal Tap |
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SPTSS |
Short-term Prednisone to Treat STA Study |
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SPTSS |
Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms |
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SR |
Superior rectus (of eye) |
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SRCA |
Saudi Red Crescent Authority |
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SRCA |
State Reportable Conditions Assessment |
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SRD |
sustained rate duration |
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SRIF |
Smoking-related Interstitial Fibrosis |
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SRM |
Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes |
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SRN |
Subretinal neovascular membrane |
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SRNVM |
Subretinal neovascular membranes |
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SRT |
Simple reaction times |
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SS |
Silk Suture |
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SSA |
Single-Strand Annealing |
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SSA |
Social Security Administration |
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SSD |
subjective sleep disturbance |
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SSI |
Surgical Site Infection |
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SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
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SSMA |
Silver State Medical Administrators |
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SSPE |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
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SSSS |
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome |
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SST |
Somatostatin |
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sst |
Somatostatin Receptor |
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SSTAR |
Society for Sex Therapy and Research |
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SSTI(s) |
skin and soft tissue infection(s) |
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SSWE |
Supersonic Shear Wave Elastography |
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ST |
Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac) |
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ST |
Speech Therapy |
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STAR |
Shock Trauma Air Rescue |
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STARD |
Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies |
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STARRS |
Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members |
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START |
Systemic Therapeutic Assessment Respite and Treatment |
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STAXI-2 |
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory |
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STCI |
Short Term Care Insurance |
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STDP |
Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity |
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STDR |
Sight Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy |
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stellar |
Systematic Tracking of Elevated Lead Levels and Remediation |
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STEMI |
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
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STHK |
St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust |
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STHP |
Short Term Health Plans |
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STI |
soft-tissue infection(s) |
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STI |
sexually transmitted infection |
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STI(s) |
sexually transmitted infection(s) |
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STIs |
Sexual Transmitted Infections |
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STN |
Sternberg Memory Search |
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STOR |
Summary Time-Oriented Record |
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STP |
standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm) |
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STS |
soft tissue sarcomas |
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STSG |
Split Thickness Skin Graft |
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STSS |
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome |
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SUDEP |
Sudden Unexpected Death of Epilepsy Patient |
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SUID |
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death |
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SUNSIH |
Student University Network for Social and International Health |
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SUO |
The Society of Urologic Oncology |
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SUP |
Superior |
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SUS |
Society of University Surgeons |
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SV |
Specialist in Virology |
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sv |
severe |
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SVG |
Saphenous Vein Grafts |
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SVIMS |
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati |
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SVR |
Sustained Virologic Response |
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SVT |
Supraventricular Tachycardia |
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SVT |
symptom validity test |
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SVWH |
South Valley Women's Health Care |
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SWS |
Sturge-Weber Syndrome |
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sz |
seizure (epileptic) |
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T&A |
Tonsils and adenoids |
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T-1 |
first thoracic vertebrum |
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T-10 |
tenth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-11 |
eleventh thoracic vertebrum |
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T-12 |
twelfth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-2 |
second thoracic vertebrum |
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T-3 |
third thoracic vertebrum |
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T-4 |
fourth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-5 |
fifth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-6 |
sixth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-7 |
seventh thoracic vertebrum |
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T-8 |
eighth thoracic vertebrum |
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T-9 |
ninth thoracic vertebrum |
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T1DM |
Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus |
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T2DM |
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
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Ta |
applanation tonometry |
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TAE |
Transcatheter Arterial Embolization |
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TAIN |
Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency in Neonates |
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TAME |
Talk About Medical Experiences |
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TAMS |
Teen Age Medical Services |
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TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
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TAT |
thematic apperception test |
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TAVI |
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation |
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tb |
Tuberculosis Basic |
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tb |
Tuberculosis Background |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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TB |
Tuberculosis Bacillus |
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TBA |
Trained Birth Assistant |
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TBA |
Traditional birth attendents |
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TBAALAS |
Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
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TBD |
To Be Determined |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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TBNA |
Transbronchial Needle Aspiration |
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TBWO |
Total Body Water |
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TC |
Typhus Commission |
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TC |
Therapeutic Community |
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TCA |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
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TCC |
Total cell counts |
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TCCNSW |
The Cancer Council New South Wales |
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TCI |
To Come In (hospital appointments) |
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TCIA |
The Cancer Imaging Archive |
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TCL |
T-cell-leukemia-lymphoma |
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TCM |
Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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TCRB |
Tobacco Control Research Branch |
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tct |
Total Coated Thickness |
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Td |
Tetanus & diphtheria Vaccine [adult/adol.] |
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TD |
terminal duct |
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Td |
traveler's diarrhea |
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TDaP |
TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA AND PERTUSSIS (VACCINE) |
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tDCS |
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation |
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tdf |
Tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate |
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TDHI |
Telecommunications Device for the Hearing Impaired |
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TDI |
Toluene Diisocyanate |
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TDN |
Total Dietary Nutrition |
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TDR-TB |
totally drug-resistant tuberculosis |
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TDS |
travelers' diarrhea sequelae |
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TDTC |
Toronto Drug Treatment Court |
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TE |
Toxoplasmic Encephalitis |
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TEC |
Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood |
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TED |
thrombo embolism deterrent |
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TEE |
Transesophageal Echocardiography |
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TEM |
Traumatic Event Management |
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TEMP |
Temperature |
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TEN |
Toxic Epidermal Necrosis |
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TEN |
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis |
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TEO |
temporo-occipital (brain area) |
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TES |
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation |
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TES |
total elastic suspension [belt] |
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TESS |
Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale |
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tet |
Tetanus Toxoid |
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TET |
Tetanus |
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TEVAR |
Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair |
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TEWL |
Transepidermal Water Loss |
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TFC |
Therapeutic Foster Care |
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TFCC |
The Tillamook Family Counseling Center |
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TFT |
Thyroid Function Test |
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TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
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TGN |
The Glycoscience Network |
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TGV |
Transposition of great vessels |
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TGYF |
Tianma Gouteng Yin Formula |
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TH |
Tyrosine Hydroxylase |
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THAD |
Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences |
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THAIC |
Transhepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy |
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THAS |
Telephone Health Advisory Service |
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THCF |
The Hemp and Cannibus Foundation |
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THIC |
The Heart Institute for Children |
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THP |
Tufts Health Plan |
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THR |
Total Hip Replacement |
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ths |
Trauma History Screen |
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TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
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TICI |
Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction |
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TICS |
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status |
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TIDE |
Thiazolidinedione Intervention with Vitamine D Evaluation |
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TIENS |
Traditional Chinese Medical |
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TIG |
Tetanus Immune Globulin |
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TIGR |
The Institute for Genome Research |
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TILAK |
Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten |
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TIME |
Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End-of-Life Care |
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TIMI |
Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction |
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Tingle |
Experiencing slight prickling (not acrynom) |
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TIPS |
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt |
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TIR |
Toll or interleukin receptor |
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TIV |
Trivalent (Inact.) Influenza Vaccine |
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TIVA |
Total Intravenous Anesthesia |
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TJ |
tendon jerk |
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TJ(s) |
Tendon jerk(s) |
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TKA |
Through-the-knee amputation |
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TKI(s) |
tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s) |
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TKR |
Total Knee Replacement |
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TLBB |
The Little Blue Book |
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TLIF |
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
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TLL |
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory |
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TLR |
IL-1/Toll-like receptor |
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TM |
transcendental medication |
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TM |
trabecular meshwork |
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TMA |
Thrombotic Microangiopathy |
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tmc |
Troop Medical Center |
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TMD |
Thyromental Distance |
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TMDD |
Target–Mediated Drug Disposition |
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TMJ |
TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome) |
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TMLT |
Texas Medical Liability Trust |
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Tmo |
Traffic malignancy! |
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TMS |
Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome |
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TMT |
Trail Making Test |
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TOBESAHOL |
Tobacco, Obesity and Alcohol |
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TOP |
Theory of Practice |
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torc |
Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative |
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TOXO |
Congenital Toxoplasmosis |
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TP |
Temporary Prosthesis |
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TPB |
Theory of Planned Behavior |
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TPD |
temperature-programmed desorption |
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TPMT |
thiopurine S-methyltransferase |
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TPO |
temporoparietaloccipital disconnection |
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TPOAB |
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies |
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TPQ |
Tox Poacher Quest |
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TPV |
tipranavir |
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TQT |
Tourniquet |
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trach |
tracheostomy |
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TREAT |
Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events with Aranesp Therapy |
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TRH |
Training in Reproductive Health |
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trich |
trichomonas vaginalis |
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TRIP |
turning research into practice |
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TRIP |
Travel-Related Immunization Program |
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TRIPP |
Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics |
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TRM |
Tele Radio Medicine |
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TRUST |
Teaching, Referral, Understanding, Support, and Testing |
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TSAb |
TSH Stimulating Antibodies |
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TSANZ |
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand |
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TSB |
Trial Spontaneous Breathing |
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TSBC |
The Strathfield Breast Centre |
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TSC |
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
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TSC1 |
tuberous sclerosis complex 1 |
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TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Acts |
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TSE |
Testicular Self-Examination |
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TSK |
Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia |
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tslp |
Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Protein |
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TSS |
Toxic Shock Syndrome |
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TST |
tuberculin skin test(ing) |
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TT |
Tetanus Toxoid |
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TT |
tube thoracotomy |
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TTC |
Threshold of Toxicological Concern |
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TTE |
Transthoracic Echocardiogram |
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TTMB |
Transperineal Template Mapping Biopsies |
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TUEB |
Transurethral Enucleation with Bipolar |
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TUR |
Transurethral Resection |
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TuRBT |
Transurethral resection of bladder tumour |
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TURP |
transurethral resecton of prostate |
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tus |
cough |
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TWL |
Tuberculosis Welfare League |
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TWW |
Two-Week Wait |
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TWZ |
Tweezers |
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TX |
Treatment (medical) |
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TX |
The Time Of X's |
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Ty21a |
Oral Typhoid Vaccine (live) |
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TYU |
Tyuleniy (virus) |
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UAEM |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines |
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UBMD |
University at Buffalo Medical Doctor |
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UBMT |
Unrelated Bone Marrow Transplants |
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UC |
Ulcerative Colitis |
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UCB |
University of California, Berkeley |
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UCD |
Usual Childhood Diseases |
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UCM |
University of Chicago Medicine |
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UCOD |
Underlying Cause of Death |
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UCR |
Urinary Creatinine |
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UCVA |
University Cardiovascular Associates |
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UCVA |
Uncorrected Visual Acuity |
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UDC |
usual diseases of childhood |
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UE |
Upper Extremity |
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uhc |
United Healthcare Complaints |
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UHC |
United Healthcare Corporation |
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UHC |
United Healthcare Choice |
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UHC |
United HealthCare Service, Inc. |
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UHC |
United HealthCare |
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UHID |
Universal Healthcare Identifier |
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UHO |
Utah Hospice Organization |
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UHS |
University of Health Sciences |
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UITN |
Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network |
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UKPDS |
United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study |
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UME |
Unusual Mortality Event |
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UMLS |
Unified Medical Language System |
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UMSLG |
University Medical School Librarians Group |
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UMT |
Unit of Medical Time |
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uncirc |
un (not) circumcised |
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UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
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Unitar |
United Nations Institute of Training and Research |
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UNPA |
United Neurodiagnostic Professionals of America |
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UNRC |
Urology and Nephrology Research Center |
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UNSN |
Unit For Neurosciences Nursing |
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UPIN |
Unique Provider Identification Number |
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UPIN |
Universal Provider Identification Number |
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UPP |
University of Pittsburgh Physicians |
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UQH |
SemiQuinone |
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URI |
upper respiratory tract infection |
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URN |
Universal Resource Number |
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URTI |
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
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USACHPPM |
United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine |
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USAFSAM |
United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USAIPH |
United States Army Institute of Public Health |
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USANZ |
Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand |
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USAPHC |
United States Army Public Health Command |
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USC |
United States Code (book of laws) |
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USDA |
United States Drug Association |
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USMLE |
United States Medical Licence Examination |
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USPH |
United States Public Health |
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USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
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USPSTF |
United States Preventive Services Task Force |
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USU |
Uniformed Services University (of the Health Services) |
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UT |
Untouchable |
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UTP |
Up The Pooper |
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UV |
Ultraviolet (Light) |
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UWS |
United Wisconsin Services |
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UXR |
Uniform X- Ray film |
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VA |
Visual Acuity |
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VAAST |
Variant Annotation, Analysis and Search Tool |
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VAC |
Vitamin A Capsule |
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VAERS |
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System |
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VAMC |
Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
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var |
Varicella vaccine |
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VAS |
visual analog scales |
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VATS |
video-assisted thoracic surgery |
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VATS |
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery |
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VAX |
Vaccine |
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VBC |
Vienna Bio Center |
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VBH |
virtual behavioral health |
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VBI |
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency |
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VBZD |
Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases |
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VCJD |
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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VCT |
Voluntary Counselling and Testing |
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VD |
volume of distribution |
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VDB |
VanDyke Brown test |
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VDRF |
Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure |
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VDUs |
Video Display Units |
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VEGFR |
vascular endothelial growth factor receptors |
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VEM |
Veterinary Medicine |
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VENT |
Refer in the respiratory area an individuals using ventilator device like a C-Pap for people with sleeping disorder or respiratory assisted device. |
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VF |
Ventricular Fibrillation |
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VF |
Visual Function |
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VFC |
Vaccines for Children |
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VFN |
Verticillium Fusarium and Nematode |
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VFP |
Vision Fee Plan |
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VFQ-25 |
Visual Function Questionnaire, 25 questions |
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VFQ-51 |
Visual Function Questionnaire, 51 questions |
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VFS |
Virtual Flight Surgeons |
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VFSS |
Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study |
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VHD |
Valvular Heart Disease |
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VHD |
Ventricular Heart Disease |
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VHF |
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever |
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VHI |
Veterinary Heart Institute |
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Vib |
Vibration sense |
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ViCPS |
Vi Capsular Polysaccharide (Inact. Typhoid) Vaccine |
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VISA |
Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus |
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VKA |
Vitamin K Antagonists |
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VL |
vastus lateralis |
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VL |
Visceral Leishmaniasis |
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VMI |
ventricular mass index |
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VMI |
Veterinary Management Institute |
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VMO |
Vastus Medialis Obliques |
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VNA |
Virginia Nurses Association |
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VNA |
Visiting Nurse Association |
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VNAA |
Visiting Nurse Associations of America |
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VNC |
Ventral Nerve Cord |
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VNP |
Visiting Nurse Plus |
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VOB |
Verification Of Benefits |
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VPD |
Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
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VPFF |
vascularized plantar free flap |
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VPTS |
vitreopapillary traction syndrome |
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VRIT |
Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy |
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VRSA |
Vancomycin-resistant (VRSA) infection |
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VSCR |
Vienna School of Clinical Research |
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VSG |
Vena Saphena Graft |
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VSI |
vertical stability index |
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VSR |
Vibratory Stress Relief |
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VSV |
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus |
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VSZ |
Vereniging Sterilisatie in het Ziekenhuis |
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VTACH |
Ventricular Tachycardia |
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VTE |
Venous Thromboembolism Every |
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VTE |
venous thromboembolic events |
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VTE(s) |
venous thromboembolic events(s) |
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Vtmns |
Vitamins |
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VTX |
Vitrectomy |
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vv. |
veins |
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VVC |
VulvoVaginal Candidiasis |
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VWFA |
Visual Word Form Area |
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VZV |
Varicella-Zoster Virus |
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W4D |
Worth 4-dot test (in strabismus) |
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WACOC |
Women and Children of CFIDS |
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WAFA |
Wilderness Advanced First Aid |
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WAJM |
West African Journal of Medicine |
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WALRI |
Wheeze Associated Lower Respiratory Infection |
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wans |
World Academy of Nursing Science |
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WAPI |
Washington Association of Physicians of Indian Origin |
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WAS |
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome |
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WASLI |
Women's Addiction Services Leadership Institute |
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WBHC |
Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference |
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WBMA |
Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association |
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WBS |
Williams-Beuren Syndrome |
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WCBLS |
Wisconsin Childhood Blood-Lead Study |
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WCCS |
World Congress of Chiropractic Students |
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WCHF |
World Congress on Heart Failure |
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WCHH |
World Council on Hearing Health |
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WCHQ |
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality |
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WCI |
Wound Care Institute |
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WCIM |
World Congress of Internal Medicine |
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WCMC-Q |
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
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wcst |
Wisconsin Card Sorting Tests |
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WCST-64 |
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, 64 card version |
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WD |
Wrist-Disarticulation |
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WDAE |
Withdrawal Due to Adverse Events |
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WDD |
Washington Dentists Directory |
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WELCOA |
Wellness Councils of America |
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WEMSI |
Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute |
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WEU |
Well Established Use |
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WFOC |
Worldwide Forensic Odontology Contacts |
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WFPH |
World Federation of Public Health Associations |
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WFT |
Whole Frickin Tooth |
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WG |
Weight Gain |
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WGHS |
Womens Genome Health Study |
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WGR |
What's Going Round |
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WHAK |
World HIV AIDS Knowledge |
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WHAM! |
Women's Health Action and Mobilization |
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WHCP |
Women's Health Council Project |
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when |
Women's Health & Environmental Network |
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WHGR |
Women's Health Grand Rounds |
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WHI |
Women's Health Initiative |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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WIBR |
Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research |
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WIC |
Women, Infants and Children |
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WILD |
Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming |
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WIN |
Weight-control Information Network |
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WIPS |
Wellbeing Integrity Prevention And Safety |
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WISE |
World Institute of Surgical Excellence (Costa Rica) |
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WISQARS |
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System |
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WL |
Weight Loss |
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WLE |
Wide Local Excision |
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WM |
White Male |
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WMJ |
Wisconsin Medical Journal |
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WMJ |
World Medical Journal |
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WMTS |
Wireless Medical Telemetry Service |
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WMY |
Word Memory Test |
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WNPC |
Worcester Nursing Pipeline Consortium - UMass Medical School |
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WNV |
West Nile Virus |
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WOFAPS |
WOrld Federation of Association of Pediatric Surgeons |
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WOMAC |
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index |
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WOOC |
World Online Ocular Directory |
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WOTA |
Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association |
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wpw |
Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom |
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WR |
Wasserman reaction (syphilis test) |
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WRAIR |
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research |
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WRMC |
Western Regional Medical Command |
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WRMSD |
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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WRVH |
World Report on Violence and Health |
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WSMI |
World Self-Medication Industry |
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WT |
Weight |
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WTFH |
Women Together For Health |
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WUHI |
Women's Universal Health Initiative |
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WUSM |
Washington University School of Medicine |
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WVHN |
Women Veterans' Health Newsletter |
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WVHP |
Women Veterans Health Program |
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WVNI |
Western Visiting Nurses, Inc. |
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WWPP |
World Wide Pursuing Perfection in Health Care |
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WWS |
Walker-Warburg Syndrome |
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YF |
Yellow Fever vaccine |
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YFHS |
Yemen Family Health Survey |
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YHC |
Youth Health Conference |
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YO |
years old |
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YPLL |
years of potential life lost |
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yr |
Years old |
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YR |
Year |
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YRBS |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveys |
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YWHS |
Young Women's Health Summit |
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Z |
Zero |
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ZN |
Ziehl-Neelsen |
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ΣΚ |
Sigma Kappa |
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℞ |
prescription take |
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℞ |
Pharmacy |
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