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a&a |
Anesthesia & Analgesia |
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AA |
Anesthesiologist Assistant |
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AA |
Arytenoid Aduction |
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AAA |
Anesthesia Administration Assembly |
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AAA |
Age Anaesthesia Association |
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AANA |
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
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ABA |
American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc. |
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ABR |
Auditory Brainstem Response |
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ACVA |
American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists |
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AHI |
apnea-hypopnea index baseline |
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AI |
apnea index |
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AIED |
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease |
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ALD |
Assistive Listening Device |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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AOM |
Acute Otitis Media |
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AR |
Allergic Rhinitis |
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ASA |
American Subcontractors Association |
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ASSO |
Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology |
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ATH |
Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy |
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AVA |
Association of Veterinary Anesthetists |
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AVM |
Arteriovenous Malformation |
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BAER |
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response |
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BAHA |
Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid |
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BCC |
Basal Cell Carcinoma |
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BMT |
Bilateral Myringotomy And Tubes |
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BOA |
Behavioral Observation Audiometry |
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BOTOX |
Botulinum Toxin |
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BPPV |
Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo |
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BTE |
Behind the Ear |
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BX |
Biopsy |
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CHL |
Conductive Hearing Loss |
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COM |
Chronic Otitis Media |
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COME |
chronic otitis media with effusion |
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CPA |
CerebelloPontine Angle |
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CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
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CROS |
contralateral routing of signal |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
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CT |
Computed Tomography |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
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DCR |
Dacrocystorhinostomy |
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DL |
direct laryngoscopy |
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EAC |
External Auditory Canal |
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EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
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ECOG |
Electrocochleography |
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EMG |
Electromyography |
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eng |
electronystagmogram |
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ENoG |
Electroneurography |
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ENT |
Ear nose and throat |
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ESS |
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery |
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ETD |
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction |
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ETT |
Endotracheal tube |
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FB |
Foreign Body |
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FEES |
Functional Endscopic Evaluation Of Swallowing |
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FESS |
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery |
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FFL |
Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy |
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ITC |
Invisible in the Canal |
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ITE |
In the Ear |
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ITE |
Instrument in the Ear |
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JNA |
Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma |
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LAUP |
Laser Assisted Uvulopalatopalatoplasty |
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Lemg |
Laryngeal Electromyography |
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LMA |
Laryngeal Mask Airway |
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LPR |
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux |
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ltb |
laryngotracheobronchitis |
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MBS |
Modified Barium Swallow |
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MEE |
Middle Ear Effusion |
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MEE |
Middle Ear Exploration |
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MEN |
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome |
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MI |
Myocardial Infaction |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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MRND |
Modified Radical Neck Dissection |
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MRSA |
Methicillin Resistant Stapholococcus Aureus |
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MSDL |
MicroSuspension Direct Laryngoscopy |
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MSLT |
Multiple Sleep Latency Test |
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MST |
Maximal Stimulation Test |
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MTC |
micromedullary thyroid carcinoma |
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MTC |
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma |
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NAW |
Nasoantral Window |
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ND |
neck dissection |
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NET |
Nerve Excitability Test |
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NF |
Neurofibromatosis |
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NF |
Neurofibromatosis Foundation |
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NHL |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
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NIHL |
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
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NP |
Nasopharynx |
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NPC |
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
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NSAID |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
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OAE |
Otoacoustic Emissions |
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OC |
oral cavity |
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OE |
Otitis Externa |
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OE |
Otoacoustic Emissions |
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OKC |
Odontogenic Keratocysts Chryotherapy |
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OM |
Otitis Media |
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OME |
otitis media with effusion |
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OP |
Oropharynx |
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ORL |
Otorhinolaryngology |
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OSA |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
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OSAS |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
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OTOHNS |
Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery |
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ow |
oval window |
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PDT |
Photodynamic Therapy |
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PEG |
Percutaneous Endscopic Gastrostomy |
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PET |
Pressure Equalizing Tube |
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PORP |
Partial Ossicular Replacement Prosethesis |
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PRITS |
Partial Resection Of Inferior Turbinates |
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PTA |
Peritonsillar Abscess |
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PTA |
Pure Tone Average |
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PTH |
Parathyroid Hormone |
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RAST |
Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay) |
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RDI |
Respiratory Disturbance Index |
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Rf |
Radiofrequency |
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RFA |
radiofrequency ablation |
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RFFF |
Radial Forearm Free Flap |
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RND |
Radical Neck Dissection |
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RW |
round window |
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SCC |
Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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SET |
Skin Endpoint Titration |
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SLE |
System Lupus Erythematosus |
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smas |
Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System |
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SMG |
Submandibular Gland |
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SNHL |
Sensorineural Hearing Loss |
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spa |
Subperiosteal Abscess |
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T&A |
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
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TCA |
trichloracetic acid |
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TEP |
Tracheoesophageal Puncture |
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TM |
Tympanic Membrane |
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TM |
Tympanomastoidectomy |
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TMJ |
TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome) |
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torp |
Total Ossicular Replacement Prosethesis |
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TSH |
thyroid stimulating hormone |
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TVC |
True Vocal Cord |
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tvf |
True Vocal Fold |
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UPPP |
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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URI |
upper respiratory tract infection |
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VBI |
Vertebrobasilar Insuffiency |
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VC |
Vocal Cord |
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VII |
Facial Nerve |
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VRA |
Visual Response Audiometry |
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VZV |
Varicella-Zoster Virus |
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XRT |
external radiation therapy |
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Xrt |
Radiation Therapy |
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