Books by Jules J. Berman, Ph.D., M.D.

12,000 BIOMEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS

% = percent
10th = tenth
1st = first
2de = two dimensional echocardiography
2nd = second
3rd = third
3vc = 3 vessel cord
4th = fourth
5fu = fluorouracil
5th = fifth
6-mp = 6 mercaptopurine
6-tg = 6 thioguanine
6th = sixth
7th = seventh
8th = eighth
9th = ninth
@ = at
@ = email domain separator
a = abortion
a = absorbance
a = accommodation
a = adriamycin
a = ante
a = artery
a alternata = alternaria alternata
a annua = artemisia annua
a baumannii = acinetobacter baumannii
a belladonna = atropa belladonna
a brassicicola = alternaria brassicicola
a californica = artemisia californica
a castellanii = acanthamoeba castellanii
a cell = amacrine cell
a cepa = allium cepa
a coenophialum = acremonium coenophialum
a culbertsoni = acanthamoeba culbertsoni
a duodenale = ancylostoma duodenale
a filifolia = artemisia filifolia
a githago = agrostemma githago
a junii = acinetobacter junii
a k amputation = above knee amputation
a kiliense = acremonium kiliense
a polyphaga = acanthamoeba polyphaga
a sativa = avena sativa
a tridentata = artemisia tridentata
a&e = accident and emergency department
a&ox3 = alert and oriented to person place and date
a&ox4 = alert and oriented to person place time and date
a&p = anterior and posterior
a&p = auscultation and percussion
a&s = ambu & suction
a&w = alive and well
a-line = arterial line
a-p = anterior and posterior
a-p&lat = anteroposterior and lateral
a-v = atrioventricular
a/c = adriamycin / cyclophosphamide
a/c = anterior chamber of eye
a/g = albumin globulin ratio
a/n = abnormal
a/o = alert and oriented
a/p = assessment and plan
a/p = auscultation and percussion
a1ad = alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema
a2 = aortic component second heart sound
aa = adriamycin
aa = african american
aa = alcohol abuse
aa = alcoholics anonymous
aa = alopecia areata
aa = amino acid
aa = amyloid protein A
aa = aortic aneurysm
aa = aortic arch
aa = aplastic anemia
aa = ara c
aa = arachidonic acid
aa = ascending aorta
aaa = abdominal aortic aneurysm
aaa = acquired aplastic anemia
aaa = acute apical abscess
aaa = aromatic amino acid
aaf = acetylaminofluorene
aag = alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
aah = atypical adenomatous hyperplasia
aai = acute alcohol intoxication
aall = anterior axillary line
aami = age associated memory impairment
aamtase = aklanonic acid methyltransferase
aaox3 = awake alert and oriented to date place & person
aark = automated anesthesia record keeper
aas = aarskog scott syndrome
aas = aortic arch syndrome
aas = atlantoaxial subluxation
aat = aachen aphasia test
aat = alpha 1 antitrypsin
aat = alpha antitrypsin
aau = acute anterior uveitis
aav = aids associated virus
ab = abdominal
ab = abortion
ab = antibody
ab = asthmatic bronchitis
aba = abscissic acid
abatc = azidobenzamidotaurocholate
abc = aneurysmal bone cyst
abc = apnea bradycardia cyanosis
abc = aspiration biopsy cytology
abd = abdomen
abd = abductor
abdom = abdomen
abdv = bleomycin doxorubicin dtic vinblastine
abe = acute bacterial endocarditis
abf = aortobifemoral graft
abg = aortic bifurcation graft
abg = aortobifemoral graft
abg = arterial blood gas
abi = arterial pressure index
abk = aphakic bullous keratopathy
abl = abetalipoproteinaemia
abl = abetalipoproteinemia
abl = african burkitt's lymphoma
abl = angioblastic lymphadenopathy
ablc = amphotericin b lipid complex
abm = alveolar basement membrane antibody
abmt = autologous bone marrow transplant
abn = abnormal
abnl = abnormal
abo = a system of classifying blood groups by a or b antibody
abo = abortion
abo = antibody
abo = bleo mtx vcr
abo hdn = abo hemolytic disease of the newborn
abp = arterial blood pressure
abpa = asthmatic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
abpb = abductor pollicis brevis
abpl = abductor pollicis longus
abr = auditory brainstem response
abs = abdominal muscles
abs = abdominals
abs = absent
abs = acute brain syndrome
abs = affect balance scale
abs = anorexic behavior scales
abt = autologous blood transfusion
abu = asymptomatic bacteriuria
abv = actinomycin d, bleomycin, vincristine
abv = adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine
abv = bleo dox vbl
abvd = bleomycin dacarbazine doxorubicin vincristine
abx = antibiotics
ac = acute
ac = air conditioning
ac = air conduction
ac = alternating current
ac = amniocentesis
ac = ante cibum
ac = anterior chamber
ac = ascending colon
ac = assist control
ac/a = accommodation convergence/accommodation
aca = adenocarcinoma
aca = anterior cerebral artery
aca = anti cardiolipin antibody
acad = academy
acbe = air contrast barium enema
acc = acceleration
acc = accelerator
acc = accident
acc = accommodation
acc = adrenocortical carcinoma
acc = agenesis of corpus callosum
acc = alveolar cell carcinoma
acc = aplasia cutis congenita
acca = adenylate cyclase constitutive activator
acca = adrenal cortical carcinoma
acca = adrenocortical carcinoma
accom = accommodation
accpn = agenesis of the corpus callosum with peripheral neuropathy
acd = acid citrate dextrose
acd = actinomycin d
acd = adult celiac disease
acd = allergic contact dermatitis
acd = anemia of chronic disease
acd = arteriosclerotic coronary disease
acd = automatic cardiac defibrillator procedure
acd = corneal dystrophy
ace = acetylcholinesterase
ace = angiotensin converting enzyme
ace = cyclophosphamide doxorubicin
ace = dipeptidyl peptidase a
acetoacetyl coa = acetoacetyl coenzyme a
acetyl coa = acetyl coenzyme a
acetyl coa acetyltransferase = acetyl coenzyme a acetyltransferase
acetyl coa carboxylase = acetyl coenzyme a carboxylase
acf = anterior cranial fossa
acg = angle closure glaucoma
ach = acetylcholine
ach = achondroplasia
ach = adrenal cortical hormone
ach esterase = acetylcholinesterase
ache = acetylcholinesterase
aci = acute coronary insufficiency
aciol = anterior chamber intraocular lens
acj = amelocemental junction of tooth
acl = anterior cruciate ligament
acla = anti cardiolipin antibody
acls = advanced cardiac life support
acm = aclacinomycin a
acm = adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate
acm = arnold chiari malformation
acn = acoustic neurinoma
acnu = nimustine
acom = anterior communicating artery
acp = acid phosphatase
acp = acupuncture
acps = acrocephalopolysyndactyly
acr = aclarubicin
acr = amalgam cement restoration
acra = acetylcholine receptor antibody
acs = american cancer society
acs = anterior tibial compartment syndrome
acs = antireticular cytotoxic serum
acsvbg = aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft
acsvg = aortocoronary saphenous vein graft
act = actinomycin
act = activated clotting time
act = acute coronary thrombosis
act-c = actinomycin c
act-d = actinomycin d
acth = adrenocorticotrophic hormone
actriib = activin receptor type iib
acug = arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis
acv = acyclovir
acv = airway closing volume
acv = aplasia of cerebellar vermis
acvd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
acvg = aortocoronary vein graft
acyl coa = acyl coenzyme a
ad = adenoidal degeneration
ad = advertisement
ad = alzheimer's disease
ad = atopic dermatitis
ad = atrio dextro
ad = auris dextra
ad = autogenic drainage
ad = autosomal dominant
ad = dactinomycin
ad = drug addiction
ad lib = ad libitim
ada = adenosine deaminase
ada = american dental association
ada = american diabetes association
ada = american dietetic association
ada = americans with disabilities act
adamha = alcohol drug abuse and mental health administration
adas = alzheimer's disease assessment scale
adat = advance diet as tolerated
adbc = adriamycin, dtic, bleomycin, ccnu
adc = acquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complex
adc = adenylate cyclase
adc = adrenal cortex
adc = aids dementia complex
adcc = antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity
add = attention deficit disorder
add'l = additional
addl = additional
ade = ara c, daunorubicin, etoposide
adem = acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
aden = acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus
adenoca = adenocarcinoma
adf = aortoduodenal fistula
adh = alcohol dehydrogenase
adh = antidiuretic hormone
adhd = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
adi = autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris
adic = adriamycin, dtic
adip = acute demyelinating inflammatory polyradiculopathy
adj = adjuvant
adk = adenylate kinase
adl = activities of daily living
adm = administration
adm = administrator
adm = admission
admckd = medullary cystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant
adp = adenosine diphosphate
adpase = adenosine diphosphatase
adpkd = autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
adr = adriamycin
adr = adverse drug reaction
adria = adriamycin
ads = alcohol dependence scale
ads = antibody deficiency syndrome
adt = adenosine triphosphate
adt = admission, diagnosis, triage
adu = acute duodenal ulcer
ae = acrodermatitis enteropathica
ae = aeronautical engineer
ae = agricultural engineer
aea = above elbow amputation
aec = aminoethylcysteine
aed = accident and emergency department
aed = automated external defibrillator
aeeg = ambulatory eeg
aef = allogenic effect factor
aef = amyloid enhancing factor
aef = aryepiglottic fold
aem = ataxia, episodic, with myokymia
aep = auditory evoked potentials
aer = auditory evoked responses
af = acid fast
af = afebrile
af = amaurosis fugax
af = amniotic fluid
af = anterior fontanelle
af = asian female
af = atrial fibrillation
af = auricular fibrillation
af = dental amalgam filling present
afb = acid fast bacillus
afb = aflatoxin b
afb1 = aflatoxin b1
afgf = acidic fibroblast growth factor
afi = amaurotic familial idiocy
afi = amniotic fluid index
afib = atrial fibrillation
afip = armed forces institute of pathology
afl = atrial flutter
aflp = acute fatty liver of pregnancy
afp = alpha fetoprotein
aft = aflatoxin
aft = afternoon
afv = amniotic fluid volume
ag = anion gap
ag = antigen
ag = atrial gallop
ag = atrophic gastritis
ag = silver
aga = anti gliadin antibody
aga = appropriate for gestational age
agg = agammaglobulinemia
agit = agitation
agl = acute granulocytic leukemia
aglt = acidified glycerol lysis test
agmx = agammaglobulinemia, x linked
agn = acute glomerulonephritis
agnor = silver staining nucleolar organizing regions
agp = alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
ags = adrenogenital syndrome
ags = alagille syndrome
ags = audiogenic seizure
agsg = alliance of genetic support groups
agt = activity group therapy
agt = aminoglutethimide
agt = antiglobulin test
agus = atypical glands of unknown significance
agw = anogenital warts
ah = adductor hallucis
ah = alcoholic hepatitis
ah = anterior horn
ah = atypical hyperplasia
aha = acquired hemolytic anemia
aha = american heart association
aha = american hospital association
aha = anterior hypothalamic area
aha = autoimmune hemolytic anemia
ahc = acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
ahc = adrenal hypoplasia, congenital
ahd = arteriohepatic dysplasia
ahd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
ahds = allan herndon dudley syndrome
ahf = acute heart failure
ahf = antihemophilic factor
ahf = argentinian hemorrhagic fever
ahg = acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
ahg = antihemophilic globulin
ahgs = acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
ahh = aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase
ahhd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive heart disease
ahle = acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
ahm = allele frequency dependent homozygosity mapping
aho = albright hereditary osteodystrophy
ahr = aryl hydrocarbon receptor
aht = antihyaluronidase screening titer
ahts = adductovarus hammer toe syndrome
ahx = addison disease, x linked
ai = accidental injury
ai = alcohol intake
ai = allergy and immunology
ai = amelogenesis imperfecta
ai = anaphylatoxin inactivator
ai = angiotensin i
ai = aortic incompetence
ai = aortic insufficiency
ai = apical impulse
ai = artificial insemination
ai = artificial intelligence
ai = autoimmune
ai = autoimmunity
aia = aspirin intolerant asthma
aib = abnormal illness behavior
aib = aminoisobutyric acid
aic = aicardi syndrome
aica = anterior inferior cerebellar artery
aicd = automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator
aid = artificial insemination by donor
aidh = atypical intraductal hyperlasia
aids = acquired immune deficiency syndrome
aied = aland island eye disease
aih = artificial insemination by husband
aih = autoimmune hepatitis
aiha = autoimmune hemolytic anemia
ail = angioimmunoproliferative lesions
aild = angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia
aim = abnormal involuntary movement
aim = activation inducer molecule
aim = asparaginase, ifosfamide, methotrexate
aimi = anteroinferior myocardial infarction
aims = abnormal involuntary movement scale
aims = arthritis impact measurement scale
ain = acute interstitial nephritis
ain = anal intraepithelial neoplasia
aion = acute ischemic optic neuropathy
aip = acute intermittent porphyria
aip = acute interstitial pneumonia
ais = abbreviated injury scale
ais = adenocarcinoma in situ
aivr = accelerated idioventricular rhythm
aj = ankle jerk
ajcc = american joint committee on cancer
ak = above knee
ak = acetate kinase
ak = actinic keratosis
ak = adenylate kinase
ak = artificial kidney
ak = astigmatic keratotomy
aka = above knee amputation
aka = alcoholic ketoacidosis
aka = also known as
ake = acrokeratoelastoidosis
akp = anterior knee pain
akv = acrokeratosis verruciformis
al = aluminum
al = amyloid light chain
al = anterolateral
al = arterial line
al = artificial limb
al = left ear
ala = alanine
ala = aminolevulinic acid
ala = amoebic liver abscess
alad = aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
alase = alas, erythroid
alash = alas, housekeeping
alat = alanine aminotransferase
alb = albumin
alc = alcohol
alcaa = acetylcarnitine arginyl amide
alcam = activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule
alcl = anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ald = adrenoleukodystrophy
ald = alcoholic liver disease
ald = aldolase
ald = aldosine
ald = aldosterone
aldb = aldolose b deficiency
aldo = aldosterone
alec = artificial lung expanding compound
alf = acute liver failure
alg = antilymphocyte globulin
ali = acute lung injury
ali = average lobe index
alk p'tase = alkaline phosphatase
alk phos = alkaline phosphatase
all = acute lymphocytic leukemia
allo = allogenic
alm = acral lentiginous melanoma
almi = anterolateral myocardial infarction
almm = acral lentiginous malignant melanoma
alomad = adriamycin, leukeran, oncovin, methotrexate, actinomycin d, dacarbazine
alp = alkaline phosphatase
alp = anterior lobe of pituitary
alp = argon laser photocoagulation
alp = atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype
alpc = argon laser photocoagulation
alpha anp = alpha atrial natriuretic peptide
alpha ifn = alpha interferon
alpha mpt = alpha methyl p tyrosine
alps = aphasia language performance scales
als = advanced life support
als = afferent loop syndrome
als = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
als = antilymphocyte serum
alt = alaniinitransaminaas
alt = alanine aminotransferase
alt = altered
alt = altitude
alt = argon laser trabeculoplasty
alto = afterloading tandem and ovoids
altp = argon laser trabeculoplasty
alunc = alopecia universalis congenita
alv = alveolar
alv = avian leukosis virus
am = alveolar macrophage
am = american
am = americium
am = ammeter
am = anteromedial
am = asian male
am = morning
ama = advanced maternal age
ama = against medical advice
ama = american medical association
ama = anti mitochondrial antibody
amb = ambulate
amb = amphotericin b
amc = arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
amcn = arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, neurogenic type
amd = acid maltase deficiency
amd = age related macular degeneration
amdg = acromesomelic dysplasia, grebe type
amf = adios, my friend
amfyoyo = adios my friend, you're on your own
ami = acute mesenteric ischemia
ami = acute myocardial infarct
ami = autobiographical memory interview
amio = amiodarone
amit = amitriptyline
aml = acute myelogenous leukemia
aml = anterior mitral leaflet
amlcd = active matrix liquid crystal device
amm = agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
amml = acute myelomonocytic leukemia
amn = adrenomyeloneuropathy
amnio = amniocentesis
amp = acid mucopolysaccharide
amp = acute massive pulmonary embolism
amp = adenosine monophosphate
amp = ampere
amp = amphetamine
amp = ampicillin
amp = ampule
amp = amputation
amp deaminase = adenosine monophosphate deaminase
ampe = acute massive pulmonary embolism
amr = alternating motion rate
ams = altered mental status
ams = atypical mole syndrome
amsa = amsacrine
amt = abbreviated mental test
amt = amount
amt = anxiety management training
amv = assisted mandatory ventilation
amvc = atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis
an = acanthosis nigricans
an = acoustic neuroma
an = anorexia nervosa
an = antenatal
ana = alpha naphthyl esterase
ana = antinuclear antibody
ana = antinuclear antigen
anae = alpha naphthyl acetate esterase
anan = anandron
anbc = hepatitis b core antibody
anc = absolute neutrophil count
anc = antenatal care
anca = anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
ancova = analysis of covariance
and = axillary node dissection
anes = anesthesia
anf = antinuclear factor
ang = angiotensin
angio = angiogram
angis = australian national genomic info service
anl = acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
anl = argonne national laboratory
anll = acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia
anm = amish nemaline myopathy
ann = annual
ann = annulus
ann = artificial neural networks
ann fib = annulus fibrosis
annl = acute non lymphocytic leukemia
anom = anomalous
anova = analysis of variance
anp = atrial natriuretic peptide
ans = arteriolonephrosclerosis
ans = autonomic nervous system
ant = alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia
ant = anterior
ante = before
anug = acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
anxty = anxiety
ao = acridine orange
aob = acetone on breath
aob = alcohol on breath
aob = anterior open bite
aod = arterial occlusive disease
aodm = adult onset diabetes mellitus
aof = assessment of occupational function
aom = acute otitis media
aom = arthroophthalmopathy, hereditary progressive
aom = azoxymethane
aopa = ara c, oncovin, prednisone, asparaginase
aope = adriamycin, oncovin, prednisone, etoposide
aorf = adult onset renal failure
aos = adams oliver syndrome
ap & lat = anteroposterior & lateral
ap = abdominal pain
ap = abdominal perineal
ap = acid phosphatase
ap = action potential
ap = acute pancreatitis
ap = alkaline phosphatase
ap = anatomic pathology
ap = angina pectoris
ap = ante partum
ap = anterior and posterior
ap = anterior pituitary
ap = aortic pressure
ap = aortopulmonary
ap = arterial pressure
ap = artificial pneumothorax
ap&lat = anteroposterior & lateral
apa = american psychological association
apa = aminopenicillanic acid
apa = antiphospholipid antibody
apb = abductor pollicus brevis
apc = acetylsalicylic acid, acetophenetidin, and caffeine
apc = activated protein c
apc = adenomatous polyposis of the colon
apc = amsa, prednisone, chlorambucil
apc = aspirin, phenacetin, caffeine
apc = atrial premature contraction
apch = alternative pathway hemolytic complement
apcor = advanced portable coronary observation radio
apd = accessory pancreatic duct
apd = afferent pupillary defect
apd = antipsychotic drug
apd = atrial premature depolarization
ape = acute pulmonary edema
ape = anterior pituitary extract
apeced = autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy
apf = antiperinuclear factor
aph = alkaline phosphatase
aph = antepartum hemorrhage
aph = aphasia
apha = american public health association
aphig = aphidicolin glycinate
api = application programming interface
apkd = adult polycystic disease
apl = abductor pollicis longus
apl = acute promyelocytic leukemia
apl = adjustable pressure limiting valve
apla = anti phospholipid antibody
apld = automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy
aplis = anatomic pathology laboratory information system
apls = advanced pediatric life support
apml = acute promyelocytic leukemia
apn = acute pyelonephritis
apn = advanced practice nurse
apo = adriamycin, prednisone, oncovin
apo a i = apolipoprotein a i
apoa = apolipoprotein a
apob = apolipoprotein b
apoc = apolipoprotein c
apod = apolipoprotein d
apoe = apolipoprotein e
apoj = apolipoprotein j
app = acute phase protein
app = appendix
appl = appliance
appl = application
appnhp = adenylyl imidodiphosphate
approx = approximate
approx = approximately
appt = appointment
appy = appendectomy
apr = abdominoperineal resection of rectum
apr = acute phase reactant
apr = april
apr = auropalpebral reflex
aprs = adult personality rating schedule
aprt = adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
aprt = adenosine phosphoribosyltransferase
aprtase = adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
aprv = airway pressure release ventilation
aps = antiphospholipid syndrome
apsa = phosphatidylserine antibody
apsgn = acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
aptt = activated partial thromboplastin time
apud = amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation
apudoma = apud tumor
apudoma = tumor of apud cells
apvc = anomalous pulmonary venous connection
apvd = anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
apvr = anomalous pulmonary venous return
apvs = absent pulmonary valve syndrome
apw = aortopulmonary window
aq = aqueous
ar = aortic regurgitation
ar = argon
ara c = arabinosylcytosine
ara ctp = arabinofuranosylcytosine triphosphate
ara u = arabinofuranosyluracil
aras = atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis
arbkt = aids risk behavior knowledge test
arc = abnormal retinal correspondence
arc = aids related complex
arch = archives
ard = acute respiratory disease
ardmd = autosomal recessive distal muscular dystrophy
ards = adult respiratory distress syndrome
arf = acute renal failure
arf = acute respiratory failure
arf = acute rheumatic fever
arg = arginine
ari = acute renal insufficiency
ari = acute respiratory infection
arm = artificial rupture of membrane
armd = age related macular degeneration
arn = acute retinal necrosis
aroa = autosomal recessive ocular albinism
arom = artificial rupture of membranes
arp = american registry of pathology
arpkd = autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
arsa = arylsulfatase a
art = anti retroviral therapy
art = arterial
arter = arterial
aru = acute retention of urine
arv = aids related virus
arv = anti retroviral therapy
arvc = arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
arvd = arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
as = angelman syndrome
as = aortic stenosis
as = arteriosclerosis
as = auris sinestra
asa = acetylsalicylic acid
asa = argininosuccinic acid
asa = aspirin
asa = aspirin sensitive asthma
asad = arteriosclerotic artery disease
asal = argininosuccinate lyase
asal deficiency = argininosuccinate lyase deficiency
asap = as soon as possible
asat = aspartate aminotransferase
asb = asymptomatic bacteriuria
asbmb = american society for biochemistry & molecular biology
asc = american society of cytology
ascb = american society for cell biology
ascd = arteriosclerotic coronary disease
aschd = arteriosclerotic coronary heart disease
asci = american society for clinical investigation
ascii = american standard code for information interchange
asco = american society of clinical oncology
ascp = american society of clinical pathologists
asct = autologous stem cell transplantation
ascus = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
ascva = arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular accident
ascvd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ascvd = arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease
ascvhd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular heart disease
ascvrd = arteriosclerotic cardiovascular renal disease
asd = atrial septal defect
asdhd = arteriosclerotic decompensated heart disease
asdp = anal sphincter dysplasia
asech = acetylselenonium choline
asf = anterior spinal fusion
ash = asymmetrical septal hypertrophy
ashap = adriamycin, solu medrol, high dose ara c, platinol
ashcvd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive cardiovascular disease
ashd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
ashd = atrioseptal heart defect
ashg = american society for human genetics
ashhd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive heart disease
ashvd = arteriosclerotic hypertensive vascular disease
asi = anxiety status inventory
asip = american society for investigative pathologists
asis = anterior superior iliac spine
asl = antistreptolysin
asl = argininosuccinate lyase
asl deficiency = argininosuccinate lyase deficiency
aslhn = alport syndrome like hereditary nephritis
aslme = american society of law, medicine, and ethics
aslo = anti streptolysin o
asm = american society for microbiology
asma = anti smooth muscle antibody
asmd = anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis
asmi = anteroseptal myocardial infarction
asmtlx = acetylserotonin methyltransferase like, x linked
asn = asparaginase
asn = asparagine
aso = antistreptolysin o
aso = arteriosclerosis obliterans
asom = acute suppurative otitis media
asp = antisocial personality
asp = asparaginase
asp = aspartic acid
asp = l asparaginase
asped = angel shaped phalangoepiphyseal dysplasia
aspvd = arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease
asrt = anomalous sentence repetition test
assa = aminopterin syndrome sine aminopterin
assoc = association
asst = assist
asstase = arylsulfate sulfotransferase
ast = aspartate aminotransferase
ast = astigmatism
asu = ambulatory surgery unit
asv = avian sarcoma virus
asvd = arteriosclerotic vascular disease
asvhd = arteriosclerotic vascular heart disease
asw = approved social worker
at = antithrombin
at = astatine
at = audiology technician
at/nc = atraumatic normocephalic
ata = alimentary toxic aleukia
ata = anterior tibial artery
atc = adriamycin followed by 3x taxol followed by 3x cytoxan
atcc = american type culture collection
atd = antithyroid drug
atd = asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
atg = antithymocyte globulin
atg = antitoxin globulin
atin = acute tubulo interstitial nephritis
atl = adult t cell leukemia
atll = adult tcell leukemia lymphoma
atls = advanced trauma life support training course
atm = atmosphere
atmngt = atypical melanocytic nevi of the genital type
atn = acute tubular necrosis
atn = oculocutaneous albinism, tyrosinase negative
atnr = asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
atp = adenosine triphosphate
atp = advanced technology program
atp = azathioprine
atra = all trans-retinoic acid
ats = alport syndrome
ats = anti tetanus serum
ats = arteriosclerosis
atshd = arteriosclerotic heart disease
att = attachment
atv = all terrain vehicle
atz = anal transitional zone
au = arbitrary unit
au = aures unitas
au = australia antigen
au = azauridine
au = gold
auc = area under curve
aud = auditory
audit = alcohol use disorders identification test
aug = acute ulcerative gingivitis
aug = august
aul = acute undifferentiated leukemia
aur = auricular
aus = artificial urinary sphincter
aus = atypia of unknown significance
av = adriamycin, vincristine
av = alveolar duct
av = anaerobic vaginosis
av = aortic valve
av = arteriovenous
av = atrioventricular
av = audiovisual
av = auriculoventricular
ava = antiviral antibody
ava = aortic valve area
ava = aortic valve atresia
avad = doxorubicin, vincristine, cytarabine, dexamethasone
avb = atrioventricular block
avdrr = adult onset vitamin d resistant hypophosphatemic osteomalacia
aventyl = nortriptylineavf
avf = arteriovenous fistula
avf = atrioventricular fibrillation
avh = acute viral hepatitis
avm = arteriovenous malformation
avm = aviation medicine
avms = arteriovenous malformations
avn = atrioventricular node
avn = avascular necrosis
avo = defused arteriovenous o2 difference
avp = actinomycin d, vincristine, platinol
avp = adriamycin, vincristine, procarbazine
avp = aortic valve prosthesis
avp = aortic valvuloplasty
avp = arginine vasopressin
avp = venous ambulatory pressure
avpu = alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
avr = aortic valve replacement
avrnt = atrioventricular re entrant nodal tachycardia
avrr = aortic valve re replacement
avrt = atrioventricular re entrant tachycardia
avs = arteriovenous shunt
avsd = atrioventricular septal defect
avss = afebrile, vital signs stable
aw = abdominal wall
aw = airway
awmi = anterior wall myocardial infarction
awo = antral washout
awol = absent without leave
aws = alagille watson syndrome
ax = axilla
ax = axis of cylindrical lens
axr = abdominal x ray
az = ascheim zondek
aza = azathioprine
azc = azacitidine
azf = azoospermia factor
azi = azidopine
azq = diaziquone
azt = azidothymidine
b = bath
b = behavior
b = brother
b bassiana = beauveria bassiana
b beaveri = brugia beaveri
b burgdorferi = borrelia burgdorferi
b crocidurae = borrelia crocidurae
b k amputation = below knee amputation
b pahangi = brugia pahangi
b&b = bronchoscopy and biopsy
b&c = biopsy and cauterization
b&w = baldy webster suspension
b-2m = beta 2 microglobulin
b-cell = bcell
b-cll = b cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
b-lph = beta lipotrophic hormone
b/k = below knee
b/p = blood pressure
b1 = bilroth 1
b1 = breast stage 1
b12 = cyanocobalamin
b2 = bilroth 2
b2 = ebv receptor
b2 m = beta2 microglobulin
b2-glob = beta 2 microglobulin
ba = backache
ba = barium
ba = basilar artery
ba = betamethasone acetate
ba = bile acid
ba = biliary atresia
ba = blocking antibody
ba = bone age
ba = boric acid
ba = brachial artery
ba = bronchial asthma
bab = babinski sign
bab = behaviour assessment battery
bac = bacterial artificial chromosome
bac = blood alcohol concentration
bac = bronchioalveolar carcinoma
bac = bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
baco = bleomycin, adriamycin, ccnu, oncovin
bacod = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, dexamethasone
bacon = bleomycin, adriamycin, ccnu, oncovin, nitrogen mustard
bacop = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
bact = bacteriology
bact = bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, tamoxifen
bactec = bactenecin
badl = brief activities of daily living
bae = barium enema
baee = benzoylarginine ethyl ester
baep = brainstem auditory evoked potential
baer = brainstem auditory evoked response
baha = bone anchor hearing aid
bal = blood alcohol level
bal = british anti lewisite
bal = bronchoalveolar lavage
bal = dimercaprol
balf = bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
balt = bronchus associated lymphoid tissue
bamon = bleomycin, adriamycin, methotrexate, oncovin, nitrogen mustard
bana = benzoylarginine 2 naphthylamide
banf = bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis
bao = basal acid output
bao = basal gastric acid output
bap = bleomycin, adriamycin, prednisone
bapa = benzoylarginine nitroanilide
bapp = bleomycin, doxorubicin, cisplatin, prednisone
barb = barbiturate
barbital = phenobarbital
barn = bilateral acute retinal necrosis
bas = balloon atrial septostomy
baso = basophil
bavip = bleomycin, adriamycin, vinblastine, imidazole carboxamide, prednisone
bawo = bilateral antrl washout
bax = a homolog of bcl2
bb = bronchial breathing
bb = bundle branch
bba = born before arrival
bbb = blood brain barrier
bbb = bundle branch block
bbgk = stated that chromosomes 4 and 7 each seem to have copies of the bb1/g25k
bbow = bulging bag of waters
bbprl = big big prolactin
bbs = bilateral breath sounds
bbs = bulletin board service
bbt = basal body temperature
bbvp = bcnu, bleomycin, vepesid, prednisone, methotrexate
bc = blood culture
bc = bone conduction
bc = breast cancer
bc = breathing control
bc = bronchogenic carcinoma
bca = basal cell atypia
bcaa = branched chain amino acid
bcam = b cell adhesion molecule
bcap = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, prednisone
bcas = breast carcinoma amplified sequence
bcat = branched chain aminotransferase
bcav = bleomycin, ccnu, adriamycin, velban
bcc = basal cell carcinoma
bcca = basal cell carcinoma
bccp = biotin carboxyl carrier protein
bcd = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin
bcdf = b cell differentiation factor
bcds = breast cancer, ductal, suppressor
bce = basal cell epithelioma
bcei = breast cancer estrogen inducible sequence
bceop = benign childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms
bcg = bacille calmette guerin
bcg = ballistocardiogram
bcg = bromocresol green
bch = basal cell hyperplasia
bch = chorea, hereditary benign
bche = butyrylcholinesterase
bcie = bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
bckd = branched chain alpha ketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency
bckd = branched chain alphaketoacid dehydrogenase deficiency
bcmf = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil
bcns = basal cell nevus syndrome
bcnu = bis chloroethyl nitrosourea
bcop = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
bcp = basal cell papilloma
bcp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
bcp = birth control pill
bcpm = benign chronic pemphigus
bcr = breakpoint cluster region
bcr = bulbocavernosus reflex
bcs = battered child syndrome
bcs = breast conservation surgery
bcs = budd chiari syndrome
bct = basophil challenge test
bcvp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
bcvpb = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, bleomycin
bcvpp = bcnu, cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
bcvpp = carmustine cyclophosphamide prednisone procarbazine vinblastine
bcx = blood culture
bd = band
bd = barbiturate dependence
bd = base deficit
bd = basophilic degeneration
bd = batten's disease
bd = behcet's disease
bd = belladonna
bd = bile duct
bd = black death
bd = blood donor
bd = bowel dysfunction
bd = bowen disease
bd = brain damage
bd = brain death
bd = bronchodilator
bd = twice a day
bdae = boston diagnostic aphasia examination
bdc = burn dressing change
bdcs = bazex dupre christol syndrome
bdg = batten's disease gene
bdi = beck depression inventory
bdma = benzyldimethylamine
bdmf = bone dysplasia with medullary fibrosarcoma
bdmr = brachydactyly mental retardation syndrome
bdp = beclomethasone dipropionate
bdp = benzodiazepine
bdp = bronchopulmonary dysplasia
bdr = background diabetic retinopathy
bdrs = blessed dementia rating scale
bdrs = brief depression rating scale
bds = blackfan diamond syndrome
bdz = benzodiazepine
be = bacterial endocarditis
be = barium enema
be = base excess
be = below elbow
bea = below elbow amputation
beac = bcnu, etoposide, ara c, cyclophosphamide
beam = bcnu, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan
bec = before exam completed
bed = bornholm eye disease
bee = basal energy expenditure
beh = behavior
beh = benign essential hypertension
behav = behavioral
bel = blood ethanol level
bel = bromoenol lactone
bemp = bleomycin, eldisine, mitomycin, platinol
ben = balkan endemic nephropathy
beo = both eyes open
bep = benign enlargement of prostate
bep = bleomycin, etoposide, platinol
bepop = application of below elbow plaster of paris
ber = berbamine
ber = berberine
best = bedside evaluation and screening test of aphasia
beta msh = beta melanocyte stimulating hormone
beta tgdr = beta thioguanine deoxyriboside
bf = black female
bf = blastogenic factor
bf = breast fed
bf = breast feeding
bf = lymphocyte mitogenic factor
bfgf = basic fibroblast growth factor
bfic = benign familial infantile convulsions
bfl = bird fanciers lung
bfnc = benign familial neonatal convulsions
bfp = biological false positive
bfu = burst forming unit
bg = basal ganglia
bg = basal ganglion
bg = bender gestalt test
bg = beta galactosidase
bg = beta glucuronidase
bg = birbeck granule
bg = bite guard
bg = blood gases
bg = blood glucose
bg = bone graft
bg = brilliant green
bg = bronchocentric granulomatosis
bga = blood gas analysis
bgci = basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic
bgh = bovine growth hormone
bgl = bartholin's gland
bgp = blood group
bgp = bone gla protein
bgpa = biliary glycoprotein a
bgs = baller gerold syndrome
bgus = biclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance
bh = birth history
bh = breathholding
bh = bronchial hyperreactivity
bha = butylated hydroxyanisole
bhcg = beta human chorionic gonadotrophin
bhcg = beta human chorionic gonadotropin
bhd = bcnu hydroxyurea dacarbazine
bhd = birt hogg dube syndrome
bhdv = bcnu, hydroxyurea, dacarbazine, vincristine
bhf = bolivian hemorrhagic fever
bhl = bilateral hilar lymph node
bhr = bronchial hyperreactivity
bht = blunt head trauma
bht = breath hydrogen test
bht = butyl hydroxytoluene
bht = butylated hydroxytoluene
bht = butylhyroxytoluene
bhtt = bielschowsky head tilt
bi = barthel index
bi = basilar impression
bi = bismuth
bi = bone injury
bi = brain injury
bi = gingival bleeding index
biba = brought in by ambulance
bic = biceps
bid = bis in diem
bid = brought in dead
bie = bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
bih = benign intracranial hypertension
bih = bilateral inguinal hernia
bil = bilateral
bil bs = bilateral breath sounds
bilat = bilateral
bili = bilirubin
bili t/d = bilirubin, total and direct
bima = bilateral internal mammary artery
bin = twice a night
bio = biology
biol = biologic
biol = biological
biol = biologist
biol = biology
biotech = biotechnology
bip = bleomycin, ifosfamide, platinol
bip = bronchiolitis obliterans with usual interstitial pneumonitis
bipap = bilevel positive airway pressure
bipg = billroth i partial gastrectomy
bipp = bismuth iodoform paraffin paste
bit = behavioral inattention test
biw = twice weekly
bj = bence jones
bj = biceps reflex
bjm = bones, joints, and muscles
bjp = bence jones protein
bk = back
bk = band keratopathy
bk = below knee
bk = black
bk = bullous keratopathy
bka = below knee amputation
bkbpr = bamford kowal and bench picture related
bkpnpr = bamford kowal and bench non picture related
bkv = bk virus
bl = bladder
bl = blood
bl = borderline leprosy
bl = bucolingual
bl = burkitt's lymphoma
bl cult = blood culture
blades = bristol language assessment scales
bld = blood
blel = benign lymphoepithelial lesion
bleo = bleomycin
bleo-comf = bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, fluorouracil
bleo-mopp = bleomycin, nitrogen mustard, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
blitz = monoclonal antibodies
blm = bleomycin
blm = bleomycin sulfate
blobs = binary large objects
bls = bare lymphocyte syndrome
bls = basic life support
blt = bleeding time
blv = blood volume
bm = bacterial meningitis
bm = basal metabolism
bm = basilar membrane
bm = black male
bm = bone marrow
bm = bowel movement
bm = breast milk
bma = benzylmercapturic acid
bma = bone marrow aspiration
bmast = brief michigan alcoholism screening test
bmc = bone marrow cell
bmc = bone mineral content
bmcp = brain mitochondrial carrier protein
bmd = becker muscular dystrophy
bmd = best macular dystrophy
bmd = bone mineral density
bmhp = bromomercurihydroxypropane
bmi = body mass index
bmj = breast milk jaundice
bmld = binaural masking level difference test
bmp = bcnu, methotrexate, procarbazine
bmp = bone morphogenetic protein
bmpg = bone marrow proteoglycan
bmr = basal metabolic rate
bms = burning mouth syndrome
bmt = bone marrow transplant
bmz = basement membrane zone
bn = bladder neck
bn = bulimia nervosa
bnab = ladder neck adhesions
bncf = both toenails cut and filed
bnd = both toenails drilled
bnec = bladder neck electric conductance test
bnhl = bcell non hodgkin's lymphoma
bni = bladder neck incision male
bnl = brookhaven national laboratory
bno = bladder neck obstruction
bnp = bladder non palpable
bnp = brain natriuretic peptide
bns = bladder neck stenosis
bo = bacterioopsin
bo = barrett's esophagus
bo = benzene oxide
bo = bilirubin oxidase
bo = blackout
bo = blighted ovum
bo = body odor
bo = bosentan
bo = bowel obstruction
bo = bronchiolitis obliterans
bo = bubble oxygenator
boa = behavioral observation audiometry
boap = bleomycin, oncovin, adriamycin, prednisone
boca = brown oculocutaneous albinism
bof = birds of a feather
bof = branchiooculofacial syndrome
bof = broncho esophageal fistula
bofs = branchiooculofacial syndrome
bold = bleomycin, oncovin, lomustine, dacarbazine
boma = otitis media, both ears, acute
bomp = bleomycin, oncovin, matulane, prednisone
bomsa = bilateral otitis media serous acute
bomsc = bilateral otitis media serous chronic
bonp = bleomycin, oncovin, natulan, prednisolone
boo = bladder outflow obstruction
boop = bronchiolitis obliterans and organising pneumonitis
bop = bcnu, oncovin, prednisone
bop = bleeding on probing
bop = bleomycin, oncovin, platinol
bopam = bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone, adriamycin, mechlorethamine, methotrexate
bopp = bcnu, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
borb = birmingham object recognition battery
bos = base of skull
bos = behavioral observation schedule
botox = botulin toxin
bov = bleeding esophageal varices
bow = bag of water
box = bowels opened times
bp = base pair
bp = blood pressure
bp = boiling point
bp = bullous pemphigoid
bp&tpr = monitoring of blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and respiratory rate
bp+ = hypertension
bpad = bipolar affective disorder
bpcq = beliefs about pain control questionnaire
bpd = biparietal diameter
bpd = bipolar disorder
bpd = borderline personality disorder
bpd = bronchopulmonary dysplasia
bpes = blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus
bpf = brazilian purpuric fever
bpf = bronchopleural fistula
bph = benign prostatic hyperplasia
bpig = bacterial polysaccharide immune globulin
bpm = beats per minute
bpm = breaths per minute
bpm = brompheniramine maleate
bpn = brachial plexus neuropathy
bpnh = bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia
bpo = benzoyl peroxide
bpp = biophysical profile
bpptl = bilateral postpartum tubal ligation
bppv = benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
bprl = big prolactin
bprs = brief psychiatric rating scale
bps = bronchopulmonary segment
bpt = bronchial provocation test
bpv = benign positional vertigo
bq = becquerel
br = bathroom
br = bedrest
br = bedroom
br = birthing room
br = brachioradialis
br = breast
br = breathing rate
br = breech presentation
br = british
br = bromine
br = brother
br ca = breast cancer
bra = bilateral renal agenesis
bra = bite raising appliance
bra = brain
brach = brachial
brao = branch retinal artery occlusion
brap = brca1 associated protein
brb = bright red blood
brbpr = bright red blood per rectum
brbx = breast biopsy
brca = breast cancer gene
brd = bilateral renal dysplasia
brdu = bromodeoxyuridine
brdurd = bromodeoxyuridine
brf = breast feeding
brhibo = bromohomoibotenate
bric = benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis
brk = breast tumor kinase
brm = biological response modifier
bronch = bronchial
bronch = bronchoscopy
broncho = bronchoscopy
brp = bathroom privileges
brvo = branch retinal vein occlusion
brvt = branch retinal vein thrombosis
bs = barium swallow
bs = blood glucose level
bs = blood smear
bs = blood sugar
bs = bloom syndrome
bs = bowel sounds
bs = breath sounds
bs/scf = biological sequence/structure computational facility
bsa = body surface area
bsa = bovine serum albumin
bsaep = brainstem auditory evoked potential
bsap = brief, small, abundant potentials
bsapp = brief, small, abundant, polyphasic potentials
bsb = bedside bag
bsc = bedside commode
bsco = bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy
bscs = biological sciences curriculum study
bsd = bedside drainage
bse = bovine spongiform encephalopathy
bse = breast self examination
bse = mad cow disease
bsep = brainstem evoked potential
bser = brainstem electric response
bsera = brainstem evoked response audiogram
bsf = benign senescent forgetfulness
bsipss = bilateral simultaneous inferior petrosal sinus sampling
bso = bilateral salpingo oophorectomy
bso = bilateral subcapsular orchidectomy
bso = buthionine sulfoximine
bsp = bone sialoprotein
bsp = bromosulfaphthalein
bsp = bromosulfophthalein
bsp = bromsulphalein
bsp = bromsulphaline
bsq = behavioral screening questionnaire
bsq = bussuquara fever
bss = balanced salt solution
bst = blood serologic test
bst = bovine somatotropin
bsts = bereweeke skill teaching system checklist
bsu = bartholin's, skene's, urethra
bsv = binocular single vision
bt = base of tongue
bt = bcnu, triazinate
bt = bedtime
bt = benign tertian malaria
bt = bitemporal
bt = bladder training
bt = blalock taussig shunt
bt = bleeding time
bt = blood transfusion
bt = blood type
bt = blood typing
bt = blue tongue
bt = body temperature
bt = botulin toxin
bt = bowel tones
bt = brain tumor
bt = breakthrough
bt = breast tumor
bt = broken tooth
btcd = binding to curved dna
btk = bruton's tyrosine kinase
btl = bilateral tubal ligation
btm = benign tertian malaria
btnf = both toenails filed
btp = biotechnology training programs
bts = blalock taussig shunt
btu = british thermal unit
btw = by the way
bu = bethesda unit
bu = bilirubin
bu = busulfan
bulit = bulimia test
bun = blood urea nitrogen
bus = busulfan
bv = bacterial vaginosis
bv = binocular vision
bv = blood vessel
bv = blood volume
bva = binocular visual acuity
bvap = bcnu, vincristine, adriamycin, prednisone
bvcpp = bcnu, vinblastine, cyclophosphamide, procarbazine, prednisone
bvd = back vertex distance
bvd = bcnu, vincristine, dacarbazine
bvds = bleomycin, velban, doxorubicin, streptozocin
bvl = bilateral vas ligation
bvm = bag valve mask
bvm = bag ventilator mask
bvpp = bcnu, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone
bvrt = benton visual behavior test
bw = birth weight
bw = body weight
bw = dental bitewing x ray
bwcr = beckwith wiedemann syndrome chromosome region
bwd = backward
bwo = bladder washout
bws = beckwith wiedemann syndrome
bx = biopsy
bxcx = biopsy of cervix
bxo = balanitis xerotica obliterans
bylitc = butenylisothiocyanate
bzd = benzodiazepine
bzs = bannayan zonana syndrome
bzt = bendrofluazide
bzx = bazex syndrome
c 1 esterase = complement 1 esterase
c = c
c = capacitance
c = carbon
c = caucasian
c = celsius
c = cervical
c = complement
c = compliance
c = cornea
c = coulomb
c = cum
c = cytidine
c = cytosine
c acetobutylicum = clostridium acetobutylicum
c anthropophaga = cordylobia anthropophaga
c burnetii = coxiella burnetii
c clostridiiforme = clostridium clostridiiforme
c coli = campylobacter coli
c curticei = cooperia curticei
c difficile = clostridium difficile
c diphtheriae = corynebacterium diphtheriae
c feseri = clostridium feseri
c freundii = citrobacter freundii
c guilliermondii = candida guilliermondii
c hominivorax = cochliomyia hominivorax
c jejuni = campylobacter jejuni
c pectinata = cooperia pectinata
c vini = candida vini
c&c = application of collar and cuff sling
c&c = curette and cautery of skin lesion
c&db = cough & deep breath
c&e = curettage and electrodessication
c&f = chills and fever
c&p = cystoscopy and pyelography
c&s = culture and sensitivities
c-anca =
c-anca = anti neutrophil cytoplasm
c-anca = cytoplasm and neutrophil antibody
c-p = cerebellopontine angle
c-rp = c reactive protein
c-s = cheyne stokes
c-spine = cervical spine
c/a = clinitest/acetest
c/c = chrome cobalt
c/c = complete dentures
c/c/e = clubbing, cyanosis, edema
c/d = cystodiathermy
c/d/i = clean, dry, intact
c/n = cyclogyl and neosynephrine
c/o = complains of
c/p = cardiopulmonary
c/s = caesarean section
c/w = consistent with
c02 = carbon dioxide
c1 = complement 1
c1q = complement 1q
c3 convertase = complement 3 convertase
c3b ina = c3b inactivator
c3pa = c3 proactivator
ca = calcium
ca = cancer
ca = carcinoma
ca = cardiac arrest
ca = clinical assistant
ca = corneal abrasion
ca = coronary artery
ca atpase = calcium adenosine triphosphatase
ca-125 = cancer antigen 125
ca125 = cancer antigen 125
caa = cerebral amyloid angiopathy
caa = chloroacetaldehyde
caa = circulating anodic antigen
caa = constitutional aplastic anemia
caa = coronary artery aneurysm
caam = complimentary and alternate medicine
caap = cocaine abuse assessment profile
cab = cambridge apraxia battery
cab = coronary artery bypass
cabbage = slang for cabg
cabg = coronary artery bypass graft
cabop = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone
cabs = ccnu, adriamycin, bleomycin, streptozocin
cac = cisplatin, ara c, caffeine
caca = cataract, crystalline aculeiform
cacd = choroidal dystrophy, central areolar
cach = childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelinization
cacp = camptodactyly arthropathy coxa vara pericarditis syndrome
cacs = celiac axis compression syndrome
cact = carnitine acylcarnitine translocase
cad = computer aided detection
cad = coronary artery disease
cad = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dacarbazine
cad = cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicin
cadasil = cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
cadic = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dtic
cae = chloroacetate esterase
cae = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, etoposide
caep = cortical auditory evoked potentials
caer = cortical auditory evoked response
caf = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil
caf = cytoxan, adriamycin with 5 fu
caffi = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil by continuous infusion
cafl = chronic airflow limitation
cafp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cafs = conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
cafth = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen, halotestin
cafvp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisone
cag = cholangiogram
cag = cholangiography
cag = chronic atrophic gastritis
cag = coronary angiography
cag = coronary artery graft
cagg = cold agglutinins
cah = chronic active hepatitis
cah = congenital adrenal hyperplasia
cahd = coronary atherosclerotic heart disease
cai = cancer attitude inventory
cai = carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
cai = computer assisted instruction
cakut = congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
cal = calorie
cal = chronic airflow limitation
calc = calcium
calc = calculated
calc = calculus
calcl = cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma
calf = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, leucovorin calcium , 5 fluorouracil
call = common acute lymphoblastic leukemia
calla = common all antigen
cals = carbonic anhydrase like sequence
cam = cell adhesion molecule
camak = cerebro oculo facio skeletal syndrome
camb = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, methotrexate, bleomycin
cameleon = cytosine arabinoside, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin, oncovin
cameo = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, methotrexate, etoposide, oncovin
camfak = cerebro oculo facio skeletal syndrome
camlo = cytosine arabinoside, methotrexate, leucovorin, oncovin
camp = cyclic amp
can = cancer
can = cord around neck
cao = chronic airflow obstruction
cao = coronary artery occlusion
cao = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, oncovin
cap = camptodactyly arthropathy pericarditis
cap = capsule
cap = captopril
cap = catabolite activator protein
cap = cell attachment protein
cap = cellulose acetate phthalate
cap = chloramphenicol
cap = chloroacetophenone
cap = community acquired pneumonia
cap = cyclic amp binding protein
cap = cystine aminopeptidase
cap = prostate cancer
cap-bop = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, procarbazine, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone
capa = cerebellar ataxia, paroxysmal, acetazolamide responsive
capd = continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
cape = clifton assessment procedures for the elderly
caped = central areolar pigment epithelial dystrophy
capp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol, prednisone
caps = capsules
car = carotid
carb = carbohydrate
carboxy air = carboxyaminoimidazole ribotide
card = cardiac
cardiak = card containing ice associated kinase
cas = cerebral arteriosclerosis
cas = child assessment schedule
cascvd = chronic arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
casil = cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
casp = communication assessment profile for adults with a mental handicap
casrn = chemical abstract service registery number
castle = carcinoma showing thymus like differentiation
cat = combined approach tympanoplasty
cat = common arterial trunk
cat = computerised axial tomography
cat = cytosine arabinoside, adriamycin, 6 thioguanine
catch22 = cardiac abnormality/abnormal facies, t cell deficit due to thymic hypoplasia, cleft palate, hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism resulting from 22q11 deletion
cath = catheter
catm = autosomal dominant microphthalmia cataract
cav = congenital absence of vagina
cavd = congenital aplasia of vas deferens
cavd = continuous arteriovenous dialysis
cave = cerebroacrovisceral early
cavg = coronary artery vein graft
cavh = continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
cavhd = continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
cavhf = continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
cavp = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vm 26, prednisone
cavp-16 = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vp 16
cavp-i = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisone
cavpm = cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vp 16, prednisone, methotrexate
cb = caesarean birth
cb = carbenicillin
cb = carbobenzoxy chloride
cb = carbonated beverage
cb = cerebellum
cb = chronic bronchitis
cb = conjugated bilirubin
cbavd = congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens
cbc = complete blood count
cbctr = cooperative breast cancer tissue resource
cbd = common bile duct
cbdca = carboplatin
cbe = clinical breast exam
cbf = cerebral blood flow
cbg = capillary blood gas
cbg = coronary bypass graft
cbg = corticosteroid binding globulin
cbi = continuous bladder irrigation
cbi = coping behavior inventory
cbps = perisylvian syndrome, congenital bilateral
cbr = complete bed rest
cbs = charles bonnet syndrome
cbs = chronic brain syndrome
cbt = carotid body tumors
cbt = cognitive behavior therapy
cbv = cyclophosphamide, bcnu, vp16
cbvd = ccnu, bleomycin, vinblastine, dexamethasone
cbz = carbamazepine
cc = carbon copy
cc = carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
cc = case conference
cc = check cystoscopy
cc = chief complaint
cc = collagenous colitis
cc = corpus callosum
cc = costal cartilage
cc = crohn's colitis
cc = cubic centimeter
cca = cardiac catheterisation
cca = chimpanzee coryza agent
cca = choriocarcinoma
cca = common carotid artery
cca = congenital contractural arachnodactyly
cca = isolation of common carotid artery
ccap = cancer chromosomal aberrations project
ccapeptide = crustacean cardioactive peptide
ccavv = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, vp 16
ccc = critical care center
ccch = clear cell cribriform hyperplasia
cccm = closed chest cardiac massage
ccd = central core disease
ccd = childhood celiac disease
ccd = cleidocranial dysplasia
ccf = congestive cardiac failure
ccfe = cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, 5 fluorouracil, estramustine
ccg = cationic colloidal gold
ccg = chromic catgut suture
cchf = crimean congo haemorrhagic fever
cchs = congenital central hypoventilation
cci = chronic cardiac or coronary insufficiency
cck = cholecystokinin
cck-pz = cholecystokinin pancreozymin
ccl = centrocyte like
ccl4 = carbon tetrachloride
ccm = congestive cardiomyopathy
ccma = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, adriamycin
ccnu = lomustine
ccnu-op = ccnu, oncovin, prednisone
ccob = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, bleomycin
ccpd = continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
ccph = complement control protein homolog
ccpv = congenital convex pes valgus
ccr = creatinine clearance rate
ccs = clear cell sarcoma
ccs = corticosteroids
ccs = cronkhite canada syndrome
ccsk = clear cell sarcoma of kidney
ccu = coronary care unit
ccv = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine
ccv-av = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine/adriamycin, vincristine
ccvb = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, bleomycin
ccvpp = ccnu, cyclophosphamide, velban, procarbazine, prednisone
ccvv = cyclophosphamide, ccnu, vp 16, vincristine
ccvvp = cyclophosphamide, ccnu, vp 16, vincristine, platinol
cd 53 = cluster of differentiation antigen 53
cd = cadmium
cd = cardiac disease
cd = celiac disease
cd = chemical dependence
cd = cluster of differentiation
cd = coeliac disease
cd = communicable disease
cd = conductive deafness
cd = contact dermatitis
cd = convulsive disorder
cd = crohn's disease
cd57 = cluster of differentiation antigen 5
cd74 = cluster of differentiation antigen 74
cda = 2 chlorodeoxyadenosine
cda = cellulose diacetate
cda = chenodeoxycholic acid
cda = chlorodeoxyadenosine
cda = clinical document architecture
cda = congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
cda = cytidine deaminase
cdai = crohn's disease activity index
cdc = carboplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide
cdc = centers for disease control
cdc = centers for disease control and prevention
cdca = chenodeoxycholic acid
cdcr = canaliculodacryocystorhinostomy
cdd = congenital diaphragmatic defect
cdd = craniodiaphyseal dysplasia
cddp = cisdiamminedichloroplatinum
cde = common duct exploration
cdf = ciliary dyskinesia factor
cdg = carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome
cdgdl = corneal dystrophy, gelatinous drop like
cdgs = carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome
cdh = congenital diaphragmatic hernia
cdh = congenital dislocation of the hip
cdh = congenital displasia of hip
cdhs = craniofacial deafness hand syndrome
cdi = clean, dry, intact
cdip = chronic demyelinating inflammatory radiculopathy
cdk = cyclin dependent kinase
cdle = chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
cdls = cornelia de lange syndrome
cdna = complementary dna
cdnh = chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
cdp = comprehensive drinker profile
cdp = cytidine diphosphate
cdpc = cytidine diphosphate choline
cdr = children disability register
cdr = clinical dementia rating scale
cdr = complementarity determining region
cds = child depression scale
cdst = central daylight savings time
cdt = connected discourse tracking
cdu = candiru fever
ce = california encephalitis
ce = capillary electrophoresis
ce = cerium
ce = cervical examination
ce = conductive education
cea = carcinoembryonic antigen
cea = carotid endarterectomy
cea = cultured epithelial autograft
ceb = carboplatin, etoposide, bleomycin
cec = chloroethylclonidine
ceca = cisplatin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
cecs = courtauld emotional control scale
cedri = clinical eating disorder rating instrument
cee = central european encephalitis
cef = cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, 5 fluorouracil
ceg = chronic erosive gastritis
cello = columnar epithelial lined lower esophagus
cem = cytosine arabinoside, etoposide, methotrexate
ceot = calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
cep = ccnu, etoposide, prednimustine
cep = congenital erythropoietic porphyria
cep = cyclophosphamide, etoposide, platinol
ceph = center for the study of polymorphisms in humans
ceph = cephalic
ceph = cephalin
ceph = cephalosporin
ceprh = combined pigment epithelial and retinal hamartoma
cer = ceramide
cera = cortical electric response audiometry
cerv = cervix
ces = cat eye syndrome
ces = compliance effective status
ces = compulsive eating scale
cesd = cholesterol ester storage disease
cetp = cholesteryl ester transfer protein
cev = cyclophosphamide, etoposide, vincristine
cf = cardiac failure
cf = christmas factor
cf = citrovorum factor
cf = complement fixation
cf = congestive heart failure
cf = counts fingers
cf = cystic fibrosis
cf = dental caries free
cf = white female
cfa = colonization factor antigen
cfa = common femoral artery
cfa = complement fixing antibody
cfa = complete freund's adjuvant
cfa = coronafacic acid
cfa = cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
cfam = cerebral function analysing monitor
cfc = chlorofluorocarbon
cff = cystic fibrosis foundation
cfh = complement factor h
cfi = camberwell family interview
cfi = chemotactic factor inactivator
cfl = cisplatin, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
cfl = coronafacate ligase
cfm = cerebral function analysing monitor
cfm = closed face mask
cfm = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, mitoxantrone
cfnd = craniofrontonasal dysostosis
cfp = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cfpt = cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen
cfq = cognitive failures questionnaire
cfr = certified first responder
cfr = code of federal regulations
cfs = chronic fatigue syndrome
cft = chronic follicular tonsillitis
cft = complement fixation test
cftdm = fiber type disproportion myopathy, congenital
cftr = cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
cfu = colony forming unit
cfu e = colony forming unit erythroid
cfz = carey fineman ziter syndrome
cg = centigram
cg = cholecystogram
cg = chorionic gonadotrophin
cg = chorionic gonadotropin
cg = chronic gastritis
cg = colloid goiter
cg = contact guard
cgamf = cholylglycylamidofluorescein
cgap = cancer genome anatomy project
cgcg = central giant cell granuloma
cgd = chronic granulomatous disease
cgdcgd = carrier genodermatosis of chronic granulomatous disease
cgh = comparative genome hybridization
cgh = cystic glandular hyperplasia of endometrium
cgl = chronic granulocytic leukemia
cgmp = cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cgn = chronic glomerulonephritis
cgn = crescentic glomerulonephritis
cgy = centigray
ch = chest
ch = child
ch = choline
ch = chronic hepatitis
ch = common hepatic
ch = community hospital
ch50 = hemolytic complement filtration
cha = congenital hypoplastic anemia
chac = choreoacanthocytosis
chad = cold hemagglutinin disease
chad = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, adriamycin, ddp
chamoca = cytoxan, hydroxyurea, actinomycin d, methotrexate, oncovin, calcium folinate, adriamycin
champ = chromosomal analysis and morphology
chands = curly hair ankyloblepharon nail dysplasia syndrome
chap = cyclophosphamide, hexalen, adriamycin, platinol
charge = coloboma, heart disease, atresia of choanae, retarded mental development and growth genital hypoplasia ear abnormalities deafness association or syndrome
chat = choline acetyltransferase
chb = complete heart block
chbha = congenital heinz body hemolytic anemia
chc = chronic hyperplastic candidosis
chcl = congenital healed cleft lip
chd = chediak higashi disease
chd = common hepatic duct
chd = congenital heart disease
chd = congestive heart disease
chd = coronary heart disease
che = cholinesterase
che = chronic health evaluation
chem = chemical
chem = chemist
chem = chemistry
chem = chemotherapy
chemo = chemotherapy
chex-up = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, 5 fluorouracil, platinol
chf = congestive heart failure
chf = crimean hemorrhagic fever
chf = cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, 5 fluorouracil
chg = change
chh = cartilage hair hypoplasia
chh = congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
chhs = congenital hypothalamic hamartoma syndrome
chi = closed head injury
chip = cis dichlorotranshydroxy bis isopropylamine platinum iv
chl = chloroform
chl = conductive hearing loss
chl = crown heel length
chm = complete hydatidiform mole
cho = carbohydrate
cho = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin
chob = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, bleomycin
chod = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, dexamethasone
chol = cholesterol
chop = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin , oncovin , and prednisone
chope = cyclophosphamide, halotestin, oncovin, prednisone, etoposide
chor = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin, radiotherapy
chp = cutaneous hepatic porphyria
chr = chronic
chrna4 = nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
chron = chronic
chrpe = congenital hypertophy of retinal pigment epithelium
chrs = christian syndrome
chs = chediak higashi syndrome
cht = congenital hypothyroidism
chtn = cooperative human tissue network
chuk = conserved helix loop helix ubiquitous kinase
chvp = cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, vm 26, prednisone
ci = cardiac index
ci = cardiac insufficiency
ci = cephalic index
ci = cerebral infarction
ci = cervical incompetence
ci = chest infection
ci = cochlear implant
ci = color index
ci = convergence insufficiency
ci = cornification index
cia = balloon angioplasty of the common iliac artery
cia = ccnu, ifosfamide, adriamycin
cia = common iliac artery
cic = circulating immune complex
cid = combined immunodeficiency
cid = cytomegalic inclusion disease
cidi = composite international diagnostic interview
cidp = chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
cie = nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
cif = clonal inhibitory factor
cii = cranial nerve ii
cii = second cranial nerve
cii = type ii collagen
ciid = centromeric instability, immunodeficiency syndrome
cimb = center for international meeting on biology
cin = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cin = chromosomal instability
cin = chronic interstitial nephritis
cin = cinanserin
cinca = chronic infantile neurological, cutaneous and articular syndrome
cioms = council for international organizations of medical sciences
circ = circumcision
cis = carcinoma in situ
cis = opposite of trans
cisc = clean intermittent self catheterization
cisca = cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
cit = cautery to inferior turbinate
cit = chronic immune thrombocytopenia
civ = common iliac vein
civpp = chlorambucil, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
cjd = creutzfeldt jakob disease
cjr = centric jaw relationship
ck = check
ck = cholecystokinin
ck = choline kinase
ck = creatine kinase
ck = cytokeratin
ck = cytokinin
ckbb = creatine kinase bb isoenzyme
ckmb = creatine kinase mb isoenzyme
ckmm = creatine kinase mm isoenzyme
cl = chloride
cl = chlorine
cl = cholelithiasis
cl = cirrhosis of liver
cl = clearance
cl = cleft lip
cl = clostridium
cl = condylomata lata
cl = contralateral
cl feseri = clostridium feseri
clas = congenital localized absence of skin
clav = clavicle
clb = chlorambucil
clbd = cortical lewy body disease
clbp = chronic low back pain
clcd = cleidocranial dysostosis
cld = chronic liver disease
cld = chronic lung disease
cld = congenital lactase deficiency
cldy = cloudy
cle = columnar lined esophagus
cle = congenital lobar emphysema
cle = continuous lumbar epidural
clh = chronic lobular hepatitis
clia = chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer
clin = clinical
cll = chronic lymphatic leukemia
cll = chronic lymphocytic leukemia
cll/pll = chronic lymphocytic prolymphocytic leukemia
clm = cutaneous larva migrans
clma = clinical laboratory management association
clo = clothing
clo = cod liver oil
clo = urease test for helicobacter pylori
clock = circadian locomotor output cycles kaput
clr = crossed leg raise
cls = coffin lowry syndrome
clt = clotting time
cm = caucasian male
cm = centimeter
cm = centimorgan
cm = cisterna magna
cm = cochlear microphonic
cm = congenital malformation
cm = cortical mastoidectomy
cm = curium
cm3 = cubic centimeter
cma = coronamic acid
cma = cow's milk allergy
cmap = compound muscle action potential
cmc = carpal metacarpal
cmc = cell mediated cytotoxicity
cmc = chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
cmc = closed mitral commissurotomy
cmc = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, ccnu
cmcj = carpometacarpal joint
cmdhs = chloromethyldihydrosafrole
cmdr = craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal recessive
cme = continuing medical education
cme = cystoid macular edema
cmf = chondromyxoid fibroma
cmfavp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisone
cmfh = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, hydroxyurea
cmfp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone
cmfpt = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen
cmfpth = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, prednisone, tamoxifen, halotestin
cmft = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, tamoxifen
cmfv = cyclophosphamide fluorouracil methotrexate vincristine
cmfvat = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine, adriamycin, testosterone
cmfvp = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisone
cmg = cystometrogram
cmgp = cartilage matrix glycoprotein
cmh = congenital malformation of the heart
cmhc = community mental health center
cmi = cell mediated immunity
cmi = chronic mesenteric ischemia
cmid = cytomegalic inclusion disease
cmj = carpometacarpal joint
cmk = cromakalim
cml = chronic myelocytic leukemia
cmm = cutaneous malignant melanoma
cmml = chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
cmn = casamassima morton nance syndrome
cmn = congenital mesoblastic nephroma
cmo = clinical medical officer
cmo = cystoid macular edema
cmoat = canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter
cmopp = cyclophosphamide, mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
cmp = cardiomyopathy
cmp = ccnu, methotrexate, procarbazine
cmp = chondromalacia patella
cmp = cytidine monophosphate
cmpd = compound
cmpf = cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, prednisone, 5 fluorouracil
cmr = contrast medium reaction
cms = circulation, motion, sensation
cms = cystadenoma with mesenchymal stroma
cmsd = congenital myocardial sympathetic dysinnervation
cmt = catechol methyltransferase
cmt = cervical motion tenderness
cmt = charcot marie tooth
cmtc = cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
cmtd = charcot marie tooth disease
cmv = cisplatin, methotrexate, vinblastine
cmv = closed mitral valvotomy
cmv = controlled mechanical ventilation
cmv = cytomegalovirus
cmvs = cerebrovascular malformations
cmy = cariomyopathy
cn = caudate nucleus
cn = cellulose nitrate
cn = charge nurse
cn = child nutrition
cn = chloroacetophenone
cn = constipation
cn = cranial nerve
cn = cyanogen
cnbr = cyanogen bromide
cnch = chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis
cne = concentric needle electromyography
cnf = cyclophosphamide, novantrone, 5 fluorouracil
cnf = finnish congenital nephrotic syndrome
cnh = chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
cnhd = congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic disease
cnm = certified nurse midwife
cnop = cyclophosphamide, novantrone, oncovin, prednisone
cns = central nervous system
cns = clinical nurse specialist
cnsha = chronic non spherocytic hemolytic anemia
cnst = constipation
cntf = ciliary neuronotrophic factor
cnv = contingent negative variation
cnvm = choroidal neovascular membrane
co = carbon monoxide
co = cardiac output
co = cobalt
co = coenzyme
co2 = carbon dioxide
coa = coenzyme a
coa transferase = coenzyme a transferase
coad = chronic obstructive airway disease
coag = chronic open angle glaucoma
coag = coagulation
coap = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, ara c, prednisone
cob = chronic obstructive bronchitis
cob = cisplatin, oncovin, bleomycin
cobe = chronic obstructive bullous emphysema
cobmam = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, bleomycin, methotrexate, adriamycin, meccnu
cobra = consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act
cobs = chronic organic brain syndrome
coc = calcifying odontogenic cyst
coc = combined oral contraceptives
cocm = congestive cardiomyopathy
cod = cerebroocular dysgenesis
cod-md = cerebro oculo dysgenesis muscular dystrophy
cofs = cerebro oculo facio skeletal
cog = children's oncology group
coi = coloboma of iris, choroid and retina
col = collagen
cold = chronic obstructive lung disease
colpo = colposcopy
com = chronic otitis media
com = common
comb = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, meccnu , bleomycin
combap = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, bleomycin, adriamycin, prednisone
comet-a = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, leucovorin, etoposide, ara c
comf = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
comla = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, methotrexate, leucovorin, ara c
comm = common
comm = communicable
comp = cobalt mesoporphyrin
comp = compound
compd = compound
comps = clinical observation of motor and process skills
comt = catechol o methyltransferase
con a = concanavalin a
conc = concentration
cond = condition
cong = congenital
congen = congenital
congruous = congruity
conj = conjunctiva
conn = connecticut
conn = connection
cons = consultation
cont = continent
cont = continuous
cont = contractions
contd = continued
conus = continental united states
cop = change of plaster
cop = cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis
cop = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone
copac = ccnu, oncovin, prednisone, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
copd = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cope = chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema
cope = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, platinol, etoposide
copp = ccnu, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
copp = cyclophosphamide, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
copro iii = coproporphyrin iii
copro o = coproporphyrinogen oxidase
copro ox = coproporphyrinogen iii oxidase
copro'gen = coproporphyrinogen
coq = coenzyme q
cor = chronic cor pulmonale
cor = congo red
cor = coronary
cor = corrected
cor = corrosion
cor = corrosive
cor = cortex
cor = cortisone
cor = heart
cora = conditioned orientation response audiometry
corba = common object request broker architecture
corp = corporation
cotnab = chessington occupational therapy neurological assessment battery
cox = cyclooxygenase
cox = cytochrome c oxidase
cox = cytochrome oxidase
cp = central pain
cp = cerebral palsy
cp = ceruloplasmin
cp = chest pain
cp = chronic pancreatitis
cp = cleft palate
cp = clinical pathology
cp = compare
cp = cor pulmonale
cp = creatine phosphate
cpa = cardiopulmonary arrest
cpa = cerebellopontine angle
cpa = cooperative project assurance
cpa = costophrenic angle
cpa = cyclophosphamide
cpa = cyproterone acetate
cpap = continuous positive airway pressure
cpb = cardiopulmonary bypass
cpb = cyclophosphamide, platinol, bcnu
cpbba = cyclophosphamide, bleomycin, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin
cpc = choroid plexus cyst
cpc = chronic passive congestion
cpc = clinicopathologic conference
cpc = cyclophosphamide, platinol, carboplatin
cpd = callus plantar digital
cpd = cephalopelvic disproportion
cpd = citrate phosphate dextrose
cpd = compound
cpd = contagious pustular dermatitis
cpd = cyclopentadiene
cpdd = altretamine cisplatin cyclophosphamide doxorubicin
cpdd = calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
cpdd = cis platinum diamminedichloride
cpdd = cis-platinum compound
cpe = chronic pulmonary emphysema
cpeo = chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
cpft = certified pulmonary function technician
cpft = combined pituitary function test
cph = chronic persistent hepatitis
cpi = california personality inventory
cpip = chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity
cpitn = community periodontal index of treatment need
cpk = creatine phosphokinase
cpk-mb = creatine phosphokinase myocardial band
cpl = congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis
cpls = cleft palate lateral synechia syndrome
cpm = ccnu, procarbazine, methotrexate
cpm = central pontine myelinolysis
cpm = continue present management
cpm = continuous passive motion
cpm = counts per minute
cpma = callus plantar metatarsal area
cpn = chronic pyelonephritis
cpn = community psychiatric nurse
cpo = coproporphyrinogen oxidase deficiency
cpob = cyclophosphamide, prednisone, oncovin, bleomycin
cpp = cerebral perfusion pressure
cpp = chronic pelvic pain
cppb = continuous positive pressure breathing
cppd = calcium pyrophosphate deposition
cppd = calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
cppd = chest percussion and post drainage
cppd disease = calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
cpr = c reactive protein
cpr = cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cpr = computerized patient record
cprg = chlorophenol red galactopyranoside
cps = carbamoyl phosphate synthase deficiency
cps = cardiopulmonary support
cps = child protective services
cps = cycles per second
cpsp = central post stroke pain
cpt = camptothecin
cpt = carnitine palmitoyltransferase
cpt = chest physical therapy
cpt = chest physiotherapy
cpt = cold pressor test
cpt = complete perineal tear
cpt = current procedural terminology
cptr = cyproterone
cpu = carboxypeptidase u
cpu = central processing unit
cpz = carboxypeptidase z
cpz = chlorpromazine
cr = chromium
cr = clot retraction
cr = complement receptor
cr = complete remission
cr = complete response
cr = conditioned reflex
cr = contract relax
cr = corneal reflex
cr = creatinine
cr = cycloplegia refraction
cra = central retinal artery
cra = cis retinoic acid
crada = cooperative research and development agreement
cran = cranial
crao = central retinal artery occlusion
crb = congen retinal blindness
crb = congenital retinal blindness
crcl = creatinine clearance
crcs = calcibiotic root canal sealer
crd = chronic renal disease
crd = chronic respiratory disease
creat = creatinine
crest = calcinosis, raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction , sclerodactyly, telangiectasia
crf = cardiorespiratory failure
crf = chronic renal failure
crf = chronic respiratory failure
crf = corticotrophin releasing factor
crf = corticotropin releasing factor
crh = corticotrophin releasing hormone
crh = corticotropin releasing hormone
cri = chronic renal insufficiency
cris = comprehensive injury scale
crit = hematocrit
crl = crown rump length
crmo = chronic multifocal osteomyelitis
crna = certified registered nurse anesthetist
crna = complementary rna
crng = cephalosporin resistant neisseria gonorrheae
crop = cyclophosphamide, rubidazone, oncovin, prednisone
cropam = cyclophosphamide, rubidazone, oncovin, prednisone, l asparaginase, methotrexate
crp = c reactive protein
crp = creatine phosphate
crp = cyclic amp receptor protein
crpp = cytidine diphosphate
crppp = cytidine triphosphate
crps = chronic regional pain syndrome
crrt = continuous renal replacement therapy
crs = chinese restaurant syndrome
crs = cis retinoic acid
crst = calcinosis cutis, raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasis
crt = cadaver renal transplant
crt = calreticulin
crt = capillary refill time
crt = cathode ray tube
crt = certified respiratory therapist
crt = corrected
crtt = certified respiratory therapy technician
cru = chronic retention of urine
cru = crisis receiving unit
crvo = central retinal vein occlusion
crvt = central retinal vein thrombosis
cs = caesarean section
cs = celica sprue
cs = cervical spondylosis
cs = cervical swab
cs = cesarean section
cs = cesium
cs = close supervision
cs = coronal sulcus
cs = coronary sclerosis
cs = coronary sinus
cs = corpus striatum
cs melanura = culiseta melanura
csa = central sleep apnea
csa = child sexual abuse
csa = compressed spectral array
csa = cyclosporin a
cscc = cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
csd = cat scratch disease
cse = combined spinal epidural
csf = cerebral spinal fluid
csf = cerebrospinal fluid
csf = colony stimulating factor
csf protein = cerebrospinal fluid protein
csg = cell surface glycoprotein
csg = chronic simple glaucoma
csg = chronic superficial gastritis
csg = cyclosporin g
csh = chronic subdural hematoma
cshl = cold spring harbor laboratory
csicu = cardiac surgery intensive care unit
cslrt = crossed straight leg
csm = central, steady, maintained
csm = cerebrospinal meningitis
csme = clinically significant macular edema
csnu = cystinuria
cso = craniostenosis
cso = craniosynostosis
csom = chron supp otitis media
csom = chronic suppurative otitis media
csp = circumsporozoite protein
csp = cyclosporine
csp = cysteine string protein
csq = consum satisfact quest
csq = consumer satisfaction questionnaire
csq = diab clin satisfact ques
csq = diabetes clinic satisfaction questionnaire
csq = pain coping strat questn
csq = pain coping strategies questionnaire
csr = central serous retinopathy
css = churg strauss syndrome
csscn = cesium thiocyanate
cst = castanospermine
cst = cervical sympathetic trunk
cst = christ siemens touraine syndrome
cst = contraction stress test
cst = corticospinal tract
cst = corticosteroid
cst = static compliance
csu = collection of catheter specimen of urine
ct = calcitonin
ct = carpal tunnel
ct = cerebral thrombosis
ct = cervical traction
ct = chemotherapy
ct = chest tube
ct = chlamydia trachomatis
ct = chorda tympani
ct = chordae tendinae
ct = claw toe
ct = composite tip
ct = computed tomography
ct = computerized tomography
ct = contact tracing
ct = coronary thrombosis
ct = count
ct = cover test
ct = cytarabine, thioguanine
ct = musculoskeletal
ct scan = computerized axial tomography scan
ct-scan = computerized axial tomography scan
cta = clear to auscultation
ctab = clear to auscultation bilaterally
ctafs = conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
ctap = clear to auscultation and percussion
ctc = chlortetracycline
ctcb = cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, carboplatin
ctcl = cutaneous t cell lymphoma
ctcv = congenital talipes calcaneovalgus
ctd = carpal tunnel decompression
ctd = close to death
ctd = congenital thymic dysplasia
ctd = connective tissue disease
ctep = cancer therapy evaluation program
ctev = congen talip equinovar
ctev = congenital talipes equinovarus
ctev = posteromedial release of calcaneotalar equinovarus
ctf = colorado tick fever
ctg = cardiotochography
ctg = ctg trinucleotide repeat
cth = cystathioninuria
cthm = conotruncal heart malformations
ctig = clinical trials implementation group
ctin = chronic tubulo interstitial nephritis
ctl = cytotoxic t lymphocyte
ctns = cystinosis, nephropathic
ctp = cytidine triphosphate
ctr = carpal tunnel release
ctr = center
ctr = central
ctrl = control key
cts = carpal tunnel syndrome
ctv = clinical target volume
ctx = cefotaxime
ctx = cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
ctx = contractions
ctx = cyclophosphamide
ctx = cytoxan
cu = cause unknown
cu = copper
cuatp = copper adenosine triphosphate
cuc = chronic ulcerative colitis
cult = culture
culys = copper lysine
cuo = calovo fever
cup = cystoscopy, urogram, pyelogram
cur = cystocele, urethrocele, rectocele
cus = cranial ultrasound
cv = cardiovascular
cv = cardioversion
cv = cerebrovascular
cv = closing volume
cv = coefficient of variation
cv = conception vessel acupuncture points
cva = cerebral vascular accident
cva = cerebrovascular accident
cva = costovertebral angle
cva = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin
cvap = cerebral vascular amyloid peptide
cvas = cerebral vascular accidents
cvb = ccnu, vinblastine, bleomycin
cvb = chorionic villi biopsy
cvb = chorionic villus biopsy
cvbd = ccnu, vinblastine, bleomycin, dexamethasone
cvc = central venous catheter
cvd = cardiovascular disease
cvd = cerebrovascular disease
cvd = cisplatin, vinblastine, dacarbazine
cve = cervical vaginal endocervical
cveb = cisplatin, velban, etoposide, bleomycin
cvf = cobra venom factor
cvf = colovesical fistula
cvg = coronary vein graft
cvg = cutis verticis gyrata
cvhd = cardiovascular heart disease
cvi = carboplatin, vepesid, ifosfamide, mesnex uroprotection
cvi = cardiovascular insufficiency
cvi = cerebral vascular insufficiency
cvi = common variable immunodeficiency
cvid = common variable immunodeficiency
cvl = central venous line
cvm = cerebrovascular malformation
cvm = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, methotrexate
cvo = constant visual observation
cvp = central venous pressure
cvp = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone
cvp = cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
cvpp = ccnu, vinblastine, prednisone, procarbazine
cvpp = cyclophosphamide, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
cvpp = lomustine prednisone procarbazine vinblastine
cvrd = cardiovascular renal disease
cvs = cardiovascular system
cvs = chorionic villus sampling
cvt = congenital vertical talus
cvvd = continuous venovenous hemodialysis
cvvh = continuous venovenous hemofiltration
cvvhd = continuous venovenous hemodialysis
cvvhf = continuous venovenous hemofiltration
cw = compared with
cw = consistent with
cw = continuous wave
cw = cotton wool
cwd = consistent with dates
cwp = centimeters of water pressure
cwp = coal worker's pneumoconiosis
cwp = cotton wool pledget
cws = cotton wool spots
cx = cervix
cx = circumflex
cx = circumflex artery
cx = convergence excess
cx = convex
cx = culture
cxr = chest xray
cy = cyanogen
cy = cyclophosphamide
cya = cover your ass
cya = cyclosporin a
cyc = cyclazocine
cyc = cyclophosphamide
cyc = cyclotron
cyc = cytoxan
cyclic gmp = cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cyhea = cyclohexylethylamine
cyld = cylindromatosis
cymd = cystoid macular dystrophy
cyp = cyproheptadine
cys = cysteine
cysto = cystoscopy
cyt = cytochrome
cyt = cytological
cyt = cytology
cyt = cytoplasm
cyt = cytoplasmic
cyto d = cytochalasin d
cz = cefazolin
czop = cefozopran
d & c = dilatation and curettage
d = daughter
d = day
d = density
d = deoxyribose
d = diameter
d = diarrhea
d = duration
d = right
d magalhaesi = dirofilaria magalhaesi
d p = depo provera
d&c = dilatation and curettage
d&c = dilation and curettage
d&d = debridement and dressing
d&d = drilling and drainage
d&e = dilatation and evacuation
d&i = dry and intact
d&r = dilation and radium
d&v = diarrhea and vomiting
d+v = diarrhea and vomiting
d-e = dermoepidermal
d/c = diarrhea constipation
d/c = discharge
d/c = discontinue
d/dw = dextrose, distilled water
d/l = deciliter
d/s = discharge summary
d/t = delirium tremens
d/t = due to
d/w = dextrose in water
d/w = distilled water
da = daughter
da = day
da = degenerative arthritis
da = deoxyadenosine
da = dermatitis artefacta
da = descending aorta
da = developmental age group
da = diabetic acidosis
da = dissecting aneurysm
da = dopamine
daab = dimethylaminoazobenzene
dab = dimethylaminoazobenzene
dac = 2 deoxy 5 azacitidine
dact = dactinomycin
dad = developmental articulatory dyspraxia
dad = diffuse alveolar damage
dadp = deoxyadenosine diphosphate
daf = decay accelerating factor
daf = delayed auditory feedback test
dag = diacylglycerol
dala = delta aminolevulinic acid
dalm = diazoluminolmelanin
damp = deficits in attention motor control and perception
dap = dianhydrogalactitol, adriamycin, platinol
dapc = dystrophin associated protein complex
dapi = aminoiminomethyl phenyl indole carboximidamide
dapi = diamindino 2 phenylindole
dapk = death associated protein kinase
das = disability assessment schedule
dast = drug abuse screening test
dat = daunomycin, ara c, 6 thioguanine
dat = dementia alzheimer type
dat = diet as tolerated
dat = direct antiglobulin test
datvp = daunomycin, ara c, 6 thioguanine, vincristine, prednisone
dav = dibromodulcitol, adriamycin, vincristine
dava = desacetyl vinblastine amide
davh = dibromodulcitol, adriamycin, vincristine, halotestin
dazl = deleted in azoospermia like
db = dead body
db = decibel
db = direct bilirubin
dba = diamond blackfan anemia
dba = dibenzanthracene
dback = to top
dbd = dibromodulcitol
dbe = deep breathing exercise
dbm = disrupted in b cell malignancy
dbms = database management system
dbp = diastolic blood pressure
dbr = deep breathing exercises
dbs = deep brain stimulation
dbv = dacarbazine, bcnu, vincristine
dbw = desirable body weight
dc = deoxycholate
dc = deoxycytidine
dc = descending colon
dc = digital computer
dc = diphenylcyanoarsine
dc = direct current
dc = discharge
dc = discontinued
dc = double cream
dc = dressing change
dc = duodenal cap
dc = dupuytren contracture
dca = deoxycholic acid
dca = dichloroacetate
dca = dichloroacetic acid
dca = directional coronary atherectomy
dcbe = double contrast barium enema
dcbm = double contrast barium meal
dcc = day care center
dcc = deleted in colon cancer
dcc = dextran coated charcoal
dcc = find out the correct term
dccd = dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
dccmp = daunorubicin, cyclocytidine, 6 metacaptopurine, prednisone
dcct = diabetes control and complication trials
dcd = developmental coordination disorder
dcf = 2 deoxycoformycin or pentostatin
dcg = dacryocystogram
dci = dichloroisoproterenol
dcir = dendritic cell immunoreceptor
dcis = ductal carcinoma in situ
dcl = diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
dcm = dichloromethotrexate
dcm = dilated cardiomyopathy
dcmp = daunorubicin, cytarabine, 6 metacaptopurine, prednisone
dcmp deaminase = deoxycytidylate deaminase
dco = dyschondrosteosis
dcpp = 2 2 4 dichlorophenoxy propionic acid
dcr = dacryocystorhinostomy
dcs = dorsal column stimulation
dcsa = doubly committed subarterial defect
dct = daunorubicin, cytarabine, thioguanine
dct = direct coombs test
dctd = division of cancer treatment and diagnosis
dctp = deoxycytidine triphosphate
dcv = dacarbazine, ccnu, vincristine
dd = delusional disorder
dd = detrusor dyssynergia
dd = developmental disability
dd = di guglielmo's disease
dd = diabetic diet
dd = diastrophic dysplasia
dd = digestive disorder
dd = discharge diagnosis
dd = diverticular disease
dd = dog dander
dd = drug dependence
dda = dideoxyadenosine
ddavp = desmopressin
ddbj = dna data bank of japan
ddc = dedeoxycytidine
ddc = dideoxycytidine
ddc = dopa decarboxylase
ddd = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
dde = dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene
dde = dynamic data exchange
ddi = dideoxyinosine
ddnu = dideoxynucleoside
ddp = cisplatin
ddp = diaminodichloroplatinum
ddpac = disinhibition dementia parkinsonism amyotrophy complex
dds = dapsone
dds = denys drash syndrome
dds = diaminodiphenylsulfone
dds = doctor of dental surgery
ddt = dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
ddt = p,p dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
ddu = dermodistortive urticaria
ddx = dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene
ddx = differential diagnosis
dea = drug enforcement administration
deae = diethylaminoethanol
deae = diethylaminoethyl
deb = dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
dec = december
decal = dexamethasone, etoposide, cisplatin, ara c, l asparaginase
decr = decreased
decub = lying down
def = defecation
def = drugs/fluids, ekg, fibrillation
deg = degeneration
deg = degree
dehyd = dehydrated
del = delivery
del = delusion
dep = diethylpyrocarbonate
depc = diethyl pyrocarbonate
dept = department
derm = dermatology
dermatol = dermatology
des = diethylstibestrol
des = diethylstilbesterol
des = diethylstilbestrol
des = diffuse esophageal spasm
des = division of external sphincter
des = dysequilibrium syndrome
dev = development
dev = deviant
dev = deviation
dex = dextrose
dexa = dual energy x ray photon absorptiometry
df = deferoxamine
df = dermatofibroma
df = dietary fiber
df = duodenal fistula
dfa = direct fluorescent antibody
dfdc = gemcitabine
dfmo = difluoromethylornithine
dfmo = eflornithine
dfo = desferrioxamine
dfs = disease free survival
dfsp = dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
dft = dementia frontal lobe type
dfta = direct fluorescent treponemal antibody
dfu = dead fetus in utero
dfv = ddp, 5 fluorouracil, vepesid
dg = deoxyguanosine
dg = desquamative gingivitis
dga = digeorge anomaly
dgcr = digeorge syndrome chromosome region
dgi = dissem gonococc infectn
dgi = disseminated gonococcal infection
dgr = duodenogastric reflux
dgsx = dysplasia gigantism syndrome, x linked
dgtp = deoxyguanosine triphosphate
dh = dehydrocholic acid
dh = dehydrogenase
dh = delayed hypersensitivity
dh = dermatitis herpetiformis
dha = dehydroepiandrosterone
dha = docosahexaenoic acid
dha = docosahexanoic acid
dhaaa = dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate
dhac = azacitidine
dhad = mitoxantrone
dhap = cisplatin, high dose ara c, and dexamethasone
dhap = dexamethasone, high dose ara c, platinol
dhas = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
dhbs = dihydrobiopterin synthetase
dhcc = 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol
dhd = doyne honeycomb degeneration
dhe = dental health education
dhe = dihematoporphyrin ether
dhe = dihydroergotamine
dhea = dehydroepiandrosterone
dheas = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
dhf = dengue hemorrhagic fever
dhfr = dihydrofolate reductase
dhl = diffuse histiocytic lymphoma
dhod = dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
dhp = dihydroprogesterone
dhpr = dihydropteridine reductase deficiency
dhrd = doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy
dhs = deafness hypogonadism syndrome
dhs = dynamic hip screw
dht = dihydrotestosterone
dht = dihydroxytryptamine
di = detrusor instability
di = diabetes insipidus
di = diagnostic imaging
di = disability insurance
di = distal incisal
di = donor insemination
dia = diego antigen
diabet = diabetes
diag = diagnonal
diag = diagnosis
diagn = diagnostic
diam = diameter
dib = difficulty in breathing
dibk = diisobutyl ketone
dic = dacarbazine
dic = disseminated intravascular coagulation
dica = diagnostic interview for children and adolescents
did = dissociative identity disorder
didmoad = diabetes mellitus and insipidus with optic atrophy and deafness
die = death in the emergency department
dif = direct immunofluorescence
diff = differential
dig = digoxin
diiv = double inlet indeterminate ventricle
dijoa = inherited juvenile optic atrophy
dil = dilatation
dil = dilute
dild = diffuse infiltrative lung disease
dilv = double inlet left ventricle
dim = diminished
dimopp = dose intensified mopp
dims = disorder of initiating or maintaining sleep
din = ductal intraepithelial neoplasia
dind = delayed ischemic neurologic deficit
dios = distal intestinal obstruction syndrome
dip = desquamative interstitial pneumonia
dip = distal interphalangeal
dipa = diisopropylamine
dipf = diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
dipi = direct intraperitoneal insemination
dipj = distal interphalangeal joint
dipnech = diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia
dipoa = osteoarthritis of distal interphalangeal joints
diprphp = diisopropylphenylphosphate
dirv = double inlet right ventricle
dis = diagnostic interview schedule
dis = disabled
dis = disease
disch = discharge
disco = direct inject of sperm into cytoplasm of the oocyte
dish = diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
disi = dorsal intercalated segment instability
disp = disposition
dispo = disposition
dist = distilled, distal
dit = diathermy to inferior turbinate
dit = diiodotyrosine
diu = death in utero
div = divorced
div = double inlet ventricle
djd = degenerative joint disease
djs = dubin johnson syndrome
dka = diabetic ketoacidosis
dkc = dyskeratosis congenita
dl = deciliter
dl = decliter
dl = dermatome lumbar
dl = difference limen
dl = direct laryngoscopy
dl = doxorubicin, lomustine
dla = disability living allowance
dlbcl = diffuse large b cell lymphoma
dlbd = diffuse lewy body disease
dlcl = diffuse large cell lymphoma
dlco = diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide
dld = dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency
dle = diath loop excis, cervix
dle = diathermy loop excision of cervix
dle = discoid lupus erythematosus
dle = disseminated lupus erythematosis
dll = dynamic link library
dlmp = last normal menstrual period
dlo2 = oxygen transfer factor
dlpts = dilauroylphosphatidylserine
dlqi = dermatology life quality index
dls = derbyshire language scheme
dlv = dermatome lumbar nerve
dlv = differential lung ventilation
dm = dermatomyositis
dm = dexamethasone
dm = diabetes mellitus
dm = diastolic murmur
dm = dystrophia myotonica
dm = myotonic dystrophy
dma = dimethylamine
dma = dimethylaniline
dma = dimethylarsinic acid
dmaa = dimethylarsinic acid
dmamf = dimethylaminomethylferrocene
dmard = disease modifying antirheumatic drug
dmc = dactinomycin, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide
dmc = demeclocycline
dmd = duchenne muscular dystrophy
dmd = duchenne's muscular dystrophy
dmda = childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy
dme = dimethyl ether
dme = durable medical equipment
dmh = dimethylhydrazine
dmi = desmethylimipramine
dmi = diaphragmatic myocardial infarction
dmm = dimethylmyleran
dmmpa = dimyristoylphosphatidylmethanol
dmp = 840
dmpg = dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol
dmpi = dimyristoylphosphatidylinositol
dmpse = dimyristoylphosphatidylserine
dmpt = dimethylpropiothetin
dmsa = dimercaptosuccinic acid
dmsc = doxycycline polymethaphosphate sodium complex
dmso = dimethyl sulfoxide
dmso = dimethylsulfoxide
dmspta = dimyristoylphosphatidic acid
dmt = dimethyltriptamine
dmt = dimethyltryptamine
dmtu = dimethylthiourea
dmu = diagnostic meatourethroscopy
dn = diabetic neuropathy
dn = dibucaine number
dn = dinitrocresol
dn = district nurse
dn = dysplastic nevus
dna = deoxyribonucleic acid
dna = did not attend
dna antibody = deoxyribonucleic acid antibody
dnap = dinitroaminophenol
dnase = deoxyribonuclease
dnase b = deoxyribonuclease b
dnbp = dinitrobutylphenol
dncb = dinitrochlorobenzene
dncb = dinitrochlorobenzene contact sensitivity test
dni = do not intubate
dnig = dexniguldipine
dnka = did not keep appointment
dnm = daunomycin
dnm = daunorubicin
dnm = desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma
dnp = deoxyribonucleoprotein
dnp = dinitrophenol
dnpr = deoxyribonucleoprotein antibody
dnr = daunorubicin
dnr = do not resuscitate
dnrcc = do not recussitate comfort care
dns = deviated nasal septum
dns = dysplastic nevus syndrome
dnt = dinitrotoluene
dnt = doughnut
dntt = deoxynucleotidyltransferase, terminal
do = diamine oxidase
do = doctor of osteopathy
do2 = oxygen delivery
doa = date of admission
doa = date of award
doa = dead on arrival
doa = drug of abuse
doap = daunorubicin, oncovin, ara c, prednisone
dob = date of birth
doc = date of conception
doc = date of confinement
doc = deoxycorticosterone
doc = doctor
doc = documentation
dod = date of discharge
dodab = dioctadecyl dimethylammonium bromide
dodac = dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride
doe = department of energy
doe = dyspnea on exertion
doi = digital object identifier
doiv = double outlet indeterminate ventricle
dolpa = dioleyl phosphoric acid
dolv = double outlet left ventricle
door = deafness, congenital, and onychodystrophy, recessive form
dop = direct occipitoposterior position
dopc = dielaidoylphosphatidylcholine
dopeg = dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol
dops = diffuse obstructive pulmonary syndrome
dops = tyrosine beta dihydroxy threo
dors = dorsal
dorv = double outlet right ventricle
dos = diffuse esophageal spasm
dos = disk operating system
doss = docusate sodium sulfosuccinate
dot = died on table
dov = double outlet ventricle
dove = dorsal vestibuloplasty procedure
dox = doxifluridine
dox = doxorubicin
dox = doxycycline
dp = deltopectoral
dp = diphosgene
dp = diphosphate
dp = distal pancreatectomy
dp = distal phalanx
dp = dorsalis pedis
dp = dyspnea
dp32 = register disabled claim
dpa = diphenylamine
dpa = dorsalis pedis artery
dpa = dual photon absorptiometry
dpap = demand positive airway pressure
dpc = diethylpyrocarbonate
dpcate = diphenylcarboxylate
dpd = dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
dpd = diphenamid
dpfpc = dipentafluorophenylcarbonate
dpg = 2,3 diphosphoglycerate
dpg = diphosphoglycerate
dpg = dysplasminogenemia
dpgme = dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether
dph = diaphragm
dph = diphenylhydantoin
dpi = dietary protein intake
dpi = diphenylene iodonium
dpi = dry powder inhaler
dpl = diagnostic peritoneal lavage
dpn = diphosphopyridine nucleotide
dpoa = durable power of attorney
dpoae = distortion product oto acoustic emission measurement
dpp = dipeptidyl peptidase
dpp iv = dipeptidyl peptidase iv
dpp-iv = dipeptidyl peptid iv
dpp-iv = dipeptidyl peptidase iv
dpps = dipalmitoylphosphatidylserine
dpr = dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis
dps = drinking problem scale
dpsl = deep partial skin loss burn
dpt = diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine
dpt = dipropyltryptamine
dpytase = deoxypyrimidine triphosphatase
dr = delivery room
dr = diabetic retinopathy
dr = doctor
dr = drain
dr = dressing
dra = dopamine receptor antagonist
drb = daunorubicin
dre = digital rectal examination
drez = dorsal root entry zone
drfb = double refractile fat bodies
drg = diagnosis related groups
drg = diagnostic related group
drg = dorsal root ganglion
drgb = dorsal root ganglion block
drgb = dorsl root gangln block
drgt = dorsal root ganglion thermocoagulation
drng = drainage
drph = distal retinal pigment hormone
drpla = dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy
drs = clinical dementia rating scale
drs = doctors
drsg = dressing
drt = dead right there
drta = dirhodium tetraacetate
drtsf = dead right there, squashed flat
ds = blessed dementia rating scale
ds = denture stomatitis
ds = dermatome spinal
ds = discharge summary
ds = disseminated sclerosis
ds = down's syndrome
dsa = digital subtraction angiography
dsap = disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
dsc = differential scanning calorimetry
dsd = detrusor and sphincter dyssynergia
dsd = detrusor sphincter dyssynergia
dsd = developmental speech disorder
dsdna = double stranded dna
dsdt = diagnostic speech discrimination test
dse = debutamine stress echocardiogram
dsed = diagnostic survey for eating disorders
dsfi = derogatis sexual functioning inventory
dsg = deoxyspergualin
dsgg = disialosyl galactosyl globoside
dsh = dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria
dsk = damus stansel kaye
dsm = diagnostic and statistical manual
dsm = dried skimmed milk
dso = distal subungual onycholysis
dsp = diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning
dspg = distearoyl phosphatidylglycerol
dsrct = desmoplastic small round cell tumor
dsrs = depression self rating scale
dss = dengue shock syndrome
dss = dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
dss = docusate sodium
dssm = dried semi skimmed milk powder
dst = dexamethasone suppression test
dsta = disulfotetraazaadamantane
dsv = dermatome sacral nerve five
dt = delirium tremens
dt = deoxythymidine
dt = dermatome
dt = diphtheria and tetanus
dt = drug therapy
dt = due to
dt = dye test
dt's = delirium tremens
dta = deep transverse arrest
dtab = decyltrimethylammonium bromide
dtap = diptheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis
dtc = detailed test of comprehension
dtc = diethyldithiocarbamate
dtd = data type declaration
dtd = diastrophic dysplasia
dtdp = deoxythymidine diphosphate
dtfb = diphtheria toxin fragment b
dth = delayed type hypersensitivity
dtic = dacarbazine
dtmp = deoxythymidine monophosphate
dtp = diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
dtp = diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
dtr = deep tendon reflexes
dts = delirium tremens
dtsq = diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire
dtta = diethylenetriaminetetraacetic acid
dttp = deoxythymidine triphosphate
dttpase = deoxythymidinetriphosphatase
du = deoxyuridine
du = diagnosis unknown
du = duodenal ulcer
du = dutch
dub = dysfunctional uterine bleeding
dubp = diethylumbelliferyl phosphate
dud = duodenal ulcer disease
duec = distal urethral electric conductance test
duh = dysfunctional uterine hemorrhage
duhp = duke unc health profile
dui = driving under the influence
duib = diureido isobutane
dup = duplicate
dutp = deoxyuridine triphosphate
dutpase = deoxyuridinetriphosphatase
dv = distance vision
dv = divorced
dv = domiciliary visit
dv = domiciliary visit request
dv = double vision
dva = distance visual acuity
dvb = ddp, vindesine, bleomycin
dvd = developmental verbal apraxia
dvd = dissociated vertical deviation
dvm = delayed visual maturation
dvp = daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone
dvp = devitalizing paste
dvt = deep vein thrombosis
dvts = deep vein thromboses
dvu = direct vision urethrotomy
dvwr = dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response
dw = distilled water
dw = dwarf
dwai = driving while ability impaired
dwbq = diab wellbeing question
dwbq = diabetes wellbeing questionnaire
dwi = driving while intoxicated
dwm = dandy walker malformation
dws = dandy walker syndrome
dx = dextran
dx = diagnosis
dx = dicloxacillin
dx = dislocation
dx = duplex
dxt = deep x ray therapy
dy = dysprosium
dyn = dynamometer
dyn = dyne
dyn a = dynorphin a
dyn b = dynorphin b
dys = dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria
dysf = dysferlin
dyspl = dysplasia
dz = diazepam
dz = disease
dz = dizygotic
dzapo = daunorubicin, azacitidine, ara c, prednisone, oncovin
e = ecstasy
e = energy
e = expectation
e = without
e acervulina = eimeria acervulina
e amylovora = erwinia amylovora
e bieneusi = enterocytozoon bieneusi
e brachy = eubacterium brachy
e equi = ehrlichia equi
e fergusonii = escherichia fergusonii
e gergoviae = enterobacter gergoviae
e histolytica = entamoeba histolytica
e ictaluri = edwardsiella ictaluri
e sakazakii = enterobacter sakazakii
e schistosa = enhydrina schistosa
e-lap = exploratory laparatomy
e/c/c = edema, cyanosis, cords
e/m = electron microscope
e/m = electron microscopy
e1 = estrone
e1 = oestrone
e2 = estradiol
e2oh = ethanol
e2r = estrogen receptor
e3 = estriol
e3 = oestriol
ea = each
ea = electroacupuncture
ea = endometrial ablation
ea = epidural anesthesia
ea = extraction atherectomy
eaa = essential amino acid
eaa = excitatory amino acid
eaa = extrinsic allergic alveolitis
eab = elective abortion
eabr = electrically evoked auditory brainstem response audiometry
eac = epithelioma adenoides cysticum
eac = erythema annulari centrifugum
eac = external auditory canal
ead = acetylcholinesterase deficiency
eadl = extended activities of daily living
eam = episodic ataxia with myokymia
eap = electroacupuncture
eap = epiallopregnanolone
eap = etoposide, adriamycin, platinol
ear = expired air resuscitation
eara = enteric acquired reactive arthritis
eas = external anal sphincter
eas = iv expense assignment system version iv
eat = eating attitudes test
eat = edinburgh articulation test
eatl = enteropathy associated t cell lymphoma
eav = electroacupuncture after voll
eb = endobronchial biopsy
eb = endometrial biopsy
eb = epidermolysis bullosa
eb = external beam radiotherapy
eba = epidermoly bull acquisit
eba = epidermolysis bullosa acquisata
eba = ethoxybenzoic acid dental cement
eba = orthoethoxybenzoic acid
ebap = eldisine, bcnu, adriamycin, prednisone
ebbs = equal bilateral breath sounds
ebd = epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
ebd = exploration of bile duct
ebdct = cockayne touraine type epidermolysis bullosa
ebl = estimated blood loss
ebm = expressed breast milk
ebmd = epidermolysis bullosa muscular dystrophy
ebns = endoscopic bladder neck suspension
ebpaacc = epidermolysis bullosa pyloric atresia aplasia cutis congenita
ebrs = eating behavior rating scale
ebrt = external beam radiation therapy
ebs = epidermolysis bullosa simplex
ebs-mp = epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
ebsmp = epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
ebt = exchange blood transfusion
ebv = epstein barr virus
ebvut = external breech version under tocolysis
ec = ejection click
ec = endothelial cell
ec = escherichia coli
ec = extracranial
eca = external carotid artery
ecb = european congress on biotechnology
ecc = edema, cyanosis, cords
ecc = endocervical curettage
ecce = extracapsular cataract extraction
eccl = encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis
ecco2r = extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal
ecd = endocardial cushion defect
ecf = extended care facility
ecf = extracellular fluid
ecg = electrocardiogram
ecge = extracorporeal gas exchange
ecgf = endothelial cell growth factor
echo = echocardiogram
echo = enteric cytopathogenic human orphan
ecl = enterochromaffin like
ecla = excimer laser
ecla = extracorporeal lung assistance
eclt = euglobulin clot lysis time
ecm = erythema chronicum migrans
ecm = external cardiac massage
ecm = extracellular matrix
ecmo = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ecmr = extracellular matrix receptor
ecmv = etoposide, cytoxan, methotrexate, vincristine
ecochg = electrocochleogram
ecog = eastern cooperative oncology group
ecoli = escherichia coli
ecox = extracorporeal oxygenation
ecp = eosinophil cationic protein
ecp = external counterpulsation
ecpca = endothelial cell procoagulant activity
ecrb = extensor carpi radialis brevis
ecrl = extensor carpi radialis longus
ecrt = endoscopic congo red test
ecs = electrocerebral silence
ecs = electroconvulsive shock
ecs = endocervical scrape
ect = electroconvulsive shock therapy
ect = electroconvulsive therapy
ect = eosinophil cationic protein
ect = epilepsy centrotemporal
ect = unilateral electroconvulsive therapy
ectontpphase = ectonucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase
ectr = endocscopic carpal tunnel release
ecu = extensor carpi ulnaris
ecv = external cephalic version
ed = elimination diet
ed = emergency department
ed50 = median effective dose
edam = 10 ethyl deaza aminopterin or 10 edam
edap = etoposide, dexamethasone, ara c, platinol
edb = extens digitorum brevis
edb = extensor digitorum brevis
edc = estimated date of conception
edc = estimated date of confinement
edd = estimated date of delivery
edh = epidural hematoma
edi = eating disorder inventory
edi = eating disorders inventory
edin = epidermal cell differentiation inhibitor
edl = extensor digitorum longus
edm = early diastolic murmur
edm = extensor digiti minimi
edod = estimated date of delivery
edp = eating disorders patient or program
edpcd = ethyldiaminopropylcarbodiimide
edrf = endothelium derived relaxing factor
eds = edema disease of swine
eds = egg drop syndrome
eds = ehlers danlos syndrome
eds = electronic data submission
eds = ethane dimethane sulfonate
edsm = ethyldeshydroxysparsomycin
edss = exp disabil status scal
edss = expanded disability status scale
edta = ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
edta renal vascular disease = type unspecified associated with renal failure
edu = ethylene diurea
edv = end diastolic volume
edv = epidermodysplasia verruciformis
edx = electrodiagnosis
ee = expressed emotion
ee = external examination
eec = ectodermal dysplasia with ectrodactyly and cleft lip or palate
eec = european economic community
eed = erythema elevatum diutinum
eee = eastern equine encephalitis
eeg = electroencephalogram
eent = eye, ear, nose and throat
eent = eyes, ears, nose, throat
eeoc = equal employment opportunity commission
eer = extended endocardial resection
ees = erythromycin ethinylsuccinate
eex = electrodiagnosis
ef = eccentric fixation
ef = ejection fraction
ef = epileptic fit
ef = erythroblastosis fetalis
ef = essential fructosemia
efa = essential fatty acid
efad = essential fatty acid deficiency
efcp = edinburgh functional communication profile
efda = epoxyfarnesyl diazoacetate
efe = endocardial fibroelastosis
eff = effacement
efm = external/electronic fetal monitor
efmr = epilepsy, female restricted, with mental retardation
efp = etoposide, fluorouracil, platinol
efs = event free survival
efw = estimated fetal weight
eg = endogastric
eg = example
ega = estimated gestational age
egc = early gastric cancer
egd = esophagogastroduodenoscopy
egf = epidermal growth factor
egfr = epidermal growth factor receptor
egg = electrogastrography
eghe = ethylene glycol monohexyl ether
egl = eosinophilic granuloma of lung
egta = ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid
eh = essential hypertension
ehba = biliary atresia, extrahepatic
ehba = extrahepatic biliary atresia
ehbd = extrahepatic bile ducts
ehc = epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
ehda = epoxyhomofarnesyl diazoacetate
ehdp = etidronate disodium
ehk = epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
ehl = extensor hallicus longus
ehr = electronic hospital record
ehs = engelbreth holm swarm tumor
ei = electrolyte imbalance
ei = enzyme inhibitor
ei = extensor indicis
eia = balloon angioplasty of the external iliac artery
eia = baln ang/pl ex iliac art
eia = endarterectomy of the external iliac artery
eia = enzyme immunoassay
eia = exercise induced asthma
eia = external iliac artery
eic = endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma
eic = epidermal inclusion cyst
eifel = eukaryotic translation initiation factor
eioa = excessive intake of alcohol
eip = extensor indicis proprius
eipa = ethylisopropylamiloride
eiv = external iliac vein
ej = external jugular
ek = enterokinase
ekc = epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
ekg = electrocardiogram
ekp = epikeratoprosthesis
ekv = erythrokeratodermia variabilis
ela = endometrial laser ablation
elap = endoscopic laser ablation of prostate
elap = exploratory laparotomy
elbw = extremely low birth weight infant
elev = elevated
elf = elective low forceps
elf = etoposide, leucovorin, 5 fluorouracil
elisa = enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
elix = elixir
elos = estimated length of stay
elovl = elongation of very long chain
elp = serum protein electrophoresis
elsi = ethical, legal, and social issues
elst = endolymphatic sac tumors
elvr = extended left ventricular branch of right coronary artery
em = ejection murmur
em = electron microscopy
em = emergency medicine
em = emergency room
em = emmetropia
em = emotional disorder
em = emotionally disturbed
em = emphysema
em = enteroviral meningitis
em = ergonovine maleate
em = erythema multiforme
em = erythromycin
em = esophageal manometry
em = esophageal motility
em = extracellular matrix
ema = endomysial antibodies
ema = epithelial membrane antigen
ema = ethylmalonic acid
emaco = etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin d, cyclophosphamide, oncovin
emb = embryo
emb = embryology
emb = endomyocardial biopsy
embl = european molecular biology laboratory
embo = european molecular biology organization
embx = endometrial biopsy
emc = encephalomyocarditis
emc = essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
emc = extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma
emd = electromechanical dissociation
emd = emergency medical doctor
emd = emery dreifuss muscular dystrophy
emd = ethylmorphine n demethylase
emf = endomyocardial fibrosis
emfe = endomyocardial fibroelastosis
emg = electromyogram
emg = electromyograph
emg = electromyography
emg cne = concentric needle electromyography
emh = educable mentally handicapped
emit = enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique
emla = trade name for topical lidocaine+prilocaine preparation
emmv = ext mand min vol ventil
emmv = extended mandatory minute volume ventilation
emp = emphysema
emp = estramustine phosphate
emp = extramammary paget's disease
emp = extramedullary plasmacytoma
emr = electronic medical record
emr = emergency room
ems = emergency medical service
ems = emergency medical services
ems = endometrial scrape
ems = eosinophilia myalgia syndrome
ems = ethyl methanesulfonate
emt = emergency medical technician
emt = external malleolar torsion
emtala = emergency medical treatment and active labor act
emwx = episodic muscle weakness, x linked
en = endoscopy
en = enema
en = enteral nutrition
en = erythema nodosum
ena = extractable nuclear antigen
ena = extractable nuclear antigen antibody
endor = electron nuclear double resonance
eng = electronystagmogram
eng = electronystagmograph
eng = electronystagmography
eng = english
engl = england
enl = erythema nodosum leprosum
ent = ear, nose, throat
enu = ethylnitrosourea
env = environment
eo = ethylene oxide
eo = extraoral
eoa = esophageal obturator airway
eoad = early onset alzheimer disease
eoae = evoked oto acoustic emission measurement
eoca = early onset cerebellar ataxia
eog = electrooculogram
eom = extraocular movement
eom = extraocular muscle
eomi = extraocular movements intact
eop = early onset periodontitis
eopca = early onset pauciarticular chronic arthritis
eortc = european organization for research and treatment of cancer
eos = eosinophil
ep = ectopic pregnancy
ep = electrophoresis
ep = eosinophilic pneumonia
ep = epilepsy
ep = esophoria
ep = evoked potential
ep = evoked potentials
ep = intermittent esophoria
epa = eicosapentaenoic acid
epa = eicosapentanoic acid
epa = enduring power of attorney
epa = environmental protection agency
epa = extrinsic plasminogen activator
epap = expiratory positive airway pressure
epb = extensor pollicis brevis
epc = erucylphosphocholine
epdf = parkinsonism, early onset, with diurnal fluctuation
epds = edinburgh postnatal depression scale
epeg = etoposide
eph = edema, proteinuria and hypertension of pregnancy
epi = epidural anesthesia
epi = epilepsy
epi = epirubicin
epi = epithelial
epi = epithelium
epi = eysenck personality inventory
epidem = epidemic
epis = episiotomy
epl = extensor pollicis longus
epm = elastoplast mould
epmr = epilepsy, progressive, with mental retardation
epo = erythropoietin
epo = evening primrose oil
epoch = etoposide, prednisone, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, halotestin
epoxyatp = adenosine triphosphate
epp = erythrohepatic protoporphyria
epp = erythropoietic protoporphyria
eppk = palmoplantar keratoderma, epidermolytic
epr = electron paramagnetic resonance
epr = electrophrenic respiration
eps = elastosis perforans serpiginosa
epsp = excitatory postsynaptic potential
ept = electric dental pulp vitality test
ept = epilepsy, partial
epv = encephaloclastic proliferative vasculopathy
epx = eosinophil peroxidase
eq = equivalent
equiv = equivalent
er = electroresection
er = emergency room
er = endoplasmic reticulum
er = epigastric region
er = erythrocyte
er = erythrocyte receptor
er = esophageal rupture
er = estradiol receptor
er = estrogen receptor
er = estrogen receptors
er = external rotation
er-ica = estrogen receptor immunocytochemical assay
er/pr = estrogen and progesterone receptors
era = electric response audiometry
era = enteric reactive arthritis
era = estroadiol receptor assay
era = evoked response audiometry
erbf = effective renal blood flow
erc = endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
ercp = endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
erda = energy research and development administration
erg = electroretinogram
eritc = erythrosine isothiocyanate
erk = extracellular signal regulated kinase
erm = epiretinal membrane
erm = extended radical mastectomy
erod = ethoxyresorufin o deethylase
erp = effective refractory period
erp = endoscopic retrograde pancreatography
erp = estrogen receptor protein
erp = event related potential
erpc = evacuation of retained products of conception
erpf = effective renal plasma flow
erpoc = evacuation of retained products of conception
ers = evacuation of retained secundines
ertk = estradiol receptor tyrosine kinase
erv = expiratory reserve volume
ervr = erosive vitreoretinopathy
es = einsteinium
es = electrical stimulation
es = embryonic stem
esa = end to side anastomosis
escc = esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
escrf = end stage chronic renal failure
escs = enhanced s cone syndrome
esf = european science foundation
eshap = etoposide, solu medrol, ara c, platinol
eshg = european society of human genetics
esi = electrospray ionization
esld = end stage liver disease
esp = extrasensory perception
esr = electron spin resonance
esr = erythrocyte sedimentation rate
esrd = end stage renal disease
esrf = end stage renal failure
ess = epithelioma, self healing squamous
esss = epilepsy with continuous spike wave during slow wave sleep
est = eastern standard time
est = electoconvulsive shock therapy
est = electroshock therapy
est = endodermal sinus tumor
est = esterase
est = exercise stress test
est = expressed sequence tag
esu = electrosurgical unit
eswl = extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
et = and
et = endotracheal tube
et = esotropia
et = essential thrombocytopenia
et = eustachian tube
et = exercise tolerance
et = expiratory time
eta = elongation of tendon achilles
eta = estimated time of arrival
etaa = end tidal fraction of anesthetic agent
etadipaz = ethyladipoylazolamide
etco2 = end tidal carbon dioxide
etd = eustachian tube dysfunction
etf = eustachian tube function
eth = ethambutol
eth = ethionamide
etio = etiology
etiol = etiology
etn = erythema toxicum neonatorum
etn2 = end tidal nitrogen concentration
etn2o = end tidal nitrous oxide concentration
eto = ethylene oxide
eto2 = end tidal oxygen concentration
etoh = ethyl alcohol
etop = etoposide
ets = exposed to tobacco smoke
etsuxaz = ethylsuccinylazolamide
ett = endotracheal tube
ett = exercise tolerance test
etu = emergency trauma unit
etv = exhaled tidal volume
eua = examination under anesthesia
euapns = examination under anesthesia of postnasal space
eucib = european collaborative interspecific backcross
eum = examination under microscope
eur = europe
eur = european
euresco = european research conferences
eva = etoposide, vinblastine, adriamycin
eval = evaluation
evap = evaporate
evc = ellis van creveld syndrome
evc = expiratory vital capacity
evd = extraventricular drainage
evmac = escalated methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin
evpl = envoplakin
evr = exudative vitreoretinopathy
ewa = examination of female genital tract without anesthetic
ewb = estrogen withdrawal bleeding
ewo = educational welfare officer
ews = ewing sarcoma
ewsr = ewing sarcoma breakpoint region
ex = example
ex = exercise
ex = exfoliation
ex = exsmoker
ex = extension
exam = examination
exc = excision
exch = exchange
exd = ethyl xanthogen disulfide
exp = experiment
exp = expired
exp lap = exploratory laparotomy
expir = expiration
ext = extension
ext = external
ext = extract
ext = extremities
eydf = erythroid differentiation factor
f = fahrenheit
f = female
f = fertility
f = fluorine
f = force
f = formula
f = french
f acuminatum = fusarium acuminatum
f factor = fertility factor
f necrophorum = fusobacterium necrophorum
f odoratum = flavobacterium odoratum
f&c = fever and chills
f&f = fixes and follows
f&r = force and rhythm
f-n = finger to nose
f-u = follow up
f/c = fever and chills
f/c/s = fever, chills, sweats
f/u = follow up
fa = fatty acid
fa = first aid
fa = fluorescence antibody
fa = folic acid
fa = friedreich ataxia
fa = friedreich's ataxia
faaf = four alternative auditory feature test
fab = french american british cooperative group
fac = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
face = facial afro caribbean childhood eruption
facep = fellow of the american college of emergency physicians
fach = forceps to aftercoming head
facp = ftorafur, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, platinol
facs = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, streptozocin
facs = fellow of the american college of surgeons
facs = fluorescence activated cell sorter
facs = fluorescence activated cell sorting
facs = fluorescent activated cell sorting
facvp = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vp 16
fad = flavin adenine dinucleotide
fadast = four alternative disability and speech reading test
fae = fetal alcohol effect
fae = fetal alcohol effects
fah = foci of altered hepatocytes
fai = free androgen index
fai = frenchay activities index
faidss = fear of aids scale
fam = family
fam = functional assessment measure
fam hx = family history
famm = familial atypical mole malignant melanoma syndrome
fammm = familial atypical mole and malignant melanoma syndrome
famp = fludarabine monophosphate
famtx = 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin, high dose methotrexate
fana = fluorescent antinuclear antibody
fang = fluorescein angiogram
fao = fatty alcohol nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidase reductase deficiency
fap = familial adenomatous polyposis
fap = familial amyloid polyneuropathy
faq = frequently asked questions
farr = friedreich ataxia with retained reflexes
fas = fetal alcohol syndrome
faseb = federation of american societies of experimental biology
fast = fetal acoustic stimulation test
fast = frenchay aphasia screening test
fb = fluid balance
fb = foreign body
fbc = full blood count
fbd = dementia, familial british
fbg = fasting blood glucose
fbgip = fibroblast growth inhibitory protein
fbs = fasting blood sugar
fbs = fetal blood sampling
fbs = foreign body sensation
fc = finger clubbing
fc maleimide = fluorescein maleimide
fca = freund's complete adjuvant
fcap = 5 fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol
fce = 5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide
fchl = familial combined hyperlipidaemia
fchl = familial combined hyperlipidemia
fcm = flow cytometry
fcmc = familial chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
fcol = 9 fluorocortisol
fcp = 5 fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
fcp = functional communication profile
fcr = flexor carpi radialis
fcs = faciocutaneoskeletal syndrome
fcu = cold urticaria, familial
fcu = flexor carpi ulnaris
fcz = fluconazole
fd = fatal dose
fd = focal distance
fd = foot drop
fd = forceps delivery
fd = fully dilated
fda = food and drug administration
fda = frenchay dysarthria assessment
fdb = familial defective apolipoprotein b
fdb = femorodistal bypass
fdc = follicular dendritic cell
fde = fixed drug eruption
fdh = focal dermal hypoplasia
fdiu = fetal death in utero
fdl = flexor digitorum longus
fdl = fluorescein dilaurate test
fdp = fibrin degradation product
fdp = flexor digitorum profundus
fds = farnesyl diphosphate synthase
fds = flexor digitorum superficialis
fe = female
fe = ferret
fe = fried egg
fe = iron
fe def = iron deficiency
feaa = expired fraction of anaesthetic agent
feaa = expired fraction of anesthetic agent
feb = february
febs = fed of eur biochem soc
fec = 5 fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide
fech = ferrochelatase deficiency
feco2 = expired fraction of carbon dioxide
fed = federal
fed = fish eye disease
feda = fluorescein ethylenediamine
fees = fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
fef = forced expiratory flow
fef = forced expiratory flow rate
fefmax = forced expiratory flow at maximum effort
fekg = fetal electrocardiogram
fel = familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
fem = female
fem = feminine
fem = femoral
fem = femur
fem pop = femoropopliteal
fem-pop = femoral popliteal
fem/pop = femoral popliteal
fen = fluids, electrolytes, nutrition
feo = familial expansile osteolysis
feo2 = expired fraction of oxygen
fep = fibroepithelial polyp
fes = fat embolism syndrome
feso4 = ferrous sulphate
fess = functional endoscopic sinus surgery
fet = fetal
fet = forced expiration technique
fet = frozen embryo transfer
fet = tremor, familial essential
fett = flexor to extensor tendon transfer of lesser toe
fev = forced expiratory volume
fev = forced expired volume
fev1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second
fevc = forced expiratory vital capacity
fevr = familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
ff = force fluid
ff = forefoot
ff = fresh fruit
ff = fresh fruit intake
ff = fundus firm
ff@u = fundus firm at umbilicus
ffa = forefoot adductus
ffa = free fatty acid
ffa = free fatty acids
ffa = freefield audiometry
ffd = fixed flexion deformity
ffi = fatal familial insomnia
ffm = fundus flavimaculatus
ffn = fetal fibronectin
ffp = fresh frozen plasma
ffr = frequency following response measurement
fft = fast fourier transform
ffts = fetofetal transfusion syndrome
ffv = congenital forefoot varus
ffx = femorofemoral crossover
fg = femtogram
fg = fibrinogen
fgc = full gold crown
fgd = fatal granulomatous disease
fgf = fibroblast growth factor
fgf = fresh gas flow
fgf receptor = fibroblast growth factor receptor
fgfr = fibroblast growth factor receptor
fgp = southern california figure ground visual perception test
fgr = fetal growth retardation
fgs = focal glomerulosclerosis
fh = family history
fh = family history, fetal heart
fh = fundal height
fhc = familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
fhf = fulminant hepatic failure
fhh = familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
fhh = fetal heart heard
fhit = fragile histidine triad gene
fhl = flexor hallucis longus
fhl = functional hearing loss
fhr = fetal heart rate
fhr-uc = fetal heart rate uterine contraction
fhrv = fetal heart rate variability
fhs = fetal heart sounds
fhs = fetal hydantoin syndrome
fht = fetal heart tones
fia = fluorescence immunoassay analyzer
fiaa = inspired fraction of anaesthetic agent
fiau triphosphate = fialuridine triphosphate
fiaump = fialuridine monophosphate
fiautp = fialuridine triphosphate
fib = fibrinogen
fico2 = inspired fraction of carbon dioxide
fif = familial infiltrative fibromatosis
figlu = formiminoglutamic acid
fihp = familial isolated hyperparathyroidism
fim = familial infantile myasthenia
fim = functional independence measure
fin2 = inspired fraction of nitrogen
fin2o = inspired fraction of nitrous oxide
fio2 = faction of inspired oxygen concentration
fipa = familial intestinal polyatresia syndrome
firda = frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity
fish = fluorescence in situ hybridization
fissh = fluorescence in situ suppression hybridization
fitc = fluorescein isothiocyanate
fiv = forced inspired volume
fj = fruit juice
fl = 5 fluorouracil, levamisole
fl = femtoliter
fl = femur length
fl = fluids
fl = flutamide
fl = follicular lymphoma
fl = full lower denture
fl dr = fluid dram
fl oz = fluid ounce
fla = flagellin
flac = flaccid
flap = frozen lymphocyte antigen plate
flcp = fetal lung cytostatic protein
fld = fluid
fld = frontal lobe degeneration
flex = flexion
flex = flexor
flof = found lying on floor
flp = fasting lipid profile
flp = functional limitation profile
fls = phantom limb syndrome
flsa = follicular lymphosarcoma
flu = influenza vaccine
fluoro = fluoroscopy
fm = fermium
fm = fetal movement
fm = finger movement
fm = first metatarsal
fm = foramen magnum
fmd = facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
fmd = fibromuscular dysplasia
fmd = frontometaphyseal dysplasia
fmdv = foot and mouth disease virus
fme = full mouth extraction
fmef = forced mid expiratory flow rate
fmf = familial mediterranean fever
fmf = fetal movements felt
fmfd = familial multiple coagulation factor deficiency
fmh = fibromuscular hyperplasia, of renal artery
fmi = fetal movement index
fmif = fibroblast migration inhibitory factor
fmlp = formylmethionyl leucyl phenylalanine
fmn = flavin mononucleotide
fmnf = fetal movements not felt
fmol = femtomole
fmp = family member prefix
fmps = functional meal preparation scale
fms = fat mobilizing substance
fms = fibromyalgia syndrome
fn = fibronectin
fna = fine needle aspiration
fnab = fine needle aspiration biopsy
fnac = fine needle aspiration cytology
fnb = fine needle biopsy
fnd = functional neck dissection
fnh = focal nodular hyperplasia
fnm = 5 fluorouracil, novantrone, methotrexate
fnmtc = familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer
fnr = fibronectin receptor
fnr = functional nasal reconstruction
fns = femoral nerve stretch
fo = fluid ounce
fo = foramen ovale
foam = 5 fluorouracil, oncovin, adriamycin, mitomycin c
fob = fecal occult blood
fob = fiberoptic bronchoscopy
fobt = the fecal occult blood test
fodh = focal dermal hypoplasia
fof = found on floor
fofq = feelings of fatness questionnaire
foi = flight of ideas
fom = floor of mouth
fom = frequency of micturition
foosh = fell onto outstretched hand
fop = fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
formylmethionyl acth = formylmethionyl adrenocorticotropin
fos = fbj murine osteosarcoma oncogene
fos = fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy
fos = full of stool
fox = finger oximeter
fp = false passage
fp = family planning
fp = first pass
fp = fluorescence polarization
fp = food poisoning
fp = freezing point
fpa = fibrinopeptide a
fpal = full term premature abortion living
fpb = femoropopliteal bypass
fpc = familial polyposis coli
fpct = familial porphyria cutanea tarda
fpf = familial pulmolary fibrosis
fpl = flexor pollicis longus
fpm = permanent first molar tooth
fpo = faciopalatoosseous syndrome
fpp = foramina parietalia permagna
fr = father
fr = france
fr = francium
fr = french
fracon = framycetin, colistin, nystatin
fract = fractional
fraxa = fragile x syndrome
frc = functional residual capacity
fred = fog reduction elimination device
fredi = fallopian replacement of egg with delayed insemination
fret = fluorescence resonance energy transfer
fri = friday
from = full range of moti