Wikipedia: Acronym/Medical List

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* a.c. before food, from Latin, ante cibum

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* b.d. Twice daily, from Latin, bis die

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* BNF [British National Formulary]?

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* p.c. After food, from Latin, post cibum

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* q.d.s. Four times daily, from Latin, quater die sumendus
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* t.d.s. Three times a day, from Latin, ter die sumendus

5-HT serotonin 5-Hydroxytryptamine?
AAA [abdominal aortic aneurysm]?
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAD [American Association of Dermatology]?
AAFP [American Academy of Family Physicians]?
AAOS [American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]?
AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics]?
ABG [arterial blood gases]?
ABMT [Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation]?
ABVD doxorubicin? bleomycin? vinblastine? dacarbazine?
a.c. before food, from Latin, ante cibum
ACE [Angiotensin Conversion Enzyme]?
ACEI [Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors]?
ACL [anterior cruciate ligament]?
ACOG [American College of Obstetics and Gynecology]?
ACS [American Cancer Society]?
ACS [American College of Surgeons]?
ACTH [Adrenocorticoid Hormone]?
ADA [Adenosine deaminase]?
ADA [American Dental Association]?
ADA [American Diabetes Association]?
ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder]?
ADH [Antidiuretic Hormone]?
AF [atrial fibrillation]?
AFO [ankle-foot orthosis]?
AFP [Alpha Fetal Protein]?
AHA [American Heart Association]?
AHF [Antihemophilic Factor]?
AHG [Antihemophilic Globuline]?
AI [Artificial Insemination]?
AICD [Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator]?
AID [Artificial insemination by donor]?
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIH [artificial insemination by husband]?
ALG [Antilymphocytic Globuline]?
ALL [Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia]?
ALPS [Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome]?
ALS [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]?
ALT [Alanine Transferase]?
AMA [American Medical Association]?
AMA [Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies]?
AMC [arthrogryposis multiplex congenita]?
AML [Acute Myelocytic Leukemia]?
AMP Adenosine Monophosphate
AMS [Acute mountain sickness]?
AMS [atypical measles syndrome]?
ANA [Anti-Nuclear Antibodies]?
ANCA [Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies]?
ANF [Antinatriuretic Factor]?
ANP [Antinatriuretic Peptide]?
ANP [Atrial Natriuretic Peptide]?
ANUG [Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis]?
AP [Alkaline Phosphatase]?
APECED [autoimmune polyendocrinopathy]?
APGAR [American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record]?
APLS [antiphospholipid antibody syndrome]?
APSAC [Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex]?
APS [autoimmune polyglandular syndrome]?
APTT [Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time]?
ARA [American Rheumatological Association]?
ARC [AIDS related complex]?
ARDS [Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome]?
ART [antiretroviral therapy]?
ASA Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as aspirin
AS [Aortic Stenosis]?
ASD [Atrial Septal Defect]?
ASL American Sign Language
ASO Antistreptolisine O
AST [Asparagine Transferase]?
ATCC [American Type Culture Collection]?
ATG [Antithymic Globuline]?
AT-III Antithrombine? III
ATP [acute thrombocytopenic purpura]?
ATP adenosine triphosphate
ATP [Adenosine Triphosphate]?
AVM [arteriovenous malformation]?
AVM [Arteriovenous malformation]?
AVR [Aortic Valve Replacement]?
AZT azidothymidine?
BAL [Brocho-alveolar Lavage]?
BAL [British Anti-Lewisite]?
BAO [Basic Acid Output]?)
BCG [Bacillus Calmette Guerain]?
b.d. Twice daily, from Latin, bis die
BE [Base Excess]?
BK [Bacterium Koch]?
BMC [Bone Mass Content]?
BMD [Bone Mass Density]?
BMR [Basal Metabolic Rate]?
BP [Blood Pressure]?
BPH [Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia]?
BPM [Beats Per Minute]?
BMT [Bone Marrow Transplantation]?
BNF [British National Formulary]?
BNP [Brain Natriuretic Peptide]?
BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BSP Bromsulphthalein?
BUN [Blood Urea Nitrogen]?
CABG [Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft]?
cAMP cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
Ca Carcinoma?
Ca Calcium
CAH [Chronic Active Hepatitis]?
CAH [Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia]?
CAT [computed axial tomography]?
CAPD [Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis]?
CCS [Canadian Cardiology Society]?
CDC [Center for Disease Control]?
CEA [Carcinoembryonic Antigen]?
CF Cystic Fibrosis
cGMP [cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate]?
ChE? Cholinesterase?
CHE Cholinesterase?
CHF [Congestive heart failure]?
CI [Confidence Interval]?
CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CK [Creatine Kinase]?
CLL [Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia]?
CML [Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia]?
CMML [Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia]?
CMV Cytomegalovirus?
COLD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]?
COPD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]?
CO [Cardiac Output]?
CO Carbon Monoxide
COX-1 [Cyclooxygenase 1]?
COX-2 [Cyclooxygenase 2]?
CPAP [Continuous Positive Airway Pressure]?
CPK [Creatine Phosphokinase]?
CPR [Cardiopulmonary resuscitation]?
CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae
CRH [Corticotropin Releasing Hormone]?
CRF [Corticotropin Releasing Factor]?
CRP C Reactive Protein
CR [Complete Remission]?
CsA? Cyclosporin? A
CSF Cerebral Spinal Fluid
CT [[computed {axial} tomography]]
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident
CVP [Central Venous Pressure]?
CVID [Common Variable ImmunoDeficiency]?
DBP [Diastolic Blood Pressure]?
DCM [Dilated Cardiomyopathy]?
DDD [Daily Defined Doses]?
DHEA-S [Dehydoepiandrosterone sulphate]?
DHE Dihydoergotamine?
DIC [Disseminated Intravacular Coagulation]?
DPT Diphteria? Pertussis? Tetanus?
DiPerTe? Diphteria? Pertussis? Tetanus?
DiTe? Diphteria? Tetanus?
DNA [Desoxyribonucleic Acid]?
DTP Diphteria? Tetanus? Pertussis?
DT Diphteria? Tetanus?
DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis?
DEXA [Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry]?
EACA [Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid]?
EBM [Evidence Based Medicine]?
ECG Electrocardiogram?
EKG Electrocardiogram?
ECPW endoskopowa cholangiopankreatografia wsteczna
E Erythrocyte?s
EF [Ejection Fraction]?
EGF [Epidermal Growth Factor]?
ELISA [Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay]?
EMC Encephalomyocarditis?
EMF [Endomyocardial Fibrosis]?
EMG Electromyography?
EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension
EPO Erythropoetin?
ERCP [Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography]?
ESR [Erythocyte sedimentation rate]?
ESWL [Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy]?
ET Endothelin?
EUS [Endoscopic Ultrasonography]?
FDA [Food and Drug Administration]?
FDP [Fibrinogen Degradation Products]?
FEV1 [Forced Expiratory Volume 1-second]?
Fe Ferrum?
FFA [Free Fatty Acids]?
FFP [Fresh Frozen Plasma]?
FHR [Fetal Heart Rate]?
FHT [Fetal Heart Tones]?
FPG [Fasting Plasma Glucose]?
FSH [Folicule Stimulating Hormone]?
FTA-ABS [Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption]?
FTA [Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody]?
G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase?
G-6-PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase?
GABA [gamma-aminobutyric acid]?
GCS [Glasgow Coma Scale]?
GDLH [Glutamate dehydrogenase]?
GERD [Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease]?
GFR [Glomerular filtrate rate]?
GGTP Gamma Glutamyltranspeptidase
GH [Growth Hormone]?
GHRF [Growth Hormone]?
GITS [Gastrointestinal therapeutic system]?
GIFT [Gamete intrafallopian transfer]?
GORD [Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease]?
GOT [glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase]?
GPT [glutamic-pyruvic transaminase]?
GvH? Graft-versus-Host?
GvHD? [Graft-versus-Host Disease]?
HA [Hypertonia arterialis]?
HAV [Hepatitis A Virus]?
HBG Hemoglobin
HB Hemoglobin
HBV [Hepatitis B Virus]?
HCG [Human Chorion Gonadotropine]?
HCT Hematocrit?
HCV [Hepatitis C Virus]?
HDL [High Density Lipoprotein]?
HDL-C [High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol]?
HGB Hemoglobin
Hib [Hemophilus influenzae]? B
HIV [Human immunodeficiency virus]?
HL [Hepatic Lipase]?
HLA [Human Leucocyte Antigens]?
HOCM [Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy]?
HR [Heart Rate]?
HRT [Hormone Replacement Therapy]?
HSG histerosalpingografia
HSV [Herpes Simplex Virus]?
HTLV [[Human T Lymphocyte Leukemia Virus
IABP [Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping]?
ICD-9 [International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision]?
ICD [Implanted cardiac defibrillator]?
ICU [Intensive care unit]?
IDDM [Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]?
IDL [Intermediate Density Lipoprotein]?
IFG [Impaired Fasting Glucose]?
Ig Immunoglobulin?
INF Interferon
INR [International Normalized Ratio]?
IPPV [Intermittent postive pressure ventilation]?
IQ [Intelligence Quotient]?
ISA [Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity]?
ISDN [Isosorbide dinitrate]?
ISH [Isolated Systolic Hypertension]?
ITP [Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]?
IUCD [intrauterine contraceptive device]?
IUD intrauterine device
IU [International Units]?
IVF [In vitro fertalization]?
IUI [Intra-uterine Insemination]?
IVP [Intravenous pyelogram]?
JAMA [Journal of the American Medical Association]?
K Potassium (in German, Kalium)
LAD [Left Artery Descendens]?
LAS [Lymphadenopathy Syndrome]?
LBBB [Left Bundle Branch Block]?
LCM [Lymphocytic Meningitis]?
LDH [Lactic Dehydrogenase]?
LDL [Low Density Lipoprotein]?
LDL-C [Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol]?
L-DOPA DihydrOxyPhenylAlanine?
LES [Lower Esophageal Sphincter]?
LES [Lupus erythematodes systemicus]?
LE [Lupus erythematodes]?
leu Leukocyte?s
LGL [Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome]?
LGM [Lymphogranulomatosis maligna]?
L Leukocytes?
LM [Left Main]?
Lp Lipoprotein?
LPL [Lipoprotein Lipase]?
LVEDP [Left ventricular end diastolic pressure]?
LVEF [Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction]?
LVF [Left Ventricular Failure]?
LVH [Left Ventricular Hypertrophy]?
LV [Left ventricle]?
LVOT [Left Ventricular Outflow Track]?
Ly Lymphocytes?
MAO [Mono-Amine Oxydase]?
MAS Morgani-Adams-Stokes?
MCHC [Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration]?
MCH [Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin]?
mCi [dawka promieniowania]?
MCV [Mean Corpuscular Volume]?
MD [Medicinae doctor]?
MDS [Myelodysplastic Syndrome]?
Mg Magnesium
MIC [Morbus Ischaemicus Cordis]?
MIC [minimal Inhibitory Concentration]?
MLA [Myelosis Leucemica Acuta]?
MM [Myeloma multiplex]?
MODY [Maturity Onset Diabetes in Youth]?
Mo Monocytes?
MPV [Mean Platlet Volume]?
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MR [Modified Release]?
MRSA [Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus]?
MSH [Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone]?
MSSA [Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus]?
MS Multiple Sclerosis
MTX Methotrexate?
MVPS [Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome]?
MVP [Mitral Valve Prolapse]?
Na Sodium (in German Natrium)
NEJM [New England Journal of Medicine]?
Ne Neutrophiles?
Neo Neoplasma?
NHL [Non Hodgkin Lymphoma]?
NIDDM [Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]?
NK [Natural Killers]?
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NOS [Nitric Oxide Synthetase]?
NO [Nitric Oxide]?
Npl Neoplasma?
n.s [not significant]?
NSAID [Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug]?
NSE [Neurospecific enolase]?
NTG Nitroglycerin?
NYHA [New York Heart Association]?
OGTT [Oral Glucose Tolerance Test]?
PAF [Platelet Activating Factor]?
PAI-1 [Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1]?
PAO [Peak Acid Output]?
PAP PAPanicolaou?
PA posterior-anterior?
PA [Pulmonary Artery]?
PAT [Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia]?
PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
PDA [Patent Ductus Arteriosus]?
PDE Phosphodiesterase?
PEEP [Positive End Expiratory Pressure]?
PEFR [Peak Expiratory Flow Rate]?
PEF [Peak Expiratory Flow]?
PET [Positron Emission Tomography]?
P Phosphorus
p.c. After food, from Latin, post cibum
PID [Pelvic Inflammatory Disease]?
PKA [Protein Kinase A]?
PKU Phenylketonuria
PLT platelet?s
PMR [Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularisation]?
POX Peroxidase?
PRA [Plasma Renin Activity]?
PRIND [Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit]?
PSA [Prostatic Specific Antigen]?
PSP Phenylsulphtalein?
PTA [Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty]?
PTCA [Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty]?
PT [prothrombin time]?
PTH [Parathyroid hormone]?
PTT [Partial Thromboplastin Time]?
PUVA Psoralen UV A
PVR [Pulmonary Vascular Resistance]?
PWP [Pulmonary Wedge Pressure]?
q.d.s. Four times daily, from Latin, quater die sumendus
q.q.h. Every four hours, from Latin, quarta quaque hora
RA [Refractory Anaemia]?
RBBB [Right Bundle Branch Block]?
RBC [Red Blood Cells]?
RCA [Right Coronary Artery]?
REM [Rapid Eye Movement]?
RF [Rheumatic factor]?
Rh [Rhesus factor]?
RIA [Radioimmune Assay]?
RIBA [Radioimmoblotting Assay]?
RIND [Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit]?
RNA [Ribonucleic Acid]?
RNV [Radionuclear Ventriculography]?
RSV [Respiratory Syncytial Virus]?
RV [Residual Volume]?
RV [Right Ventricle]?
SBP [Systolic Blood Pressure]?
SCC [Squamous Cell Carciona]?
SCID [Severe Combined ImmunoDeficiency]?
s.c [sub cutis]?
SD Standard Deviation
SHBG [Sex Hormone Binding Globuline]?
SIADH [Syndrome of Inadequate ADH]?
SIDS [Sudden Infant Death Syndrome]?
SIMV [Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation]?
SK Streptokinase?
SLE Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
SM [Sclerosis multiplex]?
SPET [Single Photon Emission Tomography]?
SR [Slow Release]?
SSSS [Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome]?
SSS [Sick Sinus Syndrome]?
STD [Sexually Transmitted Diseases]?
STH [Somatotropic Hormone]?
SVT [Supraventricular tachycardia]?
SXA [Single energy X-ray absorptiometer]?
TBC tuberculosis
TB tuberculosis
TBI [Total Body Irradiation]?
t.d.s. Three times a day, from Latin, ter die sumendus
TEE [Transesophageal echocardiogram]?
TGA [Transposition of the Great Arteries]?
TG Triglyceride?s
TIA [Transient Ischemic Attack]?
TIBC [Total Iron Binding Capacity]?
TLC [Total Lung Capacity]?
TNF [Tumor Necrosis Factor]?
TNM Tumor-Nodes-Metastases?
TPA [Tissue plasminogen activator]?
TRH [Thyreotropic Releasing Hormone]?
TSH [Thyreotropic Stimulating Hormone]?
TS [Tricuspid Stenosis]?
TT [thrombin time]?
TTS [Transdermal Therapeutic System]?
Tu Tumor
TUR [Transurethral resection]?
UBT [Urea Breath Test]?
UKPDS [United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study]?
USG Ultrasonography?
USR [Unheated Serum Reagin]?
UVAL [Ultraviolet Argon Laser]?
VAD vincristine adriblastine dexamethasone
VAMP vincristine adriblastine methylprednisone
VC [Vital Capacity]?
VDRL [Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory]?
VEB [Vetricular Ectopic Beat]?
VF [Ventricular Fibrillation]?
VIP [Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide]?
VLDL [Very Low Density Lipoprotein]?
VMA [Vanillylmandelic Acid]?
VSD [Ventricular Septal Defect]?
VT [Ventricular Tachycardia]?
WBC [White Blood Cells]?
WHO World Health Organization
WPW [Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome]?
ZIFT [Zygote intrafallopian transfer]?