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Medical Dictionary
Medical Dictionary
A
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
AAD American Association of Dermatology
AAOS American Academy of Orthopedic 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 converting enzyme
ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians
ACL Anterior cruciate ligament
ACOG American College of Obstetics and Gynecology
ACS American Cancer Society
ACS American College of Surgeons
ACTH Adrenocorticoid hormone
ADA American Dental Association
ADA American Diabetes Association
ADA Adenosine deaminase
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADH Antidiuretic hormone
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AF Atrial fibrillation
AFO Ankle-foot orthosis
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
AHF Antihemophilic factor
AHG Antihemophilic globulin AGD Academy of General Dentistry
AHA American Heart Association
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 globulin
ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia
ALPS Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS Advanced Life Support
ALT Alanine transferase
AMA Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies
AMA American Medical Association
AMA Australian Medical Association
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 Atrial natriuretic factor
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 (a backronym)
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
ARM Artificial Rupture of Membranes
ASA Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as aspirin
AS Aortic stenosis
ASCAD Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease
ASD Atrial septal defect
ASL American sign language
ASO Antistreptolysine O
AST Asparagine Transferase
ATCC American Type Culture Collection
ATG Antithymic globulin
AT-III Antithrombin III
ATP Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
AVM Arteriovenous malformation
AVR Aortic valve replacement
AZT Azidothymidine
B
BAL Brochoalveolar lavage
BAL British anti-Lewisite
BAO Basic acid output)
BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerain (a tuberculosis vaccination)
b.d. Twice daily, from Latin, bis die
BE Base excess
BK Bacterium Koch
BMC Bone mass content
BMD Bone mass density
BMI Body mass index
BMR Basal metabolic rate
BMT Bone marrow transplantation
BNF British National Formulary
BNP Brain natriuretic peptide
BP Blood pressure
BP Bipolar disorder
BPD Borderline personality disorder
BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia
BPM Beats per minute
BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BSP Bromsulphthalein
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
C
CABG Coronary arterial bypass graft
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
Ca Carcinoma
Ca Calcium
CAD Canadian Association of the Deaf
CAEP Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
CAG Canadian Association of Gerontology
CAH Chronic Active Hepatitis
CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
CAMT Canadian Association of Music Therapy
CAO Canadian Association of Orthodontists
CAO Canadian Association of Optometrists
CAOT Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
CAR Canadian Association of Radiologists
CASLPA Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
CAT Computed axial tomography
CAP Canadian Association of Physicists
CAPD Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
CCS Canadian Cardiology Society
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
CMA Canadian Medical Association
CML Chronic myelocytic leukemia
CMML Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
CMV Cytomegalovirus
COLD Chronic Obstructive Lung 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
CRF Chronic renal failure
CRH Corticotropin Releasing Hormone
CRI Chronic Renal Insufficiency
CRF Corticotropin Releasing Factor
CRP C-reactive protein
CR Complete Remission
CS Caesarean Section
CsA Cyclosporin A
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computed axial tomography
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident
CVP Central Venous Pressure
CVID Common Variable Immunodeficiency
D
DBP Diastolic blood pressure
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
DDD Daily Defined Doses
DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
DHE Dihydoergotamine
DIC Disseminated intravacular coagulation
DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
DiPerTe Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
DiTe Diphtheria Tetanus
DM Diabetes Mellitus
DNA Desoxyribonucleic acid
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
DO Doctor of Optometry OR Doctor of Osteopathy
DOA Dead on arrival
DTP Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis
DT Diphtheria Tetanus
DVT Deep vein thrombosis
DEXA Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
E
EACA Epsilon-aminocaproic acid
EBM Evidence-based medicine
ECG Electrocardiogram
EDRF Endothelium-derived relaxing factor
EEG Electroencepholgram
EKG Electrocardiogram
ECPW Endoskopowa cholangiopankreatografia wsteczna
E Erythrocytes
EF Ejection Fraction
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
EKG Electrocardiogram
EMLSCS Emergency Lower Segment Caesarian Section
ELLSCS Elective Lower Segment Caesarian Section
ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
EMC Encephalomyocarditis
EMF Endomyocardial fibrosis
EMG Electromyography
ENT Ear Neck and Throat. (Otolaryngology)
EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension
EPO Erythropoietin
ERCP Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
ESR Erythocyte sedimentation rate
ESWL Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy
ET Endothelin
ETOH Ethanol or ethyl alcohol
EUS Endoscopic Ultrasonography
F
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDP Fibrinogen Degradation Products
FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume 1-second
Fe Iron
FFA Free fatty acids
FFP Fresh frozen plasma
FHR Fetal heart rate
FHT Fetal heart tones
FPG Fasting plasma glucose
FSE Fetal Scalp Electrode
FSH Follicle stimulating hormone
FTA-ABS Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption
FTA Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody
G
G6PD 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 |