- A - A alanine.
- A - A arteriole.
- A - A asymptomatic no symptoms (e.g. in Hodgkin lymphoma).
- a - a autopsy.
- a -GPA - a -GPA alpha-D-glucose pentaacetate.
- A&BC - A&BC air and bone conduction.
- A&I - A&I allergy and immunology.
- A&P - A&P anterior and posterior.
- A&P - A&P auscultation and palpation.
- A&P - A&P auscultation and percussion.
- A&W - A&W alive and well.
- A-a 02 - A-a 02 alveolo-arterial oxygen tension.
- A-IC - A-IC average integrated concentration.
- A-V - A-V arteriovenous.
- A-V - A-V atrioventricular.
- A/B acid-base ratio. - A/B acid-base ratio.
- A/G - A/G albumin/globulin ratio.
- A/O - A/O alert and orientated.
- A/V - A/V ampere/volt.
- A/V - A/V arteriovenous.
- A>B - A>B air greater than bone (conduction).
- A1 - A1 aortic first sound.
- a1AT - a1AT alpha-1-antitrypsin.
- A2 - A2 aortic second sound.
- A2U - A2U alpha 2u-globulin.
- aa - aa (Greek: Ana) of each.
- AA - AA arachidonic acid.
- aa - aa arteries.
- AA - AA reactive (secondary) amyloidosis.
- aa seq - aa seq amino acid sequence.
- AAA - AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- AAA - AAA adenine-adenine-adenine codon for lysine.
- AAA - AAA diagnostic arthroscopy operative arthroscopy and possible operative arthrotomy.
- AAAASF - AAAASF American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
- AAAP - AAAP activity of antiactivator in plasma.
- AABB - AABB American Association of Blood Banks.
- AAC - AAC adenine-adenine-cytosine codon for asparagine.
- AACPDM - AACPDM American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (also: AAOS Specialty Societies).
- AACR - AACR American Association for Cancer Research.
- Aad - Aad aminoadipic acid.
- AADC - AADC amino acid decarboxylase.
- AAE - AAE American Association of Endodontists.
- AAETS - AAETS American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.
- AAF - AAF 2-acetylaminofluorene.
- AAF - AAF anterior auditory field.
- AAF - AAF astrocytoma with atypical/anaplastic foci.
- AAF/OL - AAF/OL anaplastic astrocytomas /oligodendrogliomas.
- AAFP - AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians.
- AAG - AAG adenine-adenine-guanine codon for lysine.
- AAHKS - AAHKS American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies).
- AAHS - AAHS American Association for Hand Surgery (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- AAL - AAL anterior axillary line.
- AAMC - AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges.
- AAMI - AAMI Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
- AAMT - AAMT American Association for Medical Transcriptionists.
- AAN - AAN American Academy of Neurology.
- AANA - AANA Arthroscopy Association of North America (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- AANOS - AANOS The American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.
- AANS - AANS American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
- AAO - AAO American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- AAo - AAo ascending aorta.
- AAOC - AAOC antacid of choice.
- AAofA - AAofA Ambulance Association of America.
- AAOFAS - AAOFAS American Association of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
- AAOHN - AAOHN American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.
- AAOM - AAOM American Academy of Oral Medicine.
- AAOO - AAOO American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.
- AAOP - AAOP American Academy of Oral Pathology.
- AAOP - AAOP American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists.
- AAOPP - AAOPP American Association of Osteopathic Postgraduate Physicians.
- AAOS - AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- AAOT - AAOT Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia (Argentinian Orthopaedic Association).
- AAOx3 - AAOx3 awake alert and oriented x 3 (to person place and time).
- AAP - AAP air at atmospheric pressure.
- AAP - AAP American Academy of Pediatrics.
- AAP - AAP American Academy of Pedodontics.
- AAP - AAP American Academy of Periodontology.
- AAP - AAP American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
- AAP - AAP American Academy of Psychotherapists.
- AAP - AAP American Association of Pathologists.
- AAP - AAP aminoantipyrine.
- AAP - AAP Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.
- AAP - AAP Association of Academic Physiatrists.
- AAP - AAP Association of American Physicians.
- AaP02 - AaP02 (A-a) P02 alveolo-arterial oxygen tension difference.
- AAPA - AAPA American Academy of Physician Assistants.
- AAPA - AAPA American Association of Pathologist Assistants.
- AAPB - AAPB American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists.
- AAPC - AAPC antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
- AAPCC - AAPCC adjusted annual per capita cost.
- AAPCC - AAPCC adjusted average per capita cost.
- AAPCC - AAPCC American Association of Poison Control Centers.
- AaPco2 - AaPco2 (A-a)Pc02 alveolo-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference.
- AAPF - AAPF anti-arteriosclerosis polysaccharide factor.
- AAPH - AAPH22'-azobis-(amidinopropane) dihydrochloride.
- AAPHD - AAPHD American Association of Public Health Dentists.
- AAPHP - AAPHP American Association of Public Health Physicians.
- AAPL - AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
- AAPM - AAPM American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
- AAPM&R - AAPM&R American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- AAPMC - AAPMC antibiotic-associated pseudo-membranous colitis.
- AAPMR - AAPMR American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- AAPOS - AAPOS American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
- AAPP - AAPP American Academy on Physician and Patient.
- AAPPO - AAPPO American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations.
- AAPS - AAPS American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
- AAPS - AAPS Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale.
- AAPS - AAPS Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.
- AAPSM - AAPSM American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.
- AAR - AAR active avoidance reaction.
- AAR - AAR acute articular rheumatism.
- aar - aar against all risks.
- AAR - AAR antigen-antiglobulin reaction.
- AARC - AARC American Association for Respiratory Care.
- AARDA - AARDA American Autoimune Related Diseases Association.
- AARE - AARE automobile accident rear end.
- AAROM - AAROM active assertive range of motion.
- AAROM - AAROM active assisted range of motion.
- AARP - AARP American Association of Retired Persons.
- AAS - AAS Aarskog-Scott (syndrome).
- AAS - AAS acid aspiration syndrome.
- AAS - AAS alcoholic abstinence syndrome.
- AAS - AAS American Academy of Sanitarians.
- AAS - AAS American Analgesia Society.
- AAS - AAS aneurysm of atrial septum.
- AAS - AAS anthrax anti serum.
- AAS - AAS aortic arch syndrome.
- AAS - AAS atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
- AASD - AASD American Academy of Stress Disorders.
- AASH - AASH adrenal androgen stimulating hormone.
- AASH - AASH American Association for the Study of Headache.
- AASK - AASK African American Study of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Pilot Study.
- AASP - AASP acute atrophic spinal paralysis.
- AASP - AASP American Association of Senior Physicians.
- AASP - AASP ascending aorta synchronized pulsation.
- AASS - AASS American Association for Social Security.
- AAST - AAST American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
- AAT - AAT Aachen Aphasia Test.
- AAT - AAT academic aptitude test.
- AAT - AAT alanine aminotransferase.
- AAT - AAT alkylating agent therapy.
- AAT - AAT alpha-1-antitrypsin.
- AAT - AAT atrial triggered (pacemaker).
- AAT - AAT auditory apperception test.
- AAT - AAT automatic atrial tachycardia.
- AATS - AATS American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
- AAU - AAU acute anterior uveitis.
- AAU - AAU adenine-adenine-uracil codon for asparagine.
- AAV - AAV adeno-associated virus.
- AAVMC - AAVMC Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
- AAVP - AAVP American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists.
- AAVPT - AAVPT American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
- AAW - AAW anterior aortic wall.
- AAWD - AAWD American Association of Women Dentists.
- AAWM - AAWM American Academy of Wound Management.
- AB - AB Ab abortion.
- AB - AB abdominal.
- AB - AB abnormal.
- ab - ab abortion.
- AB - AB Ace bandage.
- AB - AB active bilaterally.
- AB - AB aid to the blind.
- AB - AB alcian blue.
- AB - AB alertness behavior.
- AB - AB antibiotic.
- Ab - Ab antibiotic.
- ab - ab antibody.
- Ab - Ab antibody.
- AB - AB antibody.
- AB - AB antigen binding.
- AB - AB apex beat.
- AB - AB asbestos body.
- AB - AB asthmatic bronchitis.
- AB - AB axiobuccal.
- aB - aB azure B.
- AB - AB Bachelor of Arts (Lat.Artium Baccalaureus).
- AB - AB blood group AB.
- ABA - ABA abscissic acid.
- ABA - ABA allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
- ABA - ABA American Board of Anesthesiologists.
- ABA - ABA antibacterial activity.
- ABA - ABA arrest before arrival.
- ABA - ABA Arthroscopie Belge - Belgian Arthroscopy Association.
- ABAT - ABAT American Board of Applied Toxicology.
- Abb - Abb abbreviations.
- ABB - ABB Albright-Butler-Bloomberg syndrome.
- ABB - ABB American Board of Bioanalysis.
- ABB - ABB Asea Brown Boveri.
- ABBQ - ABBQ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Beliefs and Behavior Questionnaire.
- abbr - abbr abbreviation abbreviated.
- ABC - ABC absolute basophil count.
- ABC - ABC absolute bone conduction.
- ABC - ABC acalculous biliary colic.
- ABC - ABC acid balance control.
- ABC - ABC aconite-belladonna-chloroform.
- ABC - ABC advanced breast cancer.
- ABC - ABC airway breathing and circulation.
- ABC - ABC alignment blue calcium (synovial fluid pearls in gout and pseudogout).
- ABC - ABC alternative birth center.
- ABC - ABC alum blood and charcoal (purification and deodorizing method).
- ABC - ABC alum blood and clay (sludge deodorizing method).
- ABC - ABC American Blood Commission.
- ABC - ABC aneurysmal bone cyst.
- ABC - ABC antigen-binding capacity.
- ABC - ABC apnea bradycardia cyanosis.
- ABC - ABC aspiration biopsy cytology.
- ABC - ABC aspiration needle biopsy.
- ABC - ABC assessment of basic competency.
- ABC - ABC atomic biological and chemical (warfare).
- Abc - Abc autoantibodies to collagen.
- ABC - ABC avidin-biotin complex.
- ABC - ABC axiobuccocervical.
- ABCC - ABCC Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission.
- ABCD - ABCD airway breathing circulation differential diagnosis (or defibrillate) - in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- ABCD - ABCD asymmetry borders irregular color variegated diameter > 6 mm (assessment of melanoma).
- ABCDE - ABCDE airway breathing circulation disability
- ABCDE - ABCDE botulism toxin pentavalent.
- ABCDEFGH - ABCDEFGH air ways bones cardiac shadow diaphragm
- ABCDES - ABCDES abnormal alignment bones-periarticular osteoporosis cartilage joint space loss deformities
- ABCDES - ABCDES adjust medication bacterial prophylaxis cervical spine disease deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis
- Abd - Abd (abdere) abdomen.
- Abd - Abd abdominal.
- Abd - Abd abduction.
- ABE - ABE acetone-butanol-ethanol.
- ABE - ABE acid-base equilibrium.
- ABE - ABE activity before exercise.
- ABE - ABE actual base excess.
- ABE - ABE acute bacterial endocarditis.
- ABE - ABE acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.
- ABE - ABE Adult Basic Education Programs.
- ABE - ABE American Board of Endodontics.
- ABE - ABE aminobenzoate.
- ABE - ABE anode-break excitation.
- ABE - ABE antisheep beta-endorphin.
- ABE - ABE atypical bronchial epithelium.
- Abe - Abe autoantibodies to elastin.
- ABE - ABE average bioequivalence.
- ABe - ABe Averrhoa bilimbi.
- ABE - ABE estradiol bound to albumin.
- ABE - ABE trivalent botulinic antitoxin.
- ABE-1 - ABE-1 a strain of the psychrophilic marine bacterium Vibrio
- ABE-1. - ABE-1.
- ABE-I - ABE-I anion-binding exosite I.
- ABE-II - ABE-II anion-binding exosite II.
- Abeta - Abeta beta-amyloid (component of Alzheimer's disease plaques).
- ABF - ABF alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases.
- ABG - ABG arterial blood gases.
- ABG - ABG autogenous bone graft.
- ABI - ABI ankle to brachial index.
- ABJS - ABJS Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (AAOS Specialty Societies).
- ABMA - ABMA anti-basement membrane antibody disease (Goodpasture’s syndrome).
- ABMS - ABMS American Board of Medical Specialties.
- ABMT - ABMT autologous bone marrow transplant.
- ABN - ABN abducens nucleus.
- AbN - AbN ablation nephropathy.
- ABN - ABN Abn abnormal.
- abn - abn abnormality of a chromosome (e.g.abn 12p).
- ABN - ABN active bulimia nervosa (BN).
- ABN - ABN acute bacterial nephritis.
- ABN - ABN acute brachial neuropathy/neuritis.
- ABN - ABN advance beneficiary notices.
- ABN - ABN alkali-treated bound niacin.
- ABN - ABN anterior BNST lesions (BNST bed nucleus of the stria terminalis).
- AbN - AbN antibody nitrogen.
- AbN - AbN antibody to the N terminus (of a protein or peptide).
- ABN - ABN arched-back nursing (about laboratory rats).
- ABN - ABN artificial background noise.
- ABN - ABN aseptic (avascular) bone/bone marrow necrosis.
- ABN - ABN Association of British Neurologists.
- ABN - ABN endo-15-alpha-L-arabinase.
- ABN - ABN The Brazilian Academy of Neurology.
- Abn-cbd - Abn-cbd abnormal cannabidiol.
- ABO - ABO blood grouping system.
- ABOS - ABOS American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- ABP - ABP American Board of Pathology.
- ABP - ABP American Board of Pediatrics.
- ABP - ABP androgen binding protein.
- ABPA - ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
- ABPB - ABPB abductor pollicis brevis (also APB).
- ABPL - ABPL abductor pollicis longus (also APL).
- ABR - ABR auditory brainstem response audiometry.
- ABS - ABS American Back Society.
- ABS - ABS arterial blood pressure.
- ABTA - ABTA American Brain Tumor Association.
- ABVD - ABVD adriamycin bleomycin vinblastine and dacarbazine (regimen used to treat Hodgkin’s disease).
- ABW - ABW actual body weight.
- AC - AC acromioclavicular joint.
- AC - AC air conduction.
- AC - AC alternating current.
- ac - ac ante cenam before meal/s.
- AC-PH - AC-PH ac phos acid phosphatase.
- AC/SIUG - AC/SIUG ambulatory care special-interest user group.
- ACA - ACA adenine-cytosine-adenine codon for threonine.
- ACA - ACA American Chiropractic Association.
- ACA - ACA Amputee Coalition of America (also: AAOS Related
- AcAAP - AcAAP N-acetylaminoantipyrine.
- ACC - ACC adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for serine.
- ACC - ACC adenine-cytosine-cytosine codon for threonine.
- ACC - ACC American College of Cardiology.
- ACC - ACC anodal closure contraction.
- ACCME - ACCME Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
- Accom. - Accom. accommodation.
- ACCP - ACCP American College Of Chest Physicians.
- ACCx - ACCx anterior cingulate cortex.
- ACD - ACD absorbent cover dressing.
- ACD - ACD acid-citrate-dextrose.
- ACD - ACD allergic contact dermatitis.
- ACD - ACD anemia of chronic disease.
- ACD - ACD anterior cervical discectomy.
- ACD - ACD asymmetrical cortical degeneration syndromes.
- ACD - ACD Available Chemical Directory.
- ACDF - ACDF adult children from dysfunctional family.
- ACDF - ACDF anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
- ACDM - ACDM Association for Clinical Data Management
- ACE - ACE angiotensin converting enzyme.
- ACEI - ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
- ACF - ACF anterior cervical fusion.
- ACFAS - ACFAS American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
- ACG - ACG adenine-cytosine-guanine codon for threonine.
- ACG - ACG angiocardiography
- ACh - ACh acetylcholine.
- AChR - AChR acetylcholine receptor.
- ACI - ACI acute coronary insufficiency.
- ACILS - ACILS American Center for International Labor Solidarity.
- ACIP - ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- ACJ - ACJ acromioclavicular joint (also AC joint).
- ACJT - ACJT acromioclavicular joint.
- ACL - ACL Achievement Check List.
- ACL - ACL acromegaloid features cutis verticis gyrata corneal leukoma (syndrome).
- ACL - ACL anterior clavicular line.
- ACL - ACL anterior cruciate ligament.
- ACL - ACL anterior cruciate ligament.
- ACL - ACL anticardiolipin (antibody).
- ACl - ACl aspiryl chloride.
- ACLA - ACLA American Clinical Laboratory Association
- ACLC - ACLC Assessment of Children’s Language Comprehension.
- ACLD - ACLD Association for Children with Learning Disabilities.
- ACLF - ACLF adult congregate living facility.
- ACLI - ACLI American Council on Life Insurance.
- aCLL - aCLL atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- ACLM - ACLM American College of Legal Medicine.
- ACLPS - ACLPS Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.
- ACLR - ACLR anterior capsulolabral reconstruction.
- ACLS - ACLS advanced cardiac life support.
- AcLV - AcLV avian acute leukemia virus.
- ACM - ACM acetaminophen.
- ACM - ACM acute cerebrospinal meningitis.
- ACM - ACM Adriamycin cyclophosphamide methotrexate.
- ACM - ACM albumin-calcium-magnesium.
- ACM - ACM alveolar capillary membrane.
- ACM - ACM anticardiac myosin.
- ACM - ACM Arnold-Chiari malformation.
- ACMA - ACMA American Occupational Medical Association.
- ACMC - ACMC Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.
- ACMD - ACMD associate chief medical director.
- ACME - ACME Advisory Council on Medical Education.
- ACME - ACME Automated Classification of Medical Entities.
- ACMF - ACMF arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa.
- ACMI - ACMI American College of Medical Informatics.
- ACML - ACML atypical chronic myeloid leukemia.
- ACMP - ACMP alveolar-capillary membrane permeability.
- ACMR - ACMR Advisory Committee on Medical Research.
- ACMS - ACMS American Chinese Medical Society.
- ACMSF - ACMSF Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (UK).
- ACMT - ACMT artificial circus movement tachycardia.
- ACMV - ACMV assist-controlled mechanical ventilation.
- ACN - ACN acute conditioned neurosis ventilation.
- ACN - ACN Ambulatory Care Network ventilation.
- ACN - ACN American College of Neuropsychiatrists ventilation.
- ACN - ACN American College of Nutrition.
- ACNM - ACNM American College of Nuclear Medicine Nutrition.
- ACNM - ACNM American College of Nurse-Midwives.
- ACNP - ACNP acute care nurse practitioner Midwives.
- ACNP - ACNP American College of Nuclear Physicians.
- ACO - ACO acute coronary occlusion.
- ACO - ACO alert cooperative oriented.
- ACO - ACO anodal closure odor.
- ACO-HNS - ACO-HNS American Council of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
- ACOA - ACOA adult children of alcoholics.
- ACoA - ACoA anterior communicating artery.
- ACOAs - ACOAs collegiate adult children of alcoholics.
- ACOEM - ACOEM American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
- ACOEP - ACOEP American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.
- ACOG - ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
- ACOHA - ACOHA American College of Osteopathic Hospital Administrators.
- ACOI - ACOI American College of Osteopathic Internists.
- ACOM - ACOM American College of Occupational Medicine.
- ACOM - ACOM anterior communicating (artery).
- AComA - AComA anterior communicating artery.
- ACOMS - ACOMS American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
- ACOOG - ACOOG American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
- ACOP - ACOP American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians.
- ACOP - ACOP approved code of practice.
- ACORDE - ACORDE A Corsortium on Restorative Dentistry Education.
- ACOS - ACOS American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
- ACOS - ACOS American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.
- ACOS - ACOS associate chief of staff.
- ACOS/AC - ACOS/AC associate chief of staff for ambulatory care.
- Acous - Acous acoustics acoustic.
- ACP - ACP accessory conduction pathway.
- ACP - ACP acetone powder.
- ACP - ACP acid phosphatase. exposure/environmental control - trauma protocol.
- AcP - AcP acid phosphatase.
- ACP - ACP acyl carrier protein.
- ACP - ACP American College of Pathologists.
- ACP - ACP American College of Pharmacists. effusions fields (pulmonary) gastric hardware (chest X-ray reading mnemonic).
- ACP - ACP American College of Physicians.
- ACP - ACP American College of Prosthodontists. marginal erosions soft tissue swelling (x-ray features in rheumatoid arthritis).
- ACP - ACP American College of Psychiatrists.
- ACPA - ACPA American Cleft Palate Association. evaluate extent and activity of disease stress-dose steroid coverage.
- ACPC - ACPC aminocyclopentane carboxylic (acid).
- ACPE - ACPE American College of Physician Executives.
- ACPM - ACPM American College of Preventive Medicine.
- ACPOC - ACPOC Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (AAOS Specialty Societies).
- ACPP - ACPP adrenocortical polypeptide.
- ACPP - ACPP prostate-specific acid phosphatase.
- ACPS - ACPS acrocephalopolysyndactyly.
- ACR - ACR abnormally contracting region.
- ACR - ACR absolute catabolic rate.
- ACR - ACR acriflavine.
- Acr - Acr acrylic.
- ACR - ACR adenomatosis of colon and rectum.
- ACR - ACR adjusted community rate.
- ACR - ACR ambulance call report.
- ACR - ACR American College of Radiology.
- ACR - ACR American College of Rheumatology.
- ACR - ACR anticonstipation regimen.
- ACR - ACR axillary count rate.
- ACRF - ACRF ambulatory care research facility.
- ACRI - ACRI Africa Crisis Response Initiative.
- ACRM - ACRM American Congress on Rehabilitation Medicine.
- ACRPI - ACRPI Association of Clinical Research for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
- ACS - ACS acrocallosal syndrome.
- ACS - ACS acrocephalosyndactyly.
- ACS - ACS acute chest syndrome.
- ACS - ACS acute confusional state.
- ACS - ACS Alcon Closure System.
- ACS - ACS American Cancer Society.
- ACS - ACS American Chemical Society.
- ACS - ACS American College of Surgeons.
- ACS - ACS anodal closure sound.
- ACS - ACS antireticular cytotoxic serum.
- ACS - ACS aperture current setting.
- ACS - ACS Association of Clinical Scientists
- ACS - ACS acute cervical strain; acute cervical sprain.
- ACSA - ACSA adenylate cyclase-stimulating activity.
- ACSE - ACSE association control service element.
- ACSF - ACSF artificial cerebrospinal fluid.
- ACSM - ACSM American College of Sports Medicine.
- ACSP - ACSP adenylate cyclase-stimulating protein.
- ACSP - ACSP Australian College of Sports Physicians.
- ACSV - ACSV aortocoronary saphenous vein.
- ACSVBG - ACSVBG aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft.
- AcT - AcT acceleration time.
- ACT - ACT achievement through counseling and treatment.
- ACT - ACT actin.
- ACT - ACT actinomycin.
- act - act actinomycin.
- ACT - ACT activated clotting time.
- ACT - ACT active motion.
- act - act activity active.
- ACT - ACT advanced coronary treatment.
- ACT - ACT anterocolic transposition.
- ACT - ACT antichymotrypsin.
- ACT - ACT anticoagulant therapy.
- ACT - ACT anxiety control training.
- ACT - ACT asthma care training.
- ACT - ACT atropine coma therapy.
- Act-C - Act-C actinomycin C.
- Act-D - Act-D actinomycin D.
- ACTA - ACTA American Cardiology Technologists Association.
- ACTA - ACTA automatic computerized transverse axial (scanning).
- ACTe - ACTe anodal closure tetanus.
- ACTG - ACTG AIDS Clinical Trial Group.
- ACTH - ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone secreted by pituitary gland which strongly stimulates the release of cortisol from adrenal cortex.
- ACTH-LI - ACTH-LI adrenocorticotropin-like immunoreactivity.
- ACTHR - ACTHR adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor.
- ACTS - ACTS acute cervical trauma syndrome.
- ACTZ - ACTZ acetazolamide.
- ACU - ACU adenine-cytosine-uracil codon for threonine.
- ACVB - ACVB aortocoronary venous bypass.
- ACVD - ACVD acute cardiovascular disease.
- ACVD - ACVD arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- AD - AD Action for Democracy.
- AD - AD admission and discharge.
- AD - AD admitting diagnosis.
- AD - AD adult disease.
- AD - AD alternating days.
- AD - AD Alzheimer’s disease.
- AD - AD atopic dermatitis.
- AD - AD auris dextra (right ear).
- ad lib - ad lib at liberty as desired.
- ADA - ADA American Dental Association.
- ADA - ADA American Diabetes Association.
- ADA - ADA anterior descending artery.
- ADADS - ADADS Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data System.
- ADAS-Cog - ADAS-Cog Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale.
- ADASP - ADASP Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.
- ADC - ADC AIDS dementia complex.
- ADCC - ADCC antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
- ADD - ADD addiction.
- ADD - ADD adduct; adduction.
- ADD - ADD attention deficit disorder.
- ADD - ADD average daily dose.
- ADEA - ADEA American Dental Education Association.
- ADEA - ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
- ADEM - ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis/encephalopathy.
- adeno-Ca - adeno-Ca adenocarcinoma.
- ADF - ADF acid detergent fiber.
- ADF - ADF actin depolymerizing factor.
- ADG - ADG average daily gain.
- ADH - ADH antidiuretic hormone called also vasopressin.
- ADH - ADH atypical ductal hyperplasia.
- ADHD - ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- ADI - ADI acceptable daily intake.
- ADJ - ADJ adjacent.
- ADJ - ADJ adjoining.
- ADJ - ADJ adjunct.
- ADJ - ADJ adjust.
- ADJ - ADJ adjuvant chemotherapy.
- ADL - ADL activities of daily living.
- ADM - ADM abductor digiti minimi.
- ADM - ADM Academy of Dental Materials.
- ADM - ADM acellular dermal matrix.
- ADM - ADM acetone dry mass.
- ADM - ADM acetone-dissolution method.
- ADM - ADM acquired dermal melanocytosis.
- ADM - ADM action description resolution.
- ADM - ADM adamantane.
- ADM - ADM adaptive decision making.
- ADM - ADM adenomyomatosis.
- ADM - ADM adhesion molecules.
- adm - adm administered.
- ADM - ADM administration.
- ADM - ADM administrative medicine.
- ADM - ADM admission/admitted.
- ADM - ADM adrenal medulla.
- ADM - ADM adrenodemedullated.
- ADM - ADM adrenomedullin.
- ADM - ADM adriamycin.
- ADM - ADM adult onset diabetes mellitus.
- ADM - ADM advancement of the mandible.
- ADM - ADM Aide au Diagnostic Medical (database).
- adm - adm air dry mass.
- ADM - ADM Alcohol Drug Abuse and Mental Health (grant of US Department of Health and Human Services).
- ADM - ADM alcohol drug and mental disorders.
- ADM - ADM allogeneic dermal matrix.
- ADM - ADM aminopyrine-N-demethylase.
- ADM - ADM amyopathic dermatomyositis.
- ADM - ADM angular dependence model
- ADM - ADM anisodamine.
- ADM - ADM anterior deep masseter.
- ADM - ADM antroduodenal manometry.
- ADM - ADM aperture-defined microvolume.
- ADM - ADM appraisal-disruption model.
- ADM - ADM arginine-deficient medium.
- ADM - ADM armadillo-derived mycobacteria.
- ADM - ADM aspergillus differential medium.
- ADM - ADM atypical diabetes mellitus.
- ADM - ADM auditory dominance model.
- ADM - ADM average distance map.
- ADM scale - ADM scale Acceptance of Disability Scale Modified.
- ADP - ADP abductor pollicis.
- ADP - ADP adenosine diphosphate.
- ADP - ADP Agricultural Development Program.
- ADR - ADR adverse drug reaction.
- Adria - Adria Adriamycin trade name for doxorubicin.
- ADS - ADS anterior dynamized system (produced by: Abbott Labs).
- ADT - ADT admission-discharge-transfer.
- ADV - ADV advised.
- ADV - ADV arterial deep venous.
- ADV - ADV Aujeszky's Disease Virus.
- AE - AE above the elbow.
- AE - AE active and equal.
- AE - AE adverse event.
- AEA - AEA Asociación Española de Artroscopia (Spanish Arthroscopy Association - only Spanish).
- AEA - AEA auricular electroacupuncture.
- AEB - AEB as evidenced by.
- AEC - AEC 5-amino 9 ethyl carbazol.
- AED - AED antiepileptic drug.
- AED - AED automated external defibrillator.
- AEEC - AEEC attaching and effacing Escherichia coli.
- AEH - AEH atypical endometrial hyperplasia.
- AEI - AEI acetyleethyleneimine.
- AER - AER auditory evoked response.
- AER - AER average evoked response.
- AERC - AERC African Economic Research Consortium.
- AET - AET 2-aminoethylisothiouronium bromide hydrobromide.
- AF - AF adult female.
- AF - AF amniotic fluid.
- AF - AF aortic flow.
- AF - AF atrial fibrillation.
- AF - AF atrial flutter.
- AFB - AFB acid fast bacillus.
- AFB1 - AFB1 aflatoxin B1.
- AFB2a - AFB2a aflatoxin B2a.
- AFC - AFC amniotic fluid cortisol.
- AFC/MSC - AFC/MSC ratio of amniotic fluid cortisol and maternal serum cortisol.
- aFGF - aFGF acidic fibroblast growth factor.
- Afib - Afib atrial fibrillation.
- AFIP - AFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
- AFL - AFL aflatoxicol.
- AFL - AFL artificial limb.
- AFL - AFL atrial flutter.
- AFLM1 - AFLM1 aflatoxicol M1.
- AFLP - AFLP acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
- AFM - AFM atomic force microscope.
- AFNOR - AFNOR French Standardisation Institut.
- AFO - AFO ankle-foot orthoses.
- AFP - AFP acute flaccid paralysis.
- AFP - AFP alpha-fetoprotein (expressed by germ cell tumors and other cancers).
- AFSI - AFSI Africa Food Security Initiative .
- AFTR - AFTR atrophy fasciculation tremor rigidity.
- AFX - AFX atypical fibroxanthoma.
- AG - AG anion gap.
- AGA - AGA adenine-guanine-adenine codon for arginine.
- AGA - AGA appropriate-for-gestational age.
- AGCT - AGCT adult granulosa cell tumour.
- AGF - AGF angle of greatest flexion.
- AGG - AGG adenine-guanine-guanine codon for arginine.
- AGG - AGG aggravation.
- AGI - AGI Academy for Guided Imagery.
- AGL - AGL acute granulocytic leukemia.
- AGN - AGN acute glomerulonephritis.
- AGTT - AGTT abnormal glucose tolerance test.
- AGU - AGU adenine-guanine-uracil codon for serine.
- AGUS - AGUS atypical glands of unknown significance.
- AH - AH abdominal hysterectomy.
- AH - AH arterial hypertension.
- AHA - AHA American Heart Association.
- AHA - AHA American Hospital Association.
- AHB - AHB alpha-hydroxybutyric acid.
- AHC - AHC academic health care.
- AHC - AHC academic health center.
- AHC - AHC acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
- AHC - AHC acute hemorrhagic cystitis.
- AHC - AHC amygdalohippocampal complexes.
- AHC - AHC antihemophilic factor C.
- AHCA - AHCA Agency for Health Care Administration.
- AHCA - AHCA American Health Care Association.
- AHCD - AHCD acquired hepatocellular degeneration.
- AHCPR - AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
- AHCy - AHCy adenosyl homocysteine.
- AHD - AHD acquired hepatocerebral degeneration.
- AHD - AHD acute heart disease.
- AHD - AHD antihyaluronidase.
- AHD - AHD antihypertensive drug.
- AHD - AHD arterio-hepatic dysplasia.
- AHD - AHD atherosclerotic heart disease.
- AHD - AHD autoimmune hemolytic disease.
- AHDMS - AHDMS automated hospital data management system.
- AHDP - AHDP azacycloheptane diphosphonate.
- AHDS - AHDS Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.
- AHE - AHE acute hazardous events (database).
- AHE - AHE acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis.
- AHEA - AHEA area health education activity.
- AHEC - AHEC area health education center.
- AHES - AHES artificial heart energy system.
- AHF - AHF acute heart failure.
- AHF - AHF American Health Foundation.
- AHF - AHF American Hepatic Foundation.
- AHF - AHF American Hospital Formulary.
- AHF - AHF antihemophilic factor.
- AHF - AHF Argentinian hemorrhagic fever.
- AHF - AHF Associated Health Foundation.
- AHFS - AHFS American Hospital Formulary Service.
- AHG - AHG aggregated human globulin.
- AHG - AHG antihemophilic globulin factor.
- AHG - AHG antihemophilic globulin.
- AHG - AHG antihuman globulin.
- AHGG - AHGG aggregated human gammaglobulin.
- AHGG - AHGG antihuman gammaglobulin.
- AHGS - AHGS acute herpetic gingival stomatitis.
- AHH - AHH alpha-hydrazine analog of histidine.
- AHH - AHH anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (syndrome).
- AHH - AHH arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase.
- AHH - AHH Association for Holistic Health.
- AHI - AHI active hostility index.
- AHI - AHI Animal Health Institute.
- AHI - AHI apnea-plus-hypopnea index.
- AHIMA - AHIMA American Health Information Management Association.
- AHIMA - AHIMA American Health Information Management Association.
- AHIP - AHIP assisted health insurance plan.
- AHIS - AHIS automated hospital information system.
- AHJ - AHJ artificial hip joint.
- AHL - AHL acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa.
- AHL - AHL acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis.
- AHL - AHL apparent half-life.
- AHLE - AHLE acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis.
- AHLG - AHLG antihuman lymphocyte globulin.
- AHLS - AHLS antihuman lymphocyte serum.
- AHM - AHM Allied health manpower.
- AHM - AHM ambulatory Holter monitor.
- AHMA - AHMA American Holistic Medicine Association.
- AHMA - AHMA antiheart muscle autoantibody.
- AHMC - AHMC Association of Hospital Management Committees.
- AHN - AHN Army Head Nurse.
- AHN - AHN assistant head nurse.
- AHNMD - AHNMD associated clonal hematopoietic non-mast cell lineage disorder.
- AHO - AHO Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
- AHP - AHP accountable health plan or partnership.
- AHP - AHP acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
- AHP - AHP after hyperpolarization.
- AHP - AHP air at high pressure.
- AHP - AHP analytic hierarchy process.
- AHP - AHP approved health plan.
- AHP - AHP Assistant House Physician.
- AHPA - AHPA American Health Planning Association.
- AHPO - AHPO anterior hypothalamic preoptic (area).
- AHR - AHR antihyaluronidase reaction.
- AHR - AHR Association for Health Records.
- AHR - AHR atrial heart rate.
- AHRA - AHRA American Hospital Radiology Administration.
- AHRF - AHRF acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
- AHRF - AHRF American Hearing Research Foundation.
- AHRQ - AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- AHS - AHS Academy of Health Sciences.
- AHS - AHS African horse sickness.
- AHS - AHS alveolar hypoventilation syndrome.
- AHS - AHS American Hearing Society.
- AHS - AHS American Hospital Society.
- AHS - AHS area health service.
- AHS - AHS assistant house surgeon.
- AHSA - AHSA American Health Security Act.
- AHSCT - AHSCT autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- AHSDF - AHSDF area health service development fund.
- AHSG - AHSG alpha-2HS-glycoprotein.
- AHSN - AHSN Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing.
- AHSP - AHSP AIDS Health Services Program (of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).
- AHSR - AHSR Association for Health Services Research.
- AHT - AHT aggregation half time.
- AHT - AHT antihyaluronidase titer.
- AHT - AHT arterial hypertension.
- AHT - AHT augmented histamine test.
- AHT - AHT autogenous hamster tumor.
- AHTG - AHTG antihuman thymocyte globulin.
- AHTP - AHTP antihuman thymocyte plasma.
- AHTS - AHTS antihuman thymus serum.
- AHU - AHU acute hemolytic uremic (syndrome).
- AHU - AHU arginine hypoxanthine and uracil.
- AHuG - AHuG aggregated human IgG.
- AHV - AHV avian herpes virus.
- AI - AI accidental injury.
- AI - AI accidentally incurred.
- aI - aI active ingredient.
- AI - AI adiposity index.
- AI - AI aggregation index.
- AI - AI allergy and immunology.
- AI - AI amylogenesis imperfecta.
- AI - AI anaphylatoxin inactivator.
- AI - AI angiogenesis inhibitor.
- AI - AI angiotensin I.
- AI - AI anxiety index.
- AI - AI aortic incompetence.
- AI - AI aortic insufficiency.
- AI - AI apical impulse.
- AI - AI articulation index.
- AI - AI artificial insemination.
- AI - AI artificial intelligence.
- AI - AI atherogenic index.
- AI - AI atrial insufficiency.
- AI - AI autoimmune autoimmunity.
- AI - AI axio-incisal.
- AI - AI first meiotic anaphase..
- AI-CAH - AI-CAH autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis.
- AI/COAG - AI/COAG artificial intelligence hemostasis consultant system.
- AIA - AIA allylisopropylacetamide.
- AIA - AIA amylase inhibitor activity.
- AIA - AIA anti-immunoglobulin antibody.
- AIA - AIA anti-insulin antibody.
- AIA - AIA aspirin-induced asthma.
- AIA - AIA automated image analysis.
- AIB - AIB aminoisobutyrate.
- AIB - AIB avian infectious bronchitis.
- AIBA - AIBA aminoisobutyric acid.
- AIBS - AIBS American Institute of Biological Sciences.
- AIC - AIC Akaike’s information criterion (a goodness-of-fit measure).
- AIC - AIC aminoimidazole carboxamide.
- AIC - AIC Association des Infirmières Canadiennes.
- AICA - AICA anterior inferior cerebellar artery.
- AICA - AICA anterior inferior communicating artery.
- AICAR - AICAR aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide.
- AICD - AICD automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
- AICE - AICE angiotensin I converting enzyme.
- AICF - AICF autoimmune complement fixation.
- AID - AID acquired immunodeficiency disease.
- AID - AID acute infectious disease.
- AID - AID acute ionization detector.
- AID - AID Agency for International Development.
- AID - AID argon ionization detector.
- AID - AID artificial insemination by donor.
- AID - AID autoimmune deficiency.
- AID - AID autoimmune disease.
- AID - AID automatic implantable defibrillator.
- AID - AID average interocular difference.
- AIDP - AIDP acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
- AIDS - AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- AIDS-KS - AIDS-KS acquired immune deficiency syndrome with Kaposi’s sarcoma.
- AIDS-OI - AIDS-OI AIDS with opportunistic infections.
- AIDSDRUGS - AIDSDRUGS clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency drugs.
- AIDSLINE - AIDSLINE on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- AIDSTRIALS - AIDSTRIALS clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome drugs.
- AIIS - AIIS anterior inferior iliac spine.
- AIL - AIL angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy.
- AIMBE - AIMBE American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
- AIN - AIN anterior interosseous nerve.
- Aind - Aind indicative dosage.
- AIOD - AIOD Association Internationale pour l'Ostéosynthèse Dynamique.
- AIOM - AIOM Italian Association for Medical Oncology.
- AION - AION anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
- AIOSM - AIOSM American Institute of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine.
- AIP - AIP acute interstitial pneumonia (Hamman-Rich disease).
- AIRO - AIRO Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica.
- AIS - AIS adenocarcinoma in situ.
- AIS - AIS adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- AIT - AIT acute intensive treatment.
- AJ - AJ ankle jerk.
- AJAO - AJAO American Juvenile Arthritis Organization.
- AJCC - AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer.
- AJKS - AJKS American Journal of Knee Surgery.
- AJNR - AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology.
- AJO - AJO American Journal of Orthopaedics.
- AJR - AJR abdominojugular reflux maneuver.
- AJR - AJR accelerated junctional rhythm.
- AJR - AJR albumin-deficient and jaundiced strain of rats.
- AK - AK above knee.
- AK - AK above the knee (amputation).
- AKA - AKA above knee amputation.
- AKA - AKA also known as.
- AKS - AKS American Knee Society.
- AL - AL idiopathic (primary) amyloidosis.
- AL - AL left ear.
- Al - Al porous alumni.
- Ala - Ala alanine.
- ALAT - ALAT alanine aminotransferase / alanine transaminase.
- ALB - ALB albendazole.
- ALC - ALC anaplastic large cell.
- ALC - ALC approximate lethal concentration.
- ALD - ALD alcoholic liver disease.
- ALIP - ALIP atypical localization of immature precursors.
- ALK - ALK anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
- ALK - ALK automated lamellar keratoplasty.
- alk phos - alk phos alkaline phosphatase.
- ALL - ALL allergy.
- ALL - ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- AlloSCT - AlloSCT allogeneic stem-cell transplantation.
- ALMI - ALMI anterior lateral myocardial infarction.
- ALP - ALP alkaline phosphatase.
- alpha 2 - alpha 26-ST alpha 26 sialyltransferase.
- alpha-MPT - alpha-MPT alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine.
- alpha-T7 - alpha-T7 transgenic line of mice.
- ALRI - ALRI antero-lateral rotatory instability.
- ALS - ALS advanced life support.
- ALS - ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- ALS - ALS anterolateral sclerosis.
- ALS - ALS acute lumbar strain.
- ALT - ALT alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT).
- ALT - ALT alternate.
- ALT - ALT altitude.
- Alt - Alt aluminum tartrate.
- ALT - ALT argon laser trabeculoplasty.
- ALT - ALT autolymphocyte therapy.
- ALT - ALT avian laryngotracheitis
- alt hor - alt hor alternate hours/every other hour.
- ALTB - ALTB acute laryngotracheobronchitis.
- ALTE - ALTE acute life-threatening event.
- ALTEE - ALTEE acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester.
- ALTS - ALTS acute lumbar trauma syndrome.
- ALVF - ALVF acute left ventricular failure.
- AM - AM adult male.
- AM - AM aerospace medicine.
- AM - AM alveolar macrophages.
- AM - AM anteromedial.
- AM - AM before noon.
- AMA - AMA against medical advice.
- AMA - AMA American Medical Association.
- AMAN - AMAN acute motor axonal neuropathy.
- AMB - AMB ambulate; ambulatory.
- AMD - AMD acid maltase deficiency.
- AMD - AMD acromandibular dysplasia.
- AMD - AMD actinomycyn d.
- AMD - AMD adrenomyelodystrophy.
- AMD - AMD age-related macular degeneration.
- AMD - AMD air monitoring device.
- AMD - AMD aleutian mink disease.
- AMD - AMD alpha-methyldopa.
- AMD - AMD amantadine.
- AMD - AMD Association for Macular Diseases.
- AMD - AMD axiomesiodistal.
- AMD - AMD s-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase.
- AMDF - AMDF American Macular Degeneration Foundation.
- AMG - AMG acceleromyography.
- AMG - AMG ?2-macroglobulin.
- AMI - AMI acute myocardial infarction.
- AMIA - AMIA American Medical Informatics Association.
- AML - AML acute myeloblastic leukemia.
- AMM - AMM agnogenic myeloid metaplasia.
- AMM&M - AMM&M agnogenic myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis.
- amp - amp ampere.
- AMP - AMP amphetamine.
- AMP - AMP amputation.
- AMS - AMS American Medical Systems Inc..
- AMS - AMS Amsterdam.
- AMS - AMS aseptic meningitis syndrome.
- AMSAN - AMSAN acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy.
- AMSSM - AMSSM American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
- amt - amt amount.
- AMV - AMV alfalfa mosaic virus.
- AMV - AMV anterior medullary velum.
- AMV - AMV apical membrane vesicles (about lung).
- AMV-RT - AMV-RT avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase.
- AMY2 - AMY2 alpha-amylase 2.
- AN69-S - AN69-S Biospal.
- ANA - ANA anesthesia.
- ANA - ANA antinuclear antibody test (see also FANA).
- ANAL - ANAL analgesic.
- ANC - ANC absolute neutrophil count.
- ANCA - ANCA antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.
- AND - AND algoneurodystrophy.
- AND - AND anterior nasal discharge.
- ANED - ANED alive no evidence of disease.
- ANES - ANES anesthesia.
- ANG - ANG angle.
- ANHE - ANHE acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy.
- ANI - ANI acute nerve irritation.
- ANLL - ANLL acute non-lymphocytic leukemia.
- ANO - ANO amiodarone neuropathy of the optic nerve.
- ANOVA - ANOVA analysis of variance.
- ANP - ANP atrial natriuretic peptide.
- ANPs - ANPs advanced nurse practitioners'.
- ANRF - ANRF Arthritis National Research Foundation.
- ANRI - ANRI acute nerve root irritation.
- ANS - ANS autonomic nervous system.
- ANSI - ANSI American National Standards Institute.
- ANT - ANT anterior.
- anti-OJ - anti-OJ anti-isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase.
- ANX - ANX anxiety.
- AO - AO angle of.
- AO - AO aorta.
- AO - AO Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen.
- AO - AO inbred strains of rats [AO(RT1u/AgB2)].
- AO ASIF - AO ASIF AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) Association of the Study of Internal Fixation.
- AOA - AOA American Orthopaedic Association (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- AOA - AOA American Osteopathic Association.
- AOA - AOA Asian Orthopaedic Association.
- AOA - AOA Australian Orthopaedic Association.
- AOAC - AOAC Association of Official Analytical Chemist.
- AOB - AOB Abteilung für Orthopädische Biomechanik (Orthopaedic Biomechanics Division).
- AOB - AOB alcohol on breath.
- AOD - AOD arteriosclerotic occlusive disease.
- AODA - AODA alcohol and other drugs of abuse.
- AODM - AODM adult onset diabetes mellitus.
- AOFAS - AOFAS American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- AOI - AOI AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Osteosynthesefragen) International.
- AOLF - AOLF Association des Orthopédistes de Langue Française.
- AOM - AOM acute otitis media.
- AOPA - AOPA American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.
- AOQ - AOQ l'Association d'Orthopédie du Québec.
- AORFA - AORFA American Orthopaedic Rugby Football Association.
- AORN - AORN Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses.
- AOS - AOS Academic Orthopaedic Society (also: AAOS Specialty Societies).
- AOS - AOS Alaska Orthopaedic Society.
- AOS - AOS Arizona Orthopaedic Society.
- AOSSM - AOSSM American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Journal) (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- AOx4 - AOx4 alert and oriented in 4 questions asked in evaluation of metal status.
- AP - AP (Lat. ante partum) before delivery.
- AP - AP access permit.
- AP - AP accessory pathway.
- AP - AP accounts payable.
- AP - AP acid phosphatase.
- AP - AP acinar parenchyma.
- AP - AP action potential.
- AP - AP active pepsin.
- AP - AP acute pancreatitis.
- Ap - Ap acute phase.
- AP - AP acute pneumonia.
- AP - AP acute proliferative.
- AP - AP adenomatous polyposis.
- AP - AP adolescent psychiatry.
- AP - AP aerosol pentamidine.
- AP - AP after parturition.
- AP - AP alkaline phosphatase.
- AP - AP alum precipitated.
- AP - AP aminopeptidase.
- Ap - Ap aminopurine.
- AP - AP amyloid p-component.
- AP - AP angina pectoris.
- AP - AP anterior pituitary.
- AP - AP anteroposterior (view in X-rays).
- AP - AP antidromic potential.
- Ap - Ap antipyrine.
- AP - AP antral peristalsis.
- AP - AP aortic pressure.
- AP - AP aortopulmonary.
- Ap - Ap apex.
- AP - AP apical pulse.
- AP - AP apothecary.
- AP - AP appendectomy.
- AP - AP appendicitis; appendix.
- AP - AP apurinic acid.
- AP - AP area postrema.
- AP - AP arithmetic progression.
- AP - AP arterial pressure.
- AP - AP artificial pneumothorax.
- AP - AP aspiration pneumonia.
- Ap - Ap assessment and plans.
- AP - AP association period.
- AP - AP atherosclerotic plaque.
- AP - AP atrial pacing.
- AP - AP atrioventricular pathway.
- ap - ap attachment point.
- AP - AP Australian pharmacist.
- AP - AP axiopulpal.
- ap - ap before dinner.
- AP - AP BNP brain natriuretic peptide.
- AP & L - AP & L anteroposterior and lateral.
- APA - APA Abrus precatorius agglutinin.
- APA - APA American Paralysis Association.
- APA - APA American Psychiatric Association.
- APAAP - APAAP alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase.
- APACHE - APACHE acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of childhood.
- APAP - APAP acetaminophen (paracetamol).
- APB - APB abductor pollicis brevis (also ABPB).
- APB - APB atrial premature beat.
- APC - APC activated protein C.
- APC - APC allophycocyanin.
- APC - APC Ambulatory Patient Classification.
- APC - APC anterior polar cataract.
- APC - APC antero-posterior compression.
- APC - APC antigen presenting cells.
- APC - APC Argon Plasma Coagulation.
- APC - APC aspirin phenacetin caffeine.
- APCI - APCI atmosphere pressure chemical ionization.
- APF - APF assigned protection factor.
- APH - APH anterior pituitary hormone.
- APH - APH aphasia.
- APHIS - APHIS USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
- API - API Association for Pathology Informatics.
- APL - APL abductor pollicis longus (also ABPL).
- APLAR - APLAR Asian Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology.
- APLS - APLS advanced pediatric life support.
- APM - APM apomorphine.
- APMA - APMA American Podiatric Medical Association.
- ApMV - ApMV apple mosaic virus.
- APP - APP Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein.
- APP - APP appears.
- APP - APP appendix.
- APP - APP appointment.
- APP - APP approximate.
- ApPC - ApPC anthrylvinyl-labeled phosphatidylcholine.
- APPC - APPC aorto-pericardial pouch conduit.
- APPC - APPC apalcillin.
- APPC - APPC apoptotic cells.
- APPc - APPc cytoplasmic tail of the amyloid precursor protein.
- APPC - APPC knee arthroplasty with polyethylene patellar components.
- APPC - APPC p-aminophenylphosphorylcholine.
- APTA - APTA American Physical Therapy Association.
- APTT - APTT automated partial thromboplastin time.
- APUD - APUD amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation.
- APVOD - APVOD arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular occlusive disease.
- APX - APX ascorbate peroxidase.
- AQ - AQ aq. water.
- AQL - AQL acceptance quality level.
- AR - AR active resistance.
- AR - AR admitting room.
- AR - AR apical rate.
- AR - AR artificial respiration.
- AR - AR assessment report.
- AR - AR assisted respiration.
- AR - AR at risk.
- ARA-C - ARA-C cytarabine.
- ARC - ARC AIDS related complex.
- ARD - ARD acute respiratory disease.
- ARD - ARD atheroembolic renal disease.
- ARDS - ARDS acute/adult respiratory distress syndrome.
- ARE - ARE active-resistance exercise.
- ARF - ARF acute renal failure.
- ARF - ARF acute respiratory failure.
- ARF - ARF acute rheumatic fever.
- Arg - Arg arginine.
- ARI - ARI anxiety reaction intense.
- ARIC - ARIC Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities.
- ARM - ARM anxiety reaction mild.
- ARNP - ARNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.
- AROM - AROM active range of motion.
- AROM - AROM artificial rupture of membranes.
- ARP - ARP American Registry of Pathology.
- ARP - ARP American Registry of Pathology.
- ARRT - ARRT American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
- ART - ART absolute retention time (chromatography).
- ART - ART Achilles' tendon reflex test.
- ART - ART artery.
- ART - ART articulation.
- ART - ART artificial.
- ARTH - ARTH arthritic.
- ARVD - ARVD arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
- AS - AS alpha-synuclein.
- AS - AS anal sphincter.
- AS - AS aortic stenosis.
- AS - AS arteriosclerosis.
- AS - AS auris sinistra (left ear).
- AS ankylosing spondylitis. - AS ankylosing spondylitis.
- as to - as to as tolerated.
- ASA - ASA acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- ASA - ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists.
- ASAMI - ASAMI Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method.
- ASAP - ASAP as soon as possible.
- ASB - ASB American Society of Biomechanics.
- ASBME - ASBME Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering.
- ASBMR - ASBMR Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (EFFO Member Society).
- ASC - ASC arteriosclerosis.
- ASC - ASC ascending.
- ASCAD - ASCAD arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease.
- ASCO - ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology.
- ASCUS - ASCUS atypical squamous cells of unknown significance.
- ASCVD - ASCVD arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- ASD - ASD atrial septal defect.
- ASD - ASD autosensitization spongiotic dermatitis.
- ASDP - ASDP American Society of Dermatopathology.
- ASES - ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (also: AAOS Specialty Societies).
- ASF - ASF African Swine Fever.
- ASF - ASF anterior spinal fusion.
- ASH - ASH American Society of Hematology.
- ASH - ASH asymmetrical septal hypertrophy.
- ASHD - ASHD arteriosclerotic heart disease.
- ASHD - ASHD atherosclerotic heart disease.
- ASHNR - ASHNR American Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
- ASI - ASI specific immunotherapy.
- ASIA - ASIA American Spinal Injury Association (AAOS Related Organizations).
- ASIC - ASIC application specific integrated circuit.
- ASIS - ASIS anterior superior iliac spine.
- ASM - ASM aggressive systemic mastocytosis.
- ASM - ASM American Society for Microbiology.
- ASMI - ASMI American Sports Medicine Institute.
- Asn - Asn asparagine.
- ASNR - ASNR American Society of Neuroradiology.
- ASO - ASO Amplatzer septal occluder.
- ASO - ASO antisense oligonucleotides.
- ASO - ASO antistreptolysin-O.
- ASO - ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans.
- ASOPA - ASOPA American Society of Orthopaedic Physician's Assistants (also: AAOS Specialty Societies).
- ASOS - ASOS Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
- Asp - Asp aspartic acid.
- ASPC - ASPC aspoxicillin.
- ASPNR - ASPNR American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology.
- ASPRS - ASPRS American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
- ASPVD - ASPVD arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease
- ASR - ASR age standardized rate (incidence).
- ASRT - ASRT American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
- ASS - ASS anterior superior spine.
- Aß - Aß amyloid beta-peptides.
- ASSH - ASSH American Society for Surgery of the Hand (also: AAOS Related Organizations).
- assist. - assist. assistive.
- ASSR - ASSR American Society of Spine Radiology.
- ASSV - ASSV apple scar skin viroid.
- AST - AST all subjects treated.
- AST - AST alternate-site-testing.
- AST - AST antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
- AST - AST aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT).
- AST - AST Association of Surgical Technologists.
- AST - AST astigmatism.
- Astigm. - Astigm. astigmatism.
- ASTM - ASTM american standard test method.
- ASTRO - ASTRO American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
- ASU - ASU ambulatory surgery unit.
- AT - AT achilles tendon.
- AT - AT anterior tibial.
- AT - AT athletic trainer.
- AT - AT atlas.
- at - at vol atomic volume.
- at - at wt atomic weight.
- at bed time - at bed time hs.
- AT/NC - AT/NC atraumatic normocephalic.
- ATF - ATF amino-terminal fragment.
- ATL - ATL adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.
- ATLL - ATLL adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.
- ATLS - ATLS advanced trauma life support (training course).
- ATN - ATN acute tubular necrosis
- ATP - ATP attending physician.
- ATP - ATP autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura.
- ATPS - ATPS ambient temperature and pressure saturated.
- ATR - ATR Achilles tendon reflex.
- ATR - ATR alpha-thalassemia-mental retardation (syndrome).
- ATR - ATR atracurium.
- ATR - ATR atrazine.
- atr - atr atrophy.
- ATR - ATR atrophy.
- Atr fib - Atr fib atrial fibrillation.
- ATRA - ATRA all-trans-retinoic acid (regimen used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia).
- ATRIP - ATRIP Africa Trade and Investment Program.
- ATRX - ATRX ATR-X X-linked alpha-thalassemia mental retardation (syndrome).
- ATS - ATS Achard-Thiers syndrome.
- ATS - ATS acid test solution.
- ATS - ATS alpha-D-tocopherol acid succinate.
- ATS - ATS American Thoracic Society.
- ATS - ATS American Trauma Society.
- ATS - ATS American Trudeau Society.
- ATS - ATS antirat thymocyte serum.
- ATS - ATS antitetanus serum.
- ATS - ATS antithymocyte serum.
- ATS - ATS anxiety tension state.
- ATS - ATS arteriosclerosis.
- ATSDR - ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
- ATT - ATT arginine tolerance test.
- ATT - ATT aspirin tolerance time.
- att - att attending.
- ATV - ATV Abelson virus transformed.
- ATV - ATV avian tumor virus.
- ATx - ATx adult thymectomy.
- atyp - atyp atypical.
- ATZ - ATZ atypical transformation zone.
- AU - AU (auris unitas) both ears.
- AU - AU according to custom (Lat.ad usum).
- AU - AU allergenic unit.
- AU - AU Angstrom unit.
- AU - AU antitoxin unit.
- AU - AU arbitrary unit.
- Au - Au Australia (antigen).
- AU - AU Australia antigen.
- Au - Au authorization.
- AU - AU azauridine.
- Au - Au gold (Lat.Aurum).
- Au Ag - Au Ag Australia antigen.
- AUA - AUA adenine-uracil-adenine codon for isoleucine.
- AUA - AUA American Urological Association.
- AUA - AUA asymptomatic urinary abnormalities.
- AUB - AUB abnormal uterine bleeding.
- AUC - AUC adenine-uracil-cytosine codon for isoleucine.
- AUC - AUC area under the curve.
- AUD - AUD arthritis of unknown diagnosis.
- aud - aud auditory.
- aud-vis - aud-vis audiovisual.
- AUDIT - AUDIT alcohol use disorders identification test.
- AUG - AUG acute ulcerative gingivitis.
- AUG - AUG adenine-uracil-guanine codon for methionine.
- AUGH - AUGH acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
- AuHAA - AuHAA Australia hepatitis-associated antigen.
- AUI - AUI Alcohol Use Inventory.
- AUL - AUL acute undifferentiated leukemia.
- AUMC - AUMC area under the "moment" curve.
- AUO - AUO amyloid of unknown origin.
- AuP - AuP Australian antigen protein.
- AUPHA - AUPHA Association of University Programs in Health Administration.
- aur - aur auric auricle auricular.
- AUS - AUS acute urethral syndrome.
- AUs - AUs alcohol users.
- aus - aus ausc auscultation.
- AuS - AuS Australia serum hepatitis.
- Ausc. - Ausc. auscultation.
- AuSH - AuSH Australia serum hepatitis.
- Auto-PEEP - Auto-PEEP self-controlled positive end-expiratory pressure.
- AUU - AUU adenine-uracil-uracil codon for isoleucine.
- AUV - AUV anterior urethral valve.
- AUVIB - AUVIB autotransfusion of UV-irradiated blood.
- aux - aux auxiliary.
- aV - aV abvolt.
- AV - AV Adriamycin and vincristine.
- AV - AV air velocity.
- av - av air velocity.
- AV - AV allergic vasculitis.
- AV - AV anteroventral.
- AV - AV anteversion.
- AV - AV anticipatory vomiting.
- AV - AV antivirin.
- AV - AV aortic valve.
- AV - AV arteriovenous.
- AV - AV artificial ventilation.
- AV - AV assisted ventilation.
- AV - AV atrioventricular.
- AV - AV audio-visual.
- AV - AV augmented vector.
- AV - AV average.
- av - av average.
- Av - Av average.
- AV - AV aviation medicine.
- AV - AV avoirdupois.
- Av - Av avoirdupois.
- av - av avulsion.
- AV - AV avulsion.
- AV/AF - AV/AF anteverted anteflexed.
- Av3V - Av3V anteroventral third ventricle.
- AVA - AVA activity vector analysis.
- AVA - AVA antiviral antibody.
- AVA - AVA aortic valve area.
- AVA - AVA aortic valve atresia.
- AVA - AVA arteriovenous anastomosis.
- AVB - AVB atrioventricular block.
- AVC - AVC aberrant ventricular conduction.
- AVC - AVC Academy of Veterinary Cardiology.
- AVC - AVC aortic valve closure.
- AVC - AVC Association of Vitamin Chemists.
- AVC - AVC associative visual cortex.
- AVC - AVC associative visual cortex.
- AVC - AVC atrioventricular canal.
- AVC - AVC automatic volume control.
- AVCN - AVCN anteroventral cochlear nucleus.
- AVCS - AVCS atrioventricular conduction system.
- AVCx - AVCx atrioventricular circumflex branch.
- AVD - AVD aortic valvular disease.
- AVD - AVD apparent volume of distribution.
- AVD - AVD Army Veterinary Department.
- AVD - AVD atrioventricular dissociation.
- AVDO2 - AVDO2 arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference.
- AVDO2B - AVDO2B arteriovenous oxygen saturation difference basal.
- AVDP - AVDP average diastolic pressure.
- avdp - avdp avoirdupois.
- AVE - AVE aortic valve echocardiogram.
- ave - ave aver average.
- AVF - AVF antiviral factor.
- AVF - AVF arteriovenous fistula.
- aVF - aVF automated volt foot.
- aVF - aVF unipolar limb lead on the left leg in electrocardiography.
- AVG - AVG ambulatory visit group.
- avg - avg average.
- AVG - AVG average.
- AVH - AVH acute viral hepatitis.
- AVHD - AVHD acquired valvular heart disease.
- AVHS - AVHS acquired valvular heart syndrome.
- AVI - AVI air velocity index.
- AVI - AVI Association of Veterinary Inspectors.
- AVJ - AVJ atrioventricular junction.
- AVJR - AVJR atrioventricular junction rhythm.
- AVJRe - AVJRe atrioventricular junctional reentrant.
- aVL - aVL automated volt left.
- aVL - aVL unipolar limb lead on the left arm in electrocardiography.
- AVLINE - AVLINE Audiovisuals On-Line (database).
- AVM - AVM arteriovenous malformations.
- AVM - AVM atrio-ventricular malformations.
- AVM - AVM aviation medicine.
- AVMA - AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association.
- AVN - AVN acute vasomotor nephropathy.
- AVN - AVN atrioventricular nodal (conduction).
- AVN - AVN atrioventricular node.
- AVN - AVN avascular necrosis (MRI evaluation).
- AVND - AVND atrioventricular node dysfunction.
- AVNFH - AVNFH avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
- AVNFRP - AVNFRP atrioventricular node functional refractory period.
- AVNR - AVNR atrioventricular nodal reentry.
- AVNRT - AVNRT atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia.
- AVO - AVO aortic valve opening.
- AVO - AVO aortic valve orifice.
- AVO - AVO atrioventricular opening.
- AVO2 - AVO2 arteriovenous oxygen ratio.
- AVP - AVP abnormal vasopressin.
- AVP - AVP actinomycin-vincristine-Platinol.
- AVP - AVP ambulatory venous pressure.
- AVP - AVP antiviral protein.
- AVP - AVP aqueous vasopressin.
- AVP - AVP arginine—vasopressin.
- AVP - AVP arteriovenous passage time.
- AVP - AVP vasopressin.
- AVPU - AVPU alert verbal painful unresponsive (neurologic test).
- AVR - AVR accelerated ventricular rhythm.
- AVR - AVR antiviral regulator.
- AVR - AVR aortic valve replacement.
- aVR - aVR automated volt right.
- aVR - aVR unipolar limb lead on the right arm in electrocardiography.
- AVRI - AVRI acute viral respiratory infection.
- AVRP - AVRP atrioventricular refractory period.
- AVRR - AVRR antiviral repressor regulator.
- AVRT - AVRT atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia; atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia.
- AVS - AVS aortic valve stenosis.
- AVS - AVS arteriovenous shunt.
- AVS - AVS auditory vocal sequencing.
- AVSD - AVSD atrioventricular septal defect.
- AVSV - AVSV aortic valve stroke volume.
- AVT - AVT Allen vision test.
- AVT - AVT arginine vasotocin.
- AVT - AVT Aviation Medicine Technician.
- AVZ - AVZ avascular zone.
- AW - AW able to work.
- AW - AW above waist.
- AW - AW abrupt withdrawal.
- aw - aw airway.
- AW - AW alcohol withdrawal.
- AW - AW alive and well.
- AW - AW alveolar wall.
- AW - AW anterior wall.
- AW - AW atomic warfare.
- AW - AW atomic weight.
- aw - aw water activity.
- AW-GC - AW-GC apatite and wollastonite containing glass-ceramic.
- AWA - AWA animal waste ashes.
- AWA - AWA as well as.
- AWAR - AWAR anterior wall of aortic root.
- AWBM - AWBM alveolar wall basement membrane.
- AX - AX axial: axillary.
- AZT - AZT azidothymidine (zidovudine).
- AZUR - AZUR 6-azauridine
Abbreviations - A
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