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Medical Abbreviations Glossary

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A

a

assessment

before (Lat. ante)

a or AB abortion or miscarriage

a or ART artery

A&E

accident and emergency

A&P

auscultation and percussion

A&W

alive and well

a.c.

before meals (Lat. ante cenam)

a.f.g.f. acidic fibroblast growth factor

a.k.

above knee

a.p.

before dinner

A.S.A.

American Society of Anesthesiologists

A.S.A. 1 normal healthy patient

A.S.A. 2 patient with mild systemic disease

A.S.A. 3 patient with severe systemic disease

A.S.A. 4

patient with incapacitating systemic disease that is constant threat to life

A.Z.

Ascheim-Zondek test

A/B

acid/base ratio

A/BE

acid/base equilibrium

A/G

albumin globulin ratio

A/O

alert and oriented

A2

aortic second sound

AA

affected area

aa

equal part of each

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

AAL

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

anterior axillary line

AAROM active assisted range of motion

AASP

acute atrophic spinal paralysis

AAU

acute anterior uveitis

AB

Ace Bandage

active bilaterally

ab

antibody

AB or abd abdominal

Abb

abbreviations

ABC

absolute basophil count

abd.

abdomen abduction

abductor

ABE

activity before exercise

acute bacterial endocarditis

ABG

arterial blood gas

ABN

abnormal active bulimia nervosa acute bacterial nephritis

ABP

arterial blood pressure

abs

absent

ABW

actual body weight

Ac

acute

AC

anterior chamber

acc

accident

Acc.Inc. accidentally incurred

Acc.Inj. accidental injury

accom. accommodation

ACE

angiotensin converting

enzyme

ACEI

ACh AChR ACL ACM

ACM ACNP ACOP Acous Acr ACS Act ACT

act Act-C Act-D ACTH ACVD AD

ad lib

ADD ADH

ADHD

ADL

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

Acetylcholine Acetylcholine receptor anterior cruciate ligament acute cerebrospinal

meningitis acetaminophen (paracetamol) acute care nurse practitioner approved code of practice acoustic acrylic acute cervical sprain actinomycin active motion anesthesia care team activity actinomycin C actinomycin D adrenocorticotropic hormone acute cardiovascular disease advance directive Alzheimer's disease right ear (Lat. auris dexter) as desired at liberty Attention Deficit Disorder antidiruetic hormone

(vasopressin) Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity

Disorder activities of daily living

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ADM

adm. ADR AE AEA AF AF or Afib AFB AFO AFP AGA AgNO3 AH AHCD

AHD

AHF

aI AI

AIDS

AIDS-KS

AJ AKA aka alb. alc. alkPhos ALL

ALS ALT

AM

AMA amb.

AMD

AMI AML

amnio amp.

ANA see FANA

acquired dermal melanocytosis

arginine-deficient medium admission adverse drug reaction above elbow above elbow amputation afebrile atrial fibrillation

acid fast bacilli ankle-foot orthosis alpha fetoprotein appropriate gestational age silver nitrate abdominal hysterectomy acquired hepatocellular

degeneration acquired hepatocerebral

degeneration Argentinian hemorrhagic

fever active ingredient Adequate Intake aortic insufficiency articulation index acquired immunodeficiency

syndrome acquired immunodeficiency

syndrome with Kaposi's sarcoma ankle jerk above knee amputation alcoholic ketoacidosis albumin alcohol alkaline phosphate acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia amyotrophic lateral sclerosis alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT) alternating with before noon (Lat. ante meridiem) against medical advice ambulating ambulatory age-related macular degeneration acute myocardial infarction acute myeloid/myeloblastic leukemia amniocentesis ampule amputation antinuclear antibody test

anes. anesthesia

ANF

antinuclear factor

ann. fib. annulus fibrosis

ANS

autonomic nervous system

ant.

anterior

ANUG

acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

Anxty or anxiety

ANX

AO

aorta

AOB

alcohol on breath

AODM adult onset diabetes mellitus

AP

acid phosphatase

active pepsin

ante partum

A-P

anteroposterior

AP res. abdominal perineal resection

of the rectum

A-P&lat anteroposterior and lateral or AP&L

APC

atrial premature contractions

aph

aphasia

aq.

water

AR

active-resistance

aortic regurgitation

ARC

AIDS Related Complex

ARD

acute respiratory distress

ARDS

adult respiratory distress syndrome

ARE

active-resistance exercise

ARF

acute respiratory failure

acute rheumatic fever

Arg.

arginine

AROM

active range of motion artificial rupture of

membranes

art

arterial

articulation

AS

aortic stenosis

left ear (Lat. Auris sinistra)

ASA

aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)

ASAP

as soon as possible

ASC or arteriosclerosis

ATS

ASCVD atherosclerotic/arterioscleroti c cardiovascular disease

ASD

atrial septal defect

ASHD arteriosclerotic heart disease

ASO

antistreptolysin O

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

(formerly SGOT)

aspartate transaminase

AT

Achilles tendon

at. flut. atrial flutter

ATN

acute tubular necrosis

ATNR asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

ATR

Achilles tendon reflex

ATT

arginine tolerance test

AU

according to custom (Lat. ad

usum)

both ears (Lat. auris unitas)

aud.

auditory

Aur. Fib auricular fibrillation

AV

aortic valve

atrioventricular

AV or AvV atrioventricular valves

AVD

aortic valve disease

AVE

aortic valve echocardiogram

AVF

arteriovenous fistula

AVHS acquired valvular heart

syndrome

AVO

aortic valve opening

AVp

arginine vasopressin

AVR

aortic valve replacement

AVS

aortic valve stenosis

AVt

arginine vasotocin

AW

able to work

above waist

Ax.

axial

axilla

axillary

AXR

abdominal X-ray

B

B

black

born

B&C

biopsy and curettage

B&J

bone and joint

B. b.i.d. or B/D

bath twice daily (Lat. bis in die)

b.i.n. or twice a night (Lat. bis in nox) B/N

B.U.O.

bleeding of undetermined origin

bruising of undetermined origin

BA

brachial artery

bronchial asthma

Ba.E or barium enema BA or BE

Ba.S

barium swallow

Bab.

Babinski sign

BAC

blood alcohol concentration

BAL

bronchoalveolar lavage

BAM

basilar artery migraine

BAO

basal acid output brachial artery output

BAO-MAO basal acid output to maximal acid output

BAP

Behavior Activity Profile brachial artery pressure

BAR

bariatrics barometer barometric beta-adrenergic receptor

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Barb

barbiturate

BarbDep barbiturate dependence

BARK beta-adrenergic receptor

kinase

BAS

beta-adrenergic stimulation

Bas.

basal

basilar

baso

basophile basophilic

BAT

basic aid training

blunt abdominal trauma

brown adipose tissue

BAV

bicuspid aortic valve

BB

beta blocker

both bones

BBA

born before arrival

BBB

bundle branch block

BBBB bilateral bundle-branch block

BBF

bronchial blood flow

BBk

blood bank

BBS

bashful bladder syndrome

bilateral breath sounds

BBT

basal body temperature

BBTC

basal body temperature chart

BBx or breast biopsy

BrBx.

BBx/FS breast biopsy/frozen section

BC

basal cell

birth control

board certified

breast cancer

bronchial carcinoma

buffy coat

Bc or bicarbonate

HCO3

BCA

balloon catheter angioplasty

basal cell atypia

breast cancer antigen

BCAg basal cell antigen

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

benign cellular changes

birth control clinic

BCD

basal cell dysplasia

BCE

basal cell epithelioma

BCG

bacillus Calmette-Guerin

(tuberculosis vaccine)

ballistocardiogram

ballistocardiography

bromcresol green (Dye)

BCH

basal cell hyperplasia

BCP

birth control pills

BCS

breast conservation surgery

BCt

blood count

BCult or blood culture

bl cult

BCyF

breast cyst fluid

BCyFP breast cyst fluid protein

BD

band

barbital-dependent behavioral disorder

bile duct

blood donor

brain damage

brain dead

brain death

bd

twice daily

BD or birth date

D.O.B.

Bd.

board

BDC

burn dressing change

BdG

bidirectional Glenn shunt

BDI

blunt duodenal injury

BDil

bronchodilator

BE

below elbow

BEA

below elbow amputation

BFlo

blood flow

BFP

biological false positive

BHT

blunt head trauma

BI

basilar impression

biological indicator

bodily injury

bone impaction

burn index

Bic.

biceps

BID

brought in dead

BIH

bilateral inguinal hernia

bilat. bilateral

bilaterally

bili

bilirubin

BInj

brain injury

BiW

twice weekly

BJ

biceps jerk (reflex)

BJM

bones joints muscles

BK

below knee

bk.

back

BKA

below knee amputation

BkMD Becker muscular dystrophy

BL

blood loss

BL or BsL baseline

Blad.

bladder

bld.

blood

BLE

both lower extremities

BLLF

bilateral lower lung fields

BLQ

both lower quadrants

BLS

basic life support

BLS-D basic life support and

defibrillation

BM

basal metabolism

black male

bone marrow

bowel movement

BMD

Best's macular dystrophy

BMI

body mass index

BMR

basal metabolic rate

BMT or bone marrow transplant

HDC

BN

bulimia nervosa

BND

barely noticeable difference

BNO

bladder neck obstruction

BO(R) bowels open (regularly)

BOA

born on arrival

BOE

bilateral otitis externa

BOIP

bronchiolitis obliterans interstitial pneumonia

BOM

bilateral otitis media

BOMA otitis media, both ears, acute

BOO

bladder outlet obstruction

BOOP bronchiolitis obliterans

organizing pneumonia

BOP

blood ova parasites

BoTox or botulinum toxin

BT

BOW

bag of water

BP

blood pressure

body part

BPC or blood pressure cuff

BPCuff

BPD

bronchopulmonary dysplasia

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

BPM

beats per minute

BPP

blood pressure and pulse

BR

bedrest

BR or WC bathroom

Br.

breech presentation

brach. brachial

BRBPR bright red blood per rectum

broncho bronchoscopy

BRP

bathroom privileges

BS

blood sugar

bowel sounds

breath sounds

bronchial secretion

BSA

body surface area

BSA or bowel sounds active

BS+

BSB

bedside bag

BSC

bedside commode

BSD

bedside drainage

BSEx

breast self examination

BSN

bowel sounds normal

BSO

bilateral

salpingooophorectomy

BSP

bromsulphalein (Dye)

BSR

basal skin resistance

blood sedimentation rate

bowel sounds regular

BSS

balanced salt solution

BST

blood serologic test

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BT

bladder tumor

blood type

body temperature

brain tumor

breast tumor

BT or Bl.T bleeding time

BT or HS bedtime

BTB

bromthymol blue (Dye)

BTE

behind the ear

BTFS

breast tumor/frozen section

BTL

bilateral tubal ligation

BTLS

basic trauma life support

BTR

biceps tendon reflex

BTS

blood transfusion service

BTU

British thermal unit

BTW

by the way

BTx

blood transfusion

brevetoxin

BU

Bethesda unit

blood urea

burn unit

Buruli ulcer

BUA

blood uric acid

Buc or buccal

Bucc

BUE

both upper extremities

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

BUN/CR blood urea nitrogen/creatine

ratio

BUQ

both upper quadrants

BUR

bilateral ureteral occlusion

BUS

Bartholin, urethral, and Skene

glands

BV

blood vessel

BVE

blood vessel endothelium

BVO

branch vein occlusion

BVP

blood vessel prosthesis

BW

bed wetting

below waist

birth weight

black woman

BW or body weight

body wt.

BWS

battered woman/wife syndrome

Bx.

biopsy

C

C

C&S C.

c. C.I C.M.M. c.v. C/O

Caucasian cervical culture and sensitivity Celsius complement centigrade gallon with color index Certified Nurse-Midwife tomorrow night care of

c/o

complains of

complaints

C/S

Cesarean section

C1 - C7 cervical vertebrae

Ca

calcium

carcinoma

CA

cancer

cardiac arrest

Caucasian adult

CAA

cerebral amyloid angiopathy

CABG coronary artery bypass graft

CaCO3 calcium carbonate

CAD

coronary artery disease

CAF

Caucasian adult female

cell adhesion factor

Caf.

caffeine

CAH

chronic active hepatitis

CAHD

coronary atherosclerotic heart disease

Cal or calorie

Kcal.

CAM

Caucasian adult male

CAPD continuous ambulatory

peritoneal dialysis

Caps

capsules

car.

carotid

Card Cath cardiac catheterization

card. cardiac

CardMyo cardiomyopathy

CaSac calcium saccharin

CAT

computerized axial

tomography

Cat.

cataract

cath

catheter catheterization

CB

Cesarean birth

CBC

complete blood count

CBD

common bile duct

CBF

cerebral blood flow

CBG

capillary blood gas

CBR

complete bed rest

CBV

catheter balloon valvuloplasty

cerebral blood volume

CC

Caucasian child

chief complaint

cc.

cubic centimeter

CCB

calcium channel blocker

CCF

congestive cardiac failure

C-CF

carotid-cavernous fistula

CCGC

capillary column gas

chromotography

CCU

coronary care unit

CD

cadaver donor

cardiac disease

contagious disease

cd

candela (unit for light)

CD or cause of death (Lat. causa

COD or mortis)

c.m.

CDC

Center for Disease Control

CDys

cardiac dysrhythmia

CEA

carcinoembryonic antigen

carcinoembryonic enzyme

Cerv.

cervical cervix

CF

cardiac failure

Caucasian female

cystic fibrosis

cg.

centigram

CHB

complete heart block

CHD

congenital heart disease

coronary heart disease

Chem. chemotherapy

CHF

congestive heart failure

CHO

carbohydrate

Chol

cholesterol

Chr

chronic

CI

cardiac index

cardiac insufficiency

cerebral infarction

CICU

cardiac intensive care unit

CID

carpal instability, dissociative

CIND

carpal instability, non-

dissociative

CIS

carcinoma in situ

CI-XII

1st to 12th cranial nerve

CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

C-JF

carotid-jugular fistula

CK

creatinine kinase

cl

centiliter

Cl

chloride

chlorine

clubbing

Cl.T

clotting time

Clav. or Cl clavicle

cldy

cloudy

CLL

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CM

cardiac murmur

cardiac muscle

Caucasian male

cm.

centimeter

CMal

cerebral malaria

CMass center of mass

Cmc

carpometacarpal

CMCJ carpometacarpal joint

CMem cell membrane

CML

chronic myeloid leukemia

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CN

cranial nerve

CNS

central nervous system

cnst.

constipation

CO

carbon monoxide

cardiac output

Co2 or CD carbon dioxide

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COAD

chronic obstructive airway disease

COLD chronic obstructive lung

disease

comb. combination combine

comm. communicable

comp. compound compress

conc. concentrated

cons. consultation

cont.

continued contractions

COP

center of pressure

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cor

heart

CP

cerebral palsy

chest pain

CPAP continuous positive airway

pressure

CpBy cardiopulmonary bypass

CPC

clinicopathological conference

CPD

cephalo-pelvic disproportion

CPK

creatinine phosphokinase

CPPB continuous positive pressure

breathing

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPT

chest physical therapy

CR

closed reduction

cran. cranial

CRD

chronic respiratory disease

creat. or creatinine

Crea

CRF

case report form

chronic renal failure

CRP

C-reactive protein

CRS

catheter-related sepsis

CRT

capillary refill time

cardiac resuscitation team

CRU

cardiac rehabilitation unit

CRV

central retinal vein

CRVO central retinal vein occlusion

Cs

case

CSAVP cerebral subarachnoid venous pressure

CSD

cat scratch disease

CSDB cat scratch disease bacillus

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

C-spine cervical spine

CT

chest tube

computed axial tomography

CThr

cerebral thrombosis

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

CTSP

called to see patient

CU

cause unknown

CV

CVA

CVC CvD CVL CVP CvS CWP Cx

CxR cyath. Cysto

cardiac volume cardiovascular Curriculum Vitae cerebrovascular accident

(stroke) costovertebral angle central venous catheters cardiovascular disease central venous line central venous pressure cardiovascular system cell wall protein cervix culture chest x-ray glassful cystoscopy

D

d D&C D&E D&R D&V D.P. d/c D/DW

D/L D/S D/W

D5LR

D5W DAH DAP db. DBE DC

DD DDx decr. decub. def. dehyd. Derm. DES DH DI

DIAG. diam. DIC

diff.

right (Lat. dexter) dilation and curettage dilation and evacuation dilation and radium implant diarrhoea and vomiting dorsal pedia discontinue dextrose in distilled water distilled water decilter discharge summary dextrose in water discussed with 5% dextrose and lactated

ringers 5% dextrose and sterile water diffuse alveolar hemorrhage distal airway pressure decibel deep breathing exercise discharges discontinue discharge diagnosis differential diagnosis decreased lying down defacation dehydrated Dermatology Diethylstilbestrol drug history diabetes insipidus diagnostic imaging diagnosis diameter disseminated coagulopathy disseminated intravascular

coagulation differential blood count

dil. dim. DIND

DIP dis. disch. disp. dist.

DIU div. DJD DKA DLE

DM

DNA DNKA DNR DNRCC

DOA DOB DOE Dors DPL DPT

DR dr. DRE drsg. DSE

DTR DT's DU DUB DUI Dx

dilute diminished delayed ischemic neurologic

deficit distal interphalangeal (joint) disease discharge disposition distal distilled death in utero divorced degenerative joint disease diabetic ketoacidosis disseminated lupus

erythematosis diabetes mellitus diastolic murmur deoxyribonucleic acid did not keep appointment do not recussitate do not recussitate comfort

care dead on arrival date of birth dyspnea on exertion dorsal diagnostic peritoneal lavage diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

vaccine delivery room dram digital rectal examination dressing debutamine stress

echocardiogram deep tendon reflexes delirium tremens duodenal ulcer dysfunctional uterine bleeding driving under influence diagnosis

E

e E. coli e.g.

EAR

EBL EBV EBV-IM

ECF

without Escherichia coli for example (Lat. exempli

gratia) estimated average

requirements estimated blood loss Epstein-Barr virus Epstein-Barr virus (infectious

mononucleosis) extended care facility extracellular fluid

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