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Oncological Abbreviations

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DHL — Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphoma
C/W — Consistent With
N&V — Nausea & Vomiting
PICC — Perspectives In Colorectal Cancer
POCC — Power Over Cervical Cancer
A/G RATIO — Albumin-globulin ratio
POR — Pathology and Oncology Research
POCM — peritoneal ovarian cancer metastases
HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
POB — Preventive Oncology Board
W/ — With
POND — Pediatric Oncology Network Database
POCR — Principles of Oncology for Cancer Registry
PNET — Peripheral NeuroEctodermal Tumor (Bone tumors)
CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
AF — Atrial Fibrillation
TX — Treatment (medical)
C1 - C7 — Cervical vertebrae (spine eg. C7 = seventh cervical vertebra)
ECG — Electrocardiogram
T1 - T12 — Thoracic vertebrae 1-12 (spine eg. T10 = tenth thoracic vertebra)
DOB — Date Of Birth
USDHHS — United States Department of Health and Human Services
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
W/O — Without
PH — Power of Hydrogen (hydrogen-ion concentration)
PML — PolyMorphonuclear Leukocytes
ROM — Range Of Motion
CVA — Cerebrovascular Accident
CT — Computed Tomography
MM — Millimeter
STAT — Immediately (from Latin statim)
L1 - L5 — Lumbar vertebrae 1 - 5 (spine eg. L1 = 1st lumbar vertebra)
L-SPINE — Spine, Lumbar
I-131 — Radioactive Iodine
ASCVD — Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
MM — millimolar (millimoles/liter)
WHO — World Health Organization
A STEN — Aortic stenosis
CBC — Complete Blood Count
PIOS — Point In Oncogene Synthesis
LMP — Last Menstrual Period
C-SPINE — Spine, Cervical
ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
CA-125 — Cancer Antigen 125
YR — Years old
DDX — Differential Diagnosis
S-SPINE — Spine, Sacral
B-CELLS — Special lymphocytes formed in bone marrow
VAG HYST — Vaginal hysterectomy