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• POST-AF — Post-atrial fibrillation
• Q3W — Every 3 weeks
• FACOOG — Fellow American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• APFT — Army Physical Fitness Test
• PREDIMED — Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea
• MBBS — Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (Latin: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
• PPV-23 — pneumococcal polysaccharides vaccine, 23-valent
• PPV — Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23)
• PREP — Pediatrics Review and Education Program
• PNTX — pneumothorax
• PREDICT — Prospective Evaluation of Diabetic Ischaemic Disease by Computed Tomography
• PR — per rectum (rectally) [Lat.]
• PPV23 — Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23)
• PPSV23 — Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (formerly called PPV or PPV23)
• PHIV — PEDIATRIC HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE
• PPM — Preventive Performance Maintenance
• PPMD — Postpartum Mood Disorders
• COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• PODO — Podoconiosis
• PPD — persistent post-traumatic distress
• HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
• POI — progestin-only injectable
• N&V — Nausea & Vomiting
• POKM — Pilsner Official Krankenhaus Ministry
• POE — point of exit
• POOP — Pinching Only On Patooties
• RIP — Rest in Peace
• WALRI — Wheeze Associated Lower Respiratory Infection
• DM — Diabetes mellitus
• AEDF — Absent End Diastolic Flow
• HAQ-DI — Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
• PMS — post-menopausal syndrome/symptoms
• CABG — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• NAGMA — Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
• ACGIH — American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc.
• DCH — Doctor of Surgery
• AP & LAT — Anteroposterior and Lateral
• NAICU — National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
• L4/5 — Lumbar vertebrae 4 and 5 interspace
• PMS — Post Market Surveillance
• SOPD — Surgical Out Patient Department
• PICO — population, intervention, comparator, and outcome
• LLB — Legum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor Of Laws)
• DOB — Date Of Birth
• PNMD — Parkinson Network of Mount Diablo
• AFVSS — Afebrile, Vital Signs Stable
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• DHT — Dobhoff Tube (feeding tube)
• PN(S) — pierced nipple(s)
• RSV — Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• CUPPI — Circumstances Undetermined Pending Police Investigation
• THR — Total Hip Replacement
• IQ — Intelligence Quotient
• APNP — Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
• PIAQ — Pediatric Inhaler Adherence Questionnaire
• AFDC — Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• PMSO — Private Medical Students Organization
• CP — Conscious Proprioception
• TX — Treatment (medical)
• PHI(S) — penetrating head injury
• VDRF — Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure
• SLUDD — the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system is SLUDD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, and defecation).
• FACT-GOG-NTX — Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment Gynecologic Oncology Group - Neurotoxicity
• AADOM — American Association of Dental Office Managers
• PMDS — Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
• I.V. — intravenous
• PME — post-mortem examination
• OBS & GYNAE — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• PHR — Professional Healthcare Reform
• PLCO — Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (screening trial)
• ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
• PIHKAL — Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (Book)
• PGII — Patient Global Impression of Improvement
• PMBT — Precision Muscle Balancing Technology
• PM — petit mal (form of epilepsy)
• FACPM — Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine
• BAL — Bronchoalveolar Lavage
• PAIGE — Patient Instruction Generator
• PMBT — Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
• T-10 — tenth thoracic vertebrum
• PMA — pre-motor area (brain)
• POMS — Profile of Mood States Questionnaire
• PHG — Portohepatic gradient
• NRFHR — Non Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate
• AMI — acute myocardial infarction
• PMIC — Psychiatric Medical Institutions For Children
• PHIND — Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry News Database
• PHS — physician health services
• IT — Information Technology
• PPM — parts per million
• PIVOT — Prostate Cancer Intervention vs. Observation Trial
• PIOD — pelvic inflammatory disease
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• PGSC — patient global symptom control
• INFAO — Abdominal Aorta Below
• PGTT — Prednisolone Glucose Tolerance Tests
• T-11 — eleventh thoracic vertebrum

• FACAAI — fellow of the american college of allergy, asthma & immunology
• F.P. — F Double Prime Math
• PHA — Post-development Health Assessment
• UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• SACX — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
• EXP'D — Expired
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• L-3 — third lumbar vertebrum
• D.POD. — Doctor of Podiatry
• AAIDD — American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• FAMHX — Family history
• DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
• B.D.SC. — Bachelor of Dental Science
• CA-EBS — Compressed Air - Emergency Breathing Systems
• I.M. — intramuscular
• T-6 — sixth thoracic vertebrum
• M-TAG/IMS — Medical Technology Assessment Group/IMS Health
• QALY(S) — quality adjusted life year(s)
• FAAU — Flexible Acute Admission Unit
• NAAT — Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
• T-12 — twelfth thoracic vertebrum
• ΣΚ — Sigma Kappa
• T-8 — eighth thoracic vertebrum
• AAHFP — American Academy of Health & Fitness Professionals
• OSCE — Objective Structured Clinical Examination
• MCV4 — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Quadravalent
• CVICU — Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• NICM — Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
• FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
• CABANA — Catheter Aablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
• BVAS — Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score
• T-9 — ninth thoracic vertebrum
• FACMI — Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
• T-7 — seventh thoracic vertebrum
• L-5 — fifth lumbar vertebrum
• L-4 — fourth lumbar vertebrum
• CY — Calendar Year
• IV — Intravenous
• IBDQ — Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
• KABN — Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing
• AADSAS — Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• I-PWG — Industry Pharmacogenomics Working Group
• DDX — Differential Diagnosis
• NLBP — nonspecific low back pain
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• N&NR — New and Non-official Remedies
• G6PDD — Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

• CABBT — Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology
• AC — Alternating Current
• FACHM — Fellow of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine
• COAT — Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test
• COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
• J-ART — Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
• N-VAS — Nogier vascular autonomic signal
• RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
• CA-FFR — (invasive) coronary angiography with fractional flow reserve
• IPAQ — International Physical Activity Questionnaire
• HAMDS — Hellenic American Medical and Dental Society
• EARDS — Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• EAFPS — European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
• LAISPS — Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
• DLC — Diamond-Like Carbon
• H&P — history and physical examination
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• TEVAR — Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• LAIV4 — Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Quadrivalent)
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
• IADL(S) — independent activitie(s) of daily living
• DOA — dead on arrival
• CVP — Central Venous Pressure
• IADAM — Master of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• YR — Years old
• ADHORE — Automatic Detection Of Homologous Regions
• GI — Gastrointestinal
• LMCA — Left Main Coronary Artery
• CRNFA — Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination
• OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
• PCM — Primary Care Manager
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• MTF — Medical Treatment Facility
• HACCP — Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• FUC — free urinary cortisol
• DIL — Death In Line
• PTA — Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
• NBT — Nitroblue tetrazolium (assay)
• DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
• BSED — Bachelor of Science in Education
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• MARS — Medication Adherence Rating Scale
• TBD — To Be Determined
• QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary

• RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
• EENT — eye, ear, nose & throat (medical specialty)
• PSMS — Physical Self-Maintenance Scale
• DOD — Date Of Death
• SOA — Shortness of Air (replaces "SOB" -- shortness of breath -- in some records)
• DOBBS — Doctors Only Bulletin Board System
• CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• EPICON — Epidemiological Consultation
• CCI — Charlson Comorbidity Index
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• GOAT — Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
• DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
• CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• TEWL — Transepidermal Water Loss
• TB — Tuberculosis
• DTSQ — Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire
• EPL — Extensor Pollicis Longus
• MADRS — Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• SES — Senior Executive Service
• PIMS — Pharmacy Information Management System
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• BP — Blood Pressure
• PMI — Point of Maximum Impulse
• RSI — Repetitive Strain Injury
• FACMS — Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• CKD — Chronic Kidney Disease
• DB — Decibel
• QOL — Quality of Life
• OBS — Observation
• DNC — Dermatology Nurse Certified
• IUP — Intrauterine Pregnancy
• EPING — Exclusive Pumping (maternity)
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• STSG — Split Thickness Skin Graft
• PT. — patient
• GNRI — Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index
• MD — Doctor of Medicine
• AAPM — American Academy of Pain Medicine
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• MRDO — Multi Resistant Drug Organisms
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• APB — Atrial Premature Beat
• OT — Occupational Therapy
• RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
• PMA — Progressive Muscular Atrophy
• AED — Automated external defibrillator
• SDAT — Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
• TCA — Tricyclic Antidepressant

• ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
• PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
• L&D — Labor and Delivery
• URTI — Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
• BPI-SF — Brief Pain Inventory - short form
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• AIMS — Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
• CGI-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• PT — Physical Therapy
• NO — Number
• CHIP — Children's Health Insurance Program
• ASB — Anti-Social Behaviour
• LAB — Laboratory
• SVT — Supraventricular Tachycardia
• OTR/L — Licensed Occupational Therapist
• IRIS — Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
• AD — Alzheimer's Disease
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• TT — Tetanus Toxoid
• MAPCAS — Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries
• ANS — Autonomic Nervous System
• EMD — Electromechanical Dissociation
• DZ — Disease
• LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
• COWS — Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
• RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
• LAMA — Leave Against Medical Advice
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• OSA — Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• FDLV — Fer-de-Lance Virus
• HFPEF — Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
• PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
• CMSRN — Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
• PE — Pulmonary Embolism
• L&W — Living and Well
• VFSS — Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study
• HOT-SKULL — An unruly person to the highest degree.. Also known as a hot-head
• EOMB — explanation of medical benefits
• EMG — Electromyogram
• TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
• SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• PSW — Personal Support Worker
• BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• CDT — Current Dental Terminology
• DEL — Delivery
• OZ — Ounce
• INR — International Normalised Ratio
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• IHD — Ischemic Heart Disease

• FICS — Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
• AFL — Atrial Flutter
• CARDIO — CARDIOLOGY
• QT — Quart
• CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
• RH — Right Hand
• SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• UC — Ulcerative Colitis
• AMS — Acute Mountain Sickness
• CPR — Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
• TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
• RM — Registered Midwife
• PVOD — Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
• LSEQ — Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire
• SMA — Superior Mesenteric Artery
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• CLS — Certified Laboratory Scientist
• RECIST — Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• HVLT-R — Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
• ICA — Internal Carotid Artery
• NOTCE — National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination (Canada)
• EDC — Electronic Data Capture
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• CMV — Cytomegalovirus
• BSA — Body Surface Area
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• SEC — Second
• NASH — Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
• DA — Dental Assistant
• MCTSIB — Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction of Balance
• DOC — Doctor
• APC — Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• DMV — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• CPIC — Capital Planning and Investment Control
• Z — Zero
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• BK [VIRUS] — BK being the initials of index patient for the virus
• AAAD — American Athletic Association of the Deaf
• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
• FHX — Family History
• LAT — Lateral

• SSA — Social Security Administration
• RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• LOC — Loss of Consciousness
• CPA — Canadian Psychological Association
• PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
• CTFOH — Chiefs Task Force on Health
• RHD — Rheumatic Heart Disease
• BPHN — bachelor of public health nursing
• AHCPR — Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• RBANS — Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
• M — Male
• TBI — Traumatic Brain Injury
• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• OASDI — Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance
• APHA — American Public Health Association
• CPN — Certified Pediatric Nurse
• AACB — Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance
• POMR — Problem Orientated Medical Record
• ECRF — Electronic Case Report Form
• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• LCPC — Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
• ICP — Intracranial Pressure
• HTN — Hypertension
• RAI — Resident Assessment Instrument
• CU — Cubic
• WT — Weight
• ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• BPD — Biparietal Diameter
• DSM-5 — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th ed.
• NEG — NEGative
• VATS — Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
• CCHT — Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
• TCI — To Come In (hospital appointments)
• POP — Premium Only Plan
• AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
• CRA — Clinical Research Associate
• ADD — Attention Deficit Disorder
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• SSI — Supplemental Security Income
• KE — Kinetic Energy
• AAAASF — American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
• ARTG — Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
• NVAF — Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
• FAST — focused assessment with sonography for trauma

• NA — Not Available
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• T2DM — Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• MIB — Medical Information Bureau
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• PP — Private Party
• NTP — normal temperature and pressure
• MAHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• MMS — Medical Mission Sisters
• AFL — Adolescent Family Life
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• CME — Continuing Medical Education
• DCH — Diploma in Child Health
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• Q2H — Every 2 Hours
• BMD — Bone Mineral Density
• FDBA — Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• HHC — Home Health Care
• DDF — Drug And Disease Free
• UPIN — Unique Provider Identification Number
• HCW — Health Care Worker
• NIOSH — National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's
• OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
• RX — prescription take
• NEC — not elsewhere classified
• AAPI — American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• R — Right
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• INF — Inferior
• UE — Upper Extremity
• MSM — Men who have Sex with Men
• PPYL — Planned Parenthood Young Leaders
• AAAST — African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology
• ADMIN — ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR
• GAD — Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• AUD — Alcohol Use Disorder
• BSI — Brain Science Institute
• OGTT — Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
• ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• MCH — Master of Surgery
• L — Left
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• AACMA — Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association
• HCAHPS — Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems
• SSI — Surgical Site Infection
• ADV — Average Daily Volume
• LEA — Local Education Agency
• ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

• PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
• AASTOM — Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology of Malawi
• PMR — Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• A — Artery
• I&D — Incision and Drainage
• MIFL — Maximum Individual Fiber Loss
• NKOA — no known other allergies
• SCD — Doctor of Science
• LE — Lower Extremity
• FABER — Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation
• AABP — American Academy of Behavioral Psychology
• OCS — Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
• PCI — Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• AACC — American Association for Continuity of Care
• DEA — Drug Enforcement Agency
• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• LTD — Long Term Disability
• ACF — Administration for Children and Families
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• GMFCS — Gross Motor Function Classification System
• OTD — out the door (discharged
• EMR — Electronic Medical Record
• GDM — Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• REEGT — Radiologic Electroencephalography Technologist
• PSOM — Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure
• AACOMAS — American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Applications Service
• HPL — Human Placental Lactogen
• PD — Doctor of Pharmacy
• PTX — PneumoThorax
• CMS — Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• GBM — Glioblastoma Multiforme
• CHUV — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• WLE — Wide Local Excision
• IOM — Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Science, U.S.)
• PHM — Pharmacy
• RNCS — Registered Nurse Clinical Specialist
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• LDO — Licensed Dispensing Optician
• SOBE — shortness of breath on exertion
• AAMAS — American Association of Medical Audit Specialists
• PAT — Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
• NPRM — Notice Of Proposed Rule Making
• FTT — Failure To Thrive
• ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
• C — Celsius
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• NPI — Neuropsychiatric Inventory Scale
• SF — Standard Form

• EPR — Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• EDD — Doctor of Education
• FASRT — Fellow of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule
• OB/GYN — Obstetrics and Gynecology
• AAAA — American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
• BV — Bacterial Vaginosis
• TKR — Total Knee Replacement
• DRE — Digital Rectal Examination
• ABA — American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc.
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• BH — Behavioral Health
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• AACA — Australian Acupuncture Association
• RPE — Retinal Pigment Epithelium
• AAALF — American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
• SCD — Sudden Cardiac Death
• CCP — Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist
• AACVPR — American Association Of Cardiovascular And Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• AAAH — American Association of Alternative Healers
• PCS — Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• PEP — postexposure prophylaxis
• BWFI — Bacteriostatic Water for Injection
• ARNPEI — Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
• ADESA — American Dental Education Association
• DIL — Dilute
• ADHD — Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• OGC — Office of the General Counsel
• TAE — Transcatheter Arterial Embolization
• AAID — American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• MRFIT — Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
• AGAG — Acidic Glycosaminoglycans
• ORL — Otorhinolaryngology
• ICD — Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
• SCID — Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder
• EMT-I — Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• AACP — American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion
• UKPDS — United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
• AADR — American Association for Dental Research
• MCI — Mild Cognitive Impairment
• ARSA — Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
• TIVA — Total Intravenous Anesthesia
• SCI — Spinal Cord Injury
• MSD — Master of Science in Dentistry
• LABA — Long-Acting Beta-Agonists
• TANF — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• PAWP — Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
• AOA — American Osteopathic Association

• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• FOITS — Fast Optical in vivo Topometry of Human Skin
• AAAC — American Academy of Ambulatory Care
• ADVAC — Advanced Course of Vaccinology
• AAAD — Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• RAD — Radiation Absorbed Dose
• DC'D — DISCONTINUED
• FTOV — First Time Occupational Visit
• OA — Osteo-Arthritis
• POS — Positive
• BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• FBAO — Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• YO — years old
• AML — Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• STEMI — ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Scale
• ABSA — American Biological Safety Association
• MIPI — Mantle-Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index
• AASLD — American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• EPO — Erythropoietin
• CEA — Carotid Endarterectomy
• FH — Family History
• MAPCA — major aortopulmonary collateral artery
• DSM — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association)
• MHC — Major Histocompatibility Complex
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• HT — Heights
• RNAO — Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• AADW — American Association of Dental Webmasters
• ROS — Reactive Oxygen Species
• LT — Light
• CIU — Cardiac Investigation Unit
• OTL — Out To Lunch
• AAIP — Association of American Indian Physicians
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• MPFS — Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• BDS — Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• CRC — Colorectal Cancer
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• JT — Joint
• AAEM — American Academy of Environmental Medicine
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• N — Nitrogen
• DMT — Doctor of Medical Technology
• CNSA — California Nursing Student Association
• PICRA — Postoperative Infusional Continuous Regional Analgesia
• AAD — American Academy of Denturity

• CPD — Continuous Professional Development
• NNH — Number Needed to Harm
• FAPA — Florida Academy of Physician Assistants
• AAPMR — American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• AAAOM — American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• HMTS — Houston Medical Testing Services
• CCC-A — Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• ICSOL — Intra Cranial Space Occupying Lesions
• OIG — Office of Inspector General
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• NAD — No Abnormality Detected
• BCBS — Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• ART — Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV)
• ARSO — African Regional Organization for Standardization
• SLP — Speech Language Pathology
• GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
• YR — Year
• SMFH — Superficial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
• ANPS — Association Nationale des Podologues du Sport
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• HITECH — Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
• AAED — American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• CIC — Certified in Infection Control
• VFQ-51 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 51 questions
• AM — Aeromedical Monitor
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• SBA — Stand By Assistance
• ACJ — Acromioclavicular Joint
• HCV — hepatitis C virus
• F — Degrees Fahrenheit
• EA — Enterprise Architecture
• PILE — Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation
• NCA — National Care Association
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• PAD — Peripheral Artery Disease
• RTSM — Randomization and Trial Supply Management
• CUNP — Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner
• DOT — Directly Observed Therapy
• DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol
• BCBSMA — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• CHB — Bachelor of Surgery
• AADEP — American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• APACHE — Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• AAOS — Ayurveda Association Of Singapore
• OMHO — Office Of Mental Health Ombudsman

• ANA — Alaska Nurses Association
• CXR — Chest X-Ray
• RNANTNU — Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• POMS — Profile of Mood States Scale
• MLR — Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• CIRC — Circumcision
• ACRS — Amplified Created Restriction Site
• AMYL — amyl nitrite
• NIBP — Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
• ABA — Association for Behavior Analysis
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• LICSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• AAIM — American Academy of Insurance Medicine
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association
• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• ALS — Advanced Life Support
• AMO — Aerospace Medical Operations
• AOSED — Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors
• MQT — Medicaid Qualifying Trust
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• OCD — tic/obsessive compulsive disorder
• ABN — Abnormal
• ANA — Administration for Native Americans
• PTB — Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• SIADH — syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
• DMD — Doctor of Dental Medicine
• TLR — IL-1/Toll-like receptor
• LOA — Law of Attraction
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• SEN — State Enrolled Nurse
• SMDC — Seychelles Medical and Dental Council
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• MHS — Medical Health Service
• DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
• NIMH — National Institute of Mental Health
• TBWO — Total Body Water
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• WIC — Women, Infants and Children
• AMSA — Austrian Medical Students Association
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instituteumentation
• TSC — Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• LLQ — left lower quadrant
• SIQ — Sick In Quarters
• COND — Conditions
• FFS — Fee-For-Service
• TFT — Thyroid Function Test
• PA — Prince Albert
• RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
• AAOA — American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Physiothérapie du Sport
• BERI — Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute (Japan)
• SLF — Single Live Fetus
• SAM — School of Aerospace Medicine
• PID — pelvic inflammatory disease
• TSS — Toxic Shock Syndrome
• TEE — Transesophageal Echocardiography
• DOS — Doctor of Ocular Science
• MDCM — "Medicinae Doctorem et Chirurgiae Magistrum" the latin term given to a Doctor, specifically a Doctor who has satisfied the College of Surgeons and Physicians of Canada. The latin translation is "Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery.
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• MENACWY — meningococcal conjugate vaccine capsular polysaccharide of serogroup C, W135, and Y
• CRI — Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• AMFL — Aeromedical Field Laboratory
• HPS — Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• FAMA — Fellow of the American Medical Association
• BHYG — bachelor of hygiene
• EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
• HAP — Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• SEER — Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• PACS — Picture Archiving and Communication System
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• OS — Overall Survival
• MOS — medical outcomes Study
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Psychologie du Sport
• ASL — American Sign Language
• AAMSI — American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics
• USAID — United States Agency for International Development
• CNA — Canadian Nurses Association
• TBAALAS — Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• BOTO — Barral Osteopathic Teaching Organization
• HC — Head Circumference
• TIMI — Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
• QMHP — Qualified Mental Health Professional
• SST — Somatostatin
• EPO — Exclusive Provider Organization
• CCRI — Childrens Cancer Research Institute
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• AFOSH — Air Force Occupational Safety and Health
• CWOCN — Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse
• ROUB — Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer)
• PFO — Patent Foramen Ovale
• MPM — Medical Portfolio Management
• ET — Enterostomal Therapist
• MMSE — Mini-Mental Status Examination
• AHDI — Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity

• DCCT — Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
• BPHARM — Bachelor of Pharmacy
• MROE — Medical Rules of Eligibility
• NGA — National Governors Association
• PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
• R — Roentgen
• YWHS — Young Women's Health Summit
• DM2 — Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• VF — Ventricular Fibrillation
• PSTD — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• ASA — American Subcontractors Association
• ADSD — Autosomal Dominant Striatal Degeneration
• SIL — Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
• STI — sexually transmitted infection
• TUR — Transurethral Resection
• AEMSN — Alternate Entry Master of Science in Nursing
• DDSC — Doctor of Dental Science
• AL — Ad libitum
• DASH — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• BDSC — Bachelor of Dental Science
• CAT — Computer-Aided Tomography
• CHS — Cardiovascular Health Study
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• DCD — Donation After Cardiac Death
• FLBP — Future Lower Back Problem
• HAN — Health Alert Network
• LRI — Lower Respiratory Infection
• SCDS — Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
• ROA — Route of Administration
• EOM — Extraocular muscle
• DTI — Diffusion Tensor Imaging
• CM — Chirurgiae Magister
• EXT — External Alarms
• ED — Effective Dose
• MH — Mental Health
• CAM — Confusion Assessment Method
• CCK — Cholecystokinin
• BMS — Biomedical Sciences
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• DWS — Disaster Warning System
• FACG — fellow of the american college of gastroenterology
• AAL — Anterior Axillary Line
• TEMP — Temperature
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• RBRVS — Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
• SLT — Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein

• IADLS — Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• CLD — Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorder
• WWS — Walker-Warburg Syndrome
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• NIP — National Immunization Program
• ENT — Ear nose and throat
• BCH — Bachelor of Surgery
• MPH — Master of Public Health
• CCST — Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma
• AMAL — Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• AFI — Air Force Instruction
• JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
• PPD — Postpartum Depression
• DDD — Division of Developmental Disabilities (various locations)
• D/C — Discharge
• CDAI — Crohn's Disease Activity Index
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• DDD — Degenerative Disc Disease
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
• DCM — Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• DEET — N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
• MC — Master of Surgery
• CFR — Case Fatality Rate
• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
• TEC — Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood
• OHI — Other Health Impairment
• RLS — Restless Leg Syndrome
• RA — Right Atrium
• HPTN — HIV Prevention Trials Network
• HPVD — Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• DASH — Division of Adolescent and School Health
• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• AAH — Associate in Allied Health
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• DPHIL — Doctor of Philosophy
• NCT — Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
• ASAP — Army Substance Abuse Program
• CORLN — Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse
• HF — Heart Failure
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• NHS — National Health Service
• APC — Antigen-Presenting Cell

• IMT — Intima-Media Thickness
• CLM — Cutaneous Larva Migrans
• HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
• APMC — Advanced Project Management Certification
• % — percent
• CTE — Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
• PM — Plasma Membrane
• OCDS — Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• IL — Interleukin
• CKBB — creatine kinase BB
• NSI — Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory
• FACR — Fellow of the American College of Radiology
• CD — Certified Doula
• FLAIR — Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery
• EVAR — Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• MMN — Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
• MPH — Master of Pharmacy
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• BSE — Breast Self-Examination
• LOE — Level of Evidence
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health)
• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• CHD — Doctor of Surgery
• SIL — Seriously Ill List
• AMSAN — acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy
• RMANCOVA — repeated measures analysis of covariance
• D — Density
• LAF — Line of the Air Force
• AYUSH — Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, & Homeopathy
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• CUCNS — Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist
• CRN — Certified Radiologic Nurse
• IMC — International Medical Corps
• HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• ABMG — American Board of Medical Genetics
• AIHW — Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• AMJC — American Journal of Cardiology
• BSM — Bachelor of Science in Medicine
• ST — Speech Therapy
• COMPASS — COMPuter ASSurance Conference
• NIA — National Institute on Aging
• ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics's
• T1DM — Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus
• LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
• IPE — Individual Protective Equipment
• MSP — matching to sample

• EFT — Emotionally Focused Therapy
• FCAP — fellow of the college of american pathologists
• IAP — Intra-Abdominal Pressure
• FCPP — Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• AO — Agent Orange
• PCT — Primary Care Trust
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• LC — Lighting Certified
• FRCPC — fellow of the royal college of physicians of canada
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• LA — Left Atrium
• TGYF — Tianma Gouteng Yin Formula
• NPAFP — non-polio acute flaccid paralysis
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• LNCC — Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
• GERD — Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
• RAS — Renal Artery Stenosis
• BM — Bachelor of Medicine
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• TTE — Transthoracic Echocardiogram
• CPRI — Computer-based Patient Record Institute
• AAT — Associate of Applied Technology
• CCC-SLP — Certificate of Clinical Competance in Speech language pathology
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• MPAS — Master of Physician Assistant Studies
• SMS — Space Motion Sickness
• ELBW — Extremely Low Birth Weight
• NGU — nongonococcal urethritis
• SSSS — Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
• ATA — Anterior Tibial Artery
• FDS — Fellow in Dental Surgery
• AA — Associate of Arts
• CDER — Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration)
• HBV — hepatitis B virus
• CLT — Certified Lymphedema Therapist
• ACRN — AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• NNT — Number needed to Treat
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• CJ — cytochalasin J
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• CCHMC — Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• AI — Association Index
• FGF — Fibroblast Growth Factor
• VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• MIRF — Medical Incident Report Form
• MAFO — Molded Ankle-Foot Orthotic
• SVR — Sustained Virologic Response
• MR — Mutual Recognition

• ECA — External Carotid Artery
• GDMT — Guideline Determined Medication Therapy
• AO — aldehyde oxidase
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• BDDT-N — Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy – Naturopathy (licensing body in ON)
• BC — Bachelor of Surgery
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• 3TC — Lamivudine
• TMT — Trail Making Test
• PMH — Previous Medical History
• RNA — Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• GCSI — Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index
• JBO — Journal of Biomedical Optics
• TICI — Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction
• MPHARM — master of pharmacy
• MSEE — Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
• MEB — Medical Evaluation Board
• IUCD — Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
• AVN — Atrioventricular Node
• BN — Bachelor of Nursing
• PE — Premature Ejaculation
• CHQ — Child Health Questionnaire
• GVHD — Graft Versus Host Disease
• EHR — Electronic Health Record
• NICHD — National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• VA — Visual Acuity
• PUFA — Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
• COHN-S — Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist
• CCNS — Critical Care Nurse Specialist
• ETD — Estimated Time of Death
• MB — Bachelor of Medicine
• CHAMPUS — (U.S.) Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Uniformed Services
• F — Female
• SG — Specific Gravity
• PHI — Personal Health Information
• MRA — Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• CARC — Claim Adjustment Reason Code
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
• FHH — Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
• ASDII — Atrial Septal Defect Type II
• ORM — Operational Risk Management
• ACLY — Atp Citrate Lyase
• ICSR — Individual Case Safety Reports
• CMC — Christian Medical College
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• PAT — Pre-Admission Testing
• CC — with food, (but also cubic centimetre)

• FTC — emtricitabine
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
• TDI — Toluene Diisocyanate
• GS — General Surgery
• DRPH — Doctor of Public Health
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• AADP — American Association of Drugless Practitioners
• ST — Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac)
• PVNS — Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
• DMAT — Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• VNA — Visiting Nurse Association
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Surgery
• GBD — Global Burden of Disease
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory
• ICN — International Council of Nurses
• DSA — digital subtraction angiography
• DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• NN — Nerves
• HPV — Human Papilloma Virus
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• DDR — Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology
• SC — Subcutaneous
• WCST-64 — Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, 64 card version
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• LVAD — Left Ventricular Assist Device
• AA — Alzheimer's Association
• UHID — Universal Healthcare Identifier
• CNO — Chief Nursing Officer
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
• BLS — Basic life support
• PFPS — Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• APR — Abdominoperineal Resection
• HAT — Hepatic Artery Thrombosis
• FICA — Fellow of the International Chiropractic Association
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• DCIS — Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• OSAS — Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• AMEDD — Army Medical Department
• MBA — Master of Business Administration
• ABPN — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
• CRIC — cricothyroidotomy
• IVA — Isovaleric Acidemia
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• SP — São Paulo
• LUTS — lower urinary tract symptoms
• POP — Plaster of Paris
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• OP — Operational
• CSE — Office of Child Support Enforcement

• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• DTS — Delirium Tremens the Shakes
• DORV — Double Outlet Right Ventricle
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• MHE — Master of Health Education
• HNPCC — Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome)
• CMSS — Council of Medical Specialty Societies
• STDP — Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity
• LUL — Left Upper Lobe
• PCL-M — PTSD Checklist-Military
• AVSEM — Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine
• LLM — Master of Laws
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• VL — vastus lateralis
• CIC — Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• MLT — Medical Library Technician
• RTV — Ritonavir
• PM&R — Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree
• MACO — Maximum Allowable Carryover
• DEPICTED — Development and Evaluation of a Psychosocial Intervention in Children and Teenagers Experiencing Diabetes
• MG — Myasthenia Gravis
• HYST — hysterectomy
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• ESF — Emergency Support Function
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• ICH — International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
• RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
• SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
• WL — Weight Loss
• TIPS — Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
• ACP — Applied Cognitive Psychology
• EHS — environmental health services
• MDE — Major Depressive Episode
• EPIC — Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
• PANAH — Pakistan National Heart Association
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• EAC — External Auditory Canal
• LMSW — Licensed Master of Social Work
• SMO — Senior Medical Officer
• OBL — OBLique
• CRNH — Certified Registered Hospice Nurse
• IARC — International Agency for Research on Cancer
• COMA — Certified Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
• CPA — Canadian Physiotherapy Association
• TURBT — Transurethral resection of bladder tumour

• RPD — Removable Partial Denture
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• ABTS — American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• EAT — Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia
• AMP — Amputation
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• PEPT — Positron Emission Particle Tracking
• VISA — Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
• BRCA — breast cancer gene
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health
• ACPE — American College of Physician Executives
• BIR — British Institute of Radiology
• IQCODE — Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
• NDC — National Drug Code
• BSE — Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• VCT — Voluntary Counselling and Testing
• ISQ — Implant Stability Quotient
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• EM — Electron Microscope
• AEL — Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia
• CBE — Chemical and Biological Engineering
• LDUH — Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin
• LCCE — Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
• WAS — Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• RDO — Registered Dispensing Optician
• FAGD — Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
• NCID — National Center for Infectious Diseases
• SCT — Specialist in Cytotechnology
• ASPE — Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• LMWH — Low molecular weight heparin(oid
• SOBOE — Shortness of Breath on Exercise
• AVNRT — Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
• GAF — Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
• CISS — Competitive in Situ Suppression
• NRP — National Response Plan
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• C — Constant
• AAT — Associate of Arts in Teaching
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• ECV — Extracellular Volume
• DWI — Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
• MS — Master of Science
• AII — Angiotensin II
• AGM — African green monkey
• CCES — Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist
• ANUBIS — A New Universal Biosafety Information System
• BC-PCM — Board Certified - Palliative Care Management
• NKFA — No Known Food Allergies

• MMS — Massachusetts Medical Society
• PTSD — posttraumatic stress disorder
• CBI — Certificate in Breast Imaging
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• EIS — Epidemic Intelligence Service
• MAOIS — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
• IIV4 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent
• ASLME — American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
• AST — Aspartate Transaminase
• RML — right middle lobe (lung)
• L — Litre
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• BOP — Bleeding on Probing
• CCSP — Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
• CBE — Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• UPIN — Universal Provider Identification Number
• AFNOR — Association Francaise De Normalisation
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• PR — Pulse Rate
• NPWT — Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
• LCIS — Lobular Carcinoma in Situ
• GRP — Glucose-Regulated Protein
• AOTA — American Occupational Therapy Association
• STSS — Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
• TMS — Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome
• CTCAE — Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• CCDS — Certified Cardiac Device Specialist
• CPNP — Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory
• ICF — Informed Consent Form
• TLIF — Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• NCTR — National Center for Toxicological Research
• CAPA — Certified Ambulatory Post-Anesthesia Nurse
• EMK — Emergency Medical Kit
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• GBM — Glomerular Basement Membrane
• MCTD — Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• MIPO — minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis
• WHI — Women's Health Initiative
• NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics standards
• CHPN — certified hospice and palliative nurse
• ND — Doctor of Naturopathy
• ARF — ADP Ribosylation Factor
• AO — active oxygen
• JECFA — Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
• RTR — Registered Recreational Therapist

• LAT — Laboratory Animal Technician
• NSQHS — National Safety and Quality Health Service
• WM — White Male
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• MSLS — Master of Science in Library Science
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• AFPD — Air Force Policy Directive
• MRAD — Master of Radiology
• APH — American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
• CN — Charge Nurse
• RAMC — Royal Army Medical Corps
• AMSC — Associate in Medical Science
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
• CTAD — Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease
• TLL — Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
• ARDRA — Amplified Ribosmal DNA Restriction Analysis
• CVID — Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
• ELSI — Ethical, Legal and Social Implications
• SBB — Specialist in Blood Banking
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• AMD — Acids and Macular Degeneration
• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• CIF — cytoplasmic intermediate filament
• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• HLHS — Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• AP — amyloid plaques
• OCR — Office For Civil Rights (Dept. Of Education)
• NPI — Narcissistic Personality Inventory
• MPSV4 — Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Quadravalent
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• ARMAC — Arkansas Medicaid Administrative Claiming
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• AGT — average generation time
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• RHCC — Rural Health Care Corporation
• OICAN — Orthopaedic International Clinical Audit Network
• CAS — Casualty
• CCMVI — Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection
• CVS — Computer Vision Syndrome
• MMIHS — Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome
• I&O — input and output (fluid monitoring)
• NCRR — National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health)
• PFC — Prefrontal Cortex
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs

• DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
• USPSTF — United States Preventive Services Task Force
• ARI — Autism Research Institute
• SAIEH — South African Institute of Environmental Health
• PHA — Preventive Health Assessment
• RESA — Regional Educational Service Agency
• HPS — Human Patient Simulator
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• CRC — Co-operative Research Centres
• IMA — Inferior Mesenteric Artery
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• DIL — Dilate
• MBOS — Medical Board of Survey
• CT — Computer Tomography
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• AFRC — Air Force Reserve Command
• STI(S) — sexually transmitted infection(s)
• LTOT — Long Term Oxygen Therapy
• AS — Alport syndrome
• AVRT — Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• CRRN-A — certified rehabilitation registered nurse – advanced
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• MDME — Microsomal Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
• EIP — Early Intervention Program
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• ABL — Advanced Breeding Line
• COLA — Cost Of Living Allowance
• TAVI — Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
• FAK — First Aid Kit
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• O.S. — left eye (ocularis/oculus sinister (Lat.)
• GTD — Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
• EFMB — Expert Field Medical Badge
• WRMSD — Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
• IBS — Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• AFMS — Air Force Medical Service
• ANZAN — Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists
• JMSMM — Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
• NEI — National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health)
• HV — Heavy
• EMT — Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
• ABCRS — American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• GBS — Guillain–Barré syndrome
• SLD — Specific Learning Disability
• IBV — Infectious Bronchitis Virus
• EH&S — Environmental Health and Safety
• AHD — Antecedent Hematologic Disorder

• MSC — Master of Surgery
• URN — Universal Resource Number
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• LSA — Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
• ALLV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• AK — Arginine kinase
• TMA — Thrombotic Microangiopathy
• SSA — Single-Strand Annealing
• ORIF — Open reduction and internal fixation
• HIB — Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• RCT — Rotator Cuff Tear
• OI — Orthopedic Impairment
• SEG — similar exposure groups
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• AFRC — Absolute Finger Ridge Count
• CSTE — Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
• IVD — Ischemic Vascular Disease
• MIMS — Medical Information Management System
• EMT-P — Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• TCM — Traditional Chinese Medicine
• ISHEASTM — International Society for the History of East Asian Science Technology and Medicine
• AIHA — American International Health Alliance
• B — Born
• HSV — Highly Selective Vagotomy
• PHARMG — Graduate in Pharmacy
• IOE — Intraoperative echocardiography
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• OHNCS — Occupational Health Nursing Clinical Specialist
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• M — Married
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• DEBM — Division of Evidence Based Medicine
• AN — accessory nuclei
• DHF — Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• ESY — Extended School Year
• TBNA — Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
• DHP — Defense Health Program
• OD — Over Dose
• VHD — Valvular Heart Disease
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
• AFLP — Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
• MUD — Matched Unrelated Donor (stem cell transplantation)

• LDN — Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
• SUP — Superior
• TESS — Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale
• COTA — Council On The Ageing
• NACHRI — National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
• SAIOH — Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene
• CPPD — Chest Percussion and Post Drainage
• LBL — Light Bladder Leakage
• AIS — abbreviated injury score
• NAIT — Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• AS — Active sleep
• B/C — Benefit/Cost
• PPDS — Phonologic Programming Deficit Syndrome
• LLD — doctor of laws
• DMAA — dimethylarsinic acid
• AS — Acid Succinate
• PTS — Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (deep vein thrombosis)
• SLS — Specialist in Laboratory Safety
• IICP — Increased Intracranial Pressure
• BK — Below knee (transtibial)
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• URI — upper respiratory tract infection
• BIBIC — British Institute for Brain Injured Children
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• AT — Atrial Tachycardia
• AS — alternative splicing
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• PNSS — Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
• PHIL — Public Health Image Library
• AAA — Aleuria Aurantia Agglutinin
• ADBMP — Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• IDPD — Indian Doctors for Peace and Development
• CPHT — Certified Pharmacy Technician
• NSTEMI — Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• MEPS — Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• ICD — International Classification of Diseases
• MH — Medical Hold
• TIENS — Traditional Chinese Medical
• UCD — Usual Childhood Diseases
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• DFDBA — demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts
• RADV — Risk Adjustment Data Validation

• HFRS — Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• RAC — Recovery Audit Contractors
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• BUMED — U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• CBCD — Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential
• CGS — Catgut Suture
• ERBT — erythromycin breath test
• AI — allelic imbalance
• SEM — Sionscanning Electron Microscopy
• OEHWG — Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group
• VFQ-25 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 25 questions
• CM — Master in Surgery
• HAPIS — HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section
• DMND — Diamond Foods, Inc.
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• IA — Internal Assessment
• MSEH — Master of Science in Environmental Health
• MBK — Medications and Bandage Kit
• CAVHD — continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
• KDOQI — Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
• TSE — Testicular Self-Examination
• MSF — Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
• MERS-COV — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
• OEH-MIS — Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System
• FXS — Fragile X Syndrome
• NICE-SUGAR — Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation-Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (research trial)
• SDBTT — Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
• MM — Malignant Melanoma
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• GID — Gender Identity Disorder
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• DGI — Disseminated Gonococcal Infection
• AFHPSP — Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program
• LPI — Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• NCADI — Csap's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• NIDA — National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• NA — Numerical Aperture (fiber optics)
• NDMS — National Disaster Medical System
• VAS — visual analog scales
• IIV3 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent
• MMTV — Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus
• HPP — Health Promotion Practice
• CEA — Carcinoembryonic Antigen
• NCPB — National Cancer Policy Board
• PD — Periodontal Disease
• PPG — Photoelectric plethysmography

• UMT — Unit of Medical Time
• AK — Aspartate kinase
• HS — Heart Sounds
• FLK — Funny Looking Kid (British doctors humor)
• CRNN — cranial nerves
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• HWFL — Healthy Weight For Life
• MESH — Medical subject headings
• MISM — Master of Information Systems Management
• CIPHI — Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
• AAAH — Aromatic Amino Acid Hydroxylase
• PMB — Physics in Medicine and Biology
• ADAS — Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale
• FLMA — Family Leave Medical Act
• BSEH — Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
• EMT-D — Emergency Medical Technician-Defibrillation
• AHPPC — australian health protection principal committee
• CHC — Chronic Hepatitis C
• CI — contact investigation
• IFG — Impaired Fasting Glucose
• ADHD — Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• MSAC — Medical Services Advisory Committee
• ABOP — American Board of Ophthalmology
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• LTAC — Long-Term Acute Care
• CAD — Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• DTD — Day to Day
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• COCOM — Combatant Command
• DAT — Direct Agglutination Test
• SHRNA — short hairpin ribonucleic acid
• TPD — temperature-programmed desorption
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• MUMPS — Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
• D & C — dilatation and curettage
• LC — Lethal Concentration
• EMER — Emergency Medical Expense Requirement
• DSB — DNA double-strand breakage
• ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
• AM — Affected Male
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
• BHI — Better Hearing Institute
• LMRP — Local Medical Review Policy
• HPHC — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• NICE — National Institute for Clinical Excellence
• MOH — Medical Officer of Health
• IMRT — intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic

• COPRE — Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
• PPBE — Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
• NIAAA — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• REM — Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent)
• WIN — Weight-control Information Network
• MDD — Major Depressive Disorderb
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980, "Superfund")
• LGV — Lymphogranuloma Venereum
• FOV — Field Of Vision
• FRCSC — Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• MRD — Matched Related Donor
• ERM — Epiretinal Membrane
• GFATM — Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• HMPV — Human Metapneumovirus
• ACIOL — Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens
• LHF — Left Heart Failure
• IASO — International Association for the Study of Obesity
• CPNP — Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• CCRNP — Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program
• PAOP — Pulmonary Artery Occlusion (wedge) Pressure
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician Basic
• CSIC — Clean Self Intermittent Catheterization
• TMD — Thyromental Distance
• AC — Abdominal Circumference
• SB5 — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• VTE — Venous Thromboembolism Every
• MDJ — Medical Digest Journal
• SGA — small for gestational age
• AC — Amylose Content
• AAAAI — American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• H&N — Head and Neck
• CA — Cocaine Anonymous
• DISCH — Discharge
• DU — Duodenal Ulcer
• DNV — Diarrhea and vomiting
• COCC — Certificate of Creditable Coverage (health insurance)
• PBAC — Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
• ISQ — in status quo (Lat.: no change)
• TC — Therapeutic Community
• AA. — arteries
• SRNVM — Subretinal neovascular membranes
• AHR — Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
• UCVA — Uncorrected Visual Acuity
• DODD — Department Of Defense Directive
• PGD — Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• LAFH — Lower Anterior Facial Height
• PBA — Pseudobulbar Affect
• AHMC — Australian Health Ministers' Conference
• POS — Positively Outrageous Service
• HFMD — Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

• CMI — Chromosome Mitosis Index
• VWFA — Visual Word Form Area
• WOMAC — Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
• HPFS — Health Professionals Follow-Up Study
• KHD — Kinky Hair Disease
• CTS2 — Revised Conflict Tactics Scale
• LER — Longitudinal Exposure Record
• LTH — Luteotropic Hormone
• SGB — Stellate ganglion blockade
• NAMCS — National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• IDDCP — Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
• CIM — Class I Modification
• CVA — Cardiovascular accident ("stroke")
• ABIH — American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• AIH — American Institute of Homeopathy
• AAG — Alpha-Acid Glycoprotein
• VDB — VanDyke Brown test
• AVSD — Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• PHQ — Patient Health Questionnaire
• MSL — Medical Science Liaison
• SH — Specialist in Hematology
• P-A — Posterior-anterior
• IPV — inactivated poliovirus vaccine
• QAR — Quiet, Alert, Responsive
• NHIS — National Health Interview Survey
• UBMD — University at Buffalo Medical Doctor
• ONTT — Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial
• GRECC — Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers
• AFHSC — Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
• HZV — Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine (formerly called ZOS)
• TRACH — tracheostomy
• NIDCD — National Institutetute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• OEHME — Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination
• VFC — Vaccines for Children
• SSPE — Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
• CR — Cunt Rag
• RU — Repertorium Universale
• HADS — Hospital Anxiety and Depressive/Depression Scale
• CRPS — Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• TAT — thematic apperception test
• CAOT-ACE — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists - Association Canadienne des Ergothérapeutes
• HC — Hair Color
• EBS — Emergency Breathing Subsystem
• MZ — Monozygotic
• SV — Specialist in Virology
• REG.N. — Registered Nurse
• GNHR — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• VAX — Vaccine
• MRI — Medical Records Institute
• S/C — Subcutaneous

• MDR — Minimum Daily Requirement
• MOOP — Medical Out Of Pocket
• FEBR — Fellowship of the Egyptian Board of Diagnostic Radiology.
• NSTX — Neosaxitoxin
• PRES — Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
• LA — Left Arm
• MENACWY-CRM — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menveo®)
• NEX — Nose Ear And Xiphoid
• HHS(S) — Harris Hip Score(s)
• OCPS — Oral Contraceptive Pills
• IGRA — interferon-gamma release assay
• MOM — Metal-On-Metal
• CFRLD — Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease
• DMDS — Dimethyl Disulfide
• NBDHMT — National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology
• BM — Black Male
• EEUC — Evidential Entities Under Cover
• ADLD — Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy
• TUEB — Transurethral Enucleation with Bipolar
• AFOEM — Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
• EBM — Evidence-Based Medicine
• NF — Necrotizing Fasciitis
• OSG — Office of the Surgeon General
• SLKT — Survivability Lethality and Key Technologies
• FACIT — Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy
• HIB-MENCY-TT — Hib-Meningococcal (Bivalent) Conjugate Vaccine (MenHibrix®)
• HBV — High Biological Value
• NERD — No Evidence of Recurrent Disease
• PMD — Primary Medical Doctor
• BCG — Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
• HELLP — Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets
• IMMD — Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• PEDNSS — Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
• ITBE — IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
• DP — Dorsalis Pedis
• JHM — Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
• S.C. — subcutaneous
• SISI — Short Increment Sensitivity Index
• PVCD — Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction
• PTTN — Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy
• ED — Elbow-Disarticulation
• NCIC CTG — National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group
• WG — Weight Gain
• SBI — Serious Bacterial Infection
• SWS — Sturge-Weber Syndrome
• MCKT — Medium-chain 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Thiolase
• PA — Pernicious Anemia
• USAFSAM — United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
• CRNBC — College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
• BEIN — Beacon Evidence and Innovation Network

• OOE — Out of Energy
• OEHSA — Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment
• D&V — Diarrhea and Vomiting
• CSD — Cat-Scratch Disease
• NISMAT — Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
• OEHED — Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data
• DODMERB — Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board
• BILAT. — Bilateral, bilaterally
• RBCS — Red blood cells
• NDDIC — National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• SBP — spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• NAPNES — National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service
• DA — Drug Abuse
• PFFS — Private Fee-For-Service
• AMD — Advanced Macular Degeneration
• RNG — Réseau National des Génopoles
• ADD — Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
• LCMV — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
• ICD-O — International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
• CVID — common variable immunodeficiency disease
• COTA — Children's Organ Transplant Association
• LSU — Life Support Umbilical
• ADCH — Autosomal Dominant Cyclic Hematopoiesis
• EMSVO — Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operator
• OMD — On-line Medical Dictionary
• HACE — high-altitude cerebral edema
• CAMI — Civil Aeromedical Institute
• NTD — Neglected Tropical Diseases
• PAIN — Pay Attention Inward Now
• PPTCT — Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission
• ABP — Amount Of Androgen Binding Protein
• IDDB — Investigational Drugs Database
• WMTS — Wireless Medical Telemetry Service
• CLIA — Clia Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• MTBI — Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• SAPT — Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome
• NHS — Nurses’ Health Study
• SCA — Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• LTCSS — Long Term Care Services and Supports
• ANCA — antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
• SARS-COV — severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus disease
• DMDD — disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
• AME — Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzyme
• MRSA — Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus''
• IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
• DMD — Dystrophie Musculaire de Duchenne (French: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
• OBS — Operational Bioinstrumentation System
• CRISP — Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
• APH — Antepartum Hemorrhage

• SGR — Surgeon General's Report
• HMN — Health Metrics Network
• IPOP — Immediate Post-Operative Prosthesis
• PHACO — Phacoemulsification
• VHF — Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
• ARGR — Arginine Repressor Gene
• SMS — Smith-Magenis Syndrome
• CGMS — continuous glucose monitoring system
• APSI — anterior-posterior stability index
• AIR — Australian Institute of Radiography
• ADFSP — Autosomal Dominant Familial Spastic Paraplegia
• POAG — Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
• HSPH — Harvard School of Public Health
• ADNOS — Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• NIAID — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• TTC — Threshold of Toxicological Concern
• ABECOPD — Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• MTCT — Mother to Child Transmission
• OHF — Occupational Health Facility
• COMP — College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
• ABPG — Androgen Binding Protein Gamma
• CIHR — Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• SMAAA — Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Australia Inc.
• BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• ACEM — Australian College for Emergency Medicine
• AIHP — American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
• CDAHK — Chiropractic Doctors' Association of Hong Kong
• RPM — Remote Patient Monitoring
• NIDDK — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• SBPASC — Service Benefit Plan Administration Services Corporation
• HMO — Health Management Organization
• TLBB — The Little Blue Book
• IDMT — Independent Duty Medical Technician
• NFI — No Further Information
• AD — Atherogenic Dyslipidemia
• FABQ — Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
• SDQ — Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• SACGT — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing
• IAVI — International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• FPMRS — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
• SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
• CLIA — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• DRUJ — Distal Radial Ulnar Joint
• CCSS — Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
• SIA — Safety Institute of Australia
• CLL — Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia
• BHT — Bucket handle tear
• MAC — Mycobacterium Avium Complex (medicine)
• DRMD — Division of Radiation and Medical Devices
• OPN — OPeration

• MEJ — Medical Equipment Journal of Japan
• PCDC — Primary Care Development Corporation
• CTA — Computed Tomographic Angiography
• IDPD — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• MEDICS — Medical Information Computer System
• PDHRA — Post-Deployment Health Reassessment
• DSRB — Domain Specific Review Board
• O/E — (findings) on examination
• CML — cutaneous malignant lymphomas
• SL — Slight
• AE(S) — adverse event(s)
• PSC — Program Support Center (US DHHS)
• SENS — Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Chronic
• SCIPI — Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument
• HAT — Human African Trypanosomiasis
• GF — Gluten Free
• DANA — Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment
• AGTS — Australasian Gene Therapy Society
• DTRS — deep tendon reflexes
• FTSG — full-thickness skin graft
• BPAD — Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia
• RIATT — Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies
• SCAD — Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• PLSS — Portable Life Support System
• HD — Hip-Disarticulation
• ABPA — Androgen Binding Protein Alpha
• MSSR — Medical Students for Social Responsibility
• MCD — Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency
• BSID — Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
• DMO — Dental Management Organization
• ADCSNB — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
• LISA — Life Science Austria
• SHIP — Senior Health Insurance Program
• AACB — Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• AFIOH — Air Force Institute for Operational Health
• RX — Pharmacy
• FECA — Federal Employee Compensation Act
• ORL — Optical Return Loss
• AP — Antero-Posterior
• NHSC — National Health Service Corps
• LPM — Lateral Plate Mesoderm
• SJS — Stevens–Johnson syndrome
• WBS — Williams-Beuren Syndrome
• ANZSGM — Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine
• PCV7 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• PERK — protein kinase RNA–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
• IMS — Indian Medical Service
• H — Height
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Science/Surgery

• CAMR — Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
• HKGCNT — Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test
• NSNA — Normal Shape/Normal Alignment
• AAIMS — All American Institute of Medical Sciences
• EPSTD — Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
• CAT — Combat Application Tourniquet
• COS — Canadian Ophthalmological Society
• AHAHAS — Accreditable Hospital and Health-Care Administration System
• CMV — Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
• TSANZ — Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• MORD — Medical Operations Requirements Document
• WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
• EFS — event-free survival probability
• 0 — Not Present OR No abnormality
• RRS — Reynolds Risk Score
• WISQARS — Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• MERP — Medical Emergency Response Plan
• CAUTI — Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
• NOAEL — no-observed-adverse-effects-level
• AAC — Associations Of Acrocentric Chromosomes
• RIDT(S) — rapid influenza diagnostic test(s)
• WD — Wrist-Disarticulation
• AUR — Association of University Radiologists
• AAL — Automated Anatomical Labeling
• CM — Case Manager
• AACD — American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's
• FLT3 — Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 33
• HAD — HIV-associated dementia
• TH — Tyrosine Hydroxylase
• SEE — Surgical Eye Expeditions
• CGE — Cortical Granule Exocytosis
• NLST — National Lung Screening Trial
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• FMOA — Family Medicine of Albemarle
• BPHC — Bureau of Primary Health Care
• ADMD — autosomal dominant atrophic macular degeneration
• BEE — Bio-Environmental Engineer
• MIR — Medical Inspection Room
• ANZBA — Australian and New Zealand Burn Association
• SVG — Saphenous Vein Grafts
• IVI — International Vaccine Institute
• DOHA — Department of Health and Ageing (Australian government department)
• ASH — Assistant Secretary for Health
• TINGLE — Experiencing slight prickling (not acrynom)
• RDA — Recommended Daily Amounts
• CE — chick erythrocyte
• EHR(S) — electronic health record(s)
• NSU — Nonspecific urethritis
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• AHIC — American Health Information Community

• NIHSS — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• CLI — Central Lymphatic Irradiation
• EGG — electroglottography
• MSE — Medical Support Equipment
• NAMPA — National Association of Medical Perfusionists of Australia
• ASPS — Aveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
• FINR — Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation
• CRAG — cryptococcal antigen
• MPA — Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
• DCO — Dyschondrosteosis
• YPLL — years of potential life lost
• PV — Pemphigus vulgaris
• TE — Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
• BMP — Biological and Medical Physics
• ACUM — Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Masses
• CK-MB — Creatine Kinase - Muscle/ Brain
• VV. — veins
• SBV — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• ICCD — International Center for Clubhouse Development
• ACMV — African Cassava Mosaic Virus
• NMWC — Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff
• HDI — Headache Disability Index
• LFA — Left Forearm
• MAM — Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• ADD — adenosine deaminase gene
• SD — Shoulder-Disarticulation
• PW — Puncture Wound
• ACPSEM — Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
• FOMA — Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
• LIG — Ligament
• AAB — Acidic Aniline Blue
• JE — Japanese Encephalitis
• DASH — Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand
• MDN — Medical Device Network
• CEP — Centromeric Enumeration Probes
• SCN — supra-chiasmatic nucleus
• TEO — temporo-occipital (brain area)
• ASAT — Aspartate Aminotransferase
• PHIN — Public Health Information Network
• UCOD — Underlying Cause of Death
• SARI — severe acute respiratory illness
• AACF — Atypical Acinar Cell Foci
• D4T — Stavudine
• EM — Emergency Management
• MACE — Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
• CPPD — Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate
• RSO — Right Superior Oblique
• FAP — Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy
• QME — Qualified Medical Evaluator
• ACCME — Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

• WMY — Word Memory Test
• MMRV — Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine
• NIBSC — National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
• BCCR — Balanced Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
• ORR — Office of Refugee Resettlement
• ANZSNM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
• LDF — Laser Doppler Flowmetry
• NMDP — National Marrow Donor Program
• EPB — extensor pollicis brevis
• FS — Flight Surgeon
• DPSI — dynamic postural stability index
• HL7 — Health Level Seven International
• MSAV — Medical Scientists Association of Victoria
• CCFP — Certificant of the College of Family Practice of Canada
• PLCH — Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• AIN — American Institute of Nutrition
• ASV — Association of Shelter Veterinarians
• CIOMS — Council Of International Organizations Of Medical Sciences
• PEF — Patient Encounter Form
• FHM — Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
• AF SURVEY — Atrial Fibrillation Survey
• B.O. — BODY ODOR
• ABPMR — American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• AOR — Acridine Orange Reaction
• BCHD — Baltimore City Health Department
• AMGD — Asymmetric Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis
• NCMF — North Canton Medical Foundation
• AEF — Helper Allogeneic Effect Factor
• MH — Mass Hysteria
• METI — Medical Education Technologies, Inc.
• FACMT — Fellows of the American College of Medical Toxicology
• UHS — University of Health Sciences
• AIS — American Institute of Stress
• CEH — conserved extended haplotype
• MHLT — Minimum Hearing Loss Threshold
• MAB — Medical Advisory Board
• EMT — Emergency Medical Team
• CDHA — Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
• RPVI — registered physician in vascular interpretation
• VVC — VulvoVaginal Candidiasis
• PAR — Performance and Accountability Report
• LSE — Life Support Equipment
• DVI — Dengue Virus Infection
• DVH — Division for the Visually Handicapped
• MILD — Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
• VAMC — Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• VHD — Ventricular Heart Disease
• WDAE — Withdrawal Due to Adverse Events
• ASRC — Australian Stuttering Research Centre
• TILAK — Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten

• CDPA — Canadian Dental Protective Association
• NPSG — National Patient Safety Goals
• STN — Sternberg Memory Search
• DOEHRS-IH — Department of Defense Occupational & Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene
• AMA PCPI — American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement
• PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
• DTAB — Drug Testing Advisory Board
• ACMD — Atypical Chronic Myelocytic Disorder
• MERRF — Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
• ABI — Anaphase Bridge Index
• AAOGU — Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists
• PTAN — Provider Transaction Account Number
• PHLI — Public Health Leadership Institutes
• RNIB — Royal National Institute for the Blind United Kingdom
• ISMH — International Society of Men's Health
• MTAA — Medical Technology Association of Australia
• AF — Acentric Fragments
• IMC — Industrial Medical Council
• JBJS — Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• CBR — Computers and Biomedical Research
• CSSANZ — Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand
• FHM — Force Health Management
• MHSACM — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts
• POI — Point of Interest
• FHT — Federation of Holistic Therapists
• TSLP — Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Protein
• LP — Licensed Practitioner
• ARPHPV — Autosomal Recessive Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous
• SAHM — Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
• SOCHI — Southern California Health Institute
• VNA — Virginia Nurses Association
• EEG — Electroencephalography
• ADT — Active Death Therapy
• CAPED — Central Areolar Pigment Epithelial Dystrophy
• TEN — Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• ASID — Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
• AMD — Acute Macular Degeneration
• SAM — Severe Acute Malnutrition
• WFOC — Worldwide Forensic Odontology Contacts
• APHDPC — Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee
• AC — articular cartilage
• NEDSS — National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• PCGC — Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium
• VTACH — Ventricular Tachycardia
• KRC — Kommission Refraktive Chirurgie
• CGIO-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• STDR — Sight Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy
• DPHD — Division for Physical and Health Disabilities
• ADHR — Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets
• CNRHC — Central Newfoundland Regional Health Care Centre

• NCS — Neurocardiogenic Syncope
• RACGP — Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Acupuncture
• PAH — Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
• POLC — Problem Oriented List of Charges
• RA — Right Arm
• EGD — endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy
• NCD — noncommunicable diseases
• AAN — Australian Association of Neurologists
• OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine (no longer available)
• LEMS — Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
• HDV — Hepatitis Delta Virus
• OCBC — Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
• DNAP — DOCTOR of NURSING ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
• ICTV — International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
• FNE — Free Nerve Endings
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory-Short
• VSV — Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
• DRU — Direct Reporting Units
• FACOG — Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• MSOF — Multiple system organ failure
• BME — Benign Myoclonic Epilepsies
• TYU — Tyuleniy (virus)
• ALIP — Abnormally Localized Immature Precursors
• ELE — Estimated Life Expectancy
• AEIOU — Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit
• NREMT-B — Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
• NIHS — National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
• HISA — Health Informatics Service Architecture
• LTHO(S) — long-term health outcome(s)
• CUS — chronic unpredictable stress
• IRH — Institute for Reproductive Health
• NCCAM — National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• BMP-2 — Bone Morphogenetic Protein type 2
• HEENT — Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat
• DAMIS — Drug & Alcohol Management Information System
• AMLRS — Auditory Middle Latency Responses
• MANTRA-PAF — medical antiarrhythmic treatment or radio frequency ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation trial
• HLL — High Liquid Level
• PSAC — Pathology Services Advisory Committee
• SMDH — Suck My Doll's Head; ( Turkish translation; See MY 'DunderHead' und definite disability in mein 'cranium und minesett" I am out on a 24 hower pass: I admit my obsequesiosity und mein kneeding an erl change: signed 'ein contributor auf dem stoopiditee")
• JE-MB — Inactivated, mouse brain-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax®) (no longer available)
• AIOH — Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
• PR — Partial Response
• MREP — Medicare Remit Easy Print
• BIFC — Benign Infantile Familial Convulsions
• NHEJ — non-homologous end-joining pathway
• PHSP — Prepaid Health Service Plan
• MFM — Massage Fisiotherapy And Medical

• IDSA-EIN — Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network
• CAEP — Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
• CCOHS — Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
• ENOS — endothelial nitric oxide synthase
• I/D — intradermal
• CIPN — Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
• EAGA — Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
• BWADE — Bleeding, Weight loss, Anemia, Dysphagia, Early satiety
• NINDS — National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• ANZHSN — Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network
• AOT — Acridine Orange Test
• AGD — Argyrophilic Grain Dementia
• PCD — Process Challenge Device
• CFMG — California Forensic Medical Group
• CONSORT — Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
• ISOL — Isolation Valve
• WELCOA — Wellness Councils of America
• AM — Adenoma Malignum
• ANSI HISB — American National Standards Institute's Healthcare Informatics Standards Board
• ILADS — International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
• AAII — Aristolochic Acid II
• LCS — Libyan Cardiac Society
• AIOB — American Institute of Oral Biology
• TQT — Tourniquet
• FIPA — Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma
• HEME — Hemorrhage Early MRI Evaluation
• SP TAP — lumbar puncture
• POMA — Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
• RTNF — Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor
• NNCA — Navy Nurse Corps Association
• LEB — Life Expectancy at Birth
• CPCR — Cardio Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation
• AEG — anaerobically expressed genes
• FIQ — functional index questionnaire
• FCHP — Fallon Community Health Plan
• NHANES I-EFS — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiological Follow-up Study
• DVE — digital vaginal examination
• P.R. — rectally (per rectum [ Lat.])
• IOTA — Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale De l'Afrique
• SRM — Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
• VFN — Verticillium Fusarium and Nematode
• ARCO — Autosomal Recessive Cardiomyopathy Ophthalmoplegia
• ESA — Endocrine Society of Australia
• NARI — National Ageing Research Institute
• PPCM — Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• SDV(S) — single-dose or single-use vial(s)
• CAPS — Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services
• AIM — Abridged Index Medicus
• HBAC — Home Birth After Caesarean
• STAR — Shock Trauma Air Rescue

• MTSS — Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Administrators
• ADAI — Autosomal Dominant Amelogenesis Imperfecta
• SUS — Society of University Surgeons
• ADMD — Autosomal Dominant Macular Dystrophy
• AMCAS — American Medical College Application Service
• GYTS — Global Youth Tobacco Survey
• MANSI — Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative
• PTCA — Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
• ACK — Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype
• WR — Wasserman reaction (syphilis test)
• ECV — Effective Circulating Volume
• CMGM — chronic megakaryocytic granulocytic metaplasia
• DES — Dysequilibrium Syndrome
• AMR — Automated Medical Record
• ACCS — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping Syndrome
• TDR-TB — totally drug-resistant tuberculosis
• AIMA — American Israeli Medical Association
• AI — Avian Influenza
• AMML — Acute Monomyelogenous Leukemia
• HEOR — Health Economic and Outcomes Research
• ABFII — autonomously replicating sequence binding factor II
• FPS — Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society
• USAIPH — United States Army Institute of Public Health
• KD — Knee-Disarticulation
• AR — Altered Recognition
• CCW — cataract and curly whiskers
• ADCAII — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type II
• CRRI — Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
• DSOP — Dental Student Outreach Program
• ASD — Attention Seeking Disorder
• VENT — Refer in the respiratory area an individuals using ventilator device like a C-Pap for people with sleeping disorder or respiratory assisted device.
• ACPP — Acyl Carrier Protein
• IDET — Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
• MCMI — Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
• PCCA2 — Progressive Cerebello Cerebral Atrophy type 2
• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• CDHA — Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
• KMC — Kasturba Medical College
• PBI — plasma-protein-bound iodine
• CKTP — Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
• PDI — Protein Disulfide Isomerase
• ALK — Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
• DNC — Dorsal Nerve Cord
• DUCBT — Double Unrelated Cord Bone Marrow Transplant
• APP — amyloid beta protein precursor
• AC — Anaplastic Carcinoma
• AAF — Amino Acetyl Fluorene
• SLAP — Superior Labrum Anterior To Posterior
• ASCTS — Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons

• NBCOT — National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
• FMLI — Family And Medical Leave Insurance
• AOBNP — American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
• NBCCEDP — National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
• BIH — Benign Intracranial Hypertension
• PAAD — Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
• AMPI — Australian Medical Pioneers Index
• BVAD — Biventricular Assist Device
• MTMI — Medical Technology Management Institute
• APAAP — Alkaline Phosphatase Antialkaline Phosphatase
• ANZAPNM — Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine
• AUL — Acute Unclassifiable Leukemia
• ADAS — Alzheimer Deficit Assessment Scale
• CNIB — Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• AKC — Across 28 American Kennel Club
• AIMBE — American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering
• NHMRC — National Health And Medical Research Council (Australia)
• SSTI(S) — skin and soft tissue infection(s)
• WRAIR — Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• TDF — Tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate
• CSANZ — Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• ARMD — adverse reaction to metal debris
• ASC — Achaete Scute Complex
• AMB. — ambulating, ambulatory
• ADHP — Alabama Dental Hygiene Program
• PCRP — Prostate Cancer Research Program
• ICCD — Integrated Center for Child Development
• ASO — Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• SJ — supinator jerk
• AC — Autographa californica
• ECCO — European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation
• PMLE — Polymorphous Light Eruption
• CCE — Clear Cell Ependymoma
• ARN — Affected Average Repeat Number
• AP — Anionic Phospholipid
• ADANE — Autosomal Dominant Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy
• ADSP — Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia
• RMHI — Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute
• MPHI — Michigan Public Health Institute
• MERS — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
• DRUDP — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products
• PCORI — Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• IMHO — International Medical Health Organization
• ARES — Amide Response Elements
• CMRV — Chloroform-Methanol Residue Vaccine
• GYT — Get Yourself Tested
• ARPA — Repressor Protein
• ADPHSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• SRD — sustained rate duration
• CDLE — Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

• DTWP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• ACES — artificial chromosome expression systems
• IBUM — International Board of Undersea Medicine
• ACS — Ars Consensus Sequence
• HDFP — Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program
• AE — Alclofenac Epoxide
• AAFB — Acid and Alcohol Fast Bacilli
• CHM — Congenital Heart Malformation
• AAE — Adh Adult Enhancer
• MOGA — Medical Oncology Group of Australia
• PCV13 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) (replaced PCV7)
• PSMI — Patch Slice Microincubator
• BMAS — Broth Microdilution Assays
• AG — Anopheles Gambiae
• RDI — Respiratory Distress Index
• NPPB — Noninvasive Positive Pressure Breathing
• RIA — Research Institute on Addictions
• VRIT — Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy
• ALFA — Automated Laser Fluorescence Analysis
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale
• ADAM — Disintegrin And Metalloprotease
• AER — Albumin Excretion Rate
• GMRP — Global Medical Relief Program
• SDP — single donor platelets
• FHA — Federal Health Architecture
• BNML — Brown Norway Myelocytic Leukemia
• CLR(S) — C-type lectin-like receptor(s)
• CDF — Chromosomal DNA Fingerprinting
• APNA — AgNORs Percentage Nuclear Area
• ACO — Acyl CoA Oxidase
• BSLE — Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• FFFM — Future Faces of Family Medicine
• AF — Abnormal Anchoring Fibrils
• ACA — Affordable Care Act
• ANZHMG — Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group
• IADAF — Fellow of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• AINP — autoimmune neutropenia
• RTMS — Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• AN — Arm Number
• THAD — Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences
• PTHRP — Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide
• UMLS — Unified Medical Language System
• CSTP — Clinical Scientist Training Program
• ASP — Affected Sib Pair
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Can
• ISH — in-situ hybridization
• FTBI — Fractionated Total Body Irradiation
• GBAA — Greater Baltimore Asthma Alliance
• AMREF — African Medical and Research Foundation
• ASUM — Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

• BCCLS — Breast Cancer Cell Lines
• AMFS — Abnormal Mitotic Figures
• MAAC — Medical Assistance Advisory Committee
• APSTS — Atypical Proliferative Serous Tumors
• DDNC — Digestive Disease National Coalition
• CACCN — Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
• ARIEM — Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
• AQ — areca quid
• WCIM — World Congress of Internal Medicine
• KEGG — Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
• DMGI — Digital Music Group, Inc.
• APA — Acid Phosphatase Activity
• MSSU — Medical Short Stay Unit
• ALL — Aberration in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• LHON — Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
• CCS — Command Core System
• LAYA — Looking After You Always
• CGL — Cholinergic Gene Locus
• ADC — Autosomal Dominant Cataract
• EMTALA — Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act
• NCS — Nurse Call System
• APCS — Serum Amyloid P Component
• HADES — High Altitude Dong Enlargement Syndrome
• SMH — Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
• NRHM — National Rural Health Mission (India)
• SBIR — Small Business Innovative Research
• DNPA — Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
• LVED — Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Dimension
• NHAMCS — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• DAT — Delivered at Terminal
• MDAO — Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
• RNE — Registered Nurse Exam
• MM — methadone maintenance
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Score
• SN — sinus node
• MERC — Medical Education And Research Costs
• ADFEVR — Autosomal Dominant Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
• ARI — Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd.
• CAOT — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• JNCI — Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• RDM — refractory dermatomyositis
• ATF — Abdominal Total Fat
• SCFHS — Saudi Commission for Health Specialities
• AREA — Amplicon Restriction Endonuclease Analysis
• EJCN — European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• IVPT — Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
• APEA — Acquired Partial Erythrocyte Aplasia
• CDFS — chromosome division figures
• MSRDP — Medical Service Research and Development Plan
• DENV — Dengue virus

• AION — Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Antiserum
• NL&D — normal labor and delivery
• MPRI — Medical Polymers Research Institute
• PEVN — periventricular nucleus
• PRHHP — Puerto Rico Heart Health Program
• FNHH — First Nations House of Healing
• MMRA — Minnesota Medical Records Act
• AGM — Additional Genetical Material
• ACC — Apoptotic Chromatin Condensation
• LOMG — London Obstetric Medicine Group
• MENACWY-D — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menactra®)
• CHLP — Center for HIV Law and Policy
• AGER — Advanced Glycosylation End Receptor
• MICC — Multiple Independent Current Control
• ENFG — European Neurofibromatosis Group
• DD — Dry Dressing
• ACKD — Adult Children with Knitting Disorders
• ABSCT — Autologous Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• BOOF — Bronchiolitis ObliteransOrganizing Pneumonia
• UPP — University of Pittsburgh Physicians
• ADD — anterior digit deformity
• ERAD — endoplasmic reticulumassociated degradation
• ACDM — Association for Clinical Data Management
• WHAM! — Women's Health Action and Mobilization
• AADH — American Academy of Dental Hygiene
• WAPI — Washington Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• AHC — Australian Hepatitis Council
• SMAT — State Medical Assistance Team
• AAOS — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• NDR — National Diabetes Registry
• ESDA — European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance
• AIGF — Androgen-Induced Growth Factor
• MECP — Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program
• AAA — American Ambulance Association
• ROC — receiver-operating-characteristic
• IALT — International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Trial
• CPPD — calcium pyrophosphate deposition
• ANNL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• MMRP — Mbeya Medical Research Programme
• KP — Klebsiella pneumoniae
• ACR — American College of Rheumatology
• EJV — External Jugular Vein
• RIPHH — Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
• AN — Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa
• NIDRR — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• ISI — Insomnia Severity Index
• BKPME — Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent
• AGEPC — Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphoryl Choline
• DS — disseminated sclerosis

• AMERSA — Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
• EJOM — European Journal of Oriental Medicine
• AR — Androgen Resistance
• BCD — Blister Cell Death
• OBMT — Office Based Medical Team
• UME — Unusual Mortality Event
• AF — Accumulation in ascitic Fluid
• CMM — Center for Molecular Medicine
• BVI — Better Vision Institute
• AR — Arsenate Reductase
• EMSA — Emergency Medical Services Authority
• NAION — nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• IVF — in-vitro fertilization technique
• PAPT — Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor
• AMPI — Amsterdam Pain Management Index
• SPT — Spinal Tap
• PREP — Pre-exposure prophylaxis
• ANZCTR — Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry
• OR PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• CPT — Cognitive Processing Therapy
• NPS — National Prescribing Service
• SHO — Stryker Howmedica Osteonics
• NC2 — Nebraska Cancer Coalition
• GALT — Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue
• MAT — Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
• MSHP — Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• TY21A — Oral Typhoid Vaccine (live)
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Current
• ADIM — Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
• ANAM — Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics
• HEK — Human Embryonic Kidney
• RCSI — Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• MHA — Mental Health Association
• CMRB — Chinese Medicine Registration Board
• DERS — Dose Error Reduction Systems
• ACAT — Acyl Coenzyme Acyltransferase
• CLKS — Colon, Kidneys, Liver, Spleen
• ZN — Ziehl-Neelsen
• P.V. — vaginally (per vaginam) [ Lat.]
• ADGP — Australian Divisions of General Practice
• IMAM — Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia
• ASVD — Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
• IDDT — Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
• ANCAHRD — Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
• ARA — Australian Rheumatology Association
• SHTG — Severe of Hypertriglyceridemia
• OMMA — Oregon Medical Marijuana Act
• NVP — Nevirapine
• BART — Balloon Analogue Risk Task
• VTX — Vitrectomy

• DASIS — Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
• BII — Biotechnology Information Institute
• CHIT — Center for Health Information Technology
• AAMM — Acute Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• AALB — Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology
• AMSAC — Air Medical Safety Advisory Council
• AD — Advanced Disease
• AE — Abnormal Eye
• CCL — Cell Cycle Length
• PBRS — Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale
• AMMI — Multiplicative Interaction
• WRVH — World Report on Violence and Health
• ANZPM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
• BMR — Bone Marrow Remission
• NLR(S) — NOD-like receptor(s)
• SDB — Sleep-Disordered Breathing
• VCJD — Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• CICH — Canadian Institute of Child Health
• LGVMA — Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association
• AA — Alcohol Abuse
• BDCF — Baseline Data Collection Form
• ONH — Optic Nerve Head
• ANAG — Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma
• AHRES — aromatic hydrocarbon response elements
• JIFSAN — Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• ARAS — Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society
• ANGT — Austrian Network for Gene Therapy
• GRADE — Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
• ASIMS — Aerospace Information Management System
• MHW — Men's Health Week
• IPSB — inappropriate patient sexual behavior
• ABP — Amiloride Binding Protein
• TKI(S) — tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s)
• = — Equivalent to
• DDRP — Drug Demand Reduction Program
• ANZSN — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
• CIAI — Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection
• IMWT — Inspiratory Muscle Work Tolerance
• LLL — left lower lobe (lung)
• SRT — Simple reaction times
• GUSTO — Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries
• CMMB — Catholic Medical Mission Board
• CHSP — Center for Health and Social Policy
• CAP — Community Action Program
• KHD — Kinase Homology Domain
• HIPN — Heartland Independent Provider Network
• AI — Angiotensin I
• NHMA — National Hispanic Medical Association
• AOA — ataxia with oculomotor apraxia
• NICE — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK)

• DMLS — Direct Metal Laser Sintering
• CAO — Canadian Association of Optometrists
• DBTS — Doctors Back to School
• QALY — quality-adjusted life years
• SPTSS — Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
• CDS — Clinical Decision Support
• DPEC — District Polio Eradication Committee
• PHI — penetrating head injury
• STARD — Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
• AFP — Amplified Fragments Pools
• UCR — Urinary Creatinine
• OAP — Over Anxious Person. (ODSA) Original doctors' shorthand seen on prescription notes, but applicable far more widely, and an alternative to the conventional Old Age Pensioner interpretation, which I predict will be deemed politcally incorrect within the nex
• ACS — Australian Cancer Society
• PAAP — Personal Asthma Action Plan
• VNC — Ventral Nerve Cord
• IICU — Infant Intensive Care Unit
• CMR — Comprehensive Medication Review
• CNTD — Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases
• SNPHPU — Syndicat National des Pharmaciens Praticiens Hospitaliers et Praticiens Hospitaliers Universitaires
• GVC — Gastrovascular Cavity
• BRB — Biomedical Research Building
• IMAQ — Islamic Medical Association of Queensland
• WNV — West Nile Virus
• ALB — Alkaline Lysis Buffer
• CPHI — Canadian Population Health Initiative
• WCHF — World Congress on Heart Failure
• HCT — Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
• ASD — Acute Stress Disorder
• NIUSR — National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue
• ACC — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping
• SETS — Statistical Export and Tabulation System
• ONCC — Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
• PN — Pneumonia
• USANZ — Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand
• ASOS — Available Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• AFLPS — Anonymous Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• VD — volume of distribution
• AML — Acute Monoblastic Leukemia
• MB,BS — Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• APCS — Antigen Presenting Cells
• PTBT — Physical Therapy Brain Trust
• UHC — United Healthcare Corporation
• ONSD — Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
• CMLA — Cleveland Medical Library Association
• IBD — Inflamatory Bowel Disease
• ASHS — Abnormal Sperm Heads
• IPBS — Isotopes in the Physical and Biomedical Sciences
• AN — Anterior Neuroectoderm
• PPH — portopulmonary hypertension
• IBS-C — irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

• COSC — Combat and Operational Stress Control
• AMP — Antigenic Membrane Protein
• CAM — Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung disease)
• AMHS — Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasias
• BEBOH — British Examining Board in Occupational Hygiene
• COTH — Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
• JCERT — Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
• AAR — Age of Adiposity Rebound
• ARI — Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis
• SHRTN — Seniors Health Research Transfer Network
• ISMP — Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• RK — right kidney
• O&G — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• FFAS — Free Fatty Acids
• CLABSIS — central line–associated bloodstream infections
• ASGMA — Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Association
• ASERNIP-S — Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical
• ATTL — Attachment Sites And The Left
• ACKD — Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
• EOLC — end-of-life care
• NSA — Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
• ACCS — Activity Of Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas
• CAF — Chromatid Aberration Frequency
• FNB — Fine Needle Biopsy
• BWHH — British Women’s Heart and Health cohort
• AN — Agnors Number
• ASPH — Association of Schools of Public Health's
• DWAB — Development and Welfare Association of the Blind (Andhra Pradesh)
• OHSU — Oregon Health & Science University
• ASCOA — Ambulatory Surgery Center Management and Development
• PTA — Pre-Treatment Assessment
• PUMC — Peking Union Medical College (China)
• MMSI — Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
• CMA — chromosome mobilizing ability
• ALLS — Abnormality in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias
• KABB — Kentucky Association of Blood Banks
• BTRR — Biomedical Technology Research Resources
• FODI — Federation of Operative Dentistry of India
• CMHA — Canadian Mental Health Association
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Study
• IACA — International Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture
• SBTF — Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation
• DAA — direct-acting antiviral
• CEHI — Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
• VAR — Varicella vaccine
• ARHRI — Australian Rural Health Research Institute
• CTTP — Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
• BAAPS — British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• CHF — Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
• ISB — Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique

• HEPA — Hepatitis A Vaccine
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• ARPANSA — Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
• IR(S) — incidence rate(s)
• BAPM — British Association of Perinatal Medicine
• CANDIS — Child Abuse and Neglect Database Instrument System
• BCLS — Biomechanical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• BIRT — Biomedical Informatics Research Training
• SACI — San Antonio Cancer Institute
• TSK — Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
• HDM — House Dust Mite
• FNAIT — Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• ACES — Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
• A&I — Allergy and Immunology
• MC2B — Medical Contact To Balloon time
• DTSP — Diagnostic Technologies and Screening Panel
• LVV — Live Virus Vaccine
• ABPB — Androgen Binding Protein Beta
• DHQP — Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
• NINE — National Institute of Nutritional Education
• USPH — United States Public Health
• CSAT — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
• AHSE — American Society for Healthcare Engineering
• FV — fever virus
• ACACA — Assignment Of A Carboxylase Alpha
• SOH — Safety and Occupational Health
• ACD — Acampomelic Campomelic Dysostosis
• PDC — Prostheses and Devices Committee
• IWH — Institute for Work & Health
• CFMNPV — Choristoneura Fumiferana Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• IRCAD — Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif
• CFS — congenital fibrosis syndromes
• ACC — Anterior Cingulate
• ELSA — Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects
• AGMKC — African Green Monkey Kidney Cell
• CASAC — Credential for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors
• AML — Aberrations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• NACO — National Association of Counties
• CISS — Cancer Information & Support Society
• CNO — College of Nurses of Ontario
• GNG — Go/No-Go
• EAGLES — European Action on Global Life Sciences
• ARFS — Activation of ADP Ribosylation Factors
• NCC — National Certification Corporation
• ACOH — Asian Conference of Occupational Health
• SARMS — Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators
• MCS — mental component score
• ARMD — Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophies
• ARVS — antiretroviral drugs
• CKPX — chickenpox

• CCMA — Canadian Certified Medical Assistant
• BXD — B6 x D2
• AAI — Aa Aristolochic Acid I
• RCPS — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
• THIC — The Heart Institute for Children
• AE — Allelic Error
• MPI — Medical & Pharmaceutical Information
• AAV — Antiviral As Virus
• NDIC — National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• AMD — Allelic Message Display
• FAAAS — Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome
• LSS — Life Support System
• IPSA — Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts
• AI — Anaphase i
• BH4D — tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency
• DRMC — Doctors Regional Medical Center
• SMBS — School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• FASD(S) — fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
• RHRN — Reproductive Health Research Network
• CTC — Clinical Trials Centre
• AB — Alongside Routine Aniline Blue
• NDIP — National Dental Inspection Programme
• WAJM — West African Journal of Medicine
• ASGO — Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists
• RBRV — Resource-Based Relative Value
• ATV — Atazanavir
• DTP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• ACO(S) — Accountable Care Organization(s)
• SPCIC — Small Pathogenic Circulating Immune Complexes
• CMHS — Center for Mental Health Services
• COG — Council of Governments's
• NKUDIC — National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• CMU — Couverture Maladie Universelle
• DIHTA — Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment
• MCEP — Medical Care Expense Plan
• MAMS — Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey
• MPPCF — millions of particles per cubic foot (air)
• RIFLE — Risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage (renal)
• IRVAN — Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis
• RARC — Remittance Advice Remark Codes
• IDLES — indolent lesions of epithelial origin
• TPOAB — Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
• EGDS — Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• CEC — Communications Etudes Corporelles
• IMJ — International Medical Journal
• MILD — Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dreaming
• IST-3 — Third International Stroke Trial
• ABL — The Avian Blastic Leukemia
• CPPA — Clinical Practice Performance Assessment
• DUD — drug use disorder

• RSVI — respiratory syncytial viral infection(s)
• MP-CVDRF — Monitoring Project on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
• NLIC — National Lead Information Center
• PAP — peroxidase antiperoxidase
• AGBG — Androgen-Glucocorticoid-Binding Globulin
• RCC — renal cell cancer
• SAHS — San Antonio Heart Study
• PBI — protein-bound iodine determinations
• VMO — Vastus Medialis Obliques
• PFFD — Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
• ICSP — Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients
• AML — Abnormal Acute Myeloid Leukemias
• BLSC — Buffalo Life Sciences Complex
• APL — Activity Phosphatase Leukocyte
• CNIM — Certified Neuro Interoperative Monitor
• PHYS. — physical, physiology
• ASO — Analysis and Specific Oligonucleotide
• CEHI — Caribbean Environmental Health Institutetute
• AS — Ambras Syndrome
• AIR — Aberrant Immune Response
• OECI — Organization of European Cancer Institutes
• CACCF — Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
• IDHC — Island Digestive Health Center
• BHSI — Behavioral Health Services Initiative
• PID — primary immune deficiencies
• EPM — Elevated Plus Maze
• ADNSHL — Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• TDCS — Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
• EMTP — Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic
• AN — Ala Nigra
• NVVRS — National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study
• GRVE — Groundnut Rosette Virus from East Africa
• WCI — Wound Care Institute
• NPIN — National Prevention Information Network
• BMRC — Buffalo Materials Research Center
• ALSS — Attack Latency Scores
• RIV3 — Recombinant Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flublok®)
• CERI — Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute
• CDTB — Cytolethal Distending Toxin B
• CMPA — Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
• EBCR — Evidence-Based Case Report
• CPEN — Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse
• CIEH — Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• ABCSG — Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
• DC(S) — dendritic cell(s)
• FTMO — fever of too many origins
• VBC — Vienna Bio Center
• SOHF — Swiss Medical Society for Occupational Health in Health Care Facilities
• ACIC — Adenomas Containing Invasive Carcinoma
• CRL — rats--crown-rump length

• IREB — Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons
• RIMC — Region I Medical Center
• CL — Corpora lutea
• MEDDAC — Medical Department Activity
• AAAT — Adult Adolescent Alcohol Treatment
• AO — Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas
• MRT — Medical Radiologic Technologist
• PHII — Public Health Informatics Institute
• JGN — Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• MRES — Medical Response Emergency Software
• ADA — Autosomal Dominant Ataxias
• MHIP — Maryland Health Insurance Plan
• AML — Aggressive Acute Monoblastic Leukemia
• CMMT — Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
• UDC — usual diseases of childhood
• ANF — antinuclear factor
• MCI — Millicurie
• CCH — Constitutive Centromeric Heterochromatin
• CAA — complete androgen ablation
• HRPO — Human Research Protection Office
• VOB — Verification Of Benefits
• REMEMBER — reducing early mortality and morbidity by empiric tuberculosis treatment
• IEED — Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder
• CPET — Centre for Positron Emission Tomography
• IDV — indinavir
• AIF — Apoptosis Inducing Factor
• ADCS — Autosomal Dominant Cataracts
• IAPB — International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
• CBLP — Chronic Back and Leg Pain
• WCHQ — Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
• ACGM — Amplified Consensus Genetic Markers
• AR — Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
• PACS — premature atrial contractions
• AILS — Approach of Advanced Intercross Lines
• HAST — HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB
• RCPSC — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• AKS — Experimental Automated Karyotyping System
• ARPS — Arbitrary Reference Points
• ANP — Activate Natriuretic Peptide
• CIRM — California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• BCC — basal cell cancer
• OBS — Operational Biomedical System
• CG — cathepsin G
• QPU — Quarterly Provider Update
• MSSA — Medical Service Study Areas
• ATPIII — Adult Treatment Panel III
• SPT — skin-prick test
• IO — IO Inferior oblique (of eye)
• DSDRS — Diabetes-Specific Dementia Risk Score
• CADCA — Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's

• NCMHD — National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• APRIL — Acidic Protein Rich in Leucine
• SKD — severe knee disorders
• ATM — Activating The Mutated
• CARES — Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival
• AAF — Acetyl Amino Fluorene
• IMEI — International Medical Education Institute
• CDGE — Constant Denaturant Gradient Electrophoresis
• NIOH — National Institute of Occupational Health
• AD — Anaphase Delay
• DCAB — Disability and Communication Access Board (State of Hawaii)
• SCDD — Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
• EMRA — Emergency Medicine Research Associates
• C-6 — sixth cervical vertebrum
• MRAB — Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumanii
• ARFS — AUTOSOMAL RARE FRAGILE SITES
• CSHS — Centre For Strategic Health Studies
• AJN — American Journal of Nursing's
• GCDSS — Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society
• CWP — coal worker's pneumoconiosis
• LTD — Long-Term Depression
• ASAR — Alouatta Seniculus Arctoidea
• ADJ — Adjudication
• RFH — Riders for Health
• PRA — Physician's Recognition Award
• ARRS — Australian Radiological Research Society
• ACES — Active Community Environments
• NRCPR — National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
• ISTM — Institut Superieur Des Techniques Medicales
• MHPSS — Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network
• ACIM — Academy of Comprehensive Integrated Medicine
• GCS — group C streptococcus/i
• ALGS — Amplified Long Genomic Sequence
• DCIR — dendritic cell immunoreceptor
• DDL — didanosine
• CHERE — Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
• SLP — SLEEPINESS SCALE
• NHANES II — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II
• NIPI — Norway-India Partnership Initiative
• ROBMS — Radiation Oncology Benefit Management Companies
• BSE — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
• FDS — fetal death syndrome
• AB — Ascertainment Bias
• AI — Adequate Intake
• AVRT — atrioventricular reentry tachycardia
• GD — Guide Dogs
• ANC — Army Nurse Corporation
• FT — full-term
• PADIS — Poison and Drug Information Service
• ASD — Angiogenic Squamous Dysplasia

• PRHS — Puerto Rico Heart Study
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule
• DTR — deep tendon reflex(es)
• PDEP — Pediatric Diabetes Education Portal
• TGA — Therapeutic Goods Administration
• PVCS — premature ventricular contractions
• DMQRP — Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs
• LMSS — Liverpool Medical Students Society
• UNRC — Urology and Nephrology Research Center
• CIRCD — circumcised
• ILI — influenza-like illness
• HDC ABMT — high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation
• OSHC — Overseas Student Health Cover
• CPSI — Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• AMLS — Acute Myeloid Leukemias
• ADPRP — Adenosine Diphosphate Ribosyl Polymerase
• RMAK — Rabbit Muscle Adenylate Kinase