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

• IQ — Intelligence Quotient
• AFDC — Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• VDRF — Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure
• DOB — Date Of Birth
• DHT — Dobhoff Tube (feeding tube)
• PN(S) — pierced nipple(s)
• APNP — Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
• FACT-GOG-NTX — Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment Gynecologic Oncology Group - Neurotoxicity
• PIAQ — Pediatric Inhaler Adherence Questionnaire
• AADOM — American Association of Dental Office Managers
• PMSO — Private Medical Students Organization
• BAL — Bronchoalveolar Lavage
• PHI(S) — penetrating head injury
• AMI — acute myocardial infarction
• OBS & GYNAE — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• I.V. — intravenous
• AFVSS — Afebrile, Vital Signs Stable
• ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
• PAIGE — Patient Instruction Generator
• PHR — Professional Healthcare Reform
• PGII — Patient Global Impression of Improvement
• T-10 — tenth thoracic vertebrum
• PME — post-mortem examination
• CUPPI — Circumstances Undetermined Pending Police Investigation
• FACPM — Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine
• PIHKAL — Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (Book)
• PLCO — Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (screening trial)
• PMBT — Precision Muscle Balancing Technology
• PMDS — Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
• PMBT — Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
• TX — Treatment (medical)
• PM — petit mal (form of epilepsy)
• IT — Information Technology
• PHG — Portohepatic gradient
• SLUDD — the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system is SLUDD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, and defecation).
• PHIND — Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry News Database
• PMA — pre-motor area (brain)
• PHS — physician health services
• PIOD — pelvic inflammatory disease
• DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
• PGSC — patient global symptom control
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• PIVOT — Prostate Cancer Intervention vs. Observation Trial
• PMIC — Psychiatric Medical Institutions For Children
• PGTT — Prednisolone Glucose Tolerance Tests
• SACX — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
• FACAAI — fellow of the american college of allergy, asthma & immunology
• EXP'D — Expired
• AAIDD — American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• L-3 — third lumbar vertebrum

• SOPD — Surgical Out Patient Department
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• PPM — parts per million
• F.P. — F Double Prime Math
• NRFHR — Non Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate
• PHA — Post-development Health Assessment
• T-11 — eleventh thoracic vertebrum
• M-TAG/IMS — Medical Technology Assessment Group/IMS Health
• QALY(S) — quality adjusted life year(s)
• T-6 — sixth thoracic vertebrum
• CA-EBS — Compressed Air - Emergency Breathing Systems
• POMS — Profile of Mood States Questionnaire
• D.POD. — Doctor of Podiatry
• UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
• NAAT — Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
• T-12 — twelfth thoracic vertebrum
• FAAU — Flexible Acute Admission Unit
• B.D.SC. — Bachelor of Dental Science
• AAHFP — American Academy of Health & Fitness Professionals
• I.M. — intramuscular
• T-8 — eighth thoracic vertebrum
• ΣΚ — Sigma Kappa
• NLBP — nonspecific low back pain
• MCV4 — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Quadravalent
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NICM — Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
• FAMHX — Family history
• T-7 — seventh thoracic vertebrum
• IV — Intravenous
• L-5 — fifth lumbar vertebrum
• T-9 — ninth thoracic vertebrum
• CY — Calendar Year
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• FACMI — Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
• CABANA — Catheter Aablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
• CVICU — Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• OSCE — Objective Structured Clinical Examination
• AADSAS — Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
• BVAS — Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score
• RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
• L-4 — fourth lumbar vertebrum
• KABN — Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing
• I-PWG — Industry Pharmacogenomics Working Group
• INFAO — Abdominal Aorta Below
• COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
• DLC — Diamond-Like Carbon
• CABBT — Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology
• N&NR — New and Non-official Remedies

• J-ART — Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• COAT — Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• N-VAS — Nogier vascular autonomic signal
• AC — Alternating Current
• G6PDD — Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
• HAMDS — Hellenic American Medical and Dental Society
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• LAISPS — Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
• FACHM — Fellow of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine
• IBDQ — Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
• CA-FFR — (invasive) coronary angiography with fractional flow reserve
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• EARDS — Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• EAFPS — European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• LAIV4 — Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Quadrivalent)
• LMCA — Left Main Coronary Artery
• TEVAR — Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
• IADL(S) — independent activitie(s) of daily living
• IADAM — Master of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• CVP — Central Venous Pressure
• GI — Gastrointestinal
• NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination
• DDX — Differential Diagnosis
• DOA — dead on arrival
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• H&P — history and physical examination
• IPAQ — International Physical Activity Questionnaire
• OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
• CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• CRNFA — Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• PTA — Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
• DOBBS — Doctors Only Bulletin Board System
• NBT — Nitroblue tetrazolium (assay)
• TEWL — Transepidermal Water Loss
• HACCP — Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• ADHORE — Automatic Detection Of Homologous Regions
• MARS — Medication Adherence Rating Scale
• QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
• RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
• DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
• MTF — Medical Treatment Facility
• CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• TB — Tuberculosis

• TBD — To Be Determined
• PSMS — Physical Self-Maintenance Scale
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• PCM — Primary Care Manager
• FUC — free urinary cortisol
• CKD — Chronic Kidney Disease
• DTSQ — Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire
• GOAT — Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
• QOL — Quality of Life
• DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• EPL — Extensor Pollicis Longus
• IUP — Intrauterine Pregnancy
• CCI — Charlson Comorbidity Index
• PMI — Point of Maximum Impulse
• DB — Decibel
• EPICON — Epidemiological Consultation
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• APB — Atrial Premature Beat
• DOD — Date Of Death
• AAPM — American Academy of Pain Medicine
• PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
• STSG — Split Thickness Skin Graft
• MRDO — Multi Resistant Drug Organisms
• BP — Blood Pressure
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• RSI — Repetitive Strain Injury
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• PT — Physical Therapy
• AIMS — Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
• AD — Alzheimer's Disease
• PIMS — Pharmacy Information Management System
• SES — Senior Executive Service
• FDLV — Fer-de-Lance Virus
• ANS — Autonomic Nervous System
• MAPCAS — Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries
• DNC — Dermatology Nurse Certified
• MD — Doctor of Medicine
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• CHIP — Children's Health Insurance Program
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• TCA — Tricyclic Antidepressant
• L&W — Living and Well
• BSED — Bachelor of Science in Education
• RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
• SVT — Supraventricular Tachycardia
• LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
• AED — Automated external defibrillator
• EMD — Electromechanical Dissociation

• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• OTR/L — Licensed Occupational Therapist
• SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• LAB — Laboratory
• DIL — Death In Line
• NO — Number
• SOA — Shortness of Air (replaces "SOB" -- shortness of breath -- in some records)
• OT — Occupational Therapy
• BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• VFSS — Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study
• URTI — Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
• EMG — Electromyogram
• IRIS — Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
• SDAT — Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
• CDT — Current Dental Terminology
• PMA — Progressive Muscular Atrophy
• MADRS — Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
• ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
• GNRI — Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index
• L&D — Labor and Delivery
• OSA — Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• BPI-SF — Brief Pain Inventory - short form
• TT — Tetanus Toxoid
• EENT — eye, ear, nose & throat (medical specialty)
• CGI-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• PVOD — Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
• TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
• HFPEF — Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
• TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
• FICS — Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
• UC — Ulcerative Colitis
• FACMS — Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery
• 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
• SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
• OBS — Observation
• RH — Right Hand
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• AFL — Atrial Flutter
• AMS — Acute Mountain Sickness
• IHD — Ischemic Heart Disease
• EPING — Exclusive Pumping (maternity)
• HOT-SKULL — An unruly person to the highest degree.. Also known as a hot-head
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• QT — Quart
• CLS — Certified Laboratory Scientist
• OZ — Ounce
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

• INR — International Normalised Ratio
• CMSRN — Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
• NASH — Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
• YR — Years old
• CMV — Cytomegalovirus
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• PSW — Personal Support Worker
• SMA — Superior Mesenteric Artery
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• RECIST — Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
• CPR — Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
• PE — Pulmonary Embolism
• APC — Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• EOMB — explanation of medical benefits
• ASB — Anti-Social Behaviour
• LAMA — Leave Against Medical Advice
• SEC — Second
• PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
• DZ — Disease
• EDC — Electronic Data Capture
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
• HVLT-R — Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease
• DA — Dental Assistant
• RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• RHD — Rheumatic Heart Disease
• POMR — Problem Orientated Medical Record
• PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• ARTG — Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
• DEL — Delivery
• LOC — Loss of Consciousness
• ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• LAT — Lateral
• LSEQ — Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire
• CPN — Certified Pediatric Nurse
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• RM — Registered Midwife
• Z — Zero
• CPIC — Capital Planning and Investment Control
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• AAAD — American Athletic Association of the Deaf
• RAI — Resident Assessment Instrument
• VATS — Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
• SSA — Social Security Administration

• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• LCPC — Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
• CARDIO — CARDIOLOGY
• AFL — Adolescent Family Life
• CPA — Canadian Psychological Association
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• KE — Kinetic Energy
• IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance
• BPD — Biparietal Diameter
• ICA — Internal Carotid Artery
• WT — Weight
• DOC — Doctor
• CU — Cubic
• COWS — Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
• HTN — Hypertension
• AACB — Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• BMD — Bone Mineral Density
• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• MAHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• AHCPR — Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• BK [VIRUS] — BK being the initials of index patient for the virus
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• ADD — Attention Deficit Disorder
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• MCTSIB — Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction of Balance
• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• FDBA — Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft
• OASDI — Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• BSA — Body Surface Area
• NTP — normal temperature and pressure
• FHX — Family History
• DSM-5 — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th ed.
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• POP — Premium Only Plan
• NVAF — Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
• AAAASF — American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
• DCH — Diploma in Child Health
• APHA — American Public Health Association
• AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
• TCI — To Come In (hospital appointments)
• NEG — NEGative
• SSI — Supplemental Security Income
• MMS — Medical Mission Sisters
• R — Right
• GAD — Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• M — Male
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope

• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• L — Left
• RBANS — Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
• FABER — Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation
• SSI — Surgical Site Infection
• MSM — Men who have Sex with Men
• NA — Not Available
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• LEA — Local Education Agency
• ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• MIB — Medical Information Bureau
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• CCHT — Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
• A — Artery
• PMR — Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• UPIN — Unique Provider Identification Number
• RX — prescription take
• DEA — Drug Enforcement Agency
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• GMFCS — Gross Motor Function Classification System
• PCI — Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• ACF — Administration for Children and Families
• MCH — Master of Surgery
• UE — Upper Extremity
• HCAHPS — Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
• NKOA — no known other allergies
• CME — Continuing Medical Education
• OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
• CTFOH — Chiefs Task Force on Health
• AAAST — African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology
• BSI — Brain Science Institute
• OGTT — Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
• NIOSH — National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's
• PP — Private Party
• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• GBM — Glioblastoma Multiforme
• SF — Standard Form
• AACMA — Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association
• ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• CRA — Clinical Research Associate
• DDF — Drug And Disease Free
• ECRF — Electronic Case Report Form
• Q2H — Every 2 Hours
• FAST — focused assessment with sonography for trauma
• T2DM — Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• ADHD — Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• BPHN — bachelor of public health nursing
• RPE — Retinal Pigment Epithelium
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule

• PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
• AAPI — American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• DMV — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• AASTOM — Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology of Malawi
• SCD — Doctor of Science
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• BV — Bacterial Vaginosis
• DRE — Digital Rectal Examination
• ADV — Average Daily Volume
• EMR — Electronic Medical Record
• LE — Lower Extremity
• LABA — Long-Acting Beta-Agonists
• EPR — Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• HHC — Home Health Care
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• ADMIN — ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR
• ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
• ICP — Intracranial Pressure
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• OCS — Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
• AACC — American Association for Continuity of Care
• ARSA — Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• AGAG — Acidic Glycosaminoglycans
• HPL — Human Placental Lactogen
• PT. — patient
• PTX — PneumoThorax
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• AACOMAS — American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Applications Service
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• SCID — Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder
• MCI — Mild Cognitive Impairment
• IOM — Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Science, U.S.)
• AABP — American Academy of Behavioral Psychology
• FBAO — Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• CMS — Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• PAWP — Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
• ICD — Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
• TBI — Traumatic Brain Injury
• NEC — not elsewhere classified
• FOITS — Fast Optical in vivo Topometry of Human Skin
• OB/GYN — Obstetrics and Gynecology
• TIVA — Total Intravenous Anesthesia
• BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• C — Celsius
• FTT — Failure To Thrive
• MRFIT — Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
• SCI — Spinal Cord Injury
• AAMAS — American Association of Medical Audit Specialists
• TKR — Total Knee Replacement

• AML — Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• PPYL — Planned Parenthood Young Leaders
• LTD — Long Term Disability
• SCD — Sudden Cardiac Death
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• I&D — Incision and Drainage
• EPO — Erythropoietin
• PSOM — Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure
• HMTS — Houston Medical Testing Services
• GDM — Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• MAPCA — major aortopulmonary collateral artery
• WLE — Wide Local Excision
• OTD — out the door (discharged
• CHUV — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
• AUD — Alcohol Use Disorder
• NPRM — Notice Of Proposed Rule Making
• FH — Family History
• CIU — Cardiac Investigation Unit
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Scale
• AAALF — American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
• ORL — Otorhinolaryngology
• MPFS — Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• PHM — Pharmacy
• AACA — Australian Acupuncture Association
• AAAA — American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
• STEMI — ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• INF — Inferior
• TAE — Transcatheter Arterial Embolization
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• REEGT — Radiologic Electroencephalography Technologist
• ABA — American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc.
• LDO — Licensed Dispensing Optician
• AAAH — American Association of Alternative Healers
• NPI — Neuropsychiatric Inventory Scale
• VFQ-51 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 51 questions
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• PICRA — Postoperative Infusional Continuous Regional Analgesia
• AACVPR — American Association Of Cardiovascular And Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• OA — Osteo-Arthritis
• BH — Behavioral Health
• UKPDS — United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
• ARNPEI — Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
• EDD — Doctor of Education
• HT — Heights
• DSM — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association)
• RAD — Radiation Absorbed Dose
• CEA — Carotid Endarterectomy
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• BCBSMA — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• OIG — Office of Inspector General

• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• ADESA — American Dental Education Association
• AACP — American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• MSD — Master of Science in Dentistry
• CCP — Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist
• N — Nitrogen
• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• PD — Doctor of Pharmacy
• EA — Enterprise Architecture
• OGC — Office of the General Counsel
• MLR — Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• PAD — Peripheral Artery Disease
• PCS — Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• ACJ — Acromioclavicular Joint
• RNCS — Registered Nurse Clinical Specialist
• AAAC — American Academy of Ambulatory Care
• AAAD — Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
• SLP — Speech Language Pathology
• GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
• PEP — postexposure prophylaxis
• CRC — Colorectal Cancer
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• POS — Positive
• DIL — Dilute
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• YO — years old
• AM — Aeromedical Monitor
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• AOA — American Osteopathic Association
• AADR — American Association for Dental Research
• AAID — American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• CIC — Certified in Infection Control
• NAD — No Abnormality Detected
• ROS — Reactive Oxygen Species
• TANF — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• SOBE — shortness of breath on exertion
• CXR — Chest X-Ray
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• LT — Light
• RNAO — Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• MHC — Major Histocompatibility Complex
• PAT — Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• ALS — Advanced Life Support
• NOTCE — National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination (Canada)

• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• CCC-A — Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• CUNP — Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• TLR — IL-1/Toll-like receptor
• ACRS — Amplified Created Restriction Site
• SMDC — Seychelles Medical and Dental Council
• SAM — School of Aerospace Medicine
• AMO — Aerospace Medical Operations
• HITECH — Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• BDS — Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• SMFH — Superficial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
• ANA — Administration for Native Americans
• ICSOL — Intra Cranial Space Occupying Lesions
• HCW — Health Care Worker
• AAEM — American Academy of Environmental Medicine
• AADW — American Association of Dental Webmasters
• AASLD — American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• MHS — Medical Health Service
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• TSC — Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• NIMH — National Institute of Mental Health
• AAD — American Academy of Denturity
• CNSA — California Nursing Student Association
• FFS — Fee-For-Service
• TSS — Toxic Shock Syndrome
• AAPMR — American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• JT — Joint
• ART — Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV)
• OTL — Out To Lunch
• AMYL — amyl nitrite
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• DMT — Doctor of Medical Technology
• HCV — hepatitis C virus
• ABN — Abnormal
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• LICSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• SEN — State Enrolled Nurse
• ARSO — African Regional Organization for Standardization
• LLQ — left lower quadrant
• SIQ — Sick In Quarters
• ABSA — American Biological Safety Association
• DMD — Doctor of Dental Medicine
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• AAIP — Association of American Indian Physicians
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association
• AAAOM — American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

• POMS — Profile of Mood States Scale
• YR — Year
• ANPS — Association Nationale des Podologues du Sport
• APACHE — Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation
• DOT — Directly Observed Therapy
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• AAED — American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• CRI — Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• NIBP — Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
• NCA — National Care Association
• WIC — Women, Infants and Children
• F — Degrees Fahrenheit
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• AMFL — Aeromedical Field Laboratory
• TEE — Transesophageal Echocardiography
• FAPA — Florida Academy of Physician Assistants
• BCBS — Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• RNANTNU — Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• AAOS — Ayurveda Association Of Singapore
• HAP — Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
• NNH — Number Needed to Harm
• MOS — medical outcomes Study
• FASRT — Fellow of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• OS — Overall Survival
• LOA — Law of Attraction
• AADEP — American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
• DCCT — Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
• COND — Conditions
• HPS — Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• ANA — Alaska Nurses Association
• SIADH — syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
• PACS — Picture Archiving and Communication System
• SEER — Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• SST — Somatostatin
• CIRC — Circumcision
• PID — pelvic inflammatory disease
• USAID — United States Agency for International Development
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• RTSM — Randomization and Trial Supply Management
• PTB — Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• SCDS — Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
• DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol
• PFO — Patent Foramen Ovale
• CPD — Continuous Professional Development
• ABA — Association for Behavior Analysis
• AFOSH — Air Force Occupational Safety and Health
• RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)

• NGA — National Governors Association
• OCD — tic/obsessive compulsive disorder
• AAIM — American Academy of Insurance Medicine
• DASH — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• AEMSN — Alternate Entry Master of Science in Nursing
• HAN — Health Alert Network
• VF — Ventricular Fibrillation
• HC — Head Circumference
• MMSE — Mini-Mental Status Examination
• PA — Prince Albert
• PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
• FTOV — First Time Occupational Visit
• AOSED — Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors
• MPM — Medical Portfolio Management
• TFT — Thyroid Function Test
• MENACWY — meningococcal conjugate vaccine capsular polysaccharide of serogroup C, W135, and Y
• MH — Mental Health
• DTI — Diffusion Tensor Imaging
• DOS — Doctor of Ocular Science
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• ASA — American Subcontractors Association
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• DC'D — DISCONTINUED
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instituteumentation
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• TUR — Transurethral Resection
• QMHP — Qualified Mental Health Professional
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• ADSD — Autosomal Dominant Striatal Degeneration
• MQT — Medicaid Qualifying Trust
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer)
• AMSA — Austrian Medical Students Association
• AL — Ad libitum
• DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
• SBA — Stand By Assistance
• DDSC — Doctor of Dental Science
• CHS — Cardiovascular Health Study
• AAOA — American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
• PILE — Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation
• BOTO — Barral Osteopathic Teaching Organization
• FLBP — Future Lower Back Problem
• AFI — Air Force Instruction
• EPO — Exclusive Provider Organization
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
• IADLS — Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
• WWS — Walker-Warburg Syndrome
• MIPI — Mantle-Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index
• CAM — Confusion Assessment Method
• BWFI — Bacteriostatic Water for Injection

• CHB — Bachelor of Surgery
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• SIL — Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
• FAMA — Fellow of the American Medical Association
• BERI — Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute (Japan)
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Physiothérapie du Sport
• DCD — Donation After Cardiac Death
• ROUB — Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• ED — Effective Dose
• NIP — National Immunization Program
• CTE — Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
• AMAL — Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
• BMS — Biomedical Sciences
• ET — Enterostomal Therapist
• R — Roentgen
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• EMT-I — Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate
• RBRVS — Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
• AAL — Anterior Axillary Line
• D/C — Discharge
• CLM — Cutaneous Larva Migrans
• DDD — Division of Developmental Disabilities (various locations)
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• RLS — Restless Leg Syndrome
• AAMSI — American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics
• CCST — Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Psychologie du Sport
• BCH — Bachelor of Surgery
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
• SLT — Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
• CCK — Cholecystokinin
• TBAALAS — Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
• TIMI — Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
• TEMP — Temperature
• ASAP — Army Substance Abuse Program
• DCM — Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• TBWO — Total Body Water
• ADVAC — Advanced Course of Vaccinology
• FACG — fellow of the american college of gastroenterology
• RA — Right Atrium
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• IMT — Intima-Media Thickness
• D — Density
• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• HPTN — HIV Prevention Trials Network
• LRI — Lower Respiratory Infection
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• DEET — N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide

• ENT — Ear nose and throat
• CNA — Canadian Nurses Association
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• FACR — Fellow of the American College of Radiology
• MSP — matching to sample
• CCRI — Childrens Cancer Research Institute
• IL — Interleukin
• DASH — Division of Adolescent and School Health
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• ASL — American Sign Language
• EVAR — Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
• APC — Antigen-Presenting Cell
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• HF — Heart Failure
• LAF — Line of the Air Force
• CLD — Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorder
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• EOM — Extraocular muscle
• MMN — Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
• NHS — National Health Service
• ROA — Route of Administration
• FLAIR — Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery
• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• IMC — International Medical Corps
• DPHIL — Doctor of Philosophy
• EXT — External Alarms
• EFT — Emotionally Focused Therapy
• ABMG — American Board of Medical Genetics
• BDSC — Bachelor of Dental Science
• % — percent
• LOE — Level of Evidence
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
• CAT — Computer-Aided Tomography
• DDD — Degenerative Disc Disease
• SMS — Space Motion Sickness
• PCT — Primary Care Trust
• APMC — Advanced Project Management Certification
• CWOCN — Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse
• ELBW — Extremely Low Birth Weight
• AIHW — Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• PPD — Postpartum Depression
• CUCNS — Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist
• NIA — National Institute on Aging
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• STI — sexually transmitted infection

• CCHMC — Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• SVR — Sustained Virologic Response
• PM — Plasma Membrane
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health)
• MPH — Master of Public Health
• AO — Agent Orange
• OHI — Other Health Impairment
• RAS — Renal Artery Stenosis
• GDMT — Guideline Determined Medication Therapy
• NCT — Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
• AAH — Associate in Allied Health
• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• BSM — Bachelor of Science in Medicine
• BPHARM — Bachelor of Pharmacy
• TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• NGU — nongonococcal urethritis
• ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics's
• ST — Speech Therapy
• IAP — Intra-Abdominal Pressure
• CD — Certified Doula
• AHDI — Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
• LA — Left Atrium
• CLT — Certified Lymphedema Therapist
• DWS — Disaster Warning System
• CDAI — Crohn's Disease Activity Index
• CM — Chirurgiae Magister
• AAT — Associate of Applied Technology
• COMPASS — COMPuter ASSurance Conference
• LNCC — Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• AMSAN — acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• MPH — Master of Pharmacy
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• AMJC — American Journal of Cardiology
• BDDT-N — Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy – Naturopathy (licensing body in ON)
• DM2 — Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• TEC — Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood
• CKBB — creatine kinase BB
• NSI — Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory
• BHYG — bachelor of hygiene
• MEB — Medical Evaluation Board
• BC — Bachelor of Surgery
• AA — Associate of Arts
• MR — Mutual Recognition

• PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• T1DM — Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus
• FGF — Fibroblast Growth Factor
• CHD — Doctor of Surgery
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• AI — Association Index
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• MIFL — Maximum Individual Fiber Loss
• OMHO — Office Of Mental Health Ombudsman
• CRN — Certified Radiologic Nurse
• FCPP — Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• VA — Visual Acuity
• CJ — cytochalasin J
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
• MC — Master of Surgery
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• ACRN — AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
• AVN — Atrioventricular Node
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• RNA — Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• CORLN — Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse
• VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• MIRF — Medical Incident Report Form
• ICN — International Council of Nurses
• CMC — Christian Medical College
• HBV — hepatitis B virus
• GVHD — Graft Versus Host Disease
• SP — São Paulo
• CCNS — Critical Care Nurse Specialist
• TICI — Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• AO — aldehyde oxidase
• AADP — American Association of Drugless Practitioners
• ETD — Estimated Time of Death
• COHN-S — Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist
• NNT — Number needed to Treat
• PUFA — Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
• 3TC — Lamivudine
• LC — Lighting Certified
• PVNS — Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
• CCC-SLP — Certificate of Clinical Competance in Speech language pathology
• AYUSH — Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, & Homeopathy
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• IVA — Isovaleric Acidemia
• FHH — Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
• DMAT — Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• CFR — Case Fatality Rate
• PE — Premature Ejaculation

• NICHD — National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• YWHS — Young Women's Health Summit
• HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
• BM — Bachelor of Medicine
• TMT — Trail Making Test
• OCDS — Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale
• OSAS — Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• ECA — External Carotid Artery
• GERD — Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
• IUCD — Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory
• FRCPC — fellow of the royal college of physicians of canada
• FDS — Fellow in Dental Surgery
• TTE — Transthoracic Echocardiogram
• JBO — Journal of Biomedical Optics
• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• FICA — Fellow of the International Chiropractic Association
• GBD — Global Burden of Disease
• SSSS — Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
• CPRI — Computer-based Patient Record Institute
• HNPCC — Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome)
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
• FTC — emtricitabine
• AA — Alzheimer's Association
• MRA — Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• VNA — Visiting Nurse Association
• ORM — Operational Risk Management
• CDER — Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration)
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
• GS — General Surgery
• MB — Bachelor of Medicine
• AMEDD — Army Medical Department
• CC — with food, (but also cubic centimetre)
• CSE — Office of Child Support Enforcement
• GCSI — Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index
• MSEE — Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• APR — Abdominoperineal Resection
• UHID — Universal Healthcare Identifier
• STDP — Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• SMO — Senior Medical Officer
• FCAP — fellow of the college of american pathologists
• HPV — Human Papilloma Virus
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• HAT — Hepatic Artery Thrombosis

• PMH — Previous Medical History
• ESF — Emergency Support Function
• MBA — Master of Business Administration
• CPA — Canadian Physiotherapy Association
• MAFO — Molded Ankle-Foot Orthotic
• DTS — Delirium Tremens the Shakes
• WL — Weight Loss
• LLM — Master of Laws
• DCIS — Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• ACPE — American College of Physician Executives
• CHAMPUS — (U.S.) Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Uniformed Services
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Surgery
• IPE — Individual Protective Equipment
• TGYF — Tianma Gouteng Yin Formula
• ABPN — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• NPAFP — non-polio acute flaccid paralysis
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• SOBOE — Shortness of Breath on Exercise
• DDR — Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
• ACLY — Atp Citrate Lyase
• BSE — Breast Self-Examination
• EM — Electron Microscope
• C — Constant
• LVAD — Left Ventricular Assist Device
• MG — Myasthenia Gravis
• EPIC — Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
• OP — Operational
• AEL — Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia
• BLS — Basic life support
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• PEPT — Positron Emission Particle Tracking
• SG — Specific Gravity
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• WAS — Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• AMP — Amputation
• LMSW — Licensed Master of Social Work
• CIC — Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
• MHE — Master of Health Education
• CMSS — Council of Medical Specialty Societies
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• PCL-M — PTSD Checklist-Military
• ASPE — Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• CRIC — cricothyroidotomy
• SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
• AVNRT — Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
• COMA — Certified Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
• NN — Nerves

• DRPH — Doctor of Public Health
• PANAH — Pakistan National Heart Association
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• DWI — Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
• IARC — International Agency for Research on Cancer
• EHR — Electronic Health Record
• MLT — Medical Library Technician
• HPVD — Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• MMS — Massachusetts Medical Society
• BIR — British Institute of Radiology
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• EHS — environmental health services
• SC — Subcutaneous
• EIS — Epidemic Intelligence Service
• DORV — Double Outlet Right Ventricle
• TDI — Toluene Diisocyanate
• MPHARM — master of pharmacy
• BN — Bachelor of Nursing
• CRNH — Certified Registered Hospice Nurse
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• ABTS — American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• LUL — Left Upper Lobe
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health
• FAGD — Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
• PAT — Pre-Admission Testing
• BSE — Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• EAC — External Auditory Canal
• PM&R — Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• PR — Pulse Rate
• CARC — Claim Adjustment Reason Code
• NCID — National Center for Infectious Diseases
• RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
• PHI — Personal Health Information
• SIL — Seriously Ill List
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree
• SCT — Specialist in Cytotechnology
• MPAS — Master of Physician Assistant Studies
• ARF — ADP Ribosylation Factor
• CBE — Chemical and Biological Engineering
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• MS — Master of Science
• MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• RPD — Removable Partial Denture
• AVSEM — Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine
• ECV — Extracellular Volume
• DEPICTED — Development and Evaluation of a Psychosocial Intervention in Children and Teenagers Experiencing Diabetes
• NRP — National Response Plan

• VISA — Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
• AAT — Associate of Arts in Teaching
• APH — American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
• AII — Angiotensin II
• BOP — Bleeding on Probing
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• CCSP — Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
• CTAD — Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory
• LCCE — Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
• ICH — International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
• BRCA — breast cancer gene
• WCST-64 — Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, 64 card version
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• CNO — Chief Nursing Officer
• VCT — Voluntary Counselling and Testing
• ICSR — Individual Case Safety Reports
• UPIN — Universal Provider Identification Number
• TIPS — Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• L — Litre
• GRP — Glucose-Regulated Protein
• CAS — Casualty
• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• ARMAC — Arkansas Medicaid Administrative Claiming
• ASLME — American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• NCTR — National Center for Toxicological Research
• TURBT — Transurethral resection of bladder tumour
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• MROE — Medical Rules of Eligibility
• EMK — Emergency Medical Kit
• CCES — Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist
• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• CISS — Competitive in Situ Suppression
• CAPA — Certified Ambulatory Post-Anesthesia Nurse
• RTV — Ritonavir
• AOTA — American Occupational Therapy Association
• CCMVI — Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection
• AFNOR — Association Francaise De Normalisation
• GBM — Glomerular Basement Membrane
• ARI — Autism Research Institute
• ACP — Applied Cognitive Psychology
• LCIS — Lobular Carcinoma in Situ
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• NPI — Narcissistic Personality Inventory
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• NPWT — Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

• GAF — Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• MSLS — Master of Science in Library Science
• BC-PCM — Board Certified - Palliative Care Management
• ANUBIS — A New Universal Biosafety Information System
• PTSD — posttraumatic stress disorder
• NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics standards
• ND — Doctor of Naturopathy
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• LUTS — lower urinary tract symptoms
• SAIEH — South African Institute of Environmental Health
• DSA — digital subtraction angiography
• ICF — Informed Consent Form
• RML — right middle lobe (lung)
• AMSC — Associate in Medical Science
• AGM — African green monkey
• TLL — Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
• HV — Heavy
• CHPN — certified hospice and palliative nurse
• AST — Aspartate Transaminase
• ATA — Anterior Tibial Artery
• COLA — Cost Of Living Allowance
• SBB — Specialist in Blood Banking
• AHD — Antecedent Hematologic Disorder
• MPSV4 — Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Quadravalent
• AO — active oxygen
• AP — amyloid plaques
• ISQ — Implant Stability Quotient
• PHA — Preventive Health Assessment
• TLIF — Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• CTCAE — Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
• HLHS — Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• EMT — Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• AMD — Acids and Macular Degeneration
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• 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.
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• CIF — cytoplasmic intermediate filament
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• LDUH — Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin
• OCR — Office For Civil Rights (Dept. Of Education)
• LMWH — Low molecular weight heparin(oid
• JECFA — Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
• F — Female
• ALLV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation

• CVS — Computer Vision Syndrome
• AFMS — Air Force Medical Service
• ANZAN — Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
• TMA — Thrombotic Microangiopathy
• USPSTF — United States Preventive Services Task Force
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• AIHA — American International Health Alliance
• SLF — Single Live Fetus
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs
• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• PFC — Prefrontal Cortex
• GTD — Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• CPNP — Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner
• RAMC — Royal Army Medical Corps
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• MIPO — minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis
• IQCODE — Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
• CRC — Co-operative Research Centres
• HYST — hysterectomy
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• CBI — Certificate in Breast Imaging
• RMANCOVA — repeated measures analysis of covariance
• DHP — Defense Health Program
• FAK — First Aid Kit
• MCTD — Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• IVD — Ischemic Vascular Disease
• RTR — Registered Recreational Therapist
• CT — Computer Tomography
• AFPD — Air Force Policy Directive
• OBL — OBLique
• CBE — Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• RESA — Regional Educational Service Agency
• CHQ — Child Health Questionnaire
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• OD — Over Dose
• CCDS — Certified Cardiac Device Specialist
• ARDRA — Amplified Ribosmal DNA Restriction Analysis
• IIV4 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• NSQHS — National Safety and Quality Health Service
• NEI — National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health)
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• VHD — Valvular Heart Disease
• NDC — National Drug Code
• MMIHS — Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome

• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• B — Born
• ABCRS — American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• ST — Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac)
• AFRC — Air Force Reserve Command
• MDE — Major Depressive Episode
• HPS — Human Patient Simulator
• MRAD — Master of Radiology
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• MACO — Maximum Allowable Carryover
• AT — Atrial Tachycardia
• VL — vastus lateralis
• ABL — Advanced Breeding Line
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• AK — Arginine kinase
• GBS — Guillain–Barré syndrome
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• SLD — Specific Learning Disability
• AFRC — Absolute Finger Ridge Count
• AGT — average generation time
• CVID — Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
• RHCC — Rural Health Care Corporation
• AS — Alport syndrome
• IICP — Increased Intracranial Pressure
• CRRN-A — certified rehabilitation registered nurse – advanced
• NCRR — National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health)
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• EFMB — Expert Field Medical Badge
• LTOT — Long Term Oxygen Therapy
• BIBIC — British Institute for Brain Injured Children
• OI — Orthopedic Impairment
• LAT — Laboratory Animal Technician
• TAVI — Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
• WHI — Women's Health Initiative
• M — Married
• MBOS — Medical Board of Survey
• DHF — Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
• IBS — Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• DIL — Dilate
• EAT — Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia
• SAIOH — Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• TCM — Traditional Chinese Medicine
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• IMA — Inferior Mesenteric Artery
• AVRT — Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
• ISHEASTM — International Society for the History of East Asian Science Technology and Medicine
• PHARMG — Graduate in Pharmacy
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• HIB — Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

• WM — White Male
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• IBV — Infectious Bronchitis Virus
• MIMS — Medical Information Management System
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• RCT — Rotator Cuff Tear
• AN — accessory nuclei
• ESY — Extended School Year
• EMT-P — Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
• PNSS — Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
• NAIT — Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• B/C — Benefit/Cost
• MEPS — Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• PHIL — Public Health Image Library
• SSA — Single-Strand Annealing
• KDOQI — Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
• LDN — Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
• OHNCS — Occupational Health Nursing Clinical Specialist
• COTA — Council On The Ageing
• FXS — Fragile X Syndrome
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• JMSMM — Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
• TBNA — Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
• RADV — Risk Adjustment Data Validation
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• AAA — Aleuria Aurantia Agglutinin
• DFDBA — demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts
• PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
• RAC — Recovery Audit Contractors
• AS — Active sleep
• DMAA — dimethylarsinic acid
• DMND — Diamond Foods, Inc.
• LLD — doctor of laws
• NACHRI — National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
• AFLP — Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
• EIP — Early Intervention Program
• SUP — Superior
• SLS — Specialist in Laboratory Safety
• TESS — Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale
• BK — Below knee (transtibial)
• NKFA — No Known Food Allergies
• SEG — similar exposure groups
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• PFPS — Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• STI(S) — sexually transmitted infection(s)
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• ORIF — Open reduction and internal fixation
• ASDII — Atrial Septal Defect Type II
• LSA — Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
• NICE-SUGAR — Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation-Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (research trial)

• NSTEMI — Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• RDO — Registered Dispensing Optician
• AS — Acid Succinate
• ERBT — erythromycin breath test
• EH&S — Environmental Health and Safety
• DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
• CBCD — Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential
• MERS-COV — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
• MM — Malignant Melanoma
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• VFQ-25 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 25 questions
• IOE — Intraoperative echocardiography
• HPP — Health Promotion Practice
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• WRMSD — Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• NCPB — National Cancer Policy Board
• AS — alternative splicing
• URN — Universal Resource Number
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• HS — Heart Sounds
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• CPHT — Certified Pharmacy Technician
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• MBK — Medications and Bandage Kit
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• MSF — Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• BUMED — U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• CAD — Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• UCD — Usual Childhood Diseases
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• TIENS — Traditional Chinese Medical
• OEH-MIS — Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System
• CHC — Chronic Hepatitis C
• IDPD — Indian Doctors for Peace and Development
• ELSI — Ethical, Legal and Social Implications
• MAOIS — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
• AAAH — Aromatic Amino Acid Hydroxylase
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• ICD — International Classification of Diseases
• POP — Plaster of Paris
• CGS — Catgut Suture
• CPPD — Chest Percussion and Post Drainage
• MSEH — Master of Science in Environmental Health

• AI — allelic imbalance
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• PSTD — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• LPI — Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
• CSTE — Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
• URI — upper respiratory tract infection
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• CIPHI — Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
• ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• MSC — Master of Surgery
• BHI — Better Hearing Institute
• PTS — Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (deep vein thrombosis)
• WIN — Weight-control Information Network
• MOH — Medical Officer of Health
• LBL — Light Bladder Leakage
• FOV — Field Of Vision
• MRD — Matched Related Donor
• CM — Master in Surgery
• MUD — Matched Unrelated Donor (stem cell transplantation)
• HMPV — Human Metapneumovirus
• HFRS — Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• NDMS — National Disaster Medical System
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• VAS — visual analog scales
• ADBMP — Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• AIS — abbreviated injury score
• HAPIS — HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• SEM — Sionscanning Electron Microscopy
• NA — Numerical Aperture (fiber optics)
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• AK — Aspartate kinase
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• SB5 — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• DAT — Direct Agglutination Test
• AHPPC — australian health protection principal committee
• COPRE — Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
• HSV — Highly Selective Vagotomy
• AFHPSP — Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program
• TMS — Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome
• BSEH — Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
• MUMPS — Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
• PPDS — Phonologic Programming Deficit Syndrome
• TPD — temperature-programmed desorption
• NIDA — National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
• SDBTT — Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust

• NCADI — Csap's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• TSE — Testicular Self-Examination
• PPG — Photoelectric plethysmography
• H&N — Head and Neck
• CA — Cocaine Anonymous
• UMT — Unit of Medical Time
• EMT-D — Emergency Medical Technician-Defibrillation
• LHF — Left Heart Failure
• CPNP — Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• CRNN — cranial nerves
• LTAC — Long-Term Acute Care
• STSS — Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
• PPBE — Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
• AC — Abdominal Circumference
• MISM — Master of Information Systems Management
• PBAC — Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
• VWFA — Visual Word Form Area
• OEHWG — Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group
• AAAAI — American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• PD — Periodontal Disease
• ADAS — Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale
• TC — Therapeutic Community
• MMTV — Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus
• LAFH — Lower Anterior Facial Height
• ABOP — American Board of Ophthalmology
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• O.S. — left eye (ocularis/oculus sinister (Lat.)
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• D & C — dilatation and curettage
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• COCOM — Combatant Command
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• IIV3 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent
• ACIOL — Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens
• VTE — Venous Thromboembolism Every
• EMER — Emergency Medical Expense Requirement
• MH — Medical Hold
• DSB — DNA double-strand breakage
• AM — Affected Male
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• FLMA — Family Leave Medical Act
• PMB — Physics in Medicine and Biology
• SRNVM — Subretinal neovascular membranes
• IFG — Impaired Fasting Glucose
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AIH — American Institute of Homeopathy
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician Basic
• POS — Positively Outrageous Service
• MDJ — Medical Digest Journal
• QAR — Quiet, Alert, Responsive

• MSAC — Medical Services Advisory Committee
• MDD — Major Depressive Disorderb
• DEBM — Division of Evidence Based Medicine
• GID — Gender Identity Disorder
• VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
• DGI — Disseminated Gonococcal Infection
• AHMC — Australian Health Ministers' Conference
• SHRNA — short hairpin ribonucleic acid
• PAOP — Pulmonary Artery Occlusion (wedge) Pressure
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic
• CEA — Carcinoembryonic Antigen
• DNV — Diarrhea and vomiting
• NAMCS — National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• IA — Internal Assessment
• PGD — Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• LC — Lethal Concentration
• HADS — Hospital Anxiety and Depressive/Depression Scale
• AAG — Alpha-Acid Glycoprotein
• MOOP — Medical Out Of Pocket
• LMRP — Local Medical Review Policy
• KHD — Kinky Hair Disease
• HWFL — Healthy Weight For Life
• NIAAA — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• MOM — Metal-On-Metal
• WOMAC — Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
• LER — Longitudinal Exposure Record
• PHQ — Patient Health Questionnaire
• AC — Amylose Content
• NERD — No Evidence of Recurrent Disease
• LA — Left Arm
• PBA — Pseudobulbar Affect
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980, "Superfund")
• DODD — Department Of Defense Directive
• NF — Necrotizing Fasciitis
• CSIC — Clean Self Intermittent Catheterization
• RU — Repertorium Universale
• CR — Cunt Rag
• FLK — Funny Looking Kid (British doctors humor)
• HIB-MENCY-TT — Hib-Meningococcal (Bivalent) Conjugate Vaccine (MenHibrix®)
• AFHSC — Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
• IASO — International Association for the Study of Obesity
• NEX — Nose Ear And Xiphoid
• CVA — Cardiovascular accident ("stroke")
• AVSD — Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• HPHC — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• REM — Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent)
• ONTT — Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial
• CMI — Chromosome Mitosis Index
• SWS — Sturge-Weber Syndrome
• AHR — Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor

• OSG — Office of the Surgeon General
• SH — Specialist in Hematology
• HFMD — Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
• SGB — Stellate ganglion blockade
• IMRT — intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• HELLP — Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets
• NHIS — National Health Interview Survey
• DTD — Day to Day
• VDB — VanDyke Brown test
• NIDCD — National Institutetute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• PA — Pernicious Anemia
• NCIC CTG — National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group
• DISCH — Discharge
• NICE — National Institute for Clinical Excellence
• D&V — Diarrhea and Vomiting
• MDME — Microsomal Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
• CIM — Class I Modification
• IDDCP — Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
• PTTN — Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy
• CN — Charge Nurse
• WG — Weight Gain
• LTH — Luteotropic Hormone
• GRECC — Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers
• MDR — Minimum Daily Requirement
• NISMAT — Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
• SV — Specialist in Virology
• OCPS — Oral Contraceptive Pills
• MRI — Medical Records Institute
• CFRLD — Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease
• PVCD — Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction
• HPFS — Health Professionals Follow-Up Study
• I&O — input and output (fluid monitoring)
• IPV — inactivated poliovirus vaccine
• BM — Black Male
• MZ — Monozygotic
• DA — Drug Abuse
• SGA — small for gestational age
• FEBR — Fellowship of the Egyptian Board of Diagnostic Radiology.
• LGV — Lymphogranuloma Venereum
• CTS2 — Revised Conflict Tactics Scale
• NBDHMT — National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology
• ABIH — American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• IDDB — Investigational Drugs Database
• MESH — Medical subject headings
• FACIT — Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy
• CAOT-ACE — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists - Association Canadienne des Ergothérapeutes
• TUEB — Transurethral Enucleation with Bipolar
• PPTCT — Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission
• OEHME — Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination
• HBV — High Biological Value

• TMD — Thyromental Distance
• CRPS — Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• SSPE — Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
• SISI — Short Increment Sensitivity Index
• EBM — Evidence-Based Medicine
• CLIA — Clia Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• NSTX — Neosaxitoxin
• PEDNSS — Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
• DU — Duodenal Ulcer
• SLKT — Survivability Lethality and Key Technologies
• OMD — On-line Medical Dictionary
• COTA — Children's Organ Transplant Association
• P-A — Posterior-anterior
• ADD — Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
• CI — contact investigation
• CGMS — continuous glucose monitoring system
• APSI — anterior-posterior stability index
• DP — Dorsalis Pedis
• USAFSAM — United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
• CVID — common variable immunodeficiency disease
• SAPT — Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome
• EEUC — Evidential Entities Under Cover
• OBS — Operational Bioinstrumentation System
• AMD — Advanced Macular Degeneration
• NHS — Nurses’ Health Study
• SGR — Surgeon General's Report
• ITBE — IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
• EBS — Emergency Breathing Subsystem
• S.C. — subcutaneous
• RNG — Réseau National des Génopoles
• AIR — Australian Institute of Radiography
• VHF — Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
• VFC — Vaccines for Children
• S/C — Subcutaneous
• OEHSA — Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment
• ACEM — Australian College for Emergency Medicine
• OICAN — Orthopaedic International Clinical Audit Network
• CAVHD — continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
• COMP — College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
• ADLD — Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy
• ADNOS — Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• DMDS — Dimethyl Disulfide
• AA. — arteries
• ABECOPD — Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• OEHED — Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data
• SMS — Smith-Magenis Syndrome
• MTCT — Mother to Child Transmission
• WMTS — Wireless Medical Telemetry Service
• CRNBC — College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

• CRISP — Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
• TLBB — The Little Blue Book
• HMO — Health Management Organization
• COCC — Certificate of Creditable Coverage (health insurance)
• AFOEM — Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
• MCKT — Medium-chain 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Thiolase
• ABPG — Androgen Binding Protein Gamma
• ERM — Epiretinal Membrane
• SACGT — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing
• SMAAA — Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Australia Inc.
• JHM — Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
• VAX — Vaccine
• PFFS — Private Fee-For-Service
• HSPH — Harvard School of Public Health
• RBCS — Red blood cells
• AIHP — American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
• CCRNP — Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program
• OOE — Out of Energy
• AME — Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzyme
• NDDIC — National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
• POAG — Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
• CAMI — Civil Aeromedical Institute
• TTC — Threshold of Toxicological Concern
• ED — Elbow-Disarticulation
• SIA — Safety Institute of Australia
• BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• IGRA — interferon-gamma release assay
• DMDD — disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
• APH — Antepartum Hemorrhage
• LSU — Life Support Umbilical
• NTD — Neglected Tropical Diseases
• AD — Atherogenic Dyslipidemia
• FABQ — Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
• IPOP — Immediate Post-Operative Prosthesis
• CCSS — Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
• FPMRS — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
• FRCSC — Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• TRACH — tracheostomy
• MSL — Medical Science Liaison
• LCMV — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
• IMMD — Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
• CSD — Cat-Scratch Disease
• MTBI — Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• OHF — Occupational Health Facility
• ABP — Amount Of Androgen Binding Protein
• HAT — Human African Trypanosomiasis
• SBI — Serious Bacterial Infection
• HC — Hair Color

• DODMERB — Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board
• DRMD — Division of Radiation and Medical Devices
• IAVI — International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• ARGR — Arginine Repressor Gene
• MCD — Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency
• DANA — Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment
• AGTS — Australasian Gene Therapy Society
• CIHR — Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• FTSG — full-thickness skin graft
• PSC — Program Support Center (US DHHS)
• MEDICS — Medical Information Computer System
• MRSA — Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus''
• LISA — Life Science Austria
• PLSS — Portable Life Support System
• DMD — Dystrophie Musculaire de Duchenne (French: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
• AFIOH — Air Force Institute for Operational Health
• TAT — thematic apperception test
• ADFSP — Autosomal Dominant Familial Spastic Paraplegia
• ANZSGM — Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine
• UCVA — Uncorrected Visual Acuity
• ADHD — Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• NIAID — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• ANCA — antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
• RIATT — Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies
• PHACO — Phacoemulsification
• PERK — protein kinase RNA–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
• AACB — Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• CDAHK — Chiropractic Doctors' Association of Hong Kong
• FECA — Federal Employee Compensation Act
• BPAD — Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia
• RIDT(S) — rapid influenza diagnostic test(s)
• ABPA — Androgen Binding Protein Alpha
• MEJ — Medical Equipment Journal of Japan
• CAT — Combat Application Tourniquet
• DRUJ — Distal Radial Ulnar Joint
• WD — Wrist-Disarticulation
• CMV — Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
• LTCSS — Long Term Care Services and Supports
• PMD — Primary Medical Doctor
• ADCH — Autosomal Dominant Cyclic Hematopoiesis
• NOAEL — no-observed-adverse-effects-level
• SBP — spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• HD — Hip-Disarticulation
• IMS — Indian Medical Service
• SL — Slight
• NAPNES — National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service
• TSANZ — Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• RRS — Reynolds Risk Score
• PCDC — Primary Care Development Corporation
• PAIN — Pay Attention Inward Now

• COS — Canadian Ophthalmological Society
• NIDDK — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• PCV7 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• HACE — high-altitude cerebral edema
• SBPASC — Service Benefit Plan Administration Services Corporation
• SEE — Surgical Eye Expeditions
• ANZBA — Australian and New Zealand Burn Association
• HMN — Health Metrics Network
• EGG — electroglottography
• ADMD — autosomal dominant atrophic macular degeneration
• CLIA — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• CAMR — Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
• IDMT — Independent Duty Medical Technician
• AACD — American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's
• PRES — Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
• MORD — Medical Operations Requirements Document
• RPM — Remote Patient Monitoring
• GFATM — Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• RDA — Recommended Daily Amounts
• MAC — Mycobacterium Avium Complex (medicine)
• IVI — International Vaccine Institute
• OPN — OPeration
• 0 — Not Present OR No abnormality
• MSSR — Medical Students for Social Responsibility
• GF — Gluten Free
• NAMPA — National Association of Medical Perfusionists of Australia
• HDI — Headache Disability Index
• SVG — Saphenous Vein Grafts
• CRAG — cryptococcal antigen
• HKGCNT — Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test
• LPM — Lateral Plate Mesoderm
• NFI — No Further Information
• CE — chick erythrocyte
• WISQARS — Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• TH — Tyrosine Hydroxylase
• BHT — Bucket handle tear
• NLST — National Lung Screening Trial
• SBV — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• SJS — Stevens–Johnson syndrome
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• ADCSNB — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
• UBMD — University at Buffalo Medical Doctor
• DOHA — Department of Health and Ageing (Australian government department)
• ASPS — Aveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
• SD — Shoulder-Disarticulation
• PV — Pemphigus vulgaris
• PW — Puncture Wound
• CK-MB — Creatine Kinase - Muscle/ Brain
• TE — Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

• ASAT — Aspartate Aminotransferase
• CLL — Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia
• CML — cutaneous malignant lymphomas
• NSNA — Normal Shape/Normal Alignment
• AP — Antero-Posterior
• BILAT. — Bilateral, bilaterally
• LFA — Left Forearm
• AE(S) — adverse event(s)
• ORL — Optical Return Loss
• EFS — event-free survival probability
• SCAD — Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• WBS — Williams-Beuren Syndrome
• H — Height
• CPPD — Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate
• PDHRA — Post-Deployment Health Reassessment
• DSRB — Domain Specific Review Board
• SENS — Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
• CEP — Centromeric Enumeration Probes
• AHAHAS — Accreditable Hospital and Health-Care Administration System
• SCA — Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• ICCD — International Center for Clubhouse Development
• ADD — adenosine deaminase gene
• ACPSEM — Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
• RX — Pharmacy
• ACMV — African Cassava Mosaic Virus
• FMOA — Family Medicine of Albemarle
• QME — Qualified Medical Evaluator
• EM — Emergency Management
• ANZSNM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
• MMRV — Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine
• AAIMS — All American Institute of Medical Sciences
• MACE — Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
• TEO — temporo-occipital (brain area)
• SARI — severe acute respiratory illness
• NIHSS — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• AACF — Atypical Acinar Cell Foci
• ISQ — in status quo (Lat.: no change)
• HAD — HIV-associated dementia
• MENACWY-CRM — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menveo®)
• SHIP — Senior Health Insurance Program
• BCHD — Baltimore City Health Department
• WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
• NHSC — National Health Service Corps
• CIOMS — Council Of International Organizations Of Medical Sciences
• AUR — Association of University Radiologists
• PEF — Patient Encounter Form
• ASV — Association of Shelter Veterinarians
• DCO — Dyschondrosteosis
• DASH — Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand
• AIS — American Institute of Stress

• FOMA — Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
• ICD-O — International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
• SCN — supra-chiasmatic nucleus
• AAC — Associations Of Acrocentric Chromosomes
• DVI — Dengue Virus Infection
• LSE — Life Support Equipment
• ASH — Assistant Secretary for Health
• AIN — American Institute of Nutrition
• MAM — Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• NCMF — North Canton Medical Foundation
• BCCR — Balanced Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
• EMT — Emergency Medical Team
• FACMT — Fellows of the American College of Medical Toxicology
• BEE — Bio-Environmental Engineer
• NSU — Nonspecific urethritis
• MIR — Medical Inspection Room
• PLCH — Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• REG.N. — Registered Nurse
• NIBSC — National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
• ACCME — Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• MAB — Medical Advisory Board
• METI — Medical Education Technologies, Inc.
• CM — Case Manager
• CLI — Central Lymphatic Irradiation
• MDN — Medical Device Network
• AF SURVEY — Atrial Fibrillation Survey
• FS — Flight Surgeon
• CAUTI — Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
• AMGD — Asymmetric Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis
• DVH — Division for the Visually Handicapped
• AAL — Automated Anatomical Labeling
• ACMD — Atypical Chronic Myelocytic Disorder
• PHIN — Public Health Information Network
• FAP — Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy
• YPLL — years of potential life lost
• SCIPI — Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument
• MERP — Medical Emergency Response Plan
• TILAK — Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten
• ABPMR — American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• GNHR — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• AAB — Acidic Aniline Blue
• MH — Mass Hysteria
• MPA — Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
• PAR — Performance and Accountability Report
• MILD — Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
• D4T — Stavudine
• SDQ — Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• ISMH — International Society of Men's Health
• MSAV — Medical Scientists Association of Victoria
• MTAA — Medical Technology Association of Australia

• ABI — Anaphase Bridge Index
• BSID — Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
• RNIB — Royal National Institute for the Blind United Kingdom
• LDF — Laser Doppler Flowmetry
• HL7 — Health Level Seven International
• RSO — Right Superior Oblique
• ASRC — Australian Stuttering Research Centre
• FHT — Federation of Holistic Therapists
• CGE — Cortical Granule Exocytosis
• CSSANZ — Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand
• WMY — Word Memory Test
• TSLP — Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Protein
• NMWC — Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff
• APHDPC — Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee
• NCS — Neurocardiogenic Syncope
• IMC — Industrial Medical Council
• BCG — Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
• VNA — Virginia Nurses Association
• HZV — Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine (formerly called ZOS)
• LIG — Ligament
• VTACH — Ventricular Tachycardia
• NMDP — National Marrow Donor Program
• ADT — Active Death Therapy
• VV. — veins
• CNRHC — Central Newfoundland Regional Health Care Centre
• MHSACM — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts
• DOEHRS-IH — Department of Defense Occupational & Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene
• FINR — Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation
• AOR — Acridine Orange Reaction
• B.O. — BODY ODOR
• AMD — Acute Macular Degeneration
• VSV — Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
• AAOGU — Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists
• CCFP — Certificant of the College of Family Practice of Canada
• LEMS — Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• JBJS — Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• HDV — Hepatitis Delta Virus
• PHLI — Public Health Leadership Institutes
• SAHM — Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
• CDHA — Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
• AHIC — American Health Information Community
• BPHC — Bureau of Primary Health Care
• FLT3 — Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 33
• FHM — Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
• JE — Japanese Encephalitis
• BMP — Biological and Medical Physics
• DTRS — deep tendon reflexes
• SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
• DMO — Dental Management Organization
• MHLT — Minimum Hearing Loss Threshold

• ELE — Estimated Life Expectancy
• AEIOU — Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit
• OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine (no longer available)
• 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)
• STDR — Sight Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy
• IDPD — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• DRU — Direct Reporting Units
• POI — Point of Interest
• DTAB — Drug Testing Advisory Board
• PCGC — Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium
• UCOD — Underlying Cause of Death
• EEG — Electroencephalography
• DAMIS — Drug & Alcohol Management Information System
• PAH — Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
• PTAN — Provider Transaction Account Number
• EMSVO — Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operator
• NCD — noncommunicable diseases
• EPB — extensor pollicis brevis
• CAPED — Central Areolar Pigment Epithelial Dystrophy
• AIOH — Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
• PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
• DPSI — dynamic postural stability index
• HISA — Health Informatics Service Architecture
• WFOC — Worldwide Forensic Odontology Contacts
• CUS — chronic unpredictable stress
• SAM — Severe Acute Malnutrition
• MREP — Medicare Remit Easy Print
• PSAC — Pathology Services Advisory Committee
• ARPHPV — Autosomal Recessive Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous
• CBR — Computers and Biomedical Research
• CDPA — Canadian Dental Protective Association
• STN — Sternberg Memory Search
• VVC — VulvoVaginal Candidiasis
• AAN — Australian Association of Neurologists
• PR — Partial Response
• CTA — Computed Tomographic Angiography
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Science/Surgery
• EAGA — Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
• ALIP — Abnormally Localized Immature Precursors
• POLC — Problem Oriented List of Charges
• AEF — Helper Allogeneic Effect Factor
• HLL — High Liquid Level
• CAEP — Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
• ICTV — International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
• ASID — Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
• VAMC — Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• CFMG — California Forensic Medical Group
• ENOS — endothelial nitric oxide synthase
• EPSTD — Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

• CEH — conserved extended haplotype
• AF — Acentric Fragments
• AC — articular cartilage
• OCBC — Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory-Short
• LCS — Libyan Cardiac Society
• DPHD — Division for Physical and Health Disabilities
• RPVI — registered physician in vascular interpretation
• AOT — Acridine Orange Test
• AGD — Argyrophilic Grain Dementia
• AM — Adenoma Malignum
• O/E — (findings) on examination
• ISOL — Isolation Valve
• RACGP — Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners
• RTNF — Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor
• NEDSS — National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• FCHP — Fallon Community Health Plan
• UHS — University of Health Sciences
• FIPA — Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma
• WDAE — Withdrawal Due to Adverse Events
• LP — Licensed Practitioner
• SARS-COV — severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus disease
• BMP-2 — Bone Morphogenetic Protein type 2
• I/D — intradermal
• SP TAP — lumbar puncture
• FIQ — functional index questionnaire
• FHM — Force Health Management
• IOTA — Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale De l'Afrique
• MTSS — Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• DVE — digital vaginal examination
• PCD — Process Challenge Device
• ANSI HISB — American National Standards Institute's Healthcare Informatics Standards Board
• AMCAS — American Medical College Application Service
• MSOF — Multiple system organ failure
• ADMD — Autosomal Dominant Macular Dystrophy
• VFN — Verticillium Fusarium and Nematode
• DES — Dysequilibrium Syndrome
• NCCAM — National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• HEME — Hemorrhage Early MRI Evaluation
• BIFC — Benign Infantile Familial Convulsions
• RA — Right Arm
• ORR — Office of Refugee Resettlement
• STAR — Shock Trauma Air Rescue
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Acupuncture
• ANZHSN — Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network
• VHD — Ventricular Heart Disease
• IDSA-EIN — Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network
• TINGLE — Experiencing slight prickling (not acrynom)
• MSE — Medical Support Equipment
• ACUM — Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Masses

• ILADS — International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
• NARI — National Ageing Research Institute
• ADHR — Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets
• AIM — Abridged Index Medicus
• FPS — Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society
• MANTRA-PAF — medical antiarrhythmic treatment or radio frequency ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation trial
• HEOR — Health Economic and Outcomes Research
• NNCA — Navy Nurse Corps Association
• BWADE — Bleeding, Weight loss, Anemia, Dysphagia, Early satiety
• IDET — Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
• MCMI — Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
• KMC — Kasturba Medical College
• AR — Altered Recognition
• ESA — Endocrine Society of Australia
• SRM — Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
• AMR — Automated Medical Record
• PHSP — Prepaid Health Service Plan
• PPCM — Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• TYU — Tyuleniy (virus)
• CCW — cataract and curly whiskers
• NHANES I-EFS — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiological Follow-up Study
• ASCTS — Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
• HBAC — Home Birth After Caesarean
• DSOP — Dental Student Outreach Program
• NINDS — National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• BIH — Benign Intracranial Hypertension
• ADAI — Autosomal Dominant Amelogenesis Imperfecta
• TEN — Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• CONSORT — Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
• BVAD — Biventricular Assist Device
• IRH — Institute for Reproductive Health
• MANSI — Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative
• WELCOA — Wellness Councils of America
• AMLRS — Auditory Middle Latency Responses
• ANZAPNM — Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine
• TDR-TB — totally drug-resistant tuberculosis
• SLAP — Superior Labrum Anterior To Posterior
• POMA — Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
• ACCS — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping Syndrome
• AAII — Aristolochic Acid II
• ADCAII — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type II
• CPCR — Cardio Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation
• AEG — anaerobically expressed genes
• AOBNP — American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
• AP — Anionic Phospholipid
• PMLE — Polymorphous Light Eruption
• FNE — Free Nerve Endings
• PAAD — Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
• AMA PCPI — American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement
• USAIPH — United States Army Institute of Public Health

• APAAP — Alkaline Phosphatase Antialkaline Phosphatase
• BME — Benign Myoclonic Epilepsies
• NHEJ — non-homologous end-joining pathway
• CRRI — Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
• AUL — Acute Unclassifiable Leukemia
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Chronic
• P.R. — rectally (per rectum [ Lat.])
• NHMRC — National Health And Medical Research Council (Australia)
• NBCCEDP — National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
• ABFII — autonomously replicating sequence binding factor II
• CMGM — chronic megakaryocytic granulocytic metaplasia
• ACK — Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype
• CKTP — Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
• PTCA — Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
• ARMD — adverse reaction to metal debris
• PDI — Protein Disulfide Isomerase
• FMLI — Family And Medical Leave Insurance
• AIMA — American Israeli Medical Association
• AC — Anaplastic Carcinoma
• AAF — Amino Acetyl Fluorene
• LEB — Life Expectancy at Birth
• CMRV — Chloroform-Methanol Residue Vaccine
• GYT — Get Yourself Tested
• FACOG — Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• CSANZ — Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• ALFA — Automated Laser Fluorescence Analysis
• AIOB — American Institute of Oral Biology
• ADANE — Autosomal Dominant Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy
• ADSP — Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia
• RIA — Research Institute on Addictions
• ALK — Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
• CIPN — Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
• ADPHSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• SRD — sustained rate duration
• PBI — plasma-protein-bound iodine
• WR — Wasserman reaction (syphilis test)
• TQT — Tourniquet
• AMML — Acute Monomyelogenous Leukemia
• ASO — Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• APP — amyloid beta protein precursor
• HDFP — Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program
• AAFB — Acid and Alcohol Fast Bacilli
• ICCD — Integrated Center for Child Development
• HEENT — Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat
• ACS — Ars Consensus Sequence
• EHR(S) — electronic health record(s)
• DNC — Dorsal Nerve Cord
• NREMT-B — Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
• AC — Autographa californica
• BMAS — Broth Microdilution Assays

• CGIO-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• APSTS — Atypical Proliferative Serous Tumors
• WRAIR — Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• MAAC — Medical Assistance Advisory Committee
• AIMBE — American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering
• ADAS — Alzheimer Deficit Assessment Scale
• RMHI — Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute
• ARPA — Repressor Protein
• CLR(S) — C-type lectin-like receptor(s)
• GBAA — Greater Baltimore Asthma Alliance
• ANZHMG — Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group
• BSLE — Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Administrators
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale
• MTMI — Medical Technology Management Institute
• NIHS — National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
• AINP — autoimmune neutropenia
• ACES — artificial chromosome expression systems
• CACCN — Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
• PCRP — Prostate Cancer Research Program
• AE — Alclofenac Epoxide
• CSTP — Clinical Scientist Training Program
• GMRP — Global Medical Relief Program
• ECCO — European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation
• MERS — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
• PCORI — Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• CHM — Congenital Heart Malformation
• AAE — Adh Adult Enhancer
• DNAP — DOCTOR of NURSING ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
• PSMI — Patch Slice Microincubator
• APNA — AgNORs Percentage Nuclear Area
• MERC — Medical Education And Research Costs
• SN — sinus node
• AMPI — Australian Medical Pioneers Index
• CCS — Command Core System
• GYTS — Global Youth Tobacco Survey
• RDM — refractory dermatomyositis
• CCOHS — Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
• AQ — areca quid
• SDV(S) — single-dose or single-use vial(s)
• ADAM — Disintegrin And Metalloprotease
• AI — Avian Influenza
• MFM — Massage Fisiotherapy And Medical
• ACPP — Acyl Carrier Protein
• FTBI — Fractionated Total Body Irradiation
• ACO — Acyl CoA Oxidase
• AF — Abnormal Anchoring Fibrils
• APCS — Serum Amyloid P Component
• ARI — Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd.
• AN — Arm Number

• LTHO(S) — long-term health outcome(s)
• CDLE — Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
• EMTALA — Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act
• ARIEM — Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
• LVED — Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Dimension
• VRIT — Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy
• DDNC — Digestive Disease National Coalition
• BEIN — Beacon Evidence and Innovation Network
• SMH — Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
• ASP — Affected Sib Pair
• AMREF — African Medical and Research Foundation
• PCCA2 — Progressive Cerebello Cerebral Atrophy type 2
• AER — Albumin Excretion Rate
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Can
• BCCLS — Breast Cancer Cell Lines
• LHON — Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
• ADFEVR — Autosomal Dominant Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
• CCE — Clear Cell Ependymoma
• MM — methadone maintenance
• PRHHP — Puerto Rico Heart Health Program
• AHC — Australian Hepatitis Council
• SMAT — State Medical Assistance Team
• AAOS — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• WAPI — Washington Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• AG — Anopheles Gambiae
• SDP — single donor platelets
• IBUM — International Board of Undersea Medicine
• AKC — Across 28 American Kennel Club
• IVPT — Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
• CAPS — Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services
• MERRF — Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
• AREA — Amplicon Restriction Endonuclease Analysis
• WCIM — World Congress of Internal Medicine
• ALL — Aberration in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• NHAMCS — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• ACKD — Adult Children with Knitting Disorders
• ARES — Amide Response Elements
• APA — Acid Phosphatase Activity
• MSSU — Medical Short Stay Unit
• ASD — Attention Seeking Disorder
• CDF — Chromosomal DNA Fingerprinting
• TDF — Tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate
• FFFM — Future Faces of Family Medicine
• MPRI — Medical Polymers Research Institute
• SUS — Society of University Surgeons
• CDHA — Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
• AADH — American Academy of Dental Hygiene
• JNCI — Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• AGM — Additional Genetical Material
• ADC — Autosomal Dominant Cataract

• ASC — Achaete Scute Complex
• IADAF — Fellow of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• LOMG — London Obstetric Medicine Group
• CGL — Cholinergic Gene Locus
• SJ — supinator jerk
• MECP — Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program
• AAA — American Ambulance Association
• PTHRP — Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide
• FHA — Federal Health Architecture
• MSRDP — Medical Service Research and Development Plan
• DMGI — Digital Music Group, Inc.
• DRUDP — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products
• BOOF — Bronchiolitis ObliteransOrganizing Pneumonia
• GALT — Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue
• EJV — External Jugular Vein
• SHO — Stryker Howmedica Osteonics
• ADD — anterior digit deformity
• FNHH — First Nations House of Healing
• RCSI — Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• EJOM — European Journal of Oriental Medicine
• ADIM — Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
• CHLP — Center for HIV Law and Policy
• CDFS — chromosome division figures
• BNML — Brown Norway Myelocytic Leukemia
• EMSA — Emergency Medical Services Authority
• CPPD — calcium pyrophosphate deposition
• ADHP — Alabama Dental Hygiene Program
• ANNL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• BVI — Better Vision Institute
• NBCOT — National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
• ACR — American College of Rheumatology
• MDAO — Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
• AN — Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa
• PCV13 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) (replaced PCV7)
• IMHO — International Medical Health Organization
• KP — Klebsiella pneumoniae
• NPPB — Noninvasive Positive Pressure Breathing
• CPT — Cognitive Processing Therapy
• AMERSA — Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
• NAION — nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• NCS — Nurse Call System
• MSHP — Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• MENACWY-D — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menactra®)
• UME — Unusual Mortality Event
• AF — Accumulation in ascitic Fluid
• HHS(S) — Harris Hip Score(s)
• ESDA — European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance
• SBIR — Small Business Innovative Research
• DAT — Delivered at Terminal
• MHA — Mental Health Association

• AMPI — Amsterdam Pain Management Index
• MICC — Multiple Independent Current Control
• IVF — in-vitro fertilization technique
• AGER — Advanced Glycosylation End Receptor
• AION — Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• KEGG — Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
• EJCN — European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• MPHI — Michigan Public Health Institute
• ISH — in-situ hybridization
• RNE — Registered Nurse Exam
• NIDRR — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• ASUM — Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
• ERAD — endoplasmic reticulumassociated degradation
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Score
• AALB — Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology
• AMSAC — Air Medical Safety Advisory Council
• BII — Biotechnology Information Institute
• RDI — Respiratory Distress Index
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Current
• ANAM — Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics
• APEA — Acquired Partial Erythrocyte Aplasia
• ANCAHRD — Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
• ADGP — Australian Divisions of General Practice
• ZN — Ziehl-Neelsen
• CLKS — Colon, Kidneys, Liver, Spleen
• IPSB — inappropriate patient sexual behavior
• ABP — Amiloride Binding Protein
• ANZCTR — Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Antiserum
• VCJD — Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• ARA — Australian Rheumatology Association
• VENT — Refer in the respiratory area an individuals using ventilator device like a C-Pap for people with sleeping disorder or respiratory assisted device.
• DASIS — Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
• AR — Androgen Resistance
• SSTI(S) — skin and soft tissue infection(s)
• DS — disseminated sclerosis
• KD — Knee-Disarticulation
• ANZPM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
• ANGT — Austrian Network for Gene Therapy
• AMB. — ambulating, ambulatory
• AMMI — Multiplicative Interaction
• ACC — Apoptotic Chromatin Condensation
• DTWP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• BCD — Blister Cell Death
• AIGF — Androgen-Induced Growth Factor
• PREP — Pre-exposure prophylaxis
• THAD — Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences
• HADES — High Altitude Dong Enlargement Syndrome
• PAPT — Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor
• IMAM — Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia

• MMRP — Mbeya Medical Research Programme
• IALT — International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Trial
• CHSP — Center for Health and Social Policy
• HIPN — Heartland Independent Provider Network
• AI — Angiotensin I
• ACDM — Association for Clinical Data Management
• CAO — Canadian Association of Optometrists
• USANZ — Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand
• NLR(S) — NOD-like receptor(s)
• TY21A — Oral Typhoid Vaccine (live)
• NDR — National Diabetes Registry
• ECV — Effective Circulating Volume
• CMM — Center for Molecular Medicine
• OR PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• ASVD — Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
• WRVH — World Report on Violence and Health
• ACAT — Acyl Coenzyme Acyltransferase
• ROC — receiver-operating-characteristic
• RIPHH — Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
• OMMA — Oregon Medical Marijuana Act
• SRT — Simple reaction times
• SOCHI — Southern California Health Institute
• ANAG — Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma
• KRC — Kommission Refraktive Chirurgie
• SNPHPU — Syndicat National des Pharmaciens Praticiens Hospitaliers et Praticiens Hospitaliers Universitaires
• ACA — Affordable Care Act
• NHMA — National Hispanic Medical Association
• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• ASD — Acute Stress Disorder
• CAOT — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• PBRS — Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale
• CPHI — Canadian Population Health Initiative
• MMRA — Minnesota Medical Records Act
• AE — Abnormal Eye
• DNPA — Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
• DD — Dry Dressing
• BMR — Bone Marrow Remission
• UMLS — Unified Medical Language System
• IDDT — Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
• ANZSN — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
• IMWT — Inspiratory Muscle Work Tolerance
• NL&D — normal labor and delivery
• IICU — Infant Intensive Care Unit
• CMR — Comprehensive Medication Review
• UPP — University of Pittsburgh Physicians
• VNC — Ventral Nerve Cord
• ACS — Australian Cancer Society
• KHD — Kinase Homology Domain
• GUSTO — Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries
• WNV — West Nile Virus

• CAF — Chromatid Aberration Frequency
• NSA — Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
• DBTS — Doctors Back to School
• ASIMS — Aerospace Information Management System
• AN — Agnors Number
• ASPH — Association of Schools of Public Health's
• ACC — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping
• BWHH — British Women’s Heart and Health cohort
• VD — volume of distribution
• BEBOH — British Examining Board in Occupational Hygiene
• COTH — Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
• TKI(S) — tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s)
• BART — Balloon Analogue Risk Task
• AA — Alcohol Abuse
• SHRTN — Seniors Health Research Transfer Network
• MB,BS — Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• CICH — Canadian Institute of Child Health
• LGVMA — Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association
• NC2 — Nebraska Cancer Coalition
• PPH — portopulmonary hypertension
• ACKD — Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
• ASERNIP-S — Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical
• BKPME — Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent
• AGEPC — Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphoryl Choline
• VTX — Vitrectomy
• CMLA — Cleveland Medical Library Association
• ISI — Insomnia Severity Index
• P.V. — vaginally (per vaginam) [ Lat.]
• AR — Arsenate Reductase
• FNB — Fine Needle Biopsy
• HCT — Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
• COSC — Combat and Operational Stress Control
• RTMS — Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• AMP — Antigenic Membrane Protein
• AD — Advanced Disease
• SPTSS — Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
• RK — right kidney
• O&G — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• STARD — Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
• AFP — Amplified Fragments Pools
• ASGMA — Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Association
• CNIB — Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• NPSG — National Patient Safety Goals
• CLABSIS — central line–associated bloodstream infections
• ABSCT — Autologous Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• WCHF — World Congress on Heart Failure
• ARHRI — Australian Rural Health Research Institute
• WHAM! — Women's Health Action and Mobilization
• ACCS — Activity Of Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas
• DTSP — Diagnostic Technologies and Screening Panel

• ALB — Alkaline Lysis Buffer
• AAMM — Acute Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• CHF — Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
• ONCC — Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
• BAAPS — British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• NINE — National Institute of Nutritional Education
• GRADE — Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
• ATF — Abdominal Total Fat
• = — Equivalent to
• ASOS — Available Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• ARPANSA — Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
• OHSU — Oregon Health & Science University
• ASCOA — Ambulatory Surgery Center Management and Development
• CANDIS — Child Abuse and Neglect Database Instrument System
• APCS — Antigen Presenting Cells
• AML — Acute Monoblastic Leukemia
• LLL — left lower lobe (lung)
• IACA — International Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture
• A&I — Allergy and Immunology
• ASHS — Abnormal Sperm Heads
• AN — Anterior Neuroectoderm
• CTTP — Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
• DPEC — District Polio Eradication Committee
• AMHS — Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasias
• ISB — Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique
• IBS-C — irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
• CAM — Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung disease)
• QALY — quality-adjusted life years
• CCL — Cell Cycle Length
• OBMT — Office Based Medical Team
• ISMP — Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• USPH — United States Public Health
• SPT — Spinal Tap
• ARI — Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis
• IR(S) — incidence rate(s)
• SDB — Sleep-Disordered Breathing
• NPS — National Prescribing Service
• KABB — Kentucky Association of Blood Banks
• BTRR — Biomedical Technology Research Resources
• DDRP — Drug Demand Reduction Program
• EOLC — end-of-life care
• CMHA — Canadian Mental Health Association
• MOGA — Medical Oncology Group of Australia
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Study
• MMSI — Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
• ACES — Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
• SACI — San Antonio Cancer Institute
• ONH — Optic Nerve Head
• IRCAD — Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif
• ASGO — Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists

• BRB — Biomedical Research Building
• ARAS — Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society
• MC2B — Medical Contact To Balloon time
• CTC — Clinical Trials Centre
• IMAQ — Islamic Medical Association of Queensland
• NDIP — National Dental Inspection Programme
• DMLS — Direct Metal Laser Sintering
• CNO — College of Nurses of Ontario
• HEK — Human Embryonic Kidney
• CMA — chromosome mobilizing ability
• ALLS — Abnormality in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias
• MPPCF — millions of particles per cubic foot (air)
• RIFLE — Risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage (renal)
• SCFHS — Saudi Commission for Health Specialities
• MCEP — Medical Care Expense Plan
• AHSE — American Society for Healthcare Engineering
• DERS — Dose Error Reduction Systems
• VAR — Varicella vaccine
• BIRT — Biomedical Informatics Research Training
• BAPM — British Association of Perinatal Medicine
• DAA — direct-acting antiviral
• PDC — Prostheses and Devices Committee
• SBTF — Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation
• FNAIT — Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• CASAC — Credential for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors
• CISS — Cancer Information & Support Society
• IPSA — Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts
• JIFSAN — Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• AGMKC — African Green Monkey Kidney Cell
• UHC — United Healthcare Corporation
• PTBT — Physical Therapy Brain Trust
• IBD — Inflamatory Bowel Disease
• RBRV — Resource-Based Relative Value
• ARVS — antiretroviral drugs
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• ABPB — Androgen Binding Protein Beta
• NCC — National Certification Corporation
• SARMS — Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators
• WAJM — West African Journal of Medicine
• ARMD — Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophies
• NKUDIC — National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• CMU — Couverture Maladie Universelle
• DIHTA — Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment
• MHW — Men's Health Week
• DUCBT — Double Unrelated Cord Bone Marrow Transplant
• CKPX — chickenpox
• CCMA — Canadian Certified Medical Assistant
• FAAAS — Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome
• CIAI — Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection
• AE — Allelic Error

• NDIC — National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• RCPS — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
• CEHI — Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
• CFMNPV — Choristoneura Fumiferana Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• IMJ — International Medical Journal
• ARN — Affected Average Repeat Number
• IWH — Institute for Work & Health
• CEC — Communications Etudes Corporelles
• BH4D — tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency
• FASD(S) — fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
• NACO — National Association of Counties
• CHIT — Center for Health Information Technology
• DTP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• AGBG — Androgen-Glucocorticoid-Binding Globulin
• PUMC — Peking Union Medical College (China)
• FV — fever virus
• AFLPS — Anonymous Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• MAMS — Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey
• TDCS — Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
• DWAB — Development and Welfare Association of the Blind (Andhra Pradesh)
• CSAT — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
• EGDS — Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• SOH — Safety and Occupational Health
• ACD — Acampomelic Campomelic Dysostosis
• ACACA — Assignment Of A Carboxylase Alpha
• AML — Aberrations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• LSS — Life Support System
• CNTD — Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases
• IPBS — Isotopes in the Physical and Biomedical Sciences
• ACC — Anterior Cingulate
• IST-3 — Third International Stroke Trial
• EGD — endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy
• ARFS — Activation of ADP Ribosylation Factors
• ACOH — Asian Conference of Occupational Health
• GNG — Go/No-Go
• CPPA — Clinical Practice Performance Assessment
• RSVI — respiratory syncytial viral infection(s)
• MP-CVDRF — Monitoring Project on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
• BCLS — Biomechanical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• 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
• APL — Activity Phosphatase Leukocyte
• EPM — Elevated Plus Maze
• ENFG — European Neurofibromatosis Group
• ICSP — Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients
• PHI — penetrating head injury
• RCC — renal cell cancer
• CEHI — Caribbean Environmental Health Institutetute
• AI — Anaphase i
• PHYS. — physical, physiology
• TSK — Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia

• THIC — The Heart Institute for Children
• AAV — Antiviral As Virus
• AMD — Allelic Message Display
• BDCF — Baseline Data Collection Form
• CNIM — Certified Neuro Interoperative Monitor
• AML — Aggressive Acute Monoblastic Leukemia
• MCI — Millicurie
• CMMB — Catholic Medical Mission Board
• LVV — Live Virus Vaccine
• AIR — Aberrant Immune Response
• OECI — Organization of European Cancer Institutes
• AB — Alongside Routine Aniline Blue
• PFFD — Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
• CPEN — Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse
• CPET — Centre for Positron Emission Tomography
• COG — Council of Governments's
• CERI — Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute
• IDV — indinavir
• ARCO — Autosomal Recessive Cardiomyopathy Ophthalmoplegia
• PID — primary immune deficiencies
• BHSI — Behavioral Health Services Initiative
• DENV — Dengue virus
• IREB — Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons
• AN — Ala Nigra
• PTA — Pre-Treatment Assessment
• ADNSHL — Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• NVP — Nevirapine
• MILD — Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dreaming
• MEDDAC — Medical Department Activity
• AAAT — Adult Adolescent Alcohol Treatment
• GRVE — Groundnut Rosette Virus from East Africa
• IDLES — indolent lesions of epithelial origin
• NPIN — National Prevention Information Network
• JGN — Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• GVC — Gastrovascular Cavity
• ELSA — Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects
• HDM — House Dust Mite
• NIUSR — National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue
• PAP — peroxidase antiperoxidase
• LAYA — Looking After You Always
• DC(S) — dendritic cell(s)
• CRL — rats--crown-rump length
• NLIC — National Lead Information Center
• SOHF — Swiss Medical Society for Occupational Health in Health Care Facilities
• FFAS — Free Fatty Acids
• AAI — Aa Aristolochic Acid I
• AO — Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas
• AML — Abnormal Acute Myeloid Leukemias
• UCR — Urinary Creatinine
• SAHS — San Antonio Heart Study

• CL — Corpora lutea
• JCERT — Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
• AAR — Age of Adiposity Rebound
• RIMC — Region I Medical Center
• VMO — Vastus Medialis Obliques
• PEVN — periventricular nucleus
• AS — Ambras Syndrome
• PHII — Public Health Informatics Institute
• CAA — complete androgen ablation
• DDL — didanosine
• AMFS — Abnormal Mitotic Figures
• ANF — antinuclear factor
• DCIR — dendritic cell immunoreceptor
• ATV — Atazanavir
• ADA — Autosomal Dominant Ataxias
• CDTB — Cytolethal Distending Toxin B
• GD — Guide Dogs
• NCMHD — National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• ANC — Army Nurse Corporation
• EBCR — Evidence-Based Case Report
• CIEH — Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• ABCSG — Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
• CMHS — Center for Mental Health Services
• AVRT — atrioventricular reentry tachycardia
• FDS — fetal death syndrome
• SLP — SLEEPINESS SCALE
• IDHC — Island Digestive Health Center
• HRPO — Human Research Protection Office
• ROBMS — Radiation Oncology Benefit Management Companies
• SPCIC — Small Pathogenic Circulating Immune Complexes
• EAGLES — European Action on Global Life Sciences
• ADCS — Autosomal Dominant Cataracts
• PRHS — Puerto Rico Heart Study
• IAPB — International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
• GCDSS — Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society
• LTD — Long-Term Depression
• CFS — congenital fibrosis syndromes
• BLSC — Buffalo Life Sciences Complex
• ALSS — Attack Latency Scores
• TPOAB — Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
• RCPSC — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• NRCPR — National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
• QPU — Quarterly Provider Update
• ONSD — Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
• DSDRS — Diabetes-Specific Dementia Risk Score
• MSSA — Medical Service Study Areas
• ATPIII — Adult Treatment Panel III
• SPT — skin-prick test
• OBS — Operational Biomedical System
• IO — IO Inferior oblique (of eye)

• IMEI — International Medical Education Institute
• MHIP — Maryland Health Insurance Plan
• CMMT — Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
• SKD — severe knee disorders
• ACIC — Adenomas Containing Invasive Carcinoma
• AI — Adequate Intake
• CMRB — Chinese Medicine Registration Board
• CSHS — Centre For Strategic Health Studies
• CWP — coal worker's pneumoconiosis
• C-6 — sixth cervical vertebrum
• MRAB — Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumanii
• SCDD — Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
• EMRA — Emergency Medicine Research Associates
• NIOH — National Institute of Occupational Health
• AHRES — aromatic hydrocarbon response elements
• CBLP — Chronic Back and Leg Pain
• ARRS — Australian Radiological Research Society
• WCHQ — Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality
• ACES — Active Community Environments
• ADJ — Adjudication
• MRT — Medical Radiologic Technologist
• PAAP — Personal Asthma Action Plan
• BMRC — Buffalo Materials Research Center
• CHERE — Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
• AR — Activation Ratio
• SMBS — School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• SIL(S) — squamous intraepithelial lesion(s)
• ASR — Ammoniacal Silver Reaction
• GCS — group C streptococcus/i
• CCO(S) — Coordinated Care Organization(s)
• CMPA — Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
• RMAK — Rabbit Muscle Adenylate Kinase
• PN — Pneumonia
• CPSI — Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• CAD — Carotid Artery Disease
• SETS — Statistical Export and Tabulation System
• BSE — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
• IAPAC — International Association of Physicians for AIDS Care
• REMEMBER — reducing early mortality and morbidity by empiric tuberculosis treatment
• AILS — Approach of Advanced Intercross Lines
• OIAP — Oklahoma Infants Assistance Program
• FT — full-term
• PADIS — Poison and Drug Information Service
• ASD — Angiogenic Squamous Dysplasia
• HKD — Hong Kong Diabetes Registry cohort
• DMQRP — Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs
• AKS — Experimental Automated Karyotyping System
• PVCS — premature ventricular contractions
• ARPS — Arbitrary Reference Points
• DTR — deep tendon reflex(es)

• RARC — Remittance Advice Remark Codes
• AMLS — Acute Myeloid Leukemias
• ORNT — Oral Rehydration and Nutrition Therapy
• MAFF — Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
• CADCA — Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's
• ASSO — Australian Society for the Study of Obesity
• RIV3 — Recombinant Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flublok®)
• HDC ABMT — high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation
• BCC — basal cell cancer
• AOA — ataxia with oculomotor apraxia
• CG — cathepsin G
• HEPA — Hepatitis A Vaccine
• AAF — Acetyl Amino Fluorene
• NTIAC — Nondestructive Testing Information Analysis Center
• AMIC — Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation
• ATM — Activating The Mutated
• PABD — Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation
• DUD — drug use disorder
• SAPNA — South Asian Professional Network for Health Awareness
• VBC — Vienna Bio Center
• APRIL — Acidic Protein Rich in Leucine
• AOMA — Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin
• FTMO — fever of too many origins
• MEMA — Musicians Emergency Medical Association
• MCPS — Member of College of Physician & Surgeons
• ABL — The Avian Blastic Leukemia
• OGHA — Office of Global Health Affairs
• ASAR — Alouatta Seniculus Arctoidea
• DT — defibrillation threshold
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule
• BXD — B6 x D2
• ARFS — AUTOSOMAL RARE FRAGILE SITES
• PDEP — Pediatric Diabetes Education Portal
• CDGE — Constant Denaturant Gradient Electrophoresis
• AD — Anaphase Delay
• ISTM — Institut Superieur Des Techniques Medicales
• IRVAN — Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis
• DA — dermatitis artefacta
• RFH — Riders for Health
• PRA — Physician's Recognition Award
• LMR — Left medial rectus (of eye)
• UDC — usual diseases of childhood
• LMSS — Liverpool Medical Students Society
• WEMSI — Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Institute
• CCH — Constitutive Centromeric Heterochromatin
• MHPSS — Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network
• AIF — Apoptosis Inducing Factor
• IUSTI — International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections
• BCCA — BC Cancer Agency
• ACO(S) — Accountable Care Organization(s)

• AB — Ascertainment Bias
• ITPC — International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
• AMD — Adult-Onset Macular Degeneration
• BRET — Biomedical Research Education & Training
• AR — Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
• ADPCA — Autosomal Dominant Pure Cerebellar Ataxia
• CIRM — California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• ANZAUS — Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons
• CAP — Community Action Program
• ANP — Activate Natriuretic Peptide
• WSMI — World Self-Medication Industry
• HAST — HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB
• FCIM — Federated Council for Internal Medicine
• MNN — Medical News Network
• WUSM — Washington University School of Medicine
• UNRC — Urology and Nephrology Research Center
• CIRCD — circumcised