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• FACOOG — Fellow American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Q3W — Every 3 weeks
• POST-AF — Post-atrial fibrillation
• CF — Cystic Fibrosis
• MBBS — Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (Latin: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
• 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)
• PREP — Pediatrics Review and Education Program
• PNTX — pneumothorax
• PREDICT — Prospective Evaluation of Diabetic Ischaemic Disease by Computed Tomography
• PR — per rectum (rectally) [Lat.]
• PPV23 — Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (replaced by the term PPSV23)
• PPSV23 — Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (23-valent) (formerly called PPV or PPV23)
• PHIV — PEDIATRIC HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE
• PPM — Preventive Performance Maintenance
• PPMD — Postpartum Mood Disorders
• N&V — Nausea & Vomiting
• HAQ-DI — Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
• PODO — Podoconiosis
• POI — progestin-only injectable
• PPD — persistent post-traumatic distress
• COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• POKM — Pilsner Official Krankenhaus Ministry
• POE — point of exit
• HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
• POOP — Pinching Only On Patooties
• SLUDD — the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system is SLUDD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, and defecation).
• AFVSS — Afebrile, Vital Signs Stable
• WALRI — Wheeze Associated Lower Respiratory Infection
• AP & LAT — Anteroposterior and Lateral
• RIP — Rest in Peace
• DM — Diabetes mellitus
• PMS — post-menopausal syndrome/symptoms
• DCH — Doctor of Surgery
• AEDF — Absent End Diastolic Flow
• NAGMA — Normal Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
• CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
• CABG — Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
• NAICU — National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
• CUPPI — Circumstances Undetermined Pending Police Investigation
• TX — Treatment (medical)
• DHT — Dobhoff Tube (feeding tube)
• ACGIH — American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc.
• POMS — Profile of Mood States Questionnaire
• L4/5 — Lumbar vertebrae 4 and 5 interspace
• PMS — Post Market Surveillance
• PICO — population, intervention, comparator, and outcome
• FACT-GOG-NTX — Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment Gynecologic Oncology Group - Neurotoxicity

• DOB — Date Of Birth
• SOPD — Surgical Out Patient Department
• PNMD — Parkinson Network of Mount Diablo
• PN(S) — pierced nipple(s)
• PIAQ — Pediatric Inhaler Adherence Questionnaire
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• LLB — Legum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor Of Laws)
• APNP — Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
• PPM — parts per million
• FACPM — Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine
• NRFHR — Non Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate
• PMSO — Private Medical Students Organization
• IQ — Intelligence Quotient
• PHI(S) — penetrating head injury
• I.V. — intravenous
• OBS & GYNAE — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• T-10 — tenth thoracic vertebrum
• AADOM — American Association of Dental Office Managers
• PMDS — Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
• PM — petit mal (form of epilepsy)
• PME — post-mortem examination
• UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• PGII — Patient Global Impression of Improvement
• PLCO — Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (screening trial)
• PAIGE — Patient Instruction Generator
• AFDC — Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
• PHR — Professional Healthcare Reform
• IPAQ — International Physical Activity Questionnaire
• IBDQ — Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
• PMBT — Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
• INFAO — Abdominal Aorta Below
• PMBT — Precision Muscle Balancing Technology
• RSV — Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• PIHKAL — Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (Book)
• T-11 — eleventh thoracic vertebrum
• PMA — pre-motor area (brain)
• BVAS — Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score
• PIVOT — Prostate Cancer Intervention vs. Observation Trial
• IT — Information Technology
• F.P. — F Double Prime Math
• PMIC — Psychiatric Medical Institutions For Children
• CP — Conscious Proprioception
• THR — Total Hip Replacement
• ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• PHS — physician health services
• PHG — Portohepatic gradient
• PHIND — Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry News Database
• FAMHX — Family history
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment

• D.POD. — Doctor of Podiatry
• VDRF — Ventilator-Dependent Respiratory Failure
• PGSC — patient global symptom control
• PIOD — pelvic inflammatory disease
• PGTT — Prednisolone Glucose Tolerance Tests
• BAL — Bronchoalveolar Lavage
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• PHA — Post-development Health Assessment
• FACAAI — fellow of the american college of allergy, asthma & immunology
• L-3 — third lumbar vertebrum
• I.M. — intramuscular
• SACX — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
• EXP'D — Expired
• T-6 — sixth thoracic vertebrum
• B.D.SC. — Bachelor of Dental Science
• CA-EBS — Compressed Air - Emergency Breathing Systems
• OSCE — Objective Structured Clinical Examination
• MADRS — Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
• AMI — acute myocardial infarction
• T-12 — twelfth thoracic vertebrum
• QALY(S) — quality adjusted life year(s)
• M-TAG/IMS — Medical Technology Assessment Group/IMS Health
• T-8 — eighth thoracic vertebrum
• EENT — eye, ear, nose & throat (medical specialty)
• ΣΚ — Sigma Kappa
• FAAU — Flexible Acute Admission Unit
• NAAT — Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
• CVICU — Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• AAHFP — American Academy of Health & Fitness Professionals
• FACMS — Fellow, American College of Mohs Surgery
• AAIDD — American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• T-7 — seventh thoracic vertebrum
• DDX — Differential Diagnosis
• AC — Alternating Current
• CABANA — Catheter Aablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
• L-4 — fourth lumbar vertebrum
• L-5 — fifth lumbar vertebrum
• MCV4 — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Quadravalent
• GNRI — Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index
• FACMI — Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
• MARS — Medication Adherence Rating Scale
• H&P — history and physical examination
• T-9 — ninth thoracic vertebrum
• RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
• CY — Calendar Year
• DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• AADSAS — Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
• EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
• SOA — Shortness of Air (replaces "SOB" -- shortness of breath -- in some records)

• COAT — Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test
• NICM — Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
• CABBT — Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology
• CCI — Charlson Comorbidity Index
• IV — Intravenous
• G6PDD — Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
• FACHM — Fellow of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine
• KABN — Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing
• I-PWG — Industry Pharmacogenomics Working Group
• HFPEF — Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
• N&NR — New and Non-official Remedies
• CA-FFR — (invasive) coronary angiography with fractional flow reserve
• BSED — Bachelor of Science in Education
• EARDS — Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
• N-VAS — Nogier vascular autonomic signal
• COBRA — Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
• J-ART — Japanese Adverse Reaction Terminology
• EAFPS — European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
• DOA — dead on arrival
• HAMDS — Hellenic American Medical and Dental Society
• YR — Years old
• LAIV4 — Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Quadrivalent)
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• LAISPS — Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
• FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
• OBS — Observation
• CVP — Central Venous Pressure
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• IADL(S) — independent activitie(s) of daily living
• OTC — Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
• MTF — Medical Treatment Facility
• NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• IADAM — Master of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• DOD — Date Of Death
• GI — Gastrointestinal
• CRNFA — Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
• PIMS — Pharmacy Information Management System
• ASD — Atrial Septal Defect
• CBO — Congressional Budget Office
• BPI-SF — Brief Pain Inventory - short form
• PT. — patient
• NKDA — No Known Durg Allergies
• TBD — To Be Determined
• NBT — Nitroblue tetrazolium (assay)
• HACCP — Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• AS — Aortic Stenosis
• PTA — Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
• DTSQ — Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire

• DLC — Diamond-Like Carbon
• NLBP — nonspecific low back pain
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• TEVAR — Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• CIDI — Composite International Diagnostic Interview
• DIL — Death In Line
• PCM — Primary Care Manager
• DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
• EPICON — Epidemiological Consultation
• ADHORE — Automatic Detection Of Homologous Regions
• CNS — Central Nervous System
• LMCA — Left Main Coronary Artery
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• CGI-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• CMSRN — Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
• GOAT — Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test
• QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
• SES — Senior Executive Service
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• ADA — Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 (Text Of ADA Legislation)
• COWS — Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
• NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination
• FUC — free urinary cortisol
• PSMS — Physical Self-Maintenance Scale
• FASRT — Fellow of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
• RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• EPING — Exclusive Pumping (maternity)
• PMA — Progressive Muscular Atrophy
• EPL — Extensor Pollicis Longus
• ABG — Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
• BP — Blood Pressure
• CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• MD — Doctor of Medicine
• CJD — Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• DBP — Diastolic Blood Pressure
• REEGT — Radiologic Electroencephalography Technologist
• 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
• AAPM — American Academy of Pain Medicine
• CARDIO — CARDIOLOGY
• TB — Tuberculosis
• DOBBS — Doctors Only Bulletin Board System
• DEL — Delivery
• CRO — Contract Research Organization
• LAB — Laboratory
• MCTSIB — Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction of Balance
• CAD — Coronary Artery Disease
• TEWL — Transepidermal Water Loss
• AED — Automated external defibrillator

• CKD — Chronic Kidney Disease
• DB — Decibel
• CHIP — Children's Health Insurance Program
• EOMB — explanation of medical benefits
• DNC — Dermatology Nurse Certified
• PMI — Point of Maximum Impulse
• ECRF — Electronic Case Report Form
• RBANS — Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
• DZ — Disease
• NO — Number
• URTI — Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• CLD — Chronic Liver Disease
• QOL — Quality of Life
• MAPCAS — Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries
• PVD — Peripheral Vascular Disease
• IUP — Intrauterine Pregnancy
• L&D — Labor and Delivery
• OT — Occupational Therapy
• ATN — Acute Tubular Necrosis
• STSG — Split Thickness Skin Graft
• IRIS — Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
• LSEQ — Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire
• PT — Physical Therapy
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• RSI — Repetitive Strain Injury
• PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• MRDO — Multi Resistant Drug Organisms
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• SVT — Supraventricular Tachycardia
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• TCA — Tricyclic Antidepressant
• PSOM — Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure
• LAMA — Leave Against Medical Advice
• HOT-SKULL — An unruly person to the highest degree.. Also known as a hot-head
• PSW — Personal Support Worker
• OZ — Ounce
• INR — International Normalised Ratio
• SBP — Systolic Blood Pressure
• CPR — Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
• TT — Tetanus Toxoid
• DMV — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• RIH — Right Inguinal Hernia
• ADD — Attention Deficit Disorder
• NPI — Neuropsychiatric Inventory Scale
• OTR/L — Licensed Occupational Therapist
• CPIC — Capital Planning and Investment Control
• EMG — Electromyogram
• ANS — Autonomic Nervous System

• APEC — Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli
• AIMS — Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
• HVLT-R — Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
• Z — Zero
• PE — Pulmonary Embolism
• DOC — Doctor
• RECIST — Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
• SIADH — syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
• BK [VIRUS] — BK being the initials of index patient for the virus
• CRA — Clinical Research Associate
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• SSA — Social Security Administration
• EMD — Electromechanical Dissociation
• SDAT — Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
• AD — Alzheimer's Disease
• AAAD — American Athletic Association of the Deaf
• DDT — Dichloro Diphenyl Trichlorethane
• LVH — Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
• OSA — Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• NEC — not elsewhere classified
• BPHN — bachelor of public health nursing
• APB — Atrial Premature Beat
• FHX — Family History
• EMT — Extraordinary Masochistic Tendencies (joke At Expense Of Emergency Medical Technicians)
• NOTCE — National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination (Canada)
• ARDS — Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• POS — Point of Service Plan
• DA — Dental Assistant
• SSI — Supplemental Security Income
• VFSS — Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study
• M — Male
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• TIG — Tetanus Immune Globulin
• RH — Right Hand
• ASB — Anti-Social Behaviour
• NA — Not Available
• IHD — Ischemic Heart Disease
• AFL — Atrial Flutter
• CU — Cubic
• QT — Quart
• ADMIN — ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• NEG — NEGative
• HTN — Hypertension
• ICP — Intracranial Pressure
• CVD — Cardiovascular Disease
• SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• FICS — Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
• L&W — Living and Well
• POP — Premium Only Plan

• CPA — Canadian Psychological Association
• OASDI — Old Age and Survivors Disability Insurance
• CDT — Current Dental Terminology
• RM — Registered Midwife
• AACB — Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• LOC — Loss of Consciousness
• APHA — American Public Health Association
• BSA — Body Surface Area
• AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
• BRFSS — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• NIOSH — National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's
• SEC — Second
• RAI — Resident Assessment Instrument
• GCS — Glasgow Coma Scale
• AMS — Acute Mountain Sickness
• TCI — To Come In (hospital appointments)
• SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• FAST — focused assessment with sonography for trauma
• TIA — Transient Ischemic Attack
• SMA — Superior Mesenteric Artery
• ABR — Auditory Brainstem Response
• DDF — Drug And Disease Free
• ACP — Acyl-Carrier Protein
• UC — Ulcerative Colitis
• EDC — Electronic Data Capture
• CME — Continuing Medical Education
• AAAASF — American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
• IOM — Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Science, U.S.)
• LCPC — Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
• I&D — Incision and Drainage
• T2DM — Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• MIB — Medical Information Bureau
• LAT — Lateral
• WT — Weight
• CMV — Cytomegalovirus
• POMR — Problem Orientated Medical Record
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• FDLV — Fer-de-Lance Virus
• DSM-5 — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th ed.
• BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• AMML — Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
• CBD — Common Bile Duct
• BPD — Biparietal Diameter
• RMANCOVA — repeated measures analysis of covariance
• CPN — Certified Pediatric Nurse
• RNCS — Registered Nurse Clinical Specialist
• CCD — Classic Cleidocranial Dysplasia
• PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• MMS — Medical Mission Sisters
• CHD — Coronary Heart Disease

• LTD — Long Term Disability
• MCH — Master of Surgery
• CAP — College of American Pathologists
• CCHT — Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician
• HHC — Home Health Care
• AACMA — Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association
• CLS — Certified Laboratory Scientist
• RHD — Rheumatic Heart Disease
• CMS — Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• UKPDS — United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
• PPYL — Planned Parenthood Young Leaders
• APC — Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
• AACC — American Association for Continuity of Care
• IGT — Impaired Glucose Tolerance
• NTP — normal temperature and pressure
• AAAST — African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology
• TBI — Traumatic Brain Injury
• OTD — out the door (discharged
• INF — Inferior
• AHCPR — Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• AAPI — American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
• ASD — Autism Spectrum Disorder
• NPRM — Notice Of Proposed Rule Making
• ABA — American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc.
• BSI — Brain Science Institute
• AASTOM — Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology of Malawi
• MSM — Men who have Sex with Men
• C — Celsius
• PCS — Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• 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.
• UPIN — Unique Provider Identification Number
• AABP — American Academy of Behavioral Psychology
• DCH — Diploma in Child Health
• NVAF — Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
• CCP — Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist
• AACVPR — American Association Of Cardiovascular And Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• ICA — Internal Carotid Artery
• OGTT — Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
• Q2H — Every 2 Hours
• PVOD — Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
• PAT — Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
• NASH — Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
• DC'D — DISCONTINUED
• EMT-I — Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate
• AAAH — American Association of Alternative Healers
• CTFOH — Chiefs Task Force on Health
• PEP — postexposure prophylaxis
• HCAHPS — Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems

• KE — Kinetic Energy
• AAAA — American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
• AACOMAS — American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Applications Service
• PUD — Peptic Ulcer Disease
• MAHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• AGA — appropriate for gestational age
• AACA — Australian Acupuncture Association
• OTL — Out To Lunch
• R — Right
• ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• AAID — American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• CHUV — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
• ADESA — American Dental Education Association
• OCG — Oral CholecystoGram
• MI — Myocardial Infarction
• AAMAS — American Association of Medical Audit Specialists
• FTOV — First Time Occupational Visit
• OGC — Office of the General Counsel
• BMD — Bone Mineral Density
• TANF — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• GAD — Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• AAALF — American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
• AAU — Association of American Universities
• ARTG — Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
• AOA — American Osteopathic Association
• UE — Upper Extremity
• YO — years old
• ARNPEI — Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
• CBCL — Child Behavior Checklist
• ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• AADR — American Association for Dental Research
• AAAC — American Academy of Ambulatory Care
• AAAD — Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
• ABSA — American Biological Safety Association
• ADPKD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• VATS — Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
• L — Left
• EMR — Electronic Medical Record
• ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
• RTSM — Randomization and Trial Supply Management
• HCW — Health Care Worker
• TIVA — Total Intravenous Anesthesia
• AACP — American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion
• PCI — Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• RX — prescription take
• A — Artery
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• MROE — Medical Rules of Eligibility
• CCC-A — Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology

• RNANTNU — Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• AIN — Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• LEA — Local Education Agency
• AAIP — Association of American Indian Physicians
• PMR — Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• RNAO — Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
• LDO — Licensed Dispensing Optician
• SCD — Doctor of Science
• DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol
• AAD — American Academy of Denturity
• AASLD — American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• MIPI — Mantle-Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index
• BLAST — Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
• CCA — Common Carotid Artery
• LE — Lower Extremity
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• BCBS — Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• AAEM — American Academy of Environmental Medicine
• ACF — Administration for Children and Families
• PP — Private Party
• PD — Doctor of Pharmacy
• DEA — Drug Enforcement Agency
• OB/GYN — Obstetrics and Gynecology
• PTX — PneumoThorax
• ACF — Aberrant crypt foci
• AAAOM — American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• ROS — Reactive Oxygen Species
• TKR — Total Knee Replacement
• AUD — Alcohol Use Disorder
• BDS — Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• BWFI — Bacteriostatic Water for Injection
• ORL — Otorhinolaryngology
• ACDP — Ancient Conserved Domain Protein
• CDAI — Crohn's Disease Activity Index
• ICD — Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
• GDM — Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• OCS — Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
• AADW — American Association of Dental Webmasters
• AAED — American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• FAPA — Florida Academy of Physician Assistants
• CRC — Colorectal Cancer
• EDD — Doctor of Education
• EPR — Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• WLE — Wide Local Excision
• FDBA — Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft
• HPL — Human Placental Lactogen
• HPVD — Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease
• MQT — Medicaid Qualifying Trust
• AAPMR — American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• SCID — Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder

• APP — Amyloid Precursor Protein
• MRC — Medical Research Council
• ART — Antiretroviral Therapy (HIV)
• ARSO — African Regional Organization for Standardization
• PHM — Pharmacy
• MIFL — Maximum Individual Fiber Loss
• NCA — National Care Association
• N — Nitrogen
• LT — Light
• ADV — Average Daily Volume
• ARDS — Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• AADEP — American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
• ANPS — Association Nationale des Podologues du Sport
• NNH — Number Needed to Harm
• ECT — ElectroConvulsive Therapy
• AAIM — American Academy of Insurance Medicine
• FTT — Failure To Thrive
• SOBE — shortness of breath on exertion
• ABA — Association for Behavior Analysis
• AAOS — Ayurveda Association Of Singapore
• QMHP — Qualified Mental Health Professional
• HITECH — Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
• GMFCS — Gross Motor Function Classification System
• CNSA — California Nursing Student Association
• PILE — Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation
• RAD — Radiation Absorbed Dose
• MHC — Major Histocompatibility Complex
• AAOA — American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
• SSI — Surgical Site Infection
• OA — Osteo-Arthritis
• STEMI — ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• JT — Joint
• ABPM — ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system
• MAPCA — major aortopulmonary collateral artery
• PSTD — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• BHYG — bachelor of hygiene
• ADVAC — Advanced Course of Vaccinology
• AGC — atypical glandular cells
• SF — Standard Form
• ANA — Alaska Nurses Association
• AFL — Adolescent Family Life
• MRFIT — Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
• POMS — Profile of Mood States Scale
• SCD — Sudden Cardiac Death
• MSD — Master of Science in Dentistry
• BV — Bacterial Vaginosis
• DRE — Digital Rectal Examination
• FOITS — Fast Optical in vivo Topometry of Human Skin
• GBM — Glioblastoma Multiforme
• AFTN — Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule

• CNA — Canadian Nurses Association
• YR — Year
• DIL — Dilute
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• PTB — Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• AOSED — Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors
• FH — Family History
• SLF — Single Live Fetus
• TAE — Transcatheter Arterial Embolization
• BERI — Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute (Japan)
• F — Degrees Fahrenheit
• DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis
• OMHO — Office Of Mental Health Ombudsman
• AMSA — Austrian Medical Students Association
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Physiothérapie du Sport
• POS — Positive
• NIBP — Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instituteumentation
• SCI — Spinal Cord Injury
• CEA — Carotid Endarterectomy
• AID — Artificial Insemination Donor
• CHB — Bachelor of Surgery
• COHN-S — Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist
• DOH — Department of Health (various countries)
• DSM — Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of the American Psychiatric Association)
• AML — Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• ADNFLE — Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
• NAD — No Abnormality Detected
• TBAALAS — Texas Branch - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• HT — Heights
• BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• PAWP — Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
• BPHARM — Bachelor of Pharmacy
• RBRVS — Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
• DMT — Doctor of Medical Technology
• CPD — Continuous Professional Development
• ROUB — Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist
• CIC — Certified in Infection Control
• BH — Behavioral Health
• AIS — Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• FABER — Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation
• CCRI — Childrens Cancer Research Institute
• AAH — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
• GTT — Glucose Tolerance Test
• NKOA — no known other allergies
• ASPS — Association Suisse de Psychologie du Sport
• RPE — Retinal Pigment Epithelium
• AAMSI — American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics

• EPO — Erythropoietin
• ACJ — Acromioclavicular Joint
• ADHD — Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• FBAO — Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• FLBP — Future Lower Back Problem
• MCI — Mild Cognitive Impairment
• AGAG — Acidic Glycosaminoglycans
• ATP — Adult Treatment Panel
• AFIGE — Asymmetric Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
• BDSC — Bachelor of Dental Science
• ABN — Abnormal
• MPFS — Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• AMA — Advanced Maternal Age
• HCV — hepatitis C virus
• EPO — Exclusive Provider Organization
• JAMA — Journal of the American Medical Association
• DOT — Directly Observed Therapy
• CXR — Chest X-Ray
• CUNP — Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner
• % — percent
• CCA — Chromated Copper Arsenate
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• DOS — Doctor of Ocular Science
• AHR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
• AAH — Associate in Allied Health
• ACML — Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• PHS — Public Health Service (U.S.)
• RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant
• ACRS — Amplified Created Restriction Site
• APACHE — Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation
• DMD — Doctor of Dental Medicine
• CRI — Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Scale
• MC — Master of Surgery
• F — Female
• AMYL — amyl nitrite
• SBA — Stand By Assistance
• ICSOL — Intra Cranial Space Occupying Lesions
• CWOCN — Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse
• SMFH — Superficial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
• HC — Head Circumference
• ANA — Administration for Native Americans
• CM — Chirurgiae Magister
• OCD — tic/obsessive compulsive disorder
• APR — Acute Phase Response
• COND — Conditions
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• AR — Aspect Ratio
• APCR — Activated Protein C Resistance
• OIG — Office of Inspector General

• ASL — American Sign Language
• CGL — Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
• CHQ — Child Health Questionnaire
• AM — Aeromedical Monitor
• LLQ — left lower quadrant
• OS — Overall Survival
• ENT — Ear nose and throat
• DM2 — Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• TFT — Thyroid Function Test
• AL — Ad libitum
• NIMH — National Institute of Mental Health
• ASDII — Atrial Septal Defect Type II
• ET — Enterostomal Therapist
• ADMCKD — Autosomal Dominant Medullary Cystic Disease
• TBWO — Total Body Water
• EOM — Extraocular muscle
• ARSA — Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
• DDSC — Doctor of Dental Science
• LABA — Long-Acting Beta-Agonists
• ADPKD — Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
• CCC-SLP — Certificate of Clinical Competance in Speech language pathology
• MMSE — Mini-Mental Status Examination
• DCCT — Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
• PAD — Peripheral Artery Disease
• APECED — Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
• SLP — Speech Language Pathology
• CIU — Cardiac Investigation Unit
• PICRA — Postoperative Infusional Continuous Regional Analgesia
• FRCSC — Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• ADO — Allelic Drop Out
• SEER — Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
• ADPLD — Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease
• CME — Cystoid Macular Edema
• ARF — Acute Rheumatic Fever
• STI — sexually transmitted infection
• TLR — IL-1/Toll-like receptor
• SEN — State Enrolled Nurse
• AMO — Aerospace Medical Operations
• CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
• FAMA — Fellow of the American Medical Association
• ALS — Advanced Life Support
• IQCODE — Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
• SIQ — Sick In Quarters
• FFS — Fee-For-Service
• ICSR — Individual Case Safety Reports
• LICSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• CIRC — Circumcision
• AYUSH — Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, & Homeopathy
• AMFL — Aeromedical Field Laboratory
• CD — Certified Doula

• AEMSN — Alternate Entry Master of Science in Nursing
• TEMP — Temperature
• DCD — Donation After Cardiac Death
• LIH — Left Inguinal Hernia
• LOA — Law of Attraction
• MPH — Master of Public Health
• BCBSMA — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• EA — Enterprise Architecture
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer)
• IADLS — Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
• ICMJE — International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• RNA — Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• TEE — Transesophageal Echocardiography
• UBMD — University at Buffalo Medical Doctor
• MENACWY — meningococcal conjugate vaccine capsular polysaccharide of serogroup C, W135, and Y
• ABS — Antenatal Bartter Syndrome
• PID — pelvic inflammatory disease
• AATP — Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• BCH — Bachelor of Surgery
• BOTO — Barral Osteopathic Teaching Organization
• AIMS — Ancestry informative markers
• MENACWY-CRM — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menveo®)
• WIC — Women, Infants and Children
• PA — Prince Albert
• EXT — External Alarms
• EUA — Examination Under Anesthesia
• DEPICTED — Development and Evaluation of a Psychosocial Intervention in Children and Teenagers Experiencing Diabetes
• YWHS — Young Women's Health Summit
• AFOSH — Air Force Occupational Safety and Health
• GCSI — Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index
• CAM — Confusion Assessment Method
• COCC — Certificate of Creditable Coverage (health insurance)
• HNPCC — Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch Syndrome)
• PACS — Picture Archiving and Communication System
• BMS — Biomedical Sciences
• CHS — Cardiovascular Health Study
• IIV4 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multiple Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• HPS — Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
• CHD — Doctor of Surgery
• USAID — United States Agency for International Development
• HMTS — Houston Medical Testing Services
• FACG — fellow of the american college of gastroenterology
• CLD — Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorder
• ADSD — Autosomal Dominant Striatal Degeneration
• APBD — adult polyglucosan body disease
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health)
• DWS — Disaster Warning System

• ASE — Absence Status Epilepticus
• CBCD — Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential
• APL — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
• TSS — Toxic Shock Syndrome
• PPD — Purified Protein Derivative
• ACRN — AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
• NCT — Nuclear Cardiology Technologist
• AAL — Anterior Axillary Line
• OHI — Other Health Impairment
• HSV — Herpes Simplex Virus
• ABMG — American Board of Medical Genetics
• AA — Associate of Arts
• OCDS — Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale
• AAT — Associate of Applied Technology
• MHS — Medical Health Service
• NDC — National Drug Code
• R — Roentgen
• VFQ-51 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 51 questions
• ASA — American Subcontractors Association
• JVP — Jugular Venous Pressure
• ADRV — Adult Diarrhea Rotavirus
• TUR — Transurethral Resection
• APC — Antigen-Presenting Cell
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite
• CAH — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
• CFR — Case Fatality Rate
• RA — Right Atrium
• FHH — Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
• 3TC — Lamivudine
• TTE — Transthoracic Echocardiogram
• PFO — Patent Foramen Ovale
• FRCPC — fellow of the royal college of physicians of canada
• CCK — Cholecystokinin
• MLR — Mixed Lymphocyte Response
• NGA — National Governors Association
• ROA — Route of Administration
• APMC — Advanced Project Management Certification
• APTTS — Activated Partial Thromboplastin Times
• CCST — Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma
• AMSAN — acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy
• ACA — Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans
• CDC — Centers for Disease Control
• EAT — Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• MPH — Master of Pharmacy
• AFI — Air Force Instruction
• MPHARM — master of pharmacy
• I&O — input and output (fluid monitoring)
• AEG — Acidic Epididymal Glycoprotein
• SIL — Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion

• MSEE — Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
• NHS — National Health Service
• TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
• RLS — Restless Leg Syndrome
• BM — Bachelor of Medicine
• TIMI — Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
• AFLP — Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphic
• HBV — hepatitis B virus
• ARMD — Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• AMAL — Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
• CUCNS — Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist
• ADOA — Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy
• FCPP — Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• ECRI — Emergency Care Research Institute
• BSM — Bachelor of Science in Medicine
• AHRR — Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor
• CKBB — creatine kinase BB
• HAV — Hepatitis A Virus
• DRPH — Doctor of Public Health
• MPM — Medical Portfolio Management
• ACP — Applied Cognitive Psychology
• DEET — N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
• BN — Bachelor of Nursing
• D/C — Discharge
• PCL-M — PTSD Checklist-Military
• CAT — Computer-Aided Tomography
• BSE — Breast Self-Examination
• CDER — Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (Food & Drug Administration)
• MOS — medical outcomes Study
• PHI — Personal Health Information
• AHDI — Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
• HAP — Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
• STDP — Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity
• SIL — Seriously Ill List
• DASH — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
• ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics's
• SMDC — Seychelles Medical and Dental Council
• CTCAE — Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
• VF — Ventricular Fibrillation
• FDS — Fellow in Dental Surgery
• DDD — Division of Developmental Disabilities (various locations)
• ARMS — Amplification Refractory Mutation
• AS — Asperger Syndrome
• LUTS — lower urinary tract symptoms
• MIRF — Medical Incident Report Form
• MPAS — Master of Physician Assistant Studies
• LNCC — Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
• TEC — Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood
• GERD — Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
• MB — Bachelor of Medicine

• DPHIL — Doctor of Philosophy
• DASH — Division of Adolescent and School Health
• BESS — Biomedical Experiment Scientific Satellite
• AMJC — American Journal of Cardiology
• BC — Bachelor of Surgery
• NIP — National Immunization Program
• LC — Lighting Certified
• BILAT. — Bilateral, bilaterally
• AGMK — African Green Monkey Kidney
• AGE — Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
• FACR — Fellow of the American College of Radiology
• IL — Interleukin
• ANN — Artificial Neural Network
• CORLN — Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse
• TSC — Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• EHR — Electronic Health Record
• NSI — Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory
• SST — Somatostatin
• PPD — Postpartum Depression
• SAM — School of Aerospace Medicine
• ST — Sinus Tachycardia (cardiac)
• SC — Subcutaneous
• SSSS — Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
• HF — Heart Failure
• JECFA — Joint (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives
• FCAP — fellow of the college of american pathologists
• POP — Plaster of Paris
• AA — Alzheimer's Association
• DCM — Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Surgery
• CTE — Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
• AAT — Associate of Arts in Teaching
• PMH — Previous Medical History
• COMPASS — COMPuter ASSurance Conference
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
• NICHD — National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• IMT — Intima-Media Thickness
• SG — Specific Gravity
• LRI — Lower Respiratory Infection
• AR — Aldose Reductase
• AAAS — Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• NIA — National Institute on Aging
• TDI — Toluene Diisocyanate
• CRN — Certified Radiologic Nurse
• PM — Plasma Membrane
• T1DM — Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus
• CARC — Claim Adjustment Reason Code
• ST — Speech Therapy
• ABPN — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.

• ADG — Average Daily Gain
• RDO — Registered Dispensing Optician
• CPRI — Computer-based Patient Record Institute
• AO — Agent Orange
• HPTN — HIV Prevention Trials Network
• LAF — Line of the Air Force
• FLAIR — Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery
• NNT — Number needed to Treat
• AI — Association Index
• HAN — Health Alert Network
• EVAR — Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
• ADPSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Spastic Paraplegia
• AAD — Age at Diagnosis
• DTI — Diffusion Tensor Imaging
• SCDS — Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
• CJ — cytochalasin J
• SLT — Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
• IUCD — Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
• ED — Effective Dose
• DDD — Degenerative Disc Disease
• PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• MDE — Major Depressive Episode
• LA — Left Atrium
• SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• CC — with food, (but also cubic centimetre)
• RAS — Renal Artery Stenosis
• ABA — Agaricus Bisporus Agglutinin
• MH — Mental Health
• GS — General Surgery
• ICF — Informed Consent Form
• BLS — Basic life support
• ICH — International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
• IPE — Individual Protective Equipment
• AGEP — Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
• AUL — Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
• DSA — digital subtraction angiography
• NKFA — No Known Food Allergies
• ADNIV — Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy
• CLM — Cutaneous Larva Migrans
• GDMT — Guideline Determined Medication Therapy
• VA — Visual Acuity
• JBO — Journal of Biomedical Optics
• GVHD — Graft Versus Host Disease
• CMS — Correctional Medical Services
• PUFA — Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
• CCNS — Critical Care Nurse Specialist
• ASAP — Army Substance Abuse Program
• LUL — Left Upper Lobe
• TURBT — Transurethral resection of bladder tumour
• VFQ-25 — Visual Function Questionnaire, 25 questions

• NGU — nongonococcal urethritis
• HRSA — U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
• ABTS — American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• AIHW — Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• CNO — Chief Nursing Officer
• ATA — Anterior Tibial Artery
• VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
• AIL — Advance Intercross Line
• ACE — Accessory Cholera Enterotoxin
• CLT — Certified Lymphedema Therapist
• AVN — Atrioventricular Node
• ADI — Autosomal Dominant Ichthyosis
• AO — aldehyde oxidase
• CHAMPUS — (U.S.) Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Uniformed Services
• FGF — Fibroblast Growth Factor
• AST — Aspartate Transaminase
• DICOM — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
• AVSEM — Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine
• WM — White Male
• GAF — Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
• HPV — Human Papilloma Virus
• WWS — Walker-Warburg Syndrome
• OP — Operational
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory
• DDR — Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology
• DORV — Double Outlet Right Ventricle
• D — Density
• LAT — Laboratory Animal Technician
• WCST-64 — Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, 64 card version
• MMWR — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• CBE — Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• ACLY — Atp Citrate Lyase
• EFT — Emotionally Focused Therapy
• AADC — Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase
• LOE — Level of Evidence
• MACO — Maximum Allowable Carryover
• DCIS — Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• AMLL — Acute Mixed Lineage Leukemia
• ACCS — Acinar Cell Carcinomas
• BDDT-N — Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy – Naturopathy (licensing body in ON)
• TICI — Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction
• PAT — Pre-Admission Testing
• CH — congenital hypothyroidism
• COMA — Certified Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
• DTS — Delirium Tremens the Shakes
• FICA — Fellow of the International Chiropractic Association
• AFC — Amniotic Fluid Cells
• MRA — Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• ECA — External Carotid Artery
• ORM — Operational Risk Management

• TESS — Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale
• RTV — Ritonavir
• MMN — Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
• L — Litre
• MHE — Master of Health Education
• CMSS — Council of Medical Specialty Societies
• MBA — Master of Business Administration
• ADPEO — Autosomal Dominant Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
• APR — Abdominoperineal Resection
• CBE — Chemical and Biological Engineering
• UHID — Universal Healthcare Identifier
• DMAT — Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• MS — Master of Science
• CCHMC — Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• IMC — International Medical Corps
• ARHSP — Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• EAC — External Auditory Canal
• ALP — ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE
• MAFO — Molded Ankle-Foot Orthotic
• BEI — Backscattered Electron Imaging (electron microscopy technique)
• CBI — Certificate in Breast Imaging
• EH&S — Environmental Health and Safety
• PE — Premature Ejaculation
• BSE — Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• PCT — Primary Care Trust
• CPNP — Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner
• VCT — Voluntary Counselling and Testing
• SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
• LMSW — Licensed Master of Social Work
• NPAFP — non-polio acute flaccid paralysis
• PM&R — Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• OBL — OBLique
• ALC — Anaplastic Large Cell
• MLT — Medical Library Technician
• TMT — Trail Making Test
• ACC — Australian Cancer Council
• MCTD — Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• LVAD — Left Ventricular Assist Device
• AMSC — Associate in Medical Science
• DTD — Day to Day
• SVR — Sustained Virologic Response
• EHS — environmental health services
• RPD — Removable Partial Denture
• ELSI — Ethical, Legal and Social Implications
• PTSD — posttraumatic stress disorder
• ELBW — Extremely Low Birth Weight
• FDLI — Food and Drug Law Institute
• CISS — Competitive in Situ Suppression
• MOPH — Ministry of Public Health

• CSE — Office of Child Support Enforcement
• DVT — Deep Venous Thrombosis
• LCCE — Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
• BC-PCM — Board Certified - Palliative Care Management
• ASLME — American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
• TLIF — Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• NCHS — National Center for Health Statistics standards
• ORIF — Open reduction and internal fixation
• IBS — Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• MSP — matching to sample
• ARJP — Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
• FAGD — Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
• CHPN — certified hospice and palliative nurse
• LLM — Master of Laws
• PVNS — Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
• ND — Doctor of Naturopathy
• ABCRS — American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• MSC — Master of Surgery
• CRNBC — College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
• TMS — Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome
• IAP — Intra-Abdominal Pressure
• PFPS — Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• FTC — emtricitabine
• PANAH — Pakistan National Heart Association
• AE — Assemble Axial Elements
• HAT — Hepatic Artery Thrombosis
• ALTS — Atypical Lipomatous Tumors
• CRNH — Certified Registered Hospice Nurse
• MDME — Microsomal Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
• ACMNPV — Autographa Californica Multinucleocapsid Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• NN — Nerves
• BDT — Binary Decision Tree
• ASFV — African Swine Fever Virus
• RLL — right lower lobe (lung)
• AADP — American Association of Drugless Practitioners
• MUD — Matched Unrelated Donor (stem cell transplantation)
• AO — Amine Oxidase
• PEPT — Positron Emission Particle Tracking
• CAPA — Certified Ambulatory Post-Anesthesia Nurse
• APLS — Acute Promyelocytic Leukemias
• IVD — Ischemic Vascular Disease
• LDUH — Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin
• AHC — Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenital
• VNA — Visiting Nurse Association
• CRIC — cricothyroidotomy
• CISH — Chromosome in Situ Hybridisation
• MR — Mutual Recognition
• AAR — abnormal anaphase resolution
• CRRN-A — certified rehabilitation registered nurse – advanced
• LLD — doctor of laws

• GBD — Global Burden of Disease
• CCSP — Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
• SUP — Superior
• SBB — Specialist in Blood Banking
• SMS — Space Motion Sickness
• CCES — Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist
• ETD — Estimated Time of Death
• ASD — Aspartate Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
• ACNPV — Autographa Californica Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
• AN — Aspergillus Nidulans
• MRAD — Master of Radiology
• CTS2 — Revised Conflict Tactics Scale
• ARSS — Autonomous Replication Sequences
• SHM — Social History of Medicine
• AGR — accessory gene regulator
• NCID — National Center for Infectious Diseases
• MAOIS — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
• OCR — Office For Civil Rights (Dept. Of Education)
• AII — Angiotensin II
• EMT-D — Emergency Medical Technician-Defibrillation
• USPHS — United States Public Health Service
• PAOP — Pulmonary Artery Occlusion (wedge) Pressure
• TGYF — Tianma Gouteng Yin Formula
• MEB — Medical Evaluation Board
• AAL — Alternaria Alternata Lycopersici
• TIPS — Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
• AOT — Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour
• AFPD — Air Force Policy Directive
• HYST — hysterectomy
• USPSTF — United States Preventive Services Task Force
• ADRP — Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa
• AFNOR — Association Francaise De Normalisation
• SCT — Specialist in Cytotechnology
• MSLS — Master of Science in Library Science
• LMWH — Low molecular weight heparin(oid
• ADHD — Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• UMT — Unit of Medical Time
• EMK — Emergency Medical Kit
• IMA — Inferior Mesenteric Artery
• ICN — International Council of Nurses
• CIF — cytoplasmic intermediate filament
• CVS — Computer Vision Syndrome
• CMC — Christian Medical College
• RAMC — Royal Army Medical Corps
• RML — right middle lobe (lung)
• RESA — Regional Educational Service Agency
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• WHI — Women's Health Initiative
• ANA — Autoantibody to Nuclear Antigen
• ISQ — in status quo (Lat.: no change)

• LDN — Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
• CIC — Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
• AMEDD — Army Medical Department
• RTR — Registered Recreational Therapist
• MSEH — Master of Science in Environmental Health
• ARVC — arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• HLHS — Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• CVID — Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
• AOTA — American Occupational Therapy Association
• BK — Below knee (transtibial)
• AMD — Acids and Macular Degeneration
• AMOG — Adhesion Molecule on Glia
• EFMB — Expert Field Medical Badge
• SP — São Paulo
• AGM — African green monkey
• LGV — Lymphogranuloma Venereum
• MIPO — minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis
• AEL — Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia
• ACD — Avellino Corneal Dystrophy
• ALL — Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
• IOE — Intraoperative echocardiography
• GBM — Glomerular Basement Membrane
• NCRR — National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health)
• LCIS — Lobular Carcinoma in Situ
• ARMAC — Arkansas Medicaid Administrative Claiming
• ALT — Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
• BARC — Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
• EIP — Early Intervention Program
• AMLS — Acute Myelogenous Leukemias
• ISQ — Implant Stability Quotient
• GBS — Guillain–Barré syndrome
• PHARMG — Graduate in Pharmacy
• IPEM — Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• NPWT — Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
• HAPIS — HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section
• BOP — Bleeding on Probing
• ASPS — Affected Sibling Pairs
• ARIC — Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
• OICAN — Orthopaedic International Clinical Audit Network
• ADCC — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract
• PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory
• URN — Universal Resource Number
• ESF — Emergency Support Function
• CRC — Co-operative Research Centres
• AGT — average generation time
• AS — Alport syndrome
• PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
• NEI — National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health)
• MG — Myasthenia Gravis
• ECV — Extracellular Volume

• IVA — Isovaleric Acidemia
• HADS — Hospital Anxiety and Depressive/Depression Scale
• ALCLS — Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphomas
• DU — Duodenal Ulcer
• AED — Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• AOS — Allene Oxide Synthase
• O.S. — left eye (ocularis/oculus sinister (Lat.)
• AFRC — Air Force Reserve Command
• HHS(S) — Harris Hip Score(s)
• HC — Hair Color
• AHH — anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
• AHCS — Anterior Horn Cells
• SLS — Specialist in Laboratory Safety
• SLD — Specific Learning Disability
• GFATM — Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• NA — Numerical Aperture (fiber optics)
• VL — vastus lateralis
• ADH — Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia
• RHCC — Rural Health Care Corporation
• ANUBIS — A New Universal Biosafety Information System
• ARCI — Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis
• NIDA — National Institute on Drug Abuse (National Institutes of Health)
• MPSV4 — Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Quadravalent
• GNHR — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
• JMSMM — Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
• AE — Attaching and effacing
• EM — Electron Microscope
• VISA — Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
• OSAS — Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• AIS — abbreviated injury score
• CPPD — Chest Percussion and Post Drainage
• ALVS — Avian Leukosis Viruses
• LBL — Light Bladder Leakage
• CT — Computer Tomography
• SMO — Senior Medical Officer
• AO — active oxygen
• CGH — Comparative Gene Hybridization
• AVNRT — Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
• PTS — Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (deep vein thrombosis)
• SDBTT — Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
• GTD — Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
• ARPS — Affected Relative Pairs
• CPHT — Certified Pharmacy Technician
• AP — amyloid plaques
• B/C — Benefit/Cost
• CPA — Canadian Physiotherapy Association
• SSA — Single-Strand Annealing
• ADBMP — Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• HSV — Highly Selective Vagotomy

• STI(S) — sexually transmitted infection(s)
• ESY — Extended School Year
• ARNT — Ah Receptor Nuclear Translocator
• HFRS — Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
• ASF — Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat
• AIM — Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
• NSQHS — National Safety and Quality Health Service
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980, "Superfund")
• IARC — International Agency for Research on Cancer
• HIB — Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
• ABOP — American Board of Ophthalmology
• AMP — Amputation
• WL — Weight Loss
• MESH — Medical subject headings
• BUMED — U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
• ACPE — American College of Physician Executives
• BIR — British Institute of Radiology
• VTE — Venous Thromboembolism Every
• APC — Anterior polar cataract
• AH — adenomatous hyperplasia
• CRNN — cranial nerves
• TCM — Traditional Chinese Medicine
• AK — Arginine kinase
• ISHEASTM — International Society for the History of East Asian Science Technology and Medicine
• CSTE — Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
• ASPE — Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• AHA — Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• AFHPSP — Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program
• BSEH — Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
• AS — alternative splicing
• AS — Acid Succinate
• AP — Apple Proliferation
• CGS — Catgut Suture
• AION — Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy
• OI — Orthopedic Impairment
• APKC — atypical protein kinase C
• PHA — Preventive Health Assessment
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic lymphoma
• SISI — Short Increment Sensitivity Index
• APC — Adenomatosis Polyposis Coli
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphoid Leukemia
• UPIN — Universal Provider Identification Number
• WRMSD — Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• GRP — Glucose-Regulated Protein
• DWI — Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
• AN — accessory nuclei
• BRCA — breast cancer gene
• CCDS — Certified Cardiac Device Specialist
• SOBOE — Shortness of Breath on Exercise
• OHNCS — Occupational Health Nursing Clinical Specialist

• COLA — Cost Of Living Allowance
• HZV — Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine (formerly called ZOS)
• AS — Active sleep
• CN — Charge Nurse
• SGA — small for gestational age
• AVRT — Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
• ASP — Apoptosis Specific Protein
• MBK — Medications and Bandage Kit
• CI — contact investigation
• APC — Ateles Paniscus Chamek
• AEEC — attaching and effacing Escherichia coli
• MTPPI — Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
• D — Died
• NACHRI — National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
• DMAA — dimethylarsinic acid
• EPIC — Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
• DFDBA — demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts
• EMT-P — Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
• PFC — Prefrontal Cortex
• ARD — Adult Refsum Disease
• AS — Ankylosing Spondylitis
• HWFL — Healthy Weight For Life
• CPNP — Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• NDMS — National Disaster Medical System
• LSA — Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
• AM — Achillea Millefolium
• C — Constant
• MMS — Massachusetts Medical Society
• ADLTE — Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Epilepsy
• NCADI — Csap's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• ARF — ADP Ribosylation Factor
• PR — Pulse Rate
• DEBM — Division of Evidence Based Medicine
• TMD — Thyromental Distance
• MMIHS — Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome
• LTCSS — Long Term Care Services and Supports
• ARNSHL — Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss
• D & C — dilatation and curettage
• MIMS — Medical Information Management System
• MISM — Master of Information Systems Management
• ADCAS — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxias
• MDD — Major Depressive Disorderb
• ANZAN — Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists
• HACE — high-altitude cerebral edema
• PRES — Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
• ARRP — Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa
• ICD — International Classification of Diseases
• FAK — First Aid Kit
• WAS — Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• IBV — Infectious Bronchitis Virus

• CM — Master in Surgery
• TPD — temperature-programmed desorption
• AF — ameloblastic fibroma
• AI — allelic imbalance
• ACIOL — Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens
• S.C. — subcutaneous
• APL — Acute Progranulocytic Leukemia
• SEG — similar exposure groups
• LTAC — Long-Term Acute Care
• NCTR — National Center for Toxicological Research
• CA — Chromosome Analysis
• EIS — Epidemic Intelligence Service
• OEHWG — Occupational & Environmental Health Working Group
• ABL — Advanced Breeding Line
• AK — Aspartate kinase
• NRP — National Response Plan
• ARDRA — Amplified Ribosmal DNA Restriction Analysis
• DMND — Diamond Foods, Inc.
• LTOT — Long Term Oxygen Therapy
• MH — Medical Hold
• NPI — Narcissistic Personality Inventory
• CMI — Chromosome Mitosis Index
• DISCH — Discharge
• PMD — Primary Medical Doctor
• HV — Heavy
• IICP — Increased Intracranial Pressure
• DIL — Dilate
• SHRNA — short hairpin ribonucleic acid
• P-A — Posterior-anterior
• CCRNP — Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program
• SAIEH — South African Institute of Environmental Health
• LMRP — Local Medical Review Policy
• CEA — Carcinoembryonic Antigen
• STSS — Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
• AHD — Antecedent Hematologic Disorder
• CIM — Class I Modification
• AS — Aldosterone Synthase
• NIHSS — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• NAIT — Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• SEM — Sionscanning Electron Microscopy
• CAUTI — Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
• ARS — Antigen recognition sites
• TLL — Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
• ALL — acute lymphoblastic leukosis
• AS — Alagille Syndrome
• FLK — Funny Looking Kid (British doctors humor)
• AR — Acrosome reaction
• POS — Positively Outrageous Service
• NIAAA — National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• APH — American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.

• NICE — National Institute for Clinical Excellence
• ALL — Acute Lymphoblastic
• MBOS — Medical Board of Survey
• KHD — Kinky Hair Disease
• PPBE — Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
• IA — Internal Assessment
• COCOM — Combatant Command
• HEENT — Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat
• ALLV — Avian Leukosis Virus
• TRACH — tracheostomy
• PPDS — Phonologic Programming Deficit Syndrome
• DSB — DNA double-strand breakage
• ADAS — Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale
• VZV — Varicella-Zoster Virus
• ASP — Audiogenic seizure Prone
• AC — Amylose Content
• BCG — Bacille Calmette-Guérin (Tuberculosis) Vaccine
• FLMA — Family Leave Medical Act
• IMRT — intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• ERM — Epiretinal Membrane
• AHR — Ability of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor
• PMB — Physics in Medicine and Biology
• M — Married
• OEHED — Occupational & Environmental Health Exposure Data
• DHF — Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
• AFRC — Absolute Finger Ridge Count
• PHQ — Patient Health Questionnaire
• ASP — The Abnormal Spindle Protein
• ALL — Acute Lymphocytic
• WOMAC — Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
• ARI — Autism Research Institute
• MILD — Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
• AIHA — American International Health Alliance
• VAS — visual analog scales
• SCIPI — Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument
• CAS — Casualty
• BIBIC — British Institute for Brain Injured Children
• AM — Affected Male
• OEH-MIS — Occupational & Environmental Health-Management Information System
• SCAD — Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
• TBNA — Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
• AL — Angiotropic lymphoma
• PHIL — Public Health Image Library
• EBS — Emergency Breathing Subsystem
• AA. — arteries
• HPS — Human Patient Simulator
• TAT — thematic apperception test
• AIMS — Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
• AFLP — Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
• AT — Atrial Tachycardia

• GID — Gender Identity Disorder
• IDPD — Indian Doctors for Peace and Development
• AFMS — Air Force Medical Service
• PTTN — Painful Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathy
• SH — Specialist in Hematology
• AAAH — Aromatic Amino Acid Hydroxylase
• COTA — Council On The Ageing
• SSPE — Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
• OEHSA — Occupational & Environmental Health Site Assessment
• DHP — Defense Health Program
• AVSD — Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• EMER — Emergency Medical Expense Requirement
• HPHC — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• CTAD — Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease
• PPG — Photoelectric plethysmography
• CCMVI — Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection
• DMDS — Dimethyl Disulfide
• SB5 — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• PNSS — Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
• VHD — Valvular Heart Disease
• CAVHD — continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
• DODD — Department Of Defense Directive
• DP — Dorsalis Pedis
• REM — Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent)
• ONTT — Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial
• CVA — Cardiovascular accident ("stroke")
• LER — Longitudinal Exposure Record
• EMT — Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
• MSF — Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
• TMA — Thrombotic Microangiopathy
• AAG — Alpha-Acid Glycoprotein
• SGB — Stellate ganglion blockade
• AC — Abdominal Circumference
• NSTX — Neosaxitoxin
• NHIS — National Health Interview Survey
• VDB — VanDyke Brown test
• PBAC — Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
• VWFA — Visual Word Form Area
• IDDCP — Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme
• PGD — Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• HFMD — Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
• TAVI — Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
• RADV — Risk Adjustment Data Validation
• IGRA — interferon-gamma release assay
• RCT — Rotator Cuff Tear
• SV — Specialist in Virology
• BEIN — Beacon Evidence and Innovation Network
• DGI — Disseminated Gonococcal Infection
• NBDHMT — National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology
• VAX — Vaccine

• B — Born
• MRSA — Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus''
• URI — upper respiratory tract infection
• NAMCS — National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• COMP — College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
• NIDDK — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• KDOQI — Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
• MRI — Medical Records Institute
• GRECC — Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers
• OD — Over Dose
• AAA — Aleuria Aurantia Agglutinin
• S/C — Subcutaneous
• MUMPS — Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
• BM — Black Male
• LTH — Luteotropic Hormone
• NSTEMI — Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
• ERBT — erythromycin breath test
• ABP — Amount Of Androgen Binding Protein
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Chronic
• FPMRS — Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
• QAR — Quiet, Alert, Responsive
• NIDCD — National Institutetute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• TSE — Testicular Self-Examination
• NCIC CTG — National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group
• 0 — Not Present OR No abnormality
• IIV3 — Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent
• EBM — Evidence-Based Medicine
• SAIOH — Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene
• SARS-COV — severe acute respiratory syndrome–associated coronavirus disease
• MM — Malignant Melanoma
• ARGR — Arginine Repressor Gene
• SLKT — Survivability Lethality and Key Technologies
• NREMT-B — Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
• EMSVO — Emergency Medical Services Vehicle Operator
• RAC — Recovery Audit Contractors
• FACIT — Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy
• IPV — inactivated poliovirus vaccine
• MERS-COV — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
• UCD — Usual Childhood Diseases
• JHM — Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
• AFHSC — Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
• FXS — Fragile X Syndrome
• PVCD — Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction
• SBPASC — Service Benefit Plan Administration Services Corporation
• PEDNSS — Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
• CHC — Chronic Hepatitis C
• OEHME — Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Examination
• MAM — Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• TUEB — Transurethral Enucleation with Bipolar
• PFFS — Private Fee-For-Service

• GF — Gluten Free
• PAIN — Pay Attention Inward Now
• CAMI — Civil Aeromedical Institute
• AAAAI — American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• MMTV — Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus
• LPI — Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
• ITBE — IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
• LC — Lethal Concentration
• MTBI — Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• MERRF — Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
• LSU — Life Support Umbilical
• MAC — Mycobacterium Avium Complex (medicine)
• HPFS — Health Professionals Follow-Up Study
• TIENS — Traditional Chinese Medical
• PSC — Program Support Center (US DHHS)
• NICE-SUGAR — Normoglycemia in Intensive Care Evaluation-Survival Using Glucose Algorithm Regulation (research trial)
• H — Height
• AHPPC — australian health protection principal committee
• MSL — Medical Science Liaison
• AFOEM — Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
• LCMV — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
• MEPS — Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• PD — Periodontal Disease
• DNV — Diarrhea and vomiting
• CML — cutaneous malignant lymphomas
• COPRE — Copenhagen University Observatory Reprints
• USAFSAM — United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
• CSIC — Clean Self Intermittent Catheterization
• DDS — Doctor of Dental Science/Surgery
• FOV — Field Of Vision
• CFRLD — Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease
• IFG — Impaired Fasting Glucose
• BHT — Bucket handle tear
• DAT — Direct Agglutination Test
• DPSI — dynamic postural stability index
• MSAC — Medical Services Advisory Committee
• SBI — Serious Bacterial Infection
• AE(S) — adverse event(s)
• POAG — Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
• HELLP — Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets
• HS — Heart Sounds
• MDJ — Medical Digest Journal
• MRD — Matched Related Donor
• PHACO — Phacoemulsification
• AMA PCPI — American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement
• HPP — Health Promotion Practice
• ICD-O — International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
• CLL — Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia
• ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
• CIHR — Canadian Institutes of Health Research

• BHI — Better Hearing Institute
• ADD — Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
• O/E — (findings) on examination
• MOH — Medical Officer of Health
• REG.N. — Registered Nurse
• WMTS — Wireless Medical Telemetry Service
• TC — Therapeutic Community
• IASO — International Association for the Study of Obesity
• ABIH — American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• CAD — Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• EPSTD — Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
• PBA — Pseudobulbar Affect
• AHAHAS — Accreditable Hospital and Health-Care Administration System
• DODMERB — Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board
• MPI — Medical & Pharmaceutical Information
• AHMC — Australian Health Ministers' Conference
• HMPV — Human Metapneumovirus
• SHIP — Senior Health Insurance Program
• CIPHI — Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
• FEBR — Fellowship of the Egyptian Board of Diagnostic Radiology.
• LAFH — Lower Anterior Facial Height
• RBCS — Red blood cells
• HKGCNT — Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test
• NERD — No Evidence of Recurrent Disease
• PDHRA — Post-Deployment Health Reassessment
• TINGLE — Experiencing slight prickling (not acrynom)
• OOE — Out of Energy
• NIAID — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• MORD — Medical Operations Requirements Document
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome
• FLT3 — Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 33
• H&N — Head and Neck
• LHF — Left Heart Failure
• RU — Repertorium Universale
• AUR — Association of University Radiologists
• NCPB — National Cancer Policy Board
• SBP — spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• NDDIC — National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• UCVA — Uncorrected Visual Acuity
• PCDC — Primary Care Development Corporation
• ANCA — antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
• CA — Cocaine Anonymous
• SL — Slight
• CR — Cunt Rag
• CAOT-ACE — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists - Association Canadienne des Ergothérapeutes
• EMT-B — Emergency Medical Technician Basic
• ADFSP — Autosomal Dominant Familial Spastic Paraplegia
• DMD — Dystrophie Musculaire de Duchenne (French: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
• OCPS — Oral Contraceptive Pills
• CGMS — continuous glucose monitoring system

• AP — Antero-Posterior
• NAPNES — National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service
• MOM — Metal-On-Metal
• SRNVM — Subretinal neovascular membranes
• WIN — Weight-control Information Network
• LIG — Ligament
• RX — Pharmacy
• RRS — Reynolds Risk Score
• HL7 — Health Level Seven International
• MDR — Minimum Daily Requirement
• ADLD — Autosomal Dominant Leukodystrophy
• AIH — American Institute of Homeopathy
• WPW — Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrom
• MCKT — Medium-chain 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Thiolase
• MZ — Monozygotic
• HEOR — Health Economic and Outcomes Research
• HBV — High Biological Value
• CRPS — Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• CLIA — Clia Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• DTRS — deep tendon reflexes
• RPM — Remote Patient Monitoring
• EEUC — Evidential Entities Under Cover
• CVID — common variable immunodeficiency disease
• VFC — Vaccines for Children
• DA — Drug Abuse
• IDMT — Independent Duty Medical Technician
• ASH — Assistant Secretary for Health
• DRMD — Division of Radiation and Medical Devices
• D&V — Diarrhea and Vomiting
• NEX — Nose Ear And Xiphoid
• HAD — HIV-associated dementia
• MERP — Medical Emergency Response Plan
• NSU — Nonspecific urethritis
• CDAHK — Chiropractic Doctors' Association of Hong Kong
• NHSC — National Health Service Corps
• MPA — Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
• MEDICS — Medical Information Computer System
• IPOP — Immediate Post-Operative Prosthesis
• HIB-MENCY-TT — Hib-Meningococcal (Bivalent) Conjugate Vaccine (MenHibrix®)
• RIATT — Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies
• SAPT — Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
• ED — Elbow-Disarticulation
• PCV7 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• YPLL — years of potential life lost
• NF — Necrotizing Fasciitis
• SHTG — Severe of Hypertriglyceridemia
• IMMD — Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• NCCAM — National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• DOHA — Department of Health and Ageing (Australian government department)

• NFI — No Further Information
• AF SURVEY — Atrial Fibrillation Survey
• SMAAA — Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Australia Inc.
• WISQARS — Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• CSD — Cat-Scratch Disease
• SJS — Stevens–Johnson syndrome
• OSG — Office of the Surgeon General
• MOOP — Medical Out Of Pocket
• ACEM — Australian College for Emergency Medicine
• ORL — Optical Return Loss
• ACUM — Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Masses
• AD — Atherogenic Dyslipidemia
• AME — Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzyme
• AAL — Automated Anatomical Labeling
• EHR(S) — electronic health record(s)
• DMDD — disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
• PPTCT — Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission
• ADD — adenosine deaminase gene
• HMN — Health Metrics Network
• LA — Left Arm
• D4T — Stavudine
• PAR — Performance and Accountability Report
• CRISP — Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects
• AMD — Advanced Macular Degeneration
• FMOA — Family Medicine of Albemarle
• OBS — Operational Bioinstrumentation System
• NISMAT — Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
• CNIB — Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• MTCT — Mother to Child Transmission
• TDR-TB — totally drug-resistant tuberculosis
• MSSR — Medical Students for Social Responsibility
• SWS — Sturge-Weber Syndrome
• RNG — Réseau National des Génopoles
• AACB — Australian Association of Clinical Biochemists
• COTA — Children's Organ Transplant Association
• SDV(S) — single-dose or single-use vial(s)
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• NSNA — Normal Shape/Normal Alignment
• ADNOS — Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• NTD — Neglected Tropical Diseases
• NRHM — National Rural Health Mission (India)
• CK-MB — Creatine Kinase - Muscle/ Brain
• DRUJ — Distal Radial Ulnar Joint
• ABPG — Androgen Binding Protein Gamma
• EPB — extensor pollicis brevis
• B.O. — BODY ODOR
• SDQ — Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• ADCH — Autosomal Dominant Cyclic Hematopoiesis
• APH — Antepartum Hemorrhage
• ADCSNB — Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness

• NLST — National Lung Screening Trial
• OPN — OPeration
• POI — Point of Interest
• QALY — quality-adjusted life years
• IDDB — Investigational Drugs Database
• WG — Weight Gain
• RA — Right Arm
• IBD — Irritable Bowel Disease
• IAVI — International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
• NHS — Nurses’ Health Study
• ILADS — International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
• OMD — On-line Medical Dictionary
• ASRC — Australian Stuttering Research Centre
• BPAD — Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia
• EGG — electroglottography
• AAIMS — All American Institute of Medical Sciences
• CIPN — Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
• CTA — Computed Tomographic Angiography
• SENS — Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence
• KRC — Kommission Refraktive Chirurgie
• AHIC — American Health Information Community
• STN — Sternberg Memory Search
• RPVI — registered physician in vascular interpretation
• ACMV — African Cassava Mosaic Virus
• VAMC — Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• WFOC — Worldwide Forensic Odontology Contacts
• CPPD — Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate
• IDPD — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• DTWP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• HMO — Health Management Organization
• EFS — event-free survival probability
• PCGC — Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium
• AACD — American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's
• HDI — Headache Disability Index
• FABQ — Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
• NCS — Nurse Call System
• SGR — Surgeon General's Report
• APSI — anterior-posterior stability index
• SARI — severe acute respiratory illness
• AIHP — American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
• HSPH — Harvard School of Public Health
• BMP — Biological and Medical Physics
• CM — Case Manager
• CGE — Cortical Granule Exocytosis
• OHF — Occupational Health Facility
• AAB — Acidic Aniline Blue
• ABECOPD — Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• DSRB — Domain Specific Review Board
• MDN — Medical Device Network
• WBS — Williams-Beuren Syndrome

• NEDSS — National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• SOMS — Shuttle Orbiter Medical System
• FTSG — full-thickness skin graft
• SACGT — Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing
• ABPMR — American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• AIR — Australian Institute of Radiography
• PA — Pernicious Anemia
• TTC — Threshold of Toxicological Concern
• BSID — Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
• ACCME — Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• LISA — Life Science Austria
• UMLS — Unified Medical Language System
• CLIA — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
• SMS — Smith-Magenis Syndrome
• AAC — Associations Of Acrocentric Chromosomes
• PHIN — Public Health Information Network
• BEE — Bio-Environmental Engineer
• MIR — Medical Inspection Room
• DMO — Dental Management Organization
• VHF — Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
• AGTS — Australasian Gene Therapy Society
• WHAM! — Women's Health Action and Mobilization
• NPSG — National Patient Safety Goals
• QME — Qualified Medical Evaluator
• SBV — Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales 5th ed.
• NMWC — Nominal Molecular Weight Cutoff
• POLC — Problem Oriented List of Charges
• PHLI — Public Health Leadership Institutes
• SCA — Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• MHSACM — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts
• TEN — Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• FECA — Federal Employee Compensation Act
• AFIOH — Air Force Institute for Operational Health
• IDSA-EIN — Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network
• CHIT — Center for Health Information Technology
• CPCR — Cardio Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation
• ANSI HISB — American National Standards Institute's Healthcare Informatics Standards Board
• TLBB — The Little Blue Book
• PHSP — Prepaid Health Service Plan
• CAPS — Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services
• DANA — Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment
• ABPA — Androgen Binding Protein Alpha
• MHPSS — Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network
• SAHM — Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
• MEJ — Medical Equipment Journal of Japan
• TEO — temporo-occipital (brain area)
• POMA — Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
• PLCH — Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• MACE — Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
• CCSS — Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

• MMRV — Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella Vaccine
• COS — Canadian Ophthalmological Society
• ANZSGM — Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine
• SRM — Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
• HLL — High Liquid Level
• ANZHSN — Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network
• USAIPH — United States Army Institute of Public Health
• CGIO-C — Clinical Global Impression of Change
• AACF — Atypical Acinar Cell Foci
• MCD — Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency
• ACPSEM — Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
• PTA — Pre-Treatment Assessment
• DCO — Dyschondrosteosis
• MTAA — Medical Technology Association of Australia
• MSAV — Medical Scientists Association of Victoria
• NHEJ — non-homologous end-joining pathway
• ASPS — Aveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
• CEP — Centromeric Enumeration Probes
• RNE — Registered Nurse Exam
• DASH — Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand
• ASAT — Aspartate Aminotransferase
• PW — Puncture Wound
• NMDP — National Marrow Donor Program
• SVG — Saphenous Vein Grafts
• IVI — International Vaccine Institute
• SIA — Safety Institute of Australia
• VENT — Refer in the respiratory area an individuals using ventilator device like a C-Pap for people with sleeping disorder or respiratory assisted device.
• HAT — Human African Trypanosomiasis
• TSANZ — Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• NAMPA — National Association of Medical Perfusionists of Australia
• CRRI — Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
• ARES — Amide Response Elements
• EEG — Electroencephalography
• LPM — Lateral Plate Mesoderm
• ABI — Anaphase Bridge Index
• PERK — protein kinase RNA–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
• NOAEL — no-observed-adverse-effects-level
• IMS — Indian Medical Service
• RIDT(S) — rapid influenza diagnostic test(s)
• ANZBA — Australian and New Zealand Burn Association
• EM — Emergency Management
• ANZSNM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
• FINR — Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation
• BPI — Brief Pain Inventory-Short
• VVC — VulvoVaginal Candidiasis
• EGD — endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy
• ASV — Association of Shelter Veterinarians
• CAT — Combat Application Tourniquet
• PAAD — Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
• CLI — Central Lymphatic Irradiation

• FAP — Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy
• CMV — Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
• SCN — supra-chiasmatic nucleus
• JE — Japanese Encephalitis
• DOEHRS-IH — Department of Defense Occupational & Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene
• PBI — plasma-protein-bound iodine
• METI — Medical Education Technologies, Inc.
• ANLL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• MSOF — Multiple system organ failure
• ABSCT — Autologous Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
• MAB — Medical Advisory Board
• LEMS — Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
• ECV — Effective Circulating Volume
• ICCD — International Center for Clubhouse Development
• BBF — boot and bottle fight
• FHM — Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
• VHD — Ventricular Heart Disease
• TDF — Tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate
• HD — Hip-Disarticulation
• AEF — Helper Allogeneic Effect Factor
• BCCR — Balanced Complex Chromosome Rearrangement
• 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
• AMML — Acute Monomyelogenous Leukemia
• IDET — Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
• CCFP — Certificant of the College of Family Practice of Canada
• VV. — veins
• AAOGU — Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists
• PLSS — Portable Life Support System
• MDAO — Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
• CRAG — cryptococcal antigen
• BPHC — Bureau of Primary Health Care
• MHLT — Minimum Hearing Loss Threshold
• MANTRA-PAF — medical antiarrhythmic treatment or radio frequency ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation trial
• UCOD — Underlying Cause of Death
• PPCM — Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• CE — chick erythrocyte
• LP — Licensed Practitioner
• PV — Pemphigus vulgaris
• SJ — supinator jerk
• TH — Tyrosine Hydroxylase
• TE — Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
• HAST — HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB
• AF — Acentric Fragments
• CDHA — Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
• AMCAS — American Medical College Application Service
• FOMA — Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
• LTHO(S) — long-term health outcome(s)
• CAMR — Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
• ADD — anterior digit deformity
• SDP — single donor platelets

• CCE — Clear Cell Ependymoma
• RACGP — Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners
• ADMD — autosomal dominant atrophic macular degeneration
• AMGD — Asymmetric Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis
• HDV — Hepatitis Delta Virus
• WD — Wrist-Disarticulation
• MSE — Medical Support Equipment
• SBIR — Small Business Innovative Research
• AIMA — American Israeli Medical Association
• NIBSC — National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
• RDA — Recommended Daily Amounts
• PEVN — periventricular nucleus
• PCRP — Prostate Cancer Research Program
• AM — Adenoma Malignum
• CCOHS — Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
• NHAMCS — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• BMP-2 — Bone Morphogenetic Protein type 2
• P.R. — rectally (per rectum [ Lat.])
• SD — Shoulder-Disarticulation
• CIOMS — Council Of International Organizations Of Medical Sciences
• MFM — Massage Fisiotherapy And Medical
• EFSA — European Food Safety Authority
• MCMI — Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
• MH — Mass Hysteria
• AC — articular cartilage
• AOR — Acridine Orange Reaction
• FS — Flight Surgeon
• AIS — American Institute of Stress
• FIQ — functional index questionnaire
• AOBNP — American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
• JBJS — Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• EAGA — Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
• AIN — American Institute of Nutrition
• RNIB — Royal National Institute for the Blind United Kingdom
• EMT — Emergency Medical Team
• CONSORT — Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
• PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
• DVI — Dengue Virus Infection
• CEH — conserved extended haplotype
• LDF — Laser Doppler Flowmetry
• AHPRA — Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
• LFA — Left Forearm
• TKI(S) — tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s)
• HISA — Health Informatics Service Architecture
• PEF — Patient Encounter Form
• FACMT — Fellows of the American College of Medical Toxicology
• AMD — Acute Macular Degeneration
• SSTI(S) — skin and soft tissue infection(s)
• FACOG — Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• STDR — Sight Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy

• NBCOT — National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
• SLAP — Superior Labrum Anterior To Posterior
• OR PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (7-valent) (no longer available)
• VSV — Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
• MB,BS — Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• DTAB — Drug Testing Advisory Board
• NHANES I-EFS — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiological Follow-up Study
• PCV13 — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (13-valent) (replaced PCV7)
• BIFC — Benign Infantile Familial Convulsions
• AIOH — Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
• CFMG — California Forensic Medical Group
• JE-MB — Inactivated, mouse brain-derived Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JE-Vax®) (no longer available)
• SEE — Surgical Eye Expeditions
• AD — Alcohol Dependence
• ELE — Estimated Life Expectancy
• AEIOU — Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit
• MTSS — Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• FHM — Force Health Management
• AAN — Australian Association of Neurologists
• CBR — Computers and Biomedical Research
• NNCA — Navy Nurse Corps Association
• DRU — Direct Reporting Units
• APHDPC — Australian Population Health Development Principal Committee
• WDAE — Withdrawal Due to Adverse Events
• ALK — Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
• AGD — Argyrophilic Grain Dementia
• HBSAB — Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen
• LSE — Life Support Equipment
• RDI — Respiratory Distress Index
• PR — Partial Response
• VFN — Verticillium Fusarium and Nematode
• ICTV — International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
• ACMD — Atypical Chronic Myelocytic Disorder
• ASID — Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
• ADAS — Alzheimer Deficit Assessment Scale
• 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")
• WMY — Word Memory Test
• TILAK — Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten
• BCHD — Baltimore City Health Department
• CNRHC — Central Newfoundland Regional Health Care Centre
• FHT — Federation of Holistic Therapists
• CAPED — Central Areolar Pigment Epithelial Dystrophy
• ARPHPV — Autosomal Recessive Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous
• ECCO — European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation
• NIHS — National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
• SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
• WCHF — World Congress on Heart Failure
• IOTA — Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale De l'Afrique
• ISMH — International Society of Men's Health
• CDPA — Canadian Dental Protective Association

• TQT — Tourniquet
• AMR — Automated Medical Record
• FNE — Free Nerve Endings
• DVH — Division for the Visually Handicapped
• NDR — National Diabetes Registry
• JNCI — Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• NCMF — North Canton Medical Foundation
• AMB. — ambulating, ambulatory
• ORR — Office of Refugee Resettlement
• ADHR — Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets
• EJCN — European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• PTAN — Provider Transaction Account Number
• BPT — Bachelor of Physiotherapy
• ADMD — Autosomal Dominant Macular Dystrophy
• WRAIR — Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
• CSSANZ — Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand
• TSLP — Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Protein
• ADHP — Alabama Dental Hygiene Program
• AKC — Across 28 American Kennel Club
• IMC — Industrial Medical Council
• DNAP — DOCTOR of NURSING ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
• /- — Uncertain/equivocal
• BIH — Benign Intracranial Hypertension
• ABFII — autonomously replicating sequence binding factor II
• MAT — Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
• VNA — Virginia Nurses Association
• ACPP — Acyl Carrier Protein
• HBAC — Home Birth After Caesarean
• IRH — Institute for Reproductive Health
• MREP — Medicare Remit Easy Print
• LVED — Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Dimension
• RSO — Right Superior Oblique
• AHRES — aromatic hydrocarbon response elements
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Acupuncture
• PHI — penetrating head injury
• GYTS — Global Youth Tobacco Survey
• AIOB — American Institute of Oral Biology
• AAE — Adh Adult Enhancer
• APSTS — Atypical Proliferative Serous Tumors
• OCBC — Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
• WR — Wasserman reaction (syphilis test)
• ARMD — adverse reaction to metal debris
• DAMIS — Drug & Alcohol Management Information System
• BWADE — Bleeding, Weight loss, Anemia, Dysphagia, Early satiety
• CDHA — Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
• FCHP — Fallon Community Health Plan
• DERS — Dose Error Reduction Systems
• UHS — University of Health Sciences
• ACA — Affordable Care Act
• PAH — Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

• P.V. — vaginally (per vaginam) [ Lat.]
• AMLRS — Auditory Middle Latency Responses
• AAII — Aristolochic Acid II
• DMGI — Digital Music Group, Inc.
• AION — Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• CLKS — Colon, Kidneys, Liver, Spleen
• PSAC — Pathology Services Advisory Committee
• CUS — chronic unpredictable stress
• DPHD — Division for Physical and Health Disabilities
• BME — Benign Myoclonic Epilepsies
• ALFA — Automated Laser Fluorescence Analysis
• CHLP — Center for HIV Law and Policy
• AIMBE — American Institute For Medical and Biological Engineering
• AOT — Acridine Orange Test
• ESA — Endocrine Society of Australia
• SMAT — State Medical Assistance Team
• CNTD — Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases
• VTACH — Ventricular Tachycardia
• NCS — Neurocardiogenic Syncope
• ENOS — endothelial nitric oxide synthase
• ROBMS — Radiation Oncology Benefit Management Companies
• IBD — Inflamatory Bowel Disease
• SRD — sustained rate duration
• AOA — ataxia with oculomotor apraxia
• UCR — Urinary Creatinine
• ROC — receiver-operating-characteristic
• SAM — Severe Acute Malnutrition
• SOCHI — Southern California Health Institute
• AAF — Amino Acetyl Fluorene
• CSANZ — Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• LEB — Life Expectancy at Birth
• IBUM — International Board of Undersea Medicine
• RTNF — Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor
• AAFB — Acid and Alcohol Fast Bacilli
• ASCTS — Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
• DUCBT — Double Unrelated Cord Bone Marrow Transplant
• AI — Avian Influenza
• I/D — intradermal
• KD — Knee-Disarticulation
• CACCF — Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
• ANZPM — Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
• ALIP — Abnormally Localized Immature Precursors
• AIM — Abridged Index Medicus
• TYU — Tyuleniy (virus)
• ADCAII — Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia Type II
• APNA — AgNORs Percentage Nuclear Area
• ACCS — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping Syndrome
• ADT — Active Death Therapy
• APAAP — Alkaline Phosphatase Antialkaline Phosphatase
• AC — Autographa californica

• CHM — Congenital Heart Malformation
• EMTALA — Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act
• ADSP — Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia
• AAOS — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• MILD — Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dreaming
• BART — Balloon Analogue Risk Task
• NBCCEDP — National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
• NRCPR — National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
• CCW — cataract and curly whiskers
• AUL — Acute Unclassifiable Leukemia
• AADH — American Academy of Dental Hygiene
• MTMI — Medical Technology Management Institute
• CMGM — chronic megakaryocytic granulocytic metaplasia
• CACCN — Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
• 3 — OK or Satisfactory
• ANAM — Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics
• ARIEM — Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
• DTP — Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine, pediatric formulation (no longer available)
• WELCOA — Wellness Councils of America
• ADAI — Autosomal Dominant Amelogenesis Imperfecta
• CIAI — Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection
• MPHI — Michigan Public Health Institute
• AMREF — African Medical and Research Foundation
• CMRV — Chloroform-Methanol Residue Vaccine
• LCS — Libyan Cardiac Society
• GYT — Get Yourself Tested
• BMAS — Broth Microdilution Assays
• KMC — Kasturba Medical College
• OPV — Oral Polio Vaccine (no longer available)
• ISOL — Isolation Valve
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Can
• CDS — Clinical Decision Support
• IBS-C — irritable bowel syndrome with constipation
• PCD — Process Challenge Device
• PTHRP — Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide
• ACR — American College of Rheumatology
• A&I — Allergy and Immunology
• FTBI — Fractionated Total Body Irradiation
• ANZHMG — Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group
• NCD — noncommunicable diseases
• BVAD — Biventricular Assist Device
• NAION — nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• NARI — National Ageing Research Institute
• ACO(S) — Accountable Care Organization(s)
• DDNC — Digestive Disease National Coalition
• ADPHSP — Autosomal Dominant Pure Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• FMLI — Family And Medical Leave Insurance
• UHC — United Healthcare Corporation
• NIBR — Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
• PCORI — Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

• AER — Albumin Excretion Rate
• ASC — Achaete Scute Complex
• ACC — Apoptotic Chromatin Condensation
• AAMM — Acute Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
• SOP — Standard Operating Procedure
• AMERSA — Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
• AMSAC — Air Medical Safety Advisory Council
• PTBT — Physical Therapy Brain Trust
• FAAMA — F The American Academy Of Medical Administrators
• ILI — influenza-like illness
• IADAF — Fellow of the International Academy for Dental Advancement
• PTCA — Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
• CMM — Center for Molecular Medicine
• AMPI — Australian Medical Pioneers Index
• = — Equivalent to
• PMLE — Polymorphous Light Eruption
• SHO — Stryker Howmedica Osteonics
• AA — Alcohol Abuse
• ACKD — Adult Children with Knitting Disorders
• MICC — Multiple Independent Current Control
• ARCO — Autosomal Recessive Cardiomyopathy Ophthalmoplegia
• GBAA — Greater Baltimore Asthma Alliance
• NINDS — National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• CPT — Cognitive Processing Therapy
• CAEP — Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
• ARI — Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd.
• DVE — digital vaginal examination
• STAR — Shock Trauma Air Rescue
• MSSU — Medical Short Stay Unit
• BWHH — British Women’s Heart and Health cohort
• ANZAPNM — Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine
• ISMP — Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• SUS — Society of University Surgeons
• ISI — Insomnia Severity Index
• CMLA — Cleveland Medical Library Association
• GMRP — Global Medical Relief Program
• MERS — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
• EHS — Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Study
• DRUDP — Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products
• RTMS — Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• ACK — Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype
• CKTP — Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
• KHD — Kinase Homology Domain
• ASD — Attention Seeking Disorder
• AP — Anionic Phospholipid
• AMFS — Abnormal Mitotic Figures
• ASUM — Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
• FFFM — Future Faces of Family Medicine
• AEG — anaerobically expressed genes
• ABH — Ateles Belzebuth Hybridus

• MRT — Medical Radiologic Technologist
• LAYA — Looking After You Always
• HEME — Hemorrhage Early MRI Evaluation
• PUMC — Peking Union Medical College (China)
• HADES — High Altitude Dong Enlargement Syndrome
• LSS — Life Support System
• MCCQE — Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination
• FIPA — Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenoma
• RARC — Remittance Advice Remark Codes
• SARMS — Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale
• MHA — Mental Health Association
• IALT — International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Trial
• EOLC — end-of-life care
• PDI — Protein Disulfide Isomerase
• MOGA — Medical Oncology Group of Australia
• ACES — artificial chromosome expression systems
• ADC — Autosomal Dominant Cataract
• IACA — International Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture
• LHON — Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
• PCCA2 — Progressive Cerebello Cerebral Atrophy type 2
• NL&D — normal labor and delivery
• GH — Government Hospital
• DNC — Dorsal Nerve Cord
• APP — amyloid beta protein precursor
• SMH — Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
• AC — Anaplastic Carcinoma
• CVMED — Cardiovascular, Metabolic & Endocrinological Diseases
• CCS — Command Core System
• DES — Dysequilibrium Syndrome
• LOMG — London Obstetric Medicine Group
• MANSI — Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative
• CDFS — chromosome division figures
• IVPT — Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
• ASVD — Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
• SETS — Statistical Export and Tabulation System
• RIA — Research Institute on Addictions
• ATF — Abdominal Total Fat
• CALLA — Common Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Antiserum
• ADANE — Autosomal Dominant Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy
• MAAC — Medical Assistance Advisory Committee
• NC2 — Nebraska Cancer Coalition
• AREA — Amplicon Restriction Endonuclease Analysis
• CAOT — Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• ABPB — Androgen Binding Protein Beta
• HCT — Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
• CDF — Chromosomal DNA Fingerprinting
• PBRS — Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale
• APA — Acid Phosphatase Activity
• DSOP — Dental Student Outreach Program

• MCS — mental component score
• VOB — Verification Of Benefits
• AAA — American Ambulance Association
• DNPA — Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
• BSLE — Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• BCD — Blister Cell Death
• CGL — Cholinergic Gene Locus
• MMRA — Minnesota Medical Records Act
• CVM — Cardiovascular and Metabolism
• ARHRI — Australian Rural Health Research Institute
• EJV — External Jugular Vein
• CLR(S) — C-type lectin-like receptor(s)
• BCCLS — Breast Cancer Cell Lines
• CSTP — Clinical Scientist Training Program
• SDB — Sleep-Disordered Breathing
• ACDM — Association for Clinical Data Management
• ADFEVR — Autosomal Dominant Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
• CIRCD — circumcised
• AR — Altered Recognition
• UPP — University of Pittsburgh Physicians
• AINP — autoimmune neutropenia
• NLR(S) — NOD-like receptor(s)
• DENV — Dengue virus
• MM — methadone maintenance
• SP TAP — lumbar puncture
• JGN — Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• FNAIT — Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
• ANAG — Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma
• ACKD — Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
• BOOF — Bronchiolitis ObliteransOrganizing Pneumonia
• DASIS — Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
• AQ — areca quid
• ZN — Ziehl-Neelsen
• NIUSR — National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue
• MC2B — Medical Contact To Balloon time
• KP — Klebsiella pneumoniae
• RDM — refractory dermatomyositis
• MECP — Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program
• CMRB — Chinese Medicine Registration Board
• ACO — Acyl CoA Oxidase
• KABB — Kentucky Association of Blood Banks
• NPS — National Prescribing Service
• CCL — Cell Cycle Length
• CDLE — Chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
• FPS — Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society
• NIDRR — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• CMMB — Catholic Medical Mission Board
• ACS — Ars Consensus Sequence
• ARN — Affected Average Repeat Number
• BII — Biotechnology Information Institute

• BAAPS — British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• PAAP — Personal Asthma Action Plan
• VD — volume of distribution
• BNML — Brown Norway Myelocytic Leukemia
• AFLPS — Anonymous Fragment Length Polymorphisms
• AGIS — Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study
• ARPA — Repressor Protein
• AHC — Australian Hepatitis Council
• RMHI — Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute
• HER2 — Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2
• ADAM — Disintegrin And Metalloprotease
• ABP — Amiloride Binding Protein
• ANGT — Austrian Network for Gene Therapy
• FNB — Fine Needle Biopsy
• ASD — Acute Stress Disorder
• IMHO — International Medical Health Organization
• BKPME — Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent
• DS — disseminated sclerosis
• KEGG — Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
• NICE — National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK)
• ICCD — Integrated Center for Child Development
• AE — Alclofenac Epoxide
• YHC — Youth Health Conference
• PBI — protein-bound iodine determinations
• ATPIII — Adult Treatment Panel III
• DBTS — Doctors Back to School
• EJOM — European Journal of Oriental Medicine
• FNHH — First Nations House of Healing
• MENACWY-D — Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Quadrivalent (Menactra®)
• IREB — Institut de Recherches Scientifiques sur les Boissons
• WRVH — World Report on Violence and Health
• BVI — Better Vision Institute
• APEA — Acquired Partial Erythrocyte Aplasia
• SN — sinus node
• ANCAHRD — Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
• AB — Alongside Routine Aniline Blue
• NSA — Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
• PACS — premature atrial contractions
• MDRT — multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
• LGVMA — Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association
• ALL — Aberration in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• CFS — congenital fibrosis syndromes
• ADIM — Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
• ISH — in-situ hybridization
• MAFF — Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
• WCIM — World Congress of Internal Medicine
• IPBS — Isotopes in the Physical and Biomedical Sciences
• MERC — Medical Education And Research Costs
• BH4D — tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency
• SBTF — Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation

• NHMRC — National Health And Medical Research Council (Australia)
• ARFS — Activation of ADP Ribosylation Factors
• AR — Arsenate Reductase
• PV — per vaginam (vaginally) [Lat.]
• HAPE — High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
• VRIT — Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy
• FFAS — Free Fatty Acids
• ASO — Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• ANZSN — Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
• FHA — Federal Health Architecture
• OBMT — Office Based Medical Team
• AARIC — Autism, Assessment, Research, and Intervention Clinic
• GUSTO — Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries
• PSMI — Patch Slice Microincubator
• PAPT — Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor
• HDFP — Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program
• DMLS — Direct Metal Laser Sintering
• AALB — Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology
• NACO — National Association of Counties
• PN — Pneumonia
• USANZ — Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand
• ONCC — Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
• CCIIV3 — Cell-Culture Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent (Flucelvax®)
• SPTSS — Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
• EMSA — Emergency Medical Services Authority
• FV — fever virus
• GSC — Glasgow Coma Score
• ANNL — Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
• VMO — Vastus Medialis Obliques
• AAAT — Adult Adolescent Alcohol Treatment
• ENFG — European Neurofibromatosis Group
• ANZCTR — Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry
• AMPI — Amsterdam Pain Management Index
• HCC — Hepatocellular Carcinoma Current
• GVC — Gastrovascular Cavity
• JIFSAN — Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• HDM — House Dust Mite
• CASAC — Credential for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors
• AML — Aberrations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• OHSU — Oregon Health & Science University
• HEW — Department of Health, Education, And Welfare
• IMAQ — Islamic Medical Association of Queensland
• ARVS — antiretroviral drugs
• ARA — Australian Rheumatology Association
• CMU — Couverture Maladie Universelle
• MHW — Men's Health Week
• SPT — Spinal Tap
• ARI — Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis
• IDDT — Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
• DDRP — Drug Demand Reduction Program

• RCT(S) — randomized clinical trial(s)
• MSRDP — Medical Service Research and Development Plan
• MMRP — Mbeya Medical Research Programme
• IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIA — ITP
• ASCOA — Ambulatory Surgery Center Management and Development
• UME — Unusual Mortality Event
• ATTL — Attachment Sites And The Left
• LLL — left lower lobe (lung)
• ASP — Affected Sib Pair
• GALT — Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue
• CL — Corpora lutea
• CHF — Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
• VTX — Vitrectomy
• PRHHP — Puerto Rico Heart Health Program
• NDIC — National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• COG — Council of Governments's
• MMSS — Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome
• COTH — Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
• ERAD — endoplasmic reticulumassociated degradation
• ACGM — Amplified Consensus Genetic Markers
• ACCS — Activity Of Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas
• ARAS — Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society
• IR(S) — incidence rate(s)
• CICH — Canadian Institute of Child Health
• HEK — Human Embryonic Kidney
• RIPHH — Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
• AG — Anopheles Gambiae
• LMR — Left medial rectus (of eye)
• LKEA — Leukoerythroblastic Anemia
• CISS — Cancer Information & Support Society
• SIL(S) — squamous intraepithelial lesion(s)
• NPPB — Noninvasive Positive Pressure Breathing
• APCS — Serum Amyloid P Component
• ACOH — Asian Conference of Occupational Health
• AN — Arm Number
• AIGF — Androgen-Induced Growth Factor
• AAI — Aa Aristolochic Acid I
• OSHC — Overseas Student Health Cover
• AML — Abnormal Acute Myeloid Leukemias
• PREP — Pre-exposure prophylaxis
• DD — Dry Dressing
• DAT — Delivered at Terminal
• CCHI — Council Of Cooperative Health Insurance (Saudi Arabia)
• SCFHS — Saudi Commission for Health Specialities
• AF — Accumulation in ascitic Fluid
• NHANES I — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I, 1971-1975
• ASGMA — Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Association
• AGM — Additional Genetical Material
• CHERE — Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
• IVF — in-vitro fertilization technique

• CMPA — Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
• ACS — Australian Cancer Society
• RCSI — Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• SACI — San Antonio Cancer Institute
• PFFD — Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
• COSC — Combat and Operational Stress Control
• CPPA — Clinical Practice Performance Assessment
• ARPANSA — Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
• CDS — Caudal Dysplasia Sequence
• BRB — Biomedical Research Building
• CANDIS — Child Abuse and Neglect Database Instrument System
• STARD — Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
• VCJD — Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• BHSI — Behavioral Health Services Initiative
• NVP — Nevirapine
• VAR — Varicella vaccine
• WUSM — Washington University School of Medicine
• ASERNIP-S — Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical
• WAJM — West African Journal of Medicine
• DPEC — District Polio Eradication Committee
• AMMI — Multiplicative Interaction
• FDS — fetal death syndrome
• TY21A — Oral Typhoid Vaccine (live)
• NHMA — National Hispanic Medical Association
• ONSD — Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
• MPRI — Medical Polymers Research Institute
• BTRR — Biomedical Technology Research Resources
• HKD — Hong Kong Diabetes Registry cohort
• PANAS — Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule
• MPPCF — millions of particles per cubic foot (air)
• HIPN — Heartland Independent Provider Network
• DAA — direct-acting antiviral
• IRCAD — Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif
• AAR — Age of Adiposity Rebound
• AGER — Advanced Glycosylation End Receptor
• ASGO — Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists
• BMR — Bone Marrow Remission
• CAO — Canadian Association of Optometrists
• EBCR — Evidence-Based Case Report
• CPEN — Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse
• DSDRS — Diabetes-Specific Dementia Risk Score
• AIF — Apoptosis Inducing Factor
• AAV — Antiviral As Virus
• BDCF — Baseline Data Collection Form
• RCPS — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
• ASPH — Association of Schools of Public Health's
• ILI — intraocular lens implantation
• CTC — Clinical Trials Centre
• ASOS — Available Allele Specific Oligonucleotides
• ADGP — Australian Divisions of General Practice

• CPPD — calcium pyrophosphate deposition
• ALLS — Abnormality in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias
• FODI — Federation of Operative Dentistry of India
• WNV — West Nile Virus
• CAF — Chromatid Aberration Frequency
• BIRT — Biomedical Informatics Research Training
• BLSC — Buffalo Life Sciences Complex
• OMMA — Oregon Medical Marijuana Act
• ARPS — Arbitrary Reference Points
• CAP — Community Action Program
• AAHIVM — The American Academy of HIV Medicine
• AA — allyl alcohol
• AALL — Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• IPSB — inappropriate patient sexual behavior
• RBRV — Resource-Based Relative Value
• NTIAC — Nondestructive Testing Information Analysis Center
• MSHP — Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• CPHI — Canadian Population Health Initiative
• HEPA — Hepatitis A Vaccine
• AMHS — Adrenal Medullary Hyperplasias
• LNV — Lymph Node Volume
• ESDA — European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance
• GRADE — Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
• AF — Abnormal Anchoring Fibrils
• BXD — B6 x D2
• QPU — Quarterly Provider Update
• IMAM — Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia
• CSAT — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA)
• AE — Abnormal Eye
• NLIC — National Lead Information Center
• AI — Anaphase i
• CMR — Comprehensive Medication Review
• CHSP — Center for Health and Social Policy
• BMRC — Buffalo Materials Research Center
• AI — Angiotensin I
• EUSUHM — European Union for School and University Health and Medicine
• AAV — Amplicon Vectors And Virus
• NIOH — National Institute of Occupational Health
• BZK — Benzalkonium Chloride (topical antiseptic)
• ADF — Allelic Deletion Fingerprinting
• CIEH — Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• ABCSG — Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
• CPSI — Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• AN — Agnors Number
• CMHS — Center for Mental Health Services
• IDV — indinavir
• NSMI — National Sports Medicine Institute of the United Kingdom
• GNG — Go/No-Go
• SKD — severe knee disorders
• CAM — Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung disease)

• BEBOH — British Examining Board in Occupational Hygiene
• DTSP — Diagnostic Technologies and Screening Panel
• THAD — Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences
• BAPM — British Association of Perinatal Medicine
• JCERT — Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
• EGDS — Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• SNPHPU — Syndicat National des Pharmaciens Praticiens Hospitaliers et Praticiens Hospitaliers Universitaires
• TSK — Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
• CLABSIS — central line–associated bloodstream infections
• LTBI — Latent Tuberculosis Infection
• ASHS — Abnormal Sperm Heads
• E&E — Eye and Ear
• ACAT — Acyl Coenzyme Acyltransferase
• AGMKC — African Green Monkey Kidney Cell
• GCS — group C streptococcus/i
• NHANES II — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II
• LVV — Live Virus Vaccine
• MHIP — Maryland Health Insurance Plan
• AML — Abnormalities in Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
• AAF — Acetyl Amino Fluorene
• ARMD — Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophies
• AISRAP — Australian Institute for Suicide Research And Prevention
• IPMN(S) — Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm(s)
• AANI — Allergy Asthma Network India
• EPM — Elevated Plus Maze
• BCLS — Biomechanical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• CTTP — Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
• BCC — basal cell cancer
• AJN — American Journal of Nursing's
• MMSI — Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
• ISTM — Institut Superieur Des Techniques Medicales
• AMP — Antigenic Membrane Protein
• FAAAS — Families of Adults Affected by Asperger's Syndrome
• IICU — Infant Intensive Care Unit
• VBC — Vienna Bio Center
• CCHSA — Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (1995–2008) formerly CCHFA; in 2008 renamed Accreditation Canada)
• CEHI — Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
• IMJ — International Medical Journal
• IWH — Institute for Work & Health
• AFP — Amplified Fragments Pools
• UDC — usual diseases of childhood
• AD — Anaphase Delay
• IACH — Institute for the Advancement of Community Health
• IST-3 — Third International Stroke Trial
• CERI — Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute
• VNC — Ventral Nerve Cord
• ONH — Optic Nerve Head
• AMD — Allelic Message Display
• SOHF — Swiss Medical Society for Occupational Health in Health Care Facilities
• MP-CVDRF — Monitoring Project on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor

• NSSHB — National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
• EAGLES — European Action on Global Life Sciences
• DRMC — Doctors Regional Medical Center
• AIR — Aberrant Immune Response
• ALB — Alkaline Lysis Buffer
• ICSP — Institut canadien pour la sécurité des patients
• CKPX — chickenpox
• EFS — event-free survival rate
• CIRM — California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• ANZAUS — Australian and New Zealand Association of Urological Surgeons
• ACGMS — Amplified Consensus Genetic Markers
• WAPI — Washington Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• HASE — HIV AIDS Search Engine
• ACC — Abnormal Chromatin Clumping
• BMRC — Biomedical Research Council
• ORNT — Oral Rehydration and Nutrition Therapy
• AR — Androgen Resistance
• ADPRP — Adenosine Diphosphate Ribosyl Polymerase
• MAMS — Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey
• FASD(S) — fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
• CMMT — Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
• AML — Acute Monoblastic Leukemia
• ACACA — Assignment Of A Carboxylase Alpha
• ASSIGN — Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Using SIGN Guidelines
• DIHTA — Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment
• O&G — Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• CG — cathepsin G
• ACSDI — Absolute Chromosomal Size Difference Index
• AHSE — American Society for Healthcare Engineering
• IMWT — Inspiratory Muscle Work Tolerance
• IRVAN — Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysms, and Neuroretinitis
• DWAB — Development and Welfare Association of the Blind (Andhra Pradesh)
• ABL — The Avian Blastic Leukemia
• AD — Advanced Disease
• ARRS — Australian Radiological Research Society
• RCPSC — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• GRVE — Groundnut Rosette Virus from East Africa
• DTR — deep tendon reflex(es)
• AIUM — American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's
• RCC — renal cell cancer
• DCIR — dendritic cell immunoreceptor
• MCI — Millicurie
• RMAK — Rabbit Muscle Adenylate Kinase
• HHCP — Home Health Care Providers
• EMTALA — Emergency Medical Transfer And Active Labor Act
• MSNE — Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Epilepsy
• AE — Allelic Error
• CHI — Congenital Hydrocephalus Internus
• ASIMS — Aerospace Information Management System
• AUPHA — Association of University Programs in Health Administration

• POAG — POtentialAusGleich (German) - Potential Equalisation
• REET — Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist
• AOMA — Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin
• ADA — Autosomal Dominant Ataxias
• CMA — chromosome mobilizing ability
• MEDDAC — Medical Department Activity
• IAMA — Iranian American Medical Association
• APCS — Antigen Presenting Cells
• AN — Analysis of Anorexia Nervosa
• RCFR — Rey Complex Figure Recall
• IPSA — Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts
• PPH — portopulmonary hypertension
• ISIR — International Society for Interferon-Research
• CISA — Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment
• ICD 9 — International Classification of Diseases, version 9
• MRES — Medical Response Emergency Software
• ACIM — Academy of Comprehensive Integrated Medicine
• SRT — Simple reaction times
• IMEI — International Medical Education Institute
• SOH — Safety and Occupational Health
• SNV — single nucleotide variant
• ISB — Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique
• PAP — peroxidase antiperoxidase
• BSE — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
• AI — Adequate Intake
• NKUDIC — National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
• MTA — Multimodal Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• ISTAR — Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research
• DT — defibrillation threshold
• ARFS — AUTOSOMAL RARE FRAGILE SITES
• ACC — Anterior Cingulate
• IAPB — International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
• DUD — drug use disorder
• LAIV — Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Nasal Spray)
• IDLES — indolent lesions of epithelial origin
• LMSS — Liverpool Medical Students Society
• EMRA — Emergency Medicine Research Associates
• PTA — Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
• RIMC — Region I Medical Center
• WCMC-Q — Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
• SAHS — San Antonio Heart Study
• CCH — Constitutive Centromeric Heterochromatin
• CAA — complete androgen ablation
• SCDD — Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
• NCMHD — National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• IO — IO Inferior oblique (of eye)
• CNO — College of Nurses of Ontario
• RFH — Riders for Health
• ANC — Army Nurse Corporation
• CPET — Centre for Positron Emission Tomography

• AVRT — atrioventricular reentry tachycardia
• RHRN — Reproductive Health Research Network
• ASC — Alternaria Stem Canker
• NDIP — National Dental Inspection Programme
• EMTP — Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic
• N. — nerve
• SMBS — School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• AN — Ala Nigra
• OECI — Organization of European Cancer Institutes
• SHRTN — Seniors Health Research Transfer Network
• DCAB — Disability and Communication Access Board (State of Hawaii)
• NINE — National Institute of Nutritional Education
• ALSS — Attack Latency Scores
• CT — X-ray computed tomography (not an acronym)
• CWVN — Children With Vocal Nodules
• AMLS — Acute Myeloid Leukemias<