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CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
SX — Surgery
CRIT — hematoCRIT
PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
COPD — non-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
DM — Diabetes mellitus
CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
ECG — Electrocardiogram
DMOAD — Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug
CP — Conscious Proprioception
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
BAL — Bronchoalveolar Lavage
ACL — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
BPM — Beats Per Minute
E.COLI — Escherichia coli
ACTH — Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
R X — recipe
WHO — World Health Organization
JAAHA — Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
FX — Fracture
MBC — Minimal Bactericidal Concentration
AIHA — Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
QV — Quantum Vis
CBC — Complete Blood Count
IV — Intravenous
RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
UTI — Urinary Tract Infection
DIP — Distal Interphalangeal Predominant
BAER — Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
APTT — activated partial thromboplastin
CVP — Central Venous Pressure
GI — Gastrointestinal
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CNS — Central Nervous System
DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
DX — Diagnosis
ECF — Extracellular Fluid
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
BX — Biopsy
RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
RBC — Red Blood Cell
CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
PLH — Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia
GALT — Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
TB — Tuberculosis
BP — Blood Pressure

GOT — Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
MCV — Mean Corpuscular Volume
POVMR — Problem-Oriented Veterinary Medical Record
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
FDA — Food Drug Administration
MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
QOL — Quality of Life
SIRS — Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
IM — Intramuscular
PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
BRT — Brucella milk ring test
BHC — Benzene Hexachloride
HPF — High-Power Field
AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
CBF — Cerebral Blood Flow
DTM — Dermatophyte Test Medium
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
TT — Tetanus Toxoid
CPK — Creatinine Phosphokinase
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
SGPT — Serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
DM — dry mass
WMT — Wisconsin Mastitis Test
AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
EMG — Electromyogram
CRTZ — Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
IBH — Inclusion Body Hepatitis
HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
NAVLE — North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
POST — Posterior
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
HCT — Hematocrit
TLC — Tender Love and Care
BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
ALD — Approximate Lethal Dose
IFA — Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
REV — Reticuloendotheliosis Virus
AIPE — Asphyxia-Induced Pulmonary Edema
TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
GH — Growth Hormone
AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners

CRD — Chronic Respiratory Disease
SDA — Sialodacryoadenitis
AG — Antigen
MAOI — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
RER — Resting Energing Requirement
FA — Fatty Acid
LPS — Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
PCV — packed cell volume (of blood)
ALP — Alkaline Phosphatase
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
NDF — Neutral Detergent Fiber
EF — Ejection Fraction
PG — Prostaglandin
DV — Dorsal-ventral
EM — Electron Microscopy
GRAS — Generally Regarded As Safe (FDA List)
EIA — Enzyme ImmunoAssay
EDS — Egg Drop Syndrome
MALT — Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
OR — Operating Room
BPDME — Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy
BMD — Bone Mineral Density
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
NRBC — Nucleated Red Blood Cell
INF — Inferior
AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
CPD — Citrate-Phosphate-Dextrose
NRC — National Response Center
EBV — Epstein-Barr virus
H&E — Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)
PR — Per Rectum
ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
VFA — Volatile Fatty Acid
OS — Oculus Sinister
HB — Hemoglobin
AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
RTF — Resistance Transfer Factor
SDF — Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter thumps
VT — Veterinary Technician
CN10 — Vagus nerve
SARA — Subacute Ruminal Acidosis
NSAID — Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
SUBCUT — Subcutaneous
SCUD — Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease
NADH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
QOD — Every Other Day
TGE — Transmissible Gastroenteritis

MHV — Mouse Hepatitis Virus
FIV — Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
MH — Malignant Hyperthermia
AV — Arteriovenous
PO — [Latin] Per os, orally
USP — United States Pharmacopeia
CL — Corpus Luteum
PSS — Porcine Stress Syndrome
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
LD — Lethal Dose
PT — Prothrombin Time
LVT — Licensed Veterinary Technician
PPLO — Pleuropneumonia-like Organism
ATP — Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
APUD — Amine precursor uptake decarboxylase
ANT — Anterior
CMT — California Mastitis Test
RES — Reticuloendothelial System
OA — Osteo-Arthritis
PPN — Partial Parenteral Nutrition
BLV — Bovine Leukemia Virus
AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
AMB — Amphotericin B
ICH — Infectious Canine Hepatitis
NMS — Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
IG — Immune Globulin
CAT SCAN — Computerized axial tomography
EPO — Erythropoietin
HOD — Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy
HMP — Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
FVRCP — Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
HUS — Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
IVSA — International Veterinary Students’ Association
IHA — Indirect hemagglutination
CF — Complement Fixation
EPI — Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
OD — Oculus Dexter
AGID — Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
EEE — Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
MA — Milliampere
WVA — World Veterinary Association
CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
CRD — Chronic Renal Disease
APR — Acute Phase Response

ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
SUP — Superior Industries International, Inc.
ABPE — Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema
LH — Luteinizing Hormone
MMA — Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactia Complex
CCHF — Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
MHD — Mulberry Heart Disease
EDP — Edema Disease Principle
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
MRNA — Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
IP — Intraperitoneal
UMN — Upper Motor Neuron
TID — ter in die (three times daily)
LMN — Lower Motor Neuron
VN — Virus Neutralization
PBB — Polybrominated Biphenyl
FNA — Fine-Needle Aspiration
AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
ADF — Amsterdam density functional
PE — Physical Examination
MOET — Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer
TT — Thrombin Time
HYPP — Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
CSM — Cottonseed Meal
WBC — White blood cells
WMD — White Muscle Disease
CAV — Canine Adenovirus
CLA — Caseous Lymphadenitis
FORL — Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion
DMSO — Dimethyl Sulfoxide
FFA — Free Fatty Acids
EHD — Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
MCP — Metacarpophalangeal
CPV — Canine Parvovirus
IBR — Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
CPD-A — Citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine
PLT — Platelet
BRS — Brown Recluse Spider
R — Roentgen
ADP — Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0)
SVD — Swine Vesicular Disease
ICF — Intracellular Fluid
CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
WB — Western Blot
DMNA — Dimethylnitrosamine
NMD — Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy
DES — diethyl sulphate
MSH — melanocyte-stimulating hormone
PTS — put to sleep

TCP — Tropical Canine Pancytopenia
HACCP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
MIC — Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
NPN — Nonprotein Nitrogen
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
RDA — Right displacement of the abomasum
IPN — Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis
PIE SYNDROME — Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia
GABA — gamma-aminobutyric acid
IFN — Interferon
TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
SFT — Society for Theriogenology
FIA — Feline Infectious Anemia
AD — Lib Ad Libitum
CDC — Centers for Disease Control
CVT — Certified Veterinary Technician
CEM — Contagious Equine Metritis
MCHC — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (occupational Exposure)
SHS — Swollen Head Syndrome
ECP — Estradiol Cypionate
BVD(V) — Bovine viral diarrhea (virus)
VS — Vesicular Stomatitis
OP — Organophosphate
PRDC — Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex
VHD — Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
PKD — Proliferative Kidney Disease
SIV — Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
LA — Large Animal
AB — Antibody
AP — Anterior-posterior
NADPH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen
PG — Proteoglycan
REM — Rapid Eye Movement
FOCMA — Feline Oncornavirus-Associated Cell Membrane Antigen
LPE — Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis
LRS — Lactated Ringer's Solution
ME — Metabolizable Energy
KVP — Kilovolt Peak
ABVP — American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
DEC — Diethylcarbamazine
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
MSD — Marble Spleen Disease
SBE — Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis
JAVMA — Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
IC — Intracardiac
ANA — Antinuclear Antibodies
TAT — Tetanus Antitoxin
TME — Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy
QID — Quater In Die
HCH — Halogenated Cyclic Hydrocarbons

ISOM) — Immunostimulating complex
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
RSAT — Rapid Slide Agglutination Test
DHV — Duck Hepatitis Virus
UD — Ulcerative Dermatosis
IAADP — International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
CN7 — Facial nerve
FUD — Fever of undetremined origin
CCMS — Clean catch, midstream
ARD — Antibiotic-responsive diarrhea
IBR — Inclusion Body Rhinitis
AAFCO — American Association of Feed Control Officials
GME — Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis
CCV — Canine Coronavirus
FSV — Feline Sarcoma Virus
HD — Hip Dysplasia
MCH — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
AI — Association Index
EPG — Eggs per Gram
ECG — Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
IBD — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
VVND — Viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease
FRV — Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus
TLI — trypsin-like immunoreactivity
CN1 — Cranial Nerve 1
CTC — Chlortetracycline
VMD — Veterinary Medical Doctor
LCM — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
SG — Specific Gravity
ND — Newcastle Disease
QL — Quantum Libet
ACE — Arthritis Control Electrostimulator
PX — Physical Examination
PABA — Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
IVD — Intervertebral Disc Disease
EDDI — Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide
G6PD — Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
SC — Subcutaneous
SA — Sinoatrial
RTA — Right Torsion of the Abomasum
INH — Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
DHIA — National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
PSE — pale, soft exudative pork
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
PHS — Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome
HS — Hemorrhagic Septicemia
BIV — bovine immunodeficiency-like virus
GES — Group E streptococcus
AC — ante cibum (before food)
CAR — Congenital Articular Rigidity

OID — Ovine Interdigital Dermatitis
PBFD — Psittacine beak and feather disease
BW — Body Weight
UAP — Ununited Anconeal Process
RVF — Right Ventricular Failure
AZT — azidothymidine
AV — Average
APPO — Assistance Program for Pet Owners
DHLP-P — Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus
PED — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
FIP — Feline Infectious Peritonitis
EIA — 1equine infectious anemia
MEC — Minimal Effective Plasma Concentration
CF — Chronicity factor
IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
SDH — Sorbitol Dehydrogenase
FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
ACT — Activated coagulation time
AD — Aleutian Disease
FDP — Serum-fibrin degradation products
HHM — Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
MCT — Mast Cell Tumor
CN4 — Trochlear nerve
AVECCT — Academy of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Technicians
CN12 — Hypoglossal nerve
HSL — Hypertonic Saline
CHV — Canine Herpesvirus
IN — intranasal
BHV — Bovine Herpesvirus
KCS — Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
CPRA — Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy
HGE — Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
NAF — No Abnormal Findings
AST — Aspartate Transaminase
ARP — American Registry of Pathology
HEV — Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus
KBH — Kicked By Horse
SF — Spayed Female
ASF — African Swine Fever
T3 — Triiodothyronine
SAIDS — Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
T4 — Thyroxine
CA — Contagious agalactia
FCP — Fragmented Coronoid Process
AHT — Animal Health Technician
PNU — Protein nitrogen units
NMB — New Methylene Blue
BFR — Benign Foot Rot
QS — Quantum Sufficiat

EIAV — equine infectious anemia virus
MAC — Minimal Antibiotic Concentration
HPA — Hypophyseal-Pituitary Axis
ALT — argon laser trabececuloplasty
BID — bis in die
ID — Intradermal
UMHE — Ununited Medial Humeral Epicondyle
CRWAD — Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
DOCA — Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
PPR — Peste des petits ruminants
SI — safety index
GHRH — Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
TBF — Tick-Borne Fever
PSGAG — Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan
CN5 — Trigeminal nerve
VES(V) — Vesicular exanthema of swine (virus)
AAAP — Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
ELF — Enzyme-Labeled Fluorescence
PC — post cibum (after food)
DM — Deciduous molar
PMSG — Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
ASPCA — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
IPV — Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis
PSS — Physiologic Saline Solution
BER — Basal Energy Requirement
FUS — Feline Urological Syndrome
CT — Computer Tomography
PAD — Pododermatitis Aseptica Diffusa
PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
PEDV — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
IBD — Infectious Bursal Disease
KTZ — Keratonazole
SIV — Swine Influenza Virus
FCV — Feline Calicivirus
FLUTD — Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
BT — Bluetongue
TRH — thyrotropin-releasing hormone
FHD — Feline Heartworm Disease
CN3 — Occulomotor nerve
LDA — Left displacement of abomasum
TEME — Thromboembolic Meningoencephalitis
CN2 — Optic nerve
CN11 — Accessory nerve
AHV-1 — Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1
HA — hemagglutinine
SAP — Serum Alkaline Phosphatase
GDU — Gastroduodenal Ulceration
CAE(V) — Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (virus)
MHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
RANA — Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary

VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive
ACT — American College of Theriogenologists
VFR — Virulent Foot Rot
FRV — feline rotavirus
SUP — Superior
VEN — Viral Erythrocytic Necrosis
NAVTA — North American Veterinary Technician Association
PULV — Pulverized, powder
EBA — Epizootic Bovine Abortion
SPF — Specific Pathogen Free
TGC — Tender Gentle Care
GN-RH — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
CN8 — Vestibulocochlear nerve
ODE — Old-Dog Encephalitis
AEMV — American Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
DSS — Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
WEE — Western equine encephalomyelitis virus
EE — Equine encephalomyelitis
CAV — Chick Anemia Virus
VWF — von Willebrand's factor
FA — Flourescent antibody
EPM — Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
EMC — encephalomyocarditis virus
HPG — Haemophilus paragallinarum
FHV — Feline Herpesvirus
MED — Median effective dose
EHV — Equine herpesvirus
BD — Border Disease
FMD — Foot-and-mouth disease
BRD — Bovine Respiratory Disease
TTW — Transtracheal Washes or Washing
GPT — Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
MAP — Mouse Antibody Production
PEM — Polioencephalomalacia
BCG — Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
RVVT — Russell's Viper Venom Time
SI — Superior-inferior
DFA — Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis
SMZ — Sulfamethazine
GVH — Goose Viral Hepatitis
ARD — Acute Renal Disease
HD — Hepatosis Dietetica
HBC — Hit By Car
BSP — Bromsulfophthalein
IDST — Intradermal skin testing
GDV — Gastric dilitation-volvulus
LPF — Low-power field
RVF — Rift Valley Fever
MCT — Market Cattle Testing

SLS — Streptococcal Lymphadenitis
DOCP — Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate
OCD — Osteochrondritis Dissecans
CN6 — Abducens nerve
AHS — African Horse Sickness
MTD — Median Toxic Dose
ARPAS — American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
MLV — Modified Live Virus
UIP — Undegraded Intake Protein
BAL — Dimercaprol
FAD — Flea Allergy Dermatitis
PAF — platelet activating factor
MTC — Maximum Tolerated Plasma Concentration
NCPPSP — National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy
OFA — Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
NBEC — National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine
EP — Enzootic Pneumonia
CM — Castrated male
TDN — Total Digestable Nutrients
ILUTD — Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease
UMCP — Ununited Medial Coronoid Process
CN9 — Glossopharyngeal nerve
CEAH — Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
MNTD — Maximum Nontoxic Dose
PF — Platelet Factor
IC — Infectious coryza
PRA — Progressive Retinal Atrophy
VWD — Vomiting and Wasting Disease
NFM — Northern Fowl Mite
PRRS — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
SUB-Q — Subcutaneous
FELLC — Feline lymphosarcoma-leukemia complex
DHIR — Dairy Herd Improvement Registry
SMSV — San Miguel Sea Lion Virus
MOSM — Milliosmol
FHV — Flock House Virus
P-A — Posterior-anterior
TOX — Toxoplasma
NASPHV — National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
NECL — Nonepitheliotropic Cutaneous Lymphosarcomas
SAMS — Sow Abortion and Mortality Syndrome
MG — Monoglycerides
ED — Elbow dysplasia
VD — Ventral-dorsal
AV — Atriventricular
NCV — Noncholera Vibrio
EIPH — Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
TRTVS — Turkey Rhinotracheitis Viruses
FECV — Feline Enteric Coronavirus

SPD — Salmon Poisoning Disease
EFA — low-essential fatty acids
IGR — Insect growth regulators
TMS — Trace mineral salt
CRG — Controlled-release glasses
HI — Hemagglutination-inhibition
FELV — Feline Leukemia Virus
FEBB — Feline Bordetella bronchiseptica
PTHRP — PTH-related proteins
FMDV — foot-and-mouth disease viruses
WVPA — World Veterinary Poultry Association
RV — Rabies vaccine
PRV — Pseudorabies Virus
MCF — Malignant Catarrhal Fever
SA — Small Animal
PI-3 — Parainfluenza-3 Virus
MI — 3-methylindole
SP — Species plural
INF — Infection
NAHMS — National Animal Health Monitoring Systems

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