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CPR — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CRIT — hematoCRIT
COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CHF — Congestive Heart Failure
DM — Diabetes mellitus
ECG — Electrocardiogram
PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
DMOAD — Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug
AIHA — Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
CP — Conscious Proprioception
ACTH — Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
MBC — Minimal Bactericidal Concentration
DIC — disseminated intravascular coagulation
BAL — Bronchoalveolar Lavage
QV — Quantum Vis
RAST — Radioallergosorbent Test (immunoassay)
ADH — Antidiuretic Hormone
UTI — Urinary Tract Infection
WHO — World Health Organization
BAER — Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
IV — Intravenous
QOL — Quality of Life
CSF — Cerebrospinal Fluid
GI — Gastrointestinal
CBF — Cerebral Blood Flow
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
RA — Rheumatoid Arthritis
IM — Intramuscular
GALT — Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
CPK — Creatinine Phosphokinase
CVP — Central Venous Pressure
CNS — Central Nervous System
TB — Tuberculosis
DM — dry mass
APTT — activated partial thromboplastin
COPD — non-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
MCV — Mean Corpuscular Volume
ACL — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries)
RBC — Red Blood Cell
BPM — Beats Per Minute
POST — Posterior
BRT — Brucella milk ring test
GH — Growth Hormone
CBC — Complete Blood Count
DX — Diagnosis
FX — Fracture
EM — Electron Microscopy
BP — Blood Pressure

MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OR — Operating Room
ECF — Extracellular Fluid
SIRS — Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
FA — Fatty Acid
TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
DTM — Dermatophyte Test Medium
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
SGPT — Serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
DIP — Distal Interphalangeal Predominant
E.COLI — Escherichia coli
ALD — Approximate Lethal Dose
BPDME — Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy
FIV — Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
EMG — Electromyogram
CPD — Citrate-Phosphate-Dextrose
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
WMT — Wisconsin Mastitis Test
AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
IFA — Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
ALP — Alkaline Phosphatase
BHC — Benzene Hexachloride
AG — Antigen
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
EF — Ejection Fraction
CN10 — Vagus nerve
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
CRTZ — Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
PG — Prostaglandin
HCT — Hematocrit
HPF — High-Power Field
BMD — Bone Mineral Density
MALT — Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
BX — Biopsy
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
EDS — Egg Drop Syndrome
AV — Arteriovenous
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
POVMR — Problem-Oriented Veterinary Medical Record
MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
SX — Surgery
CL — Corpus Luteum

DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
PT — Prothrombin Time
R X — recipe
AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
NMS — Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
QOD — Every Other Day
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
HB — Hemoglobin
TGE — Transmissible Gastroenteritis
EBV — Epstein-Barr virus
JAAHA — Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
NDF — Neutral Detergent Fiber
AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
EIA — Enzyme ImmunoAssay
MAOI — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
IBH — Inclusion Body Hepatitis
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
REV — Reticuloendotheliosis Virus
NRBC — Nucleated Red Blood Cell
LD — Lethal Dose
TLC — Tender Love and Care
VT — Veterinary Technician
SDA — Sialodacryoadenitis
NADH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
PPLO — Pleuropneumonia-like Organism
SARA — Subacute Ruminal Acidosis
OS — Oculus Sinister
LPS — Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
MHV — Mouse Hepatitis Virus
AGID — Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
SDF — Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter thumps
AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners
FVRCP — Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
RTF — Resistance Transfer Factor
ICH — Infectious Canine Hepatitis
CF — Complement Fixation
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
VFA — Volatile Fatty Acid
ANT — Anterior
EEE — Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
USP — United States Pharmacopeia
PSS — Porcine Stress Syndrome
APUD — Amine precursor uptake decarboxylase
IG — Immune Globulin
PCV — packed cell volume (of blood)
MA — Milliampere
CMT — California Mastitis Test
IP — Intraperitoneal
FDA — Food Drug Administration

MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
MRNA — Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
EPO — Erythropoietin
EPI — Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
PE — Physical Examination
NRC — National Response Center
ATP — Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
VN — Virus Neutralization
AMB — Amphotericin B
LH — Luteinizing Hormone
LA — Large Animal
FNA — Fine-Needle Aspiration
CRD — Chronic Respiratory Disease
CAV — Canine Adenovirus
HMP — Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
MCP — Metacarpophalangeal
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
CRD — Chronic Renal Disease
DEC — Diethylcarbamazine
CLA — Caseous Lymphadenitis
BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BRS — Brown Recluse Spider
CAT SCAN — Computerized axial tomography
MH — Malignant Hyperthermia
PTS — put to sleep
ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
IFN — Interferon
BLV — Bovine Leukemia Virus
R — Roentgen
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
NPN — Nonprotein Nitrogen
FORL — Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion
GRAS — Generally Regarded As Safe (FDA List)
WB — Western Blot
WMD — White Muscle Disease
DV — Dorsal-ventral
APR — Acute Phase Response
VS — Vesicular Stomatitis
DMNA — Dimethylnitrosamine
PG — Proteoglycan
LVT — Licensed Veterinary Technician
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
PR — Per Rectum
CCHF — Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
TT — Tetanus Toxoid
IC — Intracardiac
MIC — Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
ND — Newcastle Disease
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
OP — Organophosphate

CVT — Certified Veterinary Technician
ICF — Intracellular Fluid
ME — Metabolizable Energy
TCP — Tropical Canine Pancytopenia
SCUD — Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease
H&E — Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)
OD — Oculus Dexter
HD — Hip Dysplasia
CSM — Cottonseed Meal
ABPE — Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema
QID — Quater In Die
AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
PKD — Proliferative Kidney Disease
NSAID — Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
LPE — Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis
VHD — Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
PPN — Partial Parenteral Nutrition
MMA — Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactia Complex
MOET — Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer
IAADP — International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
NAVLE — North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
HGE — Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
NMB — New Methylene Blue
SBE — Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis
FRV — Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus
LMN — Lower Motor Neuron
TT — Thrombin Time
FUD — Fever of undetremined origin
INH — Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
TAT — Tetanus Antitoxin
ECP — Estradiol Cypionate
AIPE — Asphyxia-Induced Pulmonary Edema
ECG — Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
IHA — Indirect hemagglutination
NMD — Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy
FFA — Free Fatty Acids
SA — Sinoatrial
EIA — 1equine infectious anemia
MSD — Marble Spleen Disease
SFT — Society for Theriogenology
ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
CN12 — Hypoglossal nerve
AP — Anterior-posterior
SIV — Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
PIE SYNDROME — Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia
AD — Aleutian Disease
MCT — Mast Cell Tumor
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
ADF — Amsterdam density functional

SHS — Swollen Head Syndrome
HUS — Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
CPD-A — Citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine
BIV — bovine immunodeficiency-like virus
ADP — Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0)
IVD — Intervertebral Disc Disease
SF — Spayed Female
FIA — Feline Infectious Anemia
CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
PED — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
PBB — Polybrominated Biphenyl
ARD — Antibiotic-responsive diarrhea
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
IBR — Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
AB — Antibody
RES — Reticuloendothelial System
TID — ter in die (three times daily)
PSE — pale, soft exudative pork
APPO — Assistance Program for Pet Owners
ACE — Arthritis Control Electrostimulator
DMSO — Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DES — diethyl sulphate
CAR — Congenital Articular Rigidity
CN1 — Cranial Nerve 1
MHD — Mulberry Heart Disease
FOCMA — Feline Oncornavirus-Associated Cell Membrane Antigen
PO — [Latin] Per os, orally
SUBCUT — Subcutaneous
KCS — Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
AZT — azidothymidine
JAVMA — Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
G6PD — Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
KVP — Kilovolt Peak
CEM — Contagious Equine Metritis
GOT — Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
HEV — Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
OID — Ovine Interdigital Dermatitis
HS — Hemorrhagic Septicemia
MAC — Minimal Antibiotic Concentration
CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
ANA — Antinuclear Antibodies
CDC — Centers for Disease Control
PSS — Physiologic Saline Solution
AC — ante cibum (before food)
GME — Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis
CCMS — Clean catch, midstream
CN4 — Trochlear nerve

EDP — Edema Disease Principle
CPV — Canine Parvovirus
NAF — No Abnormal Findings
AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
AV — Average
ABVP — American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
PAD — Pododermatitis Aseptica Diffusa
HYPP — Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
DHLP-P — Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus
EHD — Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
VMD — Veterinary Medical Doctor
SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
UAP — Ununited Anconeal Process
CN7 — Facial nerve
MCHC — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (occupational Exposure)
BVD(V) — Bovine viral diarrhea (virus)
RTA — Right Torsion of the Abomasum
AI — Association Index
EDDI — Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide
RANA — Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary
ACT — American College of Theriogenologists
CRWAD — Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
BFR — Benign Foot Rot
RSAT — Rapid Slide Agglutination Test
CT — Computer Tomography
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
GABA — gamma-aminobutyric acid
CTC — Chlortetracycline
CCV — Canine Coronavirus
AD — Lib Ad Libitum
ALT — argon laser trabececuloplasty
SVD — Swine Vesicular Disease
PLH — Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia
HOD — Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy
CF — Chronicity factor
INF — Inferior
DOCA — Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
IVSA — International Veterinary Students’ Association
CN3 — Occulomotor nerve
FCP — Fragmented Coronoid Process
SDH — Sorbitol Dehydrogenase
RER — Resting Energing Requirement
BHV — Bovine Herpesvirus
MCT — Market Cattle Testing
PABA — Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
ARP — American Registry of Pathology
QS — Quantum Sufficiat

IPV — Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis
CAV — Chick Anemia Virus
CPRA — Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy
PPR — Peste des petits ruminants
HPA — Hypophyseal-Pituitary Axis
VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive
QL — Quantum Libet
CN5 — Trigeminal nerve
SIV — Swine Influenza Virus
HD — Hepatosis Dietetica
IBR — Inclusion Body Rhinitis
TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
FIP — Feline Infectious Peritonitis
GES — Group E streptococcus
OA — Osteo-Arthritis
IBD — Infectious Bursal Disease
DFA — Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis
PBFD — Psittacine beak and feather disease
UMHE — Ununited Medial Humeral Epicondyle
NADPH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen
SC — Subcutaneous
FA — Flourescent antibody
PSGAG — Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan
FSV — Feline Sarcoma Virus
DHIA — National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
EHV — Equine herpesvirus
GDU — Gastroduodenal Ulceration
BD — Border Disease
ODE — Old-Dog Encephalitis
WVA — World Veterinary Association
DHV — Duck Hepatitis Virus
EIAV — equine infectious anemia virus
PC — post cibum (after food)
PX — Physical Examination
SI — safety index
GHRH — Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
FRV — feline rotavirus
TBF — Tick-Borne Fever
TME — Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy
AAFCO — American Association of Feed Control Officials
BER — Basal Energy Requirement
EPG — Eggs per Gram
CM — Castrated male
REM — Rapid Eye Movement
VFR — Virulent Foot Rot
WBC — White blood cells
ASF — African Swine Fever
BT — Bluetongue

CA — Contagious agalactia
MSH — melanocyte-stimulating hormone
MEC — Minimal Effective Plasma Concentration
SG — Specific Gravity
AVECCT — Academy of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Technicians
MCH — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
PLT — Platelet
ACT — Activated coagulation time
FCV — Feline Calicivirus
BW — Body Weight
HSL — Hypertonic Saline
AHV-1 — Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1
FLUTD — Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
UMN — Upper Motor Neuron
SAP — Serum Alkaline Phosphatase
AAAP — Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
AST — Aspartate Transaminase
CN2 — Optic nerve
AEMV — American Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
AHT — Animal Health Technician
EE — Equine encephalomyelitis
RDA — Right displacement of the abomasum
EPM — Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
BID — bis in die
LCM — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
T4 — Thyroxine
SPF — Specific Pathogen Free
HA — hemagglutinine
RVF — Right Ventricular Failure
DM — Deciduous molar
FUS — Feline Urological Syndrome
ID — Intradermal
PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
UD — Ulcerative Dermatosis
GDV — Gastric dilitation-volvulus
MTC — Maximum Tolerated Plasma Concentration
PULV — Pulverized, powder
BAL — Dimercaprol
T3 — Triiodothyronine
EBA — Epizootic Bovine Abortion
CN8 — Vestibulocochlear nerve
TLI — trypsin-like immunoreactivity
UMCP — Ununited Medial Coronoid Process
BCG — Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
SMZ — Sulfamethazine
FHD — Feline Heartworm Disease
CAE(V) — Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (virus)
HPG — Haemophilus paragallinarum
CEAH — Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
RVVT — Russell's Viper Venom Time

ED — Elbow dysplasia
GPT — Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
MAP — Mouse Antibody Production
NBEC — National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine
BSP — Bromsulfophthalein
NECL — Nonepitheliotropic Cutaneous Lymphosarcomas
WEE — Western equine encephalomyelitis virus
IC — Infectious coryza
IBD — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
HCH — Halogenated Cyclic Hydrocarbons
AV — Atriventricular
TDN — Total Digestable Nutrients
UIP — Undegraded Intake Protein
SAMS — Sow Abortion and Mortality Syndrome
IN — intranasal
NAVTA — North American Veterinary Technician Association
ELF — Enzyme-Labeled Fluorescence
NASPHV — National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
FDP — Serum-fibrin degradation products
MLV — Modified Live Virus
SI — Superior-inferior
CN6 — Abducens nerve
MNTD — Maximum Nontoxic Dose
ILUTD — Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease
SMSV — San Miguel Sea Lion Virus
FHV — Flock House Virus
HACCP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
TOX — Toxoplasma
PMSG — Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
NCPPSP — National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy
FAD — Flea Allergy Dermatitis
PHS — Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome
SUP — Superior
AHS — African Horse Sickness
MTD — Median Toxic Dose
ARPAS — American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
DSS — Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
FECV — Feline Enteric Coronavirus
BRD — Bovine Respiratory Disease
TGC — Tender Gentle Care
TTW — Transtracheal Washes or Washing
FELV — Feline Leukemia Virus
HBC — Hit By Car
TEME — Thromboembolic Meningoencephalitis
PEM — Polioencephalomalacia
GVH — Goose Viral Hepatitis
FMD — Foot-and-mouth disease
MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
DOCP — Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate
ARD — Acute Renal Disease

PRRS — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
KBH — Kicked By Horse
KTZ — Keratonazole
FHV — Feline Herpesvirus
VES(V) — Vesicular exanthema of swine (virus)
HHM — Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
CN9 — Glossopharyngeal nerve
PRDC — Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex
EP — Enzootic Pneumonia
EFA — low-essential fatty acids
VWD — Vomiting and Wasting Disease
LRS — Lactated Ringer's Solution
ASPCA — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
VD — Ventral-dorsal
OCD — Osteochrondritis Dissecans
CHV — Canine Herpesvirus
OFA — Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
SAIDS — Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
EIPH — Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
IPN — Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis
RVF — Rift Valley Fever
MHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
FEBB — Feline Bordetella bronchiseptica
PRV — Pseudorabies Virus
DHIR — Dairy Herd Improvement Registry
PI-3 — Parainfluenza-3 Virus
CN11 — Accessory nerve
MOSM — Milliosmol
VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
TRTVS — Turkey Rhinotracheitis Viruses
PAF — platelet activating factor
TMS — Trace mineral salt
SPD — Salmon Poisoning Disease
P-A — Posterior-anterior
PNU — Protein nitrogen units
VWF — von Willebrand's factor
SLS — Streptococcal Lymphadenitis
NFM — Northern Fowl Mite
PEDV — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
TRH — thyrotropin-releasing hormone
FMDV — foot-and-mouth disease viruses
LPF — Low-power field
VEN — Viral Erythrocytic Necrosis
IDST — Intradermal skin testing
EMC — encephalomyocarditis virus
IGR — Insect growth regulators
INF — Infection
MCF — Malignant Catarrhal Fever
PTHRP — PTH-related proteins

LDA — Left displacement of abomasum
SUP — Superior Industries International, Inc.
NCV — Noncholera Vibrio
MG — Monoglycerides
SP — Species plural
FELLC — Feline lymphosarcoma-leukemia complex
VVND — Viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease
CRG — Controlled-release glasses
HI — Hemagglutination-inhibition
SA — Small Animal
RV — Rabies vaccine
PRA — Progressive Retinal Atrophy
PF — Platelet Factor
NAHMS — National Animal Health Monitoring Systems
GN-RH — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
ISOM) — Immunostimulating complex
WVPA — World Veterinary Poultry Association
SUB-Q — Subcutaneous
MED — Median effective dose
MI — 3-methylindole

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