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

Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
FX — Fracture
DIP — Distal Interphalangeal Predominant
BRT — Brucella milk ring test
MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
SIRS — Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
HCG — Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPF — High-Power Field
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
BP — Blood Pressure
DM — dry mass
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
RER — Resting Energing Requirement
AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
ECF — Extracellular Fluid
AIPE — Asphyxia-Induced Pulmonary Edema
POST — Posterior
DTM — Dermatophyte Test Medium
BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
WMT — Wisconsin Mastitis Test
GH — Growth Hormone
EMG — Electromyogram
ALD — Approximate Lethal Dose
FDA — Food Drug Administration
RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
SGPT — Serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
BPDME — Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy
EM — Electron Microscopy
TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
POVMR — Problem-Oriented Veterinary Medical Record
DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
DV — Dorsal-ventral
CRTZ — Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
IFA — Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
FA — Fatty Acid
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
HCT — Hematocrit
OR — Operating Room
APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
AG — Antigen

EF — Ejection Fraction
ALP — Alkaline Phosphatase
IBH — Inclusion Body Hepatitis
BMD — Bone Mineral Density
CPD — Citrate-Phosphate-Dextrose
EBV — Epstein-Barr virus
EDS — Egg Drop Syndrome
MAOI — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners
SUBCUT — Subcutaneous
FIV — Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
CN10 — Vagus nerve
NDF — Neutral Detergent Fiber
NRBC — Nucleated Red Blood Cell
LPS — Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
GRAS — Generally Regarded As Safe (FDA List)
TGE — Transmissible Gastroenteritis
OS — Oculus Sinister
MALT — Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
RTF — Resistance Transfer Factor
MHV — Mouse Hepatitis Virus
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
NADH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
PPLO — Pleuropneumonia-like Organism
H&E — Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)
PG — Prostaglandin
SDF — Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter thumps
EIA — Enzyme ImmunoAssay
NRC — National Response Center
NAVLE — North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
PSS — Porcine Stress Syndrome
SDA — Sialodacryoadenitis
BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
FVRCP — Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
REV — Reticuloendotheliosis Virus
TLC — Tender Love and Care
NMS — Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
PCV — packed cell volume (of blood)
QOD — Every Other Day
CCHF — Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
MH — Malignant Hyperthermia
EPO — Erythropoietin
AV — Arteriovenous
AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
PT — Prothrombin Time
VFA — Volatile Fatty Acid
AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
CMT — California Mastitis Test

SARA — Subacute Ruminal Acidosis
VT — Veterinary Technician
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
LD — Lethal Dose
EPI — Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
CL — Corpus Luteum
AGID — Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
BLV — Bovine Leukemia Virus
CAT SCAN — Computerized axial tomography
ANT — Anterior
HB — Hemoglobin
NSAID — Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
EEE — Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
MA — Milliampere
APUD — Amine precursor uptake decarboxylase
ICH — Infectious Canine Hepatitis
AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
ABPE — Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema
ATP — Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
CF — Complement Fixation
MRNA — Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
PLH — Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
CRD — Chronic Respiratory Disease
PR — Per Rectum
VN — Virus Neutralization
FORL — Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion
USP — United States Pharmacopeia
SUP — Superior Industries International, Inc.
APR — Acute Phase Response
IP — Intraperitoneal
CAV — Canine Adenovirus
CSM — Cottonseed Meal
PO — [Latin] Per os, orally
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
AMB — Amphotericin B
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
HUS — Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
FNA — Fine-Needle Aspiration
IG — Immune Globulin
OD — Oculus Dexter
CLA — Caseous Lymphadenitis
AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
SCUD — Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease
PE — Physical Examination
CPD-A — Citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine

TT — Tetanus Toxoid
LH — Luteinizing Hormone
PPN — Partial Parenteral Nutrition
MCP — Metacarpophalangeal
MOET — Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer
CRD — Chronic Renal Disease
BRS — Brown Recluse Spider
MMA — Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactia Complex
IFN — Interferon
IHA — Indirect hemagglutination
HMP — Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
ADF — Amsterdam density functional
LVT — Licensed Veterinary Technician
IVSA — International Veterinary Students’ Association
FFA — Free Fatty Acids
WB — Western Blot
PBB — Polybrominated Biphenyl
TCP — Tropical Canine Pancytopenia
VS — Vesicular Stomatitis
ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
LA — Large Animal
WVA — World Veterinary Association
SBE — Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis
TID — ter in die (three times daily)
DMNA — Dimethylnitrosamine
PTS — put to sleep
PKD — Proliferative Kidney Disease
R — Roentgen
HYPP — Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
OP — Organophosphate
WMD — White Muscle Disease
PIE SYNDROME — Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia
GABA — gamma-aminobutyric acid
LMN — Lower Motor Neuron
DEC — Diethylcarbamazine
EHD — Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
IC — Intracardiac
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
ADP — Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0)
NPN — Nonprotein Nitrogen
SVD — Swine Vesicular Disease
MIC — Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
VHD — Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
OA — Osteo-Arthritis
CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
TT — Thrombin Time
ME — Metabolizable Energy
DMSO — Dimethyl Sulfoxide
SIV — Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

WBC — White blood cells
AD — Lib Ad Libitum
UMN — Upper Motor Neuron
MSH — melanocyte-stimulating hormone
ND — Newcastle Disease
QID — Quater In Die
ANA — Antinuclear Antibodies
CDC — Centers for Disease Control
HD — Hip Dysplasia
MHD — Mulberry Heart Disease
FOCMA — Feline Oncornavirus-Associated Cell Membrane Antigen
AP — Anterior-posterior
IBR — Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
RES — Reticuloendothelial System
ICF — Intracellular Fluid
MSD — Marble Spleen Disease
CVT — Certified Veterinary Technician
PG — Proteoglycan
CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
KVP — Kilovolt Peak
AB — Antibody
LPE — Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis
SHS — Swollen Head Syndrome
IAADP — International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
ARD — Antibiotic-responsive diarrhea
JAVMA — Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
MCHC — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (occupational Exposure)
DES — diethyl sulphate
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
TAT — Tetanus Antitoxin
PSE — pale, soft exudative pork
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
FIA — Feline Infectious Anemia
INH — Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
QL — Quantum Libet
EDP — Edema Disease Principle
RSAT — Rapid Slide Agglutination Test
BVD(V) — Bovine viral diarrhea (virus)
CN1 — Cranial Nerve 1
ABVP — American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
GOT — Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
FUD — Fever of undetremined origin
SA — Sinoatrial
SFT — Society for Theriogenology
CEM — Contagious Equine Metritis
ECP — Estradiol Cypionate
ECG — Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
AAFCO — American Association of Feed Control Officials
DHV — Duck Hepatitis Virus
RTA — Right Torsion of the Abomasum

HOD — Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy
EDDI — Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide
CCMS — Clean catch, midstream
NMD — Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy
RDA — Right displacement of the abomasum
EIA — 1equine infectious anemia
FRV — Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus
GME — Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis
REM — Rapid Eye Movement
AI — Association Index
NADPH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen
CPV — Canine Parvovirus
HGE — Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
APPO — Assistance Program for Pet Owners
TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
G6PD — Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
GES — Group E streptococcus
MCT — Mast Cell Tumor
SF — Spayed Female
IBR — Inclusion Body Rhinitis
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
TME — Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy
VMD — Veterinary Medical Doctor
IVD — Intervertebral Disc Disease
BIV — bovine immunodeficiency-like virus
AD — Aleutian Disease
CN12 — Hypoglossal nerve
CAR — Congenital Articular Rigidity
TLI — trypsin-like immunoreactivity
ACE — Arthritis Control Electrostimulator
AC — ante cibum (before food)
NMB — New Methylene Blue
CF — Chronicity factor
INF — Inferior
PED — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
UAP — Ununited Anconeal Process
OID — Ovine Interdigital Dermatitis
PBFD — Psittacine beak and feather disease
PLT — Platelet
KCS — Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
CN4 — Trochlear nerve
AV — Average
DHLP-P — Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus
SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
CPRA — Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy
PABA — Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
HEV — Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus
FSV — Feline Sarcoma Virus
SDH — Sorbitol Dehydrogenase
CN7 — Facial nerve

EPG — Eggs per Gram
NAF — No Abnormal Findings
DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
EIAV — equine infectious anemia virus
ARP — American Registry of Pathology
DHIA — National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
BHV — Bovine Herpesvirus
FCP — Fragmented Coronoid Process
AVECCT — Academy of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Technicians
ACT — Activated coagulation time
HS — Hemorrhagic Septicemia
SG — Specific Gravity
CCV — Canine Coronavirus
AAAP — Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
FIP — Feline Infectious Peritonitis
MAC — Minimal Antibiotic Concentration
SC — Subcutaneous
AZT — azidothymidine
UMHE — Ununited Medial Humeral Epicondyle
CTC — Chlortetracycline
PEDV — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
CRWAD — Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
IPV — Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis
DOCA — Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
PSS — Physiologic Saline Solution
IBD — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MCH — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
PAD — Pododermatitis Aseptica Diffusa
FLUTD — Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
ALT — argon laser trabececuloplasty
VES(V) — Vesicular exanthema of swine (virus)
BFR — Benign Foot Rot
PRDC — Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex
BT — Bluetongue
PPR — Peste des petits ruminants
HPA — Hypophyseal-Pituitary Axis
SI — safety index
HCH — Halogenated Cyclic Hydrocarbons
FDP — Serum-fibrin degradation products
IN — intranasal
QS — Quantum Sufficiat
CT — Computer Tomography
ASF — African Swine Fever
TBF — Tick-Borne Fever
HSL — Hypertonic Saline
PC — post cibum (after food)
VVND — Viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease
PNU — Protein nitrogen units
PMSG — Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
RANA — Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary

BER — Basal Energy Requirement
T3 — Triiodothyronine
FUS — Feline Urological Syndrome
BW — Body Weight
SIV — Swine Influenza Virus
ACT — American College of Theriogenologists
AHT — Animal Health Technician
PX — Physical Examination
LCM — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
MEC — Minimal Effective Plasma Concentration
FHD — Feline Heartworm Disease
VEN — Viral Erythrocytic Necrosis
T4 — Thyroxine
AST — Aspartate Transaminase
CA — Contagious agalactia
GN-RH — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
CN5 — Trigeminal nerve
BID — bis in die
IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
SAIDS — Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
CAE(V) — Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (virus)
AHV-1 — Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1
CAV — Chick Anemia Virus
GHRH — Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
IBD — Infectious Bursal Disease
PSGAG — Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan
KTZ — Keratonazole
PULV — Pulverized, powder
FRV — feline rotavirus
UD — Ulcerative Dermatosis
CN3 — Occulomotor nerve
RVF — Right Ventricular Failure
EBA — Epizootic Bovine Abortion
HACCP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
AEMV — American Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
WEE — Western equine encephalomyelitis virus
FA — Flourescent antibody
VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive
VFR — Virulent Foot Rot
EE — Equine encephalomyelitis
FHV — Feline Herpesvirus
DFA — Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis
HD — Hepatosis Dietetica
PHS — Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome
GDU — Gastroduodenal Ulceration
ODE — Old-Dog Encephalitis
ELF — Enzyme-Labeled Fluorescence
SPF — Specific Pathogen Free
BSP — Bromsulfophthalein
GVH — Goose Viral Hepatitis

CN2 — Optic nerve
DM — Deciduous molar
ASPCA — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SAP — Serum Alkaline Phosphatase
CHV — Canine Herpesvirus
HHM — Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
BD — Border Disease
FCV — Feline Calicivirus
MTD — Median Toxic Dose
HA — hemagglutinine
GPT — Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
EHV — Equine herpesvirus
BCG — Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
EPM — Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
MCT — Market Cattle Testing
LDA — Left displacement of abomasum
FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
MHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
MLV — Modified Live Virus
RVVT — Russell's Viper Venom Time
TRH — thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TEME — Thromboembolic Meningoencephalitis
CN8 — Vestibulocochlear nerve
SMZ — Sulfamethazine
ID — Intradermal
GDV — Gastric dilitation-volvulus
LRS — Lactated Ringer's Solution
SI — Superior-inferior
BAL — Dimercaprol
MAP — Mouse Antibody Production
NAVTA — North American Veterinary Technician Association
ARPAS — American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
VWF — von Willebrand's factor
HPG — Haemophilus paragallinarum
FMD — Foot-and-mouth disease
CM — Castrated male
UMCP — Ununited Medial Coronoid Process
NBEC — National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine
AHS — African Horse Sickness
EP — Enzootic Pneumonia
DOCP — Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate
CEAH — Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
NCPPSP — National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy
ILUTD — Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease
MED — Median effective dose
SLS — Streptococcal Lymphadenitis
KBH — Kicked By Horse
HBC — Hit By Car
PEM — Polioencephalomalacia

SUP — Superior
DSS — Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
MNTD — Maximum Nontoxic Dose
TDN — Total Digestable Nutrients
UIP — Undegraded Intake Protein
FAD — Flea Allergy Dermatitis
CN11 — Accessory nerve
VWD — Vomiting and Wasting Disease
VD — Ventral-dorsal
DHIR — Dairy Herd Improvement Registry
MTC — Maximum Tolerated Plasma Concentration
OFA — Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
SAMS — Sow Abortion and Mortality Syndrome
NASPHV — National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
IDST — Intradermal skin testing
RVF — Rift Valley Fever
BRD — Bovine Respiratory Disease
AV — Atriventricular
TRTVS — Turkey Rhinotracheitis Viruses
NECL — Nonepitheliotropic Cutaneous Lymphosarcomas
MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
PRRS — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
IC — Infectious coryza
TGC — Tender Gentle Care
TTW — Transtracheal Washes or Washing
PAF — platelet activating factor
ED — Elbow dysplasia
SMSV — San Miguel Sea Lion Virus
TOX — Toxoplasma
PF — Platelet Factor
FHV — Flock House Virus
MG — Monoglycerides
P-A — Posterior-anterior
EMC — encephalomyocarditis virus
ARD — Acute Renal Disease
LPF — Low-power field
IGR — Insect growth regulators
OCD — Osteochrondritis Dissecans
EIPH — Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
PRA — Progressive Retinal Atrophy
MOSM — Milliosmol
FEBB — Feline Bordetella bronchiseptica
PRV — Pseudorabies Virus
CN6 — Abducens nerve
CRG — Controlled-release glasses
IPN — Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis
CN9 — Glossopharyngeal nerve
FELV — Feline Leukemia Virus
TMS — Trace mineral salt
NCV — Noncholera Vibrio

HI — Hemagglutination-inhibition
FECV — Feline Enteric Coronavirus
EFA — low-essential fatty acids
SUB-Q — Subcutaneous
NFM — Northern Fowl Mite
SPD — Salmon Poisoning Disease
PTHRP — PTH-related proteins
RV — Rabies vaccine
VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
FMDV — foot-and-mouth disease viruses
PI-3 — Parainfluenza-3 Virus
MI — 3-methylindole
NAHMS — National Animal Health Monitoring Systems
MCF — Malignant Catarrhal Fever
SP — Species plural
INF — Infection
FELLC — Feline lymphosarcoma-leukemia complex
WVPA — World Veterinary Poultry Association
ISOM) — Immunostimulating complex
SA — Small Animal

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