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

BX — Biopsy
DX — Diagnosis
DIP — Distal Interphalangeal Predominant
EM — Electron Microscopy
BP — Blood Pressure
ECF — Extracellular Fluid
SIRS — Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
RMSF — Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
DTM — Dermatophyte Test Medium
IVP — Intravenous Pyelogram
OR — Operating Room
E.COLI — Escherichia coli
BUN — Blood Urea Nitrogen
FA — Fatty Acid
TNF — Tumor Necrosis Factor
EMG — Electromyogram
MTD — Maximum Tolerated Dose (that does not produce unacceptable toxicity)
AVMA — American Veterinary Medical Association
CRTZ — Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
ALD — Approximate Lethal Dose
SGPT — Serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
ACD — Acid-Citrate-Dextrose
CT — Computerised Axial Tomography
DI — Diabetes Insipidus
CPD — Citrate-Phosphate-Dextrose
DJD — Degenerative Joint Disease
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
FIV — Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
AAEP — American Association of Equine Practitioners
SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
CN10 — Vagus nerve
TPN — Total Parenteral Nutrition
ALP — Alkaline Phosphatase
WMT — Wisconsin Mastitis Test
IFA — Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
EF — Ejection Fraction
BMD — Bone Mineral Density
AG — Antigen
DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
HPF — High-Power Field
HCT — Hematocrit
SUBCUT — Subcutaneous
EBV — Epstein-Barr virus
EDS — Egg Drop Syndrome
APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
PG — Prostaglandin
NMS — Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
BSE — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
AIPE — Asphyxia-Induced Pulmonary Edema
MALT — Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue

POVMR — Problem-Oriented Veterinary Medical Record
MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
EPO — Erythropoietin
SX — Surgery
EIA — Enzyme ImmunoAssay
PTH — Parathyroid Hormone
MHV — Mouse Hepatitis Virus
R X — recipe
AAAP — American Association of Avian Pathologists
AV — Arteriovenous
JAAHA — Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
MAOI — Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
CL — Corpus Luteum
BRSV — Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
NDF — Neutral Detergent Fiber
PT — Prothrombin Time
AAHA — American Animal Hospital Association
NADH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
IBH — Inclusion Body Hepatitis
DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
TNTC — Too Numerous To Count
TGE — Transmissible Gastroenteritis
DV — Dorsal-ventral
QOD — Every Other Day
REV — Reticuloendotheliosis Virus
AASP — American Association of Swine Practitioners
HB — Hemoglobin
QNS — Quantity Not Sufficient
TLC — Tender Love and Care
NRBC — Nucleated Red Blood Cell
OS — Oculus Sinister
LE — Lupus Erythematosus
SDA — Sialodacryoadenitis
PPLO — Pleuropneumonia-like Organism
SARA — Subacute Ruminal Acidosis
AGID — Agar Gel Immunodiffusion
SDF — Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter thumps
ICH — Infectious Canine Hepatitis
LD — Lethal Dose
EEE — Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
PSS — Porcine Stress Syndrome
VT — Veterinary Technician
LPS — Legionella pneumophila lipopolysaccharide
FVRCP — Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
ABPE — Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema
ELISA — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GRAS — Generally Regarded As Safe (FDA List)
MA — Milliampere
PCV — packed cell volume (of blood)
FDA — Food Drug Administration

ANT — Anterior
VFA — Volatile Fatty Acid
CF — Complement Fixation
MRNA — Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
CMT — California Mastitis Test
CAV — Canine Adenovirus
RTF — Resistance Transfer Factor
VN — Virus Neutralization
CCHF — Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
EPI — Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
IP — Intraperitoneal
APUD — Amine precursor uptake decarboxylase
IG — Immune Globulin
AMB — Amphotericin B
USP — United States Pharmacopeia
PE — Physical Examination
CAT SCAN — Computerized axial tomography
H&E — Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)
ATP — Adenosine Triphosphate (reg: 56-65-5)
NRC — National Response Center
CRD — Chronic Respiratory Disease
GFR — Glomerular Filtration Rate
BLV — Bovine Leukemia Virus
FNA — Fine-Needle Aspiration
MCP — Metacarpophalangeal
LH — Luteinizing Hormone
FORL — Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion
AFIP — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Q — Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
LA — Large Animal
MH — Malignant Hyperthermia
IFN — Interferon
HMP — Hexose Monophosphate Shunt
WMD — White Muscle Disease
CLA — Caseous Lymphadenitis
CRD — Chronic Renal Disease
BRS — Brown Recluse Spider
WB — Western Blot
DEC — Diethylcarbamazine
VS — Vesicular Stomatitis
PTS — put to sleep
AABP — American Association of Bovine Practitioners
DMNA — Dimethylnitrosamine
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
NPN — Nonprotein Nitrogen
APR — Acute Phase Response
PR — Per Rectum
NPO — Nothing By Mouth
NSAID — Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
R — Roentgen

LVT — Licensed Veterinary Technician
MIC — Minimal Inhibitory Concentration
MMA — Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactia Complex
TT — Tetanus Toxoid
TCP — Tropical Canine Pancytopenia
IC — Intracardiac
ICF — Intracellular Fluid
OD — Oculus Dexter
ME — Metabolizable Energy
PG — Proteoglycan
SCUD — Septicemic Cutaneous Ulcerative Disease
IDDM — insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
OP — Organophosphate
NAVLE — North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
LPE — Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis
PKD — Proliferative Kidney Disease
CSM — Cottonseed Meal
PPN — Partial Parenteral Nutrition
ND — Newcastle Disease
CVT — Certified Veterinary Technician
HD — Hip Dysplasia
HUS — Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
VHD — Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
ARD — Antibiotic-responsive diarrhea
QID — Quater In Die
MOET — Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer
LMN — Lower Motor Neuron
FFA — Free Fatty Acids
IAADP — International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
TAT — Tetanus Antitoxin
MSD — Marble Spleen Disease
ANF — Atrial Natriuretic Factor
TT — Thrombin Time
ECG — Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
EIA — 1equine infectious anemia
SBE — Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis
NMD — Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy
INH — Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
PMN — polymorphonuclear (leukocytes)
PIE SYNDROME — Pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia
FRV — Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus
SIV — Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
HGE — Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
IHA — Indirect hemagglutination
AASRP — American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
SA — Sinoatrial
MHD — Mulberry Heart Disease
FUD — Fever of undetremined origin
AUC — Area under the Curve (statistics)
AD — Aleutian Disease

RES — Reticuloendothelial System
NMB — New Methylene Blue
MSH — melanocyte-stimulating hormone
RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
CAMP — Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
ECP — Estradiol Cypionate
IBR — Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
PBB — Polybrominated Biphenyl
ANA — Antinuclear Antibodies
SHS — Swollen Head Syndrome
MCT — Mast Cell Tumor
AP — Anterior-posterior
TID — ter in die (three times daily)
ADF — Amsterdam density functional
ADP — Adenosine Diphosphate (RN 58-64-0)
BIV — bovine immunodeficiency-like virus
ABVP — American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
RTA — Right Torsion of the Abomasum
SFT — Society for Theriogenology
SF — Spayed Female
FIA — Feline Infectious Anemia
RER — Resting Energing Requirement
CN12 — Hypoglossal nerve
AAFCO — American Association of Feed Control Officials
PED — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
CPD-A — Citrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine
MCV — Mean Cell Volume
CN1 — Cranial Nerve 1
AB — Antibody
DMSO — Dimethyl Sulfoxide
FOCMA — Feline Oncornavirus-Associated Cell Membrane Antigen
DES — diethyl sulphate
CAR — Congenital Articular Rigidity
IVD — Intervertebral Disc Disease
OID — Ovine Interdigital Dermatitis
APPO — Assistance Program for Pet Owners
BVD(V) — Bovine viral diarrhea (virus)
DHLP-P — Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus
EDDI — Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide
G6PD — Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
JAVMA — Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
CEM — Contagious Equine Metritis
ACE — Arthritis Control Electrostimulator
KVP — Kilovolt Peak
PO — [Latin] Per os, orally
PSE — pale, soft exudative pork
HYPP — Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
GME — Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis
CCMS — Clean catch, midstream
VMD — Veterinary Medical Doctor

DLE — Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
AZT — azidothymidine
DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration (U.S. Department of Justice)
GABA — gamma-aminobutyric acid
CDV — Canine Distemper Virus
EHD — Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
KCS — Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
NAF — No Abnormal Findings
AV — Average
PSS — Physiologic Saline Solution
EDP — Edema Disease Principle
CDC — Centers for Disease Control
TSH — thyroid stimulating hormone
HS — Hemorrhagic Septicemia
AC — ante cibum (before food)
HEV — Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus
SGOT — Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
EIAV — equine infectious anemia virus
SIBO — Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
SVD — Swine Vesicular Disease
MAC — Minimal Antibiotic Concentration
CN4 — Trochlear nerve
GOT — Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase
CF — Chronicity factor
CN7 — Facial nerve
WBC — White blood cells
PAD — Pododermatitis Aseptica Diffusa
AI — Association Index
RANA — Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary
CCV — Canine Coronavirus
AD — Lib Ad Libitum
CPV — Canine Parvovirus
RSAT — Rapid Slide Agglutination Test
TMJ — TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
UMHE — Ununited Medial Humeral Epicondyle
DOCA — Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
PABA — Para-Aminobenzoic Acid
UAP — Ununited Anconeal Process
BFR — Benign Foot Rot
AAAP — Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
PLH — Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia
CRWAD — Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
CT — Computer Tomography
MCHC — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (occupational Exposure)
GES — Group E streptococcus
CTC — Chlortetracycline
IVSA — International Veterinary Students’ Association
CPRA — Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy
DHIA — National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
PBFD — Psittacine beak and feather disease

SDH — Sorbitol Dehydrogenase
BHV — Bovine Herpesvirus
OA — Osteo-Arthritis
ARP — American Registry of Pathology
HOD — Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy
ACT — American College of Theriogenologists
SIV — Swine Influenza Virus
INF — Inferior
DHV — Duck Hepatitis Virus
ALT — argon laser trabececuloplasty
SLE — Systemic Lupus Erythematous
CAV — Chick Anemia Virus
CN3 — Occulomotor nerve
PPR — Peste des petits ruminants
FCP — Fragmented Coronoid Process
FSV — Feline Sarcoma Virus
DFA — Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis
IBR — Inclusion Body Rhinitis
ACT — Activated coagulation time
MCT — Market Cattle Testing
QL — Quantum Libet
REM — Rapid Eye Movement
FIP — Feline Infectious Peritonitis
WVA — World Veterinary Association
AST — Aspartate Transaminase
AEMV — American Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
HPA — Hypophyseal-Pituitary Axis
UMN — Upper Motor Neuron
FA — Flourescent antibody
VFD — Veterinary Feed Directive
BER — Basal Energy Requirement
QS — Quantum Sufficiat
IPV — Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis
SC — Subcutaneous
NADPH — Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen
PSGAG — Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan
CN5 — Trigeminal nerve
HD — Hepatosis Dietetica
EBA — Epizootic Bovine Abortion
IACUC — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
EHV — Equine herpesvirus
BCG — Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
GDU — Gastroduodenal Ulceration
ODE — Old-Dog Encephalitis
BD — Border Disease
TBF — Tick-Borne Fever
TME — Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy
AHV-1 — Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1
SI — safety index
IBD — Infectious Bursal Disease

EPG — Eggs per Gram
FRV — feline rotavirus
PLT — Platelet
HSL — Hypertonic Saline
BT — Bluetongue
PC — post cibum (after food)
PX — Physical Examination
DM — Deciduous molar
MEC — Minimal Effective Plasma Concentration
GHRH — Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
AVECCT — Academy of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Technicians
TLI — trypsin-like immunoreactivity
RDA — Right displacement of the abomasum
VFR — Virulent Foot Rot
BID — bis in die
FCV — Feline Calicivirus
ASF — African Swine Fever
CN2 — Optic nerve
BW — Body Weight
CA — Contagious agalactia
CM — Castrated male
AHT — Animal Health Technician
IN — intranasal
MCH — Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
FLUTD — Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
SG — Specific Gravity
MAP — Mouse Antibody Production
RVF — Right Ventricular Failure
IBD — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MLV — Modified Live Virus
VEN — Viral Erythrocytic Necrosis
CAE(V) — Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (virus)
T4 — Thyroxine
SAP — Serum Alkaline Phosphatase
EE — Equine encephalomyelitis
GPT — Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
LCM — Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
HA — hemagglutinine
GDV — Gastric dilitation-volvulus
MTC — Maximum Tolerated Plasma Concentration
BAL — Dimercaprol
T3 — Triiodothyronine
FUS — Feline Urological Syndrome
HACCP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
SAIDS — Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
SMZ — Sulfamethazine
ID — Intradermal
ELF — Enzyme-Labeled Fluorescence
PNS — Peripheral Nervous Systems
EPM — Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

SPF — Specific Pathogen Free
PEDV — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
RVVT — Russell's Viper Venom Time
PULV — Pulverized, powder
CN8 — Vestibulocochlear nerve
UMCP — Ununited Medial Coronoid Process
PEM — Polioencephalomalacia
PRDC — Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex
NBEC — National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine
UD — Ulcerative Dermatosis
WEE — Western equine encephalomyelitis virus
CEAH — Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
VES(V) — Vesicular exanthema of swine (virus)
SMSV — San Miguel Sea Lion Virus
FHD — Feline Heartworm Disease
GVH — Goose Viral Hepatitis
ARPAS — American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
DSS — Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
HCH — Halogenated Cyclic Hydrocarbons
SAMS — Sow Abortion and Mortality Syndrome
HHM — Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
NAVTA — North American Veterinary Technician Association
HPG — Haemophilus paragallinarum
PMSG — Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
IC — Infectious coryza
KTZ — Keratonazole
ED — Elbow dysplasia
SI — Superior-inferior
TDN — Total Digestable Nutrients
UIP — Undegraded Intake Protein
MNTD — Maximum Nontoxic Dose
FHV — Flock House Virus
PHS — Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome
AHS — African Horse Sickness
EIPH — Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
P-A — Posterior-anterior
BSP — Bromsulfophthalein
EP — Enzootic Pneumonia
NECL — Nonepitheliotropic Cutaneous Lymphosarcomas
TTW — Transtracheal Washes or Washing
CHV — Canine Herpesvirus
ILUTD — Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease
AV — Atriventricular
FAD — Flea Allergy Dermatitis
SUP — Superior
MTD — Median Toxic Dose
NASPHV — National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
TOX — Toxoplasma
DOCP — Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate
BRD — Bovine Respiratory Disease

FMD — Foot-and-mouth disease
TGC — Tender Gentle Care
PRRS — Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
ARD — Acute Renal Disease
FDP — Serum-fibrin degradation products
NCPPSP — National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy
VD — Ventral-dorsal
DHIR — Dairy Herd Improvement Registry
CN6 — Abducens nerve
FHV — Feline Herpesvirus
TEME — Thromboembolic Meningoencephalitis
EMC — encephalomyocarditis virus
MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
VWD — Vomiting and Wasting Disease
TRTVS — Turkey Rhinotracheitis Viruses
LRS — Lactated Ringer's Solution
TRH — thyrotropin-releasing hormone
HBC — Hit By Car
FECV — Feline Enteric Coronavirus
FELV — Feline Leukemia Virus
SUP — Superior Industries International, Inc.
OFA — Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
CN9 — Glossopharyngeal nerve
FARAD — Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
EFA — low-essential fatty acids
MHA — Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
PAF — platelet activating factor
ASPCA — American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
PRV — Pseudorabies Virus
KBH — Kicked By Horse
OCD — Osteochrondritis Dissecans
IPN — Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis
MOSM — Milliosmol
RVF — Rift Valley Fever
VWF — von Willebrand's factor
IGR — Insect growth regulators
NFM — Northern Fowl Mite
FEBB — Feline Bordetella bronchiseptica
PI-3 — Parainfluenza-3 Virus
NCV — Noncholera Vibrio
CN11 — Accessory nerve
PNU — Protein nitrogen units
VEE — Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
LDA — Left displacement of abomasum
LPF — Low-power field
PRA — Progressive Retinal Atrophy
SPD — Salmon Poisoning Disease
TMS — Trace mineral salt
VVND — Viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease
MG — Monoglycerides

RV — Rabies vaccine
SA — Small Animal
IDST — Intradermal skin testing
SLS — Streptococcal Lymphadenitis
INF — Infection
PTHRP — PTH-related proteins
GN-RH — Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
FMDV — foot-and-mouth disease viruses
MED — Median effective dose
HI — Hemagglutination-inhibition
SP — Species plural
MCF — Malignant Catarrhal Fever
FELLC — Feline lymphosarcoma-leukemia complex
CRG — Controlled-release glasses
PF — Platelet Factor
WVPA — World Veterinary Poultry Association
ISOM) — Immunostimulating complex
MI — 3-methylindole
NAHMS — National Animal Health Monitoring Systems
SUB-Q — Subcutaneous

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