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Medical Acronyms

Medical abbreviations are used in clinical notes, tests, departments, conditions and procedures. The same letters can represent different terms, so the surrounding specialty and document type matter.

75 published entries are currently available in this collection.

A1C
Hemoglobin A1CMedical meaning
→ADHD
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderMedical meaning
→ADL
Activities of Daily LivingMedical meaning
→AED
Automated External DefibrillatorMedical meaning
→ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMedical meaning
→BID
bis in dieMedical meaning
→BMI
Body Mass IndexMedical meaning
→BP
Blood PressureMedical meaning
→BUN
Blood Urea NitrogenMedical meaning
→CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingMedical meaning
→CAD
Coronary Artery DiseaseMedical meaning
→CBC
Complete Blood CountMedical meaning
→CDC
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMedical meaning
→CHF
Congestive Heart FailureMedical meaning
→CKD
Chronic Kidney DiseaseMedical meaning
→CNS
Central Nervous SystemMedical meaning
→COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseMedical meaning
→CPR
Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationMedical meaning
→CT
Computed TomographyMedical meaning
→CVA
Cerebrovascular AccidentMedical meaning
→CVS
Cyclic Vomiting SyndromeMedical meaning
→DNR
Do Not ResuscitateMedical meaning
→DVT
Deep Vein ThrombosisMedical meaning
→Dx
DiagnosisMedical meaning
→ECG
ElectrocardiogramMedical meaning
→EGD
EsophagogastroduodenoscopyMedical meaning
→EKG
ElectrocardiogramMedical meaning
→EMT
Emergency Medical TechnicianMedical meaning
→ENT
Ear, Nose, and ThroatMedical meaning
→ER
Emergency RoomMedical meaning
→EtOH
EthanolMedical meaning
→FAST
Face, Arms, Speech, TimeMedical meaning
→GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseMedical meaning
→GI
GastrointestinalMedical meaning
→GU
GenitourinaryMedical meaning
→HCC
Hepatocellular CarcinomaMedical meaning
→HIV
Human Immunodeficiency VirusMedical meaning
→HPV
Human PapillomavirusMedical meaning
→HR
Heart RateMedical meaning
→HS
hora somniMedical meaning
→Hx
HistoryMedical meaning
→IBS
Irritable Bowel SyndromeMedical meaning
→ICD
International Classification of DiseasesMedical meaning
→ICU
Intensive Care UnitMedical meaning
→IV
IntravenousMedical meaning
→MRI
Magnetic Resonance ImagingMedical meaning
→NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care UnitMedical meaning
→NPO
nil per osMedical meaning
→OB-GYN
Obstetrics and GynecologyMedical meaning
→OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderMedical meaning
→OTC
Over the CounterMedical meaning
→PCI
Percutaneous Coronary InterventionMedical meaning
→PCOS
Polycystic Ovary SyndromeMedical meaning
→PO
per osMedical meaning
→PRN
pro re nataMedical meaning
→PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderMedical meaning
→QD
quaque dieMedical meaning
→QHS
quaque hora somniMedical meaning
→QID
quater in dieMedical meaning
→RBC
Red Blood CellMedical meaning
→RICE
Rest, Ice, Compression, ElevationMedical meaning
→Rx
PrescriptionMedical meaning
→SOB
Shortness of BreathMedical meaning
→STD
Sexually Transmitted DiseaseMedical meaning
→STI
Sexually Transmitted InfectionMedical meaning
→TB
TuberculosisMedical meaning
→TBI
Traumatic Brain InjuryMedical meaning
→TIA
Transient Ischemic AttackMedical meaning
→TID
ter in dieMedical meaning
→TTP
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraMedical meaning
→URI
Upper Respiratory InfectionMedical meaning
→UTI
Urinary Tract InfectionMedical meaning
→WBC
White Blood CellMedical meaning
→WHO
World Health OrganizationMedical meaning
→WNL
Within Normal LimitsMedical meaning
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About Medical acronyms

Medical abbreviations are used in clinical notes, tests, departments, conditions and procedures. The same letters can represent different terms, so the surrounding specialty and document type matter. Individual entries link to dedicated pages where additional meanings can be added without mixing unrelated definitions into the category list.

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