medical encyclopedia
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| c | (c with a bar over it) with (from Latin cum) |
| C | Cytosine Cervical vertebrae |
| C1 | Atlas - first cervical vertebra of the spine |
| C2 | Axis - second cervical vertebra of the spine |
| C-section | Cesarean section |
| CA | Carcinoma Cancer |
| Ca | Calcium Carcinoma Cancer |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (pronounced "cabbage") |
| CABP | Coronary artery bypass procedure |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CADASIL | Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy |
| CAG | Coronary artery graft Coronary angiography |
| CAGS | Coronary artery graft surgery |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CAH | Chronic active hepatitis Congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
| CAPD | Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| Caps | Capsule |
| CAT | Computed axial tomography |
| Cath | Catheter |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| CBC/DIFF | Complete blood count/differential |
| CBD | Common Bile Duct |
| CBS | Chronic brain syndrome |
| CC cc | Cubic centimeter (use mL instead—see the do-not-use list) Chief complaint Cardiac catheter Carbon copy |
| CCCU | Critical coronary care unit |
| CCE C/C/E | Clubbing, cyanosis, and edema (general signs of cardiovascular disease) |
| CCF | Congestive cardiac failure |
| CCK | Cholecystokinin |
| CCK-PZ | Cholecystokinin-pancreozymin |
| CCR | Cardiocerebral resuscitation |
| CCU | Coronary care unit Critical care unit |
| CD | Crohn's disease |
| CDH | Congenital dislocated hip |
| CDP | Cytosine diphosphate |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen Carotid endarterectomy Cost-effectiveness analysis |
| CF | Cystic fibrosis |
| CFA | Colonization factor antigen |
| CFIDS | Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome |
| CFS | Chronic fatigue syndrome |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| cGMP | Cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CGN | Chronic glomerulonephritis |
| CH | Congenital hypothyroidism |
| CHD | Chronic heart disease |
| ChE | Cholinesterase |
| CHEM-7 | A group of blood tests, commonly called a basic metabolic panel (blood urea nitrogen, carbon dioxide, creatinine, glucose, serum chloride, serum potassium, serum sodium) |
| CHEM-20 | A group of blood tests (albumin, alkaline phosphatase, alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen, calcium - serum, serum chloride, carbon dioxide, creatinine, direct bilirubin, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, glucose test, lactate dehydrogenase, phosphorus - serum, potassium test, serum sodium, total bilirubin, total cholesterol, total protein, uric acid) |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| CHE | Cholinesterase |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| CHO | Carbohydrate |
| Chol | Cholesterol |
| CHT | Congenital hypothyroidism |
| CI | Confidence interval Cardiac index |
| CICU | Cardiac intensive care unit |
| CIDP | Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
| CIN | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| Circ | Circumcision Circulation |
| CIS | Carcinoma in situ |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| CK | Creatine kinase Creatinine phosphokinase (formerly CPK) |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CKMB | MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase |
| CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CM | Chirurgiae Magister Master of Surgery British and Commonwealth countries medical degree |
| CMD | Cystic medial degeneration |
| CME | Continuing medical education |
| CML | Chronic myelogenous leukemia, also called chronic myeloid leukaemia |
| CMML | Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia |
| CMP | Complete metabolic panel Cytosine monophosphate |
| CMS | Chronic mountain sickness |
| CMT | Cervical motion tenderness |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CN | Cranial nerves |
| CNS | Central nervous system Crigler-Najjar syndrome |
| C/O | Complains of... |
| CO | Cardiac output Carbon monoxide Complains of... |
| COAD | Chronic obstructive airways disease |
| COCP | Combined oral contraceptive pill |
| COLD | Chronic obstructive lung disease |
| Comp | Compound |
| Conj | Conjunctiva |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| COX-1 | Cyclooxygenase 1 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| COX-3 | Cyclooxygenase 3 |
| CP | Cerebral palsy Chest pain |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPC | Clinical pathological conference |
| CPE | Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin |
| CPK | Creatine phosphokinase |
| CPKMB | Creatine phosphokinase heart |
| CPP | Cerebral perfusion pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPT | Current procedural terminology |
| CR | Complete remission |
| Cr | Creatinine |
| CrCl | Creatinine clearance (Note: Looks similar to, but does not mean, the chromium chlorides—CrCl2, CrCl3, CrCl4) |
| Creat | Creatinine |
| CREST | Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae |
| CRF | Chronic renal failure Corticotropin-releasing factor |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| CRI | Chronic renal insufficiency |
| Crit | Hematocrit |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CRT | Cardiac resynchronization therapy (artificial pacemaker) |
| CS C/S | Caesarean section |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity (antibiogram) |
| C-spine | Cervical spine |
| CsA | Ciclosporin A |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid Colony stimulating factor |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CTA | Clear to auscultation Computed tomography angiography |
| CTP | Cytosine triphosphate |
| CTS | Computed tomography scan |
| CTU | Cancer treatment unit |
| CTX | Ceftriaxone (a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic) Contractions |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident Costovertebral angle |
| CVAT | Costovertebral angle tenderness |
| CVC | Central venous catheter Chronic venous congestion |
| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| CVI | Cerebrovascular incident |
| CVP | Central venous pressure |
| CVS | Chorionic villus sampling Cardiovascular system |
| CVID | Common variable immunodeficiency |
| c/w | Consistent with |
| CWP | Coal worker's pneumoconiosis |
| Cx | Microbiological culture |
| CXR | Chest x-ray |
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