medical encyclopadia
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| s | Without (s with a bar over it); from Middle English sans, borrowed from Old French sans, Latin sine |
| S | Sacrum |
| Sx | Symptoms |
| S1 | First heart sound |
| S2 | Second heart sound |
| SA | Sinoatrial node |
| SAB | Staphylococcal bacteremia Spontaneous abortion - Miscarriage |
| SAH | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| SAN | Sinoatrial node |
| SAPS II | Simplified acute physiology score |
| SAPS III | Simplified acute physiology score |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SB | Small bowel - small intestine |
| SBE | Subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| SBO | Small bowel obstruction |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis |
| s.c. | Subcutaneous from Latin, subcutis |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCD | Sudden cardiac death |
| SCLC | Small cell lung cancer |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
| Scope | Microscope or endoscope |
| s.d. | Subdermal |
| SD σ | Standard deviation |
| SDH | Subdural hematoma |
| Sed | Sedimentation (rate) - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Segs | Segmented cells |
| SEM | Systolic ejection murmur - Heart murmur |
| SERT | Serotonin transporter |
| SFA | Superficial femoral artery Serum folic acid |
| SGA | Small for gestational age |
| SG cath | Swan-Ganz catheter - pulmonary artery catheter |
| SGOT | Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SGPT | Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase |
| SH SHx | Social history (personal habits, living situation, job) |
| SHBG | Sex hormone-binding globulin |
| SHx | Surgical history |
| SI | International System of Units Suicidal ideation Seriously ill Sacroiliacal (joint) |
| SIADH | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| SICS | Surgical intensive care unit |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| SIMV | Synchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation |
| SIT | Stress inoculation training - posttraumatic stress disorder |
| SK | Streptokinase |
| sl | Sublingual |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SLEV | St. Louis virus |
| SLR | Straight leg raise - Lasègue's sign |
| SLL | Small lymphocytic lymphoma |
| SM | Multiple sclerosis from Latin, sclerosis multiplex |
| SMA | Sequential multiple analysis; Superior mesenteric artery |
| SMA-6 | Six-channel serum multiple analysis |
| SMA-7 | Serum metabolic assay |
| SMS | Senior medical student |
| SMT | Spinal manipulative therapy |
| SMV | Superior mesenteric vein |
| SN | Student nurse |
| SNB | Sentinel node biopsy (ductal carcinoma]] |
| SNP | Sodium nitroprusside |
| SNRI | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
| SNV | Sin nombre virus, most common type of hantavirus |
| SOAP | Subjective, objective, assessment, plan (how Doctors notes are organized) |
| SOB | Shortness of breath - dyspnea |
| SOBOE | Short of breath on exercise |
| SOL | Space occupying lesion |
| Sol | Solution |
| SOOB | Send out of bed |
| SOS | Save our souls, meaning "in case of emergency" [from Latin "si opus sit" having the same meaning] |
| SP s/p | Status post |
| Spec | Specimen |
| SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography |
| SPEP | Serum protein electrophoresis |
| SPET | Single photon emission tomography |
| Sp. fl. | Spinal fluid - cerebrospinal fluid |
| Sp. gr. | Specific gravity |
| SQ sq | Subcutaneous |
| SR | Slow release |
| SROM | Spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| SS | Hemoglobin SS (HbSS) - in Sickle-cell disease = SS disease |
| SSPE | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
| ssRNA | Single stranded RNA |
| SSRI | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| SSSS | Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
| SSS | Sick sinus syndrome |
| ST | Heat stable |
| Staph. | Staphylococcus |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| STAT | Shortest Turn Around Time. Immediately |
| STEC | Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli, another name for enterohaemorrhagic E. coli |
| STEMI | ST elevation MI (Myocardial infarction) |
| STH | Somatotropic hormone |
| STI | Sexually transmitted infection Soft tissue injury |
| STNR | Symmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| STOP | Surgical termination of pregnancy (sometimes suction termination of pregnancy) |
| Strep. Strepto. | Streptococcus |
| STS | Serological test for syphilis |
| Subq | Subcutaneous |
| Supp | Suppository |
| SV | Seminal vesicle Stroke volume |
| SVC | Superior vena cava |
| SVD | Spontaneous vaginal delivery Simple vertex delivery |
| SVI | Systemic viral infection |
| SVN | Small volume nebulizer |
| SVR | Systemic vascular resistance |
| SVT | Supraventricular tachycardia |
| Sx | Surgery Symptoms |
| SXA | Single energy X-ray absorptiometer |
| SXR | Skull x-ray |
| Sz | Seizure |
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