medical encyclopedia
| Abbrev. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ā | (a with a bar over it) before (from Latin ante) artery |
| A | Adenosine Apical |
| a.a. | Of each (from Latin ana ana) Amino acids:
|
| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm (pronounced "triple-A") |
| AAT | Activity as tolerated |
| AAL | Anterior axillary line |
| AAOx3 | Awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 (i.e., to person, place, and time) |
| A/B | Acid-base ratio |
| ab | Abdomen Abdominal |
| Ab | Antibody |
| AB | Abortion |
| ABC | Airway, breathing, circulation Aspiration biopsy cytology |
| ABCD | Airway, breathing, circulation, disability Asymmetry, borders, color, diameter (features on considering "Is it a malignant melanoma?") ABCD rating (a staging system for prostate cancer) |
| ABCs ABCDs ABCDEs | Airway, breathing, circulation, etc. Refers to priority of needs in emergency situations. Exact spell-out and details after "C" vary by institution, but the "ABCs" theme is recurrent. |
| Abd | Abdomen Abdominal |
| ABE | Acute bacterial endocarditis |
| ABG | Arterial blood gas |
| ABI | Acquired brain injury Ankle brachial pressure index |
| ABMT | Autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| Abn | Abnormal |
| ABO | Landsteiner's blood grouping system |
| ABPA | Allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis |
| ABPI | Ankle brachial pressure index |
| ABVD | Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (first-line treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma) |
| ABX | Antibiotics |
| a.c. AC | Before a meal (from Latin ante cibum) |
| ACB | Aortocoronary bypass |
| AC&BC | Air conduction and bone conduction, as in Weber test |
| Acc | Accommodation (eye) |
| ACCU | Acute coronary care unit |
| ACD | Anemia of chronic disease |
| ACDF | Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion |
| Ace | Acetone |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACEI | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor(s) |
| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetylcholine esterase |
| ACL | Anterior cruciate ligament |
| ACLS | Advanced cardiac life support |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ACU | Ambulatory care unit |
| ad. | Right ear (from Latin auris dexter) |
| AD | Alzheimer's disease Acute distress Right ear (from Latin auris dexter) |
| ADA | Adenosine deaminase |
| ADC | AIDS dementia complex |
| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| ADD | Attention deficit disorder |
| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone |
| ADHD | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ADHR | Autosomal-dominant hypophosphatemic rickets |
| ADLs | Activities of daily living |
| ad lib | As desired (from Latin ad libitum) |
| adm | Admission |
| Adn | Adnexae (for example, adnexae of the uterus) |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| ad part. dolent | To the painful parts (from Latin ad partes dolentes) |
| ADR | Adverse drug reaction |
| AED | Automated external defibrillator Anti-epileptic drug(s) |
| AEM | Ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Amniotic fluid |
| AFB | Acid-fast bacilli |
| AFib | Atrial fibrillation |
| AFO | Ankle-foot orthosis |
| AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein |
| Ag | Antigen |
| AGA | Anti-gliadin antibodies Appropriate gestational age (see birth weight) |
| AGES criteria | Age, grade, extent, size (for tumors) |
| AGN | Acute glomerulonephritis |
| a.h. | Every other hour (from Latin alternis horis) |
| AHF | Antihemophilic factor |
| AHG | Antihemophilic globulin |
| AHH | Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase |
| AHR | Airway hyper-reactivity |
| AI | Artificial insemination Aortic insufficiency |
| AICD | Automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| AID | Artificial insemination by donor |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| AIH | Artificial insemination by husband |
| AIHD | Artificial insemination by pooled husband and donor semen |
| AIPD | Acute infectious and parasitical diseases Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy |
| AIIRB | angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
| AIN | Acute interstitial nephritis |
| AIS | Adenocarcinoma in situ |
| aka | Also known as |
| AKA | above-knee amputation Also known as |
| ALA | Aminolevulinic acid |
| Alc | Alcohol |
| ALG | Antilymphocytic globulin |
| ALI | Acute lung injury |
| Alk phos | Alkaline phosphatase (sometimes abbreviated as ALP) |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Allergies |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase (sometimes abbreviated as Alk phos) |
| ALPS | Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Advanced life support |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| altern. d. | Every other day (from Latin alterno die) |
| AMA | Advanced maternal age (35 years or greater) Against medical advice Anti-mitochondrial antibody American Medical Association |
| Amb | Ambulate |
| AMC | Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| Amp | Ampule Ampere |
| AMPA receptor | Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor of the brain |
| AMS | Acute mountain sickness Atypical measles syndrome |
| Amt | Amount |
| ANA | Anti-nuclear antibody |
| ANCA | Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
| ANDI | Aberrations of normal development and involution (of breast) |
| ANF | Atrial natriuretic factor |
| ANP | Atrial natriuretic peptide |
| ANS | Autonomic nervous system |
| Ant | Anterior |
| Anti- | Refers to an antibody to the suffixed antigen |
| ANTR | Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| ANUG | Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis |
| A&O | Aware and oriented |
| A&Ox3 | Alert and oriented, times 3 (to person, place, and time) |
| A&Ox4 | Alert and oriented, times 4 (to person, place, time, and circumstances) (often used interchangeably with A&Ox3) |
| AODM | Adult-onset diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 2) |
| AOM | Acute otitis media |
| a.p. | Before a meal (from Latin ante prandium) |
| AP | Alkaline phosphatase Anteroposterior Angina pectoris |
| A&P | Auscultation and percussion |
| APACHE II | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II |
| APAP | Paracetamol (aka acetaminophen) (from its chemical name, N-acetyl-para-aminophenol) Automatic positive airway pressure |
| APC | Atrial premature contraction Antigen-presenting cell Activated protein C |
| APD | Adult polycystic disease Automated peritoneal dialysis |
| APKD | Adult polycystic kidney disease |
| APECED | Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy |
| APGAR | Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration - used to assess newborns |
| APH | Antepartum haemorrhage |
| APLS | Antiphospholipid syndrome |
| APMPPE | Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| applic. | Applicandus (Latin meaning "to be applied") |
| APR | Abdominoperineal resection |
| APS | Autoimmune polyendocrine/polyglandular syndrome |
| APSAC | Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex |
| aPTT | Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| aq. | Water (from Latin aqua) |
| aq. bull. | Boiling water (from Latin aqua bulliens) |
| aq. calid. | Warm or hot water (from Latin aqua calida) |
| aq. dist. | Distilled water (from Latin aqua distillata) |
| aq. gel. | Cold water (from Latin aqua gelida) |
| AR | Aortic regurgitation |
| ARB | Angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
| ARC | AIDS-related complex |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARF | Acute renal failure |
| Arg | Arginine |
| ARM | Artificial rupture of membranes (also abbreviated as AROM) |
| AROM | Active range of motion Artificial rupture of membranes |
| ART | Antiretroviral therapy Assuming room temperature (that is, the patient has died) |
| ARVC | Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
| ARVD | Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
| AS | Aortic stenosis Atherosclerosis |
| ASA | Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| ASC | Ambulatory surgery center |
| ASCAD | Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease |
| ASCUS | Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance |
| ASCVD | Arteriosclerotic vascular disease (arteriosclerosis) |
| ASD | Atrial septal defect |
| ASGUS | Atypical squamous glandular cells of undetermined significance |
| ASH ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary heart disease) |
| ASIS | Anterior superior iliac spine |
| ASO | Antistreptolysin-O |
| ASOT | Antistreptolysin-O titre |
| Ass | Assessment |
| AST | Aspartate transaminase |
| ASX | Asymptomatic |
| AT | Antithrombin Angiotensin |
| ATA | Anti-transglutaminase antibodies |
| ATB | Antibiotic |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| ATG | Antithymic globulin |
| AT-III | Antithrombin III |
| ATN | Acute tubular necrosis |
| ATNR | Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| ATP | Acute thrombocytopenic purpura Adenosine triphosphate Anti-tachycardia pacing |
| Atp | Atapical |
| ATRA | All-trans retinoic acid |
| ATS | Anti-tetanus serum, that is, anti-tetanus immunoglobulins |
| AUC | Area under the curve (pharmacology) |
| aur. | Ear (from Latin auris) |
| aur. dextro. | To right ear (from Latin auris dextrae) |
| aur. laev | To left ear (from Latin auris laevae) |
| aurist. | Ear drops (from Latin auristillae) |
| AV | Arteriovenous Atrioventricular |
| AVM | Arteriovenous malformation |
| AVR | Aortic valve replacement |
| A&W A/W | Alive and well |
| Ax | Axillary |
| AXR | Abdominal x-ray |
| AZT | Azidothymidine |
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