Abbreviation
|
Interpretation
|
| AIT |
Adoptive immunotherapy |
| AITD |
Autoimmune thyroid disease |
| AITN |
Acute interstitial tubular nephritis |
| AITP |
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura |
| AIU |
Absolute iodine uptake |
| AIVC |
Absence of the inferior vena cava |
| AIVR |
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm |
| AJ |
Ankle jerk |
| AJCC |
American Joint Committee on Cancer |
| AJO |
Apple juice only |
| AJR |
Abnornal jugular reflex |
| AK |
Above-knee |
| AKA |
Above-knee amputation |
| a.k.a. |
Also known as |
| AKI |
Acute kidney injury |
| AKP |
Anterior knee pain |
| AKS |
Alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome |
| AKU |
Artificial kidney unit |
| AL |
Acute leukemia |
| Al |
aluminum |
| ALA |
American Lung Association |
|
Alpha Lipoic Acid |
|
Alpha-Linolenic Acid |
|
Amoebic Liver Abscess |
| ALAC |
Antibotic-loaded acrylic cement |
| ALAD |
Abnormal left axis deviation |
| ALA-GLN |
Alanyl-glutamine |
| ALARA |
As low as reasonably achievable |
| ALAT |
Alanine aminotransferase |
| ALAX |
Apical long axis |
| ALB |
albumin |
| ALC |
Alcohol
Acetyl-L-Carnitine |
| ALCA |
Anomalous left coronary artery |
| ALCL |
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma |
| ALC R |
Alcohol rub |
| ALD |
Adrenoleukodystrophy |
| ALDH |
Aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| ALDO |
Aldosterone |
| ALF |
Acute liver failure |
| ALFT |
Abnormal liver function tests |
| ALG |
Antilymphoblast globulin |
| ALGB |
Adjustable laparoscopic gastric banding |
| ALH |
Atypical lobular hyperplasia |
| ALIF |
AAnterior lumbar interbody fusion |
| A-line |
Arterial catheter |
| ALJ |
Administrative law judge |
| ALK |
Alkaline |
| ALK ISO |
Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes |
| ALK-P |
Alkaline phosphatase |
| All-BMT |
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation |
| Allo-HCT |
Allogenic hematopoietic cell transplant |
| allo-SCT |
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation |
| ALM |
Acral lentiginous melanoma |
| ALMI |
Anterolateral myocardial infarction |
| ALN |
Anterior lower back |
| ALND |
Axillary lymph node dissection |
| ALNM |
Axillary lymph node metastasis |
| ALO |
Axiolinguoocclusal
Apraxia of eyelid opening |
| ALOC |
Altered level of consciousness |
| Al(OH)3 |
Aluminum hydroxide |
| ALOS |
Average length of stay |
| ALP |
Alkaline phosphatase |
| ALPS |
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome |
| ALPSA |
Anterior labroligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion |
| ALPZ |
Alprazolam (Xanax) |
| ALR |
Adductor leg raise |
| ALRI |
Acute lower-respiratory-tract infection |
| ALS |
Acid-labile subunit |
| ALSG |
Australian Leukemia Study Group |
| ALSOB |
Alcohol-like substance on breath |
| AALT |
Alanine aminotransferase |
| ALTB |
Acute laryngotracheobronchitis |
| ALTE |
Acute life threatening event |
| ALTF |
Anterolateral thigh flap |
| ALVAD |
Abdominal Left Ventricular Assist Device |
| ALWMI |
Anterolateral wall myocardial infarct |
| ALZ |
Alzheimer disease |
| AM |
Adult male |
| AMA |
Advanced maternal age |
| AMAC |
Adults molested as children |
| AMAD |
Activity median aerodynamic diameter |
| AMBI |
Acute multiple brain infarcts |
| AMAD |
Morning admission |
| AM/ADM |
Morning admission |
| AMAG |
Adrenal medullary autograft |
| AMAL |
Amalgam |
| AMAN |
Acute motor axonal neuropathy |
| AMAP |
American Medical Accreditation Program |
| Amask |
Aerosol mask |
| AMAT |
Anti-malignant antibody test |
| A-MAT |
Amorphous material |
| AMAT S/E |
Arm Motor Ability Test for shoulder/elbow |
| AMAT W/H |
Arm Motor Ability Test for wrist/hand |
| AMB |
Ambulate |
| AMBDs |
AAutoimmune mucocutaneous blistering diseases |
| AMBER |
Advanced multiple beam equalization radiography |
| AMC |
Arm muscle circumference |
| AM/CR |
Amylase to creatinine ratio |
| AME |
Agreed medical examination |
| AMegL |
Acute megokaryoblastic leukemia |
| AMES-LAN |
American sign language |
| AMF |
Aerobic metabolism facilitator |
| AMG |
Acoustic myography |
| AMGA |
American Medical Group Association |
| AMI |
Acute myocardial infarction |
| AMKL |
Acute megakaryocytic leukemia |
| AML |
Acute myelogenous leukemia |
| AMLOS |
Arithmetic mean length of stay |
| AMLR |
Auditory midlatency response |
| AMM |
Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia |
| AMML |
Acute myelomonocytuc leukemia |
| AMMOL |
Acute myelomonoblastic leukemia |
| AMN |
Adrenomyloneuropathy |
| Amnio |
Amniocentesis |
| AMN SC |
Amniotic fluid scan |
| AMOL |
Acute monoblastic leukemia |
| AMOVA |
Analysis of molecular variance |
| AAMP |
Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPLE |
Allergies, Medications, Past Medical History, Last Eaten, Events Leading |
| AMPPE |
Acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| A-M pr |
Austin-Moore prosthesis |
| AMPS |
Assessment of Motor and Process Skills |
| AMPT |
Metyrosine (alphamethylparatyrosine) |
| AMR |
Acoustic muscle reflex |
| AMRI |
Anterior medial rotary instability |
| AMS |
Accelerator mass spectrometry |
| m-AMSA |
Amsacrine (acridinyl anisidide) |
| AMSAN |
Acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy |
| AMSIT |
Attitude, Mood, Sensory, Intellect, Thought |
| AMT |
Abbreviated mental test |
| AMTS |
Abbreviated Mental Test Score |
| AMU |
Accessory-muscle use |
| AMY |
Amylase |
| AMY/CR |
AAmylase/creatinine ratio |
| AN |
Acoustic neuromas |
| ANA |
Antinuclear antibody |
|
Anesthesia |
|
American Neurological Association |
|
Anticardiolipin Antibody |
|
American Nurses Association |
| ANAD |
Anorexia nervosa and associated disorders |
| ANADA |
Abbreviated New Animal Drug Application |
| ANAG |
Acute narrow angle glaucoma |
| ANA SWAB |
Anaerobic swab |
| ANC |
Absolute neutrophil count |
| ANDA |
Abbreviated New Drug Application |
| ANES |
Anesthesia |
| ANF |
Antinuclear factor |
| ANG |
Angiogram |
| AANH |
Acute normovolemic hemodilution |
| ANISO |
Anisocytosis |
| ANK |
Ankle |
| ANL |
Acceptable noise level |
| ANLL |
Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia |
| ANM |
Assistant Nurse Manager |
| ANN |
Annual |
|
Annals |
|
Aluminum Nitrate Nonhydrate |
|
Artificial neural network |
| ANNA |
Artificial neural network analysis |
| ANOVA |
Analysis of variance |
| ANP |
Adult Nurse Practitioner |
| AANPR |
Advanced notice of proposed rule making |
| ANS |
Autonomic Nervous System
Answer |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| AANT |
Anterior |
| ANTA |
Anthrax vaccine, absorbed before |
| ANTE |
before |
| ANTI-GAD |
Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase |
| ANTI-HBc |
Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen |
| ANTI-HBe |
Antibody to hepatitis B e antigen |
| ANTI-HBs |
Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen |
| ANTI-Sm |
Anti-Schistosoma mansoni (antibody) |
| ANTU |
Alphanaphthyl Thiourea |
| ANUG |
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis |
| ANV |
Acute nausea and vomiting |
| ANX |
Anxiety |
| AO |
Abdominal obesity |
| A/O |
Alert and oriented |
| A&O x 3 |
Awake and oriented to person, place and time |
| A&O x 4 |
Awake and oriented to person, place, time and object |
| AOA |
Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma |
| AOAA |
Aminooxoacetic acid |
| AOAP |
As often as possible |
| AOAs |
Adult offspring of alcoholics |
| AOB |
Alcohol on breath |
| AOBC |
Aortic occlusion ballon catheter |
| AOBS |
Acute organic brain syndrome |
| AOC |
Abridged ocular chart |
| AOCD |
Anemia of chronic disease |
| AOCL |
Anodal opening clonus |
| AOCN |
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse |
| AOD |
Adult-onset diabetes |
| AODA |
Alcohol and other drug abuse |
| AOFAS |
American Orthapaedic Foot and Ankle Society |
| AOI |
Apnea of infancy |
| AOIVM |
Angiographically Occult Intracranial Vascular Malformation |
| AOL |
Augmentation of labor |
| AOLC |
Acridine-orange leukocyte cytospin |
| AOM |
Acute otitis media |
|
Active Oxygen Method |
| AONAD |
Alert, oriented, and no acute distress |
| AOO |
Anodal opening odor |
| AOR |
Adjusted odds ratio |
| AORC |
Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions |
| AORT REGURG |
Aortic regurgitation |
| AORT STEN |
Aortic stenosis |
| AOS |
Ambulatory outpatient surgery |
|
Apraxia of Speech |
|
Antibiotic order sheet |
| AOSC |
Acute obstructive suppurative cholangiotomy |
| AOSD |
Adult-onset Still disease |
| AOTB |
Alcohol on the breath |
| AP |
Abdominal pain |
|
Abdominal perineal |
|
Acute pancreatitis |
| A&P |
Active and present |
|
Anterior and posterior |
| APA |
Aldosterone-producing adenoma |
| APAA |
Anterior parietal artery aneurysm |
| APAC |
Acute primary angle closure |
| APACHE |
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation |
| APAD |
Anterior-posterior abdominal diameter |
| APAG |
Antipseudomonal aminoglycosidic |
| APB |
Abductor pollicis brevis |
| APBI |
Accelerated partial breast irradiation |
| APBSCT |
Autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation |
| APC |
Absolute phagocyte count |
|
Activated protein C |
| APCD |
Adult polycystic disease |
| APCE |
Affinity probe capillary electrophoresis |
| APCIs |
Atrial peptide clearance inhibitors |
| APCKD |
Adult polycystic kidney disease |
| AP-CT |
Abdominal and pelvic computer tomography |
| APD |
Acid peptic disease |
| APDC |
Anxiety and Panic Disorder Clinic |
| AP-DRGs |
All-patient diagnosis-related groups |
| APDT |
Acellular pertussis vaccine with diptheria and tetanus toxoids |
| APE |
Absolute prediction error |
| APECED |
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy |
| APER |
Abdominalperineal excision of the rectum |
| APG |
Ambulatory patient group |
| Apgar |
Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration |
| APH |
Adult psychiatric hospital |
| APhA |
American Pharmacists Association |
| APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
| API |
Active pharmaceutical ingredients |
| APIS |
Acute Pain Intensity Scale |
| APIVR |
Artificial pacemaker-induced ventricular rhythm |
| APKD |
Adult polycystic kidney disease |
| APL |
Abductor pollicis longus |
| AP & L |
Anteroposterior and lateral |
| APLA |
Antiphospholipid antibody |
| APLD |
Automated percutaneous lumbar diskectomy |
| APLS |
Antiphospholipid syndrome |
| APME |
Acute postinfectious measles encephalitis |
| APMPPE |
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy |
| APMS |
Acute pain management service |
| APN |
Acquired pendular nystagmus |
| APO |
Adverse patient occurrence |
| APOLT |
Auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation |
| APOPPS |
Adjustable postoperative protective prosthetic socket |
| APP |
Alternating pressure pad |
| APPG |
Aqueous procaine penicillin G |
| APPLA |
Another planned permanent living arrangement |
| appr. |
Approximate |
| appt. |
Appointment |
| APPY |
Appendectomy |
| APR |
Abdomino-perineal resection |
| AP & R |
Apical and radial |
| APR-DRGs |
All-patient refined diagnosis-related groups |
| APRT |
Abdominopelvic radiotherapy |
| APRV |
Airway pressure release ventilation |
| APS |
Acute pain service |
|
American Pain Society |
| APSAC |
Anistreplase (anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex) |
| APSD |
Alzheimer presenile dementia |
| APSP |
Assisted peak systolic pressure |
| APSS |
Associated Professional Sleep Societies |
| aPTT |
Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| APU |
Ambulatory procedure unit |
| APUD |
Amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation |
| APV |
Amprenavir |
| APVC |
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection |
| APVR |
Aortic pulmonary valve replacement |
| APVT |
Advance portal vein thrombosis |
| APW |
Aortopulmonary window |
| aq |
aqueous, water |
| AQ |
Acoustic Quantification |
|
anthraquinone |
|
Aphasia Quotient |
|
Accomplishment quotient |
| AQLQ-M |
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire-Marks |
| AQLQ-J |
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire-Juniper |
| AQOL |
Acne quality of life |
| A QUAD |
Atrial quadrigeminy |
| AR |
Archilles reflex |
|
Acoustic reflex |
|
Active resistance |
|
Airway resistance |
| ARA |
Adenosine Receptor Agonist |
|
Action Research Arm |
| Ara |
Arabinose |
| ara-C |
cytarabine (Cytosar-U) |
| ARAD |
Abnormal right axis deviation |
| ARB |
Angiotensin II receptor blocker |
| ARBOR |
Arthropod-borne virus |
| ARC |
Abnormal retinal correspondence |
|
Adult residential care |
| ARCBS |
American Red Cross Blood Services |
| ARD |
Acute respiratory disease |
| ARDMS |
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
| ARDS |
Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARE |
Active-resistive exercises |
| ARF |
Acute renal failure |
|
Acute respiratory failure |
| ARFF |
At risk for falling |
| ARG |
Alkaline reflux gastritis |
| ARGNB |
Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacilli |
| ARH |
Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia |
| ARHL |
Age-related hearing loss |
| ARHNC |
Advanced resected head and neck cancer |
| ARI |
Acute renal insufficiency |
|
Acute respiratory infection |
|
Acute respiratory illness |
| ARIF |
Arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation |
| ARIMA |
Autoregressive integrated moving average |
| ARJP |
Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism |
| ARL |
Acceptable Risk Level |
| ARLD |
Alcohol-related liver disease |
| ARMD |
Age-related macular degeneration |
| ARMS |
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
| ARN |
Acute retinal necrosis |
| ARND |
Alcohol-related neuro-developmental disorder |
| ARNP |
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| AROM |
Active range of motion |
| ARP |
Absolute refractory period |
| ARPE |
Amylase-rich pleural effusion |
| ARPF |
Anterior release posterior fusion |
| ARPKS |
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease |
| ARPN |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| ARPT |
Acid reflux provocation test |
| ARR |
Absolute risk reduction |
| aRR |
Adjusted rate ratio |
| ARROM |
Active resistive range of motion |
| ARRT |
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
| ARS |
Acute radiation sickness |
| ART |
Accredited Record Technician |
| ARTIC |
Articulation |
| ARU |
Acute receiving unit |
| ARV |
AIDS-related virus |
| ARVC |
Arrhythnmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
| ARVD |
Arrhythnmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
| ARVMB |
Anomalous right ventricular muscle bundles |
| ARVs |
Antiretroviral drugs |
| ARW |
Accredited Rehabilitation Worker |
| ARWY |
Airway |
| AS |
As Stated |
|
Anal Seepage |
|
Activated sleep |
| ASA |
Acetylsalicylic Acid (aspirin) |
|
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| ASAA |
Acquired severe aplastic anemia |
| ASAD |
Arthroscopic subacromial decompresion |
| aSAH |
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| AS/AI |
Aortic stenosis/aortic insufficiency |
| ASAP |
As Soon As Possible |
|
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program |
| ASAT |
Aspartate aminotransferase |
| ASB |
Anesthesia standby |
| ASBO |
Adhesive small-bowel obstruction |
| ASBS |
American Society of Bariatric Surgery |
| ASBs |
Artificially sweetened beverages |
| A's & B's |
Apnea and bradycardia |
| ASC |
Active symptom control |
|
Altered state of consciousness |
| ASCA |
Anti Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibody |
| ASCAD |
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease |
| ASCCC |
Advanced squamous cell cervical carcinoma |
| ASCCHN |
Advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck |
| ASCI |
Acute spinal cord injury |
| ASCO |
American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| ASCR |
Autologous stem cell rescue |
| ASCS |
Autologous stem cell support |
| ASCT |
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation |
| ASCUS |
Atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance |
| ASCVD |
Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASCVR |
Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular renal disease |
| ASD |
Acute stress disorder |
|
Adjacent segment defect |
| ASDA |
American Sleep Disorders Association |
| ASDH |
Acute subdural hematoma |
| ASDPs |
Antisocial personality disorders |
| ASE |
Abstinence symptom evaluation |
| ASF |
Anterior spinal fusion |
| ASFA |
Adoption and Safe Families Act |
| ASFR |
Age-specific fertility rate |
| ASG |
Atrial septal graft |
| ASH |
American Society of Hematology |
| AsH |
Hypermetropic astigmatism |
| ASHD |
Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| ASI |
Active specific immunotherapy |
| aSi |
Amorphous silicon |
| ASIA |
American Spinal Injury Association |
| ASIH |
Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism |
| ASIMC |
Absent, sick in medical center |
| ASIS |
Anterior superior iliac spine |
| ASK |
Antistreptokinase |
| ASKase |
Antistreptokinase |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| ASLO |
Antistreptolysin-O |
|
Actinobacillus Suis-Like Organism |
| ASLV |
Avian sarcoma and leukosis virus |
| AsM |
Myopic astigmatism |
| ASMA |
Anti-smooth-muscle antibody |
| ASMI |
Anteroseptal myocardial infarction |
| ASN |
Associates's of Science in Nursing |
| ASO |
Accessory sinus ostia |
|
Automatic Stop Order |
| ASOT |
Antistreptolysin-O titer |
| ASP |
Acute suppurative parotitis |
| ASPDV |
Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal vein |
| ASR |
Aldosterone secretion rate |
|
As Required |
|
Age-Standardized Rate |
|
Average Seizure Ratio |
| ASRA |
Alcohol Severity Rating Scale |
| ASRM |
American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
| ASS |
Anterior superior supine |
| ASST |
Autologous serum skin test |
| asst |
Assistant |
| AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
Allergy skin test |
| ASTH |
Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
| ASTI |
Acute soft tissue injury |
| AS TOL |
As tolerated |
| ASTIG |
Astigmatism |
| ASTZ |
Antistreptozyme test |
| ASU |
Acute stroke unit |
| ASV |
American Society for Virology |
|
Avian Sarcoma Virus |
|
Anti-snake venom |
| ASVD |
Arteriosclerotic vessel disease |
| ASYM |
Asymmetric |
| ASX |
Asymptomatic |
| AT |
Abdominothoracic |
| ATA |
Atmosphere absolute |
| ATB |
Antibiotic |
| ATBF |
African tick-bite fever |
| ATC |
Around The Clock |
|
Acute toxic class |
| ATCCS |
Acute traumatic central cord syndrome |
| ATD |
Antithyroid drugs |
| ATE |
Adipose tissue extraction |
| ATEM |
Analytical transmission electron microscopy |
| ATES |
Arterial thromboembolic events |
| At Fib |
Atrial fibrillation |
| ATFL |
Anterior talofibular ligament |
| ATG |
Antithymocyte globulin |
| ATHR |
Angina threshold heart rate |
| ATI |
Abdominal Trauma Index |
| ATL |
Achilles tendon lengthening |
| ATLL |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
| ATLP |
Anterior thoracolumbar locking |
| ATLS |
Acute tumor lysis syndrome |
| ATM |
Acute transverse myelitis |
| ATN |
Acute tubular necrosis |
| ATNC |
Atraumatic normocephalic |
| aTNM |
Autopsy staging of cancer |
| ATNR |
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| ATO |
Arsenic trioxide |
| ATP |
Adenosine Triphosphate |
|
According-to-protocol |
| ATPS |
Ambient temperature & pressure, saturated with water vapor |
| ATR |
Achilles tendon reflex |
| ATRA |
All-trans retinoic acid |
| atr fib |
Atrial fibrillation |
| ATRO |
Atropine |
| ATRX |
Acute transfusion reaction |
| ATU |
Alcohol treatment unit |
| ATUE |
abbreviated therapeutic use exemption |
| ATV |
All-terrain vehicle |
| ATSO |
Admit to service of |
| ATSP |
Ask to see patient |
| ATT |
Alternating triple therapy |
| ATTN |
Attention |
| ATTR |
Amyloid transtyretin |
| ATX |
Atelectasis |
| ATZ |
Aminotetrazole |
|
Anal transitional zone |
| AU |
Allergenic units |
| Au |
gold |
| A/U |
at umbilicus |
| AUB |
Abnormal uterine bleeding |
| AuBMT |
Autologous bone marrow transplant |
| AUC |
Area Under the Curve |
|
Analytical ultracentrifugation |
| AUD |
Amplifiable units of DNA |
| AUD COMP |
Auditory comprehension |
| AUDIT |
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test |
| AUG |
Acute ulcerative gingivitis |
| AUGIB |
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding |
| AUIC |
Area under the inhibitory curve |
| AUL |
Acute undifferentiated leukemia |
| AUR |
Acute urinary retention |
| AUS |
Acute urethral syndrome |
| AuSCT |
Autologous stem cell transplantation |
| AutD |
Autistic disorder |
| AUTO |
Autologous |
| AUTO SP |
Automatic speech |
| AV |
Anteverted |
|
Anticipatory vomiting |
| AVA |
Anthrax vaccine, adsorbed |
| AVB |
Atrioventricular block |
| AVC |
Acrylic veneer crown |
| AVD |
Aortic valve disease |
| AVDP |
Asparaginase, vincristine, daunorubicin and prednisone |
| AVE |
Aortic valve echocardiogram |
| AVED |
Ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency |
| AVF |
Arteriovenous fistula |
| AVG |
Average |
| AVGS |
Autologous vein graft stent |
| AVH |
Acute viral hepatitis |
| AVHB |
Atrioventricular heart block |
| AVLT |
Auditory verbal learning test |
| AVM |
Arteriovenous malformation |
| AVN |
Arteriovenous nicking |
| AVNB |
Atrioventricular nodal block |
| AVNR |
Atrioventricular nodal re-entry |
| AVNRT |
Atrioventricular node recovery time |
| AVOC |
Avocation |
| AVP |
Arginine vasopressin |
| AVR |
Aortic valve replacement |
| AVS |
Aortic valve sclerosis |
|
Audio Visual Stimulation |
| AVSS |
Afebrile, vital signs stable |
| AW |
Abdominal wall |
| A/W |
Able to work |
| A & W |
Alive and well |
| AWB |
Autologous whole blood |
| AWE |
Acetowhite epithelium (oncology) |
| AWI |
Anterior wall infarct |
| AWO |
Airway obstruction |
| AWP |
Airway pressure |
|
Average wholesale price |
| AWS |
Alcohol withdrawal seizures |
| AWU |
Alcohol withdrawal unit |
| AXB |
Axillary block |
| AXC |
Aortic cross clamp |
| AXND |
Axillary node dissection |
| AXR |
Abdomen x-ray |
| AXT |
Alternating exotropia |
| AY |
Acrocyanotic |
| AZA |
Azathioprine |
|
Auto Antibodies to Zona Pellucida |
| AZE |
Azelastine hydrochloride |
| AZM |
Acquisition zoom (technology) |
| AZOOR |
Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy |
| AZT |
Zidovudine |
| A-Z test |
Aschheim-Zondek test |
