Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| SO | salpingo-oophorectomy |
| sex offender | |
| shoulder orthosis | |
| superior oblique | |
| standing orders | |
| second opinion | |
| SOA | seen on arrival |
| serum opsonic activity | |
| symptoms of asthma | |
| swelling of ankles | |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| SOC | Stages of Change |
| standard of care | |
| Sense of Coherence scale | |
| state of consciousness | |
| SOD | sphincter of Oddi |
| sinovenous occlusive disease (intracranial) | |
| Statement of Deficiency | |
| Sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia | |
| SODA | Severity of Dyspepsia Assessment |
| SOFA | Sequential Organ Failure Assessment |
| sepsis-related organ failure assessment | |
| SOH | sympathetic orthostatic hypotension |
| SOI | severity of illness |
| slipped on ice | |
| SOL | solution / soluble |
| sleep onset latency | |
| signs of life | |
| space-occupying lesion(s) | |
| SOM | secretory otitis media |
| superior oblique muscle | |
| somatotropin / somatostatin | |
| SONA | sonogram |
| SOOL | spontaneous onset of labor |
| SOP | Scope of Practice |
| sensory organ precursor | |
| standard operating procedure | |
| SOR | Standards, Options and Recommandations |
| stratified odds ratio | |
| suppurative otitis, recurrent | |
| SOS | Stent or Surgery |
| if necessary | |
| stimulation of senses | |
| SOT | solid organ transplant |
| sacro-occipital technique | |
| squamous odontogenic tumor | |
| SP | standard procedure/practice |
| standardized patient | |
| Sleep Paralysis | |
| sequential pulse | |
| soft palate | |
| serum protein | |
| saturation pressure | |
| species | |
| systolic pressure | |
| S/P | status post |
| SPA | salt-poor albumin |
| spondyloarthropathy | |
| scintillation proximity assay | |
| small pulmonary artery | |
| subperiosteal abscess | |
| SPBI | serum protein bound iodine |
| SPC | single point cane |
| second primary cancer | |
| salivary protein complex | |
| SPD | Schizotypal personality disorder |
| storage pool deficiency | |
| sterile processing department | |
| Severe personality disorder | |
| sociopathic personality disorder | |
| spasmodic | |
| SPE | Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin |
| serum protein electrophoresis | |
| severe preeclampsia | |
| Standardized Practical Equipment | |
| SPF | Sun Protection Factor |
| Specific Pathogen Free | |
| S-phase fraction | |
| standard perfusion fluid | |
| SPG | Specific gravity |
| splenoportography | |
| sponge | |
| spastic paraplegia | |
| SPH | spheroid |
| severely and profoundly handicapped | |
| secondary pulmonary hypertension | |
| SPI | subclinical papillomavirus infection |
| selective protein index | |
| Self-Perception Inventory | |
| Standardized Psychiatric Interview | |
| SPK | superficial punctate keratopathy |
|
simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation |
|
| SPL | serum prolactin level |
| splanchnic | |
| superior parietal lobule | |
| spontaneous lesion | |
| SPM | Statistical parametric mapping |
| salpingopharyngeus muscle | |
| second primary malignancies | |
| shocks per minute | |
| SPN | solitary pulmonary nodule |
| Second primary neoplasms | |
| sympathetic preganglionic neuron | |
| superficial peroneal nerve | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | |
| spontaneous nystagmus | |
| SPP | species |
| suprapubic prostatectomy | |
| skin perfusion pressure | |
| SPQ | Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire |
| SPR | Sprain |
| skin potential reflex | |
| scanned projection radiography | |
| spectroscopy | |
| SPS | Social Phobia Scale |
| simple partial seizure | |
| Suicide Probability Scale | |
| sodium polystyrene sulfonate | |
| status post surgery | |
| shoulder pain and stiffness | |
| SPT | spontaneous pneumothorax |
| sleep period time | |
| second primary tumor | |
| skin prick test | |
| spinal tap | |
| SPU | short procedure unit |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| Symptom Questionnaire | |
| squamous cell carcinoma | |
| squamous | |
| Sleep quality | |
| SSQM | Squamous metaplasia |
| SQUID | ssuperconductive quantum interference device |
| SQV | saquinavir |
| SR | sinus rhythm |
| sedimentation rate | |
| secretion rate | |
| strontium | |
| systemic resistance | |
| sustained release | |
| SRA | serum renin activity |
| serotonin release assay | |
| SRC | Sarcomatoid renal carcinoma |
| spontaneous rhythmic contractions | |
| scleroderma renal crisis | |
| SRD | serous retinal detachment |
| service-related disability | |
| substance-related disorder | |
| SRE | Schedule of Recent Events |
| skeletal-related events | |
| SRF | skin reactive factor |
| severe renal failure | |
| somatotropin releasing factor | |
| SRH | stigmata of recent hemorrhage |
| signs of recent hemorrhage | |
| single radial hemolysis | |
| sexual and reproductive health | |
| SRI | serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| severe renal insufficiency | |
| SRM | spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| standardized response mean | |
| superior rectus muscle | |
| SRP | scaling and root planing |
| SRR | standardized rate ratio |
| surgical recovery room | |
| skin resistance response | |
| SRS | sex reassignment surgery |
| slow reacting substance | |
| schizophrenic residual state | |
| Silver-Russell syndrome | |
| SRT | sedimentation rate test |
| simple reaction time | |
| Speech recognition threshold | |
| Symptom Rating Test | |
| SRU | Stroke Rehabilitation Unit |
| side rails up | |
| SS | Single-Strength |
| signs and symptoms | |
| Sliding Scale | |
| saline solution | |
| standard score | |
| seizure-sensitive | |
| short stature | |
| one-half | |
| SSA | skin sympathetic activity |
| skin-sensitizing antibody | |
| social security act | |
| SSBP | sitting systolic blood pressure |
| SSC | systemic sclerosis |
| skin-to-skin contact | |
| Size, shape and consistency | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | |
| SSD | silver sulfadiazine cream |
| Social Security Disability | |
| source-skin distance | |
| Single Sided Deafness | |
| SSE | soap suds enema |
| skin self-examination | |
| subacute spongiform encephalopathy | |
| SSF | subscapular skinfold thickness |
| SSG | split skin graft |
| sublabial salivary gland | |
| SSHL | sensorineural hearing loss |
| SSI | sliding scale insulin |
| severity score index | |
| sensitivity index | |
| strength-strain index | |
| surgical site infection | |
| SSKI | saturated solution of potassium iodide |
| SSL | second stage of labor |
| simulated sunlight | |
| steady-state levels | |
| sufficient sleep | |
| SSM | superficial spreading melanoma |
| skin-sparing mastectomy | |
| SSN | suprasternal notch |
| sensory neuropathy | |
| Severely subnormal | |
| SSO | short stay observation |
| Society of Surgical Oncology | |
| SSP | sequence-specific primer |
| schedule for Schizotypal Personalities | |
| short stay procedure | |
| spontaneous pneumothorax | |
| Scales of Personality | |
| SSQ | social support questionnaire |
| SSR | steady state response |
| sympathetic skin response | |
| spontaneous respiratory rate | |
| SSS | sick sinus syndrome |
| Sepsis Severity Score | |
| subclavian steal syndrome | |
| Septic Severity Score | |
| sterile saline soak | |
| Sleepiness Scale | |
| SST | Sclerosing stromal tumor |
| serum separator tube | |
| skin and soft tissue | |
| SSU | short stay unit |
| sterile supply unit | |
| S/SX | signs/symptoms |
| ST | sinus tachycardia |
| skin temperature | |
| standard treatment | |
| street | |
| skin test | |
| sore throat | |
| speech therapist | |
| sclerotherapy | |
| surface tension | |
| STA | superficial temporal artery |
| second trimester abortion | |
| spike-triggered averaging | |
| standard tube agglutination | |
| STAT | immediately / at once / medical emergency |
| STB | stillborn |
| STC | serum total cholesterol |
| specialized treatment center | |
| soft tissure calcification | |
| stroke treatment center | |
| slow transit constipation | |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| short-term disability | |
| standard deviation | |
| STE | ST-segment elevation |
| STF | Serum thymic factor |
| special tube feeding | |
| slip, trip and fall | |
| STG | superior temporal gyrus |
| serum triglycerides | |
| short-term goals | |
| STH | somatotropic hormone |
| soft tissue hemorrhage | |
| short-term habituation | |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| soft tissue injury | |
| STL | Stereolithography |
| serum testosterone level | |
| STM | scanning tunneling microscope |
| Salmonella typhimurium | |
| short-term memory | |
| STN | Salmonella enterotoxin |
| solitary thyroid nodules | |
| STP | Standard temperature and pulse |
| short-term potentiation | |
| STR | scotopic threshold response |
| stroke | |
| short tandem repeat | |
| Systolic Time Ratio | |
| STS | serologic test for syphilis |
| side-to-side | |
| short-term survivors | |
| soft tissue swelling | |
| soft tissue sarcoma | |
| soft tissue swelling | |
| STT | short term test |
| Schirmer tear test | |
| soft tissue tumor | |
| scapho-trapezio-trapezoid | |
| skin temperature test | |
| STV | short-term variability |
| spontaneous tidal volume | |
| STX | stricture |
| SU | sulfonamide / sulfonylurea |
| stasis ulcer | |
| stroke unit | |
| SUA | serum uric acid |
| single umbilical artery | |
| SUD | substance use disorder |
| sudden unexpected death | |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| SUN | serum urea nitrogen |
| SUO | syncope of unknown origin |
| SUP | stress ulcer prophylaxis |
| superficial | |
| supine position | |
| suppuration | |
| supination | |
| SUPP | suppository |
| SUR | standard uptake ratio |
| survival | |
| SUSP | suspension |
| SUV | standard uptake value |
| SUX | succinylcholine |
| SUZI | subzonal injection |
| SV | stroke volume |
| seminal vesicles | |
| saphenous vein | |
| sigmoid volvulus | |
| single ventricle | |
| single vessel | |
| saphenous veins | |
| SVA | sagittal vertical axis |
| supraventricular arrhythmia | |
| SVB | saphenous vein bypass |
| SVC | slow vital capacity |
| superior vena cava | |
| SVD | Small/single vessel disease |
| structural valve degeneration | |
| spontaneous vaginal delivery | |
| SVE | sterile vaginal examination |
| stroke volume echo | |
| saline volume expansion | |
| SVG | saphenous vein graft |
| SVH | subjective visual horizontal |
| saphenous vein harvesting | |
| SVI | stroke volume index |
| severely visually impaired | |
| seminal vesicle invasion | |
| SVL | superficial vastus lateralis |
| SVN | small-volume nebulizer |
| SVO | small vessel occlusion |
| splenic vein occlusion | |
| SVP | small volume parenteral |
| systemic venous pressure | |
| SVR | systemic vascular resistance |
| stroke volume ratio | |
| supraventricular rhythm | |
| SVT | Supraventricular Tachycardia |
| Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia | |
| subclavian vein thrombosis | |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| SW | Social Worker |
| sterile water | |
| shock wave | |
| stab wound | |
| SWD | short wave diathermy |
| SWFI | sterile water of injection |
| SWL | shock wave lithotripsy |
| SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats (involved in a project or in a business venture) |
| SWS | social work service |
| slow-wave sleep | |
| sex workers | |
| Sturge-Weber syndrome (encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis) | |
| steroid-wasting syndrome | |
| SWT | systolic wall thickening |
| SWU | septic work-up |
| SX | symptoms |
| signs | |
| surgery | |
| SXA | single-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| SXR | skull x-ray |
| steroid and xenobiotic receptor | |
| SYN | synovial |
| synergistic | |
| synapse | |
| syndrome | |
| SYPH | syphilis |
| SZ | schizophrenia |
| seizure | |
Medical Abbreviations – S (part 2)
