Abbreviation
|
Interpretation
|
| A |
adult |
|
allergy |
|
apical |
|
Age |
|
antibody |
|
abortion |
|
atrium |
|
accommodation |
|
adenine |
|
anterior |
|
acceptor |
| α |
alpha |
| AI |
angiotensin I |
| AII |
angiotensin II |
| aa |
of each |
|
amino acid |
| A-a |
Alveolar arterial |
| AA |
aortic arch |
|
African American |
|
alcohol abuse |
|
automobile accident |
|
accelerated approval |
|
anti-arrhythmic agent |
|
aplastic anemia |
|
Alcoholics Anonymous |
|
abdominal aorta |
|
acute appendicitis |
|
arachidonic acid |
|
acetic acid |
|
amino acid |
| AAA |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
|
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy (surgical procedure performed to repair a weak area in the aorta) |
|
acute anxiety attack |
|
acquired aplastic anemia |
| AAAV |
avian adeno-associated virus |
| AAAASF |
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities |
| AAAE |
amino acid activating enzyme |
| AAAHC |
Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care |
| AABB |
American Association of Blood Banks |
| AABR |
Automated auditory brainstem response |
| AAC |
Advanced Adrenocortical Cancer |
| AACD |
Aging-associated cognitive decline |
| AACE |
acute acquired comitant esotropia |
| AACG |
Acute-angle closure glaucoma |
| AACLR |
Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction |
| AACOM |
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine |
| AAD |
American Academy of Dermatology |
|
Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs |
|
Acid-Ash Diet: meat, fish, eggs, and cereals with little fruit or vegetables and no cheese or milk |
| AADA |
Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application |
| AAE |
active assistance exercise |
| AAECS |
amino acid enriched cardioplegic solution |
| A/AEX |
active assistive exercise |
| AAF |
African American female |
| AAFB |
Alcohol acid-fast bacilli |
| AAFO |
Active Ankle-foot Orthoses |
|
American Association for Functional Orthodontics |
| AAAG |
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein |
| AAH |
Acute alcoholic hepatitis |
| AAI |
Acute alcohol intoxication |
| AAK |
Atlantoaxial kyphosis |
| AAL |
Anterior axillary line |
| AALNC |
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants |
| AAM |
African American Male |
| AAMI |
Age-Associated Memory Impairment |
| AAAMS |
Acute aseptic meningitis syndrome |
| AAN |
AIDS-associated neutropenia |
| AANA |
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
| AAAO |
Alert, awake, & oriented |
| AAO x 3 |
Alert, awake and oriented to time, place, and person |
| AAOC |
Antacid of choice |
| AAP |
Acute anterior poliomyelitis |
| AAPC |
Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis |
| AAPMC |
Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis |
| AAPSA |
Age-adjusted prostate-specific antigen |
| AAR |
Antigen-antiglobulin reaction |
| AARF |
Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (Subluxation) |
| AAROM |
Active-assistive range of motion |
| AAS |
Acute abdominal series |
| AASCRN |
Amino acid screen |
| AASH |
Adrenal androgen-stimulating hormone |
| AAST |
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma |
| AAST-OIS |
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Organ Injury Scale |
| AAASV |
Antibody-associated systemic vasculitis |
| AAT |
Activity as tolerated |
| AAU |
Acute anterior uveitis |
| AAV |
Adeno-Associated Virus |
|
Abilities, Attitudes and Values (psychology scale) |
|
Adeno-Associated vector |
| AAVV |
Accumulated Alveolar Ventilatory Volume |
| AAWD |
Anti-Androgen Withdrawal |
| AAB |
Antibodies |
|
Antibiotic |
|
Abortion |
|
Apical-to-Basal |
| A/B |
Acid-base ratio |
| A&B |
Apnea and Bradycardia |
| ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis (autism treatment) |
|
American Board of Anesthesiology |
| ABBI |
Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation |
| ABCD |
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Decision (emergency care) |
|
Age, blood pressure, clinical features, and duration of symptoms |
| ABCDE |
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure (EMS trauma) |
|
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving (melanoma detection) |
| ABCS |
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance |
| ABD |
After Bronchodilator |
| Abd |
Abdomen |
| ABDCT |
Arterial Bolus Dynamic Computed Tomography |
| AABD GR |
Abdominal girth |
| ABD PB |
Abductor pollicis brevis |
| Abd/pel |
Abdomen/pelvis |
| AABD PL |
Abductor pollicis longus |
| ABE |
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis |
| ABECB |
Acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis |
| ABEP |
Auditory Brain Stem Evoked Potential |
| ABF |
After Breakfast |
|
Antibiotic Free |
| ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas |
|
Artery Bypass Graft |
| AABH |
Ativan, Benadryl, and Haldol |
| ABI |
Acquired Brain Injury |
|
Ankle/Brachial Index |
| ABID |
Antibody Identification |
| ABK |
Aphakic Bullous Keratopathy |
| ABL |
Above Baseline |
|
Abetalipoproteinemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome) |
| ABLB |
Alternate Binaural Loudness Balance |
| ABLC |
Amphotericin B lipid complex |
| ABLV |
Abelson Murine Leukemia Virus (virology) Australian Bat Lyssa Virus |
| ABMS |
American Board of Medical Specialties |
|
Acute Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis |
|
Automated Blood Management System |
| ABMT |
Autologous bone marrow transplantation |
| ABN |
Abnormality |
| AMNM |
American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
| ABO |
American Board of Ophthalmology |
|
Absent Bed Occupancy |
| ABP |
Ambulatory blood pressure |
| ABPA |
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis |
|
Aspergilliosis, Broncho-Pulmonary Allergy |
| ABPB |
Amylase Binding Protein B |
|
Androgen Binding Protein Beta |
|
Axillary Brachial Plexus Block |
| ABPI |
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry |
|
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index |
|
Ankle Systolic Blood Pressure Index |
| ABPM |
Axillary brachial plexus block |
|
Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis |
| ABR |
Absolute bed rest |
| ABRS |
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis |
| ABS |
Absent |
| ABSS |
Anderson Behavioral State Scale |
|
American Board of Spine Surgery |
| ABT |
About |
|
Antibiotic Therapy |
|
Aminopyrine breath test |
| ABVD |
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) , bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacabazine (DTIC) |
| ABW |
Actual body weight |
| ABx |
Antibiotics |
| AC |
Abdominal circumference |
| a.c. |
before meals |
| A/C |
anterior chamber of the eye |
| A & C |
Alert and cooperative |
| ACA |
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans |
| AC/A |
accommodation convergence- accommodation |
| ACABS |
Acute community-acquired bacterial sinusitis |
| ACAD |
Anterior circulation arterial dissection |
| ACAS |
Acute community-acquired sinusitis |
| AACAT |
Acyl CoA (Coenzyme A): Acetyltransferase |
| ACB |
Alveolar-capillary block |
| AcB |
Assist with bath |
| ACBE |
Air Contrast Barium Enema |
| ACBG |
Aortocoronary bypass graft |
| ACBT |
Active Cycle of Breathing Technique (physiotherapy) |
| ACC |
Acalculous cholecystitis |
| ACCE |
Academic Clinical Coordinator Educator |
| ACC-NCDR |
American College of Cardiology- National Cardiovascular Data Registry |
| AcCoA |
acetyl-coenzyme A |
| ACCP |
American College of Chest Physicians |
| ACCR |
Amylase creatinine clearance ratio |
| ACCU |
Acute coronary care unit |
| ACD |
Acid-Citrate-Dextrose |
|
Anemia of Chronic Disease |
|
Anti-Cancer Drug |
|
Absolute cardiac dullness |
| ACDC |
Adipocyte, C1q, and Collagen Domain Containing (Protein) |
|
Antibody complement-dependent cytolysisSlang for bisexuality |
| ACDDS |
Alcoholism/Chemical Dependence Detoxification Service |
| ACDF |
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (surgery) |
| ACDFs |
adult children from dysfunctional families |
| ACDK |
Acquired Cystic Disease of the Kidney |
| ACDS |
Anticonvulsant drugs |
|
Anti-Cancer Drugs |
| ACE |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
|
Adrenocortical extract |
| ACEI |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACF |
Aberrant crypt focus |
| ACG |
American College of Gastroenterology |
|
Accelerography |
| ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ACh |
Acetylcholine |
| ACHA |
Air-conduction hearing aid |
| AChE |
Acetylcholinestearase |
| AChEIs |
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors |
| ACHES |
Abdominal pain, Chest pain, Headaches, Eye problems, Sweling and/or aching in the legs and thighs (mnemonic for side effects of the birth control pill) |
| AC & HS |
Before meals and at bedtime |
| ACI |
Acceleration index |
| ACIOL |
Anterior chamber intraocular lens |
| ACIP |
Advisory Committe on Immunization Practices |
| ACIS |
Automated cellular imaging system |
| ACJ |
Acromioclavicular joint |
| A/CK |
Accuchek |
| ACL |
Accessory collateral ligament |
| aCL |
Anticardiolipin |
| ACLA |
American Coalition of Life Activists |
| ACLF |
Adult congregate living facility |
| ACLR |
AAnterior cruciate ligament repair |
| ACLS |
Advanced cardiac life support |
| ACM |
alternative/complementary medicine |
| ACMT |
American College of Medical Toxicology |
|
Adult Care Management Team |
|
Advanced combined modality therapy |
| ACMV |
Air-Conditioning & Mechanical Ventilation |
|
Arterial Contrast-Medium Velocity |
|
Assist-controlled mechanical ventilation |
| ACN |
Acoustic Neurinoma |
|
Acetonitrile |
|
Acute conditioned neurosis |
| ACNP |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| ACO |
Anterior capsular opacification |
| ACOA |
Adult Children of Alcoholics |
|
Alternate Course Of Action |
| ACOG |
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
| ACOS-OG |
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group |
| ACP |
Accessory conduction pathway |
| ACPA |
Anti-cytoplasmic antibodies |
| AC-PC |
Anterior commissure-posterior commissure line |
| AC-PH |
Acid phosphatase |
| ACPO |
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction |
| ACPP |
Adrenocorticopolypeptide |
| ACPPDD |
Average cost per patient day |
| ACPP PF |
Acid phosphatase prostatic fluid |
| ACPS |
Anterior cervical plate stabilization |
| ACQ |
Acquired |
| ACQ-5 |
Asthma control questionnaire |
| ACR |
American College of Radiology |
|
American College of Rheumatology |
|
Adenomatosis of the colon and rectum |
| ACR20 |
American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement response criteria (rheumatoid arthritis) |
| ACRC |
Advanced colorectal cancer |
| ACRD |
Acquired cystic renal disease |
| ACRES |
Amplification created restriction enzyme site |
| ACRN |
AIDS-Certified Registered Nurse |
| ACS |
Acute Coronary Syndrome |
|
American Cancer Society |
|
Anterior compartment syndrome |
| ACSF |
Anterior cervical spine fixation |
| ACSL |
Analytical Chemistry Services Laboratory |
|
Automatic computerized solvent litholysis |
| ACSM |
American College for Sports Medicine |
| ACSVBG |
Aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft |
| ACSW |
Academy of Certified Social Workers |
| ACT |
Activated clotting time |
| ACT-D |
Dactinomycin |
| ACTG |
AIDS Clinical Trial Group |
| ACTH |
corticotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone) |
| ACT-Post |
Activated clotting time post-filter |
| ACT-Pre |
Activated clotting time pre-filter |
| ACTSEB |
Anterior chamber tube shunt encircling band |
| ACU |
Ambulatory care unit |
| ACUP |
Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary (origin) |
| ACV |
Acyclovir |
| A-C-V |
A wave, C wave, and V wave |
| ACVBP |
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycin, and prednisone |
| ACVD |
Acute cardiovascular disease |
| ACVP |
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone |
| ACW |
Anterior chest wall |
| acyl-CoA |
Acyl coenzyme A |
| AD |
Accident dispensary |
|
Admitting diagnosis |
|
Advance directive |
|
Alternating days |
|
Alzheimer disease |
|
Androgen deprivation |
|
Antidepressant |
|
Assistive device |
|
Atopic dermatitis |
| A & D |
Admission and discharge |
|
Alcohol and drug |
|
Ascending and descending |
| ADA |
Adenosine deaminase |
|
American Dental Association |
|
American Diabetes Association |
| ADAM |
Adjustment disorder with anxious mood |
| ADAS |
Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale |
| ADAS-COG |
Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale |
| ADAT |
Advance diet as tolerated |
| ADAU |
Adolescent drug abuse unit |
| ADB |
Amorous disinhibited behavior |
| ADC |
Aid to Dependent Children |
|
Anxiety disorder clinic |
| AADCA |
Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia |
| ADCC |
Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| ADC |
Admit, Diagnosis, Condition |
| ADD |
Adduction |
|
Arrest in dilation/descent |
|
Attention-deficit disorder |
| ADDH |
Attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity |
| ADDL |
Additional |
| ADDLS |
Amyloid-derived diffusible ligands |
| ADDM |
Adjustment disorder with depressed mood |
| ADDP |
Adductor pollicis |
| ADDU |
Alcohol and drug dependence unit |
| ADE |
Acute disseminated encephalitis |
| ADEM |
Acute disseminating encephalomyelitis |
| ADEPT |
Antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy |
| ADFT |
Atrial defibrillation threshold |
| ADFU |
Agar diffusion for fungus |
| ADG |
Atrial diastolic gallop |
| ADH |
Antidiuretic hormone |
| ADHD |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ADHF |
Acute decompensated heart failure |
| ADI |
Acceptable daily intake |
|
Acute diaphragmatic injury |
| ADJ |
Adjusted |
| Adj D/O |
adjustment disorder |
| ADL |
Activities of daily living |
| ADLG |
Average duration of life gained |
| ad lib |
As desired |
|
At liberty |
| ADM |
Admission |
|
Acceptance of disability modified |
| ADMA |
Asymmetrical dimethyl arginine |
| ADME |
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
| ADO |
Adenosine |
|
Adult Dyslexia Organisation |
|
Axiodistoocclusal |
| ADOA |
Autosomal-dominant optic atrophy |
| ADOL |
Adolescent |
| ADON |
Assistant Director of Nursing |
| ADP |
Adaptive |
|
Adenosine diphosphate |
|
Arterial demand pacing |
| ADPC |
Area Under Disease Progress Curve |
|
Active distance to palmar crease |
| ADPKD |
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease |
| ADPV |
Anomoly of drainage of pulmonary vein |
| ADQ |
Abductor digiti quinti |
| ADR |
Acute dystonic reaction |
|
Adverse drug reaction |
| ADRB2 |
beta-2 adrenergic receptor |
| ADRD |
Alzheimer disease and related disorders |
| ADRIA |
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) |
| ADRV |
Adult diarrhea rotavirus |
| ADS |
Admission day surgery |
|
Anatomical dead space |
| ADs |
Advanced directives |
| AdSD |
Adductor spasmodic dysphonia |
| ADSU |
Ambulatory diagnostic surgery unit |
| ADT |
Admission, discharge, and transfer |
| ADTP |
Adolescent Day Treatment Program |
| ADTR |
Academy of Dance Therapists, Registered |
| ADU |
Automated dispensing unit |
| ADV |
Adenovirus vaccine, not otherwise specified |
|
Advance/Advanced |
| ADV4 |
Adenovirus vaccine, type 4, live, oral |
| ADV7 |
Adenovirus vaccine, type 7, live, oral |
| ADX |
Audiological diagonostic (testing) |
| AE |
Above elbow |
|
Accident and emergency |
|
Acute exacerbation |
| AEA |
Above-elbow amputation |
| AEB |
As evidenced by |
| AEC |
Absolute (blood) eosinophil count |
| AECB |
Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis |
| AECG |
Ambulatory electrocardiogram |
| AECOPD |
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| AED |
Antiepileptic drug |
| AEDD |
AAnterior extradural defects |
| AEDF |
Absent end-diastolic flow |
| AEFP |
Assisted end-diastolic pressure |
| AEE |
Asthma-exacerbation episodes |
| AEEU |
Admission entrance and evaluation unit |
| AEFI |
Adverse events following immunization |
| AEG |
Air encephalogram |
| AELBM |
After each loose bowel movement |
| AEM |
Active electrode monitor |
|
Ambulatory electrogram monitor |
| AEP |
Auditory evoked potential |
| AEQ |
Age equivalent |
| AER |
Acoustic evoked response |
| AERD |
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease |
| AERS |
adverse event reporting system |
| AERS |
Adverse event reports |
| AES |
Adult emergency service |
| AEs |
Adverse events |
| AET |
Alternating esotropia |
| AF |
acid-fast |
|
afebrile |
|
amniotic fluid |
|
anterior fontanel |
|
antifibrinogen |
| AF-AFI |
Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter |
| AFB |
Acid-fast bacilli |
| AFB1 |
Aflatoxin B1 |
| AFBG |
Aorto-femoral bypass (graft) |
| AFBY |
Aortofemoral bypass (graft) |
| AFC |
Adult foster care |
|
Air filled cushions |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AAFE |
Aminiotic fluid embolization |
| AFEB |
Afebrile |
| AFEU |
Ante partum fetal evaluation unit |
| AFGF |
Acidic fibroblast growth factor |
| AFH |
Adult family home |
| AFI |
Acute febrile illness |
| AFIB |
Atrial fibrillation |
| AFIP |
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology |
| AFKO |
Ankle-foot-knee orthosis |
| AFL |
Atrial Flutter |
|
Alcoholic Fatty Liver |
| AFLP |
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy |
| AFM |
Active fetal movement |
|
Aerosol face mask |
| AFO |
Ankle-fixation orthotic |
| AFOF |
Anterior fontanel and open and flat |
| AFP |
Acute flaccid paralysis |
| AFRD |
Acute febrile respiratory disease |
| AFRS |
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis |
| AFS |
Allergic fungal sinusitis |
| AFTN |
Autonomously functioning thyroid nodule |
| AFV |
Amniotic fluid volume |
| AFVSS |
Afebrile, vital signs stable |
| AFX |
Air-fluid exchange |
|
Atypical fibroxanthoma |
| AG |
Abdominal girth |
|
Adrenogenital |
|
Amsler grid |
|
Aminoglycoside |
|
Anion gap |
|
Antigen |
| Ag |
silver |
| A/G |
Albumin to globulin ratio |
| AGA |
Accelerated growth ratio |
| AGAS |
Accelerated graft atherosclerosis |
| AG/BL |
Aminoglycoside/beta-lactam |
| AGC |
Absolute granulocyte count |
| AGCUS |
Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance |
| AGD |
Agar gel diffusion |
| AGE |
Acute gastroentertitis |
| AGECAT |
Automatic geriatric examination for computer-assisted taxonomy |
| AGF |
Angle of greatest flexion |
| AGG |
Agammaglobulinemia |
| aggl. |
Agglutination |
| AGHD |
Adult hormone growth deficiency |
| AGI |
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor |
| AGIB |
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding |
| AGL |
Acute granulocytic leukemia |
| AGN |
Acute glomerulonephritis |
| AGNB |
Aerobic gram-negative bacilli |
| AgNO3 |
silver nitrate |
| a1-AGP |
Alpha1-acid glycoprotein |
| AGPT |
Agar-gel precipitation test |
| AGS |
Adrenogenital syndrome |
| AGT |
alanine-glyoxylate amniotransferase |
| AGTT |
Abnormal glucose tolerance test |
| AGU |
Anhydroglucose Units |
| AGUS |
Atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance |
| AGVHD |
Acute graft-versus-host disease |
| AH |
Abdominal hysterectomy |
| A & H |
Accident and health (insurance) |
| AAHA |
Acetohydroxamic acid |
| AHAs |
Alpha hydroxy acids |
| AHase |
Antihyaluronidase |
| AHBc |
Hepatitis B core antibody |
| AHC |
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitus |
| AHCA |
Agency for Healthcare Administration |
|
American Healthcare Association |
| AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
| AHCs |
Academic health centers |
| AHD |
Atherosclerotic Heart Disease Alveolar Hydatid Disease |
| AHE |
Acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitus |
| AHEC |
Area Health Education Center |
| AHF |
Antihemophilic factor |
| AHF-M |
Antihemophilic factor (human), method M |
| AHFS |
American Hospital Formulary Service |
| AHG |
Antihemophilic globulin |
| AHGS |
Acute herpetic gingival stomatitis |
| AHHD |
Arteriosclerotic hypertensive heart disease |
| AHI |
Apnea-hypopnea index |
| AAHJ |
Artifical hip joint |
| AHM |
Ambulatory Holter monitoring |
| AHMO |
Anterior horizontal mandibular osteotomy |
| AHN |
Adenomatous hyperplastic nodule |
| AHO |
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy |
| AHP |
Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis |
| AHR |
Adjusted hazard ratios |
| AHRE |
Atrial high-rate event |
| AHRF |
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure |
| AHS |
Adaptive hand skills |
| AHSA |
Assistant Health Services Administrator |
| AHSCT |
Autologous hemopoietic stem-cell transplantation |
| AHSP |
Alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein |
| AHST |
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| AHT |
Alternating hypertropia |
| AHTG |
Antihuman thymocyte globulin |
| AI |
Accidentally incurred |
|
Accommodative insufficiency |
| A & I |
Allergy and Immunology |
| AIA |
Accommodation Independence Assessment |
| AI-Ab |
Anti-insulin antibody |
| AIBF |
Anterior interbody fusion |
| AIC |
Amount in controversy |
| AICA |
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery |
| AICBG |
Anterior interbody cervical bone graft |
| AICD |
Activation-induced cell death |
| AICM |
Anti-inflammatory controller medication |
| AICS |
Acute ischemic coronary syndromes |
| AID |
Absolute iron deficiency Acquired Immune Deficiency |
| AIDH |
Artificial insemination donor husband |
| AIDKS |
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome with Kaposi sarcoma |
| AIDP |
Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy |
| AIDS |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIE |
Acute inclusion body encephaltis |
| AIED |
Autoimmune inner-ear Disease |
| AIEOP |
Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology |
| AIF |
Aortic-iliac-femoral |
| AIGHL |
Anterior band of the inferior glen humeral ligament |
| AIHA |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
| AIHD |
Acquired immune hemolytic disease |
| AIIRs |
Airborne infection isolation rooms |
| AIIS |
Anterior inferior iliac spine |
| AAILD |
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia |
| AILT |
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma |
| AIM |
Anti-inflammatory medication |
| AIMS |
Abnormal Involuntary Movenent Scales |
| AIN |
Acute interstital nephritis |
| AINS |
Anti-inflammatory non-steroidal |
| AIO |
All-in-one |
| AIOD |
Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease (aka Aorto-Iliac Obstructive Disease) |
| AION |
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| AIP |
Acute infectious polyneuritis |
| AIPC |
Androgen-independent prostate cancer |
| AIR |
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm |
| AIRE |
Autoimmune regulator |
| AIRR |
Acute infusion-related reaction |
| AIS |
Abbreviated Injury Score |
|
Acute ischemic stroke |
| AISA |
Acquired idiopathic sideroblastic anemia |
| AIS/ ISS |
Abbreviated Injury Scale/Injury Severity Score |
