Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| S | subjective |
| sinister | |
| serum | |
| single | |
| sulfur | |
| supervised | |
| SA | sustained action |
| salicylic acid | |
| sinoatrial | |
| Staph Aureus | |
| semen analysis | |
| sleep apnea | |
| sexual abuse | |
| suicide attempt | |
| sacroanterior | |
| SAA | sarcoma-associated antigen |
| serum amyloid A | |
| same as above | |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| sinoatrial block | |
| Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia | |
| SAC | Standardized assessment of concussion |
| short arm cast | |
| Sacral | |
| seasonal allergic conjunctivitis | |
| SAD | Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| social anxiety disorder | |
| schizoaffective disorder | |
| small airway disease | |
| SADS | severe autoimmune diseases |
| Seasonal affective disorders | |
| SAE | serious adverse event |
| subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy | |
| splenic artery embolization | |
| SAF | SAS-binding factor |
| Self-Analysis Form | |
| self-articulating femoral | |
| SAG | sodium antimony gluconate |
| sagittal | |
| surface antigen | |
| SAH | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| S-adenosylhomocysteine | |
| self-assessed health | |
| SAI | Social Adequacy Index |
| self-administered injectable | |
| Self-Analysis Inventory | |
| SAM | self-administered medication - program |
| sinusoidal amplitude modulation | |
| severe acute malnutrition | |
| SAN | sinoatrial node |
| slept all night | |
| SAO | small airway obstruction |
| splanchnic artery occlusion | |
| SAP | serum alkaline phosphate |
| serum amyloid P | |
| systemic arterial pressure | |
| secreted aspartic proteases | |
| SAQ | saquinavir |
| Self-Appraisal Questionnaire | |
| SAR | seasonal allergic rhinitis |
| seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis | |
| sodium adsorption ratio | |
| structure-activity relationship | |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| structure-activity relationships | |
| SAS | Sedation-Agitation Scale (Riker) |
| short-arm splint | |
| social adjustment scale | |
| sleep apnea syndrome | |
| SAT | saturated , saturation |
| Separation Anxiety Test | |
| Saturday | |
| scanning acoustic tomography | |
| slide agglutination test | |
| self-administered therapy | |
| Separation Anxiety Test | |
| SAV | sapovirus |
| SB | serum bilirubin |
| small bowel | |
| sternal border | |
| sinus bradycardia | |
| scleral buckle / buckling | |
| spina bifida | |
| stillbirth | |
| SBA | serum bactericidal activity |
| serum bile acid(s) | |
| SBB | stereotactic breast biopsy |
| stereotactic brain biopsy | |
| small bowel bypass | |
| SBC | Schwarz Bayesian criterion |
| serum bactericidal concentration | |
| single base cane | |
| strict bed confinement | |
| sodium bicarbonate | |
| SBD | sleep-related breathing disorder |
| seborrheic dermatitis | |
| severe brain damage | |
| selective bowel decontamination | |
| SBE | small bowel enema |
| Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis | |
| standard base excess | |
| self-breast examination | |
| shortness of breath on exertion | |
| SBF | splanchnic blood flow |
| splenic blood flow | |
| systemic blood flow | |
| SBI | silicone breast implants |
| serious bacterial infection | |
| severe brain injury | |
| small bowel injury | |
| SBL | sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma |
| SBO | small bowel obstruction |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | |
| SBQC | small-based quad cane |
| SBR | small bowel resection |
| serum bactericidal rate | |
| strict bed rest | |
| SBS | serum blood sugar |
| short bowel syndrome | |
| shaken baby syndrome | |
| SBT | serum bactericidal titers |
| small bowel transplantation | |
| spontaneous breathing trial | |
| SBV | systemic blood volume |
| single binocular vision | |
| SBW | standard body weight |
| seat belts worn | |
| SC | scapula |
| spinal cord | |
| serum creatinine | |
| Schwann cell | |
| self-care | |
| squamous carcinoma | |
| SCA | sickle cell anemia |
| superior cerebellar artery | |
| subclavian artery | |
| sudden cardiac arrest | |
| serum calcium | |
| SCB | strictly confined to bed |
| scabies | |
| SCC | Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| spinal cord compression | |
| short course chemotherapy | |
| sickle cell crisis | |
| SCD | sudden cardiac death |
| scleroderma | |
| sequential compression device | |
| sickle cell disease | |
| spinal cord disease | |
| SCE | serious cardiac event |
| SCF | subcutaneous fat / fluids |
| slow coronary flow | |
| stem cell factor | |
| SCG | Seismocardiography |
| sympathetic ganglia | |
| SCH | subclinical hypothyroidism |
| subconjunctival hemorrhage | |
| schizophrenia | |
| SCI | silent cerebral infarcts |
| Spinal Cord Injury | |
| spinal cord ischemia | |
| SCL | sclerosis / sclerotic |
| soft contact lens | |
| scleroderma | |
| spinal cord lesion | |
| SCM | Squamous cell metaplasia |
| scalene muscle | |
| sensation, circulation, and motion | |
| standard/supportive case management | |
| SCN | severe chronic neutropenia |
| sciatic nerve | |
| special care nursing | |
| special care nursery | |
| SCOP | scopolamine |
| SCP | secondary care provider |
| Sclerosing peritonitis | |
| squamous cell papillomas | |
| smoking cessation program | |
| SCQ | social communication questionnaire |
| SCR | serum creatinine level |
| standard care regimen | |
| stem cell rescue | |
| SCS | spinal cord stimulation |
| spinal canal stenosis | |
| Self-Control Strategy | |
| SCT | sickle cell trait |
| stem cell transplantation | |
| Spiral computed tomography | |
| SCU | self-care unit |
| special care unit | |
| SCV | subclavian vein |
| small cell variant | |
| superior caval vein | |
| SD | sudden death |
| seborrheic dermatitis | |
| standard deviation | |
| senile dementia | |
| sensory deficit | |
| septal defect | |
| spontaneous delivery | |
| single dose | |
| sterile dressing | |
| SDA | strand displacement amplification |
| same day admission | |
| Sialodacryoadenitis | |
| SDB | superficial dermal burn |
| self-destructive behavior | |
| sleep disordered breathing | |
| SDC | serum drug concentration |
| Salivary duct carcinoma | |
| Standard-dose chemotherapy | |
| SDD | single daily dose |
| single daily dosing | |
| selective digestive decontamination | |
| sporadic depressive disease | |
| sterile dry dressing | |
| SDE | subdural empyema |
| standard-dose epinephrine | |
| Strain Doppler echocardiography | |
| SDF | soluble dietary fiber |
| sexual dysfunction | |
| stromal-derived factor | |
| SDH | spinal dorsal horn |
| subdural hematoma | |
| spinal detrusor hyperreflexia | |
| SDI | standard deviation index |
| social dysfunction index | |
| SDL | serum drug level |
| serum digoxin level | |
| self-directed learning | |
| SDM | standard deviation of the mean |
| Staged Diabetes Management | |
| soft drusen maculopathy | |
| SDNN | standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals |
| SDP | Sacro-Dextra Posterior |
| sympathetic dependent pain | |
| single donor platelet | |
| SDR | special drug request (N/F) |
| standardized disease ratio | |
| selective dorsal rhizotomy | |
| single-drug resistance | |
| SDS | same day surgery |
| standard deviation score | |
| sudden death syndrome | |
| Self-rated Depression Scale | |
| SDT | serial dilution test |
| Speech Detection Threshold | |
| single-donor transfusion | |
| SDU | step-down unit |
| standard deviation unit | |
| SDV | single-dose vial |
| Source Data Verification | |
| SE | serum |
| side effect | |
| self-examination | |
| saline enema | |
| spin echo | |
| surgical excision | |
| SEA | spinal epidural abscess |
| spontaneous electrical activity | |
| stable exertional angina | |
| staphylococcal enterotoxin A | |
| SEB | staphylococcal enterotoxin B |
| seborrhea | |
| SEC | secretion |
| secondary | |
| spontaneous echo contrast | |
| secretin | |
| sinusoidal endothelial cells | |
| SED | sedimentation / sedimentation rate |
| serious emotional disturbance | |
| standard erythema dose | |
| standard error of deviation | |
| SEEG | stereo-EEG (stereoelectroencephalographic) |
| SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
| SEF | staphylococcal enterotoxin F |
| systolic ejection fraction | |
| spectral edge frequency | |
| SEG | subesophageal ganglion |
| segment | |
| SEH | spinal epidural hematoma |
| staphylococcal enterotoxin H | |
| SEI | Self-Esteem Inventory |
| subepithelial infiltrate | |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| standard error of measurement | |
| slow eye movements | |
| systolic ejection murmur | |
| SENS | sensitivity / sensory |
| sensorium | |
| SEOC | serous epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
| SEP | standard error of prediction |
| separate, separated | |
| serum electrophoresis | |
| somatosensory evoked potentials | |
| serum erythropoietin | |
| SEQ | sequela |
| SER | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| sensory evoked response | |
| scanning equalization radiography | |
| serum | |
| SES | sick euthyroid syndrome |
| socio-economic status | |
| Self-Esteem Scale | |
| sirolimus-eluting stent | |
| SET | standard exercise test |
| Systemic enzyme therapy | |
| signal extraction technology | |
| systolic ejection time | |
| SEV | severe / severed |
| systolic ejection volume | |
| SF | salt-free or sugar free |
| spinal fluid | |
| saturated fat | |
| scarlet fever | |
| seminal fluid | |
| synovial fluid | |
| symptom-free | |
| SFA | saturated fatty acids |
| superficial femoral artery | |
| serum folic acid | |
| SFB | Segmented filamentous bacteria |
| SFC | soluble fibrin complexe(s) |
| spinal fluid count | |
| Superior frontal cortex | |
| SFD | small for date |
| symptom-free days | |
| SFE | slipped femoral epiphysis |
| SFH | schizophrenia family history |
| stroma-free hemoglobin | |
| SFJ | saphenofemoral junction |
| SFM | scanning force microscopy |
| subcutaneous fat mass | |
| SFP | spinal fluid pressure |
| strict fall precautions | |
| SFS | small-for-size |
| Social Functioning Scale | |
| SFT | solitary fibrous tumor |
| skinfold thickness | |
| SFV | swine fever virus |
| simian foamy viruses | |
| superficial femoral vein | |
| SFW | shell fragment wound |
| SG | salivary gland |
| sebaceous gland | |
| serum glucose | |
| serum globulin | |
| skin graft | |
| specific gravity | |
| serum gastrin | |
| secondary glaucoma | |
| SGA | small for gestational age |
| Substantial Gainful Activity (req'd for disability benefits) | |
| SGD | salivary gland dysfunction |
| specific granule deficiency | |
| SGE | secondary generalized epilepsy |
| salivary gland extracts | |
| significant glandular enlargement | |
| SGHL | superior glenohumeral ligament |
| SGM | serum glucose monitoring |
| SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SGPT | serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase |
| SGS | short gut syndrome |
| Schinzel-Giedion syndrome | |
| second-generation sulfonylurea | |
| salivary glands | |
| SH | social history |
| surgical history | |
| shoulder | |
| sex hormone | |
| sclerosing hemangioma | |
| serum hepatitis | |
| seborrheic hyperplasia | |
| sexual harassment | |
| SHA | severe haemophilia A |
| sperm head abnormality | |
| SHC | subsequent hospital care |
| self-help class | |
| SHEENT | skin, head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| SHG | static handgrip exercise |
| Sonohysterogram | |
| SHI | standard heparin infusion |
| severe head injury | |
| Self-Harm Inventory | |
| SHL | sensorineural hearing loss |
| Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung | |
| sudden hearing loss | |
| SHP | secondary hyperparathyroidism |
| superior hypogastric plexus | |
| SHR | sensory hyperreactivity |
| spontaneous hypertension | |
| steroid hormone receptors | |
| SHS | secondary herpetic stomatitis |
| secondhand smoke | |
| sliding hip screw | |
| Swollen head syndrome | |
| SI | saturation index |
| sacroiliac | |
| stroke index | |
| self-inflicted | |
| seriously ill | |
| suicidal ideation | |
| small intestine | |
| strict isolation | |
| stress incontinence | |
| speech impaired | |
| severity index | |
| SIA | small intestinal atresia |
| stress-induced analgesia | |
| subacute infectious arthritis | |
| SIB | Severe Impairment Battery |
| self-injurious behavior | |
| siblings | |
| self-inflating bulb | |
| SIC | self-intermittent catherization |
| soluble immune complexes | |
| SID | sudden infant death |
| systemic inflammatory disease | |
| strong ion difference | |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SIEA | superficial inferior epigastric artery |
| SIJ | sacroiliac joint(s) |
| SIL | squamous intraepithelial lesion(s) |
| silicone | |
| surgical induction of labor | |
| SIM | single ion monitoring |
| scanning ion microscopy | |
| surface-induced mineralization | |
| SIN | salpingitis isthmica nodosa |
| sciatic inflammatory neuropathy | |
| SIOD | Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia |
| SIP | Sickness Impact Profile |
| Short Inventory of Problems | |
| slow inhibitory potential | |
| SIQ | Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire |
| SIR | systemic inflammatory response |
| standardized incidence ratio | |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| SIS | small intestinal submucosa |
| sterile injectable suspension / solution | |
| saline infusion sonography | |
| SIT | specific immunotherapy |
| serum inhibitory titers | |
| small intestine transplantation | |
| Slosson Intelligence Test | |
| SIV | self-inflicted violence |
| swine influenza virus | |
| SIW | self-inflicted wound |
| SJ | surgical jejunostomy |
| sacroiliac joints | |
| Synaptic junction | |
| SJC | swollen joint count |
| synaptic junctional complex | |
| SJS | Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
| stiff joint syndrome | |
| Schwartz-Jampel syndrome | |
| SK | seborrheic keratosis |
| senile keratosis | |
| skeletal | |
| solar keratosis | |
| SKY | spectral karyotyping |
| SL | secondary leukemia |
| sclerosing leukoencephalopathy | |
| sensation level(s) | |
| saline lock | |
| sublingual | |
| SLA | segment length, anterior |
| swine leucocyte antigen(s) | |
| slide latex agglutination | |
| SLB | Sentinel lymph node biopsy |
| short-leg brace | |
| SLC | short leg cast |
| Small cell Lung Carcinoma | |
| spin-lock contrast | |
| SLD | specific/severe language disabilities |
| serum lactate dehydrogenase | |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| slit-lamp examination | |
| seizure-like events | |
| SLI | specific language impairment or Speech Language Impairment |
| selective lymphoid irradiation | |
| SLK | superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis |
| SLL | small lymphocytic lymphoma |
| segment length, lateral | |
| second-look laparotomy | |
| SLN | sentinel lymph node |
| superior laryngeal nerve | |
| SLO | scanning laser ophthalmoscope |
| SLP | Speech Language Pathologist |
| Scanning laser polarimetry | |
| schizophrenia-like psychosis | |
| SLR | straight leg raise |
| SLS | single limb support |
| short leg splint | |
| sjogren larsson syndrome | |
| sodium lauryl sulphate | |
| SLT | speech and language therapist |
| scanning laser tomography | |
| single lung transplantation | |
| sleep latency test | |
| SLUD | salivation, lacrimation, urination, and defecation |
| SLWC | short leg walking cast |
| SM | simple mastectomy |
| Safety Margin | |
| systolic murmur | |
| smooth muscle | |
| striated muscle | |
| synovial membrane | |
| Serratia marcescens | |
| synaptic membrane | |
| self-monitoring | |
| SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| superior mesenteric artery | |
| Sequential Multiple Analysis | |
| SMB | self-mutilation behavior |
| selected mucosal biopsy | |
| SMC | smooth muscle cell |
| sensorimotor cortex | |
| serosal mast cells | |
| SMD | senile macular degeneration |
| severe mental disorder | |
| standardized mean differences | |
| spondylometaphyseal dysplasia | |
| SME | significant medical event |
| severe myoclonic epilepsy | |
| SMG | submandibular gland |
| serum magnesium | |
| submaxillary gland | |
| SMH | state mental hospital |
| SMI | silent myocardial infarction / ischemia |
| serious mental illness | |
| severely mentally impaired | |
| sperm motility index | |
| SMN | second malignant neoplasm |
| survival motor neuron(s) | |
| SMO | Senior Medical Officer |
| SMP | sympathetically maintained pain |
| Strategic Management Plan | |
| safety management plan | |
| SMR | severe mental retardation |
| Standardized Mortality Ratio | |
| skeletal muscle relaxant | |
| sleeping metabolic rate | |
| senior medical resident | |
| SMS | stiff-man syndrome |
| serial motor seizures | |
| SMT | smooth muscle tumors |
| standard medical therapy | |
| SMV | superior mesenteric vein |
| Skeletal muscle ventricles | |
| slow-moving vehicle | |
| stentless mitral valve | |
| SN | sensory neuron |
| sinus node | |
| Sebaceous nevi | |
| sciatic nerve | |
| staff nurse | |
| substantia nigra | |
| Sentinel node | |
| SNA | Sympathetic nerve activity |
| specimen not available | |
| SNB | scalene node biopsy |
| Sentinel node biopsy | |
| sciatic nerve block | |
| SNC | skilled nursing care |
| standard nasal cannula | |
| SND | sympathetic nerve discharge |
| sinus node dysfunction | |
| striatonigral degeneration | |
| sensorineural deafness | |
| selective neck dissection | |
| SNE | sinus node electrogram |
| subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy | |
| special needs education | |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| sinus node function | |
| SNGFR | single nephron glomerular filtration rate |
| SNHL | sensorineural hearing loss |
| SNK | Student-Newman-Keuls (post-hoc ANOVA) |
| SNPS | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| SNR | signal-to-noise ratio |
| selective nerve root | |
| SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
| sacral nerve stimulation | |
| sterile normal saline | |
| SNT | sinuses, nose, and throat |
| SNU | skilled nursing unit |
| SNV | Sin Nombre virus |
| systemic necrotizing vasculitis | |
Medical Abbreviations – S (part 1)
