list of medical abbreviations: a list of medical abbreviations: a medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (0–9) next page of list (b) → 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z latin abbreviations prescription abbreviations acronyms in healthcare abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel abbreviations for diseases and disorders sortable table abbreviation meaning ā(a with a bar over it) before (from latin ante) before aassessment a.a.of each (from latin ana ana) amino acids: a or ala – alanine c or cys – cysteine d or asp – aspartic acid e or glu – glutamic acid f or phe – phenylalanine h or his – histidine i or ile – isoleucine k or lys – lysine l or leu – leucine m or met – methionine n or asn – asparagine o or pyl – pyrrolysine p or pro – proline q or gln – glutamine r or arg – arginine s or ser – serine t or thr – threonine u or sec – selenocysteine v or val – valine w or trp – tryptophan y or tyr – tyrosine a1cglycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin a1c) aa.arteria, see artery aagabdominal aortic aneurysm (pronounced "triple-a") aadantibiotic-associated diarrhea aaiacute arterial insufficiency aapmcantibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis aatactivity as tolerated atypical antibody test aalanterior axillary line aaox3awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 (i.e., to person, place, and time) aaox4awake, alert, and oriented, times 3 (i.e., to person, place, time, and event) a/bacid-base ratio ababdomen, abdominal abortion abantibody ababortion, ab (blood type) abcairway, breathing, circulation aspiration biopsy cytology abcdairway, 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 abcdesairway, 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. abdabdomen abdominal abd[abdominal abeacute bacterial endocarditis abgarterial blood gas abiacquired brain injury ankle brachial pressure index ablaacute blood loss anemia abmtautologous bone marrow transplantation abnabnormal abolandsteiner's blood grouping system abpaallergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis abpiankle brachial pressure index abtantibiotic therapy abvddoxorubicin (adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (first-line treatment for hodgkin's lymphoma) abxantibiotics a.c. acbefore a meal (from latin ante cibum) acabdominal circumference assisted controlled ventilation acromioclavicular joint antecubital fossa acaacinic cell carcinoma affordable care act anterior cerebral artery acbaortocoronary bypass ac&bcair conduction and bone conduction, as in weber test accaccommodation (eye) accuacute coronary care unit acdanemia of chronic disease acdallergic contact dermatitis acdfanterior cervical discectomy and fusion aceacetone aceangiotensin-converting enzyme aceiangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor(s) achacetylcholine acheacetylcholine esterase aclanterior cruciate ligament aclsadvanced cardiac life support acsaltered conscious state acute coronary syndrome acute chest syndrome acthadrenocorticotropic hormone acpadvance care planning advanced clinical practitioner acpoacute colonic pseudo-obstruction acuambulatory care unit ad.right ear (from latin auris dexter) adalzheimer's disease acute distress aortic dissection right ear (from latin auris dexter) as directed adaadenosine deaminase american dental association american diabetes association; e.g., "ada diet" americans with disabilities act adcaids dementia complex adccantibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity addattention deficit disorder ade adverse drug event adhantidiuretic hormone adhdattention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhfacute decompensated heart failure adhrautosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets adlsactivities of daily living ad libas desired (from latin ad libitum) admadmission adnadnexa (for example, adnexa of the uterus) adpadenosine diphosphate ad part. dolentto the painful parts (from latin ad partes dolentes) adradverse drug reaction adwain't doin' well a/eair entry a+eaccident and emergency aebas evidenced by (commonly used by nurses) aedautomated external defibrillator antiepileptic drug(s) aemambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring afatrial fibrillation atrial flutter amniotic fluid af-afpamniotic fluid alpha fetoprotein afbacid-fast bacilli afiamniotic fluid index afibatrial fibrillation aflatrial flutter afntracute febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction afoankle-foot orthosis afpalpha-fetoprotein afsofanterior fontanelle soft, open, flat agantigen agaanti-gliadin antibodies appropriate gestational age (see birth weight) agcatypical glandular cells ages criteriaage, grade, extent, size (for tumors) agnacute glomerulonephritis ahauditory hallucinations a.h.every other hour (from latin alternis horis) ahdarteriosclerotic heart disease ahfantihemophilic factor ahgantihemophilic globulin ahharyl hydrocarbon hydroxylase ahiapnea-hypopnea index ahrairway hyper-reactivity ahtantihyaluronic acid test aiartificial insemination aortic insufficiency aromatase inhibitors aicdautomated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator aidartificial insemination by donor aidsacquired immune deficiency syndrome aihartificial insemination by husband aihaautoimmune hemolytic anemia aihdartificial insemination by pooled husband and donor semen aipdacute infectious and parasitical diseases autoimmune progesterone dermatitis acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy aiirbangiotensin ii receptor antagonist ainallergic interstitial nephritis airanterior interval release acute inpatient rehabilitation aisadenocarcinoma in situ androgen insensitivity syndrome ajccamerican joint committee on cancer ajdadjustment disorder akacanthamoeba keratitis akaalso known as akaabove-knee amputation also known as akiacute kidney injury, previously called acute renal failure (arf) alaaminolevulinic acid alcalco123 alcapaanomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery alfassisted living facility algantilymphocytic globulin aliacute limb injury acute lung injury alk phosalkaline phosphatase (sometimes abbreviated as alp) allacute lymphoblastic leukemia allergies alpalkaline phosphatase (sometimes abbreviated as alk phos) alpsautoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome alsamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease ('mnd), lou gehrig's disease or charcot disease advanced life support altalanine transaminase altern. d.every other day (from latin alterno die) amaadvanced maternal age (often defined as 35 years or greater) against medical advice antimitochondrial antibody american medical association ambambulate amcarthrogryposis multiplex congenita amiacute mesenteric ischemia acute myocardial infarction amlacute myeloid leukemia amoadvanced medical optics ampadenosine monophosphate ampampule ampere ampa receptoralpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor of the brain amsacute mountain sickness atypical measles syndrome altered mental status amtamount anaantinuclear antibody ancaantineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody andallowing natural death andiaberrations of normal development and involution (of breast) anfatrial natriuretic factor anpatrial natriuretic peptide ansautonomic nervous system antanterior anti-refers to an antibody to the suffixed antigen antrasymmetrical tonic neck reflex anugacute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis a&o or a/oaware and oriented or alert and oriented a&ox3alert and oriented, times 3 (to person, place, and time) a&ox4alert and oriented, times 4 (to person, place, time, and circumstances) (often used interchangeably with a&ox3) aodmadult-onset diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 2) aomacute otitis media aoeacute otitis externa a.p.before a meal (from latin ante prandium) apaction potential alkaline phosphatase angina pectoris anteroposterior apical area postrema a&pauscultation and percussion anatomy and physiology a/panatomy and physiology assessment and plan apache iiacute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii apapparacetamol (aka acetaminophen) (from its chemical name, n-acetyl-para-aminophenol) automatic positive airway pressure apcatrial premature contraction antigen-presenting cell activated protein cargon plasma coagulation apdadult polycystic disease automated peritoneal dialysis apkdadult polycystic kidney disease apecedautoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy apgarappearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to assess newborns) aphantepartum haemorrhage aplsantiphospholipid syndrome apmppeacute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy applic.applicandus (latin meaning "to be applied") appyappendectomy appas per protocol (e.g., per institutional clinical protocol or per scientific protocol) aprabdominoperineal resection apsautoimmune polyendocrine/polyglandular syndrome antiphospholipid syndrome apsacanisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex apttactivated 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) araortic regurgitation attributable risk arbangiotensin ii receptor antagonist arbialcohol-related brain injury (such as a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or alcohol-related dementia) arcaids-related complex ardabsolute risk difference alcohol-related dementia ardsacute respiratory distress syndrome arfacute renal failure argarginine armartificial rupture of membranes (also abbreviated as arom) armdage-related macular degeneration armsalveolar rhabdomyosarcoma aromactive range of motion artificial rupture of membranes artantiretroviral therapy assuming room temperature (that is, the patient has died) assisted reproductive technology arvcarrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy arvdarrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia asaortic stenosis atherosclerosis ankylosing spondylitis asaacetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) american society of anesthesiologists (physical status class) asbasymptomatic bacteriuria ascambulatory surgery center atypical squamous cells ascaanti–saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies asc-hatypical squamous cells—cannot exclude hsil ascadarteriosclerotic coronary artery disease ascus asc-usatypical squamous cells of undetermined significance ascvdarteriosclerotic vascular disease (arteriosclerosis) asdatrial septal defect autism spectrum disorder asgusatypical squamous glandular cells of undetermined significance ash ashdarteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary heart disease) ashasymmetric septal hypertrophy ashalcoholic steatohepatitis asisanterior superior iliac spine asoantistreptolysin-o asotantistreptolysin-o titre aspectsalberta stroke program early ct score, aspect score assassessment astaspartate transaminase asxasymptomatic a-tataxia-telangiectasia atantithrombin angiotensin at-iiiantithrombin iii ataantitransglutaminase antibodies atbantibiotic atccatcc (company) (formerly the american type culture collection) atcpatypical chest pain atganti-thymocyte globulin atlsadvanced trauma life support atnacute tubular necrosis atnrasymmetrical tonic neck reflex atpacute thrombocytopenic purpura adenosine triphosphate antitachycardia pacing atpatypical atraall-trans retinoic acid atsantitetanus serum, that is, antitetanus immunoglobulins aueach ear (from latin auris utraque) aucarea under the curve (pharmacology) aur.ear (from latin auris) aur. dextro.to right ear (from latin auris dextrae) aur. laevto left ear (from latin auris laevae) aurist.ear drops (from latin auristillae) ausartificial urinary sphincter avarteriovenous atrioventricular avfarteriovenous fistula avmarteriovenous malformation avnavascular necrosis atrioventricular node avraortic valve replacement avsdatrioventricular septal defect avss afebrile, vital signs stable a&w a/walive and well associated with admitted with axaxillary axrabdominal x-ray ayaadolescents and young adults aztazidothymidine medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (0–9) next page of list (b) → 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z latin abbreviations prescription abbreviations acronyms in healthcare abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel abbreviations for diseases and disorders