list of medical abbreviations: s list of medical abbreviations: s medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (r) next page of list (t) → 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 abbreviation meaning s̅without (s with an overbar) (from latin sine) ssacrum sxsymptoms surgery (though deemed by some as inappropriate) s1first heart sound s2second heart sound s3third heart sound s4fourth heart sound s&osalpingo-oophorectomy sasinoatrial node saagserum–ascites albumin gradient sabstaphylococcal bacteremia spontaneous abortion (that is, miscarriage) sadseasonal affective disorder subacromial decompression sahsubarachnoid hemorrhage samsystolic anterior motion of the mitral valve severe acute malnutrition sansinoatrial node sao2arterial oxygen saturation saps iisimplified acute physiology score saps iiisimplified acute physiology score sarseasonal allergic rhinitissub-acute rehabilitation facility sarcsarcoidosis sarssevere acute respiratory syndrome sbsmall bowel (see small intestine) sbesubacute bacterial endocarditis sbftsmall bowel follow through sbmaspinal and bulbar muscular atrophy sbosmall bowel obstruction sbpsystolic blood pressure spontaneous bacterial peritonitis sbrserum bilirubin sbrtsplit beam radiation therapy scspinal cord or subcutaneous (from latin subcutis) scaspinocerebellar ataxia scatsex cord tumor with annular tubes sccsquamous cell carcinoma scdsequential compression device sickle-cell disease sudden cardiac death scispinal cord injury scidsevere combined immunodeficiency sciworaspinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality sclcsmall cell lung cancer scopemicroscope or endoscope sctsacrococcygeal tumor sczschizophrenia s.d.subdermal sd σstandard deviation sdhsubdural hematoma sdtisuspected deep tissue injury sestandard error side effect sedsedimentation (rate) (see erythrocyte sedimentation rate) seesyphilis elimination effort segssegmented cells semstandard error of the mean systolic ejection murmur (see heart murmur) sermselective estrogen receptor modulator sertserotonin transporter sfasuperficial femoral artery serum folic acid sgasmall for gestational age sg cathswan–ganz catheter (see pulmonary artery catheter) sgspecific gravity (in urinanalysis) sgbstellate ganglion block sgotserum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase sgptserum glutamic pyruvic transaminase sh shxsocial history (personal habits, living situation, job) shbgsex hormone-binding globulin shobshortness of breath (see dyspnea) shptsecondary hyperparathyroidism shxsurgical history siinternational system of units suicidal ideation seriously ill sacroiliac (joint) stacscaffolding theory of cognitive aging siadhsyndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone sicusurgical intensive care unit sibosmall intestinal bacterial overgrowth sidsemel in die meaning once daily. used only in veterinary medicine. sidssudden infant death syndrome silsquamous intraepithelial lesion simvsynchronized intermittent mechanical ventilation si op. sitif needed (from latin si opus sit) sirssystemic inflammatory response syndrome sitstress inoculation training (see posttraumatic stress disorder) sjsstevens–johnson syndrome skstreptokinase slsublingual slesystemic lupus erythematosus slevst louis virus sllsmall lymphocytic lymphoma slnsublingual nitroglycerin slnslnbsentinel lymph node biopsy slpspeech-language pathologist slrstraight leg raise (see lasègue's sign) smmultiple sclerosis (from latin sclerosis multiplex) submucosal skeletal muscle smasequential multiple analysis superior mesenteric artery spinal muscle atrophy sma-6six-channel serum multiple analysis sma-7serum metabolic assay smnstatement of medical necessity smssenior medical student smtspinal manipulative therapy smvsuperior mesenteric vein snstudent nurse ; skilled nursing snbsentinel node biopsy (ductal carcinoma) snfskilled nursing facility snpsodium nitroprusside; single nucleotide polymorphism snriserotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor snvsin nombre virus (the most common type of hantavirus) sosalpingo-oophoritis soaswelling of ankles soapsubjective, objective, assessment, plan (how physicians’ notes may be organized) sobshortness of breath (see dyspnea) soboeshortness of breath on exertion solspace-occupying lesion solsolution soobsend out of bed sitting out of bed sopsterile ophthalmic preparation sosif needed (from latin si opus sit) sp s/pstatus post; condition after" spestreptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin specspecimen spectsingle-photon emission computed tomography spepserum protein electrophoresis spetsingle-photon emission tomography spp. species, as in bacterial species (e.g. enterobacteriaceae spp.) sp. fl.spinal fluid (see cerebrospinal fluid) sp. gr.specific gravity spssingle point (walking) stick sq sqsubcutaneous srslow release (see also time release technology (medicine))sinus rhythm spo2peripheral capillary oxygen saturation sromspontaneous rupture of membranes srsstereotactic radiotherapy sex reassignment surgery srushock resuscitation unit ssssone-half (ss either with or without a bar over them) (from latin semis) sshemoglobin ss (hbss) (see in sickle-cell disease = ss disease) subserosal sjogren's syndrome s/s s/sxsigns and symptoms sscsecondary sex characteristics ssesterile speculum exam ssepsomatosensory evoked potential ssisliding scale insulin sskipotassium iodide solution sspesubacute sclerosing panencephalitis ssrnasingle-stranded rna ssriselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sssiskin and skin structure infection (also referred to as acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection - absssi) ssssstaphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ssssick sinus syndrome stsore throat speech therapy staph.staphylococcus stdsexually transmitted disease statimmediately (from latin statim) stecshiga toxin–producing escherichia coli (another name for enterohemorrhagic e. coli) stemist elevation myocardial infarction sthsomatotropic hormone stisexually transmitted infection soft tissue injury stnsubthalamic nucleus soft tissue neck stnrsymmetrical tonic neck reflex stopsurgical termination of pregnancy (sometimes suction termination of pregnancy) strep. strepto.streptococcus stsserological test for syphilis soft tissue sarcoma subqsubcutaneous sud substance use disorder suistress urinary incontinence suppsuppository suvstandardized uptake value suxsuxamethonium chloride (succinylcholine) svseminal vesicle stroke volume svcsuperior vena cava svdspontaneous vaginal delivery simple vertex delivery svesterile vaginal examination svgsaphenous vein graft svisystemic viral infection svnsmall volume nebulizer svrsystemic vascular resistance svtsupraventricular tachycardia swsturge–weber syndrome sxsymptoms sxasingle-energy x-ray absorptiometer sxrskull x-ray szseizure medical abbreviations ← previous page of list (r) next page of list (t) → 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 109 this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.