Example of Latin text with abbreviations. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.
The patient, who was a former coal miner, developed black lung disease. He was diagnosed with an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs or:
Rating Newest Oldest. Patients with severe burns are treated in intensive care units (ICU). Doctors who work in the ICU are called intensivists. They can be internal medicine doctors with a critical care fellowship, or surgeons with a critical care fellowship. Pediatric ICUs would be staffed with a pediatrician who completed a critical care fellowship (pediatric intensivist).