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:
Johnny Cash, the rumble-voiced Man in Black who served for six decades as country music's gentle giant, has died from respiratory failure due to complications from diabetes. He was 71. The singer had been released from the hospital Wednesday after a two-week stay for an undisclosed stomach illness.