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Medical Terminology
Chapter 8 - Female Reproductive System - Abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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AB | abortion |
AFP | alpha-fetoprotein (high levels of amniotic fluid of fetus or maternal serum |
BRCA1 ; BRCA2 | breast cancer 1 and 2 |
CA125 | protein marker elevated in ovarian cancer |
C-section ; CS | cesarean section |
CIN | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
CIS | carcinoma in situ |
CVS | chorionic villus sampling |
Cx | cervix |
D&C | dilation and curettage |
DCIS | ductal carcinoma in situ |
DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
G | gravida (pregnancy) |
GnRH | gonadtropin releasing hormone |
hGC : HGC | human chorionic gonadtropin |
HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
HPV | human papillomavirus |
HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
HSG | hystosalpingography |
IUD | intrauterine device |
IVF | in vetro fertilization |
LEEP | loop electrocautery excision procedure |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LMP | last menstrual period |
Multip | multipara |
OB | obstetrics |
para 2-0-1-2 | a woman's reproductive history: 2 full term infants, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, and 2 living children |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
primip | primipara |
SLN biopsy : SNB | sentinel lymph node biopsy |
TAH-BSO | toatal abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
UAE | uterine artery embolization |
VH | vaginal hysterectomy |