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Chapter 8 Chabner
abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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AB | Abortion |
AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein-high levels in amniotic fluid of fetus or maternal serum |
BRCA1/BRCA2 | Breast cancer 1 and 2 - genetic mutations associated with increased risk for breast cancer |
BSE | Breast self-examination |
CA 125 | 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 (dilation & curettage) |
DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
DUB | Dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
FHR | Fetal heart rate |
FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
G | Gravida (pregnant) |
GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
GYN | Gynecology |
hCG, HCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
HDN | Hemolytic disease of the newborn |
HPV | Human papillomavirus |
HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
HSG | Hysterosalpingography |
IUD | Intrauterine device; contraceptive |
IVF | In vitro fertilization |
LEEP | Loop electrocautery excision procedure |
LH | Luteinizing hormone |
Multip | Multipara; multiparous |
OB | Obstetrics |
para 2-0-1-2 | A woman's reproductive history: 2 full-term infants, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, and 2 living children |
Pap test | Papanicolaou smear-test |
PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMS | Premenstrual syndrome |
primip | Primipara; primiparous |
SLN biopsy or SNB | Sentinel lymph node biopsy |
TAH-BSO | Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
UAE | uterine artery embolization |
VH | Vaginal hysterectomy |