Abbreviations and their meanings
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| AB or ab. | show 🗑
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| show | abdomen
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| ABO | show 🗑
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| show | before meals (ante cibum)
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| show | accommodation
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| AD | show 🗑
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| show | antidiuretic hormone; vasopressin
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| ad lib. | show 🗑
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| show | acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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| Angio | show 🗑
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| show | anteroposterior
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| A&P | show 🗑
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| show | water (aqua); aqueous
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| AS | show 🗑
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| show | arteriosclerotic heart disease
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| Au | show 🗑
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| ausc. | show 🗑
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| show | arteriovenous; atriventricular
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| Ba | show 🗑
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| BaE or BE | show 🗑
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| bands | show 🗑
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| show | lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow
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| b.i.d. | show 🗑
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| BM | show 🗑
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| show | blood pressure
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| BPH | show 🗑
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| show | bronchoscopy
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| show | blood, urea, nitrogen
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| show | biopsy
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| C or C. | show 🗑
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| c (with line over it) | show 🗑
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| show | first, second cervical vertebra
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| show | creatinine clearance
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| CA | show 🗑
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| show | calcium; cancer
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| show | catheter; catheterization
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| show | computed (axial) tomography
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| CBC, c.b.c. | show 🗑
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| cc | show 🗑
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| show | coronary care unit
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| CHD | show 🗑
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| show | chemotherapy
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| CHF | show 🗑
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| chr | show 🗑
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| show | centimeter
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| show | central nervous system
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| show | carbon dioxide
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| show | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| CPR | show 🗑
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| CS or C-section | show 🗑
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| CSF | show 🗑
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| show | count
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| CT scan | show 🗑
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| CVA | show 🗑
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| show | cardiovascular system
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| CXR (CX) | show 🗑
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| show | cystoscopy
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| D&C | show 🗑
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| show | discharge diagnosis
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| show | dermatology
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| diff. | show 🗑
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| show | diabetes mellitus
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| DOB | show 🗑
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| DTRs | show 🗑
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| Dx | show 🗑
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| e | show 🗑
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| ECF | show 🗑
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| show | electrocardiogram
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| show | electroencephalogram
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| show | eyes, ears, nose, and throat
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| EKG | show 🗑
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| show | electron microscope
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| show | electromyogram
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| show | ear, nose, and throat
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| show | eosinophils
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| show | emergency room; estrogen receptor
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| show | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| show | excision
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| F or F. | show 🗑
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| show | fasting blood sugar
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| FDA | show 🗑
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| Fe | show 🗑
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| FH | show 🗑
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| show | follicle-stimulating hormone
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| show | follow-up
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| show | fever of unknown origin
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| Fx, Fx | show 🗑
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| show | gram
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| show | gallbladder
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| show | gallbladder series (x-rays)
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| GH | show 🗑
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| show | gastrointestinal
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| gr | show 🗑
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| show | first, second, third pregnancy
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| show | glucose tolerance test
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| GU | show 🗑
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| show | gynecology
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| show | hemoglobin
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| show | human chorionic gonadotropin
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| show | hematocrit
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| show | hearing distance; hemodialysis
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| show | high-density lipoprotein
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| HEENT | show 🗑
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| show | hematocrit and hemoglobin
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| show | human immunodeficiency virus
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| show | history of
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| show | water
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| show | at bedtime (hora somni)
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| show | hypertension vascular disease
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| Hx | show 🗑
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| I | show 🗑
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| ICU | show 🗑
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| show | incision and drainage
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| show | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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| show | intramuscular (injection)
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| show | Injection
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| IPPB | show 🗑
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| show | intrauterine device
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| IV (i.v.) | show 🗑
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| IVP | show 🗑
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| kg | show 🗑
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| KUB | show 🗑
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| l (L) | show 🗑
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| show | first, second lumbar vertebra
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| LA | show 🗑
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| show | laparotomy
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| LAT; lat. | show 🗑
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| show | large bowel
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| LDL | show 🗑
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| LLQ | show 🗑
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| show | last menstrual period
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| LP | show 🗑
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| LPN | show 🗑
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| LSK | show 🗑
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| show | left upper quadrant
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| show | left ventricle
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| show | living and well
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| lymphs | show 🗑
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| lytes | show 🗑
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