| a |
assessment |
| a or AB |
abortion or miscarriage |
| a or ART |
artery |
| A&E |
accident and emergency |
| A&P |
auscultation and percussion |
| A&W |
alive and well |
| a.c. |
before meals (Lat. ante cenam) |
| a.f.g.f. |
acidic fibroblast growth factor |
| a.k. |
above knee |
| a.p. |
before dinner |
| A.S.A. |
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| A.S.A. 1 |
normal healthy patient |
| A.S.A. 2 |
patient with mild systemic disease |
| A.S.A. 3 |
patient with severe systemic disease |
| A.S.A. 4 |
patient with incapacitating systemic disease that is constant threat to life |
| A.Z. |
Ascheim-Zondek test |
| A/B |
acid/base ratio |
| A/BE |
acid/base equilibrium |
| A/G |
albumin globulin ratio |
| A/O |
alert and oriented |
| A2 |
aortic second sound |
| AA |
affected area |
| aa |
equal part of each |
| AAA |
abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| AAL |
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- anterior axillary line |
| AAROM |
active assisted range of motion |
| AASP |
acute atrophic spinal paralysis |
| AAU |
acute anterior uveitis |
| AB |
Ace Bandage
- active bilaterally |
| ab |
antibody |
| AB or abd |
abdominal |
| Abb |
abbreviations |
| ABC |
absolute basophil count |
| abd. |
abdomen
- abduction
- abductor |
| ABE |
activity before exercise
- acute bacterial endocarditis |
| ABG |
arterial blood gas |
| ABN |
abnormal
- active bulimia nervosa
- acute bacterial nephritis |
| ABP |
arterial blood pressure |
| abs |
absent |
| ABW |
actual body weight |
| Ac |
acute |
| AC |
anterior chamber |
| acc |
accident |
| Acc.Inc. |
accidentally incurred |
| Acc.Inj. |
accidental injury |
| accom. |
accommodation |
| ACE |
angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ACEI |
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| ACh |
Acetylcholine |
| AChR |
Acetylcholine receptor |
| ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament |
| ACM |
acute cerebrospinal meningitis |
| ACM or APAP |
acetaminophen (paracetamol) |
| ACNP |
acute care nurse practitioner |
| ACOP |
approved code of practice |
| Acous |
acoustic |
| Acr |
acrylic |
| ACS |
acute cervical sprain |
| Act |
actinomycin |
| ACT |
active motion
- anesthesia care team |
| act |
activity |
| Act-C |
actinomycin C |
| Act-D |
actinomycin D |
| ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ACVD |
acute cardiovascular disease |
| AD |
advance directive
- Alzheimer's disease
- right ear (Lat. auris dexter) |
| ad lib |
as desired
- at liberty |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADH |
antidiruetic hormone (vasopressin) |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADL |
activities of daily living |
| ADM |
acquired dermal melanocytosis
- arginine-deficient medium |
| adm. |
admission |
| ADR |
adverse drug reaction |
| AE |
above elbow |
| AEA |
above elbow amputation |
| AF |
afebrile |
| AF or Afib |
atrial fibrillation |
| AFB |
acid fast bacilli |
| AFO |
ankle-foot orthosis |
| AFP |
alpha fetoprotein |
| AGA |
appropriate gestational age |
| AgNO3 |
silver nitrate |
| AH |
abdominal hysterectomy |
| AHCD |
acquired hepatocellular degeneration |
| AHD |
acquired hepatocerebral degeneration |
| AHF |
Argentinian hemorrhagic fever |
| aI |
active ingredient |
| AI |
Adequate Intake
- aortic insufficiency
- articulation index |
| AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIDS-KS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with Kaposi's sarcoma |
| AJ |
ankle jerk |
| AKA |
above knee amputation |
| aka |
alcoholic ketoacidosis |
| alb. |
albumin |
| alc. |
alcohol |
| alkPhos |
alkaline phosphate |
| ALL |
acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia |
| ALS |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ALT |
alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT)
- alternating with |
| AM |
before noon (Lat. ante meridiem) |
| AMA |
against medical advice |
| amb. |
ambulating
- ambulatory |
| AMD |
age-related macular degeneration |
| AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
| AML |
acute myeloid/myeloblastic leukemia |
| amnio |
amniocentesis |
| amp. |
ampule
- amputation |
| ANA see FANA |
antinuclear antibody test |
| anes. |
anesthesia |
| ANF |
antinuclear factor |
| ann. fib. |
annulus fibrosis |
| ANS |
autonomic nervous system |
| ant. |
anterior |
| ANUG |
acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis |
| Anxty or ANX |
anxiety |
| AO |
aorta |
| AOB |
alcohol on breath |
| AODM |
adult onset diabetes mellitus |
| AP |
acid phosphatase
- active pepsin
- ante partum |
| A-P |
anteroposterior |
| AP res. |
abdominal perineal resection of the rectum |
| A-P&lat or AP&L |
anteroposterior and lateral |
| APC |
atrial premature contractions |
| aph |
aphasia |
| aq. |
water |
| AR |
active-resistance
- aortic regurgitation |
| ARC |
AIDS Related Complex |
| ARD |
acute respiratory distress |
| ARDS |
adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARE |
active-resistance exercise |
| ARF |
acute respiratory failure
- acute rheumatic fever |
| Arg. |
arginine |
| AROM |
active range of motion
- artificial rupture of membranes |
| art |
arterial
- articulation |
| AS |
aortic stenosis
- left ear (Lat. Auris sinistra) |
| ASA |
aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) |
| ASAP |
as soon as possible |
| ASC or ATS |
arteriosclerosis |
| ASCVD |
atherosclerotic/arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASD |
atrial septal defect |
| ASHD |
arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| ASO |
antistreptolysin O |
| AST |
aspartate aminotransferase (formerly SGOT)
- aspartate transaminase |
| AT |
Achilles tendon |
| at. flut. |
atrial flutter |
| ATN |
acute tubular necrosis |
| ATNR |
asymmetrical tonic neck reflex |
| ATP |
adenosine triphosphate |
| ATR |
Achilles tendon reflex |
| ATT |
arginine tolerance test |
| AU |
according to custom (Lat. ad usum)
- both ears (Lat. auris unitas) |
| aud. |
auditory |
| Aur. Fib |
auricular fibrillation |
| AV |
aortic valve
- atrioventricular |
| AV or AvV |
atrioventricular valves |
| AVD |
aortic valve disease |
| AVE |
aortic valve echocardiogram |
| AVF |
arteriovenous fistula |
| AVHS |
acquired valvular heart syndrome |
| AVO |
aortic valve opening |
| AVp |
arginine vasopressin |
| AVR |
aortic valve replacement |
| AVS |
aortic valve stenosis |
| AVt |
arginine vasotocin |
| AW |
able to work
- above waist |
| Ax. |
axial
- axilla
- axillary |
| AXR |
abdominal X-ray |
