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AAA
|
abdominal aortic aneurysm
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AAROM
|
active assistive range of motion
|
AB
|
abortion
|
ABE
|
acute bacterial endocarditis
|
ABG
|
arterial blood gases
|
ABN
|
abnormal, or advance beneficiary notice
|
a.c.
|
before eating
|
AC
|
acromioclavicular joint, or abdominal circumference
|
ACDF
|
anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion
|
ACI
|
autologous chondrocyte implantation
|
ACL
|
anterior cruciate ligament
|
ACLS
|
advanced cardiac life support
|
Acq.
|
acquired
|
ACS
|
acute coronary syndromes
|
ACTH
|
adrenocorticotropic hormone
|
ACVD
|
acute cardiovascular disease
|
ADD
|
attention deficit disorder
|
ADH
|
antidiuretic hormone
|
ADHD
|
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
|
ADL
|
activities of daily living
|
AF
|
atrial fibrillation
|
AFI
|
amniotic fluid index
|
A fib
|
atrial fibrillation
|
AFP
|
alpha-fetoprotein
|
AGA
|
appropriate for gestational age
|
AI
|
aortic insufficiency
|
AID
|
artificial insemination with donor sperm
|
AIDH
|
artificial insemination with husband's sperm
|
AIDS
|
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
|
AKA
|
above-knee amputation
|
AL
|
artificial larynx
|
ALA
|
aminolevulinic acid
|
ALL
|
acute lymphocytic leukemia
|
ALP
|
alkaline phosphatase
|
ALS
|
advanced life support
|
AMA
|
against medical advice, or advanced maternal age
|
AODM
|
adult-onset diabetes mellitus
|
A&P
|
auscultation and percussion
|
Ap
|
apical
|
AP
|
anterior posterior, anteroposterior, or antepartum
|
APB
|
abductor pollicis brevis
|
APC
|
argon plasma coagulator
|
APL
|
abductor pollicis longus
|
AQ
|
water
|
AR
|
acid reflux
|
ARF
|
acute renal failure
|
AROM
|
artificial rupture of membranes
|
ASC
|
ambulatory surgery center
|
ASCUS
|
atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
|
ASD
|
arthroscopic subacromial decompression, or atrial septal defect
|
ASIS
|
anterior superior iliac spine
|
AST
|
aspartate aminotransferase
|
ATL
|
Achilles tendon lengthening
|
ATP
|
adenosine triphosphate
|
AVB
|
atrioventricular block
|
AVF
|
arteriovenous fistula
|
AVM
|
arteriovenous malformation
|
AVN
|
avascular necrosis
|
AVNRT
|
atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
|
AVR
|
aortic valve replacement
|
AVRT
|
atrioventricular, or arteriovenous
|
AZT
|
azidothymidine
|
BA
|
breast augmentation
|
B&B
|
bowel and bladder
|
BBOW
|
bulging bag of water
|
BCC
|
basal cell carcinoma
|
BCP
|
birth control pill
|
BE
|
barium enema, or below the elbow
|
BHCG
|
beta human chorionic gonadotropin
|
BI
|
biopsy
|
BID
|
two times a day
|
BKA
|
below-knee amputation
|
BLEPH
|
eyelid surgery
|
BM
|
bowel movement
|
BMI
|
body mass index
|
BMR
|
basal metabolic rate
|
BMT
|
bone marrow transplant
|
BP
|
blood pressure
|
BPD
|
biparietal diameter, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
|
BPH
|
benign prostatic hypertrophy
|
BPM
|
beats per minute
|
BPP
|
biophysical profile
|
Br
|
breast feeding
|
BR
|
brachioradialis
|
BRM
|
bilateral radical mastectomy
|
BS
|
breath, or bowel sounds
|
BSD
|
bedside drainage
|
BSE
|
breast self-exam
|
BSO
|
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
|
BSA
|
body surface area
|
BTB
|
bone tendon bone
|
BUN
|
blood urea nitrogen
|
BUS
|
Bartholin, urethral, Skene's
|
BV
|
bacterial vaginosis
|
Bx
|
biopsy
|
Ca
|
calcium, or cancer
|
CA
|
coronary artery
|
CABG
|
coronary artery bypass graft
|
CAD
|
coronary artery disease
|
CAT
|
computed axial tomography
|
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