Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University

Technical College Of Applied Sciences

Medical Laboratory Science
*First stage – Second Semester
*Medical Terminology Report

Medical Abbreviation

Supervisor: Prepared By:

M. Peshawa yunis Khushkan Mohammed Mahmood

( 2019_2020)
Contents:
Abstract: ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction: ............................................................................................................................................... 1
• List of Common Abbreviations in Medicine ....................................................................................... 2
 Medical abbreviation
Abstract: Abbreviations and acronyms are commonly used in the medical world to save time
and space whilst writing in the patients' medical records. As various specialties have evolved,
each has developed a collection of commonly used abbreviations within its practice, which may
not be recognizable to those not working within the same field. Abbreviations, acronyms, and
medical terminology are used for many conditions, and for instructions on medication prescribed
by your doctor. However, the use of abbreviations has been linked to patient safety issues.
District hospitals operate with a heterogeneous community of healthcare workers presumably
with diverse set of abbreviations in use. The use of abbreviations in these settings assumes that
all have common understanding regarding the abbreviations used in patient records.

Introduction:
Abbreviation or (acronym) is shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to
represent the complete form. The healthcare field is full of technical terminology, including a
number of medical abbreviations that are used to complete patient charts, write prescriptions,
communicate general needs.

Doctors and other health care professionals commonly use a list of abbreviations, acronyms, and
other medical terminology as a reference to rapidly search and accurately record information
about, and give instructions to their patients. Health care professionals often quickly scribble
notes with important medical information that they would like a patient to reference in regard to
the type of current, or recently diagnosed disease, syndrome, or other health condition.

we should use abbreviations for some of the most common medical phrases to make
communication quicker and, often times, easier. Abbreviations are case sensitive, so it is
important to note which letters are capital and which ones are lowercase. There are times when
the same letters are used, but the meaning is different depending on the case of the different
letters.

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 • List of Common Abbreviations in Medicine
The following list contains some of the most common abbreviations found in
medical records.
Abbreviation Stand for

A:
ABG Arterial blood gases

ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme

ACL Anterior cruciate ligament (Commonly injured part of the knee)

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AFIB Atrial fibrillation

ACS Acute coronary syndrome

ACTH deficiency Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency

AD Alzheimer's Disease

ADD Attention deficit disorder

ADD-RT Attention deficit disorder – residual type

ADEM Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AERD Aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease

AF Atrial fibrillation

AHC Alternating hemiplegia of childhood

AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIP Acute intermittent porphyria

ALD Alcoholic liver disease

APS Antiphospholipid syndrome

ARBD Alcohol-related birth defects

Ab antibody

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B:
BID Twice a day

BP Blood pressure

BPH Benign prostatic hypertrophy

BRCA Breast Cancer Gene

BUN Blood urea nitrogen

BPAD Bipolar affective disorder

BPD Borderline personality disorder (often misattributed to

bipolar disorder)

BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia

BS Bloom's syndrome

BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

BV Bacterial vaginosis

BAER brainstem auditory evoked response

BAL bronchoalveolar lavage

BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue

BAN British Approved Name

BCBV Better Care Better Value

BA Bronchial Asthma

BBS Bashful bladder syndrome (see paruresis)

BEB Benign essential blepharospasm

BD Binswanger's disease

BEH Behaviorally/emotionally handicapped

BH Behaviorally handicapped

BMD Becker's muscular dystrophy

BDD body dysmorphic disorder

BHR bronchial hyperresponsiveness

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C:
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CRF Chronic renal failure

CRP C-reactive protein

CSF Cerebrospinal fluid

CVA Cerebrovascular accident

CXR Chest x-ray

CA Cancer

CAP Community acquired pneumonia

CAPD Central auditory processing disorder

CCD Considerable conduct disorder

CCHS Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

CCM Cerebral cavernous malformation

CDG Congenital disorder of glycosylation

CDGS Carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome

CDHF Chronic diastolic heart failure

CEP Congenital erythropoietic porphyria

CESD Cholesteryl ester storage disease

CF Cystic fibrosis

CFIDS Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome

CFS Chronic fatigue syndrome

CHD Coronary heart disease

CHF Congestive heart failure

CIDP Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

CIPA Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis

COAD chronic obstructive airways disease

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D:
DF Dengue fever

DH Developmentally handicapped

DHF Dengue hemorrhagic fever

DHF Diastolic heart failure

DI Diabetes insipidus

DID Dissociative Identity Disorder

DCH Diploma in Child Health

DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ

DCP Diploma in Clinical Pathology

DCR dacryocystorhinostomy

DDH developmental dysplasia of the hip

DES drug-eluting stent

DEXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

DFA direct fluorescent antibody

DHEA dehydroepiandrosterone

DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation

DIF direct immunofluorescence

DIP distal interphalangeal

DJD Degenerative joint disease

DM Diabetes mellitus

DTP Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

DVT Deep-vein thrombosis

DISH Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

DM Diabetes mellitus

DS Down syndrome

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E:
ECHO Echocardiogram

EEG Electroencephalogram

ENT Ear, nose and throat

ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

EDC estimated date of confinement

EDD estimated delivery date

EGA estimated gestational age

ER emergency room

ED Erectile dysfunction

EDS Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

EDS Excessive daytime sleepiness

EIA enzyme immunoassay

ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EMG electromyography

ENG electronystagmography

F:
FMRP fragile X mental retardation protein

FNA fine-needle aspiration

FNAC fine-needle aspiration cytology

FAE Fetal alcohol effects

FAS Fetal alcohol syndrome

FASDs Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

FMA Focal muscular atrophies

FMS Fibromyalgia syndrome

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G:
GALT gut-associated lymphoid tissue

GARS gait abnormality rating scale

GBM glomerular basement membrane

GCA giant cell arteritis

GDM gestational diabetes mellitus

GDS Geriatric Depression Scale

GHRH growth hormone-releasing hormone

GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumor

GIT gastrointestinal tract

GERD Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GI Gastrointestinal

GIB Gastrointestinal bleeding

GBS disease Group B Streptococcal disease

GCE Glycine encephalopathy

GD Gestational diabetes

GN Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

GAD Generalized anxiety disorder

H:
HAS Holmes–Adie syndrome

HIFU high-intensity focused ultrasound

HNIG human normal immunoglobulin

HNPP hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies

HF Heart failure

HFA High-functioning autism

HFMD Hand, foot, and mouth disease

HFRS Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

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HAV Hepatitis A virus

HBV Hepatitis B virus

HCT Hematocrit

HCV Hepatitis C virus

HDL High density lipoprotein

HGB Hemoglobin

HIV Human immunodeficiency virus

HPV Human papilloma virus

HRT Hormone replacement therapy

I:
ICAS Independent Complaints Advocacy Services

ICHD International Classification of Headache Disorders

ICP intracranial pressure

ICP-MS inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

ICS intercostal space

ICSI intracytoplasmic sperm injection

IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

ID Infectious disease

IED Intermittent explosive disorder

IHA Idiopathic hyperaldosteronism

INAD Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy

IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin

IVII IV insulin infusion

IVP intravenous pyelogram

IBD Inflammatory bowel disease

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J:
JAS Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis

JE Japanese encephalitis

JHD Juvenile Huntington's disease

JODM Juvenile onset diabetes mellitus

JRA Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

JVP jugular venous pressure

K:
KJ knee jerk

KOH potassium hydroxide

KR knee reflex

KTP potassium titanyl phosphate

KS Kawasaki syndrome

KSS Kearns–Sayre syndrome

L:
LA lupus anticoagulant

LABAs long-acting beta2 agonists

LACIs lacunar infarcts

LAIV live attenuated influenza vaccine

LAP leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

LARC long-acting reversible contraceptive

LASEK laser epithelial keratomileusis

LASIK laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

LD Learning disabilities/differences

LD Legionnaires' disease

LEMS Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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LFA Low-functioning autism

M:
MAC membrane attack complex

MALT mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

MAOIs monoamine oxidase inhibitors

MAC Mycobacterium avium complex

MBD Minimal brain dysfunction

MCS Multiple chemical sensitivities

MD Muscular dystrophy

MDS Myoclonic dystonia

MDD Major depressive disorder

MMR Measles, mumps, rubella

MOH Medication overuse headaches

MPD Myeloproliferative disorders

N:
NAS Neonatal abstinence syndrome

NBIA Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation

NCIP Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia

NCL Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

NF1 Neurofibromatosis type 1

NF2 Neurofibromatosis type 2

NKH Nonketotic hyperglycinemia

NLD Nonverbal learning disability

NMDs Neuronal migration disorders

O:
OA Osteoarthritis

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OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder

ODD Oppositional defiant disorder

OHF Omsk hemorrhagic fever

OMA Oculomotor apraxia

ON Osteonecrosis

OPC Oropharyngeal candidiasis

P:
PAI photoacoustic imaging

PAIR Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration

PALS Patient Advice and Liaison Services

PAM proton pump inhibitor, amoxicillin, metronidazole

PAPP-A pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A

PAPS primary antiphospholipid syndrome

PAS periodic acid-Schiff

Q:
QPD Quebec platelet disorder

QPS Quebec platelet syndrome

R:
RA Rheumatoid arthritis

RAD Reactive airway disease

RIND Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit

RLF Retrolental fibroplasia

RICE Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

RIF right iliac fossa

RIFLE Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-stage kidney disease

RIMA Reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A

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S:
SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome

SB Spina bifida

SBMD Sensory-based motor disorder

SBS Shaken baby syndrome

SC Sydenham chorea

SD Saint Vitus's dance (see Sydenham chorea)

SDD Sensory discrimination disorder

SHF Systolic heart failure

SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome

SIRS Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

SIS Shaken infant syndrome

T:
TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor

TLC total lung capacity

TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation

TNA transient neurological attack

TOP termination of pregnancy

TB Tuberculosis

TBI Traumatic brain injury

TCS Tethered cord syndrome

TEF Tracheoesophageal fistula

TIA Transient ischemic attack

U:
UDA Urticaria-deafness-amyloidosis

UTI Urinary tract infection

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UC Ulcerative colitis

URI Upper respiratory infection

V:
VD Venereal disease

VHF Viral hemorrhagic fever

VHL Von Hippel–Lindau disease

VP Variegate porphyria

VSD Ventricular septal defect

VVC Vulvovaginal candidiasis

W:
WCC white cell count

WHO World Health Organization

WLL whole-lung lavage

WD Wilson's disease

X:
Y:
YF Yellow Fever

YNS Yellow nail syndrome

YSS Young–Simpson syndrome

Z:
ZAP-70 deficiency Zeta-associated-protein 70 deficiency

ZBLS Zadik–Barak–Levin syndrome

ZES Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

ZS Zellweger syndrome

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References:
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/common-medical-abbreviations-a-c.html
• https://www.medicinenet.com/common_medical_abbreviations_and_terms/article.htm

• https://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/articles/medical-abbrev.htm
• https://medlineplus.gov/appendixb.html
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19363877/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_for_diseases_and_disorders
• https://patient.info/doctor/abbreviations

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