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Ch. 8 Abbreviations
Female Reproductive System Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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AB | abortion |
APP | alpha-fetoprotein |
BSE | Breast self-examination |
C-section | Cesarean Section |
SIN | Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
CIS | Carcinoma in situ |
CVS | Chorionic Villus Sampling |
Cx | Cervix |
D&C | Dilation and Curettage |
DCIS | Ductal Carcinoma in Situ |
DUB | Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding |
FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
FSH | Follicle-Stimulation Hormone |
G | Gravida (pregnancy) |
GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
GYN | Gynecology |
hCG or HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
HDN | Hemolytic disease of the newborn |
HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
HSG | Hysterosalpingography |
IUD | Intrauterine Devise |
IVF | in vitro fertilization |
LEEP | Loop Electrocautery excision procedure |
LH | Luteinizing hormone |
LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
Multip | multipart |
OB | obstetrics |
para 2-0-1-2 | A woman's reproductive history, 2 full term infants, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, 2 living children |
pap tast | Test for cervical or vaginal cancer |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
primip | primipara |
SLN biopsy | sentinel lymph node biopsy |
TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy |
UAE | Uterine Artery Embolization |
VH | Vaginal Hysterectomy |