Medical Abbreviations
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| A&P | auscultation and percussion
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| a.c. | before meals (ante cibum)
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| A.D. or a.d. | right ear (auris dextra)
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| A.S. or a.s. | Left Ear (auris sinistra)
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| A.U. or a.u. | both ears (aures unitas)
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| A | assessment
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| aa | of each
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| AAMA | American Associatin of Medical Assistants
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| AAROM | Active assistive range of motion
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| ABD | Abdomen
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| abd. | abduction, abdomen
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| ABG | arterial blood gas
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| ACS | American Cancer Society
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| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| ad lib | as desired
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| AD | alzheimer's disease
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| ADA | American Diabetic Association
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| ADH | antidiuretic hormone
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| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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| ADL | activities of daily living
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| Adm | admission
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| AF | atrial fibrillation
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| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association
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| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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| AIHA | autoimmune hemolytic anemia
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| AJ | ankle jerk
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| AK | above the knee
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| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia
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| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
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| alt. dieb. | every other day
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| alt. hor. | every other hour
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| alt. noc. | every other night
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| ALT | alanine amniotransferase (formerly SGPT)
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| AMA | American Medical Association; against medical advice
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| amb | ampule
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| ANA | American Nurses Association, antinuclear antibody
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| Ant. | anterior
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| ap | before dinner
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| A-P | anterior-posterior
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| AQ or aq | water
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| aq. dest. | distilled water
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| aq. frig. | cold water
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| AR | apical rate
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| ARD | atrial septal defect
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| AROM | active range of motion
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| AS | aortic stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis
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| ASA | aspirin
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| ASAP | as soon as possible
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| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
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| ASD | atrial septal defect
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| ASH or ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease
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| ASIS | anterior superior iliac spine
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| AST | serum aspartate amniotransferase (formerly SGOT)
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| A-V or AV | atrioventricular, arteriovenous
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| ax | axillary
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