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Medical Terminology
Chapter 8 - Female Reproductive System - Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | abortion |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein (high levels of amniotic fluid of fetus or maternal serum |
| BRCA1 ; BRCA2 | breast cancer 1 and 2 |
| CA125 | protein marker elevated in ovarian cancer |
| C-section ; CS | cesarean section |
| CIN | 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 stimulating hormone |
| G | gravida (pregnancy) |
| GnRH | gonadtropin releasing hormone |
| hGC : HGC | human chorionic gonadtropin |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hystosalpingography |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| IVF | in vetro fertilization |
| LEEP | loop electrocautery excision procedure |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| Multip | multipara |
| OB | obstetrics |
| para 2-0-1-2 | a woman's reproductive history: 2 full term infants, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, and 2 living children |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| primip | primipara |
| SLN biopsy : SNB | sentinel lymph node biopsy |
| TAH-BSO | toatal abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| UAE | uterine artery embolization |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |