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Abbreviations pg 288
Female Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | abortion |
| AFP | |
| BRCA1 | |
| BRCA2 | |
| BSE | |
| CA-125 | |
| C-section, CS | |
| CIN | |
| CIS | |
| CVS | |
| Cx | |
| D&C | |
| DCIS | |
| DUB | |
| FHR | |
| FSH | |
| G | |
| GnRH | |
| GYN | |
| hCG OR HCG | |
| HDN | |
| HPV | |
| HRT | |
| HSG | |
| IUD | |
| IVF | |
| LEEP | |
| LH | |
| LMP | |
| multip | |
| OB | |
| para 2-0-1-2 | a woman's reproductive history: |
| Pap test | test for cervical or vaginal cancer |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| primip | primipara; primiparous |
| SLN biopsy or SNB | sentinel lymph node biopsy-blue dye or a radioisotope (or both) identifies the first lymph node draining the breast lymphatics. |
| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| UAE | uterine artery embolization |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |