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Week 3 - Appendix
Week 3 - Abbreviations and Symbols (A-C)
Term | Definition |
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Abd | abdomen |
ABO | blood group |
ACG | Angiocardiography |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
AMD | age-related macular degeneration |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
ARF | acute renal failure |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AV | atrioventricular; arteriovenous |
BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
BG | blood glucose |
BMI | body mass index |
BMR | basal metabolic rate |
C1, C2, etc. | first, second cervical vertebra |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHD | coronary heart disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
chol | cholesterol |
CNS | central nervous system |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |