u&e = urea and electrolytes
u/a = urinalysis
u/d = urethral dilatation
u/e = unemployed
u/o = under observation for, urine output
u/s = ultrasound
uac = umbilical artery catheter
uadt = upper aerodigestive tract
uae = united arab emirates
uao = upper airway obstruction
ubg = urobilinogen
ubo = unidentified bright object
ubw = usual body weight
ucbr = unconjugated bilirubin
ucd = usual childhood diseases
ucg = urinary chorionic gonadotropin
uchd = usual childhood diseases
uchl = university college hospital lymphocyte
uchl-1 = university college hospital lymphocyte 1
ucht-1 = university college hospital t cell 1
uci = urinary catheter in
ucita = uniform computer information transactions act
ucla = university of california, los angeles
uco = urinary catheter out
ucr = urinary creatinine
udc = upper deep cervical lymph node
udca = ursodeoxycholic acid
udcs = ursodeoxycholylsarcosine
udpase = uridine diphosphatase
udpg = uridine diphosphoglucose
udpga = uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid
udpglucose pyrophosphorylase = uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase
udpgt = udp glucuronosyltransferase
uds = urodynamics
udt = undescended testes
ue3 = unconjugated estriol
uecp = urethral electric conductance test
ufa = unesterified fatty acid
ufc = urine free cortisol level
ufp = universal fall precautions
ufr = urinary flow rate
uft = uracil + ftorafur
ugi = upper gastrointestinal
ugib = upper gastrointestinal bleeding
ugit = upper gastrointestinal tract
ugm = microgram
ugt = udp glucuronosyltransferase
uhf = ultra high frequency
uicc = international union against cancer
uip = usual interstitial pneumonitis
uiq = upper inner quadrant
ukcc = united kingdom children';s cancer study group langerhans cell histiocytosis staging system
ukp = malignant tumor unknown primary
ull = uncomfortable loudness level
ulq = upper left quadrant
ultra = ultrasound
ultrastar = ultrasound structured attribute reporting
ultt = upper limb tension test
umls = unified medical language system
umn = upper motor neuron
umol = micromole
umpase = uridine monophosphatase
umps = uridine monophosphate synthase
ums = ulnar mammary syndrome
una = urinary concentration of sodium
unesco = united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization
ung = ointment
ungulates = hoofed mammals
unilat = unilateral
unos = united network for organ sharing
uop = urine output
uoq = upper outer quadrant
uos = upper esophageal segment
upep = urinary protein electrophoresis
upiii = uroplakin iii
upj = ureteropelvic junction
upp = static urethral pressure profile
upper facial prosthesis = provided by a non physician
uppp = uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
uprtase = uracil phosphoribosyltransferase
upw = units per week
ura = upper removable appliance
urap = unidirectional retrograde accessory pathway
urf = unidentified reading frame
uri = upper respiratory infection
uro = uroporphyrinogen
urob = urobilinogen
urod = uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
urol = urology
urq = upper right quadrant
urs = ureterorenoscopy
urti = upper respiratory tract infection
usc = unique sequence component
usda = united states dept of agiculture
usi = urinary stress incontinene
usmle = united states medical lcensing examination
usn = ultrasonic nebulizer
uspha = united states public health administration
usphs = united states public health service
ut = uterus
utee = upper thoracic expansion exercises
uti = urinary tract infection
utpase = uridine triphosphatase
utph = uterotrophic placental hormone
utr = untranslated regions
uts = unable to see
uucp = unix to unix copy program
uun = urine urea nitrogen
uv = ultraviolet
uva = ultraviolet a
uvb = ultraviolet b
uvj = ureterovesicular junction
uvl = ultraviolet light
uvpp = uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
uvr = ultraviolet radiation
uw = university of washington
v harveyi = vibrio harveyi
v&p = vagotomy and pyloroplasty
v&t = volume and tension
v+p = vagotomy and pyloroplasty
v/q = ventilation perfusion
vaap = vincristine, asparaginase, adriamycin, prednisone
vab = vinblastine, actinomycin d, bleomycin
vabcd = vinblastine, adriamycin, bleomycin, ccnu, dtic
vaca = vincristine, actinomycin d, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
vacad = vincristine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, actinomycin d, dacarbazine
vacp = vepesid, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, platinol
vacterl = vertebral, anal, cardiac tracheal, esophageal, renal, limb
vad/v = vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone, verapamil
vadph = valeroyl dph
vafac = vincristine, amethopterin, 5 fluorouracil, adriamycin cyclophosphamide
vag = vaginal
vah = vah, autosomal recessive, included
vai = vincristine, actinomycin d, ifosfamide
vain = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
vain i = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 1
vain ii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 2
vain iii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 3
vaini = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 1
vainii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 2
vainiii = vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia 3
val = visual acuity left
vale = visual acuity left eye
vam = vp 26 213, adriamycin, methotrexate
vamc = va medical center
vamp = vincristine, amethopterine, 6 mercaptopurine, and prednisone
vare = visual acuity right eye
vasc = vascular
vat = vacuum aspiration termination of pregnancy
vatd = vincristine, ara c, 6 thioguanine, daunorubicin
vater = vertebral defects, imperforate anus, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal defects
vath = vinblastine, adriamycin, thiotepa, halotestin
vats = video assisted thorascopic surgery
vav = vp 26 213, adriamycin, vincristine
vba = vincristine, bcnu, adriamycin
vbac = vaginal birth after caesarean section
vbap = vincristine, bcnu, adriamycin, prednisone
vbch = van buchem disease
vbf = venous blood flow
vbi = vertebrobasilar ischaemi vertigo
vbl = vinblastine
vbm = vincristine, bleomycin, ddp
vbmcp = vincristine, bcnu, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
vbmf = vincristine, bleomycin, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
vbp = vinblastine, bleomycin, platinol
vcap = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, prednisone
vcc = vision with correction
vccl = vision with contact lens
vcf = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, 5 fluorouracil
vcmp = vincristine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, prednisone
vco2 = carbon dioxide output
vcs = vasoconstrictor substance
vcu = voiding cystourethrogram
vcug = voiding cystourethrogram
vd/vt = dead space/tidal volume ratio
vdd = vitamin d dependent
vddr = vitamin d dependent rickets
vdh = vascular disease of the heart
vdp = vincristine, daunorubicin, prednisone
vdrl = venereal disease research laboratory
vds = vindesine
vea = ventricular ectopic arrhythmia
veb = vetricular ectopic beat
vee = venezuelan equine encephalitis
veg = vegetarian
vegf = vascular endothelial growth factor
vegi = vascular endothelial growth inhibitor
vemp = vincristine, endoxan, 6 mercaptopurine, prednisone
vent = ventilator
ventil = ventilation
ver = visual evoked responses
vert = vertical
vet = veterinarian
vf/vfib = ventricular fibrillation
vfd = visual field defect
vfftc = visual fields full to confrontation
vfib = ventricular fibrillation
vft = vestibular function test
vg = vein graft
vgp = vertical growth phase
vhd = valvular heart disease
vhf = viral hemorrhagic fever
vhl = von hippel lindau
vhr = vaginal hysterectomy
via = by way of
vic = vasoactive intestinal contractor
vie = vincristine, ifosfamide, etoposide
vim = vimentin
vips = voluntary interruption of pregnancy and sterilization service
vis = visual
visi = volar intercalated segment instability
vista = veterans health information systems and technology architecture
vit a = vitamin a
vit c = vitamin c
vit e = vitamin e
vit g = vitamin g
vit k = vitamin k
vit l = vitamin l
vit m = vitamin m
vitc = ascorbic acid
vitd = cholecalciferol
vite = tocopherol
vkh = vogt koyanagi harada syndrome
vlb = vinblastine
vlbw = very low birth weight infant
vlcad = very long chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
vlcd = very low calorie diet
vldl = very low density lipoprotein
vldlr = very low density lipoprotein receptor
vled = very low energy diet
vlp = vincristine, l asparaginase, prednisone
vls = very low sodium diet
vlsi = very large scale integration
vmad = vincristine, methotrexate, adriamycin, actinomycin d
vmc = vp 16, methotrexate, citrovorum factor
vmcp = vincristine, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, prednisone
vmd = vitelliform macular dystrophy
vmglom = venous malformations with glomus cells
vmp = vepesid, mitoxantrone, prednimustine
vmr = vasomotor rhinitis
vn = visiting nurse
vndr = variable number dinucleotide repeat
vnpi = van nuys prognostic index
vntr = variable number of tandem repeat
vo = verbal order
voca = vp 16, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
vocap = vp 16 213, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, platinol
voctor = void on call to operating room
vol = volume
vor = vestibulo oculomotor reflex
vos = vision left eye
vpa = valproic acid
vpag = valproic acid glucuronide
vpc = ventricular premature contraction
vpca = vincristine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, ara c
vpcmf = vincristine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5 fluorouracil
vpdph = valproyl dph
vpe = volume percentage epithelium
vpi = velopharyngeal incompetence
vpp = vepesid, platinol
vpvcp = vincristine, prednisone, vinblastine, chlorambucil, procarbazine
vq = ventilation perfusion scan
vra = visual reinforcement audiometry
vre = vancomycin resistant enterococcus
vrs = verbal rating scale
vsc = vision without correction
vsd = ventricular septal defect
vso = vertical saggital split osteotomies
vsv = vesicular stomatitis virus group
vta = ventral tegmental area
vtach = venricular tachycardia
vtol = vaginal trial of labor
vtop = voluntary termination of pregnancy
vtx = vertex
vuj = vesicoureteric junction calculus
vupp = voiding urethral pressure profile
vur = vesicoureteric reflux
vva = vicia villosa
vvc = vulva, vagina, cervix
vvf = vesicovaginal fistula
vw = vessel wall
vwm = leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
vws = van der woude syndrome
vx = vertex presentation
vzv = varicella zoster virus
w-d = wet to dry
w/ = with
w/a = while awake
w/c = wheelchair
w/n = within
w/o = without
wab = western aphasia battery
wagr = wilms'; tumor, aniridia, genital abnormalities, and mental retardation
wais = wechsler adult intelligence scale
wais-r = weschler adult intelligence scale revised
waisr = wechsler adult intelligence scale revised
wan = wide area network
was = wiskott aldrich syndrome
wass = wasserman
wbat = weight bearing as tolerated
wbcs = white blood cells
wbct = whole blood clotting time
wbs = wiedemann beckwith syndrome
wbt = weight bearing to tolerance
wcc = white blood cell count
wcch = water clear cell hyperplasia
wchcd = water channel collecting duct
wcst = wisconsin card sorting test
wdhh = diarrheogenic tumor
wdm = welander distal myopathy
wdwn = well developed , well nourished
wed = wednesday
wedi = the workgroup for electronic data interchange
wee = western equine encephalitis
wfl = within functional limits
wfs = wolfram syndrome
wg = wegener';s granulomatosis
wga = wheat germ agglutinin
wgl = wheat germ lectin
wgn = wagner syndrome
whd = werdnig hoffmann disease
whim = warts hypogammaglobulinaemia infections myelokathexis
who = world health organization
whomp = world health organization melanoma program
whr = waist hip ratio
whs = wolf hirschhorn syndrome
wi = wisconsin
wk = week
wks = weeks
wky = wistar kyoto rat
wld = wilhelmsen lynch disease
wle = wide local excision
wlr = way leather restraints
wm = white male
wob = work of breathing
wold = wechsler objective language dimensions test
wond = wechsler objective numerical dimensions test
wp = whirlpool
wpb = weibel palade bodies
wppsi = wechsler pre school and primary scale of intelligence
wrat = wide range achievement test
wrn = werner syndrome
wrs = ward romano syndrome
wses = world scientific and engineering society
wsl = wesselsbron fever
wsn = waisman syndrome
wsp = white soft paraffin
wts = wilson turner x linked mental retardation syndrome
wvi = genital wart virus infection
wws = wieacker wolff syndrome
www = world wide web
x ray = roentgen radiation
x-ray = roentgen radiation
x0 = turner';s syndrome
xa = xanthurenic acid
xe = xenon
xgp = xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
xgpn = xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
xhed = x linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
xhl = x linked hypophosphatemic rickets
xip = x ray in plaster
xist = candidate gene for x inactivation center
xla = x linked agammaglobulinemia
xlalphas = xlalpha protein
xli = x linked ichythyosis
xln = neutropenia, severe congenital, x linked
xlp = x linked lymphoproliferative
xlps = x linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
xm = cross match
xmp = xanthosine monophosphate
xo = xanthine oxidase
xrs = x ray sensitivity
xrt = x ray therapy
xscid = x linked severe combined immunodeficiency
xtp = xanthosine triphosphate
xyloc = xylocytidine
y enterocolitica = yersinia enterocolitica
y/o = year old
yac = yeast artificial chromosome
yb = ytterbium
yd = yard
yf = yellow fever
yo = year old
yobf = year old black female
yobm = year old black male
yoc = young offenders center
yohf = year old hispanic female
yohm = year old hispanic male
yowf = year old white female
yowm = year old white male
yoyo = you';re on your own
yr = year
yrs = years
yst = yolk sac tumor
ytfsr = year tumor free survival
z = atomic number
z line = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
z-line = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
zbp = zinc binding protein
zcl = zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
zd = zone drilling
ze = zollinger ellison
zeep = zero end expiratory pressure
zes = zollinger ellison syndrome
zetapkc = protein kinase c zeta
zf = zimmer frame
zift = zygote intrafallopian transfer
zig = zoster immune globulin
zline = squamocolumnar mucosal junction of stomach and esophagus
zls = zimmermann laband syndrome
zmc = zygomatic arch
znmp = zinc mesoporphyrin
zntbzpyp = zinc tetrabenzylpyridoporphyrin
zoe = zinc oxide eugenol
zpp = zinc protoporphyrin level
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