i-ca = ionized calcium
i123 = iodine 123
i125 = iodine 125
i131 = iodine 131
iaasp = indoleacetylaspartate
iabp = intraaortic balloon pumping
iac = internal auditory canal
iadh = inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
iadl = instrumental activities of daily living
iagt = indirect antiglobulin test
iam = internal auditory meatus
ian = intern admission note
iape = isoarecaidine propyl ester
iapp = islet amyloid polypeptide
ias = internal anal sphincter
iasd = interatrial septal defect
iat = indirect antiglobulin test
iat-lpd = iatrogenic induced lymphoproliferative disorders
iatlpd = iatrogenic induced lymphoproliferative disorders
iaza = iodoazomycin arabinoside
ib = inclusion body
ibcla = isobutylcarbonyllactyl anhydride
ibem = inborn error of metabolism
ibg = iliac bone graft
ibi = institute for biotechnology information
ibl = inferior bridging leaflet
ibm = inclusion body myositis
ibmx = 3 isobutyl 1 methylxanthine
ibsb = immunoblastic sarcoma b
ibst = immunoblastic sarcoma t
ibtx = iberiotoxin
ibw = ideal body weight
icbg = iliac crest bone graft
icc = indian childhood cirrhosis
icce = intracapsular cataract extraction
iccu = intensive coronary care unit
icd-9 = international classification of diseases
icd-o = international classification of diseases for oncology
icdo = international classification of diseases for oncology
ice syndrome = iridio corneo endothelial syndrome
ices = international council of electrophoresis societies
icg = indocyanine green
icgeb = international centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology
ich vul = ichthyosis vulgaris
ichg = international congress of human genetics
icidh = international classification of impairment disability and handicap
icn = infection control nurse
icpc = internal carotid posterior communicating artery
icpemc = international commission on protection against environmental mutagens and carcinogens
icrf = imperial cancer research fund
icsh = interstitial cell stimulating hormone
icsi = intracytoplasmic sperm injection
icu = intensive care unit
icyp = iodocyanopindolol
idb = inferior dental block
iddd = intramembranous dense deposit disease
idh = intraductal hyperlasia
idif = intractable diarrhea of infancy
idm = infant of diabetic mother
idmtx = intermediate dose methotrexate
idpase = inosine diphosphatase
idt = imperfectly descended testis
idx = iodo deoxydoxorubicin
iea = inferior epigastric artery
ieee = institute of electrical and electronics engineers
ief = isoelectric focusing
iei = idiopathic environmental intolerance
iep = isoelectric point
if 2 = initiation factor 2
ifcr = intrinsic factor cobalamin receptor
ifd = inter field distance
ifk = inverted follicular keratosis
ifn = interferon
ifvt = iliofemoral vein thrombosis
iga = immunoglobulin a
iga deficiency = immunoglobulin a deficiency
iga1 = immunoglobulin a1
iga2 = immunoglobulin a2
igb = immunoglobulin b
igbp = insulin like growth factor binding proteins
igcnu = intratubular germ cell neoplasia unclassified
igd = immunoglobulin d
igdm = infant of gestational diabetic mother
igds = iridogoniodysgenesis syndrome
ige = immunoglobulin e
igf = insulin like growth factor
igg = immunoglobulin g
igh = immunoglobulin heavy chain
igm = immunoglobulin m
igps = indoleglycerol phosphate
igs = imerslund grasbeck syndrome
igt = impaired glucose tolerance
igtc = isoglobotriaosylceramide
igtn = ingrowing toenail
igy = immunoglobulin y
iha = idiopathic hyperaldosteronism
ihc = immunohistochemistry
ihcm = ichthyosis hystrix, curth macklin
ihf = integration host factor
ihh = idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
ihss = idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
iia = internal iliac artery
iic = intermediate intensive care
iicu = infant intensive care unit
iif = indirect immunofluorescence
iih = idiopathic intracranial hypertension
iip = implantable insulin pump
iisi = illness injury severity index
ijcai = international joint conference on artificial intelligence
ijo = idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis
ijv = internal jugular vein
il-1 = interleukin 1
il-2 = interleukin 2
il-3 = interleukin 3
il1 = interleukin 1
il2 = interleukin 2
il3 = interleukin 3
ile = isoleucine
ilf = indicated low forceps
ilnr = intralobular nephrogenic rests
ilr = idiopathic livedo reticularis
ilt = intraluminal treatment
ilven = inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus
im-rod = intramedullary rod
imam = intramammary
imcu = intermediate medical care unit
imf = intermaxillary fixation
imho = in my humble opinion
imip = imipramine
impp = intermittent positive pressure
inact = inactivation
inad = infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
inah = isoniazid
inc = incomplete
inc ab = incomplete abortion
incenp = inner centromere protein
incl = infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
incr = increased
indo = indomethacin
indo v = indolactam v
ine = infantile necrotizing encephalomylopathy
inev = inevitable
info = information
ing = inguinal
inh = isoniazid
inhal = inhalation
init = initial
initial, above knee = knee disarticulation, ischial level socket, non alignable system, pylon, no cover, sach foot, plaster socket, direct formed
inp = intranasal polypectomy
inpt = inpatient
inpv = intermittent negative pressure ventilation
inr = international normalized ratio
inreal = inter reactive language analysis
inria = french natl inst for research in computer science and control
ins = idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
inspir = inspiration, inspiratory
inss = international neuroblastoma staging system
inthc = intrathecally
intracr = intracranial
ioc = intraoperative cholangiogram
iodm = idiopathic onset diabetes mellitus
iofb = intraocular foreign body
ioh = idiopathic orthostatic hypotension
iom = institute of medicine
iopn = intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm
iotn = index of orthodontic treatment need
ipf = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
iph = idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
ipi = intraperitoneal insemination
ipiut = intraperitoneal intrauterine transfusion
ipj = interphalangeal joint
ipk = intractable plantar keratoma
ipkd = infantile polycystic kidney disease
ipm = imipenem
ipmn = intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma
ippb = intermittent positive pressure breathing
ippv = intermittent positive pressure ventilation
ipsp = inhibitory postsynaptic potential
ipt = intraperitoneal transfusion
iq = intelligence quotient
ir acth = adrenocorticotropic hormone
irc = infrared coagulation
irdn = insulin related dna polymorphism
irds = idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome
irf = internal rigid function
irg = initial review group
irhd = inactive rheumatic heart disease
irreg = irregular
irv = inspiratory reserve volume
is gene = immune suppressor gene
isc = intermittent self catheterization
isd = interatrial septal defect
isdn = isosorbide dinitrate
ismm = in situ malignant melanoma
isn = intussusception
isolatn = isolation
isovaleryl coa dehydrogenase = isovaleryl coenzyme a dehydrogenase
isp = internet service provider
iss = injury severity score
issd = infantile sialic acid storage disorde
it-mtx = intrathecal methotrexate
ita = internal thoracic artery
itd = idiopathic torsion dystonia
itfs = incomplete testicular feminization syndrome
itgcn = intratubular germ cell neoplasia
itpa = illinois test of psycholinguistic ability
itpase = inosine triphosphatase
itq = itaqui fever
itt = insulin tolerance test
itu = intensive therapy nurse
itz = itraconazole
iuc = intrauterine catheter
iucd = intrauterine contraceptive device
iufd = intrauterine fetal death
iug = intrauterine gestation
iugr = intrauterine growth retardation
iui = intrauterine insemination
iup = intrauterine pregnancy
iupc = intrauterine pressure catheter
iut = intrauterine transfusion
iutp = intrauterine term pregnancy
ivbalt = intravascular bronchoalveolar tumor
ivcc = intravascular consumption coagulopathy
ivcd = intraventricular conduction delay
ivda = intravenous drug abuse
ivdp = intervertebral disc prolapse
ivdu = intravenous drug user
ivh = intraventricular hemorrhage
ivi = intavenous infusion
ivig = intravenous immunoglobulin
ivna = in vivo neutron activation
ivox = intravenous gas exchange
ivpb = intravenous piggy back
ivr = idioventricular rhythm
ivra = intravenous regional analgesia
ivrsb = intravenous regional sympathetic block
ivsd = interventricular septal defect
iwdwwc = it was dry when we closed
iwdwwcs = it was dry when we closed sir
iwmi = inferior wall myocardial infarction
izs = insulin zinc suspension
j-tube = jejunostomy tube
jama = journal of the american medical association
jan = january
jar = java archive
jbe = japanese b encephalitis
jbts = joubert syndrome
jcd = jakob creutzfeldt disease
jcml = juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia
jct = junction
jcv = jc virus
jdm = juvenile diabetes mellitus
je = japanese encephalitis
jebi = junctional epidermolysis bullosa inversa
jgi = jejunogastric intussusception
jk = corynebacterium jeikeium
jlns = jervell and lange nielsen syndrome
jmml = juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
jncl = neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, juvenile type
jnp = jadassohn nevus phakomatosis
jnt = joint
jodm = juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
jour = journal
jr = joint replacement
jra = juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
jt = joint
jul = july
jump = eye movement
jun = june
jvd = jugular venous distention
jws = jackson weiss syndrome
k codes assigned to durable medical equipment regional carriers = other
k-cal = kilocalorie
k/p = kidney pancreas
kasr = katz adjustment scale relatives form
kb = kilobase
kbp = kilobase pair
kcaso = potassium cardioplegic solution
kcct = kaolin cephalin clotting time
kcl = potassium chloride
kco = transfer coefficient
kcs = keratoconjunctivitis sicca
kd = ketogenic diet
ked = kendrick extrication device
kfd = kyasanur forest disease
kfs = klippel feil syndrome
kg = kilogram
kgc = keflin, gentamicin, carbenicillin
kgf = keratinocyte growth factor
kh = kilohertz
khf = korean hemorrhagic fever
khm = keratoderma hereditarium mutilans
khz = kilohertz
ki-1 = cd30
kids = keratitis ichthyosis and deafness syndrome
kj = knee jerk
kk = knee kick
kkcp = klebsiella k2 capsular polysaccharide
klh = keyhole limpet hemocyanin
km = kilometer
kod = knocked out
koh = potassium hydroxide
kpe = kelman phacoemulsification
kplp = phosphorylleucylphenylalanine
kpo4 = potassium phosphate
kpps = keratosis palmoplantaris striata
kscn = potassium thiocyanate
kss = kearns sayre syndrome
ktt = kendall toy test
ktw = klippel trenaunay weber syndrome
kub = kidney, ureter, bladder
kv = kilovolt
kvo = keep vein open
kw = kilowatt
kw rat = kyoto wistar rat
kwk = kimmelstiel wilson disease or syndrome
kws = kugelberg welander syndrome
l aethiopica = leishmania aethiopica
l biflexa = leptospira biflexa
l donovani = leishmania donovani
l dopa = levodopa
l feeleii = legionella feeleii
l infantum = leishmania infantum
l nna = ng nitro l arginine
l olmeca = lutzomyia olmeca
l pam = melphalan
l wadsworthii = legionella wadsworthii
l&a = light and accommodation
l&d = labor and delivery
l&h = lymphocyte and histiocyte
l&w = living and well
l/min = liters per minute
l/s = ratio lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio
laam = levo alpha acetylmethadol
lab = laboratory
laci = lacunar infarction
lacr = lacrimal
lact = lactic
ladca = left anterior descending coronary artery
lae = left atrial enlargement
lafb = left anterior fascicular block
lah = left anterior hemiblock
lais = lateral internal anal sphincterotomy
lak = lymphocyte activated killer cells
lalk = leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
lall = lymphoblastic leukemia, acute, with lymphomatous features
lamb = lentigines, atrial myxoma, mucocutaneous myoma, blue nevus syndrome
lamp = lysosome associated membrane protein
lanl = los alamos national laboratory
lanp = leucine rich acidic nuclear protein
lao = left anterior oblique
lap dye = laparoscopic dye test
lapoca = l asparaginase, prednisone, oncovin, cytarabine, adriamycin
larsp = language assessment remediation and screening procedure
las = linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
lat flap = latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction
lats = long acting thyroid stimulator
lav = lymphadenopathy associated virus
lavh = laparoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy
lax = laxative
lbb = left bundle branch
lbd = lewy body disease
lbm = lean body mass
lbna = lysis bladder neck adhesions
lbnl = lawrence berkeley national laboratory
lbv = low biological value
lbw = low birth weight
lbwi = low birth weight infant
lc50 = lethal concentration 50
lcca = left common carotid artery
lccs = lethal congenital contracture syndrome
lccsct = large cell calcifying sertoli cell tumor
lcd = lattice corneal dystrophy
lcfs = lynch cancer family syndrome
lch = langerhan';s cell histiocytosis
lchad = long chain 3 hydroxyacyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency
lci = lung clearance index
lcis = lobular carcinoma in situ
lclo = lethal concentration low
lcmv = lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
lcos = liquid crystal on silicon projection
lcps = legg calve perthes syndrome
lcr = locus control region
lct = long chain triglyceride supplementation
lcta = lungs clear to auscultation
lcx = left circumflex artery
lcxca = left circumflex coronary artery
ldc = lower deep cervical lymph node
ldd = lhermitte duclos disease
ldf = laplace transform damping factor
ldh = lactate dehydrogenase
ldhd = lymphocyte depletion hodgkin';s disease
ldl receptor = low density lipoprotein receptor
ldl-c = low density lipoprotein cholesterol
ldlc = low density lipoprotein cholesterol
ldlo = lethal dose low
ldsq = lambeth disability screening questionnaire
ldyt = leber optic atrophy and dystonia
leds = life events and difficulties scale
leep = loop electrosurgical excision procedure
lel = lymphoepithelial lesions
lems = lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome
leo = law enforcement officer
leopard = multiple lentigines, electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities, ocular hypertelorism, pulmonic stenosis, abnormal genitalia, retardation of growth, and sensorineural deafness
lep = lumbar epidural
lesa = lymphoepithelial sialadenitis
lesp = lower esophageal sphincter pressure
leu = leucine
leu enkephalin = leucine enkephalin
leuc = leukocytes
lfl = li fraumeni like
lfp = left frontoposterior
lfrh = lh fsh releasing hormone
lfss = light fixation seizure syndrome
lft = liver function test
lfts = liver function tests
lfv = lassa fever virus
lfvd = low forceps vaginal delivery
lga = large for gestational age
lgc = late gastric cancer
lgd = low grade dysplasia
lgi = lower gastrointestinal
lgib = lower gastrointestinal bleeding
lgin = low grade intraurothelial neoplasia
lgiun = low grade intraurothelial neoplasia
lgll = large granular lymphocytic leukemia
lgmd = limb girdle muscular dystrophy
lgn = lateral geniculate nucleus
lgs = langer giedion syndrome
lgsil = low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
lgv = lymphogranuloma venereum
lh rf = luteinizing hormone releasing factor
lh rh = luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
lh/fsh = luteinizing hormone follicle stimulating horm level
lha = left heart assisted
lhon = leber hereditary optic neuropathy
lhot = left hypotropia
lhp = latent hypoparathyroidism
lhrh = luteinizing hormone releasing hormone
lht = left hypertrophia
licl = lithium chloride
lics = left intercostal space
lig = ligament
lih = left inguinal hernia
lima = left internal mammary artery
limb = listing of molecular biology databases
line = Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements
lines = Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements
linnac = linear accelerator
lis = laboratory information systems
lit = literature
liv = left innominate vein
lle = left lower extremity
lletz = large loop excision of transformation zone
llg = left lateral gaze
lln = lower limit of normal
llnl = lawrence livermore national laboratory
llq = left lower quadrant
llsb = left lower sternal border
llz = left lower zone pneumonia
lmb = left main bronchus
lmbb = laurence moon bardet biedl syndrome
lmca = left main coronary artery
lmcat = left middle cerebral artery thrombosis
lmd = local medical doctor
lml = left mediolateral
lmm = lentigo maligna melanoma
lmn = lower motor neuron
lmnd = lower motor neuron disease
lmt = long term memory
lmw = low molecular weight
lmwh = low molecular weight heparin
lmwk = low molecular weight kininogen
lmwp = low molecular weight proteinuria
ln2 = liquid nitrogen
lnmp = last normal menstrual period
lnp = last normal period
load = late onset alzheimer disease
loael = lowest observed adverse effect level
locs = laryngoonychocutaneous syndrome
loe = lady of the evening
loi = loss of imprinting
loinc = logical observation identifiers, names and codes
lomac = leucovorin, oncovin, methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
lomcs = left otitis media chronic serous
lond = london
lop = left occipitoposterior position
lopca = late onset pauciarticular chronic arthritis
lot = life orientation test
lotca = lowenstein ot cognitive assessment
lower gi = lower gastrointestinal
lpc = lysophosphatidylcholine
lpcb = lactophenol cotton blue
lpcp = light perception with projection
lpda = left dominant posterior descending artery
lpf = low power field
lpg = lysophosphatidylglycerol
lph = left posterior hemiblock
lpif = lymphocyte proliferation inhibitory factor
lpm = liters per minute
lpn = licensed practical nurse
lpp = lichen planopilaris
lppf = lymphocyte proliferation potentiating factor
lra = left renal artery
lrcp = licensed respiratory care practitioner
lrdt = living related donor transplant
lre = leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
lrf = luteinizing hormone releasing factor
lri = lower respiratory infection
lrln = left recurrent laryngeal nerve
lrnd = left radical neck dissection
lrq = lower right quadrant
lrs = larsen syndrome
lrt = lower respiratory tract
lrti = lower respiratory tract infection
ls&a = lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
lsb = left sternal border
lsc = lichen simplex chronicus
lsca = left subclavian artery
lscc = lateral semicircular canal
lsfc = leigh syndrome, french canadian type
lsi = life satisfaction index
lsk = liver, spleen, kidneys
lsl = left sacrolateral position
lslcl = lymphocytic secreted long form of c type lectin
lsm = laser capture microscopy
lso = left salpingoophorectomy
lsp = left sacroposterior position
lsr = lecithin to sphingomyelin ratio
lsv = long saphenous vein
lsvc = persistent left superior vena cava
lta = lipoteichoic acid
ltb = laryngotracheobronchitis
ltb4 = leukotriene b4
ltc4 = leukotriene c4
ltcs = low transverse cesarean section
ltd = leukotriene d
ltee = lower thoracic expansion exercises
ltf = lipotropic hormone
ltg = low tension glaucoma
lth = luteotropic hormone
lti = life technologies, inc
ltic = low temperature isotropic carbon
ltm = long term memory
ltot = long term oxygen therapy
ltr = long terminal repeat
ltt = lactose tolerance test
ltv = long term viability
ltx = liver transplant
lue = left upper extremity
lues = syphilis
luf = luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome
luq = left upper quadrant
lusb = left upper sternal border
luscs = lower uterine segment caesarean section
luss = liver ultrasound scan
lut = lower urinary tract
luts = lower urinary tract symptoms
luz = left upper zone pneumonia
lv+ = left ventricular hypertrophy
lvad = left ventricular assist device
lvar = left ventricular aneurysm
lvedp = left ventricular end diastolic pressure
lvef = left ventricular ejection fraction
lvf = left ventricular failure
lvh = left ventricular hypertrophy
lvot = left ventricular outflow tract
lvrs = lung volume reduction surgery
lvsv/rvsv = left to right ventricular stroke volume ratio
lvsw = left ventricular stroke work
lvswi = lv stroke work index
lvu = last void urine
lw = lives with
lwbs = left without being seen
lwct = lee white clotting time, coagulation time
lwd = leri weill dyschondrosteosis
lwfs = lethal white foal syndrome
lwmi = lateral wall myocardial infarction
lws = lowry wood syndrome
lymphs = lymphocytes
lyp = lymphomatoid papulosis
lysopi = lysophosphatidylinositol
lytes = electrolytes
m asiaticum = mycobacterium asiaticum
m avium = mycobacterium avium
m avium complex = mycobacterium avium complex
m avium intracellulare = mycobacterium avium intracellulare
m barkeri = methanosarcina barkeri
m chelonei = mycobacterium chelonei
m gallinaceum = mycoplasma gallinaceum
m gallisepticum = mycoplasma gallisepticum
m gastri = mycobacterium gastri
m gordonae = mycobacterium gordonae
m lacunata = moraxella lacunata
m mucedo = mucor mucedo
m phlei = mycobacterium phlei
m streptocerca = mansonella streptocerca
m&i = mother & infant
m&m = morbidity and mortality
m,m = married, male, mother murmur, meter, mass, molar
m-a = miller abbott
m/a = mood affect
m/e = myeloid/erythroid ratio
m/n = mydriacyl and neosynephrine
m/r/g = murmurs, rubs, gallops
m/sec = meters per second
m0 = acute myeloblastic leukaemia undifferentiated
m3 = acute promyelocytic leukemia
m4 = acute myelomonocytic leukemia
m6 = acute erythroleukemia
m7 = acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
maai = maleylacetoacetate isomerase
mabop = mustargen, adriamycin, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone
mabs = monocloncal antibodies
mac inh = membrane attack complex inhibitor
macam = mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule
macc = methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, ccnu
macho = methotrexate, asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin
machr = muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
macl = mood affective checklist
macop-b = methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone, bleomycin
madd = myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
maddoc = mechlorethamine, adriamycin, dacarbazine, ddp, oncovin, cyclophosphamide
maddp = methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate
madh = methylamine dehydrogenase
mae = moves all extremities
maew = moves all extremities well
maf = macrophage activating factor
mag = myelin associated glycoprotein
mage = melanoma associated antigen
magf = macrophage aggregation factor
magi = male accessory gland infection
magic = mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome
magpi = meatal advancement and glanuloplasty incorporated
maha = microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
maic = mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex
maid = mesna, adriamycin, interleukin 3, dacarbazine
maldi = matrix assisted laser desorption ionization
malditof = matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight
malig = malignant
malt = mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
maltoma = mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
mammo = mammogram
mao = monoamine oxidase
maoa = monoamine oxidase
maoi = monoamine oxidase inhibitor
maoptms = methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane
mapca = major aortopulmonary collateral artery
mapi = microbial alkaline proteinase inhibitor
mapk = mitogen activated protein kinase
mapkkk = map kinase kinase kinase
maps = make a picture story test
maptl = microtubule associated protein tau like
marco = macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
mat1 = menage a trois 1
match = shape matching
maze = m amsa, azacitidine, etoposide
mbcl = monocytoid b cell lymphoma
mbcn = myoglobin cyanide
mbd = minimal brain dysfunction
mbflb = monaural bifrequency loudness balance test
mbl = marine biological laboratory
mbno = myoglobin nitroxide
mbq = megabecquerel
mbr = major breakpoint region
mbs = moebius syndrome
mbsa = methylated bovine serum albumin
mc&s = microscopy, culture and sensitivities
mc1 = first metacarpal
mc2 = second metacarpal
mc3 = third metacarpal
mc4 = fourth metacarpal
mc5 = fifth metacarpal
mcab = monoclonal antibody
mcbp = melphalan, cyclophosphamide, bcnu, prednisone
mcdc = macular dystrophy, corneal
mcg = microgram
mcgm = microgram
mcgn type i = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type i
mcgn type ii = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type ii
mcgn type iv = mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type iv
mch = mean corpuscular hemoglobin
mci = millicurie
mckd = medullary cystic kidney disease
mcla = measurement of cognitive linguistic ability
mcll = most comfortable listening level
mcmd = merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
mcmi = millon clinical multiaxial inventory
mcmtc = macrocephaly cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
mcns = minimal change nephrotic syndrome
mcpa = 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy acetic acid
mcpb = 2 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy butyric acid
mcpj = metacarpophalangeal joint
mcpjif = metacarpophalangeal joint of index finger
mcpjlf = metacarpophalangeal joint of little finger
mcpjmf = metacarpophalangeal joint of middle finger
mcpjrf = metacarpophalangeal joint of ring finger
mcpjt = metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb
mcppa = methylenecyclopropylacetic acid
mcprg = methylenecyclopropylglycine
mcss = mechanical circulatory support system
mcst = modified card sorting test
mcu = micturating cystogram
mda = methylenedioxyamphetamine
mdc = middle deep cervical
mdf = myocardial depressant factor
mdk = kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia
mdlo = metoclopramide, dexamethasone, lorazepam, ondansetron
mdls = miller dieker lissencephaly syndrome
mdm = mid diastolic murmur
mdma = methylenedioxymethamphetamine
mdnt = midnight
mdp = methylene diphosphonate
mdrv = muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant, with rimmed vacuoles
mds = myelodysplastic syndrome
mdtc = monodansylthiacadaverine
mdx = manic depressive psychosis, x linked
mea = multiple endocrine adenomatosis
meams = middlesex elderly assessment of mental state
mecy = methotrexate, cyclophosphamide
medab = methyldimethylaminoazobenzene
meds = medications
medsg = methyldeoxyspergualin
mee = middle ear effusion
mef25 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity
mef50 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity
mef75 = maximum expiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity
mefv = maximum expiratory flow rate
megx = monoethylglycinexylidide
mehmo = mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and hypogenitalism, microcephaly, and obesity
melas = mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke like episodes
mem = memantine
mems = micro electromechanical systems
men = multiple endocrine neoplasia
meos = microsomal ethanol oxidizing system
meq = milliequivalent
meq/l = milliequivalents per liter
merrf = myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red muscle fibers
messenger rna = messenger ribonucleic acid
methylmalonyl coa mutase = methylmalonyl coenzyme a mutase
mets = metastases
mewds = multiple evanescent white dot syndrome
mfc = minimum fungicidal concentration
mfd = mid forceps delivery
mfh = malignant fibrous histiocytoma
mfm = maternal/fetal medicine
mfmd = monofluoromethyldopa
mfng = manic fringe
mfp = melphalan, 5 fluorouracil, provera
mfr = maximum flow rate of urine
mft = multiple familial trichoepithelioma
mg% = milligrams per 100 cc
mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter
mgcn = megalocornea
mgcr = meningioma chromosome region
mgct = male germ cell tumor
mgd = mouse genome database
mgdf = megakaryocyte growth and development factor
mgf = mast cell growth factor
mgi = microbial genome initiative
mgj = mucogingival junction
mgldg = monogalactosyldiglyceride
mgm = meningioma
mgn = membranous glomerulonephritis
mgproto = magnesium protoporphyrin
mgr = murmurs, gallops, or rubs
mgsa = melanoma growth stimulatory activity
mgso4 = magnesium sulfate
mgus = monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance
mha-tp = microhemagglutination assay treponema pallidum
mhac = microhydranencephaly
mham = multiple hamartoma syndrome
mhaq = modified health assessment questionnaire
mhc = major histocompatibility complex
mhl = mixed hearing loss
mhlc = multidimensional health locus of control scale
mhn = massive hepatic necrosis
mhpg = 3 methoxy 4 hydroxy phenylglycol
mhrt = mental health review tribunal
mhss = military health services system
mhv = middle hepatic vein
mhz = megahertz
mibg = meta iodobenzylguanidine
mice = mesna rescue, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide
micg = macromolecular insoluble cold globulin
microci = microcurie
microl = microliter
micu = medical intensive care unit
midas = microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea syndrome
midi = musical instrument digital interface
mie = meconium ileus equivalent
mif test = migration inhibitory factor test
mif25 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity
mif50 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity
mif75 = maximum inspiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity
mifa = mitomycin, fluorouracil, adriamycin
mifv = maximum inspiratory flow rate
mih = procarbazine
mil = military
mimbd = meet on the interconnection of mol biol databases
mimp = methyl inosine monophosphate
mine = mesna, ifosfamide, novantrone, etoposide
mion = monocrystalline iron oxide nonaparticle
mip = maximum inspiratory pressure
mito = mitomycin c
mitri = mitral insufficiency
mjd = machado joseph disease
mk = menkes syndrome
mkcsf = megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor
mkks = mckusick kaufman syndrome
mks = meckel syndrome
mlb = microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
mlf = medial longitudinal fasciculus
mlg = mitochondria lipid glycogen
mliter = milliliter
mlm = melanoma, familial
mln = manifest latent nystagmus
mlrd = microgastria limb reduction defects
mlrw = mixed lymphocyte reaction, weak
mlsm = myelodysplasia and leukemia syndrome
mlt = monochromator light test
mlvt = malattia leventinese
mm hg = millimeter of mercury
mmbt = morpholinyl mercaptobenzothiazole
mmct = method of microcell mediated chromosome transfer
mmcygl = methylmercury cysteinylglycine
mmdk = kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia
mmect = multiple monitored electroconvulsive therapy
mmef = mean maximum expiratory flow
mmep = microcephaly, microphthalmia, ectrodactyly of lower limbs, and prognathism
mmf = mycophenolate mofetil
mmfr = maximum midexpiratory flow rate
mmgth = methylmercury glutathione
mmhg = millimeters of mercury
mmih = megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
mml = minimal masking level for tinnitus
mmmm = megalocornea, macrocephaly, mental and motor retardation
mmn = motor neuropathy with multiple conduction block
mmoa = mandible, maxillary, odontectomy, alveolectomy
mmol = millimole
mmole = millimole
mmopp = methotrexate, mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
mmpi = minnesota multiphasic personality inventory
mmpp = magnesium monoperoxyphthalate
mmpr = methylmercaptopurine
mmpt = methylprednisolone pulse therapy
mmr = mumps, measles, rubella
mmrf = marshfield medical research foundation
mmse = mini mental state examination
mmsp = malignant melanoma of soft parts
mmt = manual muscle test
mmts = methyl methanethiosulfonate
mmtv = mouse mammary tumor virus
mmv = mandatory minute volume
mmwr = morbidity and mortality weekly report
mna = mean nuclear area
mnatp = manganese adenosine triphosphate
mnbk = methyl n butyl ketone
mnc = minocycline
mncpdtc = manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl
mncv = motor nerve conduction velocity
mnd = motor neuron disease
mndf = manganese desferioxamine
mngc = multinucleated giant cell
mnk = menkes syndrome
mnt = medical nutrition therapy
mnti = melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
mnu = methylnitrosourea
moab = monoclonal antibody
moabs = monoclonal antibodies
moad = methotrexate, oncovin, l asparaginase, dexamethasone
moap = peg asparaginase, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone
mob = mesial occlusal buccal
mob-iii = mitomycinc, oncovin, bleomycin, cisplatin
mobs = moebius syndrome
moca = methotrexate, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin
modm = maturity onset diabetes mellitus
mods = multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
mody = maturity onset diabetes in youth
mof = multiple organ failure
mol wt = molecular weight
mom = milk of magnesia
momp = mechlorethamine, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone
mon = monday
mop-bap = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, bleomycin, adriamycin, prednisone
mopa = monooleylphosphatidic acid
mopp = mechlorethamine prednisone procarbazine vincristine
mopphdb = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, high dose bleomycin
moppldb = mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, low dose bleomycin
mort wolfii = mortierella wolfii
mosf = multiple organ systems failure
mosm = milliosmole
mot = motility
mota = manitoba oculotrichoanal syndrome
mou = memorandum of understanding
mow = meals on wheels
mows = meals on wheels
mpc = meperidine, promethazine, chlorpromazine
mpds = myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome
mpeg = methoxypolyethylene glycol
mpfl = methotrexate, platinol, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin, calcium
mpgn = membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
mph = masters in public health
mpj = metacarpophalangeal joint
mpl = monophosphoryl lipid a
mpm = mortality prediction model
mpnst = malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
mpo = myeloperoxidase
mpol = millipolarization units
mpq = mcgill pain chart questionnaire
mps = mucopolysaccharidosis
mpt = manchester picture test
mpv = mean platelet volume
mpz = myelin protein zero
mq = master questionnaire
mrc = medical research council
mrc grade = muscle power
mrcp = magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
mrdd = mental retarded/developmentally disabled
mrg = murmurs, rubs or gallops
mrl = medical record librarian
mrna = messenger ribonucleic acid
mrnp = messenger ribonucleoprotein
mros = melkersson rosenthal syndrome
mrrs = morningside rehabilitation rating scale
mrtk = malignant rhabdoid tumor of kidney
msafp = maternal serum alpha fetoprotein
msap = mesado phosphorylase
msdos = microsoft disk operating system
mse = mental status examination
msec = millisecond
msg = monosodium glutamate
msh = melanocyte stimulating hormone
mshr = melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor
msi = microsatellite instability
msls = marinesco sjogren like syndrome
mslt = multiple sleep latency test
msmb = microseminoprotein beta
mso = morphine sulfate
msof = multiple systems organ failure
msq = mental status questionnaire
msse = multiple self healing squamous epithelioma
mstd = multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia
msud = maple syrup urine disease
msum = monosodium urate monohydrate
msv = mauriceau smellie veit maneuver
msw = medical social worker
mta = mid thigh amputation
mtacr = multiple tumor associated chromosome region
mtap = methylthioadenosine phosphorylase
mtbe = methyl tert butyl ether
mtdda = minnesota test for differential diagnosis of aphasia
mtdna = mitochondrial dna
mtf = medical treatment facility
mth = mithramycin
mthptpgl = methylenetetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate
mtmx = myotubular myopathy, x linked
mtpj = metatarsophalangeal joint
mtpjbt = metatarsophalangeal joint of big toe
mtsea = methanethiosulfonate ethylammonium
mtt = mccormick toy test
mtx = methotrexate
mtya = methacryloyl tyrosineamide
mua = manipulation under anesthetic
muac = mid upper arm circumference
muap = motor unit action potential
mucp = maximum urethral closure pressure
muf = monounsaturated fat diet
mufa = monounsaturated fatty acid
muga = multigated acquisition
muh = melanosis universalis hereditaria
muhh = marie unna hereditary hypotrichosis
mule = movement of upper limb evaluation
mumps = massachusetts general hospital utility multi programming system
mvac = methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin
mvc = motor vehicle collision
mvd = mitral valve disease
mvdp = maximum voiding detrusor pressure
mvf = mitoxantrone, vincristine, 5 fluorouracil
mvlk = mevalonate kinase
mvmt = movement
mvn = muroid virus nephropathy
mvnta = motor vehicle non traveling accident
mvo2 = myocardial oxygen consumption
mvpp = mechlorethamine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
mvrr = mitral valve re replacement
mvt = mitoxantrone, vp 16, thiotepa
mvta = motor vehicle traffic accident
mvv = maximal voluntary ventilation
mvvpp = mechlorethamine, vincristine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone
mws = muckle wells syndrome
mz = monozygotic
mzl = marginal zone lymphoma
n cinerea = neisseria cinerea
n farcinica = nocardia farcinica
n glauca = nicotiana glauca
n&v = nausea and vomiting
n&w = normal and well
n+v = nausea and vomiting
n-cam = neural cell adhesion molecule
n/a = not applicable
n/t = numbness & tingling
n/v = nausea/vomiting
n/v/d/c = nausea/vomiting/diarrhea/constipation
n2 = nitrogen
n2o = nitrous oxide
nab = needle aspiration biopsy
nabs = normoactive bowel sounds
nacd = no anatomical cause of death
nachgr = natl advisory council for human genome res
nachr = nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
nacl = sodium chloride
nadp = nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
nae = neonatal asphyxial encephalopathy
naf = sodium fluoride
nags = n acetylglutamate synthase deficiency
nahco3 = sodium bicarbonate
nain = neonatal alloimmune neutropenia
nait = neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
nal = naloxone
nalbzoh = naloxone benzoylhydrazone
name = nevi, atrial myxoma, mucinosis of the skin, and endocrine overactivity
nan = n acetylneuraminic acid
napb = neuritis with brachial predilection
napbc = national action plan for breast cancer
nar = non articular rheumatism
nares = non allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia
narp = neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
nart = national adult reading test
nas = national academy of sciences
nasa = national aeronautics and space administration
nasal prosthesis = provided by a non physician
nasal septal prosthesis = provided by a non physician
nash = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
natl = national
nbac = national bioethics advisory commission
nbccs = nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
nbgt = neuronal bungarotoxin
nbi = no bony injury
nbm = nothing by mouth
nbn = newborn nursery
nbp = non invasive blood pressure
nbt = nitroblue tetrazolium
nbt test = nitroblue tetrazolium test
nbte = non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
nc/at = normocephalic/atraumatic
nca = neurocirculatory asthenia
ncab = national cancer advisory board
ncam = neural cell adhesion molecule
ncc = near vision with correction
nccu = neuro concentrated care unit
nchgr = national center for human genome research
ncmd = north carolina macular dystrophy
ncs = nerve conduction studies
ncsa = national center for supercomputing applications
ncsu = north carolina state university
ncv = nerve conduction velocity
nddg = national diabetes data group
ndga = nordihydroguaiaretic acid
ndi = nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
ndna = native deoxyribonucleic acid
ndp kinase = nucleoside diphosphokinase
ndpk = nucleoside diphosphokinase
ndui = nondeletion/nonuniparental disomy/nonimprinting mutations
ne = norepinephrine
neaa = non essential amino acid
neac = normal external auditory canal
necs = neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin
neep = negative end expiratory pressure
nefa = nonesterified fatty acid
neg = negative
neh = national endowment for the humanities
nejm = new england journal of medicine
neppk = nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
ner = no evidence of recurrence
nerd = no evidence of recurrent disease
net = internet
neth = netherton syndrome
nett = nasal/endonasal/endotracheal tube
neur = neurology
neurol = neurology
neurop = neuropathy
neutr = neutrophils
nf2 = neurofibromatosis 2 gene
nfa = no fixed abode
nfcr = national foundation for cancer research
nfdr = neurofaciodigitorenal syndrome
nfi = no further information
nfiii = nuclear factor iii
nfiv = nuclear factor iv
nfj = naegeli franceschetti jadassohn syndrome
nfk = non functioning kidney
nftd = normal full term delivery
ngb = new growth of bladder
ngf = nerve growth factor
ngfr = nerve growth factor receptor
ngp = new growth of prostate
ngt = nasogastric tube
ngu = non gonococcal urethritis
nh = nursing home
nh4 = ammonium
nh4cl = ammonium chloride
nhfa = neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor a
nhfb = neuwiedi hemorrhagic factor b
nhgri = national human genome research institute
nhi = national health insurance
nhl = non hodgkin';s lymphoma
nhp = nottingham health profile
nhpt = nine hole peg test
nhv = neurogenic hyperventilation
nhy = not here yet
ni = nickel
nia = nutrient intake analysis
nibp = non invasive blood pressure
nic = neonatal intensive care
nichd = national institute of child health and human development
niddm = noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
nigms = national institute of general medical sciences
nih = national institutes of health
nihl = noise induced hearing loss
nina = non infective non allergic rhinitis
nink = no information/not keeping
nipd = night time intermittent peritoneal dialysis
nips = non invasive programmed stimulation
nist = national inst of standards and technology
niv = non invasive ventilation
nj = new jersey
nk = natural killer cells
nk cell = natural killer cell
nk triggering receptor = natural killer triggering receptor
nkc = nonketotic coma
nkcd = no known communicable diseases
nkh = non ketotic hyperglycemia
nkhh = non ketotic hyperosmolar hyperglycemia
nkma = no known medcation allergies
nktr = natural killer triggering receptor
nlf = non lactose fermenter
nlglp = national laboratory gene library project
nlhpd = nodular of lymphocyte-predominance hodgkin';s disease
nlm = national library of medicine
nln = national lymphedema network
nlp = no light perception
nls = neu laxova syndrome
nltc = neolactotetraosylceramide
nlv = normal liquor volume
nmd = nutrition management designation
nmda = n methyl d aspartate
nmhcc = national managed health care congress
nmi = no more information
nmis = nutrition management information system
nmj = neuromuscular junction
nmol = nanomole
nmp = nuclear matrix protein
nmr = nuclear magnetic resonance
nmr imaging = nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
nmt = nebulized mist treatment
nmu = nitrosomethylurea
nnb = normal newborn
nnd = neonatal death
nne = neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
nnec = neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
nno = nanophthalmos
no2 = nitrogen dioxide
noc = nocturnal
noct = nocturnal
noel = no observed effect level
nof = neck of femur
noh = neck of humerus
nohl = non organic hearing loss
nomi = non occlusive mesenteric ischemia
nor = nucleolar organizer region
nord = national organization for rare disorders
nos = not otherwise specified
nov = november
npc = near point convergence
npcr = national program of cancer registries
npdc = neurofibromatosis pheochromocytoma duodenal carcinoid syndrome
npdr = nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
npe = non protein energy
npl = no perception of light
npn = non protein nitrogen
npo = nothing by mouth
nppv = noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
nps = nail patella syndrome
npv = negative predictive value
npy = neuropeptide y
nqwmi = non q wave myocardial infarction
nraf = non rheumatic atrial fibrillation
nrbc = nucleated red blood cell
nrc = national research council
nrh = nodular regenerative hyperplasia
nrom = normal range of motion
nrsa = national research service award
nsaid = nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
nsc = near vision with correction
nsclc = non small cell lung cancer
nsdp = nonsympathetic dependent pain
nsf = national science foundation
nsg = nursing
nsgc = national society of genetic counselors
nsgct = non seminoma germ cell tumor
nsgi = nonspecific genital infection
nshd = nodular sclerosing hodgkin';s disease
nsip = non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
nsoh = normal state of health
nsp = non starch polysaccharide
nst = non stress test
nsu = nonspecific urethritis
nsv = nonspecific vaginitis
nsvd = normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
nsy = neurosurgery
nt/nd = non tender, non distended
ntd = neural tube defect
ntis = national technical informational system
ntn = nephrotoxic nephritis
ntng = nontoxic nodular goiter
ntpase = nucleoside triphosphatase
ntsc = national television systems committee
nullip = never gave birth
nva = near visual acuity
nve = neovascularization elsewhere
nvg = neovascular glaucoma
nvm = subretinal neovascular membrane
nvpc = naphthylvinyl phosphatidylcholine
nwb = non weight bearing
nwts = national wilms tumor study
nx = lymph nodes cannot be, or have not been, microscopically assessed
ny = new york
nyas = new york academy of science
nyd = not yet diagnosed
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