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Medicine
Medical, healthcare and clinical acronyms explained.
QoL
quality of life
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Hz
hertz
MHz
megahertz
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
neurodevelopmental disorder
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
rare neurodegenerative disease with amyotrophy and progressive paralysis
AMA
American Medical Association
United States association of physicians and medical students
AMPI
Australian Medical Pioneers Index
database of colonial doctors to 1875, with biographical data on over 4500 doctors who lived in Australia or visited Australian shores in a medical capacity in colonial days
APA
American Psychiatric Association
United States organization of psychiatrists
ASA
American Society of Anesthesiologists
organization
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
the energy-carrying molecule in living cells
AUB
American University of Barbados School of Medicine
Best Caribbean Medical school in Barbados (AUB)
CAT
computerized axial tomography
method of obtaining a series of cross-sections of internal structures of a body or object to create three-dimensional images
CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
United States federal agency
COVID
coronavirus disease
diseases caused by coronaviruses
CRA
clinical research associate
healthcare profession
D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic
postgraduate degree in chiropractic medicine
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
American psychiatric classification and diagnostic guide, in periodic editions
EAN
European Academy of Neurology
european non-profit organization that supports neurologists
EASL
European Association for the Study of the Liver
ECG
electrocardiogram
recording of the magnitude of the heart's electrical potential measured from twelve different angles ("leads") over a period of time (usually ten seconds)
EMA
European Medicines Agency
highest regulatory authority on medicines in the European Union
ERC
European Resuscitation Council
emergency medicine association
FAST
focused assessment with sonography in trauma
clinical trial
FDR
false discovery rate
statistical method for handling multiple comparisons
GB
Gallbladder channel
a primary meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine
GP
general practitioner
medical doctor specialising as a generalist, usually working in primary care setting
IBD
inflammatory bowel diseases
intestinal disease characterized by inflammation located in all parts of digestive tract
IBD
inclusion body disease
snake disease
IMS
Indian Medical Service
military medical service in British India
IVD
intervertebral disc
cartilage of spine
KID
Kidney channel
a primary meridian in traditional Chinese medicine
KYS
Know Your Surgery
online health information website covering surgical procedures and medical conditions for patients
LU
Lung channel
a primary meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine
MBP
University of California, Davis, Mouse Biology Program
special research program providing scientific support in the development and use of genetically-altered mice for biomedical research
MDC
Major Diagnostic Category
Categories of medical diagnoses into 25 diagnosis areas
MGH
Massachusetts General Hospital
teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MMS
Massachusetts Medical Society
operating medical society in the United States
MONDO
Mondo ID
identifier for an entity in the Mondo Disease Ontology