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A-A
atlanto-axial joint
A-a gradient
alveolar-arterial gradient
A-aDO2
alveolar arterial O2 difference of each
A-F
aortofemoral
A-T
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
A/P
abdomen and pelvis
A&D
Vitamin A and D
A&E
accident and emergency
A&O
alert and oriented
A&P
auscultation and percussion
A&W
alive and well
A1ATD
alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
A2
aortic component of second heart sound
AA
amino acid
AA
alopecia areata
AA&O
awake, alert, and oriented
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
AAAAI
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
AACAP
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACE
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
AACP
American Association for Community Psychiatry
AAD
antiarrhythmic drug
AAD-NPF
American Academy of Dermatology - National Psoriasis Foundation
AAG
autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy
AAGSV
anterior accessory great saphenous vein
AAK1
AP2-associated protein kinase 1
AAN
American Academy of Neurology
AAO
American Academy of Ophthalmology
AAO-HNS
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AAOMS
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
AAOS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
AAROM
active assisted range of motion
AASLD
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
AASM
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
AAST
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
AASV
anterior accessory saphenous vein
AAT
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin
AATD
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency