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Medical, healthcare and clinical acronyms explained.
LV
lentivirus
LVA
lymphovenous anastomosis
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
LVB
lymphovenous bypass
LVEDP
left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LVEF
left ventricle ejection fraction
LVFA
low-voltage fast activity
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
LVO
Left Ventricular Opacification
LVO
Large Vessel Occlusion
LVOT
left ventricular outflow tract
LVOTO
left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
LWD
Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis
LWPES
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Lyso PC
lysophosphatidylcholine
LZ
lesional zone
m-PPPASI
Modified Palmoplantar Psoriasis Area Severity Index
m-VEINES-QOL/Sym
modified Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study-Quality of Life/Symptoms
M/H
medical history
M/R/G
murmurs, rubs, gallops
M0
Cancer has not metastacized
M1
Cancer has metastacized
M1
sphenoidal segment (stem), middle cerebral artery
M2
insular segment, middle cerebral artery
M3
opercular segments, middle cerebral artery
M4
terminal or cortical segments, middle cerebral artery
MA
metabolic acidosis
MA
migraine with aura
MA
maxillary artery
MAA
Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm
mAbs
monoclonal antibodies
MAC
membrane attack complex
MAC
monitored anesthesia care
MAC
Mycobacterium avium complex
MAC-ELISA
monoclonal antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
MACE
major adverse cardiac event
MACI
matrix autologous chondrocyte implant
MACS
Manual Ability Classification System
MADRS
Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale