Medical Full Form: A To Z Medical Full Form List
Acronym Word | Full Form |
A&W | Alive and Well |
AA | Amino Acid |
ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
ACS | American Chemical Society |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ADM | Admission, Admitted |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
AMA | Against Medical Advice, American Medical Association |
ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
ASAP | As Aoon As Possible |
BAMS | Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
BMI | Body Mass Index |
BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
C | Centigrade, Celsius |
C/O | Complains of, Care of |
CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CC | Cubic Centimeter, Chief Complaint, Critical Care, Complications, Carbon Copy |
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
CMO | Chief Medical Officer |
CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CPR | Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
D/C | Discontinue or Discharge |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
DO | Disorder |
DOA | Dead on arrival or date of admission |
DOB | Date of birth |
DOT | Directly Observed Therapy |
DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
EBV | Epstein � Barr virus |
ECG | Electrocardiogram |
ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
EDC | Estimated Date of Confinement |
EDD | Estimated Delivery Date |
EGA | Estimated Gestational Age |
ENT | Ear Nose Throat |
ER | Emergency Room |
F | Fahrenheit |
FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
FNF | Finger to Nose |
GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
H&P | History and Physical Examination |
H/O | History of |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HPI | History of present illness |
HR | Heart rate or hour |
HS | Hour of sleep (bedtime) |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
ID | Infectious diseases |
IP | Inpatient |
IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
IU | International units |
IVF | IN Vitro Fertilization |
MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin) |
MC | Menstrual Cycle |
MCO | Managed care organization |
MD | Doctor of Medicine |
MG | Milligram |
ML | Milliliter |
MMR | Measles Mumps and Rubella |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MVA | Motor vehicle accident |
NKDA | No known drug allergies |
NTG | Nitroglycerin |
O2 | Oxygen |
OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
OPD | Outpatient Department |
OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
P | Pulse |
PA or PT | Patient |
PCP | Primary Care Physician |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
RBC | Red Blood Cell |
RF | Risk factor |
RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
RIP | Rest In Peace, Routing Information Protocol |
RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
S | Without (sans) |
S/S | Signs and symptoms |
STAT | Immediately |
STD | Subscriber Trunk Dialing, Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
SX | Symptoms |
T | Temperature |
TLC | Total Lung Capacity |
TPR | Temperature, pulse, respiration |
TT | Tetanus Toxoid |
USOH | Usual state of health |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
VS | Vital signs |
VSS | Vital signs stable |
WB | Whole blood |
WBC | White Blood Cell |
WNL | Within normal limits |
