Abbreviation list

Disclaimer: Care should be taken with the use and interpretation of abbreviations. Some hospitals and specialities have their own lists of accepted abbreviations. The following examples generally are widely accepted although there is often more than one meaning to an abbreviation.
Latin terms should be written in lower case

. A . B . C . D . E . F . G . H . I . J . K . L . M . N . O . P . Q . R . S . T . U . V . W . X . Y . Z . Symbols .

ABE	Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
ABG	Arterial Blood Gas
ac	Before Meals
AC	Air Conduction, Alternating Current, Adrenal Cortex, Axiocervical
Acc	Accommodation
ACG	Angiocardiography
ACTH	Adreno cortico tropic Hormone
ADH	Antidiuretic Hormone
ADL	Activities Of Daily Living
AE	Above The Elbow, AirEntry
AF	Atrial Fibrillation
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AJ	Ankle Jerk
AK	Above The Knee
AMI	Acute Myocardial Infarction
AML	Acute Myoblastic Leukaemia
ANC	Antenatal Clinic
ANF	Antinuclear Factor
AP	Abdominal Peritoneal
APH	Ante Partum Haemorrhage
ARD	Acute Respiratory Disease
ARF	Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Renal Failure
AS	Aortic Stenosis
ASD	Atrial Septal Defect
ASHD	Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
AV	Atrioventricular, Arteriovenous
AVN	AVN Aretervenous Malformation

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Common abbreviations