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Basel-Stadt, a Swiss canton, officially abbreviated to BS; Beersheba or Be'er Sheva (Hebrew: בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע), a city in the Southern District of Israel; Braunschweig, a town in Germany, also known in English as Brunswick, with the vehicle registration plate BS; Brescia, a city and province of Italy with the vehicle registration plate BS
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
"Bull", meaning nonsense, dates from the 17th century, while the term "bullshit" has been used as early as 1915 in British [8] and American [9] slang and came into popular usage only during World War II. The word "bull" itself may have derived from the Old French bole, meaning "fraud, deceit". [9] The term "horseshit" is a near synonym.
BS: barium swallow breath breath sound bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood sugar body secretions: BS x 4 quads: bowel signs in all 4 quadrants (also sometimes "BS + all 4 quads") BS x: B-symptoms: BSA: body surface area bovine serum albumin: BSC: bedside commode BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy breast self-examination ...
This acronym is a more spelled-out version of LGBTQIA+, enumerating on terms covered under the plus sign. Here’s what the additional letters mean. (The second Q is Queer or Questioning, as ...
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary.
AFAB: AFAB is an acronym meaning Assigned Female at Birth (and AMAB refers to Assigned Male at Birth). These are medical terms to help us educate and talk about bodies, but remember, someone's sex ...
Name Post-nominal Abbreviation Agency or Description Juris Doctor: J.D. An academic, not a professional designation. Identifies a person who has obtained the academic degree Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence, which are different names for the same professional degree in law.