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This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Acronyms Diseases and disorders TAC Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia: TAO Thromboangiitis obliterans: TB Tuberculosis: TBI Traumatic brain injury: TCS Tethered cord syndrome: TEF Tracheoesophageal fistula: TIA Transient ischemic attack: TMH Trainable mentally handicapped: TMJ/TMD Temporomandibular joint disorder: TMR Trainable mentally retarded: TN
Mechanism of injury - A concise description of the mechanism of injury should be provided. For example: "He felt dizzy, then collapsed to the ground feeling faint". Injuries or complaints - The casualty's chief complaint should be provided, as well as other injuries and relevant not applicable injuries. For example: "He hasn't passed out or hit ...
non-accidental injury (child abuse) NAS: no added salt: NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: NB: newborn note well (please pay attention) (from Latin nota bene) NBN: newborn nursery: NBIA: neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation NBT: nitroblue tetrazolium NBTE: nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: NC: nerve action potential nasal ...
In the strongly worded memo, Sankey wrote, “Play football and stop the feigned injury nonsense.” The league implemented a penalty structure that includes a $50,000 head coach fine for the ...
spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality: SCLC: small cell lung cancer: SCN: severe congenital neutropenia sickle cell nephropathy superior cluneal nerves suprachiasmatic nucleus: scope: microscope or endoscope: SCT: sacrococcygeal tumor SCZ: schizophrenia: S.D. subdermal SD σ: standard deviation: SDH: subdural hematoma: SDTI ...
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would like teams in his conference to stop faking injuries. Sankey wrote a letter to the athletic directors and coaches of the 16 schools in the SEC on Friday telling ...