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STH: somatotropic hormone: STI: sexually transmitted infection soft tissue injury: STN: Subthalamic nucleus soft tissue neck: STNR: Symmetrical tonic neck reflex: STOP: surgical termination of pregnancy (sometimes suction termination of pregnancy) Strep. Strepto. Streptococcus: STS: serological test for syphilis soft tissue sarcoma Subq ...
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").
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
STH or sth can refer to: Abbreviation of something (concept) STH (gene), a human gene; S.T.H., or Straight To Hell, a gay pornography zine; Saint Helena, IIGA country code; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, UNDP country code; Somatotropin hormone or growth hormone; Secretary for Transport and Housing, of the Government of Hong Kong
Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
Acronyms Diseases and disorders BA Bronchial Asthma: BBS Bardet-Biedl syndrome BBS Bashful bladder syndrome (see paruresis) : BEB Benign essential blepharospasm
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test)
Abbreviation Organization or personnel AA: Alcoholics Anonymous: AABB: AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks: AACN: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses