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Abbreviation Organization or personnel SCOAP: Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program SEN: State Enrolled Nurse (UK) – See Licensed Practical Nurse: SHO: Senior house officer (UK) SIGN: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN and NICE are major centers of CPG development) SIOP: International Society of Paediatric Oncology SN ...
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Acronyms Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) CAD Coronary artery disease: CADASIL: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy CAP Community acquired pneumonia: CAPA
Abbreviation Meaning c̅ (c with an overbar) with (from Latin cum) means with C: cytosine cervical vertebrae: C1: atlas – first cervical vertebra of the spine C2: axis – second cervical vertebra of the spine CA: carcinoma cancer: Ca: calcium carcinoma cancer: CAA: coronary artery aneurysm: c/b: complicated by: CABG: coronary artery bypass ...
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. [1] The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (ónkos), meaning "tumor", "volume" or "mass". [2] Oncology is concerned with:
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3). ICD-10 includes a list of ...
acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children HAD: HIV-associated dementia: HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: HAE: hereditary angioedema: H/A: headache: HAI: healthcare-associated infection or hospital-acquired infection: HALE: health-adjusted life expectancy HAPE: high-altitude pulmonary edema ...
breast cancer 1 (a human gene and its protein) BRCA2 (gene) BRCA2 (protein) breast cancer 2 (a human gene and its protein) BRP: bathroom privileges: BRTO: Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: BRVO: Branch retinal vein occlusion: BS: barium swallow breath breath sound bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood ...