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Abbreviation Meaning V: ventilation: VA: visual acuity: VAC: vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy regimen) VAC: vacuum-assisted closure (of a wound) VACTERL: vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal, and limb anomalies (VACTERL association) VAD: ventricular assist device
Embotrap III Revascularization Device [7] Embovac Aspiration Catheter [8] Cerenovus Large Bore Catheter [9] Cerenovus Nimbus [10] Cerebase DA Guide Sheath [11] Trufill n-BCA Liquid Embolic System [12] Orthopedics (DePuy Synthes) Velys Digital Surgery platform [13] Attune Cementless Fixed Bearing Knee [14] Actis Hip Stem [15] Inhance Shoulder ...
Medical devices (7 C, 108 P) Diabetes-related supplies and medical equipment (22 P) Medical dressings (19 P) E. Emergency medical equipment (23 P) Endoscopes (4 P) I.
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Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more than one possible interpretation).
Woman looking in her closet for business casual attire Although the rules of dressing aren’t nearly as strict nowadays as they were in, say, the 1950s and 60s, there are still some guidelines ...
A medical device is an instrument, apparatus, implant, in vitro reagent, or similar or related article that is used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or other conditions, and does not achieve its purposes through chemical action within or on the body (which would make it a drug).