Medical Abbreviations starting with the letter A along with their
meanings:
1. A&W - Alive and Well
2. AAA - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3. ABG - Arterial Blood Gas
4. ACE - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
5. ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament
6. AD - Alzheimer's Disease
7. ADH - Antidiuretic Hormone
8. AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
9. AKA - Above the Knee Amputation
10. ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
11. AMA - Against Medical Advice
12. A&P - Auscultation and Percussion
13. ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
14. ASHD - Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
15. AV - Atrioventricular
16. AAR – After Action Review
17. A1C - Hemoglobin A1c
18. AB - Antibody
19. ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis
20. ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
21. ADL - Activities of Daily Living
22. AFP - Alpha-Fetoprotein
23. AI - Aortic Insufficiency
24. AOG – Age of Gestation
25. AIT - Acoustic Immittance Test
26. AKI - Acute Kidney Injury
27. ALL - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
28. ALT - Alanine Aminotransferase
29. AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction
30. ANA - Antinuclear Antibody
31. AP - Anteroposterior
32. ARF - Acute Renal Failure
33. AST - Aspartate Aminotransferase
34. ATC - Around the Clock
35. AVM - Arteriovenous Malformation
36. AVN - Avascular Necrosis
37. ARB - Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
38. ADPIE – Assessment , Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation
39. ACh - Acetylcholine
40. ADR - Adverse Drug Reaction
41. ADME - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
42. AF - Atrial Fibrillation
43. ABC- Active Breathing Control
44. ASA - Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
45. AVPU - Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
Medical Abbreviations starting with the letter B along with their
meanings:
1. BCC – Basal Cell Carcinoma
2. BID – Twice a Day
3. BP – Blood Pressure
4. BPH – Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
5. BS – Bowel Sounds
6. BUN – Blood Urea Nitrogen
7. BPD – Borderline Personality Disorder
8. BMI – Body Mass Index
9. BMT – Bone Marrow Transplant
10. BT – Bleeding Time
11. BTX – Botulinum Toxin
12. BCP – Birth Control Pill
13. BPD – Bipolar Disorder
14. BE – Barium Enema
15. BRBPR – Bright Red Blood Per Rectum
16. BSA – Body Surface Area
17. BNP – B-type Natriuretic Peptide
18. BAL- Bronchoalveolar Lavage
19. Bx – Biopsy
20. BKA – Below Knee Amputation
21. BAO – Basic Acid Output
22. BAT – Brown Adipose Tissue
23. BSS – Balanced Salt Solution
24. BAV – Bicuspid Aortic Valve
25. BBA- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
26. BVM – Bag Valve Mask
27. BFP- Bundle Forming Pilus
28. BSL – Blood Sugar Level
29. BTP – Breakthrough Pain
30. BIBA- Brought In By Ambulance
31. BCG – Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (vaccine)
32. BLS – Basic Life Support
33. BBT – Basal Body Temperature
34. BV – Bacterial Vaginosis
35. BM – Bowel Movement
36. BC- Bone Conduction
37. BCX-Blood Culture
38. BDR - Background Diabetic Retinopathy
39. BBPS - Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
40. . BDI - Beck Depression Inventory
41. BDD- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
42. Ba – barium
43. BIS – Bispectral index
44. BiPAP – Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
45. BRCA – Breast Cancer Gene
Medical Abbreviations starting with the letter C along with their
meanings:
1. CA – Cancer
2. CABG – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
3. CAD – Coronary Artery Disease
4. CAT – Computerized Axial Tomography
5. CBC – Complete Blood Count
6. CC – Chief Complaint
7. CCU – Coronary Care Unit
8. CHF – Congestive Heart Failure
9. CNS – Central Nervous System
10. COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
11. CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
12. CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
13. CRF – Chronic Renal Failure
14. cAMP – Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
15. CXR – Chest X-Ray
16. CMV – Cytomegalovirus
17. C&S – Culture and Sensitivity
18. CSF – Cerebrospinal Fluid
19. CT – Computed Tomography
20. CVD – Cardiovascular Disease
21. CO – Cardiac Output
22. CO2 – Carbon Dioxide
23. CAH – Chronic Active Hepatitis
24. CVA – Cerebrovascular Accident
25. CVP – Central Venous Pressure
26. CAP – Community-acquired Pneumonia
27. CRP – C-reactive Protein
28. CAPD - Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
29. CRTx – Chemoradiotherapy
30. CS – Caesarean Section
31. CSA – Cyclosporin A
32. CSME - Clinically significant macular edema
33. CSOM – Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
34. CSPC- Community Specialist Palliative Care
35. CSR – Cumulative Survival Rate
36. CSU- Catheter Specimen Of Urine
37. CTA – Clear To Auscultation
38. CK – Creatinine Phosphokinase
39. CJD-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
40. CBI – Continuous Bladder Irrigation
41. CCK - Cholecystokinin
42. CAO – Conscious, Alert, And Oriented
43. C/O - complains
44. c.c. - with food
45. CVAD-Central Venous Access Device
