PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR MEDICINE
Medical abbreviations (#-AVF)
|
#
|
fracture
|
|
↑
|
increased/ raised
|
|
↓
|
decreased/reduced
|
|
♀
|
female
|
|
♂
|
male
|
|
µmol/L
|
micromoles per litre
|
|
µg
|
microgram
|
|
1/12
|
I month
|
|
1/52
|
1 week
|
|
109/L
|
times ten to the power nine per litre (
note superscript 9)
|
|
A&E
|
accident and emergency
|
|
a&w
|
alive and well
|
|
a.c.
|
before meals/ food (Latin)
|
|
a.m.
|
in the morning (Latin)
|
|
A:G
|
albumen globulin ratio
|
|
AB
|
apex beat
|
|
ABC
|
airways, breathing, circulation
|
|
abd/ abdo.
|
abdomen
|
|
ACTH
|
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
|
|
AF
|
atrial fibrillation
|
|
AFP
|
aphafetoprotein
|
|
AHA
|
Area Health Authority
|
|
AI
|
aortic incompetence
|
|
AIDS
|
acquired immunodeficiency disease
|
|
AJ
|
ankle jerk
|
|
alk. Phos.
|
alkaline phosphatase
|
|
ALT
|
alanine aminotransferase
|
|
AMA
|
American Medical Association
|
|
AN
|
antenatal
|
|
AP
|
antero-posterior
|
|
APH
|
antepartum haemorrhage
|
|
ARM
|
artificial rupture of membranes
|
|
AS
|
alimentary system
|
|
ASD
|
atrial septal defect
|
|
ASO
|
antistreptolysin O
|
|
ATS
|
antitetanic serum, antitetanus serum
|
|
AVF
|
augmented voltage foot
|
No comments:
Post a Comment
thank you for visiting my blog and for your nice comments