PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR MEDICINE
Medical abbreviations (oed.-PSW)
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Abbreviation or symbol
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Meaning
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oed.
|
oedema
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OM
|
otitis media
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OOH
|
out of hours
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OPD
|
outpatient department
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OSCE
|
Objective Structured Clinical
Examination
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OT
|
operating theatre
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OT
|
occupational therapist
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P
|
pulse; protein; parity
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p.c.
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after meals/ food (Latin)
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p.m.
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in the afternoon (Latin)
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p.o.
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by mouth (Latin)
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p.r.
|
by rectum (Latin)
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p.r.n.
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as required
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p.v.
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by vagina (Latin)
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PA
|
pernicious anaemia
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Para. 2 + 1
|
full term
pregnancies 2, abortions 1
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PAT
|
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
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PBI
|
protein bound iodine
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PBL
|
problem-based learning
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PDA
|
patent ductus arteriosus
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PERLA
|
pupils equal and reactive to light and accommodation
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PET
|
pre-eclamptic toxaemia
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PH
|
past history
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PID
|
prolapsed intervertebral disc; pelvic
inflammatory disease
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PI.
|
plasma
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PLAB
|
Professional and Linguistic Assessments
Board
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PM
|
post-mortem
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PMB
|
postmenopausal bleeding
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PMH
|
past medical history
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PN
|
postnatal
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PND
|
postnatal depression; paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnoea
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PO2
|
pressure of oxygen
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POP
|
plaster of Paris
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PPH
|
postpartum haemorrhage
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PRHO
|
provisionally-registered house officer
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PROM
|
premature rupture of membranes
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PSW
|
Psychiatric Social Worker
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