To get the complete knowledge of each term . The related abbreviations help to understand the medical better. During a surgery, and a team of doctors can discuss these effectively without using the full forms. Take, for example, ECG. Have you ever used the long-form, or do you know about it? Everyone uses ECG but very few know that it stands for an echocardiogram.Β The Objective of Using The Medical Full Forms ,Since we know the term and meaning of βmedicalβ, it will give people a comprehensive understanding of the different terms. Here are the ten most commonly used medical abbreviations .
Medical/Nursing Fulfrom/abbreviations
MBBSβ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery.Β
BDSβ Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
ENTβ Ear, Nose, and Throat.
UTIβ Urinary Tract InfectionΒ .
OPDβ Outpatient Department .
COPDβ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
PMSβ Premenstrual Syndrome.
OCDβ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
GMO- Genetically Modified Organisms.
CMOβ Chief Medical OfficerΒ .
MCβ Menstrual Cycle.
MMRβ Measles ,Mumps and Rubella.
MDβ Doctor of Medicine.
BMTβ Bone Marrow Transplant.
BMIβ Body Mass Index
BMDβ Bone Mineral Density.
BMRβ Basal Metabolic Rate.
ABGβ Arterial Blood Gas.
AIDSβ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
BCGβ Bacillus Calmette-Guerin.
UTIβ Urinary Tract Infection.
ECGβ Electrocardiogram.
ECTβ Electroconvulsive Therapy.
DNAβ Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
FHRβ Fetal Heart Rate.
GTTβ Glucose Tolerance Test.
HIVβ Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
ICUβ Intensive Care Unit.
MRIβ Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
PIDβ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
PTSDβ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
RNAβ Ribonucleic Acid.
TTβ Tetanus Toxoid.
ARDSβ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
BAMSβ Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery.
BCGβ Bacillus Calmette-Guerin.
BMTβ Bone Marrow Transplant.
IVFβ IN Vitro Fertilization.
RHDβ Rheumatic Heart Disease.
RBCβ Red Blood Cell.
WBCβ White Blood Cell.
TLCβ Total Lung Capacity.
RIPβ Rest In Peace, Routing Information Protocol.
AICTEβ All India Council for Technical Education.
AHRCβ Asian Human Rights Commission.
ACSβ American Chemical Society.
AMLβ Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
TBβ Tuberculosis.
TBIβ Traumatic Brain Injury.
UNICEFβ United Nations Childrenβs Fund.
UNOβ United Nations Organization.
SGOTβ Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase.
SGPTβ Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase.
ANMβ Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery.
EDDβ Expected date of delivery .
PCTβ Post Coital Test.
LPDβ Luteal Phase Defect.
VDRLβ Venereal Disease Research Laboratory.
STDβ Sexually transmitted disease.
ARTβ Assisted reproductive technology.
IUIβ Intra uterine insemination.
LBWβ Low birth weight ( baby).
VLBWβ Very low birth weight.
HRTβ Hormone replacement therapy.
PPHβ Post partum haemorrhage.
PMSβ Pre menstrual symptoms.
APHβ Ante partum haemorrhage.
IUDβ Intra uterine death.
MTPβ Medical termination of pregnancy.
MSAFP-Maternal serum alpha-feto protein.
FCTGβ fetal cardio tocography.
NSAIDβ Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs.
IVFβ in vitro fertilization.
ICUβ Intensive care unit.
ICPβ Intracranial pressure.
IQβ intelligent quotient.
JRAβ Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
IUPβ Intrauterine pregnancy.
IUβ International unit.
IMβ Intramuscular.
ID- Intradermal.
SCβ Subcutaneous
IVβ Intravenous
OPDβ Outpatient department.
IPDβ Inpatient department.O
OPVβ Oral Polio Vaccine.
IPVβ Inactivated Polio Vaccine.
NTGβ nitroglycerin
GTT- glucose tolerance test.
NVDβ Normal Vaginal Delivery.
FASβ Fetal alcohol syndrome.
FHR- Fetal heart rate.
FSH β Follicle stimulating hormone.
EGCβ Early Gastric cancer.
EDDβ Estimate delivery date.
ECCβ Emergency cardiac care.
AIDS- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
ADHβ Anti-dirurectic harmone.
ARDSβ Adult respiratory distress syndrome.
RSVβ Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
GERDβ Gastreosophageal Reflux Disease.
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