Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• AHES  artificial heart energy system
• AHF  acute heart failure; American Health Foundation; American Hepatic Foundation; American Hospital Formulary; antihemolytic factor; antihemophilic factor; Argentinian hemorrhagic fever; Associated Health Foundation
• AHFS  American Hospital Formulary Service
• AHF SCENE  Advanced Heart Failure Shared Clinical Experience Network
• AHG  aggregated human globulin; antihemophilic globulin; antihuman globulin; arterial hypertension group
• AHGG  aggregated human gammaglobulin; antihuman gammaglobulin
• AHGS  acute herpetic gingival stomatitis
• AHH  alpha-hydrazine analog of histidine; anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism [syndrome]; arylhydrocarbon hydroxylase; Association for Holistic Health
• AHI  acromiohumeral interval; active hostility index; Animal Health Institute; apnea-plus-hypopnea index; applied health informatics
• AHIMA  American Health Information Management Association
• AHIP  assisted health insurance plan
• AHIS  automated hospital information system
• AHJ  artificial hip joint
• AHL  apparent half-life
• AHLE  acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
• AHLG  antihuman lymphocyte globulin
• AHLS  antihuman lymphocyte serum
• AHM  allied health manpower; ambulatory Holter monitor
• AHMA  American Holistic Medicine Association; antiheart muscle autoantibody
• AHMC  Association of Hospital Management Committees
• AHMD  alcoholic heart muscle disease
• AHN  Army Head Nurse; assistant head nurse
• AHNS  American Head and Neck Society
• AHO  acute hematogenous osteomyelitis; Albright hereditary osteodystrophy
• AHP  accountable health plan or partnership; acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis; afterhyperpolarization; air at high pressure; aminohydroxyphenylalanine; analytic hierarchy process; approved health plan; Assistant House Physician; hyperpolarizing afterpotential
• AHPA  American Health Planning Association
• AHPO  anterior hypothalamic preoptic [area]
• AHPSR  Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
• AHR  antihyaluronidase reaction; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Association for Health Records; atrial heart rate
• AhR  aryl hydrocarbon receptor
• AHRA  American Hospital Radiology Administration
• AHRF  acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; American Hearing Research Foundation
• AHRQ  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research]
• AHRTAG  Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group
• AHS  Academy of Health Sciences; Adventist Health Study; African horse sickness; alveolar hypoventilation syndrome; American Hearing Society; American Hospital Society; area health service; assistant house surgeon
• AHSA  American Health Security Act
• AHSDF  area health service development fund
• AHSG  alpha-2HS-glycoprotein
• AHSN  Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing
• AHSP  AIDS Health Services Program [of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]
• AHSR  Association for Health Services Research
• AHSV  African horse sickness virus
• AHT  aggregation half-time; antihyaluronidase titer; augmented histamine test; autogenous hamster tumor
• AHTG  antihuman thymocyte globulin
• AHTP  antihuman thymocyte plasma
• AHTS  antihuman thymus serum
• AHU  acute hemolytic uremic [syndrome]; air handling unit; arginine, hypoxanthine, and uracil
• AHuG  aggregated human IgG
• AHV  Abu Hammad virus; avian herpes virus
• AhV  Atkinsonella hypoxylon virus
• AI  accidental injury; accidentally incurred; active ingredient; adiposity index; aggregation index; allergy and immunology; amylogenesis imperfecta; anaphylatoxin inactivator; angiogenesis inhibitor; angiotensin I; anxiety index; aortic incompetence; aortic insufficiency; apical impulse; articulation index; artificial insemination; artificial intelligence; atherogenic index; atrial insufficiency; autoimmune, autoimmunity; avidity index; axio-incisal; first meiotic anaphase
• A&I  allergy and immunology
• aI  active ingredient
• AIA  allylisopropylacetamide; amylase inhibitor activity; anti-immunoglobulin antibody; anti-insulin antibody; aortoiliac aneurysm; aspirin-induced asthma; automated image analysis
• AIB  aminoisobutyrate; avian infectious bronchitis
• AIBA  aminoisobutyric acid
• AIBS  American Institute of Biological Sciences
• AIC  Akaike information criterion [a goodness-of-fit measure]; aminoimidazole carboxamide; Association des Infirmieres Canadiennes
• A-IC  average integrated concentration
• AICA  anterior inferior cerebellar artery; anterior inferior communicating artery
• AI-CAH  autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis
• AICAR  aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide
• AICD  activation-induced cell death; automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
• AICE  angiotensin I converting enzyme
• AICF  adaptive impulse correlated filtering; autoimmune complement fixation
• AICG  appraisal instrument for clinical guidelines
• AI/COAG  artificial intelligence hemostasis consultant system
• AICPV  Aporophyla lutulenta cypovirus
• AICS  acute ischemic coronary syndrome; artery of inferior cavernous sinus
• AID  acquired immunodeficiency disease; acute infectious disease; acute ionization detector; Agency for International Development; argon ionization detector; artificial insemination by donor; autoimmune deficiency; autoimmune disease; automatic implantable defibrillator; average interocular difference
• AIDA  automatic interpretation for diagnostic assistance; automatic interpretation of data analysis
• AIDCI  angle independent Doppler color imaging
• AIDH  atypical intraductal hyperplasia
• AIDNV  Aedes albopictus densovirus
• AIDP  acute idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy
• AIDS  acquired immune deficiency or immunodeficiency syndrome
• AIDSDRUGS  Clinical Trials of AIDS drugs [National Library of Medicine (NLM) database]
• AIDS-KS  acquired immuno deficiency syndrome with Kaposi's sarcoma
• AIDSLINE  on-line information on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [MEDLARS data base]
• AIDSPIT  Artificial Insulin Delivery System Pancreas and Islet Transplantation [study]
• AIDSTRIALS  clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome drugs [MEDLARS data base]
• AIE  acute inclusion-body encephalitis; acute infectious encephalitis; acute infective endocarditis
• AIEP  amount of insulin extractable from pancreas
• AIF  anemia-inducing factor; anti-inflammatory; anti-invasion factor
• AIFD  acute intrapartum fetal distress
• AIG  anti-immunoglobulin
• AIgE  anti-immunoglobulin E antibody
• AIH  amelogenesis imperfecta, hypomaturation type; American Institute of Homeopathy; artificial insemination, homologous; artificial insemination by husband; autoimmune hemolysis
• AIHA  American Industrial Hygiene Association; American International Health Alliance; autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• AIHC  American Industrial Health Conference
• AIHD  acquired immune hemolytic disease
• AIHV  alcelaphine herpesvirus
• AII  acute intestinal infection; angiotensin II; second meiotic anaphase
• AIIS  anterior inferior iliac spine
• AIIT  amiodarone-iodine-induced thyrotoxicosis
• AIL  acute infectious lymphocytosis; angiocentric immunoproliferative lesion; angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
• AILA  angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
• AILD  alveolar interstitial lung disease; angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia
• AIM  Abridged Index Medicus; acquisition interface module; acuity index method; advanced informatics and medicine; all in medicine; applications integration mechanism [software]; area of interest magnification; artificial intelligence in medicine; associate in internal medicine; atypical immature squamous metaplasia
• AIMBE  American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
• AIMD  abnormal involuntary movement disorder; active implantable medical device
• AIMS  abnormal involuntary movement scale; Acylated Plasminogen-Streptokinase Activator Complex [APSAC] Intervention Mortality Study; aid for the impaired medical student; Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale; Automated Immunization Management System; automated indexing management system
• AIMV  alfalfa mosaic virus
• AIN  acute interstitial nephritis; American Institute of Nutrition; anal intraepithelial neoplasia; anterior interosseous nerve
• AINA  automated immunonephelometric assay
• AINOV  Aino virus
• AINS  anterior interosseous nerve syndrome; anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal
• AIOD  aortoiliac occlusive disease
• AION  anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• AIOS  Acute Illness Observation Scale
• AIP  acute idiopathic pericarditis; acute infectious polyneuritis; acute intermittent porphyria; acute interstitial pneumonia; aldosterone-induced protein; American Institute of Physics; automated immunoprecipitation; average intravascular pressure; integral anatuberculin, Petragnani
• AIPE  acute interstitial pulmonary emphysema; alcoholism intervention performance evaluation
• AIPFP  acute idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy
• AIPRI  ACE Inhibition in Progressive Renal Insufficiency [study]
• AIPS  American Institute of Pathologic Science
• AIR  acute insulin response; airway responsiveness; amino-imidazole ribonucleotide; aortoiliac reconstruction; automated image registration; average impairment rating
• AIRA  anti-insulin receptor antibody
• AIRE  Acute Infarction Ramipril Efficacy [study]; Acute Infarction Ramipril Efficacy [trial]; Acute Infarction Reperfusion Efficacy [study]
• AIREX  Acute Infarction Ramipril Efficacy Extension [study]
• AIRF  alterations in respiratory function
• AI/RHEUM  artificial intelligence rheumatology consultant system
• AIRIO  Agency for Intramural Research Integrity Office [NIH]
• AIR-L  Association of Internet Researchers List [listserv]
• AIRS  Amphetamine Interview Rating Scale
• AIS  Abbreviated Injury Scale; absolute increase in survival; acute ischemic stroke; acute ischemic syndrome; adenocarcinoma in situ; administrative information system; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; aggregate injury score; amniotic infection syndrome; analyzer of interrated sequences [model of a beating ventricle]; androgen insensitivity syndrome; anterior interosseous nerve syndrome; anti-insulin serum; automatic information system; automotive injury score
• AISA  acquired idiopathic sideroblastic anemia
• AISI  African Information Society Initiative
• AIS/MR  Alternative Intermediate Services for the Mentally Retarded
• AIT  acute intensive treatment; aeromedical isolation team
• AITD  autoimmune thyroid disease
• AITIA  aspirin in transient ischemic attacks
• AITIAIS  Aspirin in Transient Ischemic Attacks Italian Study
• AITP  autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• AITT  arginine insulin tolerance test; augmented insulin tolerance test
• AIU  absolute iodine uptake; antigen-inducing unit
• AIUM  American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
• AIV  AI chi virus
• AIVC  Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee
• AIVR  accelerated idioventricular rhythm
• AIVV  anterior internal vertebral vein
• AJ  adherens junction
• AJ, A/J  ankle jerk
• AJCC  American Joint Committee on Cancer
• AJCCS  American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging
• AJDL  arteriojugular venous lactate content difference
• AJDO₂  arteriojugular venous oxygen content difference
• AJR  abdominojugular reflux maneuver
• AJS  acute joint syndrome
• AJT  automatic junctional tachycardia
• AK  above knee; acetate kinase; actinic keratosis; adenosine kinase; adenylate kinase; artificial kidney
• A/K, ak  above knee [amputation]
• A→K  ankle to knee
• AKA  above-knee amputation; alcoholic ketoacidosis; also known as; antikeratin antibody
• aka  also known as
• AK amp  above-knee amputation
• AKAV  Akabane virus
• AKBR  arterial ketone body ratio
• AKE  acrokeratoelastoidosis
• A/kg  amperes per kilogram
• AKP  alkaline phosphatase
• AKRMLV  AKR murine leukemia virus
• AKS  alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome; auditory and kinesthetic sensation
• AKU  alkaptonuria
• AL  absolute latency; acinar lumen; acute leukemia; adaptation level; albumin; alcoholism [and other drug dependence services]; alignment; amyloid L; amyloidosis; analyzer and loader; anatomic location, anatomical localizer; anterior leaflet; anterolateral; antihuman lymphocytic [globulin]; argininosuccinate lyase; avian leukosis; axial length; axillary loop; axiolingual; left ear [Lat. auris laeva]
• A_L  angiographic area of lateral projection
• Al  allantoic; allergic, allergy; aluminum
• al  left ear [Lat. auris laeva]
• ALA  amebic liver abscess; American Laryngological Association; American Lung Association; aminolevulinate; aminolevulinic acid; axiolabial
• ALa  axiolabial
• Ala  alanine
• ala  alanine
• AL-Ab  antilymphocyte antibody
• ALAD  abnormal left axis deviation
• ALAD, ALA-D  aminolevulinic acid dehydrase
• ALADH  delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase
• ALADP  aminolevulinic acid dehydrogenase deficiency porphyria
• ALAG, ALaG  axiolabiogingival
• A-LAK  adherent lymphokine-activated killer [cell]
• ALAL, ALaL  axiolabiolingual
• A_LAO  angiographic area of left anterior oblique projection
• AlaP, ala-P  alafosfalin
• ALARA  as low as reasonably achievable [radiation exposure]
• ALARM  adjustable leg and ankle repositioning mechanism
• ALARP  as low as reasonably possible
• ALAS  delta-aminolevulinate synthase
• ALASH  delta-aminolevulinate synthase, housekeeping type
• ALAT  alanine aminotransferase
• ALB  albumin; avian lymphoblastosis
• alb  albumin; white [Lat. albus]
• ALBC  albumin clearance
• ALB/GLOB  albumin/globulin [ratio]
• ALC  absolute lymphocyte count; acute lethal catatonia; aided living center; alternate level of care; Alternative Lifestyle Checklist; approximate lethal concentration; avian leukosis complex; axiolinguocervical
• alc  alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism
• ALCA  anomalous left coronary artery
• ALCAPA  anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery
• ALCAR  acetyl-L-carnitine
• ALCEQ  Adolescent Life Change Event Questionnaire
• ALCL  anaplastic large cell lymphoma
• ALCO  Anonymous Fighters Against Obesity
• alcoh  alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism
• AlCPV  Agrochola lychnidis cypovirus; Aporophyla lutulenta cypovirus
• AlcR, alcR  alcohol rub
• AlCr  aluminum crown
• ALD  adrenoleukodystrophy; alcoholic liver disease; aldehyde dehydrogenase; aldolase; aldosterone; anterior latissimus dorsi; Appraisal of Language Disturbance; approximate lethal dose; assistive listening device
• Ald  aldolase; aldosterone
• ALDA  aldolase A
• ALDB  aldolase B
• ALDC  aldolase C
• ALDF  American Lyme Disease Foundation
• ALDH  aldehyde dehydrogenase
• Aldo  aldosterone
• ALDOA  aldolase A
• ALDOC  aldolase C
• ALDOST  aldosterone
• ALDP  adrenoleukodystrophy protein
• ALDR  aldose reductase
• ALDS  albinism-deafness syndrome
• ALDUSA  aspirin low dosage in unstable angina
• ALE  active life expectancy; adaptive line enhancer; allowable limits of error; amputated lower extremity
• ALEC  artificial lung-expanding compound
• ALEP  atypical lymphoepithelioid cell proliferation
• ALERT  Amiodarone vs Lidocaine Inpatient Emergency Resuscitation Trial; Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation [to reduce coronary event]
• ALEV  Alenquer virus
• ALF  acute liver failure; advance laser flowmeter; American Liver Foundation; assisted living facilities; automated laser fluorescence
• ALFT  abnormal liver function test
• ALFV  Alfuy virus
• ALG  antilymphocytic globulin; axiolinguogingival
• alg  allergy
• ALGOL  algorithmic oriented language
• ALH  angiolymphoid hyperplasia; anterior lobe hormone; anterior lobe of hypophysis
• ALHE  angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia
• ALHV  alcelaphine herpesvirus
• ALI  acute lung injury; annual limit of intake; average lobe index
• ALICE  advanced large-scale integrated computational environment
• ALIF  anterior lumbar interbody fusion
• ALIP  abnormal localized immature myeloid precursor
• ALIVE  Adenosine Lidocaine Infarct Zone Viability Enhancement [trial]; Amiodarone vs Lidocaine in Prehospital Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation [study]; Azimilide Postinfarction Survival Evaluation [trial]
• ALJV  Alajuela virus
• ALK  automated lamellar keratoplasty
• ALK, alk  alkaline; alkylating
• ALK-P  alkaline phosphatase
• ALL  acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia; Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering [study]
• all  allergy, allergic
• ALLA  acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen
• ALLHAT  Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial
• ALLO  atypical Legionella-like organism
• ALM  aerial lentiginous melanoma; alveolar living material
• ALME  acetyl-lysine methyl ester
• ALMI  anterior lateral myocardial infarct
• ALMV  Almeirim virus; Almpiwar virus; anterior leaflet of the mitral valve
• AlMV  alfalfa mosaic virus
• ALN  allylnitrile; anterior lymph node; axillary lymph node
• ALO  average lymphocyte output; axiolinguo-occlusal
• ALOS  average length of stay
• ALOSH  Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health
• ALOX  aluminum oxide
• ALP  acute leukemia protocol; acute lupus pericarditis; alkaline phosphatase; alveolar proteinosis; anterior lobe of pituitary; antileukoproteinase; antilymphocytic plasma; argon laser photocoagulation; automated linkage preprocessor
• AlPase  alkaline phosphatase
• ALPG  alkaline phosphatase, germ-cell
• α  Greek letter alpha; angular acceleration; first [carbon atom next to the carbon atom bearing the active group in organic compounds]; optical rotation; probability of type I error; solubility coefficient
• alpha₂-AP  alpha₂-antiplasmin
• α₁-AT  alpha₁-antitrypsin
• α error  type I error [statistics]
• alpha-GLUC  alpha-glucosidase
• alpha₂M  alpha₂-macroglobulin
• α₂ PIPC  α₂-plasmin inhibitor-plasmin complex
• ALPL  alkaline phosphatase, liver
• ALPP  alkaline phosphatase, placental
• ALPPL  alkaline phosphatase-like, placental
• ALPS  angiolymphoproliferative syndrome; Aphasia Language Performance Scale; attitudinal listening profile system
• ALPSA  anterior labroligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion
• ALPV  aphid lethal paralysis virus
• ALR  aldehyde reductase
• ALRI  anterolateral rotatory instability
• ALROS  American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society
• ALS  acute lateral sclerosis; advanced life support; afferent loop syndrome; alkali-labile site; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; angiotensin-like substance; anterolateral sclerosis; anticipated life span; antilymphocyte serum
• ALSD  Alzheimer-like senile dementia
• ALSPAC  Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood
• ALS-PD  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia [complex]
• AlStV  Alstroemeria streak virus
• AL-SV  avian leukosis sarcoma virus
• ALT  alanine aminotransferase; argon laser trabeculoplasty; autolymphocyte therapy; avian laryngotracheitis
• AlT  aluminum tartrate
• Alt, alt  alternate; altitude; aluminum tartrate
• ALTB  acute laryngotracheobronchitis
• ALTE  apparent life-threatening event
• ALTEE  acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester
• ALTS  acute lumbar traumatic sprain or syndrome
• ALTV  Altamira virus
• ALU  arithmetic and logic unit
• ALV  Abelson leukemia virus; adeno-like virus; alveolar, alveolus; American latent virus; Arracacha latent virus; ascending lumbar vein; avian leukosis virus
• Alv  alveolus, alveolar
• ALV-A  avian leukosis virus A
• ALVAD  abdominal left ventricular assist device
• ALVF  acute left ventricular failure
• ALV-HPRS103  avian leukosis virus-HPRS103
• ALV M  alveolar mucosa
• ALVT  aortic and left ventricular tunnel
• alv vent  alveolar ventilation
• ALVX  alveolectomy
• ALW  arch-loop whorl
• ALWMI  anterolateral wall myocardial infarct
• AM  Academic Medicine [journal]; actomyosin; acute myelofibrosis; adult male; adult monocyte; aerospace medicine; affected male; akinetic mutism; alcoholic male; alveolar macrophage; alveolar mucosa; amacrine cell; ambulatory; amethopterin; ametropia; ammeter; amperemeter; ampicillin; amplitude modulation; amyl; anovular menstruation; anterior mitral leaflet; antimycotic; arithmetic mean; arousal mechanism; articular manipulation; aviation medicine; axiomesial; meter angle; myopic astigmatism
• Am  americium; amnion; amyl
• A/m   amperes per meter
• A-m²  ampere-square meter
• am  ametropia; amyl; amplitude; meter angle; myopic astigmatism
• AMA  against medical advice; alkaline membrane assay; American Management Association; American Medical Association; analog multiplexer array; antimitochondrial antibody; antimyosin antibody; antithyroid microsomal antibody; apocrine membrane antigen; arm muscle area; Australian Medical Association
• AMA-DE  American Medical Association Drug Evaluation
• AMAL  Aero-Medical Acceleration Laboratory
• AMANET, AMA/Net  American Medical Association Network
• AMAP  American Medical Accreditation Program; as much as possible
• A-MAT  amorphous material
• AMAV  Amapari virus
• AMB  amphotericin B; anomalous muscle bundle; anteromedial bundle; avian myeloblastosis
• Amb  ambulance; ambulatory, ambulation
• amb  ambient; ambiguous; ambulance; ambulatory
• AMBER  advanced multiple-beam equalization radiography; assisted model building with energy refinement
• ambig  ambiguous
• AMBL  acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
• AMbL  acute myeloblastic leukemia
• AMBRE  atraumatic multidirectional bilateral rehabilitation [shoulder]
• AMBRI  atraumatic, multidirectional, bilateral radial instability
• AMBU  air mask bag unit
• ambul  ambulatory
• AMBV  Anhembi virus
• AMC  academic medical center; acetylmethyl carbinol; Animal Medical Center; antibody-mediated cytotoxicity; antimalaria campaign; arm muscle circumference; Army Medical Corps; arthrogryposis multiplex congenita; ataxia-microcephaly-retardation [syndrome]; automated mixture control; axiomesiocervical
• AMCAS  American Medical College Application Service
• AMCD  Aeromedical Certification Division
• AMCHA  aminomethylcyclohexane-carboxylic acid
• AMCN  anteromedial caudate nucleus
• AmCPV  Antheraea mylitta cypovirus
• AMCRA  American Managed Care and Review Association
• AMCV  avian myelocytomatosis virus
• AMD  acid maltase deficiency; acromandibular dysplasia; actinomycin D; S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; adrenomyelodystrophy; advance medical directives; age-related macular degeneration; Aleutian mink disease; alpha-methyldopa; Association for Macular Diseases; axiomesiodistal
• AMDA  American Medical Directors Association
• AMDF  average magnitude difference function
• AMDGF  alveolar macrophage-derived growth factor
• AMDS  Association of Military Dental Surgeons
• AMDV  Aleutian mink disease virus
• AME  amphotericin methyl ester; apparent mineralocorticoid excess; aseptic meningoencephalitis
• AMEA  American Medical Electroencephalographic Association
• AMEAE  acute monophasic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
• AMED  Allied and Alternative Medicine Database [UK]; Army Medical Department
• AMEDD  Army Medical Department
• AMEDS  Army Medical Service
• AMEGL, AMegL  acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
• AMEND  Aiding Mothers and Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death
• AMES  age metastasis extension size
• AMet  adenosyl-L-methionine
• AMETHIST  Ambroxol Efficacy and Tolerability on Hypersecretion, Italian Study
• AMEV  Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus
• AMF  antimuscle factor
• Amf  amniotic fluid
• AMFAR  American Foundation for AIDS Research
• AM/FM  automated mapping and facility management
• AMFPI  active matrix flat panel imager
• AMG  alpha-2-macroglobulin; amyloglucosidase; antimacrophage globulin; arterial migraine grinder; axiomesiogingival
• A₂MG  alpha-2-macroglobulin
• AMH  Accreditation Manual for Hospitals; anti-müllerian hormone; automated medical history
• Amh  mixed astigmatism with myopia predominating over hyeropia
• AMHA  Association of Mental Health Administrators
• AMHIS  Alberta Mental Health Information System
• AMHT  automated multiphasic health testing
• AMI  acquired monosaccharide intolerance; acute myocardial infarction; amitriptyline; anterior myocardial infarct; anterior myocardial infarction; Argatroban in Myocardial Infarction [study]; Association of Medical Illustrators; Athletic Motivation Inventory; axiomesioincisal
• AMIA  American Medical Informatics Association
• AMIABLE  Acute Myocardial Infarction Angioplasty Bolus Lysis Evaluation
• AMICUS  Austrian Multicenter Isradipine cum Spirapril Study
• AMIS  Ambulatory Medical Information System; Aspirin in Myocardial Infarction Study; Automated Management Information System
• AMISTAD  Acute Myocardial Infarction Study of Adenosine
• AMKL  acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
• AML  acute monocytic leukemia; acute mucosal lesion; acute myeloblastic leukemia; acute myelocytic leukemia; acute myelogenous leukemia; anatomic medullary locking; angiomyolipoma; anterior mitral leaflet; automated multitest laboratory
• AMLB  alternate monaural loudness balance
• AMLC  adherent macrophage-like cell; autologous mixed lymphocyte culture
• AMLCD  active matrix liquid crystal display
• AMLR  autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction
• AMLS  antimouse lymphocyte serum
• AMLSGA  acute myeloblastic leukemia surface glycoprotein antigen
• AMM  agnogenic myeloid metaplasia; ammonia; antibody to murine cardiac myosin; Association of Medical Microbiologists [UK]; World Medical Association [Fr. Association Medicale Mondiale]
• amm  ammonia
• AMML  acute myelomonocytic leukemia
• AMMoL  acute myelomonocytic or myelomonoblastic leukemia
• ammon  ammonia
• AMN  adrenomyeloneuropathy; alloxazine mononucleotide; aminonucleoside; anterior median nucleus
• AMNS  aminonucleoside
• AMO  assistant medical officer; axiomesio-occlusal
• AmO  alarm object
• amo, amor  amorphous
• A-mode  amplitude mode; amplitude modulation
• AMOG  adhesion molecule on glia
• AMOL, AMoL  acute monocytic or monoblastic leukemia
• AMP  accelerated mental processes; acid mucopolysaccharide; adenosine monophosphate; Aerospace Medical Panel; 2,3-aminophenazine; 2-amino-2,1-propanol; amphetamine; ampicillin; ampule; amputation; average mean pressure
• amp  ampere; amplification; amplitude; ampule; amputation, amputee
• AMPA  alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate; American Medical Publishers Association; aminoisopropyl propionic acid
• AMPAC  American Medical Political Action Committee
• AMPAR  alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor
• AMP-c  cyclic adenosine monophosphate
• AMPH, amphet  amphetamine
• amp-hr  ampere-hour
• AMPI  APSAC in Acute Myocardial Infarction Placebo Controlled Investigation
• ampl  large [Lat. amplus]