Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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CPHRP Coronary Prevention and Hypertension Research Project
CPHS Centre for Public Health Sciences
CpHV caprine herpesvirus
CPI California Personality Inventory; Cancer Potential Index; common patient index; congenital palatopharyngeal incompetence; constitutional psychopathic inferiority; conventional planar imaging; coronary prognosis index; cysteine proteinase inhibitor
CPIB chlorophenoxyisobutyrate
CPIJH compass proximal interphalangeal joint hinge
CPIP chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity
CPIR cephalic-phase insulin release
CPK cell population kinetic [model]; creatine phosphokinase
cPK cytosolic protamine kinase
CPK-BB creatine phosphokinase, brain-type
cPKC classical protein kinase C
CPKD childhood polycystic kidney disease
CPL caprine placental lactogen; conditioned pitch level; congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia
C/PL cholesterol/phospholipid [ratio]
cpl complete, completed
CPLM cysteine-peptone-liver infusion medium
CPLS cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome
CPM calorie-protein malnutrition; central pontine myelinosis; chlorpheniramine maleate; confidence profile method; confined placental mosaicism; continuous passive motion; critical path method; cyclophosphamide
CP/M control program for microcomputers
C_PM circumference of papillary muscle
cpm counts per minute; cycles per minute
CP-MCT chirp pulse microwave computed tomography
CPMG Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill [sequence]
CPMMV cowpea mild mottle virus
CPMoV cowpea mottle virus
CPMP Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products [EEC]; complete patient management problems
CPMS chronic progressive multiple sclerosis
CPMV cowpea mosaic virus
CPN causal probabilistic network; celiac plexus neurolysis; central parenteral nutrition; chronic polyneuropathy; chronic pyelonephritis; community pediatric nurse; community psychiatric nurse
CPNE clinical performance nursing examination
CPNM corrected perinatal mortality
CPO cleft palate only; contract provider organization; coproporphyrinogen oxidase
CPOE computerized physician order entry
CPOG chemically protective overgarment
CPOPR computerized problem-oriented patient record
C-PORT Cardiovascular Patient Outcomes Research Team [trial]
CPOS chest pain order sheet
CPOTHA chest pain onset to hospital arrival
CPOU chest pain observation unit
CPP cancer proneness phenotype; canine pancreatic polypeptide; cerebral perfusion pressure; chest pain policy; dl-2[3-(2´-chlorophenoxy)phenyl] propionic [acid]; chronic pigmented purpura; coronary perfusion pressure; cyclopentenophenanthrene
CPPB continuous positive pressure breathing
CPPD calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition [syndrome]; cisplatin; cost per patient day
CPPT Coronary Primary Prevention Trial
CPPV continuous positive pressure ventilation
CPQA certified professional in quality assurance
CPR cardiopulmonary reserve; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; centripetal rub; cerebral cortex perfusion rate; chlorophenyl red; computerized patient record; cortisol production rate; cumulative patency rate; customary, prevailing and reasonable [rate]
c-PR cyclopropyl
cpr computerized patient record
CPRAM controlled partial rebreathing anesthesia method
CPRCA constitutional pure red cell aplasia
CPRD Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development
CPRG Coronary Prevention Research Group
CPRI Computerized Patient Record Institute
CPRMV cowpea rugose mosaic virus
CPRO coproporphyrinogen oxidase
CPRP chemical personnel reliability program
CPRS Children's Psychiatric Rating Scale; Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale; computerized patient record system
CPS Caerphilly Prospective Study; Cancer Prevention Study; carbamoylphosphate synthetase; cardioplegic perfusion solution; cardiopulmonary support; center for preventive services; centipoise; cervical pain syndrome; characters per second; chest pain syndrome; Child Personality Scale; Child Protective Services; chloroquine, pyrimethamine, and sulfisoxazole; chronic prostatitis syndrome; clinical performance score; Clinical Pharmacy Services; coagulase-positive Staphylococcus; complex partial seizures; concurrent planning system; constitutional psychopathic state; contagious pustular stomatitis; coronary perfusate solution; C-polysaccharide; cumulative probability of success; current population survey
cps counts per second; cycles per second
CPSA charged particle surface area
CPSC congenital paucity of secondary synaptic clefts [syndrome]; Consumer Products Safety Commission
CPSD carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency
CpSDaV chickpea stunt disease associated virus
CPSE complex partial status epilepticus
CPSF cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor
CPSM Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
CPSMP chronic pain self-management program
CPSMV cowpox severe mosaic virus
CPSO College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
CPSP central poststroke pain
CPSTS Chinese Poststroke Treatment Study
CPsV citrus psorosis virus
CPT camptothecin; carnitine palmityl transferase; carotid pulse tracing; chest physiotherapy; child protection team; ciliary particle transport; cold pressor test; combining power test; complex physical therapy; computer psychometric test; conditional probability table; conjunctival provocation test; continuous performance task; continuous performance test; Current Procedural Terminology
CPT-11 irinotecan
CPTA Center for Practice and Technology Assessment [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]
CPTH chronic post-traumatic headache
CPTN culture-positive toxin-negative
CPTP culture-positive toxin-positive
CPTX chronic parathyroidectomy
CPU caudate putamen; central processing unit
CPUE chest pain of unknown etiology
CPV canine parvovirus; cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus; Coastal Plains virus; Cotia virus; cypovirus
CpV Calliteara pudibunda virus; cypovirus
CPVC common pulmonary venous channel
CPVD congenital polyvalvular disease
CPX cleft palate, X-linked; clinical practice examination; complete physical examination
CPXD chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked dominant
CPXR chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked recessive
CPXV cowpox virus
CPZ cefoperazone; chlorpromazine; Compazine
CQ chloroquine; chloroquine-quinine; circadian quotient; conceptual quotient
CQI continuous quality improvement
CQIN clinical quality improvement network
CQI/TQM continuous quality improvement/total quality management
CQIV Calchaqui virus
CQM chloroquine mustard
CQMS cost quality management system
CQOLC caregiver quality-of-life index - cancer
CQS central query system
CqV Callimorpha quadripunctata virus
CR cadherin-specific repeat; calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie-restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitation; cardiac rhythm; cardiorespiratory; cardiorrhexis; caries-resistant; cathode ray; cellular receptor; central ray; centric relation; chemoradiation; chest and right arm [lead in electrocardiography]; chest roentgenogram, chest roentgenography; chief resident; child-resistant [bottle top]; choice reaction; chromium; chronic rejection; chrysene; clinical record; clinical remission; clinical research; clot retraction; coefficient of fat retention; colon resection; colonization rate; colonization resistance; colony reared [animal]; colorectal; complement receptor; complete remission; complete response; compression ratio; computed radiography; computerized record; conditioned reflex, conditioned response; confidence region [radiotherapy]; congenital rubella; Congo red; controlled release; controlled respiration; conversion rate; cooling rate; correlation; correlation ratio; cortico-resistant; creatinine; cremaster reflex; cresyl red; critical ratio; crown-rump [measurement]
CR1, 2, 3, 4, 5 complement receptor types 1 to 5
C&R convalescence and rehabilitation
Cr chromium; cranium, cranial; creatinine; crown
CRA central retinal artery; Chinese restaurant asthma; chronic rheumatoid arthritis; clinical research associate; constant relative alkalinity
CRABP cellular retinoic acid-binding protein
CRAC calcium release-activated channel; compliance-related acute complication
CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement [Army and NIH]
CRAFT Catheterization Rescue Angioplasty Following Thrombolysis [trial]; Controlled Randomized Atrial Fibrillation Trial
CRAG Cryptococcus antigen
CRAHCA Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration
CRAM common random access memory
CRAMS circulation, respiration, abdomen, motor, speech
cran cranium, cranial
CRAO central retinal artery occlusion
CRASH corpus callosum hypoplasia-retardation-adducted thumbs-spastic paraplegia-hydrocephalus [syndrome]
CraV Cynara virus
CRAW computed tomography acquisition workstation
CRB chemical, radiological, and biological; congenital retinal blindness; Cramer-Rao bound
CRBBB complete right bundle branch block
CRBC chicken red blood cell
CRBP cellular retinol-binding protein
CRC calcium release channel; cancer research campaign; cardiovascular reflex clinical research center; cardiovascular reflex conditioning; class responsibilities collaboration; colorectal cancer; colorectal carcinoma; concentrated red blood cells; contrast recovery coefficient; corrected reticulocyte count; creatinine clearance; cross-reacting cannabinoids; cyclic redundancy check
CrCl creatinine clearance
CRCS cardiovascular reflex conditioning system
CRD carbohydrate-recognition domain; child restraint device; childhood rheumatic disease; chorioretinal degeneration; chronic renal disease; chronic respiratory disease; complete reaction of degeneration; complex repetitive discharge; cone-rod retinal dystrophy; congenital rubella deafness; crown-rump distance
CRDC Central Research and Development Committee
CRDEC Chemical Research Development & Engineering Center
CR-DIP chronic relapsing demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathy
CRDS Charles River Data System; client response documentation system
CRE cumulative radiation effect; creatinine; cyclic adenosine monophosphate-response element
creat creatinine
CREATE Cholesterol Research Education and Treatment Evaluation
CREB cyclic adenosine monophosphate responsive element-binding [protein]
CREDO Clopidogrel Reduction of Events During Extended Observation [study]
CREG cross-reactive antigen group
CREM center for rural emergency medicine; cyclic adenosine monophosphate-response element modulator
crem cremaster
CREOG Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
crep crepitation; crepitus
CREST calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal involvement, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]; Carotid Revascularization and Endarterectomy vs Stent Trial
CREW Coronary Regression with Estrogen in Women [study]
CRF cardiorespiratory function; case report form; chronic renal failure; chronic respiratory failure; coagulase-reacting factor; complex reduction forceps; continuous reinforcement; coronary reserve flow; corticotropin-releasing factor; cytokine receptor family
CRFK Crandell feline kidney cells
CRFR corticotropin-releasing factor receptor
CRG cardiorespirogram; central respiratory generator; collaborative review group
CRH corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRHBP corticosterone-releasing hormone binding protein
CRHL Collaborative Radiological Health Laboratory
CRHV cottontail rabbit herpesvirus
CrHV cricetid herpesvirus
CRI Cardiac Risk Index; catheter-related infection; chronic renal insufficiency; chronic respiratory insufficiency; Composite Risk Index; congenital rubella infection; contact ratio index; corneal relaxing incision; cross-reaction idiotype
C-RI corecessive inheritance
CRIB clinical risk index for babies
CRIE crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis
CRIP cysteine-rich intestinal protein
CRIS Calcium Antagonist Reinfarction Italian Study; clinically related information system
CRISP Cholesterol Reduction in Seniors Program [pilot study]; Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects [NIH database]; Consortium Research in Systems Performance; Consortium Research on Indicators of System Performance
Crit, crit critical; hematocrit
CRIYFS Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
CRL cell repository line; central right lung; Certified Record Librarian; clinical reasoning learning; complement receptor location; complement receptor lymphocyte; crown-rump length
CRLV cherry rasp leaf virus
CRM Certified Reference Materials; coding recognition module [of gene]; counting rate meter; cross-reacting material; crown-rump measurement
CRM⁺ cross-reacting material-positive
CRMO chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis
CR-MVB Cramer-Rao minimum variance bound
CRN complement requiring neutralization
CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
CRNF chronic rheumatoid nodular fibrositis
Cr Nn, cr nn cranial nerves
CRO cathode ray oscilloscope; centric relation occlusion; contract research organization
CROM cervical range of motion
CROME congenital cataracts-epileptic fits-mental retardation [syndrome]
C-ROMS comprehensive radiation oncology management system
CROP compliance, rate, oxygenation, and pressure
CROS contralateral routing of signals [hearing aid]
CRP chronic relapsing pancreatitis; corneal-retinal potential; coronary rehabilitation program; C-reactive protein; cross-reacting protein; cyclic adenosine monophosphate receptor protein; cysteine-rich protein
CrP creatine phosphate
CRPA C-reactive protein antiserum
CRPD chronic restrictive pulmonary disease
CRPF chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum; closed reduction and percutaneous fixation; contralateral renal plasma flow
CRPG central respiratory pattern generator
CRPS complex regional pain syndrome [types I and II]
CRPV cottontail rabbit papillomavirus; crowpox virus
CRQ-M Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire Mastery Subscale
CRRMP Committee of Radiation from Radioactive Medicinal Products
CRRN certified rehabilitation registered nurse
CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy
CrRT cranial radiotherapy
CRS Carroll rating scale for depression; catheter-related sepsis; caudal regression syndrome; cervical spine radiography; Chinese restaurant syndrome; cis-acting repressive sequence; colon and rectum surgery; compliance of the respiratory system; congenital rubella syndrome; craniosynostosis; cryptidin-related sequence
C_RS+ respiratory system compliance
CRSM cherry red spot myoclonus
CRSP comprehensive renal scintillation procedure
CRST calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia [syndrome]; corrected sinus recovery time
CRSV carnation ringspot virus; chlorotic ringspot virus
CRT cadaver renal transplantation; calreticulin; cardiac resuscitation team; cathode-ray tube; central reaction time; certified; Certified Record Techniques; chemo-radiation therapy; choice reaction time; chromium release test; complex reaction time; computed renal tomography; conformal radiation therapy; conformal radiotherapy; copper reduction test; corrected; corrected retention time; cortisone resistant thymocyte; cranial radiation therapy
CrT crista terminalis
crt hematocrit
CRTM cartilage matrix protein