Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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CaMV cauliflower mosaic virus
CAMVA chorioallantoic membrane vascular assay
CAN cardiac autonomic neuropathy
Can cancer; Candida; Cannabis
CA/N child abuse and neglect
CANA circulating antineuronal antibody
CaNaEDTA calcium-disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
CANAHOP Canadian Ambulatory, Home and Office Pressure Study
CANARIE Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education
canc cancelled
c-ANCA antineutrophil antibodies against protease 3 in cytoplasmic granules
C-ANCA cytoplasmic anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody
CANCERLIT Cancer Literature [NLM database]
CANCERPROJ Cancer Research Projects
CANDA computer-assisted new drug application
CANDELA computer-assisted notification of drug effects on laboratory animals [test]
CANDY Communication Aids Negating Disabilities of Youth [laboratory]
CA*Net Canada's High Performance Network
CANOST autoCANOnization system for organic STructures
CANP calcium-activated neutral protease
CANS central auditory nervous system
CAN'T LEAP cyclosporine, alcohol, nicotinic acid, thiazides, lasix, ethambutanol, aspirin, pyrazinamide [substances causing hyperuricemia]
CANV Caninde virus
CANX calnexin
CAO chronic airway obstruction; coronary artery obstruction
CAO₂ arterial oxygen content
C_aO₂ arterial oxygen content
CaOC cathodal opening contraction
CaOCL cathodal opening clonus
CAOD coronary artery occlusive disease
CAOHC Council for Accreditation of Occupational Hearing Conservation
CAOM chronic adhesive otitis media
CAOS computer-assisted orthopedic surgery
CAOT Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy
CaOTe cathodal opening tetanus
CAP camptodactyly-arthropathy-pericarditis [syndrome]; Canada Assistance Plan; capsule; captopril; Caribbean Association of Pharmacists; catabolite gene activator protein; cell attachment protein; cellular acetate propionate; cellulose acetate phthalate; central apical part; chloramphenicol; chronic alcoholic pancreatitis; clinical access program; College of American Pathologists; community-acquired pneumonia; complement-activated plasma; compound action potential; coupled atrial pacing; cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, and Platinol [cisplatin]; cystine aminopeptidase
C_AP cationic antimicrobial protein; circumference of apex
CaP carcinoma of the prostate
cap capacity; capsule
CAPA cancer-associated polypeptide antigen
CAPARES Coronary Angioplasty Amlodipine in Restenosis Trial
CAPAS Cutting Balloon Angioplasty vs Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty Randomized Study
CAPBL computer-assisted problem-based learning
CAPCC Canadian Association of Poison Control Centers
CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CAPE Circadian Anti-Ischemia Program in Europe; Clifton assessment procedures for the elderly; computer-assisted patient emulator
CAPERS Computer Assisted Psychiatric Evaluation and Review System
CAPHIS Consumer and Patient Health Information Section [American Library Association]
CAPI computer-assisted personal interview; cryptographic applications programming interface
CAP-IT Client Adherence Profiling-Intervention Tailoring [model]
CAPITOL Captopril Postinfarction Tolerance [trial]
CapLV caper latent virus
CAPM continuous airway pressure monitoring
CAPP Captopril Prevention Project [study]; computer-assisted preoperative planning; Concerted Action Polyp Prevention
CAPPHY Captopril Primary Prevention in Hypertension [study]
CAPPP Captopril Prevention Project
CAPPS Current and Past Psychopathology Scale
CAPRCA chronic, acquired, pure red cell aplasia
CAPRI Cardiopulmonary Research Institute
CAPRICORN Carvedilol Postinfarct Survival Controlled Evaluation
CAPRIE Clopidogrel vs Aspirin in Patients at Risk of Ischemic Events
CAPS Cardiac Arrhythmia Pilot Study; care profile system; community adjustment profile system; computer-aided prototyping system
caps capsule
CAPTIN Captopril Before Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction; Captopril Plus Tissue Plasminogen Activator Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
CAPTISM Captopril Insulin Sensitivity Multicenter [study]
CAPTURE Chimeric 7E3 Antiplatelet Therapy in Unstable Refractory Angina [trial]
CAPV Capim virus
CAR Canadian Association of Radiologists; cancer-associated retinopathy; Cardiac Ablation Registry; cardiac ambulation routine; carvedilol; cell adhesion regulator; chronic articular rheumatism; computer-assisted radiology; computer-assisted research; conditioned avoidance response; congenital articular rigidity
car carotid
CARA chronic aspecific respiratory ailment
CARAF Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation
CARAFE Cocktail Attenuation of Rotational Ablation Flow Effects [study]
CAR AMP carotid pulse amplitude
CARAT Coronary Angioplasty and Rotablator Atherectomy Trial; coronary artery risk assessment and treatment
CARB carbohydrate; coronary artery bypass graft
carb carbohydrate; carbonate
carbo carbohydrate
CARC chemical agent resistant coating
CARD cardiac automatic resuscitative device; caspase activating and recruiting domain
card cardiac
CARDIA Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults [study]
CARDIAC Cardiovascular Disease and Alimentary Comparison [study]
card insuff cardiac insufficiency
cardiol cardiology
CARDIS Cardiology Information System
CARD PORT Cardiac Arrhythmia and Risk of Death Patient Outcome Research Team
CARE calcium antagonist in reperfusion; cardiac arrhythmias research and education; Carvedilol Atherectomy Restenosis [trial]; Cholesterol and Recurrent Events [study]; comprehensive assessment and referral evaluation; computerized adult and records evaluation [system]; computerized clinical assessment, research and education; cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element
CAREC Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
CARES cancer rehabilitation evaluation system
CARET Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
CARF Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation Facilities
CARG coronary artery bypass grafting
CAR_hd high-dose carvedilol
CarIV Casinaria arjuna ichnovirus
CARMEN Carvedilol Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Remodelling Mild Heart Failure Evaluation
CARP carbonic anhydrase-related polypeptide
CARPORT Coronary Artery Restenosis Prevention on Repeated Thromboxane A₂-Receptor Antagonism Study
CARS Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Children's Affective Rating Scale; Coronary Artery Regression Study; Coumadin Aspirin Reinfarction Study; cysteinyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase
CART classification and regression tree; cocaine-related transcript; Colchicine Angioplasty Restenosis Trial; computer-assisted radiotherapy; constrained access robotic therapy
cart cartilage
CARV Caraparu virus
CAS calcarine sulcus; calcific aortic stenosis; Cancer Attitude Survey; carbohydrate-active steroid; Cardiac Adjustment Scale; cardiac surgery; carotid artery stenting; Celite-activated normal serum; Center for Alcohol Studies; central anticholinergic syndrome; cerebral atherosclerosis; Chemical Abstract Service; clinical application suite; clinical assessment score; clinical asthma score; Cognitive Assessment Scale; cold agglutinin syndrome; computer-assisted surgery; congenital alcoholic syndrome; contralateral acoustic stimulation; control adjustment strap; coronary artery spasm; Council of Academic Societies
Cas casualty
cas castration, castrated
CASA cancer-associated serum antigen; Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse; clinical assessment software application; computer-assisted self-assessment; computer-assisted semen analysis
CASANOVA Coronary Artery Stenosis with Asymptomatic Narrowing: Operation vs Aspirin [study]
CASCADE Cardiac Arrest in Seattle: Conventional vs Amiodarone Drug Evaluation; Conventional Arrhythmic vs Amiodarone in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest Drug Evaluation
CASCO Calcium Sensitization in Congestive Heart Failure
CASD computer-assisted synthesis design
CASE Community, Attachment, Structures and Epidemic [study]; computer-aided simulation of clinical encounter; computer-aided systems engineering; Coordinated Activities, Services, and Encounters [data]
CASET Carotid Artery Stenting vs Endarterectomy Trial; computer-aided systems engineering
CASH Cancer and Steroid Hormone [study]; Cardiac Arrest Study, Hamburg; Caring About Seniors' Health [study]; Commission for Administrative Services in Hospitals; Consensus Action on Salt and Hypertension; corticoadrenal stimulating hormone; cruciform anterior spinal hyperextension
CASHD coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease
CASI cognitive abilities screening instrument; computer-assisted self-interviewing
CASIS Canadian Amlodipine/Atenolol in Silent Ischemia Study; Coronary Artery Stent Implantation Study
CASMD congenital atonic sclerotic muscular dystrophy
CASP Critical Appraisal Skills Programme [UK]
CASPER computer-assisted pericardial puncture; computer-assisted pericardial surgery
CaspIV Casinaria sp. ichnovirus
CASPR contactin-associated protein
CASQ calsequestrin
CASR calcium-sensing receptor
CAS-REGN Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
CASRN Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number
CASRT corrected adjusted sinus node recovery time
CASS cataract-alopecia-sclerodactyly syndrome; coding accuracy support system [software]; Coronary Artery Surgery Study
CASSIS Classification and Search Support Information System [Patent Office]; Czech and Slovak Spirapril Intervention Study
CAST calpastatin; CAnonical representation of STereochemistry [coding]; Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial; Carotid Artery Stenting Trial; Children of Alcoholism Screening Test; Chinese Acute Stroke Trial; computer-adaptive sequential testing; cyclic amplification and selection of targets
CASTEL Cardiovascular Study in the Elderly
CASTOR Coronary Angioscopic Study of Restenosis
CAT California Achievement Test; cancer after transplantation; capillary agglutination test; Cardiomyopathy Trial; care support terminal; catalase; cataract; catecholamine; Children's Apperception Test; Chinese Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial; chloramphenicol acetyltransferase; chlormerodrin accumulation test; choline acetyltransferase; chronic abdominal tympany; Cognitive Abilities Test; Columbia Center for Advanced Technology; computed abdominal tomography; computed axial tomography; computer-assisted tomography; computer of average transients; coronary angioplasty trial; critically appraised topic
cat catalysis, catalyst; cataract
CAT'ase catalase
CATB catalase B
CAT-CAM contoured adduction trochanteric-controlled alignment method
CATCEC Computer-Supported Assessment and Treatment Consultation for Emotional Crises
CATCH Canadian Association of Teachers of Community Health; Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health; Community Action to Control High Blood Pressure; comprehensive assessment for tracking community health
CATCH 22 cardiac defects-abnormal facies-thymic hypoplasia-cleft palate-hypocalcemia [syndrome]
Cath cathartic; catheter, catheterize
cath catheterization
CATI computer-assisted telephone interview
CATIPO Computer-Aided Therapy Planning in Pediatric Oncology
CATLINE Catalog Online [NLM database]
CATS Canadian American Ticlopidine Study; Captopril and Thrombolysis Study
CAT-S Children's Apperception Test, Supplemental
CAT scan computed axial tomography scan
CATSIM computer case simulation
CATT calcium tolerance test
CATUV Catu virus
Cauc Caucasian
caud caudal
caut cauterization
CAV cardiac allograft vasculopathy; Chara australis virus; chicken anemia virus; congenital absence of vagina; congenital adrenal virilism; constant angular velocity; croup-associated virus
cav cavity
CAVA Coronary Atherectomy vs Angioplasty [study]
CAVATAS Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study
CAVB complete atrioventricular block
CAVD complete atrioventricular dissociation; completion, arithmetic problems, vocabulary, following directions [test]; congenital aplasia of vas deferens
CAVE cerebroacrovisceral-early lethality [phenotype]
CAVEAT Coronary Angioplasty vs Excisional Atherectomy Trial
CAVEAT-I Comparison of Directional Atherectomy vs Coronary Angioplasty Trial
CAVEAT-II Coronary Angioplasty vs Directional Atherectomy for Patients with Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Lesions [trial]
CAVG coronary artery vein graft
CAVH continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
CAVHD continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis
CAVHDF continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration
CavHV caviid herpesvirus
CAVLT Children's Auditory Verbal Learning Test
CAVO common atrioventricular orifice
C(a-v)_O_₂ arteriovenous oxygen tension difference
C[a&]O₂ arteriovenous gradient of oxygen content
CAVR continuous arteriovenous rewarming
CAVS Conformance Assessment to Voluntary Standards
CAVSD complete atrioventricular septal defect
CAVU continuous arteriovenous ultrafiltration
CAW central airways
C_AW airway conductance
CawLV caraway latent virus
CAX central axis [radiotherapy]
CaYMV canine yellow mottle virus
CB Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Chirurgiae Baccalaureus]; calcium blocker; carbenicillin; carotid body; chocolate blood [agar]; chromatin body; chronic bronchitis; circumflex branch; code blue; color blind; compensated base; consensus band [genome computing]; conus branch; Coomassie blue; coprocessor board; coracobrachial
8CB octylcyanobiphenyl
Cb cerebellum; niobium [columbium]
C3b complement component 3b
CBA chronic bronchitis and asthma; Columbia blood agar [test]; cost-benefit analysis
CBAB complement-binding antibody
CBADAA Certifying Board of the American Dental Assistants Association
CBAS carotid bifurcation angioplasty and stenting
CBAVD congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
CBBEST cutting balloon before stent
CBBM color blindness, blue mono-cone-monochromatic type
CBC carbenicillin; child behavior characteristics; compensatory base change; complete blood cell count
cbc complete blood cell count
CBCL Child Behavior Checklist; cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
CBCL/2-3 Child Behavior Checklist for ages 2-3
CBCN carbenicillin
CBCT cone-beam computed tomography
CbCtx cerebellar cortex
CBD carotid body denervation; closed bladder drainage; color blindness, deutan type; common bile duct; Convention on Biological Diversity
CBDC chronic bullous disease of children