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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
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- CBDE Chemical and Biological Defense Establishment [Canada]; common bile duct exploration
- CBDMP California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
- CBDPR computer-based dental patient record
- CBDV Colocasia bobone disease virus
- CBE clinical breast examination
- CBER Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research
- CBET certified biomedical equipment technician
- CBEV Choristoneura biennis entomopoxvirus
- CBF capillary blood flow; cerebral blood flow; ciliary beat frequency; collagen-binding factor; core-binding factor; coronary blood flow; cortical blood flow
- CBFB core-binding factor, beta
- CBFb beta subunit of core-binding factor
- CBFV coronary blood flow velocity
- CBG capillary blood gases; coronary bypass graft; corticosteroid-binding globulin; cortisol-binding globulin
- CBGv corticosteroid-binding globulin variant
- CBH chronic benign hepatitis; cutaneous basophilic hypersensitivity
- CbHV cebine herpesvirus
- CBI chemical binding index; children's behavior inventory; continuous bladder irrigation; convergent beam irradiation
- CBIC Certification Board in Infection Control
- CBL circulating blood lymphocytes; chronic blood loss; cord blood leukocytes
- Cbl cobalamin
- CBLVd Citrus bent leaf viroid
- CBM capillary basement membrane
- CBMMP chronic benign mucous membrane pemphigus
- CBN cannabinol; central benign neoplasm; Commission on Biological Nomenclature
- CBNB Chemical Business News Database
- CBNV Colony B North virus
- CBO community-based organization; Congressional Budget Office
- CBOC completion bed occupancy care
- CBOD chemical and biological oxygen demand
- CBOD5 5-day chemical and biological oxygen
- CBP calcium-binding protein; cAMP-binding protein; carbohydrate-binding protein; cardiopulmonary bypass; chlorobiphenyl; cobalamin-binding protein; color blindness, protan type; convolution back projection; cruciform binding protein; cyclic adenosine monophosphate [cAMP] binding protein
- C4BP complement 4 binding protein
- CBPR computer-based patient record
- CBPS chemical and biological protected shelter; congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome
- CBPV chronic bee paralysis virus
- CBR carbonyl reductase; case-based reasoning; chemical, biological, and radiological [warfare]; chemically-bound residue; chronic bed rest; complete bed rest; crude birth rate
- CBRL contextual Bayesian relaxation labeling technique
- CBS cervicobrachial syndrome; chronic brain syndrome; clinical behavioral science; conjugated bile salts; culture-bound syndrome; cystathionine beta-synthase
- CB3S Coxsackie B3 virus susceptibility
- CBSD component-based software development
- CBT carotid body tumor; code blue team; cognitive behavioral treatment/therapy; computed body tomography; computer-based testing; computer-based training instruction; cord blood transplant; corticobulbar tract
- CBV capillary blood cell velocity; carnation bacilliform virus; catheter balloon valvuloplasty; central blood volume; cerebral blood volume; circulating blood volume; corrected blood volume; cortical blood volume; Coxsackie B virus
- CBVD cerebrovascular disease
- CbVd Coleus blumei viroid
- CBVI computer-based video instruction
- CBW chemical and biological warfare
- CBX computer-based examination
- CBZ carbamazepine
- CC calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac center; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; cardiovascular clinic; cascade correlation; cell culture; central compartment; cerebral commissure; cerebral cortex; cervical cancer; chest circumference; chief complaint; cholecalciferol; choledochocholedochostomy; chondrocalcinosis; choriocarcinoma; chronic complainer; circula-tory collapse; classical conditioning; clean catch [of urine]; Clinical Center [NIH]; clinical course; clomiphene citrate; closed cup; closing capacity; coefficient of consistency; collagenous colitis; colony count; colorectal cancer; columnar cells; commission certified; common cold; communication-client; complicating condition; complications and co-morbidity; compound cathartic; computation constant; computer calculated; computer center; concordance; congenital cardiopathy; congenital cataract; consumptive coagulopathy; contrast cystogram; conversion complete; coracoclavicular; cord compression; coronary care; corpus callosum; correlation coefficient; costochondral; Coulter counter; craniocaudal; craniocervical; creatinine clearance; critical care; critical condition; Crohn colitis; Cronkhite-Canada [syndrome]; cross correlation; crus cerebri; cubic centimeter [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]; current complaint; Current Contents
- C-C convexo-concavc
- C&C cold and clammy
- Cc concave
- cc clean catch [urine]; concave; corrected; cubic centimeter [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]
- CCA canonical correlation; cephalin cholesterol antigen; chick cell agglutination; chimpanzee coryza agent; choriocarcinoma; chromated copper arsenate; circulating cathodic antigen; circumflex coronary artery; common carotid artery; congenital contractural arachnodactyly; constitutional chromosome abnormality
- CCAB complex cognitive assessment battery
- CCABOT Cornell Coronary Artery Bypass Outcomes Trial
- CCAg corpus callosum agenesis
- CCAIT Canadian Coronary Atherosclerosis Intervention Trial
- CCAM congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation; General Classification of Medical Procedures [Classification Commune des Actes Medicaux]
- CCAP Cancer Chromosomal Aberration Project [database]; client-centered accreditation program
- CCAT Canadian Coronary Atherectomy Trial; chick cell agglutination test; conglutinating complement absorption test
- CCB calcium channel blocker
- CCBD central cell-binding domain
- CCBV central circulating blood volume
- CCC calcium cyanamide; Canadian Cardiovascular Coalition [study]; care-cure coordination; cathodal closure contraction; center for clinical computing; child care center; Children's Communication Checklist; chlorcholine chloride; chronic calculus cholecystitis; chronic catarrhal colitis; comprehensive cancer center; comprehensive care clinic; concentration, clustering and continuity; concurrent care concern; consecutive case conference; continuous curvilinear capsulotomy; Council on Clinical Classification; cranio-cerebello-cardiac [dysplasia or syndrome]; critical care complex; cylindrical confronting cisternae
- CC&C colony count and culture
- CCCC centrifugal countercurrent chromatography
- CCCCP Comprehensive Cardiovascular Community Control Program
- CCCD cooled charge-coupled device
- cccDNA covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid
- CCCE cross-cultural cognitive examination
- CCCl cathodal closure clonus
- CC/CM Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- CCCN community care coordination network
- CCCP carbonyl cyanide m-chloro-phenyl-hydrazone
- CCCR closed chest cardiac resuscitation
- CCCS condom catheter collecting system; critical care computer system
- CCCT closed craniocerebral trauma
- CCCU comprehensive cardiac care unit
- CCCV Callistephus chinensis chlorosis virus
- CCCVd Coconut cadang-cadang viroid
- CCD calibration curve data; central collodiaphyseal; central core disease; charge-coupled device; childhood celiac disease; cleidocranial dysplasia; clinical cardiovascular disease; cortical collecting duct; countercurrent distribution; cumulative cardiotoxic dose
- CCDC Canadian Communicable Disease Center; consultant in communicable disease control
- CCD-CAMPI charge coupled device-computer analysis of mammography phantom images
- CCDN Central Council for District Nursing
- ccDNA closed circle deoxyribonucleic acid
- CCDS case cart delivery system; color-coded duplex sonography
- CCE capacitative calcium entry; carboline carboxylic acid ester; chamois contagious ecthyma; cholesterol crystal emboli; clear-cell endothelioma; clubbing, cyanosis, and edema; cornified cell envelope; countercurrent electrophoresis; cruciform cutting endonuclease
- CCEHRP Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs
- CCEI Crown-Crisp Experimental Index
- CCEV cardamine chlorotic fleck virus; Choristoneura conflicta entomopoxvirus
- CCF cancer coagulation factor; cardiolipin complement fixation; carotid-cavernous fistula; centrifuged culture fluid; cephalin-cholesterol flocculation; chronic cardiac failure; compound comminuted fracture; congestive heart failure; cross-correlation function; crystal-induced chemotactic factor
- CCFA cefotoxin-cycloserine fructose agar
- CCFAS compact colony-forming active substance
- CCFE cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, fluorouracil, and extramustine
- CCFMG Cooperating Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates
- CCFV cardamine chlorotic fleck virus
- CCG Children's Cancer Study Group; cholecystogram, cholecystography; clinically coherent group
- CCGC capillary column gas chromatography
- CCGS cell cycle G and S
- CCH C-cell hyperplasia; central clinical hospital; chronic chloride hemagglutination; chronic cholestatic hepatitis; cross-correlation histogram
- CCHA Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation
- CCHAT Canadian Cozaar, Hyzaar and Amlodipine Trial
- CC-HC coordinated collective homecare [France]
- CCHD Caephilly Collaborative Heart Disease [study]; cyanotic congenital heart disease
- CCHE Central Council for Health Education
- CCHF, C-CHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- CCHFA Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation
- CCHMS Central Committee for Hospital Medical Services
- CChMVd Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid
- CCHP Consumer Choice Health Plan; Corpus Christi Heart Project
- CCHPR Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research; clinical classification of health policy research <