Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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Cd cadmium; caudal; coccygeal; condylion
cd candela; caudal
c/d cigarettes per day
CDA Canadian Dental Association; Certified Dental Assistant; chenodeoxycholic acid; ciliary dyskinesia activity; clinical document architecture; complement-dependent antibody; completely denatured alcohol; compound document architecture; computer diagnostic assistant; congenital dyserythropoietic anemia
CdA chlorodeoxyadenosine
CDAC Clinical Data Abstraction Center
CDAD Clostridium difficile-associated disease
CDAE chemical defense aircrew ensemble
CDAI Crohn disease activity index
CDAL clinical data analysis laboratory
CDAP continuous distending airway pressure
CDB communication-database
C&DB cough and deep breath
CDC calculated date of confinement; cancer diagnosis center; capillary diffusion capacity; casualty decontamination center; cell division control; cell division cycle; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; chenodeoxycholate; children's diagnostic classification; Communicable Disease Center; complement-dependent cytotoxicity; Crohn disease of colon
CD-C controlled drinker-control
CDCA chenodeoxycholic acid
CDC-BRFS Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
CDCC complement-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
CDCE constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis
cDCIS comedo-type ductal carcinoma in situ
CDC NAC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of National AIDS Clearinghouse
CDCV Caddo Canyon virus
CDD certificate of disability for discharge; choledochoduodenostomy; chronic degenerative disease; chronic disabling dermatosis; congenital diaphragmatic defect; conserved domain database; contrast-detail-dose [imaging]; craniodiaphyseal dysplasia; current disease descriptions; [poly]chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
CDDP cis-diaminedichloroplatinum
CDE canine distemper encephalitis; chlordiazepoxide; color Doppler energy [imaging]; common data element; common duct exploration
CDEC Comprehensive Developmental Evaluation Chart
CDER Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
CDEV Choristoneura diversuma entomopoxvirus
CDF chondrodystrophia foetalis; class conditional density function; clinical data field; clinical data framework; common data format; cumulative distribution function; [poly]chlorinated dibenzofuran
CDG carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome; central developmental groove
CDGE constant denaturant gel electrophoresis
CDGG corneal dystrophy Groenouw type, granular
CDGS carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome
cDGS complete form of DiGeorge syndrome
CDH ceramide dihexoside; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; congenital dislocation of hip; congenital dysplasia of hip
CDHAp calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite
CDI cell-directed inhibitor; central or chronic diabetes insipidus; Children's Depression Inventory; clinical data interchange; color Doppler imaging; communicable disease intelligence; cranial dia-betes insipidus; cyclin-dependent kinase interactor
CDILD chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease
CDK caldesmon kinase; cell division kinase; climatic droplet keratopathy; cyclin-dependent kinase
CDL chlordeoxylincomycin; Cornelia de Lange [syndrome]
CDLE chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
CDLS Cornelia de Lange syndrome
CDM chemically defined medium; clinical decision making; common data model
CDMMS chorioretinal dysplasia-microcephaly-mental retardation syndrome
CDMNS clinical decision making in nursing scale
CD-MPR cation-dependent mannose-6-phosphate receptor
CdMV cardamom mosaic virus
cDNA circular deoxyribonucleic acid; complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
CDNANZ Communicable Disease Network of Australia and New Zealand
CDNB 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
CDP chondrodysplasia punctata; chronic destructive periodontitis; collagenase-digestible protein; continuous distending pressure; coronary drug project; Council on Dental Practice; cytidine diphosphate; cytosine diphosphate
CDPAS Coronary Disease Prevention with Aspirin Study; Coronary Drug Project Aspirin Study
CDPC cytidine diphosphate choline
CDPR chondrodysplasia punctata, rhizomelic
CDPS calcium-dependent protease small subunit
CDPX X-linked chondrodysplasia punctata
CDR calcium-dependent regulator; clinical data repository; clinical dementia rating; close delay ratio; common data repository; complementarity-determining region; complementary determining region; computerized digital radiography; cup/disk ratio
CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health
CD-ROM compact disk-read only memory
CDRP clinical database research program
CDRS Children's Depression Rating Scale
CDS cardiovascular surgery; Care Dependency Scale; catechol-3, 5-disulfonate; caudal dysplasia syndrome; Chemical Data System; Children's Diagnostic Scale; Christian Dental Society; clean data set; clinical decision-support; cumulative duration of survival
CdS cadmium sulfide; [gene] coding sequence
CDSA common data security architecture
CDSC Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre [UK]
CDSM Committee on Dental and Surgical Materials
CDSR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
cd-sr candela-steradian
CDSRF chronic disease and sociodemographic risk factors
CDSS [computer-assisted] clinical decision support system
CD(S)U Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit
CDT carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; carbon dioxide therapy; Certified Dental Technician; children's day treatment; Clostridium difficile toxin; color discrimination test; combined diphtheria-tetanus [vaccine]
CDTA cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid
CDTe cathode duration tetanus
CDTF chemical decontamination training facility
CdTV chino del tomate virus
CDU cardiac diagnostic unit; clinical decision unit; color Doppler ultrasound; complete dependence unit
CDUV Candiru virus
CDV canine distemper virus; chlorotic dwarf virus; clinical diagnostic validity; Colombian datura virus
cDVH cumulative dose-volume histogram
Cdyn, C_dyn dynamic compliance
Cdyn, rs dynamic compliance of the respiratory system
CDYS cell dysfunction [UMLS]
CDZ chlordiazepoxide; conduction delay zone
CE California encephalitis; capillary electrophoresis; carboxylesterase; cardiac enlargement; cardioesophageal; carotid endarterectomy; catamenial epilepsy; cataract extraction; cell extract; center-edge [angle]; central episiotomy; chemical energy; chick embryo; chloroform ether; cholesterol esters; cholesteryl ester; chorioepithelioma; chromatoelectrophoresis; ciliated epithelium; cloning efficiency; coded element; coefficient of error; columnar epithelium; conical elevation; conjugated estrogens; constant error; continuing education; contractile element; contrast-enhancement [imaging]; converting enzyme; cornified epithelium; crude extract; cytoplasmic extract; cytopathic effect
C-E chloroform-ether
Ce cerium
C_e effect [compartment] concentration
CEA carcinoembryonic antigen; carotid endarterectomy; cholesterol-esterifying activity; cost-effectiveness analysis; cranial epidural abscess; crystalline egg albumin; cultured epithelial autograft
CEAC clinical education and assessment center; cost-effectiveness acceptability curve
CEAF cost-effectiveness acceptability frontier
CEAL carcinoembryonic antigen-like [protein]
CEAP class, etiology, anatomy, pathophysiology [classification of venous diseases]; Clinical Efficacy Assessment Project
CEARP Continuing Education Approval and Recognition Program
CEASE Collaborative European Anti-Smoking Evaluation
CEAT chronic ectopic atrial tachycardia
CEB calcium entry blocker
cEBV chronic Epstein-Barr virus [infection]
CEC central echo complex; ciliated epithelial cell; Commission of the European Community
CECCC confidential enquiry into cardiac catheterization complications
CECR cat eye syndrome chromosome region
CECT contrast-enhanced computed tomography
CED chondroectodermal dysplasia; clinical engineering department
CEDARS Comprehensive Evaluation of Defibrillators and Resuscitative Shock Study
CeDNV Casphalia externa densovirus
CEE Central European encephalitis; chick embryo extract; component execution environment
CEEA curved end-to-end anastomosis [stapler]
CEEF clinical evaluation encounter form
CEEG computer-analyzed electroencephalography
CEES chloroethyl ethyl sulfide
CEET chicken enucleated eye test
CEEV Central European encephalitis virus
CEF centrifugation extractable fluid; chick embryo fibroblast; constant electric field
CEFA continuous epidural fentanyl anesthesia
CE-FAST contrast enhanced-fast acquisition in a steady state
CEFMG Council on Education for Foreign Medical Graduates
CEG chronic erosive gastritis
CEH cholesterol ester hydrolase
CEHC calf embryonic heart cell; cost-effective healthcare
CEHN Children's Environmental Health Network
CEHO Chief Environmental Health Officer [UK]
CeHV cercopithecine herpesvirus
CEI character education inquiry; converting enzyme inhibitor
CEI-AMI converting enzyme inhibitor in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction
CEID crossed electroimmunodiffusion
CEJ cement-enamel junction
CEJA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs [American Medical Association]
CEK chick embryo kidney
CEL carboxyl-ester lipase
CelCer1V Caenorhabditis elegans Cer1 virus
CELDIC Commission on Emotional and Learning Disorders in Children
CELL Cost Effectiveness of Lipid Lowering [study]
Cell celluloid
CELO chick embryonal lethal orphan [virus]
CELP code excited linear prediction [ECG]
Cels Celsius
CEM care environment management; central extensor mechanism; clinical event monitor; computerized electroencephalographic map; conventional transmission electron microscope
CEMIA Center for Engineering and Medical Image Analysis
CEMIS community-based environmental management information system
CE-MRA contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography
CE-MRI contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
CeMV celery mosaic virus; cetacean morbillivirus
CEN Certificate for Emergency Nursing; Clinical Experience Network [study]; Comite European de Normalisation (standards); continuous enteral nutrition
cen centromere; central
CENMR capillary electrophoresis nuclear magnetic resonance
CENOG computerized electro-neuro-ophthalmography
CENP centromere protein
CENPA centromeric protein A
CENPB centromeric protein B
CENPC centromeric protein C
CENPD centromeric protein D
CENPE centromeric protein E
CENT Committee for European Normalisation
cent centigrade; central
CEO chick embryo origin; Chief Executive Officer
CEOEECP Clinical Evaluation of Enhanced External Counterpulsation
CEOT calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
CEP care evaluation program; centromere evaluation probe; chronic eosinophilic pneumonia; chronic erythropoietic porphyria; clinical evaluation protocol; congenital erythropoietic porphyria; continuing education program; cortical evoked potential; counter-electrophoresis
CEPA chloroethane phosphoric acid
CEPH cephalic; cephalosporin; Council on Education for Public Health
ceph cephalin
CEPH FLOC cephalin flocculation
CEPU cerebellar Purkinje [cell]
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CER capital expenditure review; ceramide; ceruloplasmin; conditioned emotional response; control electrical rhythm; cortical evoked response
CERAD Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer disease
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Communication, and Liability Information System
CERD chronic end-stage renal disease
CERP complex event-related potential; Continuing Education Recognition Program
CERT Cardiovascular Event Reduction Trial; Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics; computer emergency response team
Cert, cert certified
Cer1V Cer1 virus
cerv cervix, cervical
CES carboxylesterase; cauda equina syndrome; cat's eye syndrome; Center for Epidemiological Study; central excitatory state; chronic electrophysiological study; clinical engineering services; conditioned escape response; Corpus Encoding Standard
CESAR Centralised European Studies in Angina Research
CESARZ Clinical European Studies in Angina and Revascularization
CESD cholesterol ester storage disease
CES-D Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression [scale]
CESG Cerebral Embolism Study Group [trial]
CESNA Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Nisoldipine and Amlodipine [in hypertension]
CESNA II Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Nisoldipine and Amlodipine [in hypertension with ischemic heart disease]
CESS Cooperative Ewing's Sarcoma Study
CET capital expenditure threshold; cholesterol-ester transfer; Collaborative Eclampsia Trial; congenital eyelid tetrad
CETE Central European tick-borne encephalitis
CETP cholesteryl ester transfer protein
CEU congenital ectropion uveae; continuing education unit
CEV California encephalitis virus; Citrus exocortis viroid
CEVd Citrus exocortis viroid
CEVd-III Citrus exocortis III viroid
CEVd-IV Citrus exocortis IV viroid
CEX clinical evaluation exercise
CeYMB celery yellow mosaic virus
CeYMV celery yellow mosaic virus
CEZ cefazolin
CF calcaneal fibular [ligament]; calcium leucovorin; calf blood flow; calibration factor; cancer-free; carbol-fuchsin; carbon filtered; carboxyfluorescein; cardiac failure; cardiac fibroblast; carotid foramen; carrier-free; cascade filtration; case file; Caucasian female; centrifugal force; characteristic frequency; chemotactic factor; chest and left leg [lead in electrocardiography]; Chiari-Frommel [syndrome]; chick fibroblast; Christmas factor; chronicity factor; circumflex; citrovorum factor; clotting factor; colicin factor; collected fluid; colonization factor; colony forming; complementary feeding; complement fixation; computed fluoroscopy; constant frequency; contractile force; cord factor; coronary flow; correction factor; cough frequency; count fingers; counting finger; coupling factor; cycling fibroblast; cystic fibrosis; folinic acid [citrovorum factor]
Cf californium
cf centrifugal force; bring together, compare [Lat. confer]; confidence factor
CFA cerebello-facio-articular [syndrome]; 2-chloro-4-fluoroaniline; colonization factor antigen; colony-forming assay; common femoral artery; complement-fixing antibody; complete Freund's adjuvant; configuration frequency analysis; cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
CFAG cystic fibrosis antigen