Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• CFAV  cell fusing agent virus
• CFB  central fibrous body
• CFC  capillary filtration coefficient; cardiofaciocutaneous [syndrome]; chlorofluorocarbon; colony-forming capacity; colony-forming cell; continuous flow centrifugation
• CfCPV  Choristoneura fumiferana cypovirus
• CFD  cephalofacial deformity; color flow Doppler; computational fluid dynamics; craniofacial dysostosis
• CF-DA  carboxyfluorescein diacetate
• CFDS  craniofacial dyssynostosis
• CFDU  color-flow Doppler ultrasonography; color flow Doppler ultrasound
• CFEV  Choristoneura fumiferana entomopoxvirus
• CFF  critical flicker fusion [test]; critical fusion frequency; cystic fibrosis factor; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• cff  critical flicker fusion; critical fusion frequency
• CFFA  cystic fibrosis factor activity
• CFH  complement factor H; Council on Family Health
• CFHL  complement factor H-like [protein]
• CFHP  Council on Federal Health Programs
• CFI  chemotactic-factor inactivator; closed-clenched fist injury; color flow imaging; community fluorosis index; complement fixation inhibition
• CfIV  Campoletis flavicincta ichnovirus
• CFM  cerebral function monitor; chlorofluoromethane; close-fitting mask; composite filling material; craniofacial microsomia
• CFMA  Council for Medical Affairs
• CFMDB  Cystic Fibrosis Mutation Database
• CFMG  Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates
• CfMNPV  Choristoneura fumiferana multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus
• CfMS  careflow management system
• CFMV  constant flow mechanical ventilation
• CFND  craniofrontonasal dysostosis; craniofrontonasal dysplasia
• CFNS  chills, fever, night sweats; craniofrontonasal syndrome
• CFO  chief financial officer
• CfoIV  Casinaria forcipata ichnovirus
• CFOS  constrained fast orthogonal search
• CFP  chronic false positive; ciguatera fish poisoning; Clinical Fellowship Program; culture filtrate protein; cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, prednisone; cystic fibrosis of pancreas; cystic fibrosis protein
• CFPC  College of Family Physicians of Canada
• CFPP  craniofacial pattern profile
• CFPR  Canadian Familial Polyposis Registry
• CFR  case-fatality ratio; citrovorum-factor rescue; Code of Federal Regulations; complement-fixation reaction; coronary flow reserve; correct fast reaction; cyclic flow reduction
• CFS  cancer family syndrome; Chiari-Frommel syndrome; chronic fatigue syndrome; craniofacial stenosis; crush fracture syndrome; culture fluid supernatant; Cystic Fibrosis Society
• CFSAN  Center for Safety and Applied Nutrition
• CFSE  crystal field stabilization energy
• CFSTI  Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information
• CFT  cardiolipin flocculation test; clinical full time; complement-fixation test; crystal field theory
• CFTC  complication-free tumor control
• CFTR  cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
• CFU  colony-forming unit; coupling factor unit
• cfu  colony-forming unit
• CFU-C, CFU_C  colony-forming unit, culture
• CFU-E, CFU_E  colony-forming unit, erythrocyte
• CFU-EOS, CFU_EOS  colony-forming unit, eosinophil
• CFU-F, CFU_F  colony-forming unit-fibroblastoid
• CFU-G, CFU_G  colony-forming unit, granulocyte
• CFU-GEMM, CFU_GEMM  colony forming unit, granulocyte, erythrocyte, macrophage, megakaryocyte
• CFU-GM, CFU_GM  colony-forming unit, granulocyte macrophage
• CFU-L, CFU_L  colony-forming unit, lymphocyte
• CFU_M  colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte
• CFU-MEG, CFU_MEG  colony-forming unit, megakaryocyte
• CFUN  cell function [UMLS]
• CFU-NM, CFU_NM  colony-forming unit, neutrophil-monocyte
• CFU-S, CFU_S  colony-forming unit, spleen; colony-forming unit, stem cells
• CFUSA  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation USA
• CfuT1V  Cladosporium fulvum T-1 virus
• CFUV  Corfu virus
• CFV  chimpanzee foamy virus; chlorotic fleck virus; Chrysanthemum frutescens virus; continuous flow ventilation
• CFV/HU  chimpanzee foamy virus/human
• CFVS  cerebrospinal fluid flow void sign
• CFW  Carworth farm [mouse] Webster strain
• CFWM  cancer-free white mouse
• CFX  cefoxitin; circumflex coronary artery
• CFX-MARG  marginal branch of the circumflex [coronary] artery
• CFZ  capillary free zone
• CFz  clofazimine
• CFZC  continuous-flow zonal centrifugation
• CG  calcium gluconate; cardiography; Cardio-Green; caregiver; central gray matter; choking gas; cholecystogram; cholecystography; choriogenic gynecomastia; chorionic gonadotropin; chromogranin; chronic glomerulonephritis; cingulate gyrus; colloidal gold; continuous flow ventilation; control group; cryoglobulin; cystine guanine; cytosine-guanine-guanine; phosgene [choking gas]
• cg  center of gravity; centigram; chemoglobulin
• Cγ  gamma chain constant region [immunoglobulins]
• CGA  catabolite gene activator; color graphics adapter; comprehensive geriatric assessment
• CGAB  congenital abnormality [UMLS]
• CGAS  Children's Global Assessment Scale
• CGAP  Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
• CGAT  Canadian Genome and Technology [program]; chromatin granule amine transformer
• CGB  chronic gonadotropin, beta-unit
• CGC  cumulus-granulosa cell
• CGD  Cattle Genome Database; chronic granulomatous disease
• CGDE  contact glow discharge electrolysis
• CGE  capillary gel electrophoresis
• CGF  cell generating factor
• CGFH  congenital fibrous histiocytoma
• CGFNS  Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
• CGGE  constant gradient gel electrophoresis
• CGH  chorionic gonadotropic hormone; comparative genome hybridization; congenital generalized hypertrichosis
• CGI  chronic granulomatous inflammation; Clinical Global Impression [scale]; combustible gas indicator; common gateway interface [of the NCSA]; computer-generated imagery
• cGK  cyclic guanosine monophosphate [cGMP] dependent protein kinase
• CGKD  complex glycerol kinase deficiency
• CGL  chronic granulocytic leukemia; clinical guidelines
• c gl  correction with glasses
• CGLV  Changuinola virus
• CGM  Center for Genetics in Medicine; central gray matter
• cgm  centigram
• CGMC  Center for Graphic Medical Communication
• CGMMV  cucumber green mottle mosaic virus
• CGMP  current good manufacturing practices
• cGMP  cyclic guanosine monophosphate; cyclic guanosyl monophosphate
• CGN  chronic glomerulonephritis
• CGNB  composite ganglioneuroblastoma
• CG/OQ  cerebral glucose-oxygen quotient
• CGP  N-carbobenzoxy-glycyl-L-phenylalanine; choline glycerophosphatide; chorionic growth hormone-prolactin; circulating granulocyte pool; circulatory gene pool
• CGPM  Conference Generale de Poids et Mesures [General Conference of Weights and Measures]
• CGRMV  cherry green ring mottle virus
• CGRP, cGRP  calcitonin gene-related peptide
• CGRPR  calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor
• CGS  cardiogenic shock; catgut suture; causal genesis syndrome
• CGS, cgs  centimeter-gram-second [system]
• CGT  chorionic gonadotropin; cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
• CGTT  cortisone glucose tolerance test
• CGV  Chobar Gorge virus
• CGVHD  chronic graft-versus-host disease
• CGW  caregiver workstation
• cGy  centigray (1 rad)
• CH  case history; Chediak-Higashi [syndrome]; chiasma; Chinese hamster; chloral hydrate; cholesterol; Christchurch chromosome; chronic hepatitis; chronic hypertension; common hepatic [duct]; communicating hydrocele; community health; community hospital; completely healed; congenital hypothyroidism; Conradi-Hünermann [syndrome]; continuous heparin [infusion]; cortical hamartoma; crown-heel [length]; cycloheximide; cystic hygroma; wheelchair
• C_H1, C_H2, C_H3, C_H4  1st to 4th constant regions in heavy chains of immunoglobulin molecules
• CH₅₀  50% hemolyzing dose of complement
• C_H  constant region in heavy chain of immunoglobulin molecule
• C&H  cocaine and heroin; coarse and harsh [breathing]
• Ch  chest; Chido [antibody]; chief; child; choline; Christchurch [syndrome]; chromosome
• Ch⁺  hydrogen ion concentration
• ch  chest; child; chronic
• CHA  Canadian Hospital Association; Catholic Health Association; Chinese hamster; chronic hemolytic anemia; common hepatic artery; congenital hypoplasia of adrenal glands; congenital hypoplastic anemia; continuously heated aerosol; cyclohexyladenosine; cyclohexylamine
• ChA  choline acetylase
• ChAC  choline acetyltransferase
• CHAD  Cholesterol, Hypertension and Diabetes [study]; cold hemagglutinin disease; cyclophosphamide, hexamethylmelamine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), and cisplatin
• ChAdV  chimpanzee adenovirus
• CHAF  central hyperalimentation nutrition
• CHAID  chi-squared automatic interaction detection; chi-squared automatic interaction detector
• CHAIN  Contact Health Advice Information Network for Effective Health Care [UK]
• CHAMP  Cardiac Hospitalization Atherosclerosis Management Program; chemically hardened air-management plant; Children with HIV and Acquired AIDS Model Program; Children's Hospital Automated Medical Program; Combination Hemotherapy and Mortality Prevention [study]
• CHAMPUS  Civilian Health and Medical Program of Uniformed Services
• CHAMPVA  Civilian Health and Medical Program of Veterans Administration
• CHANDS  curly hair-ankyloblepharon- nail dysplasia syndrome
• Chang C  Chang conjunctiva cells
• CHANGE  Chronic Heart Failure and Graded Exercise [study]
• Chang L  Chang liver cells
• CHAOS  Cambridge Heart Antioxidant Study; Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia, Adult-onset Diabetes, Obesity, and Stroke [study]
• CHAP  Certified Hospital Admission Program; child health assessment program; Community Health Accreditation Program
• CHAPS  Carvedilol Heart Attack Pilot Study; 3[3-cholaminopropyl diethylammonio]-1-propane sulfonate
• CHAR  continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy
• CHARGE  coloboma, heart disease, atresia choanae, retarded growth and retarded development and/or CNS anomalies, genital hypoplasia, and ear anomalies and/or deafness [syndrome]
• CHARM  Candesartan in Heart Failure Assessment in Reduction of Mortality
• CHARMM  Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics
• CHART  Continuous Hormones as Replacement Therapy [study]; Continuous Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy Trial
• CHAS  Center for Health Administration Studies; Community Health Assessment Study
• CHASE  cut holes and sink 'em [operation]
• CHAT  conversational hypertext access technology
• ChAT  choline acetyltransferase
• CHATH  chemically hardened air transportable hospital
• CHB  chronic hepatitis B; complete heart block; congenital heart block
• ChB  Bachelor of Surgery [Lat. Chirurgiae Baccalaureus]
• CHBA  congenital Heinz body hemolytic anemia
• CHBHA  congenital Heinz body hemolytic anemia
• CHC  chromosome condensation; community health center; community health computing; community health council
• CH₃ CCNU  semustine
• CHCIS  community health care information system
• CHCL  congenital healed cleft lip
• CHCP  correctional health care program
• CHCS  composite health care system
• CHCT  caffeine/halothane contracture test
• CHD  Chediak-Higashi disease; childhood disease; child in semantic hierarchy [UMLS]; chronic hemodialysis; common hepatic duct; congenital or congestive heart disease; congenital hip dislocation; constitutional hepatic dysfunction; coronary heart disease; cyanotic heart disease
• ChD  Doctor of Surgery [Lat. Chirurgiae Doctor]
• CHDM  comprehensive hospital drug monitoring
• CHDP  Child Health and Disability Prevention [program]
• ChE  cholinesterase
• che  a gene involved in chemotaxis
• CHEAPER  Confirmation that Heparin Is an Alternative to Promote Early Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction [study]
• CHEC  clearinghouse for emergency aid to the community; community hypertension evaluation clinic
• CHED  congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy
• CHEER  Chest Pain Evaluation in Emergency Room [trial]
• CHEF  Chinese hamster embryo fibroblast; contour-clamped homologous electric field
• CHEM  chemical [UMLS]
• chem  chemistry, chemical; chemotherapy
• ChemID  Chemical Identification; Chemical Identification File [NLM database]
• CHEMLINE  Chemical Dictionary On-Line
• Chemo  chemotherapy
• CHEMTREC  Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
• CHEP  cricohyoidoepiglottopexy
• CHEPER  Chest Pain Evaluation Registry [study]
• CHERSS  continuous high-amplitude EEG rhythmical synchronous slowing
• CHESS  chemical shift selective; Comprehensive Health-Enhancement Support System
• CHEST  chick embryotoxicity screening test; Combined Higher Education Software Team
• CHF  chick embryo fibroblast; chronic heart failure; congenital hepatic fibrosis; congestive heart failure; Crimean hemorrhagic fever
• CHFD  controlled high flux dialysis
• CHFDT  congestive heart failure data tool
• CHF-IES  Congestive Heart Failure-Italian Epidemiological Study
• CHF-STAT  Congestive Heart Failure-Survival Trial of Antiarrhythmic Therapy
• CHFV  combined high-frequency ventilation
• chg  change, changed
• CHGA  chromogranin A
• CHGB  chromogranin B
• CHH  cartilage-hair hypoplasia
• CHHS  congenital hypothalamic hamartoma syndrome
• ChHV  chelonid herpesvirus
• CHI  clinical health informatics; closed head injury; consumer health information; creatinine height index
• chi  chimera
• χ  Greek letter chi
• χ²  chi-squared [test, measure goodness of fit]; chi-squared statistic