Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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EGC early gastric cancer; epithelioid-globoid cell
EGD esophagogastroduodenoscopy
EGDF embryonic growth and development factor
EGDT early goal-directed therapy
EGF early graft failure; endothelial growth factor; epidermal growth factor
EGFP enhanced green fluorescent protein
EGFR, EGF-R epidermal growth factor receptor
EGF-URO epidermal growth factor, urogastrone
EGG electrogastrogram; electroglottogram
EGH equine growth hormone
EGHIN Ellen Gartenfeld Health Information Network
EGIR European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance
EGL eosinophilic granuloma of the lung
EGLT euglobin lysis time
EGM electrogram; extracellular granular material
EGME ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
EGMV eggplant green mosaic virus
EGN experimental glomerulonephritis
EGNB enteric gamma-negative bacteria
EGOT erythrocytic glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
EGR early growth response; erythema gyratum repens
E-GR erythrocyte glutathione reductase
EGR-2 early growth response [protein]
EGRA equilibrium-gated radionuclide angiography
EGRAC erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity coefficient
EGS electrogalvanic stimulation; electron gamma shower; external guide sequence
EGT ethanol gelation test
EGTA esophageal gastric tube airway; ethyleneglycol-bis-(β-aminoethylether)-N,N,N´,N´- tetraacetic acid
EGTCSA epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures on awakening
EGTM European Group on Tumor Markers
EH enlarged heart; epidermal hyperplasia; epidermolytic hyperkeratosis; epidural hematoma; epoxide hydratase; esophageal hiatus; essential hypertension; external hyperalimentation
E/H environment and heredity
E&H environment and heredity
E_h redox potential
eh enlarged heart
EHA Emotional Health Anonymous; Environmental Health Agency
EHAA epidemic hepatitis-associated antigen
EHB elevate head of bed
EHBA extrahepatic biliary atresia
EHBD extrahepatic bile duct
EHBF estimated hepatic blood flow; exercise hyperemia blood flow; extrahepatic blood flow
EHC enterohepatic circulation; enterohepatic clearance; essential hypercholesterolemia; ethylhydrocupreine hydrochloride; extended health care; extrahepatic cholestasis
EHCR electronic health care record
EHCW emergency health care worker
EHD electrohemodynamics; epizootic hemorrhagic disease
EHDP ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphate
EHDV epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
EHEC enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
EHF epidemic hemorrhagic fever; exophthalmos-hyperthyroid factor; extremely high frequency
EHG electrohysterogram, electrohysterography
EHH esophageal hiatal hernia
EHI employer's health insurance; environmental health indicator
EHIA environmental health impact assessment
EHIBCC European Health Industry Business Communications Council
EHIV exposure to human immunodeficiency virus
EHK epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
EHL effective half-life; electrohydraulic lithotripsy; endogenous hyperlipidemia; Environmental Health Laboratory; essential hyperlipemia; extensor hallucis longus
EHM extrahepatic metastases
EHME employee health maintenance examination
EHMS electrohemodynamic ionization mass spectometry
EHNA 9-erythro-2-(hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine
EHNV epizootic hematopoietic necrosis virus
EHO environmental health officer; extrahepatic obstruction
EHP di-(20-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate; electron hole pair; Environmental Health Perspectives; excessive heat production; extrahigh potency
EHPAC Emergency Health Preparedness Advisory Committee
EHPH extrahepatic portal hypertension
EHPT Eddy hot plate test
EHQ Eating Habits Questionnaire
EHR electronic healthcare record; extended-high rate
EHS environmental health and safety
EHSDS experimental health services delivery system
EHT electrohydrothermoelectrode; essential hypertension
EHV Edge Hill virus; electric heart vector; epidermal hyperplasia virus; equid herpesvirus
EHVT Edinburgh Heart Valve Trial
EI earliness index; Edmonton injector; electrical injury; electrolyte imbalance; electron impact; electron ionization; emotionally impaired; energy index; energy intake; enzyme inhibitor; eosinophilic index; Evans index; excretory index; exercise-induced
E/I expiration/inspiration [ratio]
E_I ionic reversal potential
e-I early inspiratory
EIA electroimmunoassay; enzyme immunoassay; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; equine infectious anemia; erythroimmunoassay; excessive inappropriate aggression; exercise-induced anaphylaxis; exercise-induced asthma; external iliac artery; an interface between a computer and a system for transmitting digital information
EIAB extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass
EIAV equine infectious anemia virus
EIB electrophoretic immunoblotting; eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion body; exercise-induced bronchospasm
EIC elastase inhibition capacity; enzyme inhibition complex; extensive intraductal carcinoma; extensive intraductal component
EICESS European Intergroup Cooperative Ewing's Sarcoma Study
EID ecological interface design; egg infectious dose; electroimmunodiffusion; emergency infusion device
EIEC enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
EIEE early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
EIES Electronic Information Exchange System
EIF erythrocyte initiation factor; eukaryotic initiation factor
eIF erythrocyte initiation factor; eukaryotic initiation factor
eIF4E eukaryotic initiation factor 4E
EIHDW Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease in Women [study]
EII electrical impedance imaging
EIM elastic image matching; equity implementation model; excitability-inducing material
EIMS electron ionization mass spectrometry
EINECS European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
EINet Emerging Infections Network
EIO European Institute of Oncology
EIP end-expiratory pause; ethylisopropylamiloride; extensor indicis proprius
EIPS endogenous inhibitor of prostaglandin synthase
eIPV enhanced inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine
EIRnv extra incidence rate of non-vaccinated groups
EIRP effective isotropic radiated power
EIRv extra incidence in vaccinated groups
EIS Environmental Impact Statement; Epidemic Intelligence Service; European Infarction Study
EIT electrical impedance tomography; erythroid iron turnover
EIU enzyme immunoassay unit
EIV equine influenza virus; external iliac vein
EIW electronic information warehouse
EJ elbow jerk; external jugular
EJB ectopic junctional beat
EJM epilepsy juvenile myoclonic
EJP excitation junction potential
EJV external jugular vein
EK enterokinase; erythrokinase
E_K potassium equilibrium potential; potassium reversal potential
E_k kinetic energy
EKC epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
EKF extended Kalman filtering
EKG electrocardiogram, electrocardiography
EKLF erythroid Krüppel-like factor
EKS epidemic Kaposi sarcoma
EKV erythrokeratodermia variabilis
EKY electrokymogram, electrokymography
EL early latent; elbow; electroluminescence; erythroleukemia; exercise limit; external lamina
El elastase; explanation library
el elixir
ELA elastase; elastomer-lubricating agent; endotoxin-like activity
ELAD extracorporeal liver assist device
ELAM endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule
ELAS extended lymphadenopathy syndrome
ELAT Embolism in Left Atrial Thrombi [study]
ELAV embryonic lethal, abnormal vision
ELB early light breakfast; elbow
elb elbow
ELBW extremely low birth weight
ELCA Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty [registry]
ElCPV Eriogaster lanestris cypovirus
ELD egg lethal dose
elec electricity, electric
elect elective; electuary
ELECTZ electrosurgical loop excision of the cervical transformation zone
ELEM equine leukoencephalomalacia
elem elementary
elev elevation, elevated, elevator
ELF elective low forceps; extremely low frequency
ELG eligibility [database]
ELH egg-laying hormone
ELHE Evaluation of Losartan in Hemodialysis [study]
ElHV elephantid herpesvirus
ELI exercise lability index
ELIA enzyme-linked immunoassay
eLib electronic library
ELICT enzyme-linked immunocytochemical technique
ELIEDA enzyme-linked immunoelectron diffusion assay
ELIRA enzyme-linked immunoreceptor assay
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELISK excimer laser intrastromal keratomileusis
ELITE Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly [study]
ELIV Ellidaey virus
elix elixir
ELL elongation factor homologous to mixed lineage leukemia
ELLV Ellidaey virus
ElLV elderberry latent virus
ELM external limiting membrane; extravascular lung mass
ELMCV El Moro Canyon virus
ELMP expertise-led medical protocol
ELN elastin; electronic noise
ELND elective lymph node dissection
ELOD expected average lod [score]
ELOP estimated length of program
ELOS estimated length of stay
ELP elastase-like protein; endogenous limbic potential; exogenous lipoid pneumonia
ELPS excessive lateral pressure syndrome
ELR electronic laboratory-based reporting
ELRA European Language Resources Agency
ELS Eaton-Lambert syndrome; electron loss spectroscopy; emergency life support; enzymatic labile site; extended least squares; extralobar sequestration; extremely low frequency
ELSA European Lacidipine Study on Atherosclerosis; European Longitudinal Study on Aging
ELSI ethical, legal, and social issues
ELSS emergency life support system
ELT endless loop tachycardia; euglobulin lysis time
ELV entero-like virus; environmental limit value; erythroid leukemia virus
ELVD Exercise in Left Ventricular Dysfunction [trial]
ELVd eggplant latent viroid
ELVD-CHF Exercise in Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Chronic Heart Failure [trial]
elx elixir
EM early memory; ejection murmur; electromagnetic; electron micrograph; electron microscopy, electron microscope; electrophoretic mobility; Embden-Meyerhof [pathway]; emergency management; emergency medicine; emmetropia; emotional disorder, emotionally disturbed; end of memory; ergonovine maleate; erythema migrans; erythema multiforme; erythrocyte mass; erythromycin; esophageal manometry; esophageal motility; estramusine; expectation-maximization [algorithm]; extensive metabolizer; extracellular matrix
E-M expectation-maximization
E/M electron microscope, electron microscopy; evaluation and management
E&M endocrine and metabolic; evaluation and management [coding]
Em emmetropia
E_m mid-point redox potential
EMA electronic microanalyzer; emergency management agency; emergency medical assistance; emergency medical assistant; emergency medical attendant; endothelial monocyte antigen; epithelial membrane antigen; extramural absorber
EMAB endothelial monocyte antigen B
E-mail electronic mail
EMAP Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program [Environmental Protection Agency]; evoked muscle action potential
E_max maximum effect; maximum energy
EMB embryology; endomyocardial biopsy; engineering in medicine and biology; eosin-methylene blue; ethambutol; explosive mental behavior
emb embolism; embryo; embryology
EMBASE Excerpta Medica Database

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