Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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EMBL European Molecular Biology Laboratory
EMBO European Molecular Biology Organization
embryol embryology
EMBS Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
EMC electromagnetic compatibility; electron microscopy; emergency medical care; emergency medical condition; emergency medical coordinator; encephalomyocarditis; enzyme mismatch cleavage; essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
EMCR electronic medical care record
EMC&R emergency medical care and rescue
EMCRO Experimental Medical Care Review Organization
EMCV eggplant mottled crinkle virus; encephalomyocarditis virus
EMD electromechanical dissociation; emergency medical dispatcher; emergency medical doctor; Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy; esophageal mobility disorder
EMDIS European Marrow Donor Information System
EMDR eggplant mottled dwarf [virus]; eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
EME electromechanical energy
EMEA European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
EMEDI European Medical Electronic Data Interchange [group]
EMEM Eagle minimal essential medium
EMER electromagnetic molecular electron resonance
emer emergency
EMF electromagnetic field; electromagnetic flow; electromagnetic flowmeter; electromotive force; Emergency Medicine Foundation; endomyocardial fibrosis; equivalent molecules of immunofluorescence; erythrocyte maturation factor; evaporated milk formula
emf electromotive force
EMG electromyogram, electromyography; eye movement gauge; exomphalosmacroglossia-gigantism [syndrome]
EMGBF electromyographic biofeedback
EMG(int) integrated electromyographic [value]
EMGN extramembranous glomerulonephritis
EMG/NCV electromyography/nerve conduction velocity [test]
EMI electromagnetic immunity; electromagnetic interference; emergency medical information
EMIAT European Myocardial Infarction Amiodarone Trial; European Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial
EMIC emergency maternal and infant care; Environmental Mutagen Information Center [NLM]
EMICBACK Environmental Mutagen Information Center Backfile [NLM database]
EMIP European Myocardial Infarction Project
EMIP-FR European Myocardial Infarction Project-Free Radicals
EMIT enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique; European Mivazerol Trial
EmIV Enytus montanus ichnovirus
EMJH Ellinghausen-McCullough-Johnson-Harris [medium]
EML erythema nodosum leprosum
EMLA eutectic mixture of local anesthetics
EMM erythema multiforme major
EMMA eye movement measuring apparatus
EMMV eggplant mild mottle virus
EMO Epstein-Macintosh-Oxford [inhaler]; exophthalmos, myxedema circumscriptum praetibiale, and osteoarthropathia hypertrophicans [syndrome]
emot emotion, emotional
EMP electric membrane property; electromagnetic pulse; Embden-Meyerhof pathway; European Myocardial Infarction Project; external membrane potential or protein; extramedullary plasmacytoma; malignant proliferation of eosinophils
EMPAR Enoxaparin MaxEPA Prevention of Angioplasty Restenosis [study]
EMPIRE Economics of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Europe [study]
EMPS exertional muscle pain syndrome
EMQ exercise motivation questionnaire
EMR educable mentally retarded; electromagnetic radiation; electronic medical record; emergency mechanical restraint; emergency medicine resident; essential metabolism ratio; eye movement record
EMRA Emergency Medicine Residents Association
EMRC European Medical Research Council
EMRD emergency medicine residency director
E-MRI extremity magnetic resonance imaging
EMRS electronic medical record system
EMRSA epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
EMS early morning specimen; early morning stiffness; electrical muscle stimulation; Electronic Medical Service; emergency management of stroke; emergency medical services; endometriosis; environmental management system; eosinophilia myalgia syndrome; ethyl methane-sulfonate; European Multicenter Study
EMSA electrophoretic mobility shift assay; Emergency Medical Services Agency
EMSC emergency medical services for children
EMSS emergency medical services system
EMT electronic medical textbook; emergency medical tag; emergency medical team; emergency medical technician; emergency medical treatment; endocardial mapping technique
EMTA endomethylene tetrahydrophthalic acid
EMT-A emergency medical technician-ambulance; emergency medical technician providing basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation
EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
EMT-B basic emergency medical technician
EMTD estimated maximum tolerated dose
EMT-D emergency medical technician providing basic life support or defibrillation
EMT-I emergency medical technician-intermediate
EMT-M, EMT-MAST emergency medical technician-military antishock trousers
EMT-P emergency medical technician-paramedic
EMTS electromagnetic tracking system
EMT-W emergency medical technician-wilderness
EMU early morning urine; energy-mode ultrasound
emu electromagnetic unit
emul emulsion
EMV eggplant mosaic virus; equine morbillivirus; eye, motor, voice [Glasgow coma scale]
EmV Eucocytis meeki virus
EMVC early mitral valve closure
EMWAC European Microsoft Windows NT Academic Centre
EMY emergency medicine resident year
EN endoscopy; enrolled nurse; enteral nutrition; epidemic nephritis; erythema nodosum
En, en enema
ENA Emergency Nurses' Association; epithelial neutrophil-activating [protein]; extractable nuclear antigen
E_Na sodium reversal potential
ENaC epithelial sodium channel
ENACT enzyme activity in chemical toxicity
ENASA Enoxaparin and/or Aspirin in Unstable Angina [trial]
ENC encounter; encryption; endotoxin neutralizing capacity; environmental control
ENCORE Evaluation of Nifedipine and Cerivastatin on Recovery of Endothelial Function [trial]
END early neonatal death; elective neck dissection; endocrinology; endorphin; endothelin; endurance
end endoreduplication
ENDIT European Nicotinamide Diabetes Intervention Trial
Endo endocardial, endocardium; endocrine, endocrinology; endodontics; endonuclease; endotracheal
endo endoscopy
EndoCAM endothelial cell adhesion molecule
Endo-M endocardium and M region
ENDOR electron nuclear double resonance
Endo X endonuclease X
ENDPT end-point of flow velocity after angioplasty; evaluation of Doppler parameters during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
ENDR endothelin receptor
ENDRB endothelin receptor B
ENDT electroneurodiagnostic technologist
ENE ethylnorepinephrine
ENeG electroneurography
enem enema
ENG electroneurogram, electroneurography; electronystagmogram, electronystagmography
Eng English
ENHR Essential National Health Research [South Africa]
ENI elective neck irradiation; elective nodal irradiation
ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
ENK enkephalin
ENL equivalent number of looks [echocardiography]; erythema nodosum leproticum
ENMG electroneuromyography
ENMV endive necrotic mosaic virus
ENN environmental noise
ENO, Eno enolase
ENOG, ENoG electroneuronography
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ENOXART enoxaparin in arterial surgery
ENP ethyl-p-nitrophenylthiobenzene phosphate; excellence for nursing practice; extractable nucleoprotein
E-NPI end nuclear polymorphism index
ENR eosinophilic nonallergic rhinitis; extrathyroid neck radioactivity
ENRICAD Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease [trial]
ENRICHD Enchancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients [trial]
ENS enteral nutritional support; enteric nervous system; epidermal nevus syndrome; ethylnorsuprarenin
ENSV Enseada virus
ENT ear, nose, and throat; enzootic nasal tumor; extranodular tissue
ent enterotoxin
ent A enterotoxin A
ENTICES Enoxaparin and Ticlopidine after Elective Stenting [study]
Entom entomology
ENTV Entamoeba virus; Entebbe virus
ENTY entity [UMLS]
ENU N-ethyl-nitrosourea
Env envelope [protein]
env, environ environment, environmental
ENVR environmental effect [UMLS]
ENX endonexin
enz enzyme, enzymatic
EO early-onset; eosinophil; ethylene oxide; eyes open
E_o skin dose
EOA effective orifice area; erosive osteoarthritis; esophageal obturator airway; examination, opinion, and advice
EOAD early-onset Alzheimer disease
EOB emergency observation bed; explanation of benefits
EOC emergency observation center; emergency operations center
EoC episode of care
EOCA early-onset cerebellar ataxia
EO-CFC eosinophil-leukocyte colony forming cell
EOD entry on duty; every other day; explosive ordnance disposal
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E of M error of measurement
EOG electro-oculogram, electro-oculography; electro-olfactogram, electro-olfactography; eosinophilic gastroenteritis; ethylene oxide gas
EOGBS early-onset group B streptococcal [infection]
EOJ extrahepatic obstructive jaundice
EOL end of life [pacemaker]
EOM electro-optic modulator; end of message; equal ocular movement; external otitis media; extraocular movement; extraocular muscle
EoM equation of motion
EOMA emergency oxygen mask assembly
EOMB explanation of Medicare benefits
EOMI extraocular muscles intact
EOM NL extraocular eye movements normal
EOP efficiency of plating; emergency outpatient
EOR European Organization for Research; exclusive operating room
EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
EOS end of saturated bombardment; end of service [pacemaker]; end of study; eosinophil; European Orthodontic Society
eos, eosin eosinophil
Eosm effective osmolarity
EOT effective oxygen transport
EOU epidemic observation unit
EOx eye oximeter
EP echo planar; ectopic pregnancy; edible portion; electronic palpation; electrophoresis; electrophysiologic; electroprecipitin; emergency physician; emergency procedure; endocochlear potential; endogenous pyrogen; endoperoxide; endorphin; endplate; end point; enteropeptidase; environmental protection; enzyme product; eosinophilic pneumonia; epicardial electrogram; epirubicin; epithelium, epithelial; epoxide; erythrocyte protoporphyrin; erythrophagocytosis; erythropoietic porphyria; erythropoietin; esophageal pressure; estramustine phosphate; European Pharmacopoeia; evoked potential; evolutionary programming; excretory phase; exophytic papilloma; expert panel; extreme pressure
E_p primary etiology [of vascular diseases]; proton energy
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid; empiric phrase association; Environmental Protection Agency; erect posterior-anterior; erythroid potentiating activity; extrinsic plasminogen activator
EPAP expiratory positive airway pressure
EPAQ Extended Personal Attitudes Questionnaire
EPA/RCRA Environmental Protection Agency Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
EPAS evolution of physiological analysis systems
EPB extensor pollicis brevis
EPBF effective pulmonary blood flow
EPC endothelial progenitor cell; end-plate current; epilepsia partialis continua; evidence-based practice center; external pneumatic compression
EPCA external pressure circulatory assistance
EPCG endoscopic pancreatocholangiography
EPCOT European Prospective Cohort on Thrombophilia
EPCRLS European Pancreatic Cancer Reference Library System
EPCS emergency portacaval shunt
EPCV Epirus cherry virus
EPD embolic protection device; energy-protein deficit; etiological potentials display
EPDML epidemiology, epidemiologic
EPE erythropoietin-producing enzyme
EPEC enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
EPEG etoposide
EPESE Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly
EPF early pregnancy factor; endocarditis parietalis fibroplastica; endothelial proliferating factor; established program financing; estrogenic positive feedback; exophthalmos-producing factor
EPG eggs per gram [count]; electropalatography; electropneumography, electropneumogram; ethanolamine phosphoglyceride
EPH edema-proteinuria-hypertension; episodic paroxysmal hemicrania; extensor proprius hallucis
EPHIP education program for health informatics professionals
EPhMrA European Pharmaceutical Marketing Association
EpHV elapid herpesvirus
EPHX epoxide hydrolase
EPI echo planar imaging; electronic portal imaging; Emotion Profile Index; epilepsy; epinephrine; epirubicin; epithelium, epithelial; Estes Park Institute; evoked potential index; Expanded Programme of Immunization [WHO]; extrapyramidal involvement; extrinsic pathway inhibitor
epi epinephrine
EPIC Echocardiography Persantine International Cooperative Study; Echo Persantine Italian Cooperative Study; European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study; European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study; European Prototype for Integrated Care; Evaluation of 7E3 for the Prevention of Ischemic Complications
EPICORE Epidemiology Coordinating Research Centre