Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• HTLVR  human T-lymphotropic virus receptor
• HTML  hypertext markup language
• HTMT  hybrid technology multi-threaded technology
• HTN  Hantaan [-like virus]; histatin; hypertension; hypertensive nephropathy
• HTO  high tibial osteotomy; high turnover osteoporosis; hospital transfer order
• HTOF  healthy tissue overdose factor [radiotherapy]
• HTOR  5-hydroxytryptamine oxygenase regulator
• HTP  House-Tree-Person [test]; hydroxytryptophan; hypothromboplastinemia
• 5-HTP  5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan
• HtPA  hexahydrophthalic anhydride
• HTPN  home total parenteral nutrition
• HTR  hemolytic transfusion reaction; histidine transport regulator; 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor
• hTR  human thyroid receptor
• HTRAK  health maintenance tracking system
• hTRb  human thyroid receptor beta
• HTRCCT  high temporal resolution cine computed tomography
• HTS  Hamilton Twin Study; head traumatic syndrome; HeLa tumor suppression; high-throughput screening; high-titer screening; Home Telecare System [Australia]; human thyroid-stimulating hormone, human thyroid stimulator; hypertonic saline [solution]
• hTS  human thymidylate synthase
• HTSAB  human thyroid-stimulating antibody
• HTSC  home telecare service center
• hTSC  human thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter
• HTSH, hTSH  human thyroid-stimulating hormone
• HTST  high temperature, short time
• HTT  5-hydroxytryptamine transformer
• HTTP  hypertext transfer protocol
• HTTPD  hypertext transfer protocol daemon
• HTTPS  secure hypertext transfer protocol; support hypertext transfer protocol
• HTV  herpes-type virus
• HTVD  hypertensive vascular disease
• HTX  heterotaxy, X-linked; histrionicotoxin
• HTx  heart transplantation
• HU  heat unit; hemagglutinating unit; hemolytic unit; Hounsfield unit; human urine, human urinary; hydroxyurea; hyperemia unit
• Hu  human
• HUAA  home uterine activity assessment
• HUB  HELIOS unification bus
• HUBNET  Hospital and University of Buffalo Library Resource Network
• HUC  human uroepithelial cell; hypouricemia
• HuCS  human-centered system
• HuEPO  human erythropoietin
• HU-FSH  human urinary follicle-stimulating hormone
• HUGO  Human Genome Organization
• HUGV  Hughes virus
• HUI  headache unit index; Health Utilities Index
• HUIFM  human leukocyte interferon milieu
• HuIFN  human interferon
• HUK  human urinary kallikrein
• HUM  Hilbert uniqueness method
• Hum  humerus
• HUMAN  hyper utilities mechatronic assistant [microscopic neurosurgical manipulator]
• HUMANE  human-oriented universal medical assessment system under network environment
• HUP  Hospital Utilization Project
• HUR  hydroxyurea
• HURA  health in underserved rural areas
• HURT  hospital utilization review team
• HUS  heel ultrasonography; hemolytic uremic syndrome; hyaluronidase unit for semen
• HuSA  human serum albumin
• HuSMC  human smooth muscle cell
• HUT  head-up tilt
• hut  histidine utilization [gene]
• HUTHAS  human thymus antiserum
• HuTV  human torovirus
• HUV  human umbilical vein
• HUVEC  human umbilical vein endothelial cell
• HV  hallux valgus; Hantaan virus; has voided; heart volume; hepatic vein; hepatitis virus; herpesvirus; high voltage; high volume; histologically verified; His ventricle; hospital visit; hyperventilation; hypervolemia; hypovirus
• H&V  hemigastrectomy and vagotomy
• H_v  heat of evaporation
• hv  hypervariable region
• HVA  hallux valgus angle; homovanillic acid
• HVAC  heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
• HVC  Health Visitor's Certificate
• HVCT  helical volume scan computed tomography
• HVD  Hantavirus [HV] disease; hypertensive vascular disease
• HVDRR  hypocalcemic vitamin D-resistant rickets
• HVE  hepatic venous effluence; high-voltage electrophoresis
• HVEM  herpesvirus [HV] entry mediator
• HVG  host versus graft [disease]
• HVGS  high-voltage galvanic stimulation
• HVJ  hemagglutinating virus of Japan
• HVL, hvl  half-value layer
• HVLP  high volume, low pressure
• HVM  high-velocity missile
• HVPC  high-voltage pulsed current
• HVPE  high-voltage paper electrophoresis
• HVPG  hepatic venous pressure gradient
• HVPGS  high voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation
• HVR  hepatic vascular resistance; hypervariable region; hypoxic ventilation response
• HVS  herpesvirus of Saimiri; herpesvirus sensitivity; high vaginal swab; high-voltage spike-and-wave [discharge]; high-voltage stimulation; high-volume screening; hyperventilation syndrome; hyperviscosity syndrome
• HVSD  hydrogen-detected ventricular septal defect
• HVT  half-value thickness; herpesvirus of turkeys
• HVTEM  high-voltage transmission electron microscopy
• HVUS  hypocomplementemic vasculitis urticaria syndrome
• HVWP  hepatic vein wedge pressure
• HW  half-width; healing well; heart weight; hypertriglyceridemic waist
• HWB  hot water bottle
• HWBW  heart weight to body weight [ratio]
• HWC  Health and Welfare, Canada
• HWCD  Hans-Weber-Christian disease
• HWD  heartworm disease
• HWE  Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium [population genetics]; healthy worker effect; hot water extract
• HWML  health and welfare makeup language
• HWP  hepatic wedge pressure; hot wet pack
• HWS  hot water-soluble
• HX  histiocytosis X; hydrogen exchange; hypophysectomized; hypoxanthine
• Hx  hallux; Hemopexin; history; hypoxanthine
• hx  hospitalization
• HXB  hexabrachion
• HXIS  hard x-ray imaging spectrometry
• HXM  hexamethylmelamine
• HXR  hypoxanthine riboside
• Hy  hypermetropia; hyperopia; hypophysis; hypothenar; hysteria
• HYC  hycanthone methylsulfonate
• Hy-C  Hydralazine vs Captopril [trial]
• HYCAT  Hytrin Community Assessment Trial
• HYCONES  Hybrid Connectionist Expert System
• HYCX  hydrocephalus due to congenital stenosis of aqueduct of Sylvius
• HYD  hydralazine; hydration, hydrated; hydrocortisone; hydrodensitometry; hydroxyurea
• hydr  hydraulic
• hydro  hydrotherapy
• HYE  healthy years equivalent
• hyg  hygiene, hygienic, hygienist
• HYL, Hyl  hydroxylysine
• HYNON  Hypertension Non-Drug treatment [cooperative study]
• HYP  hydroxyproline; hypnosis
• Hyp  hydroxyproline; hyperresonance; hypertrophy; hypothalamus
• hyp  hypophysis, hypophysectomy
• HyperGEN  Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network
• hyper-IgE  hyperimmunoglobulinemia E
• hypn  hypertension
• hypno  hypnosis
• Hypo  hypodermic, hypodermic injection
• hypox  hypophysectomized
• HYPP  hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
• HYPPOS  Hypertensive Population Survey
• HYPREN  Hypertension under Prazosin and Enalapril [study]
• HypRF  hypothalamic releasing factor
• Hypro  hydroxyproline
• hys, hyst  hysterectomy; hysteria, hysterical
• HYSTENOX  Enoxaparin Following Hysterectomy [study]
• HyTk  hybromycin-thymidine kinase
• HYVET  Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial
• HZ  herpes zoster
• Hz  hertz
• HZFesV  Hardy-Zuckerman feline sarcoma virus
• Hz/G  hertz/gauss
• HZO  herpes zoster ophthalmicus
• HZV  herpes zoster virus