Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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PT/PTT prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time [test]
PTQ parent-teacher questionnaire
PTR patellar tendon reflex; patient termination record; patient to return; peripheral total resistance; plasma transfusion reaction; prothrombin time ratio; psychotic trigger reaction
PTr porcine trypsin
Ptr intratracheal pressure
PTRA percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
PT Rep patient's representative
PTRIA polystyrene-tube radioimmunoassay
Ptrx pelvic traction
PTS para-toluenesulfonic acid; pediatric trauma score; postthrombotic syndrome; posttraumatic syndrome; Pressure and Tension Scale; prior to surgery; 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase; patient treatment file
Pts, pts patients
PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder
PTSM Plant, Technology and Safety Management
PTSS posttraumatic stress syndrome
PTT partial thromboplastin time; particle transport time; posterior tibial tendon (transfer); protein truncation test; prothrombin time; pulmonary transit time; pulse transit time
ptt partial thromboplastin time
PTTI penetrating thoracic trauma index
PTU phenylthiourea; propylthiouracil
PTV patient-triggered ventilation; planning target volume; porcine teschovirus; posterior terminal vein; posterior tibial vein; Punta Toro virus
PTV₂ planning target volume 2
PtV pneumotropic virus
PTVT planning target volume tool
PTVV Ponteves virus
PTX palytoxin; pentoxifylline; picrotoxinin; pneumothorax
PTx parathyroidectomy; pelvic traction
Ptx pneumothorax
pTX no evidence of primary tumor [TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) classification]
PTXT pointer to text
PTZ pentylenetetrazol
PU palindromic unit; passed urine; patient unit; pepsin unit; peptic ulcer; perfusion unit; polyurethane; pregnancy urine; 6-propyluracil; prostatic urethra
Pu plutonium; purine; purple
PUA patient unit assistant
pub public
PUBS percutaneous umbilical blood sampling; purple urine bag syndrome
PUC pediatric urine collector; premature uterine contractions
PUCV Puchong virus
PUD peptic ulcer disease; pudendal
PuD pulmonary disease
PUF polyurethane foam; pure ultrafiltration
PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid
PUF-HAL polyurethane foam-hybrid artificial liver
PUH pregnancy urine hormones
PUI platelet uptake index; posterior urethral injury
PUJO pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction
PUL percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy
PUL, pul, pulm pulmonary
PULHEMS physique, upper extremity, lower extremity, hearing and ears, eyes and vision, mental capacity, emotional stability [profile]
PULSES physical condition, upper limb function, lower limb function, sensory component, excretory function, mental and status (or support factors in revised version) [profile]
PUM peanut-reactive urinary mucin
PUMF public use microdata file
PUMP putative metalloproteinase
PUMS patient utility measurement set; permanently unfit for military service
PUN plasma urea nitrogen
PUO pyrexia of unknown origin
PUP previously untreated patient; previously untreated product
pUPID paternal uniparental isodisomy
PUPPP pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
PUR polyurethane
Pur purple
pur purulent
purg purgative
PurR purine repressor
PURSUIT Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Underpinning the Receptor for Suppression of Unstable Ischemia Trial; Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa in Unstable Angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy
PURV Purus virus
PUT provocative use test; putamen
PUU puumala [virus]
PUUV Puumala virus
PUV posterior urethral valve
PUVA psoralen ultraviolet A-range
PV pancreatic vein; papilla of Vater; papillomavirus; paramyxovirus; parapoxvirus; paraventricular; paravertebral; partial volume; parvovirus; pemphigus vulgaris; peripheral vascular; peripheral vein; peripheral vessel; picornavirus; pityriasis versicolor; plasma viscosity; plasma volume; pneumonia virus; polio vaccine; poliovirus; polycythemia vera; polyoma virus; polyvinyl; portal vein; postvasectomy; postvoiding; poxvirus; predictive value; pressure velocity; pressure-volume [curve]; process variable; progressive vaccinia; pulmonary valve; pulmonary vein
P-V pressure-volume [curve]
P&V pyloroplasty and vagotomy
P_V ventricular pressure
PV-1, 2, 3 human polioviruses 1, 2, 3
Pv Proteus vulgaris; venous pressure
PVA Paralyzed Veterans of America; peripheral venous alimentation; polyvinyl acetate; polyvinyl alcohol; pressure volume area
PV_a pulmonary venous atrial
PVA-C polyvinyl alcohol cryogel
PVAc polyvinyl acetate
PVAd polyvinyladenine
PVALB parvalbumin
PVARP postventricular atrial refractory period
PVB cis-platinum, vinblastine, bleomycin; paravertebral block; pigmented villonodular bundle; premature ventricular beat
PVC peripheral venous catheterization; permanent visual circuit; persistent vaginal cornification; polyvinyl chloride; postvoiding cystogram; predicted vital capacity; premature ventricular complex; premature ventricular contraction; primary visual cortex; pulmonary venous capillaries; pulmonary venous confluence; pulmonary venous congestion
PVCM paradoxical vocal cord motion
PV_CO₂ partial pressure of carbon dioxide in mixed venous blood
PVD patient very disturbed; peripheral vascular disease; portal vein dilation; posterior vitreous detachment; postural vertical dimension; premature ventricular depolarization; pulmonary valvular dysplasia; pulmonary vascular disease
PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride; polyvinyl diisopropyl fluoride
PVE partial volume effect; premature ventricular extrasystole; prosthetic valve endocarditis
PVE partial volume effect; perivenous encephalomyelitis; periventricular echogenicity; postvaccinial encephalopathy; premature ventricular event; premature ventricular extrasystole; prosthetic valve endocarditis
PV-ECF plasma volume/extracellular fluid [ratio]
PVEM postvaccinial encephalomyelitis
P-VEP pattern visual evoked potential
PVF peripheral visual field; portal venous flow; primary ventricular fibrillation
PVFS postviral fatigue syndrome
PVG periventricular gray matter; pulmonary valve gradient
PVH paraventricular hyperintensity; pulmonary venous hypertension
PVI patient video interview; peripheral vascular insufficiency; perivascular infiltration; positron volume imaging; protracted venous infusion
PVK penicillin V potassium
PVL perivalvular leakage; periventricular leukomalacia; permanent vision loss
PVM parallel virtual machine; pneumonia virus of mice; proteins, vitamins, and minerals
PVMed preventive medicine
PVMR PRODIGY Virtual Medical Record
PVN paraventricular nucleus; predictive value negative
PVNPS post-Viet Nam psychiatric syndrome
PVNS pigmented villonodular synovitis
PVNZ parapoxvirus of red deer in New Zealand
PVO pulmonary venous obstruction
PV_O₂ partial oxygen pressure in mixed venous blood
PVOD pulmonary vascular obstructive disease; pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
PVP penicillin V potassium; peripheral vein plasma; peripheral venous pressure; polyvinylpyrrolidone; portal venous phase; portal venous pressure; predictive value of positive results; pulmonary vein potential; pulmonary venous pressure
PVP-I polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine
PVR peripheral vascular resistance; perspective volume rendering; poliovirus receptor; postvoiding residual; pulmonary valve replacement or repair; pulmonary vascular resistance; pulse volume recording
pVR perspective volume rendering [imaging]
PVRI pulmonary vascular resistance index
PVS percussion, vibration, suction; percutaneous vascular surgery; peritoneovenous shunt; persistent vegetative state; persistent viral syndrome; Plummer-Vinson syndrome; poliovirus susceptibility; polyvinyl sponge; premature ventricular systole; programmed ventricular stimulation; pulmonary valvular stenosis
PV_s pulmonary venous systolic
PVST prevertebral soft tissue
PVU Pueblo Viejo virus
PVT paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia; periventricular thalamic [nucleus]; portal vein thrombosis; pressure, volume, and temperature; private patient; psychomotor vigilance task
PVW posterior vaginal wall
PVX potato virus X
PVY potato virus Y
pvz pulverization
PW peristaltic wave; plantar wart; posterior wall [of the heart]; pressure wave; psychological warfare; pulmonary wedge [pressure]; pulsed wave; pulse width
Pw progesterone withdrawal; pulse wave [echocardiography]; whole-cell pertussis [vaccine]
pW picowatt
PWA person with AIDS; pulse wave analysis
PWB partial weight bearing
PWBC peripheral white blood cell
PWBRT prophylactic whole brain radiation therapy
PWBT partial weight-bearing therapy
PWC peak work capacity; physical work capacity
PWCA pure white cell aplasia
PWCR Prader-Willi chromosome region
PWCT perfusion-weighted computed tomography
PWD posterior wall in diastole; printed wiring board
pwd powder
PWDS postweaning diarrhea syndrome
PWDU pulse wave Doppler ultrasound
PWE posterior wall excursion
PWI posterior wall infarct
PWLV posterior wall of left ventricle
PWM pokeweed mitogen; pulse with modulation
pw-MW pre-whitening [of data] multiple window
PWP patient word processing; pulmonary wedge pressure
PWS port wine stain; physician's workstation; Prader-Willi syndrome
PWS/AS Prader-Willi/Angelman syndromes
PWT physician waiting time; posterior wall thickness; pseudo-Winger transform
pwt pennyweight
PWTT pulse wave transit time
PWV pulse wave velocity
PX pancreatectomized; peroxidase; physical examination
Px past history; peroxidase; physical examination; pneumothorax; prognosis
px pancreas, pancreatic
PXA pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
PXE pseudoxanthoma elasticum
PXM projection x-ray microscopy; pseudoexfoliation material
PXMP peroxysomal membrane protein
PXS pseudoexfoliation syndrome
PXT piroxantrone
P_xy propagation delay
Py phosphopyridoxal; polyoma [virus]; pyridine; pyridoxal
py pack-years [cigarettes]
PYA psychoanalysis
PyC pyogenic culture
PYCR pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase
PYE peptone yeast extract
PYG peptone-yeast extract-glucose [broth]
PYGM peptone-yeast-glucose-maltose [broth]
PYLL potential years of life lost
PYM psychosomatic
PyNPase pyridine nucleoside phosphorylase
PYP pyrophosphate
Pyr pyridine; pyruvate
PyrP pyridoxal phosphate
PyV Polyomavirus, polyomavirus
PZ pancreozymin; phthalazinone; pregnancy zone; proliferative zone; protamine zinc
Pz 4-phenylazobenzylycarbonyl; parietal midline electrode placement in electroencephalography
pz pieze
PZA pyrazinamide
PZ-CCK pabcreozymin-cholecystokinin
PZE piezoelectric
PZI protamine zinc insulin
PZP pregnancy zone protein
PZQ praziquantel
PZT lead zirconate titanate