Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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PCLI plasma cell labeling index
PCM paracoccidioidomycosis; patient care management; patient care manager; phase contrast microscopy; primary cutaneous melanoma; process control monitor; protein-calorie malnutrition; protein carboxymethylase
PCMB parachloromercuribenzoate
PCMO Principal Clinical Medical Officer
PCMR Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry
PC-MRA phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography
PCMS patient care management system
PCMs patient care management categories
PCMT pacemaker circus movement tachycardia; protein carboxyl methyltransferase
PCMX para-chloro-metoxylenol
PCN parent-child nursing; penicillin; pregnenolone-16α-carbonitrile; primary care network; primary care nursing
PCNA proliferating cell nuclear antigen
PCNB pentachloronitrobenzene
PCNL percutaneous nephrostolithotomy
PCNV postchemotherapy nausea and vomiting; Provisional Committee on Nomenclature of Viruses
PCO parametric clinical observation; patient complains of; polycystic ovary; posterior capsular opacification; predicted cardiac output
P_CO partial pressure of carbon monoxide
P_CO_₂, pCO₂ partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PCOC Primary Care Organization Consortium
PCOD polycystic ovarian disease
PCOM phase contrast optical method; posterior communicating [artery]
PCON Primary Care Organization Network
PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome
PCOV porcine type C oncovirus
PCP parachlorophenate; patient care plan; pentachlorophenol; 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine; peripheral coronary pressure; persistent cough and phlegm; phencyclidine palmitate; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; postoperative constrictive pericarditis; primary care physician; primary care provider; prochlorperazine; procollagen peptide; prolylcarboxypeptidase; pulmonary capillary pressure; pulse cytophotometry
PCPA para-chlorophenylalanine; Pest Control Practices Act [Canada]
PCPB procarboxypeptide B
PCPL pulmonary capillary protein leakage
pcpn precipitation
PCPP poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene]
PCPV pseudocowpox virus
PCQ polychloroquaterphenyl
PCR patient contact record; perinatal clinical record; phosphocreatinine; photoconvulsive response; plasma clearance rate; polymerase chain reaction; post-compression remodeling; prehospital care report; principal component regression; protein catabolism rate
PCr phosphocreatine
P_Cr plasma creatinine
pcr protein catabolic rate
PCRA percutaneous coronary rotational atherectomy
PCR-DS polymerase chain reaction-direct sequencing
PCR-ELISA polymerase chain reaction-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
PCR-ISH polymerase chain reaction-in situ hybridization
PCR-MASA polymerase chain reaction-mutant allele specific amplification
PCR-RFLP polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism
PCR-RH polymerase chain reaction-reverse hybridization
PCRS [sex] partner counseling and referral service
PCR/SSCP polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformation polymorphism
PCRV Parry Creek virus; polycythemia rubra vera
PCS palliative care service; patient care system; patient classification system; patient-controlled sedation; patterns of care study; pelvic congestion syndrome; pharmacogenic confusional syndrome; portacaval shunt; post-cardiac surgery; postcardiotomy syndrome; postcholecystectomy syndrome; postconcussion syndrome; premature centromere separation; Prevention of Coronary Atherosclerosis Study; primary cancer site; prolonged crush syndrome; proportional counter spectrometry; proximal coronary sinus; pseudotumor cerebri syndrome
pcs preconscious
PCS/ADS patient care system/application development system
PCSM percutaneous stone manipulation
PCSS Perth Community Stroke Study
PCSW personal care service worker
PCT peripheral carcinoid tumor; phase contrast tomography; plasma clotting time; plasmacrit test; plasmacytoma; polychlorinated triphenyl; porphyria cutanea tarda; portacaval transposition; positron computed tomography; postcoital test; primary care team; progesterone challenge test; prothrombin consumption time; proximal convoluted tubule
pCT porcine calcitonin
pct percent
PCTI penetrating cardiac trauma index
PCU pain control unit; palliative care unit; primary care unit; progressive care unit; patient care unit; pulmonary care unit
PCV packed cell volume; polycythemia vera; porcine circovirus; postcapillary venule; pressure-control ventilation
PCV84 parvo-like virus of crabs
PCVC percutaneous central venous catheter
PCV-M polycythemia vera with myeloid metaplasia
PCW pericanalicular web; personal care worker; primary capillary wedge; pulmonary capillary wedge; purified cell walls
PCWP pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PCx patient's cardex; periscopic convex
PCZ procarbazine; prochlorperazine
PD Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreas divisum; pancreatic duct; panic disorder; papilla diameter; paralyzing dose; Parkinson disease; parkinsonian dementia; paroxysmal discharge; pars distalis; patent ductus; patient day; pediatric, pediatrics; percentage difference; percutaneous discectomy; percutaneous drain; peritoneal dialysis; personal database; personality disorder; pharmacodynamics; phenyldichlorarsine; phosphate dehydrogenase; phosphate dextrose; photodiode; photosensitivity dermatitis; Pick disease; plasma defect; poorly differentiated; postdischarge; posterior descending; posterior division; postnasal drainage; postural drainage; potential difference; pregnanediol; present disease; pressor dose; prism diopter; problem drinker; program director; progression of disease; progressive disease; proliferative disease; protein degradation; protein diet; proton density; psychotic depression; pulmonary disease; pulpodistal; pulse duplicator; pulse duration; pulsed diastolic; pulsed Doppler [wave]; pupil diameter; pupillary distance; pyloric dilator; pyrimidine dimer
P/D proximal-to-distal [vessel]
2-PD two-point discrimination
Pd palladium; pediatrics
P_d diastolic pressure
PDA patent ductus arteriosus; patient distress alarm; personal digital assistant; poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; portable decontamination apparatus; posterior descending artery; pulmonary disease anemia
PdA pediatric allergy
PDAB para-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde
PD-AB-SAAP pulsed diastolic autologous blood selective aortic arch perfusion
PDAP Palmer drug abuse program
PD/AR photosensitivity dermatitis and actinic reticuloid syndrome
PDAY pathological determinants of atherosclerosis in youth
PDAY/RFEHA Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth/Risk Factors in Early Human Atherogenesis [study]
PDB Paget disease of bone; paradichlorobenzene; patient's database; phosphorus-dissolving bacteria; preventive dental [health] behavior; Protein Data Bank
PDBu phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate
PDC parkinsonism dementia complex; patient data card; pediatric cardiology; penta-decylcatechol; phosducin; physical dependence capacity; plasma dioxin concentration; preliminary diagnostic clinic; private diagnostic clinic
PdC pediatric cardiology
PDCA plan-do-check-act
PDCD primary degenerative cerebral disease
PD-CSE pulsed Doppler cross-sectional echocardiography
PDD percentage depth dose; pervasive developmental disorder; platinum diamminodichloride [cisplatin]; primary degenerative dementia; primary degenerative disorder; pervasive developmental disorder; pyridoxine-deficient diet
PDDA poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride); power-driven decontamination apparatus
PDDD primary degenerative/deformative disorder
PD DNA pyrimidine dimer DNA
PDDNOS pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
PDDP Poincare dispersed dot plots
PDDR pseudovitamin D-dependent rickets
PDE paroxysmal dyspnea on exertion; partial differential equation; peritoneal dialysis effluent; phosphodiesterase; physician data entry; progressive dialysis encephalopathy; pulsed Doppler echocardiography
PdE pediatric endocrinology
PDEA phosphodiesterase
PDEAEM poly(diethylaminoethyl methacrylate)
PDEB phosphodiesterase beta
PDEC pancreatic ductal epithelial cell
PDECG platelet-derived endothelial growth [factor]
PD-ECGF platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor
PDEG phosphodiesterase gamma
PDF parameterized diastolic filling; Parkinson's Disease Foundation; peritoneal dialysis fluid; Portable Document Format; probability density function; pyruvate dehydrogenase
pdf probability density function
PDG parkinsonism-dementia complex of Guam; Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group; phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
PDGA pteroyldiglutamic acid
PDGF platelet-derived growth factor
PDGF-A platelet-derived growth factor A
PDGF-B platelet-derived growth factor B
PDGFR platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PDGFRB platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
PDGS partial form of DiGeorge syndrome
PD-GXT postdischarge graded exercise test
PDH past dental history; phosphate dehydrogenase; position-of-the-dynamometer-handle [test]; progressive disseminated histoplasmosis; pyruvate dehydrogenase
PDHA pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha
PDHa pyruvate dehydrogenase in active form
PDHB pyruvate dehydrogenase beta
PDHC pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
PdHO pediatric hematology-oncology
PdHV perdicid herpesvirus
PDI pain disability index; periodontal disease index; plan-do integration; portal dose image; psychomotor development index
Pdi, P_di transdiaphragmatic pressure
PDIE phosphodiesterase
Pdi_max maximum transdiaphragmatic pressure
P-diol pregnanediol
PDIS participatory design of information system
PDK primary duck kidney
PDL pancreatic duct ligation; periodontal ligament; poorly differentiated lymphocyte; population doubling level; progressive diffuse leukoencephalopathy
pdl poundal; pudendal
PDLC poorly differentiated lung cancer
PDLD poorly differentiated lymphocytic-diffuse
PDLL poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma
PDLN poorly differentiated lymphocytic-nodular
PDM point distribution model
PDMS pain data management system; patient data management system; pharmacokinetic drug monitoring service; polydimethylsiloxane
PDN prednisone; private duty nurse
pDNA plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid
PdNEO pediatric neonatology
PdNEP pediatric nephrology
PDP pancreatic duct pressure; papular dermatitis of pregnancy; parallel distributed processing; pattern disruption point; peak diastolic pressure; piperidinopyrimidine; plasma display; platelet-derived plasma; postural drainage and chest percussion; primer-dependent deoxynucleic acid polymerase; Product Development Protocol; programmed data processor; Protein Domain Parser
PDPD prolonged-dwell peritoneal dialysis
PDPDM protein-deficient pancreatic diabetes mellitus
PDPH postdural puncture headache
PDPI primer-dependent deoxynucleic acid polymerase index
PDQ Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire; physician's data query; Premenstrual Distress Questionnaire; prescreening developmental questionnaire; protocol data query
PDR pediatric radiology; peripheral diabetic retinopathy; physical device representation [computer-assisted surgery]; Physicians' Desk Reference; postdelivery room; primary drug resistance; proliferative diabetic retinopathy
PdR pediatric radiology
pdr powder
PDRB Permanent Disbility Rating Board
PDRT Portland Digit Recognition Test
PDS pain-dysfunction syndrome; Paris dosimetry system [radiotherapy]; paroxysmal depolarizing shift; patient data system; Patient-Doctor Society; pediatric surgery; penile Doppler study; perfusion defect size; peritoneal dialysis system; personnel decontamination station; plasma-derived serum; polydioxanone sutures; post determination software; predialyzed serum; progressive deterioration scale; proteodermatan sulfate
PdS pediatric surgery
PDSG pigment dispersion syndrome glaucoma
PDSIP Physician-delivered Smoking Intervention Project
PDSRS Panic Disorder Self-Rating Scale
PDT photodynamic therapy; population doubling time
PDTC pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate
PDUF pulsed Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter
PDUFA Prescription Drug User Fee Act
PDUR Predischarge Utilization Review
PDV peak diastolic velocity; phocine distemper virus; plasma-derived vaccine
PDVT proximal deep vein thrombosis
PDW platelet distribution width
PDWA proliferative disease without atypia
PDWHF platelet-derived wound-healing factor
PDYN prodynorphin
PE Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia; pancreatic extract; paper electrophoresis; partial epilepsy; peak ejection; peak error; pelvic examination; penile erection; pericardial effusion; peritoneal exudate; pharyngoesophageal; phase-encoded; phenylethylamine; phenylephrine; phenytoin equivalent; phosphatidyl ethanolamine; photographic effect; photosensitive epilepsy; phycoerythrin; physical education; physical engineering; physical examination; physical exercise; physician extender; physiological ecology; pigmented epithelium; pilocarpine-epinephrine; placental extract; plant engineering; plasma exchange; platinum etoposide; pleural effusion; point of entry; polyethylene; potential energy; powdered extract; preeclampsia; preexcitation; prescription error; present evaluation; pressure equalization; presumptive eligibility; prior to exposure; probable error; processing element; professional engineer; program evaluation; pseudoexfoliation; pulmonary edema; pulmonary embolism; pulmonary embolus; pyrogenic exotoxin
Pe pressure on expiration
PEA patient-controlled epidural anesthesia; pelvic examination under anesthesia; phenylethyl alcohol; phenylethylamine; polysaccharide egg antigen; pulseless electrical activity
PEAAc poly(ethylacrylic acid)
PEACH Physiologic Evaluation After Coronary Hyperemia [trial]
PEAP positive end-airway pressure
PEAR phase encoded artifact reduction
PEARLA pupils equal and react to light and accommodation
PEAS patient education and activation system; possible estuary-associated syndrome
PEAV Peaton virus
PEBG phenethylbiguanide
PEBP patient escorted by police
PEC patient evaluation center; pelvic cramps; peritoneal exudate cell; perivascular epithelioid cell; probability of error in classification; pulmonary ejection click; pyrogenic exotoxin C
PECAM platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
PECG pseudo-electrocardiogram
PECHO prostatic echogram
PECS patient evaluation and conference system; pediatrics evaluation in community setting
PECT positron emission computed tomography
PECTE Pulmonary Embolism Colfarit Trial in the Elderly
PECV porcine enteric calicivirus
PECVD plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
PED palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia; patient examined by doctor; pediatric emergency department; pink-eyed dilution
PED, ped pediatrics
PEDF pigment epithelium-derived factor
PeDS Pediatric Drug Surveillance
PedsQL pediatric quality of life
PEDV porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
PEE phosphate-eliminating enzyme
PEEC pathogen elicited epithelial chemo-attractant
PEEK polyetheretherketone
PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure
PEEP/CPAP positive end-expiratory pressure/continuous positive airway pressure
PEEPrs resistive positive end-respiratory pressure
PEER peer review effectiveness evaluation research
PEF peak expiratory flow; pharyngoepiglottic fold; potential energy function; prediction error filter; Psychiatric Evaluation Form; pulmonary edema fluid