Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• PGP/MIME  pretty good privacy/multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
• PGPV  pigeonpox virus
• PGR  progesterone receptor; psychogalvanic response
• PgR  progesterone receptor
• PGS  peristent gross splenomegaly; Pettigrew syndrome; plant growth substance; polar grid system; postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome; primary generalized seizures; prostaglandin synthetase
• PGSI  prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor
• PGSR  phosphogalvanic skin response
• PGT  preimplantation genetic testing
• PGTR  plasma glucose tolerance rate
• PGTT  prednisolone glucose tolerance test
• PGU  peripheral glucose uptake; postgonococcal urethritis
• PGUT  phosphogalactose uridyl transferase
• PGV  proximal gastric vagotomy
• PGVS  postganglionic vagal stimulation
• PGWB  psychological general well-being [index]
• PGX  prostacyclin
• PGY  postgraduate year
• PGYE  peptone, glucose yeast extract
• PH  Pallister-Hall [syndrome]; papillary hyperplasia; parathyroid hormone; partial hepatectomy; partial hysterectomy; passive hemagglutination; past history; patient's history; persistent hepatitis; personal history; pharmacopeia; pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmaceutical; physical history; porphyria hepatica; posterior heel; posterior hypothalamus; prehospital; previous history; primary hyperoxaluria; primary hyperparathyroidism; prostatic hypertrophy; pseudohermaphroditism; public health; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary hypoplasia
• PH1  primary hyperoxaluria type 1
• Ph  phantom; pharmacopeia; phenyl; Philadelphia [chromosome]; phosphate
• Ph¹  Philadelphia chromosome
• pH  hydrogen ion concentration
• pH₁  isoelectric point
• ph  phial; phot
• PHA  passive hemagglutination assay; peripheral hyperalimentation; phenylalanine; phytohemagglutinin; phytohemagglutinin antigen; pseudohypoaldosteronism; public health agency; Public Health Association; pulse-height analyzer
• pH_A  arterial blood hydrogen tension
• pH_a  arterial hydrogen ion concentration
• PHAC  phaclofen
• PhAdV  pheasant adenovirus
• PHAF  peripheral hyperalimentation formula
• PHAH  polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbon
• PHAL  phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocyte
• phal  phalangeal
• PHA-LCM  phytohemagglutinin-stimulated leukocyte conditioned medium
• PHA-NSP  passive hemagglutination to nonstructural protein
• PHAP  phytohemagglutinin protein
• PHAR  pharmacologic substance [UMLS]
• phar  pharmaceutical; pharmacy; pharynx
• Phar C  pharmaceutical chemist
• PHARM  Pharmacist in Heart Failure: Assessment, Recommendation and Monitoring [study]
• Pharm  pharmacy
• pharm  pharmacist; pharmacology; pharmacopeia; pharmacy
• Pharm B  Bachelor of Pharmacy [Lat. Pharmaciae Baccalaureus]
• Pharm D  Doctor of Pharmacy [Lat. Pharmaciae Doctor]
• Pharm M  Master of Pharmacy [Lat. Pharmaciae Magister]
• PHASE  prehospital arrest survival evaluation
• PHAVER  pterygia-heart defects-autosomal recessive inheritance-vertebral defects-ear anomalies-radial defects [syndrome]
• PHB  polyhydroxybutyrate; preventive health behavior; prohibitin
• PhB, Phb  Pharmacopoeia Britannica
• PHBB  propylhydroxybenzyl benzimidazole
• PHBQ  Physicians' Humanistic Behaviors Questionnaire
• PHC  personal health costs; posthospital care; premolar hypodontia, hyperhidrosis, [premature] canities [syndrome]; primary health care; Primary Healthcare Center [Sweden]; primary hepatic carcinoma; proliferative helper cell; public health center
• PhC  pharmaceutical chemist
• Ph^1c  Philadelphia chromosome
• PHCC  primary hepatocellular carcinoma
• PHCDM  public health computational data model
• PHCP  prehospital care provider
• PHD  pathological habit disorder; personal health data; post-heparin plasma diamine oxidase; potentially harmful drug
• PhD  Doctor of Pharmacy [Lat. Pharmaciae Doctor]; Doctor of Philosophy [Lat. Philosophiae Doctor]
• PHE  periodic health examination; phenylephrine
• Phe  phenylalanine
• PhEEM  photoemission electron microscopy
• PHEI  prevention and health evaluation informatics
• pHEMA  polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate
• PHEN  phenomenon or process [UMLS]
• Phen  phentermine
• Pheo  pheochromocytoma; pheophytin
• PhEur  Pharmacopeia Europaea
• Ph. Eur. U.  European Pharmacopoeia unit
• PHEX  phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidase on X chromosome
• PHF  paired helical filament; personal hygiene facility
• PHFB  psyllium husk fiber bar
• PHFG  primary human fetal glia
• PhG  Graduate in Pharmacy; Pharmacopoeia Germanica
• phgly  phenylglycine
• PHHI  persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy
• PHHP  Pawtucket Heart Health Program
• PhHV  phalacrocoracid herpesvirus
• PHI  passive hemagglutination inhibition; past history of illness; Personalized Healthcare Information [Internet-based, Malaysia]; personalized health information; phosphine; phosphohexose isomerase; physiological hyaluronidase inhibitor; prehospital index
• PhI  Pharmacopoeia Internationalis
• Phi  Partnership in Health Information [UK]
• pHi  intracellular hydrogen ion concentration; intramucosal hydrogen ion concentration
• φ  Greek letter phi; magnetic flux; osmotic coefficient
• PHI-BLST  pattern hit initiated basic local alignment search tool
• PHICOG  Philadelphia Cooperative Group
• PHIDIAS  laser photopolymerisation models based on medical imaging, a development improving the accuracy of surgery
• PHIDS  Personalized Healthcare Information Delivery System [telemedicine]
• PHIHM  prehospital invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• PHIM  posthypoxic intention myoclonus
• PHIS  personal health information seeking
• PhIS  pharmacy information system
• PHK  phosphohexokinase; phosphorylase kinase; postmortem human kidney
• PHKA  phosphorylase kinase, alpha
• PHKB  phosphorylase kinase, beta
• PHKD  phosphorylase kinase, delta
• PHKG  phosphorylase kinase, gamma
• PHL  public health laboratory
• PHLA  postheparin lipolytic activity
• PHLOP  polymerase-halt-mediated linkage of primers
• PHLS  Public Health Laboratory Service [UK]
• PHM  peptide histidine methionine; peptidylglycine alpha-hydroxylating monooxygenase; posterior hyaloid membrane; pulmonary hyaline membrane
• PhM  Master of Pharmacy [Lat. Pharmaciae Magister]; pharyngeal muscle
• PhmG  Graduate in Pharmacy
• PHN  paroxysmal noctural hemoglobinuria; passive Heymann nephritis; postherpetic neuralgia; primary healthcare nurse [Australia]; proximal humeral nail; public health nursing, public health nurse
• PHO  physician-hospital organization
• PH₂O  partial pressure of water vapor
• PHOCUS  Primary Health-Oriented Computer Users' System
• PhoHV  phocid herpesvirus
• phos  phosphate
• PHOX  paired mesoderm homeobox [gene]
• PHP  panhypopituitarism; postheparin phospholipase; prehospital program; prepaid health plan; primary hyperparathyroidism; pseudohypoparathyroidism; psychological health profile
• PHPA  passive hemolytic plaque assay; p-hydroxyphenylacetate
• PHPLA  p-hydroxyphenyllactic acid
• pHPPA  p-hydrophenylpyruvic acid
• p-HPPO  p-hydroxyphenyl pyruvate oxidase
• PHPT  primary hyperparathyroidism; pseudohypoparathyroidism
• pHPT  primary hyperparathyroidism
• PHPV  persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous
• PHR  parent-held record; peak heart rate; photoreactivity
• PHS  Partial Hospitalization System; Personal Handphone System [telemedicine]; phenylalanine hydrolase stimulator system; Physicians' Health Study; pooled human serum; posthypnotic suggestion; pseudoprogeria-Hallermann-Streiff [syndrome]; Public Health Service
• PHSC  pleuripotent hemopoietic stem cell; powdered human stratum corneum
• PHS-LAN  Personal Handphone System-Local Area Network
• PHS-PC  Personal Handphone System-Personal Computer
• pH-stat  apparatus for maintaining the pH of a solution
• PHT  peak height of tension; phenytoin; portal hypertension; pressure half-time; primary hyperthyroidism; pulmonary hypertension
• PhTD  Doctor of Physical Therapy
• PHTLS  prehospital trauma life support
• PHTN  pulmonary hypertension
• PHU  population health unit
• PHV  peak height velocity; perch hyperplasia virus; Prospect Hill virus
• PHX  pulmonary histiocytosis X
• Phx  past history; pharynx
• PHY  pharyngitis; physical; physiology
• PHYLLIS  Plaque Hypertension Lipid-Lowering Italian Study
• PHYS  physiologic function [UMLS]; physiology
• PhyS  physiologic saline [solution]
• phys  physical; physician
• Phys Ed  physical education
• physio  physiology; physiotherapy
• Phys Med  physical medicine
• PHYS-SPEC  physician's specialty
• PhysPRC  Physician's Payment Review Commission
• Phys Ther  physical therapist or therapy
• PHZ  phenylhydrazine
• PI  class I protein; first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pain intensity; pancreatic insufficiency; parainfluenza; pars intermedia; patient's interest; performance indicator or index; performance intensity; perinatal injury; periodontal index; permeability index; personal injury; personality inventory; phagocytic index; Pharmacopoeia Internationalis; phosphatidylinositol; physically impaired; physiologic index; pineal body; plaque index; plasmin inhibitor; pneumatosis intestinalis; poison ivy; ponderal index; postictal immobility; postinfection; postinfluenza; postinjury; postinoculation; preinduction [examination]; premature infant; prematurity index; preparatory interval; prescribing information; present illness; primary infarction; primary infection; principal investigator; processor interface; product information; proinsulin; prolactin inhibitor; propidium iodide; proportional plus integral; protamine insulin; protease inhibitor; proximal intestine; pulmonary incompetence; pulmonary index; pulmonary infarction; pulsatility index
• P_I  inspiratory pressure
• P&I  pneumonia and influenza
• Pi  inorganic phosphate; parental generation; pressure in inspiration; protease inhibitor
• P_i  inorganic phosphate
• pI  isoelectric point
• p-I  postinspiratory
• pi  post-injection
• Π  Greek capital letter pi
• π  Greek lowercase letter pi; the ratio of circumference to diameter, 3.1415926536
• PIA  photoelectric intravenous angiography; plasma insulin activity; preinfarction angina; Psychiatric Institute of America; R-phenylisopropyladenosine
• PiAdV  pigeon adenovirus
• PIAF  pharmacologic intervention in atrial fibrillation; prognosis in atrial fibrillation
• PIAT  Peabody Individual Achievement Test
• PIAV  Picola virus
• PIAVA  polydactyly-imperforate anus-vertebral anomalies [syndrome]
• PIB  periinfarction block
• PIBC  percutaneous intraaortic balloon counterpulsation [catheter]
• PIBIDS, PIBI(D)S  photosensitivity-ichthyosis-brittle hair-impaired intelligence-(possibly decreased fertility)-short stature syndrome
• PIC  pacing in cardiomyopathy; peripherally-inserted indwelling central catheter; Personality Inventory for Children; polymorphism information content; pre-initiation complex [RNA transcription]; pre-injury condition; prior informed consent
• PICA  percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Porch Index of Communicative Abilities; posterior inferior cerebellar artery; posterior inferior communicating artery
• PICC  percutaneous indwelling central venous catheter; peripherally inserted central catheter
• PICD  primary irritant contact dermatitis
• PICFS  postinfective chronic fatigue syndrome
• PICNIC  Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada
• PICO  Pimobendan in Congestive Heart Failure [study]; population, intervention, comparison and outcome
• PiCO₂  partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air
• PICS  Pacing in Cardiomyopathy Study
• PICSO  pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion
• PICSS  Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic Stroke Study
• PICTURE  Post-intracoronary Treatment Ultrasound Results Evaluation [study]
• PICU  pediatric intensive care unit; pulmonary intensive care unit
• PICV  Pichinde virus
• PiCV  pigeon circovirus
• PID  pain intensity difference [score]; patient identification; patient identity; pelvic inflammatory disease; photoionization detector; picture image directory; plasma iron disappearance; postinertia dyskinesia; preimplantation diagnosis; prolapsed/protruded intervertebral disk; proportional integral derivative; proportional integral-differential control
• PIDRA  portable insulin dosage regulating apparatus
• PIDS  patient identification service; primary immunodeficiency syndrome
• PIDT  plasma iron disappearance time
• PIE  postinfectious encephalomyelitis; preimplantation embryo; prosthetic infectious endocarditis; pulmonary infiltration with eosinophilia; pulmonary interstitial emphysema
• PIF  paratoid isoelectric focusing variant protein; peak inspiratory flow; photoinhibition factor; proinsulin-free; prolactin-inhibiting factor; prolactin release-inhibiting factor; proliferation-inhibiting factor; prostatic interstitial fluid
• PIFG  poor intrauterine fetal growth
• PIFR  peak inspiratory flow rate
• PIFT  platelet immunofluorescence test
• PIG  Polaris Investigator Group; polymeric immunoglobulin
• PIGA  phosphatidylinositol glycan A
• pIgA  polymeric immunoglobulin A
• pIgM  polymeric immunoglobulin M
• pigm  pigment, pigmented
• PIGR, PigR  polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
• PIH  periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage; pheniprazine; phenyl isopropylhydrazine; pregnancy-induced hypertension; prolactin-inhibiting hormone; pseudointimal hyperplasia
• PII  plasma inorganic iodine; primary irritation index
• PIIgG  surface IgG
• P_ij  propagation delay
• PIIP  portable insulin infusion pump
• PIIS  posterior inferior iliac spine