Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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P₁ | P₂ | P₃ | P₄ | P₅ | P₆ | P₇ | P₈ | P₉ | P₁₀ | P₁₁ |

PMAA polymethacrylic acid
P(MAA-g-EG) poly [methacrylic acid-grafted-poly (ethylene glycol)]
PMAC Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada; phenylmercuric acetate; programmable multi-axis controller
PMAS phenylmercuric acetate
P+_max peak positive pressure
PMB papillomacular bundle; para-hydroxymercuribenzoate; polychrome methylene blue; polymorphonuclear basophil; polymyxin B; postmenopausal bleeding
PMC paramyotonia congenita; patient management category; percutaneous myocardial channeling; phenylmercuric chloride; physical medicine clinic; pleural mesothelial click; premature mitral closure; probability of misclassification; pseudomembranous colitis
Pmc mean circulatory pressure
PMCC product-moment correlation coefficient [Pearson]
PMCH pro-melanin-concentrating hormone
PMCHL pro-melanin-concentrating hormone-like
PMC-RIS patient management category-relative intensity score
PMCS patient management computer stimulation
PMD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease; posterior mandibular depth; primary myocardial disease; private medicine doctor; primary physician; programmed multiple development; progressive muscular dystrophy
PMDD premenstrual dysphoric disorder
PMDF proportion of maternal deaths among women of reproductive age
PM/DM polymyositis/dermatomyositis
PMDS peristent müllerian duct syndrome; primary myelodysplastic syndrome
PME pelvic muscle exercise; periodic monitoring examination; phosphomonoester; polymorphonuclear eosinophil; progressive multifocal encephalopathy; progressive myoclonus epilepsy
PMEA 9-(2-phosphomethoxyethyl) adenine
PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
PMF platelet membrane fluidity; progressive massive fibrosis; proton motive force; pterygomaxillary fossa
pmf proton motive force
PMG primary medical group
PMGCT primary mediastinal germ-cell tumor
PMH past medical history; posteromedial hypothalamus
PMHAB Provincial Mental Health Advisory Board [Canada]
PMHR predicted maximum heart rate
PMHx past medical history
PMI pain management inventory; past medical illness; patient master index; patient medication instruction; perioperative myocardial infarction; photon migration imaging; point of maximal impulse; point of maximal intensity; posterior myocardial infarction; postmyocardial infarction; present medical illness; previous medical illness
PMIA N-(1-pyrenamethyl)-iodoacetamide
P-_min peak negative pressure
PMIS postmyocardial infarction syndrome; PSRO Management Information System
PMK pacemaker
PML peripheral motor latency; polymorphonuclear leukocyte; posterior mitral leaflet; progressive multifocal leukodystrophy; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; prolapsing mitral leaflet; promyelocytic leukemia; pulmonary microlithiasis
PMLD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease
PMLE polymorphous light eruption
PMM pentamethylmelamine; protoplast maintenance medium
PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
PMMIS Program Management and Medical Information System [Medicare]
PMN polymorphonuclear; polymorphonuclear neutrophil; premanufacture notification
PMNC percentage of multinucleated cells; peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PMNG polymorphonuclear granulocyte
PMNL peripheral blood monocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes; polymorphonuclear leukocyte
PMNN polymorphonuclear neutrophil
PMNR periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens
PMNSG Pravastatin Multinational Study Group
PMO postmenopausal osteoporosis; Principal Medical Officer
pmol picomole
pmol/L picomoles per liter
PMP pain management program; paramagnetic particle; patient management problems; patient management program; patient medication profile; peripheral myelin protein; peroxisomal membrane protein; persistent mentoposterior [fetal position]; previous menstrual period
PMPM, pmpm per member per month
PMPS postmastectomy pain syndrome
PMPY per member per year
PMQ phytylmenaquinone
PMR paper medical record; patient meta-record; percutaneous myocardial revascularization; perinatal mortality rate; periodic medical review; physical medicine and rehabilitation; polymyalgia rheumatica; prior medical record; progressive muscular relaxation; proportionate morbidity/mortality ratio; proton magnetic resonance
PM&R physical medicine and rehabilitation
PMRA Pest Management Regulatory Agency [Canada]
PMRG Pimobendan Multicenter Research Group; Postmastectomy Rehabilitation Group
PMRS physical medicine and rehabilitation service
31P-MRS, ³¹P-MRS magnetic resonance spectroscopy with phosphorus 31
PMS patient management system; perimenstrual syndrome; periodic movements during sleep; phenazine methosulfate; polydactyly-myopia syndrome; postmarketing surveillance; postmenstrual stress or syndrome; postmeiotic segregation; postmitochondrial supernatant; Pravastatin Multinational Study; pregnant mare serum; premenstrual stress or syndrome, premenstrual symptoms; progressive multiple sclerosis; psychotic motor syndrome
PMSC pediatric medical special care; pluripotent myeloid stem cell
PMSF phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
PMSG pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
PMSR peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase
PMT pacemaker modulated tachycardia; parent management training; phenol O-methyltransferase; photomultiplier tube; Porteus maze test; premenstrual tension; pyridoxyl-methyl-tryptophan
PMTDI provisional maximum tolerable daily intake
PMTS premenstrual tension syndrome
PMTT pulmonary mean transit time
PMV paramyxovirus; percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy; prolapse of mitral valve
pMV prolapse of mitral valve
PMVI peak myocardial video intensity
PMVL polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; posterior mitral valve leaflet
pMVL posterior mitral valve leaflet
PMW pacemaker wires; patient management workstation
PMX paired mesoderm homeobox [gene]
PN papillary necrosis; parenteral nutrition; patient note; penicillin; perceived noise; percussion note; periarteritis nodosa; perinatal; peripheral nerve; peripheral neuropathy; Petri net; phrenic nerve; plaque neutralization; pneumonia; polyarteritis nodosa; polyneuritis; polyneuropathy; polynuclear; positional nystagmus; posterior nares; postnatal; practical nurse; predicted normal; primary nurse; progress note; protease nexin; psychiatry and neurology; psychoneurotic; pyelonephritis; pyridine nucleotide
P&N psychiatry and neurology
P/N positive/negative
P_N_₂ partial pressure of nitrogen
P-5´-N pyridine-5´-nucleosidase
Pn pneumatic; pneumonia
pN positive regional lymph node [TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) classification]
pN0 no regional lymph node metastases
pN1 poorly differentiated myeloblasts
pN1a tumor micrometastases [none larger than 0.2 cm]
pN1b tumor metastases to lymph nodes [larger than 0.2 cm]
pN1bi tumor metastases to 1-3 lymph nodes [from 0.2 to 2.0 cm]
pN1bii tumor metastases to 4 or more lymph nodes [0.2 to 2.0 cm]
pN1biii tumor metastases beyond lymph node capsule [none larger than 2.0 cm]
pN1biv tumor metastases to lymph nodes [larger than 2.0 cm]
pN2 tumor metastases to ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes
pN3 tumor metastases to ipsilateral mammary lymph nodes
pn pain
PNA Paris Nomina Anatomica; peanut agglutinin; pentose nucleic acid; p-nitroaniline
P_Na plasma sodium
pNA p-nitroaniline
pNa plasma sodium
PNAvQ positive-negative ambivalent quotient
PNB perineal needle biopsy; peripheral nerve block; p-nitrobiphenyl; premature nodal beat
PNBA p-nitrobenzoic acid
PNBT p-nitroblue tetrazolium
PNC penicillin; peripheral nucleated cell; pneumotaxic center; premature nodal contracture; primitive neuroendothelial cell
Pnc pneumococcus
PNCA proliferating nuclear cell antigen
PNCG preconditioned nonlinear conjugate gradient [algorithm]
PND paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; partial neck dissection; postnasal drainage; postnasal drip; postnatal death; prenatal diagnosis; principal neutralizing determinant; purulent nasal drainage
PNdb perceived noise decibel
PNDS postnasal drip syndrome
PNE peripheral neuroepithelioma; plasma norepinephrine; pneumoencephalography; pseudomembranous necrotizing enterocolitis
PNEM paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis
PNET peripheral neuroepithelioma; primitive neuroectodermal tumor
PNEU, pneu, pneum pneumonia
PNF proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
PNG penicillin G
PNH paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; polynuclear hydrocarbon
PNHA Physicians National Housestaff Association
PNI peripheral nerve injury; postnatal infection; prognostic nutritional index
PNID Peer Nomination Inventory for Depression
PNK polynucleotide kinase; pyridoxine kinase
PNK(H) pyridoxine kinase, high
PNK(L) pyridoxine kinase, low
PNL peripheral nerve lesion; polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte
PNLA percutaneous needle lung aspiration
PNM perinatal mortality; peripheral dysostosis, nasal hypoplasia, and mental retardation [syndrome]; peripheral nerve myelin
PNMK pyridine nucleoside monophosphate kinase
PNMR postnatal mortality risk
PNMT phenyl-ethanolamine-N-methyl-transferase
PNN polynomial neural network; probabilistic neural network
PNO Principal Nursing Officer
p-NO₂ p-nitrosochloramphenicol
PNP pancreatic polypeptide; paraneoplastic pemphigus; para-nitrophenol; peak negative pressure; pediatric nurse practitioner; peripheral neuropathy; pneumoperitoneum; polyneuropathy; predictive value of negative results; psychogenic nocturnal polydipsia; purine nucleoside phosphorylase
P-NP para-nitrophenol
PNPase polynucleotide phosphorylase
PNPB positive-negative pressure breathing
PNPG α-p-nitrophenylglycerol
PNPP para-nitrophenylphosphate
PNPR positive-negative pressure respiration
PNS paraneoplastic syndrome; parasympathetic nervous system; partial nonprogressive stroke; peripheral nerve stimulation; peripheral nervous system; posterior nasal spine; practical nursing student
PNSA partial negative surface area
PNT partial nodular transformation; patient; picture naming task
Pnt patient
Pnthx pneumothorax
PNU protein nitrogen unit
PNUT portable nursing unit terminal
PNVIm poly-N-vinyl imidazole
PNVX pneumococcal vaccine
Pnx pneumothorax
pNX regional lymph node tumor metastases cannot be assessed [TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) classification]
PNZ posterior necrotic zone
PO parieto-occipital; parietal operculum; period of onset; perioperative; posterior; postoperative; power output; predominant organism; pulse oximetry
PO₂, P_O_₂ partial pressure of oxygen
Po porion
pO₂ partial pressure of oxygen
P_o airway occlusion pressure; open probability; opening pressure
p/o postoperative
POA pancreatic oncofetal antigen; phalangeal osteoarthritis; preoptic area; primary optic atrophy
POADS postaxial acrofacial dysostosis syndrome
POAG primary open-angle glaucoma
POA-HA preoptic anterior hypothalamic area
POB penicillin, oil, beeswax; phenoxybenzamine; place of birth
POBA plain old balloon angioplasty
POBJ physical object [UMLS]
POC particulate organic carbon; persistent organohalogen compound; point of care; polyolefin copolymer; postoperative care; probability of chance; product of conception; proopiomelanocortin
POCS prescription order communication system; projection onto convex sets
POCT point of care testing
POD peroxidase; place of death; podiatry; polycystic ovary disease; pool of doctors; postoperative day; pouch of Douglas; promyelocytic leukemia oncogenic domain
POD1 first postoperative day
POD2 second postoperative day
PODx preoperative diagnosis
POE pediatric orthopedic examination; physician order entry; point of entry; polyoxyethylene; postoperative endophthalmitis; proof of eligibility
POEA polyoxyethylene amine
POEMS Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters; polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, skin changes [syndrome]
POET physician order entry term
POF pattern of failure; position of function; primary or premature ovarian failure; pyruvate oxidation factor
PofE portal of entry
POFX X-linked premature ovarian failure
POG pediatric oncology group; polymyositis ossificans generalisata
Pog pogonion
POGO percentage of glottic opening
pOH hydroxide ion concentration in a solution
POHI physically or otherwise health-impaired
POHS presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
PoHV pongine herpesvirus
PoHV 1, 2, 3 pongine herpesviruses 1, 2, 3
POI Personal Orientation Inventory; piece of information
PoI Pourcelot Index
poik poikilocyte, poikilocytosis
POIS Parkland On-Line Information Systems
pois poison, poisoning, poisoned
POL physician's office laboratory; physicians' online; Pollution Abstracts; polymerase
Pol polymerase
pol polish, polishing
POLA polymerase alpha
pol-GIK Polish Glucose-Insulin-Kalium [study]
polio poliomyelitis
POLIP polyneuropathy-ophthalmoplegia-leukoencephalopathy- intestinal pseudoobstruction [syndrome]
POLISH Polish [investigators to evaluate the effect of amiodarone on mortality after myocardial infarction]
Pol-MONICA Polish Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Diseases [study]