Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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POLONIA Polish-American Local Lovenox NIR Stent Assessment [study]
Poly polymorphonuclear
poly-A, poly(A) polyadenylic acid
poly-C, poly(C) polycytidylic acid
poly(CPH) poly[1,6-bis(p- carboxyphenoxy)hexane]
poly-dA, poly(dA) polydeoxyadenylic acid
poly-G, poly(G) polyguanylic acid
poly-I, poly(I) polyinosinic acid
poly-IC, poly-I:C copolymer of polyinosinic and polycytidylic acids
polys polymorphonuclear leukocytes
poly(SA) poly(sebacic anhydride)
poly-T, poly(T) polythymidylic acid
poly-U, poly(U) polyuridylic acid
POM pain on motion; prescription only medicine; purulent otitis media
POMC proopiomelanocortin
POMONA pregnancy and postpartum, osteoporosis, mastectomy rehabilitation, osteoarthritis, nerve pain, athletic injuries
POMP phase-offset multiplanar [pulse sequence in magnetic resonance imaging]; principal outer material protein
POMR problem-oriented medical record
POMS problem-oriented medical synopsis; Profile of Mood States
POMT phenol O-methyltransferase
PON paraoxonase; particulate organic nitrogen; Pollution and Toxicology Database
pond by weight [Lat. pondere]; heavy [Lat. ponderosus]
P-one first parental generation
POOV Poovoot virus
POP diphosphate group; pain on palpation; paroxypropione; persistent occipitoposterior [fetal position]; pituitary opioid peptide; plasma osmotic pressure; plaster of Paris; polymyositis ossificans progressiva; point-of-presence; post office protocol
Pop popliteal; population
POPG population group [UMLS]
POPLINE Population Information Online
poplit popliteal
POPOP 1,4-bis-(5-phenoxazol-2-yl) benzene
POPR pre-operative patient representation
POPS patient outcome plans; postoperative pacing study
pops points of presence
POR patient-oriented research; physician of record; postocclusive oscillatory response; prevalence odds ratio; problem-oriented record
PORC porphyria, Chester type
PORH postoperative reactive hyperemia
PORP partial ossicular replacement prosthesis
PORT Patient Outcomes Research Teams [study]; Pneumonia Outcomes Research Team; postoperative radiation therapy; postoperative respiratory therapy
PORV Porton virus
PoRV porcine rubulavirus
PoRV-C porcine rotavirus Cowden
PoRV-E/DC9 porcine rotavirus DC-9
POS periosteal osteosarcoma; physician order set; point of service; polycystic ovary syndrome; provider of services; psychoorganic syndrome
pos position; positive
POSC problem-oriented system of charting
POSCH Program on Surgical Control of Hyperlipidemia
POSM patient-operated selector mechanism
pOsm plasma osmolality
POSS persistent object storage system; proximal over-shoulder strap
POSSUM Pictures of Standard Syndromes and Undiagnosed Malformations; Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Morbidity and Mortality [study]
POST posterior; Predictors and Outcomes of Stent Thrombosis [study]
Post, post posterior
POST-CARG postcoronary artery bypass graft
postgangl postganglionic
POST LAT posterolateral
postop, post-op postoperative
Post Pit posterior pituitary [gland]
POT periostitis ossificans toxica; postoperative treatment; precursor onset time
pot potassium; potential
potass potassium
POTS plain old telephone service; postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
POTV Potosi virus; Potiskum virus
PoTV porcine torovirus
POU placenta, ovary, and uterus
Pout outflow pressure
POV physician order verification
PoV portal vein
PO₂v venous oxygen pressure
POW Powassan [encephalitis]
powd powder
POWER Patients Online for Wellness, Education and Research
POWV Powassan virus
POX point of exit
PP diphosphate group; emphysema [pink puffers]; near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; pacesetter potential; palmoplantar; pancreatic polypeptide; paradoxical pulse; paraplatin; parietal pericardium; parietal pulse; partial pressure; perfusion pressure; peritoneal pseudomyxoma; persisting proteinuria; Peyer patches; photoplethysmography; pinprick; placental protein; placenta previa; planned parenthood; plasma pepsinogen; plasmapheresis; plasma protein; plaster of Paris; polypropylene; polystyrene agglutination plate; population planning; posterior papillary; posterior pituitary; postpartum; postprandial; precocious puberty; preferred provider; primapara; primary provider; primer protein; private practice; proactivator plasminogen; protein phosphatase; protoporphyria; protoporphyrin; proximal phalanx; prudent practices [for disposal of chemicals]; pseudomyxoma peritonei; pterygoid process; pulmonary pressure; pulse pressure; pulsus paradoxus; purulent pericarditis; pyrophosphatase; pyrophosphate
P-P prothrombin proconvertin
PP1 protein phosphatase type 1
P-5´-P pyridoxal-5´-phosphate
PP₁ free pyrophosphate
Pp plateau pressure
pp near point of accommodation [Lat. punctum proximum]; postprandial; postpartum
p-p peak-to-peak
PPA palpation, percussion, auscultation; pepsin A; phenylpropanolamine; phenylpyruvic acid; Pittsburgh pneumonia agent; plasmid profile analysis; polyphosphoric acid; positive predictive accuracy; posterior margin of pulmonary artery; posterior pulmonary artery; postpartum amenorrhea; postpill amenorrhea; preferred provider arrangement; prescription-pricing authority; primary progressive aphasia; propanolamine; pure pulmonary atresia
PP&A palpation, percussion, and auscultation
PP2A protein phosphatase type 2A
Ppa pulmonary artery pressure
PP2Ac catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase type 2A
PPACK L-propyl-p-phenylalanyl-chloromethylketone
PP2A_D dimeric protein phosphatase type 2A
PPAF progressive perivenular alcoholic fibrosis
PPAR peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
PPAS peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis
PPase protein phosphatase
Ppaw pulmonary artery wedge pressure
PPB parts per billion; plasmatic protein binding; platelet-poor blood; pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteremia; positive pressure breathing
PPb postparotid basic protein
ppb parts per billion
PPBP pro-platelet basic protein
PPBS postprandial blood sugar
PPBV Phnom Penh bat virus
PPC patient-physician communication; pentose phosphate cycle; peripheral posterior curve; plasma protein concentration; plasma prothrombin conversion; pneumopericardium; pocket personal computer; posterior parietal cortex; progressive patient care; proximal palmar crease
PP1c protein phosphatase type 1, catalytic subunit
PP2C protein phosphatase type 2C
PPCA plasma prothrombin conversion accelerator; proserum prothrombin conversion accelerator
PPCD polymorphous posterior corneal dystropy
PPCE postproline cleaving enzyme
PPCF peripartum cardiac failure; plasma prothrombin conversion factor
PPCM postpartum cardiomyopathy
PPCRA pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy
PPD packs per day; paraphenylenediamine; percussion and postural drainage; permanent partial disability; phenyldiphenyloxadiazole; postpartum day; primary physical dependence; progressive perceptive deafness; purified protein derivative
PPDS phonologic programming deficit syndrome
PPD-S purified protein derivative-standard
PPD-T purified protein derivative stabilized with Tween
PPE palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia; personal protective equipment; polyphosphoric ester; porcine pancreatic elastase; probabilistic population estimation; pulmonary permeability edema
P_peak peak cycling respiratory pressure
PPES palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome
PPET patient-physician encounter table
PPF pellagra preventive factor; phagocytosis promoting factor; phosphonoformate; plasma protein fraction
PPFA Planned Parenthood Federation of America
PPG phonopneumography; photoelectric plethysmography; photoplethysmography; platelet proteoglycan; portal pressure gradient
ppg picopicogram
PPGA postpill galactorrhea-amenorrhea
PPGB protective protein of beta-galactosidase
PPGF polypeptide growth factor
PPGP prepaid group practice
ppGpp 3´-pyrophosphoryl-guanosine-5´-diphosphate
PPH past pertinent history; persistent pulmonary hypertension; phosphopyruvate hydratase; postpartum hemorrhage; primary prevention of hypertension; primary pulmonary hypertension; protocollagen proline hydroxylase
pph parts per hundred
pphm parts per hundred million
PPHN persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
PPHP pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
ppht parts per hundred thousand
PPI partial permanent impairment; patient package insert; patient physiological image; permanent pacemaker insertion; post [cardiac] pacing interval; present pain intensity; proton-pump inhibitor; purified porcine insulin
PPi, PP_i inorganic pyrophosphate
PPIase peptidyl-prolyl isomerase
PPID peak pain intensity difference [score]
PPIE prolonged postictal encephalopathy
PPK palmoplantar keratosis; prekallikrein
PPL penicilloyl polylysine; posterior pulmonary leaflet
Ppl intrapleural pressure; pleural pressure
Pplat plateau pressure
PPLO pleuropneumonia-like organism
PPM parts per million; permanent pacemaker; phosphopentomutase; physician practice management; pigmented pupillary membrane; posterior papillary muscle; pulse position modulated
ppm parts per million; pulses per minute
PPMA progressive postmyelitis muscular atrophy
PPMD Provincial Performance Management Database [Canada]
PPMoVd Pigeon pea mosaic mottle viroid
PPMS Performax's Personal Matrix System
PPN partial parenteral nutrition; parameterized Petri net; pedunculopontine nucleus
PPNA peak phrenic nerve activity
PPNAD primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease
PPNG penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae
PPO platelet peroxidase; preferred provider option; preferred provider organization; protoporphyrin oxidase
P&PO principles and practice of oncology
PPP pain perception profile; palatopharyngoplasty; palmoplantar pustulosis; pentose phosphate pathway; peripheral pulse present; photostimulable phosphor plate; Pickford projective pictures; platelet-poor plasma; pluripotent progenitor; point-to-point protocol; polyphoretic phosphate; porcine pancreatic polypeptide; portal perfusion pressure; Prospective Pravastatin Pooling [project]; protein phosphatase; purified placental protein
PPPA protein phosphatase alpha
PPPBL peripheral pulses palpable both legs
PPPD pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy
PPPI primary private practice insurance
PPPMA progressive postpolio muscle atrophy
PPPP porokeratosis punctata palmaris et plantaris
PPP/SLIP point-to-point protocol/serial line internet protocol
PPR patient-provider relationship; percentage of predicted recovery; photoparoxysmal response; physician-patient relation; physician payment reform; posterior primary ramus; Price precipitation reaction
PPr paraprosthetic
PPRC Physician Payment Review Commission
PPRF paramedian pontine reticular formation; pontine perireticular formation; postpartum renal failure
PP1_RG protein phosphatase type 1, regulatory subunit
PPRM Portable Patient Record Model
PPROM preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes
PPRV peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
PPRWP poor precordial R-wave progression
PPS Paris Prospective Study; Personal Preference Scale; physician, patient and society [course]; polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide; popliteal pterygium syndrome; postpartum sterilization; postperfusion syndrome; postpericardiotomy syndrome; postpolio syndrome; postpump syndrome; prescription preparation system [radiotherapy]; primary acquired preleukemic syndrome; prospective payment system; prospective pricing system; protein plasma substitute; pulse per second
PPSC Play Performance Scale for Children
PPSH pseudovaginal perineoscrotal hypospadias
PP1_SR protein phosphatase type 1, sarcoplasmic reticulum
PPSTH population poststimulus time histogram
PPT parietal pleural tissue; partial prothrombin time; parts per thousand; parts per trillion; peak-to-peak threshold; Pfeiffer-Palm-Teller [syndrome]; pedunculopontine tegmental [nucleus]; physical performance test; plant protease test; polypurine tract; postpartum thyroiditis; posterior pelvic tilt; preprotachykinin; pressure pain threshold; pulmonary platelet trapping; pulmonary physical therapy
ppt parts per thousand; parts per trillion; precipitation, precipitate; prepared
pptd precipitated
PPTL postpartum tubul ligation
PPTS pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate
PPV Parapoxvirus, parapoxvirus; pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; porcine parvovirus; positive predictive value; positive pressure ventilation; Precarious Point virus; progressive pneumonia virus; pulmonary plasma volume
PPVr regional pulmonary plasma volume
PPVT Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
PPVT-R Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Revised
PPW patient protective wrap
Ppw pulmonary wedge pressure
PPX protein phosphatase X
PPX1 protein phosphatase X type 1
PPX2 protein phosphatase X type 2
PPY pancreatic polypeptide
PPyV baboon polyomavirus 2
PQ paraquat; parent questionnaire; permeability quotient; physician's questionnaire; plastoquinone; pronator quadratus; pyrimethamine-quinine
pQCT peripheral quantitative computed tomography
PQI process quality improvement
PQOL Perceived Quality of Life [scale]
PQQ pyrroloquinoline quinone
P-QRS QRS P potential [ECG]
PQRST Probucol Quantitative Regression Swedish Trial; provocative and palliative factors, quality of pain, radiation of pain, severity of pain, timing of pain [pain characteristics in low back pain syndrome]
PR by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point of accommodation [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindromic rheumatism; parallax and refraction; partial reinforcement; partial remission; partial response; particulate respirator; peer review; perfusion rate; peripheral resistance; per rectum; phenol red; photoreaction; photoresist; physical rehabilitation; pityriasis rosea; police report; posterior root; postmyalgia rheumatica; postural reflex; potency ratio; preference record; pregnancy; pregnancy rate; preretinal; pressoreceptor; pressure; prevention; Preyer reflex; proctology; production rate; profile; progesterone receptor; progressive relaxation; progressive resistance; progress report; prolactin; prolonged remission; propranolol; prosthion; protective ratio; protein; public relations; pulmonary regurgitation; pulmonary rehabilitation; pulse rate; pulse repetition; pyramidal response
P-R the time between the P wave and the beginning of the QRS complex in electrocardiography [interval]