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- ST/HR ST segment [ECG] depression with exercise divided by changes in heart rate
- STHRF somatotropic hormone releasing factor
- STI Scientific and Technical Information; serum trypsin inhibitor; sexually transmitted infection; soybean trypsin inhibitor; structured [cyclic antiretroviral] therapy interruption; systolic time interval
- STI-571 imatinib mesylate
- STIC Science and Technology Information Center; serum trypsin inhibition capacity; solid-state transducer intracompartment
- STILE Surgery vs Thrombolysis for Ischemic Lower Extremity [trial]
- stillb stillborn
- STIM state transition information model
- stim stimulated, stimulation; stimulus
- STIMIS Study of Time Intervals in Myocardial Ischaemic Syndromes
- STIMS Swedish Ticlodipine Multicenter Study
- STIMULATE Speech, Text, Image, and Multimedia Advanced Technology Effort
- STIPAS Safety Study of Tirilazad Mesylate in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
- STIR short tau inversion recovery
- STJ subtalar joint
- STK stem cell tyrosine kinase; streptokinase
- STL serum theophylline level; standard template library; status thymicolymphaticus; stereolithography; swelling, tenderness, and limited motion
- STLI subtotal lymphoid irradiation
- STLIS South Thames Library Information Service
- ST-LMA stylet-laryngeal mask airway
- STLOM swelling, tenderness, and limitation of motion
- STLS subacture thyroiditis-like syndrome
- STLV simian T-lymphotropic virus
- STLV 1, 2, 3 simian T-lymphotropic virus 1, 2, 3
- STM Salmonella typhimurium; scanning tunneling microscope; short-term mem-ory; signature-tagged mutagenesis; specimen transport medium; streptomycin
- STMS short test of mental status
- sTMS single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation
- STMV Santarem virus
- STMY stromelysin
- STN [computer-assisted] surgical tool navigator; streptozocin; subthalamic nucleus; supratrochlear nucleus
- sTNF soluble tumor necrosis factor
- sTNFr soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor
- sTNM tumor node metastasis [TNM] staging
- STNR symmetric tonic neck reflex
- STNV satellite tobacco necrosis virus
- STO store
- STO-3G Slater-type orbital comprising 3 gaussians
- stom stomach
- STONE Shanghai Trial of Nifedipine in the Elderly
- STOP Shunt Thrombotic Occlusion Prevention by Picotamide [study]; Stenting for Total Occlusion and Restenosis Prevention [study]; Stroke Prevention in Sickle Cell Disease [study]; Study of Hypertension in the Elderly [Sweden] or Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension; surgical termination of pregnancy; Swedish Trial in Older Patients
- STOP 2 Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension 2
- STOP-AF Systematic Trial of Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation
- STOP-Hypertension Swedish Trial in Older Patients with Hypertension
- STOP IT Sites Testing Osteoporosis Prevention Intervention Treatment
- STOPP Selling Teens on Pregnancy Prevention [study]
- STOR summary time-oriented record
- STORCH syphilis, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpesvirus
- STP phenol-preferring sulfotransferase; scientifically treated petroleum; short-term potentiation; sodium thiopental; standard temperature and pressure; standard temperature and pulse; stiripentol; strategic technology planning
- STp settling time per patient
- STPB skin transient pulse blood
- STPD short time Page distribution
- STPS specific thalamic projection system
- STQ superior temporal quadrant
- STR short tandem repeat; soft tissue relaxation; statherin; stirred tank reactor; string matching
- Str, str Streptococcus
- strab strabismus
- STRATIFY St. Thomas' Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Patients
- STRATUS Study to Determine Rotablator and Transluminal Angioplasty Strategy
- Strep Streptococcus; streptomycin
- STRESS Stent Restenosis Study
- STRETCH Symptom Tolerability Response to Exercise Trial of Candesartan Cilexetil in Patients with Heart Failure
- STRICU shock, trauma, and respiratory intensive care unit
- STRIP Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project [for babies]
- s-TRSV substrate of tobacco ringspot virus
- STRT simultaneous thermoradiotherapy; skin temperature recovery time
- struct structure, structural
- STRUT stent treatment region assessed by ultrasound tomography
- STS self-tensioning suture; sequence-tagged site; sequence target site; serologic test for syphilis; side-to-side [anastomosis]; sodium tetradecyl sulfate; sodium thiosulfate; soft tissue sarcoma; standard test for syphilis; stand up; staphylococcal toxic syndrome; steroid sulfatase; subtrapezial space
- STSA Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- STSD Spanish Trial on Sudden Death
- STSE split-thickness skin excision
- STSG split-thickness skin graft
- STSS staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
- STT scaphotrapeziotrapezoid [joint]; serial thrombin time; short term test; skin temperature test; space-time toolkit
- STU skin test unit
- STUR Student Team Utilizing Research [project]
- STV short term variability; spontaneous tidal volume; superior temporal vein
- STVA subtotal villose atrophy
- STVS short-term visual storage
- STX saxitoxin; syntaxin
- Stx Shiga toxin
- STY semantic type [UMLS]
- STZ streptozocin; streptozyme
- SU salicyluric acid; secretory unit; sensation unit; solar urticaria; sorbent unit; spectrophotometric unit; status uncertain; subunit; sulfonamide; sulfonylurea; su-pine; surface
- Su sulfonamide; supine
- SUA serum uric acid; single umbilical artery; single unit activity
- subac subacute
- subclav subclavian; subclavicular
- subcut subcutaneous
- subling sublingual
- SubN subthalamic nucleus
- subq subcutaneous
- SUBS substance [UMLS]
- subsp subspecies
- substd substandard
- suc suction
- Succ succinate, succinic
- SUD skin unit dose; sudden unexpected death
- SUDAAN survey data analysis
- SUDEP sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- SUDH succinyldehydrogenase
- SUDI sudden unexpected death in infancy
- SUDS single use diagnostic system
- SUFE slipped upper femoral epiphysis
- SuHV suid herpesvirus
- SUI stress urinary incontinence; string unique identifier [UMLS]
- SUID sudden unexplained infant death
- sulf sulfate
- sulfa sulfonamide
- SULF-PRIM sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
- SUMA sporadic ulcerating and mutilating acropathy
- SUMAA scalable unstructured mesh algorithms and applications
- SUMD Scale to Assess Unawareness in Mental Disorder
- SUMIT streptokinase-urokinase myocardial infarct test
- SUMMIT Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technology
- SUMSE stroke unit mental status examination
- SUN serum urea nitrogen; standard unit of nomenclature
- SUO syncope of unknown origin
- SUP schizo-unipolar; supination
- sup above [Lat. supra]; superficial; superior; supinator; supine
- supin supination, supine
- supp suppository
- suppl supplement, supplementary
- SUPPORT Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment
- suppos suppository
- SUR sulfonylurea receptor; suramin
- SurDx surgical diagnosis
- SURE Serial Ultrasound Analysis of Restenosis [study]
- SURF surfeit
- SURFnet Netherlands Network
- SURG, Surg surgery, surgical, surgeon
- SurPROC surgical procedure
- SURS solitary ulcer of rectum syndrome; Surveillance and Utilization Review System
- SURVS-TB Surveillance System for Tuberculosis
- SUS Saybolt Universal Seconds; solitary ulcer syndrome; stained urinary sediment; suppressor sensitive
- SUSHI Stent Use Is Superior for Hospitalized Infarction Patients [study]
- susp suspension, suspended
- SUTAMI Saruplase and Urokinase in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction [trial]
- SUTI symptomatic urinary tract infection
- SUUD sudden unexpected unexplained death
- SUV small unilamellar vessel; standard uptake value
- SUVIMAX Supplemental Vitamins, Minerals and Anti-Oxidants [trial]
- S-UVT sustained uniform ventricular tachycardia
- SUX succinylcholine
- SUZI subzonal insemination
- SV sample volume; saphenous vein; Sapporo virus; sarcoma virus; satellite virus; scattering volume; selective vagotomy; semilunar valve; seminal vesicle; severe; sigmoid volvulus; simian virus; single ventricle; sinus venosus; snake venom; splenic vein; spontaneous ventilation; starting volume; streak virus; stroke volume; subclavian vein; subventricular; supravital; symptomless virus; synaptic vesicle; syncytial virus; systolic velocity
- S/V surface/volume ratio
- SV2 synaptic vesicle protein 2
- SV-5, -10, -12, -40, -41 simian virus 5, 10, 12, 40, 41
- SV40 simian vacuolating virus 40
- Sv sievert
- sv sievert; single vibration
- SVA selective vagotomy and antrectomy; selective visceral angiography; sequential ventriculoatrial [pacing]; subtotal villous atrophy
- SVAS supravalvular aortic stenosis; supraventricular aortic stenosis
- SVAT synaptic vesicle amine transformer
- SVB saphenous vein bypass
- SVBG saphenous vein bypass grafting
- SVC saphenous vein cutdown; segmental venous capacitance; selective venous catheterization; slow vital capacity; spatially varying classification; subclavian vein catheterization; superior vena cava; support vector classification; supraventricular crest; supraventricular extrasystole
- SVCCS superior vena cava compression syndrome
- SVCG spatial vectorcardiogram
- SVCO superior vena-caval obstruction
- SVCP Special Virus Cancer Program
- SVCR segmental venous capacitance ratio
- SVCS superior vena cava syndrome
- SVD single vessel disease; singular value decomposition; small vessel disease; spontaneous vaginal delivery; spontaneous vertex delivery; swine vesicular disease
- SVE slow volume encephalography; soluble viral extract; spontaneous ventricular event; sterile vaginal examination
- SVG saphenous vein graft; scalable vector graphics; scatter and veiling glare; seminal vesiculography
- SVGA super video graphics array
- SVH saphenous vein harvesting
- SV-HUC simian virus-human uro-epithelial cell
- SVI seminal vesicle invasion; slow virus infection; small volume infusion; stroke volume index; systolic velocity integral
- SVL seminal HIV-1 viral load; superficial vastus lateralis
- SVM seminal vesicle microsome; support vector machine; syncytiovascular membrane
- SVMP snake venom metalloprotease
- SVMT synaptic vesicle monoamine transformer
- SVN selectively vulnerable neurons; sinuvertebral nerve; small volume nebulizer
- SvO2 venous oxygen saturation
- SVOC semivolatile organic compound
- SVOM sequential volitional oral movement
- SVP selective vagotomy and pyloroplasty; small volume parenteral [infusion]; standing venous pressure; superior vascular plexus
- SVPB supraventricular premature beat
- SVPC supraventricular premature complex
- SVPD snake venom phosphodiesterase
- SV40-PML simian vacuolating virus 40 of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- SVR sequential vascular response; stroke volume ratio; support vector regression; sustained viral response; systemic vascular resistance
- SVRI systemic vascular resistance index
- SVS slit ventricle syndrome; Society for Vascular Surgery
- SVT sinoventricular tachycardia; subclavian vein thrombosis; supraventricular tachyarrhythmia; supraventricular tachycardia; sustained ventricular tachycardia
- SVTh subvalvular thickening
- SVTS Sotalol Ventricular Tachycardia Study
- SVV Sal Vieja virus
- SW seriously wounded; short waves; sinewave; slow wave; soap and water; social worker; spike wave; spiral wound; stab wound; sterile water; stroke work; Sturge-Weber [syndrome]; Swiss Webster [mouse]
- S/W spike wave
- Sw swine
- SWA seriously wounded in action; slow-wave activity
- SWAIDS social workers in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS]
- SWAP short wavelength automated perimetry
- SWAT stationary wavelet transform; Stroke Prevention with Warfarin or Aspirin Trial
- SWC submaximal working capacity
- S&WC spike and wave complex [EEG]