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Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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[ Z ]

  • Z  acoustic impedance; atomic number; complex impedance; contraction [Ger. Zuckung]; the disk that separates sarcomeres [Ger. Zwischenscheibe]; glutamine; impedance; ionic charge number; no effect; point formed by a line perpendicular to the nasion-menton line through the anterior nasal spine; proton number; section modulus; standardized deviate; standard normal score [statistics]; standard score; zero; zone; a Z-shaped incision in plastic surgery
  • Z-  zetta- [1021]
  • Z´, Z´´  increasing degrees of contraction
  • z  algebraic unknown or space coordinate; axis of a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system; catalytic amount; standard normal deviate; zero
  • z-  zepto- [10-21]
  • ζ  see zeta
  • ZAG, ZA2G  zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein
  • ZAM  Zhao-Atlas-Marks [distribution]
  • ZAP  zeta-associated protein; zymosan-activated plasma [rabbit]
  • ZAPF  zinc adequate pair-fed
  • ZAPS  zonal air pollution system
  • ZAS  zymosan-activated autologous serum
  • ZB  zebra body
  • ZBG  zinc-binding group
  • ZCA  zone or cortical abnormality
  • ZCAP  zinc-calcium-phosphorous; oxide [ceramic]
  • ZCP  zinc chloride poisoning
  • ZD  zero defects; zero discharge; zinc deficiency
  • Z-D  Zamorano-Duchovny [digitizer]
  • ZDDP  zinc dialkyldithiophosphate
  • Z-DNA  zig-zag (left-handed helical) deoxyribonucleic acid
  • ZDO  zero differential overlap
  • ZDS  zinc depletion syndrome
  • ZDV  zidovudine
  • ZE  Zollinger-Ellison [syndrome]
  • ZEBOV  Zaire Ebola virus
  • ZEBRA  zero balanced reimbursement account
  • ZEC  Zinsser-Engman-Cole [syndrome]
  • ZEEP  zero end-expiratory pressure
  • ZEGV  Zegla virus
  • ZEPI  zonal echo planar imaging
  • Z-ERS  zeta erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  • ZES  Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; Zutphen Elderly Study
  • ZEST  Zocor Early Start Trial
  • ζ  Greek lowercase letter zeta
  • ZF  zero frequency; zinc finger [protein]; zona fasciculata
  • ZFF  zinc fume fever
  • ZFP  zinc finger protein
  • ZFX  X-linked zinc finger protein
  • Zfy  zinc-finger [protein]
  • ZG  zona glomerulosa
  • ZGM  zinc glycinate marker
  • ZIFT  zygote intrafallopian tube transfer
  • ZIG, ZIg  zoster immunoglobulin
  • ZIKV  Zika virus
  • ZIP  zoster immune plasma
  • ZIRV  Zirqa virus
  • zJ  zeptojoule
  • ZK  Zuelzer-Kaplan [syndrome]
  • ZLS  Zimmerman-Laband syndrome
  • Zm  zygomaxillare
  • ZMA  zinc meta-arsenite
  • ZMC  zygomaticomaxillary complex
  • ZN  Ziehl-Neelsen [staining]
  • ZNF  zinc finger [protein]
  • ZnOE  zinc oxide and eugenol
  • ZNS  zonisamide
  • ZO  Zichen-Oppenheim [syndrome]; Zonula occludens; Zuelzer-Ogden [syndrome]
  • Zo  impedance; thoracic fluid
  • ZOA  zinc orthoarsenate
  • ZOE  zinc oxide-eugenol
  • ZOL  zoladex
  • Zool  zoology
  • ZOT  Zonula occludens toxin
  • ZP  zona pellucida
  • ZPA  zone of polarizing activity
  • ZPC  zero point of change
  • ZPG  zero population growth
  • ZPO  zinc peroxide
  • ZPP  zinc protoporphyrin
  • ZPT  zinc pyridinethione
  • ZR  zona reticularis
  • Zr  zirconium
  • ZS  Zellweger syndrome; Zutphen Study
  • ZSC  zone of slow conduction
  • ZSR  zeta sedimentation ratio
  • ZSV  signature-tagged mutagenesis; zonate spot virus
  • ZT  Zwolle Trial
  • ZTS  zymosan-treated serum
  • Z-TSP  zephiran-trisodium phosphate
  • ZTT  zinc turbidity test
  • ZTV  Zaliv Terpeniya virus
  • ZVD  zidovudine
  • ZVT  Zehlenverbindungstest
  • ZW  Zellweger [syndrome]
  • ZWCHRS  Zellweger cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
  • ZWOLLE  Primary Coronary Angioplasty Compared with Intravenous Streptokinase [trial from Zwolle, The Netherlands]
  • ZWS  Zellweger syndrome
  • ZXF  zero crossing frequency
  • Zy  zygion
  • ZyC  zymosan complement
  • zyg  zygotene
  • Zz  ginger [Lat. zingibar]