Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Chest diseases

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AACP

American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestnet.org)

In English

AACVPR

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

In English

AARC
American Association for Respiratory Care (https://www.aarc.org/)
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a non profit professional organization supporting respiratory care in the United States. The AARC encourages and promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the profession and the respiratory therapists.

In English

AART

American Association for Respiratory Therapy

In English

AATS

American Association for Thoracic Surgery (www.aats.org)

In English

ABEA

American Broncho-Esophagological Association

In English

AMG

Aminoguanidine

In English

BD

Bronchodilatation

In French

BPCO
Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive

= COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | In English
= MPOC | Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique | In French
= COLD | Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease | In English
= COAD | Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung | In German
= EPOC | Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica | In Spanish
= BPCO | Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva | In Italian
= DPOC | Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica | In Portuguese
= KOAH | Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı | In Turkish

In French

BPCO
Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva

= COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In Italian

COAD
Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung

= BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In German

COLD
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease

= BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In English

COPCOV

Chloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting

In English

COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

= BPCO, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In English

COVID-19

Coronavirus Disease 2019

In English

CPT

Capacité Pulmonaire Totale

In French

CRACMO

Centre de Référence des Affections Chroniques et Malformatives de l’Oesophage

In French

CVF

Capacité Vitale Forcée

In French

CVL

Capacité Vitale Lente

In French

DEM

Débit Expiratoire Moyen

In French

DEP

Débit Expiratoire de Pointe

In French

DPOC
Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica

= BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, KOAH (see above)

In Portuguese

EFR

Exploration Fonctionnelle Respiratoire

In French

EFX

Épreuve Fonctionnelle à l’Exercice

In French

ELF

European Lung Foundation

In English

EPOC
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica

= BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In Spanish

ERS

European Respiratory Society

In English

ESTS

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (www.ests.org)

In French

FFAAIR

Fédération Française des Associations et Amicales d'Insuffisants Respiratoires

In French

GOLD

Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

In English

HAP
Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

= PAH | Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie | In German
= PH | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
= PHT | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
= HTAP | Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar | In Catalan
= PH | Pulmonary Hypertension | In English
= HTP | Hipertensión Pulmonar | In Spanish
= HTAP | Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire | In French
= PH | Pulmonale Hypertensie | In Dutch
= ЛГ | Лёгочная гиперте́нзия | In Russian
= PAH | Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension | In Danish
= HTP | Hipertensión Pulmonar | In Galician
= ԹՀ | Թոքային հիպերտենզիա | In Armenian
= PAH | Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon | In Norwegian
= PH | Plućna Hipertenzija | In Serbian
= PAH | Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension | In Swedish
= PH | Pulmoner Hipertansiyon | In Turkish

In Catalan

HTAP
Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Catalan

HTAP
Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In French

HTP
Hipertensión Pulmonar

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Spanish

HTP
Hipertensión Pulmonar

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Galician

IRA

Infection Respiratoire Aiguë

In French

KOAH
Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı

= BPCO, COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In Turkish

LVRS

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

In English

MEEI

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (https://www.masseyeandear.org/)

In English

MPOC
Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique

= BPCO, COPD, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In French

NETT

National Emphysema Treatment Trial

In English

NSLC

Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma

In English

OAP

Œdème Aigu Pulmonaire

In French

PAH
Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie

= HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In German

PAH
Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension

= HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Danish

PAH
Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon

= HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Norwegian

PAH
Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension

= HAP, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Swedish

PH
Pulmonale Hypertonie

= HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In German

PH
Pulmonary Hypertension

= HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In English

PH
Pulmonale Hypertensie

= HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Dutch

PH
Plućna Hipertenzija

= HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Serbian

PH
Pulmoner Hipertansiyon

= HAP, PAH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Turkish

PHT
Pulmonale Hypertonie

= HAP, PAH, PH, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In German

SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Disease

= SRAS | Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère | In French
= SARS | Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom | In German
= SRAG | Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave | In Spanish
= SARS | Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu | In Turkish
= SRAG | Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave | In Asturian
= ΣΟΑΣ | Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο | In Greek
= SASoSo | Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo | In Esperanto
= SARS | Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms | In Latvian

In English

SARS
Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom

= SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In German

SARS
Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu

= SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In Turkish

SARS
Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms

= SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In Latvian

SASoSo
Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo

= SARS, SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In Esperanto

SLC

Small cell Lung Carcinoma

In English

SPLF

Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française

In French

SRAG
Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave

= SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In Spanish

SRAG
Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave

= SARS, SRAS, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In Asturian

SRAS
Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère

= SARS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

In French

TVO

Trouble Ventilatoire Obstructif

In French

VAP

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

In English

VEMS

Volume Expiratoire Maximum au cours de la première Seconde

In French

ÖGLUT

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Lungenerkrankungen und Tuberkulose (www.oeglut.at)

In German

ÖGP

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie (www.ogp.at)

In German

ΣΟΑΣ
Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο

= SARS, SRAS, SRAG, SASoSo (see above)

In Greek

ЛГ
Лёгочная гиперте́нзия

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ԹՀ (see above)

In Russian

ԹՀ
Թոքային հիպերտենզիա

= HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

In Armenian