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Surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- A&A
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Anesthesia & Analgesia
- A2F
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Alternat Bi-Fréquence
- AA
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Anesthesiologist Assistant
- AAA
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Age Anaesthesia Association (https://www.ageanaesthesia.com/)
- AAA
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Anesthesia Administration Assembly
- AAAA
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American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (www.anesthetist.org)
- AAAASF
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American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
- AAAD
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Asian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
- AAAM
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Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
- AACD
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American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- AACN
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- AACS
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American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- AAD
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American Academy of Denturity
- AADE
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American Association of Dental Editors
- AADE
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American Association of Dental Examiners
- AADGP
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American Academy of Dental Group Practice
- AADH
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American Academy of Dental Hygiene
- AADPA
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American Academy of Dental Practice Administration
- AADR
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American Association for Dental Research
- AADS
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American Association of Dental Schools
- AADSAS
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Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
- AADW
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American Association of Dental Webmasters
- AAE
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American Association of Endodontists (www.aae.org)
- AAEBO
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Association des Anciens Élèves de Bloc Opératoire
- AAED
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American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
- AAEM
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American Academy of Emergency Medicine (https://www.aaem.org/)
- AAETS
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American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- AAFO
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American Association for Functional Orthodontics (www.aafo.org)
- AAFP
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American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (https://www.fixedprosthodontics.org/)
- AAFPRS
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American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (www.aafprs.org)
- AAFS
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Academy of Ambulatory Foot Surgery
- AAGBI
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Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (https://anaesthetists.org/)
- AAGO
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American Academy of Gnathologic Orthopedics
- AAGS
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Alberta Association of General Surgeons
- AAHD
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American Association of Hospital Dentists
- AAHKS
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American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- AAHS
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American Association for Hand Surgery (www.handsurgery.org)
- AAID
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American Academy of Implant Dentistry (https://www.aaid.com/)
- AAIP
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American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics
- AAMP
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American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
- AANA
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- AANA
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Arthroscopy Association of North America
- AANOS
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American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
- AANS
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- AAO
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Alberta Association of Optometrists
- AAO
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American Academy of Optometry (www.aaopt.org)
- AAO
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American Association of Orthodontists
- AAO-HNS
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American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- AAOF
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American Association of Orthodontists Foundation
- AAOMS
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American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
- AAOP
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American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (www.oandp.org)
- AAOPAC
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American Association of Orthodontists Political Action Committee
- AAOS
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- AAOT
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Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología
- AAP
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American Academy of Periodontology (https://www.perio.org/)
- AAPD
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American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (https://www.aapd.org/)
- AAPD
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Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry
- AAPDF
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American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation
- AAPHD
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American Association of Public Health Dentistry (https://www.aaphd.org/)
- AAPOS
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American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- AAPS
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (www.aapsonline.org)
- AARD
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American Academy of Restorative Dentistry
- AAS
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Association for Academic Surgery
- AAS
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Australian Association of Surgeons
- AASCIN
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American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
- AASCIPSW
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American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers
- AAST
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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (https://www.aast.org/)
- AATS
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery (www.aats.org)
- AAWD
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American Association of Women Dentists (https://www.aawd.org/)
- AAWM
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American Academy of Wound Management (www.aawm.org)
- ABA
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American Board of Anesthesiology (www.theaba.org)
- ABC
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American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics
- ABCPD
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Alliance for Best Clinical Practices in Dentistry
- ABCRS
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American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (www.abcrs.org)
- ABDPH
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American Board of Dental Public Health
- ABE
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American Board of Endodontics
- ABEM
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American Board of Emergency Medicine (https://www.abem.org/public)
- ABFO
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American Board of Forensic Odontology (https://abfo.org/)
The American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) is a nationwide dental organization specializing in establishing, enhancing and revising standards of qualifications for dentists practicing forensic odontology. It helps identify forensic scientists unequivocally qualified to provide professional services for the judicial and executive branches of government.
- ABI
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Auditory Brainstem Implant
- ABISAR
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Association Bisontine des Infirmières Spécialisées en Anesthésie Réanimation
- ABJS
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Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
- ABNS
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American Board of Neurological Surgery (www.abns.org)
- ABO
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American Board of Ophthalmology (www.abop.org)
- ABO
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American Board of Orthodontics (https://www.americanboardortho.com/)
- ABP
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American Board of Periodontology (https://www.abperio.org/)
- ABP
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American Board of Prosthodontics (https://www.abpros.org/)
- ABPNS
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American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery (www.abpns.org)
- ABPS
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American Board of Plastic Surgery
- ABS
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American Board of Surgery (www.absurgery.org)
- ABTS
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American Board of Thoracic Surgery (www.abts.org)
- ACGQ
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Association des Chirurgiens Généraux du Québec
- ACI
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Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- ACO
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Chirurgische Onkologie
- ACR
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Arrêt Cardio-Respiratoire
- ACVA
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American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists
- ACVO
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American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
- ACVS
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American College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.acvs.org)
- ADA
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American Dental Association (https://www.ada.org/)
- ADARPEF
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Association Des Anesthésistes Réanimateurs Pédiatriques d’Expression Française
- ADESA
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American Dental Education Association
- ADF
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Association Dentaire Française (https://www.adf.asso.fr/)
- AFAR
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Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation
- AFCPSAM
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Attestation de Formation Complémentaire aux Premiers Secours Avec Matériels
- AFCPSR
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Attestation de Formation Complémentaire aux Premiers Secours Sur la Route
- AFME
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Association Française des Médecins Esthéticiens (www.afme.org)
- AFPS
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Attestation de Formation aux Premiers Secours
- AGAI
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Anesthesia and Intensive Care Association
- AGN
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Notfallmedizin
- ALO
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Association Luxembourgeoise des Orthophonistes (www.alo.lu)
- ALRF
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Anesthésie locorégionale francophone
- AMD
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Altersbedingte Makuladegeneration
- AMDF
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American Macular Degeneration Foundation (www.macular.org)
- AMIC
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Minimal Invasive Chirurgie
- ANVC
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Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Contactlensspecialisten (www.ango.nl)
- AOSSM
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American Orthopeadic Society of Sports Medicine
- APAM
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Association pour les Personnes Aveugles et Malvoyantes (http://apam.qelios.net)
- AQDM
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Association Québécoise de la Dégénérescence Maculaire
- AR
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Ambulance de Réanimation
- AR
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Antenne de Réanimation
- ARVO
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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- ASA
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American Society of Anesthesiologists
- ASSO
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Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology
- ASVO
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American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (www.asvo.org)
- ATIDE
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Accouchement Traumatique, Invalidité et Décès de l’Enfant
- AVA
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Association of Veterinary Anesthetists (www.ava.eu.com)
- AVDC
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American Veterinary Dental College (https://avdc.org/)
- AVP
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Accident sur Voie Publique
- AcOdS
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Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
- AcOrS
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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
- BAAC
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Bulletin d’Analyse des Accidents Corporels de la circulation
- BAHA
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Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- BCLS
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Base Cardiac Life Support
- BDL
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Bile Duct Ligation
- BFY
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Banque Française des Yeux (www.bfy.asso.fr)
- BG
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Blessé Grave
- BL
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Blessé Léger
- BNIS
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Brevet National d'Instructeur de Secourisme
- BNMPS
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Brevet National de Moniteur de Premiers Secours
- BNSSA
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Brevet National de Secours Subaquatique
- BÖC
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Berufsverband österreichischer Chirurgen (www.chirurgie.or.at)
- CA
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Chef d’Agrès
- CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- CARUM
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Club des Anesthésistes Réanimateurs Urgentistes Militaires
- CAS
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Conjonctivite Allergique Saisonnière
- CASDIS
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Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours
The abbreviation CASDIS (Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours) includes the abbreviation CA (Conseil d’Administration).
- CBDL
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Common Bile Duct Ligation
- CCF
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Chirurgie de Féminisation Faciale
= FFS | Facial Feminization Surgery | In English
= CFF | Cirugía de Feminización Facial | In Spanish
= CFF | Cirurgia de Feminização Facial | In Portuguese - CEAR
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Cellule Assistance Respiratoire
- CESO
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Centro de Estudios Superiores de Ortodoncia (https://ceso.edu.mx/)
- CFAPSE
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Certificat de Formation aux Activités de Premiers Secours en Équipe
- CFAPSR
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Certificat de Formation aux Activités de Premiers Secours Routiers
- CFAR
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Collège Français des Anesthésistes Réanimateurs
- CFF
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Cirugía de Feminización Facial
= CCF, FFS, CFF (see above)
- CFF
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Cirurgia de Feminização Facial
= CCF, FFS, CFF (see above)
- CHAR
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Club d'Histoire de l'Anesthésie-Réanimation
- CHIR
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Chirurgie, Informatique et Robotique
- CHNO
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Centre Hospitalier National d’Ophtalmologie (https://www.15-20.fr/)
- CMDR
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Colegiul Medicilor Dentisti din România
- CNS
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Congress of Neurological Surgeons (www.neurosurgeon.org)
- CNV
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Choroidal Neovascularization
- CNV
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Choroidal Neovascularisation
- CODIS
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Centre Opérationnel Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours
- COS
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Commandant des Opérations de Secours
- COSSIM
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Centre Opérationnel des Services de Secours et d’Incendie de Marseille
- CRCHM
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Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Henri Mondor
- CRFAM
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Centre de Rééducation Fonctionnelle pour Aveugles et Malvoyants
- CTA
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Cricothyroid Approximation
- CTAS
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Cricothyroid Approximation and Subluxation
- CTD
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Cumulative Trauma Disorder
- CTSB
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Cape Town Society for the Blind (www.ctsb.co.za)
- CUMP
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Cellule d'Urgence Médicale Psychologique
- CUPS
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Chronic Ulcerative Paradental Stomatitis
- CaReS
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Cartilage Regeneration System
CaReS (Cartilage Regeneration System) consists in an autologous chondrocyte transplantation in a collagen gel designed for the regeneration of articular cartilage. It is based on preculturing techniques on biomaterials in gels for maintaining the chondrocytic function of the cells and allowing a more controlled dispersion of the chondrocytes throughout the cartilage defect.
- DAC
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Détachement d'Appui Chirurgical
- DAE
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Défibrillateur Automatisé Externe
- DAI
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Death from Accidental Injury
- DAMHo
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Détachement d’Appui Médical et d’Hospitalisation
- DAVDC
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Diplomate of American Veterinary Dental College
- DDSIS
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Direction Départementale des Services d’Incendie et de Secours
- DEI
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Doheny Eye Institute (www.doheny.org)
- DICA
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Détachement d'Intervention de Catastrophe Aéromobile
- DIVI
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Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (www.divi-org.de)
- DME
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Diabetic Macular Edema
- DMLA
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Dégénérescence Maculaire Liée à l'Âge
- DOS
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Directeur des Opérations de Secours
- DSA
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Défibrillateur Semi-Automatique
- DSI
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Directeur des Secours Incendie
- DSM
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Directeur des Secours Médicaux
- DTH
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Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity
- EAFPS
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European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
- EAR
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European Arthroplasty Register
- EARSS
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Early Albumin Resuscitation during Septic Shock
- EBMT
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European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- ECMES
-
Enclouage Centromédullaire Élastique Stable
- ER
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Emergency Room
- ERAS
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Enhaced Recovery After Surgery
- ERG
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Electroretinogram
- ERG
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Electroretinograph(y)
- ESAO
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European Society for Artificial Organs (https://www.esao.org/)
- ESCRIM
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Elément de Sécurité Civile Rapide d'Intervention Médicale