Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Medicine’

Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

AAMSI

American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics

In English

AAMT

American Association for Medical Transcription

In English

AAMT

American Association for Music Therapy (www.musictherapy.org)

In English

AAN

American Academy of Neurology (www.aan.com)

In English

AAN

American Academy of Nursing

In English

AANA

American Arab Nurses Association

In English

AANA

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

In English

AANA

Arthroscopy Association of North America

In English

AANE

American Association of Nurse Executives

In English

AANMA

Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics

In English

AANN

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

In English

AANNT

American Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians

In English

AANOS

American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

In English

AANP

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

In English

AANP

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

In English

AANP

American Association of Neuropathologists (www.neuropath.org)

In English

AANS

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

In English

AAO

Alberta Association of Optometrists

In English

AAO

American Academy of Ophthalmology (www.aao.org)

In English

AAO

American Academy of Optometry (www.aaopt.org)

In English

AAO

American Association of Orthodontists

In English

AAO

American Academy of Osteopathy

In English

AAO-HNS

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

In English

AAOA

American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

In English

AAOF

American Association of Orthodontists Foundation

In English

AAOHN

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

In English

AAOJ

American Academy of Osteopathy Journal

In English

AAOM

American Academy of Oral Medicine

In English

AAOM

American Association of Oriental Medicine

In English

AAOMP

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

In English

AAOMR

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

In English

AAOMS

American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

In English

AAON

American Association of Office Nurses

In English

AAOP

American Academy of Orofacial Pain (www.aaop.org)

In English

AAOP

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (www.oandp.org)

In English

AAOPAC

American Association of Orthodontists Political Action Committee

In English

AAOS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

In English

AAOT

Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología

In Spanish

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

In English

AAP

American Academy of Periodontology (https://www.perio.org/)

In English

AAP

American Academy of Psychotherapists

In English

AAP

Association for Academic Psychiatry

In English

AAP

Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

In English

AAP

Association of Academic Physiatrists

In English

AAP

Association of American Physicians (http://aap-online.org)

In English

AAPA

American Academy of Physician Assistants (www.aapa.org)

In English

AAPA

American Association of Psychiatric Administrators

In English

AAPAA

American Association of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions

In English

AAPB

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

In English

AAPC

American Association of Pastoral Counselors

In English

AAPCC
American Association of Poison Control Centers (https://aapcc.org/)

The abbreviation AAPCC (American Association of Poison Control Centers) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

AAPCHO

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations

In English

AAPD

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (https://www.aapd.org/)

In English

AAPD

Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry

In English

AAPDF

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation

In English

AAPEC

Australian Action on Pre-Eclampsia

In English

AAPH

American Association for Partial Hospitalization

In English

AAPH

Asian-Americans in Public Health

In English

AAPH

Association for the Advancement of Private Health

In English

AAPHD

American Association of Public Health Dentistry (https://www.aaphd.org/)

In English

AAPHR

American Association of Physicians for Human Rights

In English

AAPHV

American Association of Public Health Veterinarians

In English

AAPI

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (http://aapiusa.org)

In English

AAPI

Association d'Aide aux Personnes Incontinentes

In French

AAPIL

Association pour un Avenir Professionnel des Infirmiers Libéraux

In French

AAPL

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (www.aapl.org)

In English

AAPM

American Academy of Pain Management (www.aapainmanage.org)

In English

AAPM

American Academy of Pain Medicine

In English

AAPM

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

In English

AAPMR

American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

In English

AAPOS

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

In English

AAPP

American Academy on Physician and Patient

In English

AAPPT

American Academy of Pediatrics Proficiency Testing

In English

AAPS

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

In English

AAPS

American Association of Physician Specialists

In English

AAPS

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (www.aapsonline.org)

In English

AAPS

American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (www.aapspharmaceutica.com)

In English

AAPSA

American Academy of Psychoanalysis

In English

AAPSC

American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children

In English

AAPT

Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

In English

AAPTC

Australian Association of Paediatric Teaching Centres

In English

AAQ

Association d’Acupuncture du Québec

In French

AAQTE

Association pour l'Assurance Qualité en Thérapeutique et l'Évaluation

In French

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

AARC

Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre (www.aarc.ab.ca)

In English

AARD

American Academy of Restorative Dentistry

In English

AARDA

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

In English

AARN

Alberta Association of Registered Nurses

In English

AARN

Association for Australian Rural Nurses (www.arnm.asn.au)

In English

AART

American Association for Respiratory Therapy

In English

AAS

Abort Advisory System

In English

AAS

American Association of Suicidology (www.suicidology.org)

In English

AAS

Association for Academic Surgery

In English

AAS

Australian Association of Surgeons

In English

AASA

Association des Aides-Soignants d'Auvergne

In French

AASCIN

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses

In English

AASCIPSW

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers

In English

AASECT

American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (www.aasect.org)

In English

AASH

American Association for the Study of Headache

In English

AASK

Adopt A Special Kid

In English

    AASLD

    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (www.aasld.org)

    In English

    AASM

    American Academy of Sleep Medicine (www.aasmnet.org)

    In English

    AASP

    American Association for Social Psychiatry

    In English

    AASP

    American Association of Swine Practitioners (www.aasp.org)

    In English

    AASRP

    American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (www.aasrp.org)

    In English

    AASSWB

    American Association of State Social Work Boards

    In English

    AAST

    American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (https://www.aast.org/)

    In English

    AAT

    Animal-Assisted Therapy

    In English

    AATA

    American Art Therapy Association (www.arttherapy.org)

    In English

    AATBS

    Association for Advanced Training in Behavioral Sciences

    In English

    AATQ

    Association des Arts-Thérapeutes du Québec

    In French

    AATRM
    Agència d'Avaluació de Tecnologia i Recerca Mèdiques

    AATRM is equivalent to CAHTA (Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment) in Spanish.

    In Catalan

    AATS

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

    In English

    AAVDI

    Australasian Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

    In English

    AAVI

    American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (https://www.theaavi.org/)

    In English

    AAVLD

    American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

    In English

    AAVMC

    Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (www.aavmc.org)

    In English

    AAVPT

    American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    In English

    AAWD

    American Association of Women Dentists (https://www.aawd.org/)

    In English

    AAWM

    American Academy of Wound Management (www.aawm.org)

    In English

    AAWR

    American Association for Women Radiologists

    In English

    AAcA

    Australian Acupuncture Association

    In English

    AAoA

    American Alliance of Aromatherapy

    In English

    ABA

    American Board of Anesthesiology (www.theaba.org)

    In English

    ABA

    Association for Behavior Analysis

    In English

    ABAI

    American Board of Allergy & Immunology

    In English

    ABAM

    American Board of Ambulatory Medicine

    In English

    ABB

    American Brotherhood for the Blind

    In English

    ABC

    American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics

    In English

    ABC

    Association of Black Cardiologists

    In English

    ABC

    Associação Brasileira de Cosmetologia (www.abc-cosmetologia.org.br)

    In Portuguese

    ABCC

    American Board of Clinical Chemistry

    In English

    ABCD

    Association of Biomedical Communications Directors

    In English

    ABCN

    American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (www.theabcn.org)

    In English

    ABCPD

    Alliance for Best Clinical Practices in Dentistry

    In English

    ABCPH

    Association Brie-Champagne de la Pharmacie Hospitalière

    In French

    ABCRS

    American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (www.abcrs.org)

    In English

    ABCSG

    Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group

    In English

    ABD

    American Board of Dermatology (www.abderm.org)

    In English

    ABD

    Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Berufs- und Umweltdermatologie

    In German

    ABDA

    American Board of Disability Analysts (www.americandisability.org)

    In English

    ABDC

    Association of Birth Defect Children

    In English

    ABDPH

    American Board of Dental Public Health

    In English

    ABE

    American Board of Endodontics

    In English

    ABE

    Associação Brasileira de Epilepsia (www.epilepsiabrasil.org.br)

    In Portuguese

    ABE

    Avion Bombardier d’Eau

    In French

    ABEA

    American Broncho-Esophagological Association

    In English

    ABEM

    American Board of Emergency Medicine (https://www.abem.org/public)

    In English

    ABFM

    American Board of Family Medicine (www.theabfm.org)

    In English

    ABFO
    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.

    In English

    ABFP

    American Board of Family Practice

    In English

    ABFP

    American Board of Forensic Psychiatry

    In English

    ABFT

    American Board of Forensic Toxicology

    In English

    ABGC

    American Board of Genetic Counseling

    In English

    ABHES

    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

    In English

    ABHI
    Association of British Healthcare Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)

    ABHI is equivalent to ABHI (Association of British HealthTech Industries) in English.

    In English

    ABHI
    Association of British HealthTech Industries (https://www.abhi.org.uk)

    ABHI is equivalent to ABHI (see above).

    In English

    ABHM

    American Board of Hyperbaric Medicine

    In English

    ABHM

    Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management

    In English

    ABHO

    Associação Brasileira de Higienistas Ocupacionais

    In Portuguese

    ABHPM

    American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

    In English

    ABI

    Acquired Brain Injury

    In English

    ABI

    Adaptive Brain Interfaces

    In English

    ABI

    Auditory Brainstem Implant

    In English

    ABIFARMA

    Associação Brasileira da Indústria Farmacêutica

    In Portuguese

    ABIFINA

    Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Química Fina, Biotecnologia e suas Especialidades

    In Portuguese

    ABIH

    American Board of Industrial Hygiene

    In English

    ABIM

    American Board of Internal Medicine (www.abim.org)

    In English

    ABIME

    American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (www.abime.org)

    In English

    ABIMES

    Association de Bretagne pour l’Information Médicale des Établissements de Santé

    In French

    ABISAR

    Association Bisontine des Infirmières Spécialisées en Anesthésie Réanimation

    In French

    ABJS

    Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons

    In English

    ABLES

    Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance

    In English

    ABLM

    American Board of Legal Medicine (www.ablminc.org)

    In English

    ABMCM

    American Board of Managed Care Medicine

    In English

    ABMCN

    American Board of Managed Care Nursing

    In English

    ABME

    Annals of Biomedical Engineering

    In English

    ABMG

    American Board of Medical Genetics (www.abmg.org)

    In English

    ABMM

    American Board of Medical Management

    In English

    ABMP

    American Board of Medical Physics (www.abmpexam.com)

    In English

    ABMR

    Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research

    In English

    ABMS

    American Board of Medical Specialties (www.abms.org)

    In English

    ABMTR

    Autologus Blood & Marrow Transplant Registry

    In English

    ABNA

    Anorexia Bulimia Nervosa Association

    In English

    ABNF

    Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education

    In English

    ABNFV

    Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa Foundation of Victoria

    In English

    ABNM

    American Board of Nuclear Medicine (www.abnm.org)

    In English

    ABNN

    American Board of Neuroscience Nursing

    In English

    ABNS

    American Board of Neurological Surgery (www.abns.org)

    In English

    ABNS

    American Board of Nursing Specialties

    In English

    ABO

    American Board of Ophthalmology (www.abop.org)

    In English

    ABO

    American Board of Orthodontics (https://www.americanboardortho.com/)

    In English

    ABOG

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (www.abog.org)

    In English

    ABOHN

    American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (www.abohn.org)

    In English

    ABOMBI

    American Board of Minor Brain Injury

    In English

    ABOMP

    American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (www.abomp.org)

    In English

    ABOMR

    American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (www.aaomr.org)

    In English

    ABOMS

    American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (www.aboms.org)

    In English

    ABOP

    American Board of Orofacial Pain (www.abop.net)

    In English

    ABOS

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (www.abos.org)

    In English

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