Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Medicine’

Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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Meaning

Language

Themes and places

HINARI

Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative

In English

    HIPAA

    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

    In English

    HIV
    Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    HIV is equivalent to VIH (Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine) in French, VIH (Virus d'Inmunodeficencia Humana) in Asturian, VIH (Vírus da imunodeficiência humana) in Portuguese, VIDH (Virus Immunitarii Defectus Humanae) in Latin, ŽIV (Žmogaus Imunodeficito Virusas) in Lithuanian, ХИВ (Хумане имунодефицијенције) in Serbian, MIV (Menslike Immuniteitsgebreksvirus) in Afrikaans, HIV (Humani Imunodeficientni Virus) in Slovenian, ВИЧ (Вирус иммунодефицита человека) in Russian, GIB (Giza Immunoeskasiaren Birusa) in Basque, HIV (Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus) in Dutch.

    In English

    HIV
    Humani Imunodeficientni Virus

    HIV is equivalent to VIH, VIDH, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ, GIB (see above).

    In Slovenian

    HIV
    Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus

    HIV is equivalent to VIH, VIDH, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ, GIB (see above).

    In Dutch

    HIX

    Hors Incidents eXceptionnels

    In French

    HKI

    Hans Knöll Institut (www.hki-jena.de)

    In German

    HMC

    Haaglanden Medisch Centrum (https://www.haaglandenmc.nl/)

    In Dutch

    HMF

    Health Maintenance Facility

    In English

    HMO

    Health Maintenance Organization

    In English

    HMPPA

    Herbal Medicinal Products Platform Austria (www.hmppa.at)

    In English

    HMPV

    Humanes Metapneumovirus

    In German

    HMS

    Hazard Monitor System

    In English

    HMS

    Health Monitoring System

    In English

      HN

      Hospital Neurológico

      In Spanish

      HNO

      Hals-, Nasen-, und Ohrenheilkunde

      In German

      HON

      Health On the Net

      In English

      HOPE

      HIV Outreach Programm and Education

      In English

      HP

      Hôpital Psychiatrique

      In French

      HPGM

      Hôpital Gériatrique Les Magnolias

      In French

      HPLS

      History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

      In English

      HPPS

      Human Plasma Product Services

      In English

      HPS

      Hemophagocytic syndrome

      In English

      HPT

      Home Pregnancy Test

      In English

      HR
      Heart Rate

      The abbreviation HR (Heart Rate) is included in the abbreviation rHR (Resting Heart Rate).

      HR is equivalent to FC (Fréquence Cardiaque) in French.

      In English

      HRP

      Health Related Professions

      In English

        HRPS

        Hazard Reduction Precedence Sequence

        In English

        HS

        Hospitalar Sisters of Mercy

        In English

        HSA

        Health Science Authority

        In English

        HSA
        Heat Shield Abort

        The abbreviation HSA (Heat Shield Abort) includes the abbreviation HS (Heat Shield).

        In English

        HSC

        Health Services Command

        In English

          HSDD

          Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

          In English

            HSFP

            Human Science Frontiers Programme

            In English

              HSG

              Hysterosalpingogram

              In English

              HSIRB
              Health Sciences Institutional Review Board

              The abbreviation HSIRB (Health Sciences Institutional Review Board) includes abbreviations IRB (Institutional Review Board) and RB (Review Board).

              In English

              HSMWG
              Hungarian Sexual Medicine Working Group

              The abbreviation HSMWG (Hungarian Sexual Medicine Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).

              In English

              HSO

              Handikappförbundens samarbetsorgan (www.hso.se)

              In Swedish

              HSV

              Herpes Simplex Virus

              In English

              HTA
              Health Technology Assessment

              The abbreviation HTA (Health Technology Assessment) is included in abbreviations such as CAHTA (Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment), HTAi (Health Technology Assessment international) and INAHTA (International Network of Health Technology Assessment).

              In English

              HTA
              Hypertension artérielle

              HTA is equivalent to АГ (Артериальная гипертензия) in Russian.

              In French

              HTAP
              Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

              HTAP is equivalent to PAH (Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie) in German, PH (Pulmonale Hypertonie) in German, PHT (Pulmonale Hypertonie) in German, HAP (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
              Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire

              HTAP is equivalent to PAH, PH, PHT, HAP, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).

              In French

              HTAi
              Health Technology Assessment international

              The abbreviation HTAi (Health Technology Assessment international) includes the abbreviation HTA (Health Technology Assessment).

              In English

              HTE

              Hazardous Top-Level Event

              In English

              HTN

              High Blood Pressure

              In English

              HTP
              Hipertensión Pulmonar

              HTP is equivalent to HTAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).

              In Spanish

              HTP
              Hipertensión Pulmonar

              HTP is equivalent to HTAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above).

              In Galician

              HTS

              Humantechnology Styria (https://www.humantechnology.at/)

              In English

              HUG

              Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (https://www.hug-ge.ch/)

              In French

              HUMOS

              HUman MOdel of Safety

              In English

              HUS
              Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

              HUS is equivalent to SUH (Síndrome Urémico Hemolítico) in Spanish, SHU (Syndrome Hémolytique et Urémique) in French, HUS (Hämolytisch-urämisches Syndrom) in German, HUS (Hemolytisk uremisk syndrom) in Nynorsk, HUS (Hemolytisk-uremisk syndrom) in Norwegian, ХУС (Хемолитички уремијски синдром) in Serbian, HÜS (Hemolitik üremik sendrom) in Turkish.

              In English

              HUS
              Hämolytisch-urämisches Syndrom

              HUS is equivalent to SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above).

              In German

              HUS
              Hemolytisk uremisk syndrom

              HUS is equivalent to SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above).

              In Nynorsk

              HUS
              Hemolytisk-uremisk syndrom

              HUS is equivalent to SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above).

              In Norwegian

              HUVEC

              Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cell

              In English

              HVDS

              Hazardous Vapor Detection System

              In English

              HeLa

              Henrietta Lacks

              In English

              HeaPh

              Health Physics

              In English

              HgA1c

              Hemoglobin A1c

              In English

              HÜS
              Hemolitik üremik sendrom

              HÜS is equivalent to HUS, SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above).

              In Turkish

              I-STEM

              Institut des Cellules Souches pour le Traitement et l'Étude des Maladies Monogéniques

              In French

              IACNDR
              Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction

              IACNDR is equivalent to CIRDN (Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales) in Spanish, CIRDN (Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais) in Portuguese.

              In English

              IACP

              International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (www.iacprx.org)

              In English

              IADE

              Infirmièr(e)-Anesthésiste Diplômé(e) d'État

              In French

              IAPO

              International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (www.patientsorganizations.org)

              In English

              IARC

              International Agency for Research on Cancer (https://www.iarc.fr/)

              In English

              IASTAM

              International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine

              In English

              IAT

              Institute of Animal Technology (www.iat.org.uk)

              In English

              IATSS

              International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

              In English

              IAV

              Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (www.iav.ac.ma)

              In French

              IAVI

              International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

              In English

              IBA

              Institute for Biomedical Aging Research

              In English

              IBC

              International Bioethics Committee

              In English

              IBD

              Inflammatory Bowel Disease

              In English

              IBE

              International Bureau for Epilepsy (www.ibe-epilepsy.org)

              In English

              IBEB

              Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica

              In Portuguese

              IBS

              Irritable Bowel Syndrome

              In English

              IBT

              Internationaler Bund der Tierversuchsgegner (www.tierversuchsgegner.at)

              In German

              IC
              Intensive Care

              The abbreviation IC (Intensive Care) is included in the abbreviation ICU (Intensive Care Unit).

              In English

              IC/ES

              Intercommunication/Emergency Station

              In English

              ICA

              Internal Carotid Artery

              In English

              ICAAC

              Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

              In English

                ICAD

                International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (and Related Disorders)

                In English

                ICADTS

                International Council on Alcohol and Traffic Safety

                In French

                ICALIN
                Indicateur Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales

                ICALIN is equivalent to ICALIN (Indice Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales) in French.

                In French

                ICALIN
                Indice Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales

                ICALIN is equivalent to ICALIN (see above).

                In French

                ICCF

                Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Chimico-Farmaceutică

                In Romanian

                ICD-O

                International Classification of Diseases for Oncology

                In English

                ICE

                In Case of Emergency

                In English

                ICF

                Intracellular fluid

                In English

                ICH

                International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

                In English

                ICHA

                Integrated Cargo Hazard Assessment

                In English

                ICMJE

                International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org)

                In English

                ICMR

                Indian Council for Medical Research (www.icmr.nic.in)

                In English

                ICMS

                International Committee for Museum Security

                In English

                ICN
                International Conference on Nutrition

                ICN is equivalent to CIN (Conferencia Internacional sobre Nutrición) in Spanish, CIN (Conférence Internationale sur la Nutrition) in French, CIN (Conferência Internacional sobre Nutrição) in Portuguese.

                In English

                ICORD

                International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries

                In English

                ICP

                Intracranial pressure

                In English

                ICPO

                Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology

                In English

                ICPP
                Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty

                The abbreviation ICPP (Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty) includes the abbreviation CPP (Central Precocious Puberty).

                In English

                ICRC
                International Committee of the Red Cross (https://www.icrc.org/en)

                ICRC is equivalent to CICR (Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja) in Spanish, CICR (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge) in French, CICV (Comitê Internacional da Cruz Vermelha) in Portuguese, МККК (Международный комитет Красного Креста) in Russian, SSKK (Starptautiskā Sarkanā Krusta Komiteja) in Latvian, CICR (Comitato Internazionale della Croce Rossa) in Italian, ICRC (적십자 국제 위원회) in Korean, CICR (Comitè Internacional de la Creu Roja) in Catalan, CICR (Comitât entèrnacionâl de la Crouèx-Roge) in Franco-Provençal.

                In English

                ICRC
                적십자 국제 위원회 (https://www.icrc.org/)

                ICRC is equivalent to CICR, CICV, МККК, SSKK (see above).

                In Korean

                ICRP
                International Commission on Radiological Protection

                ICRP is equivalent to CIPR (Commission Internationale de Protection Radiologique) in French.

                In English

                ICRP

                International Council on Radiation Protection

                In English

                ICRS

                International Cartilage Repair Society

                In English

                ICS

                Institut Clinique de la Souris (www-mci.u-strasbg.fr)

                In French

                ICS

                International Continence Society (https://www.ics.org/)

                In English

                ICSI

                Injection Intracytoplasmique du Spermatozoïde

                In French

                ICU
                Intensive Care Unit

                The abbreviation ICU (Intensive Care Unit) includes the abbreviation IC (Intensive Care).

                In English

                ICV

                Institut Cardiovasculaire

                In French

                IDDM
                Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

                IDDM is equivalent to DID (Diabète insulino-dépendant) in French, DMID (Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente) in Portuguese, DMID (Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente) in Spanish.

                In English

                IDEC

                Irvine Disaster Emergency Communications

                In English

                IDEM

                Informations- und Dokumentationsstelle Ethik in der Medizin

                In German

                IDF
                International Diabetes Federation (https://idf.org/)

                IDF is equivalent to FID (Fédération Internationale du Diabète) in French, FID (Federación Internacional de Diabetes) in Spanish.

                In English

                IDSR

                Inspecteur Départemental de la Sécurité Routière

                In French

                IDVE

                Indice de Déviation du Volume Érythrocytaire

                In French

                IDÉE

                Institut Des Épilepsies de l‘Enfant et de l‘Adolescent

                In French

                IEB

                Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica

                In Portuguese

                IEFR

                International Emergency Food Reserve

                In English

                IES

                Information und Einsatz im Sanitätsdienst

                In German

                  IEXAS

                  Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences

                  In English

                  IFA

                  Imagerie Fonctionnelle Automatisée

                  In French

                  IFC

                  Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica

                  In Italian

                  IFIC

                  International Food Information Council

                  In English

                  IFKB

                  Interuniversitaire Onderzoekschool voor Klinische en Bewegingswetenschappen (www.ifkb.nl)

                  In Dutch

                  IFKF

                  International Federation of Kidney Foundations

                  In English

                  IFPMA

                  International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (https://www.ifpma.org/)

                  In English

                  IG
                  Índice glicêmico

                  IG is equivalent to GI (Glycemic Index) in English, GI (Glykemický index) in Czech, GI (Glykæmisk indeks) in Danish, GI (Glykämischer Index) in German, GI (Glükeemiline indeks) in Estonian, GI (Glykeeminen indeksi) in Finnish, ГИ (Гликемијски индекс) in Serbian, GI (Glisemik indeks) in Turkish.

                  In Portuguese

                  IGOR

                  Institut für Gewebe- und Organrekonstruktion (www.igor.at)

                  In German

                  IGOST

                  Interdisziplinäre Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Schmerztherapie

                  In German

                  IGR

                  Institut Gustave-Roussy

                  In French

                  IHME

                  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (https://www.healthdata.org/)

                  In English

                  IHSR

                  Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research

                  In English

                  IIAM

                  International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine

                  In English

                    IIBHG
                    Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics

                    IIBHG is equivalent to IIBHG (Institut za Imunobiologija i Humana Genetika) in Macedonian.

                    In English

                    IIBHG
                    Institut za Imunobiologija i Humana Genetika

                    IIBHG is equivalent to IIBHG (see above).

                    In Macedonian

                    IIPA

                    International Iridology Practitioners Association

                    In English

                    IIPA

                    Israeli International Pharmacy Association

                    In English

                    IJHy

                    International Journal of Hyperthermia

                    In English

                    IJIR

                    International Journal of Impotence Research

                    In English

                    IJNS

                    International Journal of Neural Systems

                    In English

                    IJOMS

                    International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

                    In English

                    IJRQS

                    International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering

                    In English

                    IJT
                    Index Jisim Tubuh

                    IJT is equivalent to IMC (Indice de Masse Corporelle) in French, BMI (Body Mass Index) in English, BKİ (Bədən kütləsinin göstərici) in Turkish, KMI (Keapa-Moss-Index) in Austro-Bavarian, IMC (Índex de Massa Corporal) in Catalan, ΔΜΣ (Δείκτης μάζας σώματος) in Greek, KMI (Korpomasa Indico) in Esperanto, IMC (Índice de Masa Corporal) in Spanish, KMI (Kehamassiindeks) in Estonian, IMC (Índice de Masa Corporal) in Galician, IMC (Indice di Massa Corporea) in Italian, KMI (Kūno Masės Indeksas) in Lithuanian, IMC (Índice de Massa Corporal) in Portuguese, ИМТ (Индекс массы тела) in Russian, VKİ (Vücut Kitle İndeksi) in Turkish.

                    In Malay

                    IJTS

                    International Journal of Tomography and Statistics

                    In English

                    IKDC

                    International Knee Documentation Committee

                    In English

                    ILAE

                    International Ligue Against Epilepsy (www.ilae.org)

                    In English

                    ILAR

                    Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/)

                    In English

                    ILI

                    Influenza-Like Illness

                    In English

                    ILM

                    Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Molekulare Diagnostik

                    In German

                    ILM

                    Institut Louis Malardé

                    In French

                      ILSSM

                      Israeli Society for Sexual Medicine

                      In English

                      IM3

                      Institut Mondor de Médecine Moléculaire

                      In French

                      IMA

                      Interdisciplinary Medical Association

                      In English

                      IMA

                      International Medical Association

                      In English

                      IMAI

                      Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness

                      In English

                      IMASSA

                      Institut de Médecine Aérospatiale - Service de Santé des Armées

                      In French

                      IMBLMS

                      Integrated Medical/Behavioral Laboratory Measurement

                      In English

                        IMC
                        Indice de Masse Corporelle

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In French

                        IMC
                        Índex de Massa Corporal

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In Catalan

                        IMC
                        Índice de Masa Corporal

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In Spanish

                        IMC
                        Índice de Masa Corporal

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In Galician

                        IMC
                        Indice di Massa Corporea

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In Italian

                        IMC
                        Índice de Massa Corporal

                        IMC is equivalent to IJT, BMI, BKİ, KMI, ΔΜΣ, ИМТ, VKİ (see above).

                        In Portuguese

                        IMCHC

                        Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition

                        In English

                        IMD

                        Immune Mediated Disease

                        In English

                        IMG

                        Interruption Médicale de Grossesse

                        In French

                        IMI

                        Innovative Medicines Initiative

                        In English

                          IMP

                          Institute of Molecular Pathology

                          In English

                          IMR
                          Infant Mortality Rate

                          IMR is equivalent to AKB (Angka Kematian Bayi) in Indonesian, TMI (Taxa de Mortalidade Infantil) in Portuguese, TMI (Taux de Mortalité Infantile) in French, TMI (Taxa de Mortalitat Infantil) in Catalan, TMI (Tasas de Mortalidad Infantil) in Spanish, TMI (Tasso di Mortalità Infantile) in Italian.

                          In English

                          IMRSA

                          International Medical Regulatory and Shipping Association

                          In English

                          IMSI

                          Intracytoplasmic Magnified Sperm Injection

                          In English

                          IMSS

                          In-Flight Medical Supply System

                          In English

                          IMST

                          High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training

                          In English

                          IMT
                          Intima Media Thickness

                          IMT is equivalent to EIM (Espace Intima Média) in French.

                          In English

                          IMT
                          Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (www.itg.be)

                          IMT is equivalent to ITG (Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen) in Dutch, ITM (Institut de Médecine Tropicale d'Anvers) in French.

                          In English

                          IMT

                          Inspiratory Muscle Training

                          In English

                          IN

                          Istituto di Neuroscienze

                          In Italian

                          IN

                          Infection Nosocomiale

                          In French

                          INAF

                          Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels

                          In French

                          INAF

                          Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred-Fessard

                          In French

                          INAHTA
                          International Network of Health Technology Assessment

                          The abbreviation INAHTA (International Network of Health Technology Assessment) includes the abbreviation HTA (Health Technology Assessment).

                          In English

                          INAMI
                          Institut National d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité (www.riziv.fgov.be)

                          INAMI is equivalent to RIZIV (Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering) in Dutch.

                          In French

                          INB

                          Institut des Neurosciences de Bordeaux

                          In French

                          INCA

                          Institut National du Cancer (https://www.e-cancer.fr/)

                          In French

                          IND

                          Investigational New Drug

                          In English

                          IND

                          Investigational New Drug (application)

                          In English

                          INDANA

                          Individual Data Analysis of Antihypertensive Drug Interventions

                          In English

                          INERIS

                          Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques (www.ineris.fr)

                          In French

                          INJENO

                          INitiatives de parents de Jeunes Épileptiques du Nord

                          In French

                          INN
                          International Nonproprietary Name

                          INN is equivalent to DCI (Dénomination Commune Internationale) in French, DCI (Denominación Común Internacional) in Spanish, DCI (Denominazione Comune Internazionale) in Italian, МНН (Международное непатентованное название) in Russian.

                          In English

                          INPES

                          Institut National de Prévention et d'Éducation pour la Santé (www.inpes.sante.fr)

                          In French

                          INPMA

                          Institut National des Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques

                          In English

                          INSERM

                          Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale

                          In French

                            INSERR

                            Institut National de Sécurité Routière et de Recherche

                            In French

                            INSPQ

                            Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec

                            In French

                            INVS

                            Institut National de Veille Sanitaire

                            In French

                              IOHA
                              Integrated Operating Hazard Analysis

                              The abbreviation IOHA (Integrated Operating Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).

                              In English

                              IOT

                              Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia

                              In Portuguese

                              IOT

                              Intubation Orotrachéale

                              In French

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