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  • Medicine

    Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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    Themes and places

    NRI
    Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor

    = NERI | Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor | In English
    = NRI | Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor | In English
    = ARI | Adrenergic Reuptake Inhibitor | In English

    In English

    NRI
    Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor

    = NERI, ARI (see above)

    In English

    NRK

    Nederlandse Rode Kruis

    In Dutch

    NSCCA

    Nuclear Safety Cross-Check Analysis

    In English

    NSLC

    Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma

    In English

    NTA

    National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

    In English

    NTSC

    Nuclear Technology Safety Center

    In English

    NUSS

    NUclear Safety Standards

    In English

    NVTG

    Nederlandse Vereniging voor Tropische Geneeskunde

    In Dutch

    NiC

    NeuroImaging Center

    In English

    NÖGKK

    Niederösterreichische Gebietskrankenkasse

    In German

    NÖGUS

    Niederösterreichischer Gesundheits- und Sozialfonds (https://www.noegus.at/)

    In German

    OAP

    Œdème Aigu Pulmonaire

    In French

    OASM

    Office of Aerospace Medicine

    In English

    OBG

    Onlay Bone Graft

    In English

    OBNT

    Ordre de Base National des Transmissions

    In French

    OBS

    Operational Bioinstrumentation System

    In English

      OBS

      Operational Biomedical System

      In English

        OCD

        Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

        In English

        OCDU

        Outpatient Clinical Decision Unit

        In English

        OCRACES

        Orange County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

        In English

        OEAS

        Orbital Emergency Arresting System

        In English

        OEC

        Olfactory Ensheathing Cell

        In English

        OECI

        Organization of European Cancer Institutes (https://oeci.eu/)

        In English

        OEGGG

        Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (www.oeggg.at)

        In German

        OES

        Orbiter Emergency Site

        In English

        OES

        Occupational and Environmental Safety

        In English

        OFA

        Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (www.offa.org)

        In English

        OFPS

        Office of Fire Protection and Safety

        In English

        OGD

        Oesophago-Gastro-Duodénoscopie

        In French

        OGKA

        Österreichische Gesellschaft für kontrollierte Akupunktur (www.ogka.at)

        In German

        OHA
        Operating Hazard Analysis

        The abbreviation OHA (Operating Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).

        In English

        OHF

        Occupational Health Facility

        In English

        OHSU

        Oregon Health and Science University (www.ohsu.edu)

        In English

        OIF

        Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation

        In English

        OKUNHK
        Oficejo de la Kunordiganto de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj por Helpo kaze de Katastrofo

        = UNDRO | Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator | In English

        In Esperanto

        OLERD

        Orbiter Landing Emergency Rescue Data

        In English

        OLT

        Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

        In English

        OMC

        Office of Medical Computing

        In English

        OMD

        Œdème Maculaire Diabétique

        In French

        OMS
        Organisation Mondiale de la Santé

        = MOS | Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano | In Esperanto
        = WHO | World Health Organization | In English
        = OMS | Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità | In Italian
        = WGO | Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie | In Afrikaans
        = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salú | In Asturian
        = СЗО | Световната здравна огранизация | In Bulgarian
        = SZO | Světová zdravotnická organizace | In Czech
        = OMS | Organització Mundial de la Salut | In Catalan
        = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salud | In Spanish
        = MTO | Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon | In Estonian
        = MOE | Munduko Osasun Erakundea | In Basque
        = OMS | Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât | In Franco-Provençal
        = OMS | Organización Mundial da Saúde | In Galician
        = SZO | Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija | In Croatian
        = RTD | Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê | In Kurdish
        = UMS | Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa | In Lombard
        = PSO | Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija | In Lithuanian
        = PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija | In Latvian
        = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish

        In French

        OMS
        Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Italian

        OMS
        Organización Mundial de la Salú

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Asturian

        OMS
        Organització Mundial de la Salut

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Catalan

        OMS
        Organización Mundial de la Salud

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Spanish

        OMS
        Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Franco-Provençal

        OMS
        Organización Mundial da Saúde

        = MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

        In Galician

        OMSP

        Organización Mundial de la Salud Pública

        In Spanish

        OMT

        Ortopedisen Manuaalisen Terapian

        In Finnish

          OMT

          Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

          In English

            OMT

            Ortopedisk manuell terapi

            In Swedish

            ONIAM

            Office National d’Indemnisation des Accidents Médicaux (https://www.oniam.fr/)

            In French

            ONISR

            Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière

            In French

            ONREK

            Office National de Recherche et d'Évaluation en Kinésithérapie

            In French

              ONS

              Opérateur National de Sécurité

              In French

              OPAS
              Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (www.paho.org)

              = OPS | Organización Panamericana de la Salud | In Spanish
              = PAHO | Pan American Health Organization | In English

              In Portuguese

              OPC

              Organisation pour la Prévention de la Cécité (www.opc.asso.fr)

              In French

              OPDQ

              Ordre Professionnel des Diététistes du Québec

              In French

              OPK

              Ovulation Predictor Kit

              In English

              OPPBTP

              Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (https://www.oppbtp.com/)

              In French

              OPS
              Organización Panamericana de la Salud (www.paho.org)

              = OPAS, PAHO (see above)

              In Spanish

              ORAC

              Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity

              In English

              ORD

              Office of Rare Diseases (http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov)

              In English

              ORPHEM

              Organisation Régionale des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de l’Est Méditerranéen

              In French

              ORS

              Outer Root Sheath

              In English

              OSART

              Operational Safety Assessment Review Team

              In English

              OSHA

              Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://www.osha.gov/)

              In English

              OSHA

              Occupational Safety and Health Act

              In English

              OSHA
              Operating and Support Hazard Analysis

              The abbreviation OSHA (Operating and Support Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).

              In English

              OSR

              Oberster Sanitätsrat

              In German

              OT

              Occupational Therapy

              In English

              OTC

              Over the Counter

              In English

              OVCAD

              OVarian CAncer Diagnosis

              In English

              OeGHO

              Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und medizinische Onkologie (https://www.oegho.at/)

              In German

              OsCar

              Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

              In English

              OÖGKK

              Oberösterreichische Gebietskrankenkassa (www.ooegkk.at)

              In German

              P-HUS

              Pneumococcal-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

              In English

              PA

              Protective Antigen

              In English

              PAAR

              Professional Association of Andrologists of Russia

              In English

              PACS

              Picture Archiving and Communication System

              In English

              PACT
              Program Assertif Community Treatment

              = TAC | Traitement Communautaire Assertif | In French

              In English

              PACTE
              Parcours d’Accès aux Carrières de la fonction publique Territoriale, hospitalière et d’État

              Le PACTE (Parcours d’Accès aux Carrières de la fonction publique Territoriale, hospitalière et d’État) est un mode de recrutement dans les corps et cadres d’emploi de catégorie C des trois fonctions publiques françaises. Ouvert aux personnes faiblement qualifiées ou en situation de chômage de longue durée, le dispositif PACTE combine formation qualifiante et accès à l’emploi.

              In French

              PAF
              Penicillium AntiFungal protein

              Penicillium antifungal protein (PAF) is a small antifungal protein involved in the apoptotic and autophagic processes of its producer, namely the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum.

              In English

              PAF
              Pinellas Animal Foundation (http://pinellasanimalfoundation.org/)

              The Pinellas Animal Foundation is a a non-profit veterinary and community partnership dedicated to improved animal care, owner responsibility and increased awareness of the value of the human/animal bond. Its main programs are the Pet Loss Support Group and The Pet Professor educational outreach to teach elementary children in the Pinellas County School system about responsible pet care, safety and ownership.

              In English

              PAH
              Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie

              = PH | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
              = PHT | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
              = HAP | Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar | In Catalan
              = 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 German

              PAH
              Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension

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

              In Danish

              PAH
              Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon

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

              In Norwegian

              PAH
              Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension

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

              In Swedish

              PAHO
              Pan American Health Organization (www.paho.org)

              = OPAS, OPS, PAHO (see above)

              In English

              PAI

              Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor

              In English

              PAL

              Phosphatase Alcaline Leucocytaire

              In French

              PALH

              Physician Assistant for Latino Health

              In English

              PAM

              Plaque Aréolo-Mamelonnaire

              In French

              PANSS

              Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

              In English

              PAP

              Papanicolaou

              In German

              PAP

              Plan d’Action de Prévention

              In French

              PAR

              Population Adjusted Relative (Risk Calculation)

              In English

              PARACHUTE

              Participation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise

              In English

              PARE

              Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment

              In English

              PARM

              Permanencier Auxiliaire de Régulation Médicale

              In French

              PAS

              Personen uit het Autisme Spectrum

              In Dutch

              PASS

              Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé

              In French

                PATH

                Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

                In English

                  PATRACDR

                  Personnel, Armement, Tenue, Radio, Alimentation, Commandement, Déroulement, Rendez-vous

                  In French

                  PAVC

                  Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Vaccine Consortium

                  In English

                  PBL

                  Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte

                  In English

                  PBMC

                  Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell

                  In English

                  PBR

                  Ponction-Biopsie Rénale

                  In French

                  PBS

                  Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

                  In English

                  PC
                  Pachyonychia Congenita

                  Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare genodermatosis predominantly featuring painful palmoplantar keratoderma, thickened nails, cysts and whitish oral mucosa.

                  In English

                  PCA

                  Patient Controlled Analgesy

                  In English

                    PCC

                    Prothrombin Complex Concentrate

                    In English

                    PCCA

                    Professional Compounding Centers of America (www.pccarx.com)

                    In English

                    PCCI

                    Plano de Prevenção e Controle da Poluição Industrial

                    In Portuguese

                    PCEM

                    Premier Cycle des Études Médicales

                    In French

                    PCEP

                    Premier Cycle des Études Pharmaceutiques

                    In French

                    PCG

                    Phonocardiogram

                    In English

                      PCH

                      Prestation de Compensation du Handicap

                      In French

                        PCH

                        Pharmacie Centrale des Hôpitaux

                        In French

                        PCI

                        Perte de Connaissance Initiale

                        In French

                        PCIME

                        Prise en Charge Intégrée des Maladies de l'Enfance

                        In French

                        PCOS

                        Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

                        In English

                        PCPS

                        Plan Communal de Prévention et de Secours

                        In French

                        PCS

                        Professional Clinical Software

                        In English

                        PCS

                        Probability of Crew Safety

                        In English

                        PCa

                        Prostate Cancer

                        In English

                        PD

                        Parkinson’s Disease

                        In English

                        PD

                        Periodontal Probing Depth

                        In English

                        PD

                        Probing Depth

                        In English

                        PDR

                        Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

                        In English

                        PDSA

                        People's Dispensary for Sick Animals

                        In English

                        PE

                        Préjudice Esthétique

                        In French

                        PE

                        Perturbateur Endocrinien

                        In French

                        PEAG
                        Pustulose Exanthématique Aiguë Généralisée

                        = AGEP | Acute Generalised Exanthematous Pustulosis | In English

                        In French

                        PEB

                        Plan d’Exposition au Bruit

                        In French

                        PEP

                        Postexpositionelle Prophylaxe

                        In German

                        PER

                        Plan d’Exposition aux Risques

                        In French

                        PEV

                        Programme Élargi de Vaccination

                        In French

                        PFA

                        Paralysie flasque aiguë

                        In French

                        PFA

                        Probability of False Alarm

                        In English

                        PFC

                        Plasma Frais Congelé

                        In French

                        PFS

                        Progression-Free Survival

                        In English

                        PGD

                        Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

                        In English

                        PGGM

                        Pensioenfonds voor de Gezondheid, Geestelijke en Maatschappelijke belangen

                        In Dutch

                        PGZ

                        Preventieve Gezondheidszorg

                        In Dutch

                          PH

                          Personal Hygiene

                          In English

                          PH
                          Pulmonale Hypertonie

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

                          In German

                          PH
                          Pulmonary Hypertension

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

                          In English

                          PH
                          Pulmonale Hypertensie

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

                          In Dutch

                          PH
                          Plućna Hipertenzija

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

                          In Serbian

                          PH
                          Pulmoner Hipertansiyon

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

                          In Turkish

                          PHA
                          Preliminary Hazard Analysis

                          The abbreviation PHA (Preliminary Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).

                          In English

                          PHA

                          Produit Hydro-Alcoolique

                          In French

                          PHC

                          Pharmaceutics

                          In English

                          PHDP

                          PAHOU Health Development Project

                          In English

                          PHF

                          Personal Hygiene Facility

                          In English

                          PHK

                          Personal Hygiene Kit

                          In English

                          PHM

                          Pharmacy

                          In English

                          PHMSA

                          Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/)

                          In English

                          PHRC

                          Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique

                          In French

                          PHSF

                          Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility

                          In English

                          PHT
                          Pulmonale Hypertonie

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

                          In German

                          PI

                          Primary Infertility

                          In English

                          PI

                          Poteau Incendie

                          In French

                          PI

                          Plaque Index

                          In English

                          PIA

                          Pristane-Induced Arthritis

                          In English

                          PID

                          Präimplantationsdiagnostik

                          In German

                          PID

                          Pelvic Imflammatory Disease

                          In English

                          PIHKAL

                          Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved

                          In English

                          PIN

                          Patient Identity Number

                          In English

                            PIO

                            Pression Intra-Oculaire

                            In French

                            PKN

                            Psychotherapeutenkammer Niedersachsen

                            In German

                            PL

                            Ponction Lombaire

                            In French

                            PLD

                            Partial Lipodistrophy

                            In English

                            PLEU

                            Plan Local d’Évacuation d'Urgence

                            In French

                            PLM

                            Physiopathologie des Lipides et Membranes

                            In French

                            PLS

                            Position Latérale de Sécurité

                            In French

                            PLSS
                            Portable Life Support System

                            The abbreviation PLSS (Portable Life Support System) includes the abbreviation LSS (Life Support System).

                            In English

                            PMA
                            Programa Mundial d'Alimentos

                            = PAM | Programme Alimentaire Mondial | In French
                            = WFP | World Food Programme | In English
                            = WFP | 세계 식량 계획 | In Korean
                            = WFP | მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო | In Georgian
                            = WFP | 国際連合世界食糧計画 | In Japanese
                            = PAM | Programma Alimentare Mondiale | In Italian
                            = PMA | Programa Mundial de Alimentos | In Spanish

                            In Asturian

                            PMA

                            Poste Medical Avancé

                            In French

                              PMAWS
                              Passive Missile Approach Warning System

                              The abbreviation PMAWS (Passive Missile Approach Warning System) includes the abbreviation MAWS (Missile Approach Warning System).

                              In English

                              PMB

                              Physics in Medicine and Biology

                              In English

                              PMC

                              PubMed Central (www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov)

                              In English

                              PMF

                              Plasma Master File

                              In English

                              PML

                              Progressive Multifokale Leukoenzephalopathie

                              In German

                              PML

                              Promyelocytic Leukaemia

                              In English

                              PMR

                              Personne à Mobilité Réduite

                              In French

                              PMRP

                              Progress in Medical Radiation Physics

                              In English

                              PMSI

                              Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d’Information

                              In French

                              PMU

                              Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität

                              In German

                              PNCS

                              Programme National de Cantines Scolaires

                              In French

                              PND

                              Pränatale Diagnostik

                              In German

                              PNEAT

                              Programme National Efflorescences Alguales Toxiques

                              In French

                              PNEM

                              Programme National d'Écotoxicologie Marine

                              In French

                              PNH

                              Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

                              In English

                              PNH

                              Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria

                              In English

                              PNNS

                              Programme National Nutrition Santé

                              In French

                              PNRC

                              Programme National de Recherche sur les Maladies Cardiovasculaires

                              In French

                              PNRD

                              Programme National de Recherche sur le Diabète

                              In French

                              POCHEP

                              Poste Communautaire d'Hygiène et d'Eau Potable

                              In French

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