Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Medicine’
Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- MW
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Medische Wetenschappen
- MeSH
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Medical Subject Headings
- MoBiMed
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Molekulare Bildgebung in der Medizin
- MoMLV
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Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus
- NABR
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National Association for Biomedical Research (www.nabr.org)
- NACCP
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National Association of Child Care Professionals
- NAN
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Nombre Absolu de Neutrophiles
- NANB
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Nurses Association of New Brunswick
- NAPCC
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National Animal Poison Control Center
The abbreviation NAPCC (National Animal Poison Control Center) includes abbreviations APCC (Animal Poison Control Center) and CC (Control Center).
- NAPQI
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N-Acetyl-p-Benzoquinone Imine
- NASH
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Nicht-alkoholische Steatohepatitis
- NASS
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North American Spine Society (https://www.spine.org/)
- NAVP
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National Association of Vision Professionals
- NBIC
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Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science
- NBIC
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Nanotechnologies, Biologie, Information, Cognition
- NC
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Neuroscience Center
- NCA
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National Care Association (www.nca.gb.com)
- NCI
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National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov/)
- NCM
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Neural Control of Movement Society (http://ncm-society.org)
- NCNM
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National College of Natural Medicine
- NCRR
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National Center for Research Resources (www.ncrr.nih.gov)
- NDA
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New Drug Application
- NDFU
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Norges Døveforbunds Ungdom
- NDL
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National Diet Library
- NEACP
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National Emergency Airborne Command Post
The abbreviation NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post) includes the abbreviation ACP (Airborne Command Post).
- NEJM
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New England Journal of Medicine
- NEM
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Néoplasie Endocrinienne Multiple
- NEOBRAIN
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Neonatal Estimation Of Brain Damage Risk And Identification of Neuroprotectants
- NERF
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Neuropôle de Recherche Francilien
- NERI
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Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
NERI is equivalent to NRI (Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) in English, NRI (Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor) in English, and ARI (Adrenergic Reuptake Inhibitor) in English.
- NERVTAG
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New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group
- NESC
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National Electrical Safety Code
- NEST
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Nuclear Emergency Search Team
- NET
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Nécrolyse Épidermique Toxique
NET is equivalent to TEN (Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis) in English.
- NETT
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National Emphysema Treatment Trial
- NFP
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Natural Family Planning
- NFPA
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National Fire Prevention Association (www.nfpa.org)
- NGF
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Nerve Growth Factor
- NHC
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Nouvel Hôpital Civil
- NHC
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National Heart Centre (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)
NHC is equivalent to NHCS (National Heart Centre Singapore) in English.
- NHCS
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National Heart Centre Singapore (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)
The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is a national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular diseases. It provides comprehensive cardiac care, including diagnostic, preventive services, heart and lung transplantation, heart attack treatment, balloon angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery.
NHCS is equivalent to NHC, and (see above).
- NHESS
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Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
- NHF
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National Hemophilia Foundation
- NHLBI
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (www.nhlbi.nih.gov)
- NHTSA
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (https://www.nhtsa.gov/)
- NIAH
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National Institute of Animal Health
- NICE
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- NIDDK
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- NIDRR
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National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- NIFTE
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National Initiative for Telehealth
- NIH
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National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov)
- NIMH
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National Institute of Mental Health
- NIMS
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National Incident Management System
- NIOSH
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NIPS
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National Institute for Physiological Sciences
- NKI-AVL
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Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
- NLM
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National Library of Medicine (www.nlm.nih.gov)
- NMC
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Nursing and Midwifery Council
- NMC
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National Mastitis Council (www.nmconline.org)
- NMD
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Nuclear Medicine
- NMI
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Naturwissenchaftlich-Medizinisches Institut
- NMMBC
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Neuropathie Motrice Multifocale à Bloc de Conduction
- NMR
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NMR is equivalent to RMN (Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire) in French, RMN (Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear) in Catalan, RMN (Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare) in Italian, תמ"ג (תהודה מגנטית גרעינית) in Hebrew, ЯМР (Я́дерного магни́тного резона́нса) in Russian, and НМР (Нуклеарна магнетна резонанција) in Serbian.
- NN
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Neural Networks
- NPH
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Neutral Protamine Hagedorn
- NRA
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Norepinephrine Releasing Agent
- NRI
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Needham Research Institute (www.nri.cam.ac.uk)
- NRI
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Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
NRI is equivalent to NERI, and ARI (see above).
- NRI
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Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor
NRI is equivalent to NERI, and ARI (see above).
- NRK
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Nederlandse Rode Kruis
- NSCCA
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Nuclear Safety Cross-Check Analysis
- NSLC
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Non-Small cell Lung Carcinoma
- NTA
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National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
- NTSC
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Nuclear Technology Safety Center
- NUSS
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NUclear Safety Standards
- NVTG
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Nederlandse Vereniging voor Tropische Geneeskunde
- NiC
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NeuroImaging Center
- NÖGKK
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Niederösterreichische Gebietskrankenkasse
- NÖGUS
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Niederösterreichischer Gesundheits- und Sozialfonds (https://www.noegus.at/)
- OAP
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Œdème Aigu Pulmonaire
- OASM
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Office of Aerospace Medicine
- OBG
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Onlay Bone Graft
- OBNT
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Ordre de Base National des Transmissions
- OBS
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Operational Bioinstrumentation System
- OBS
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Operational Biomedical System
- OBVP
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Office Belge de Vulgarisation Pharmaceutique
- OCD
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- OCDU
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Outpatient Clinical Decision Unit
- OCRACES
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Orange County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- OEAS
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Orbital Emergency Arresting System
- OEC
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Olfactory Ensheathing Cell
- OECI
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Organization of European Cancer Institutes (https://oeci.eu/)
- OEGGG
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Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (www.oeggg.at)
- OES
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Orbiter Emergency Site
- OES
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Occupational and Environmental Safety
- OFA
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Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (www.offa.org)
- OFPS
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Office of Fire Protection and Safety
- OGD
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Oesophago-Gastro-Duodénoscopie
- OGKA
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Österreichische Gesellschaft für kontrollierte Akupunktur (www.ogka.at)
- OHA
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Operating Hazard Analysis
The abbreviation OHA (Operating Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).
- OHF
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Occupational Health Facility
- OHSU
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Oregon Health and Science University (www.ohsu.edu)
- OIF
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
- OKUNHK
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Oficejo de la Kunordiganto de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj por Helpo kaze de Katastrofo
OKUNHK is equivalent to UNDRO (Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator) in English.
- OLERD
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Orbiter Landing Emergency Rescue Data
- OLT
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Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
- OMC
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Office of Medical Computing
- OMD
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Œdème Maculaire Diabétique
- OMS
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
OMS is equivalent to 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, and ÜST (Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı) in Azerbaijani.
- OMS
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Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMS
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Organización Mundial de la Salú
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMS
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Organització Mundial de la Salut
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMS
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Organización Mundial de la Salud
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMS
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Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMS
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Organización Mundial da Saúde
OMS is equivalent to MOS, WHO, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).
- OMSP
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Organización Mundial de la Salud Pública
- OMT
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Ortopedisen Manuaalisen Terapian
- OMT
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- OMT
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Ortopedisk manuell terapi
- ONIAM
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Office National d’Indemnisation des Accidents Médicaux (https://www.oniam.fr/)
- ONISR
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Observatoire National Interministériel de la Sécurité Routière
- ONREK
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Office National de Recherche et d'Évaluation en Kinésithérapie
- ONS
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Opérateur National de Sécurité
- OPAS
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Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (www.paho.org)
OPAS is equivalent to OPS (Organización Panamericana de la Salud) in Spanish, and PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) in English.
- OPC
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Organisation pour la Prévention de la Cécité (www.opc.asso.fr)
- OPDQ
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Ordre Professionnel des Diététistes du Québec
- OPK
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Ovulation Predictor Kit
- OPK
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Ovulation Prediction Kit
- OPPBTP
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Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (https://www.oppbtp.com/)
- OPS
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Organización Panamericana de la Salud (www.paho.org)
OPS is equivalent to OPAS, and PAHO (see above).
- ORAC
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Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
- ORD
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Office of Rare Diseases (http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov)
- ORP
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Oral Rehydration Point
ORP is equivalent to PRO (Point de Réhydratation Orale) in French.
- ORPHEM
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Organisation Régionale des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de l’Est Méditerranéen
- ORS
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Outer Root Sheath
- OSART
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Operational Safety Assessment Review Team
- OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://www.osha.gov/)
- OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Act
- OSHA
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Operating and Support Hazard Analysis
The abbreviation OSHA (Operating and Support Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).
- OSR
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Oberster Sanitätsrat
- OT
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Occupational Therapy
- OTC
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Over the Counter
- OVCAD
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OVarian CAncer Diagnosis
- OeGHO
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Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und medizinische Onkologie (https://www.oegho.at/)
- OsCar
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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
- OÖGKK
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Oberösterreichische Gebietskrankenkassa (www.ooegkk.at)
- P-HUS
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Pneumococcal-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- PA
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Protective Antigen
- PAAR
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Professional Association of Andrologists of Russia
- PACS
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Picture Archiving and Communication System
- PACT
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Program Assertif Community Treatment
PACT is equivalent to TAC (Traitement Communautaire Assertif) in French.
- PACTE
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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.
- PAF
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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.
- PAF
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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.
- PAH
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Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie
PAH is equivalent to 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, and PH (Pulmoner Hipertansiyon) in Turkish.
- PAH
-
Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension
PAH is equivalent to PH, PHT, HAP, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ and ԹՀ (see above).
- PAH
-
Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon
PAH is equivalent to PH, PHT, HAP, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ and ԹՀ (see above).
- PAH
-
Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension
PAH is equivalent to PH, PHT, HAP, HTAP, HTP, ЛГ and ԹՀ (see above).
- PAHO
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Pan American Health Organization (www.paho.org)
PAHO is equivalent to OPAS, OPS and and (see above).
- PAI
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Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor
- PAL
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Phosphatase Alcaline Leucocytaire
- PALH
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Physician Assistant for Latino Health
- PAM
-
Plaque Aréolo-Mamelonnaire
- PANSS
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Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
- PAP
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Papanicolaou
- PAP
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Plan d’Action de Prévention
- PAR
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Population Adjusted Relative (Risk Calculation)
- PARACHUTE
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Participation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise
- PARM
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Permanencier Auxiliaire de Régulation Médicale
- PAS
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Personen uit het Autisme Spectrum
- PAS
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Pyriform Aperture Stenosis
The abbreviation PAS (Pyriform Aperture Stenosis) is included in the abbreviation CNPAS (Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis).
PAS is equivalent to CNPAS (Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis) in English, and CSPA (Congenital Stenosis of Pyriform Aperture) in English.
- PASO
-
Pacific Aviation Safety Office
- PASS
-
Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé
- PATH
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Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
- PATRACDR
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Personnel, Armement, Tenue, Radio, Alimentation, Commandement, Déroulement, Rendez-vous
- PAVC
-
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Vaccine Consortium
- PBL
-
Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte
- PBMC
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Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell
- PBR
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Ponction-Biopsie Rénale
- PBS
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Protective Breathing System
- PBS
-
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
- PC
-
Pachyonychia Congenita
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare genodermatosis predominantly featuring painful palmoplantar keratoderma, thickened nails, cysts and whitish oral mucosa.
- PCA
-
Patient Controlled Analgesy
- PCC
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Prothrombin Complex Concentrate
- PCC
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Post-COVID Condition
- PCCA
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Professional Compounding Centers of America (www.pccarx.com)
- PCCI
-
Plano de Prevenção e Controle da Poluição Industrial
- PCEM
-
Premier Cycle des Études Médicales
- PCEP
-
Premier Cycle des Études Pharmaceutiques
- PCG
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Phonocardiogram
- PCH
-
Prestation de Compensation du Handicap
- PCH
-
Pharmacie Centrale des Hôpitaux
- PCI
-
Perte de Connaissance Initiale
- PCIME
-
Prise en Charge Intégrée des Maladies de l’Enfance
- PCME
-
Pomorskie Centrum Medycyny Estetycznej
- PCOS
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- PCPS
-
Plan Communal de Prévention et de Secours
- PCS
-
Professional Clinical Software
- PCS
-
Probability of Crew Safety
- PCa
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Prostate Cancer