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  • Medicine

    Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    POE

    Postinitieel masteronderwijs Epidemiologie

    In Dutch

    PP

    Patient Partenaire

    In French

    PPG

    Plan de Prévention Global

    In French

    PPI

    Plan de Prévention Individuel

    In French

    PPMS

    Plan Particulier de Mise en Sûreté

    In French

    PPMU

    Plan Provincial Médical d’Urgence

    In French

    PPPC
    Professional and Public Policy Committee

    The Public and Professional Policy Committee (PPPC) is an interdisciplinary committee of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) constituted in order to identify and discuss the ethical, social and policy issues related to human genetics and its application in research, clinical practice and laboratory genetic services.

    In English

    PPR

    Plan de Prévention des Risques

    In French

    PPR

    Panphotocoagulation rétinienne

    In French

    PPWCP

    Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program

    In English

    PRAC

    Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee

    In English

    PRC

    Pharmacotherapy Research Center

    In English

    PRE

    Personal Rescue Enclosure

    In English

    PRESENCCIA

    Presence & Research Encompassing Sensory Enhancement, NeuroScience, Cerebral-Computer Interfaces and Applications

    In English

    PRIM

    Prévention des RIsques Majeurs

    In French

    PRIM&R

    Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research

    In English

    PRISM

    Process Industries Safety Management

    In English

    PRL

    Preferred Retinal Locus

    In English

    PRM

    Point de Regroupement des Moyens

    In French

    PRS

    Personal Rescue System

    In English

    PRS

    Personnel Rescue Service

    In English

    PRS

    Primary Rescue Site

    In English

    PRV

    Point de Regroupement des Victimes

    In French

    PS

    Probability of Survival

    In English

    PSA

    Presleep Activity

    In English

      PSA

      Probabilistic Safety Assessment

      In English

      PSC1

      Prévention et Secours Civiques de niveau 1

      In French

      PSDE

      Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (www.psde.org.ph)

      In English

      PSDE

      Programme de Soins Dentaires pour Enfants

      In French

      PSEBM

      Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

      In English

      PSL

      Produit Sanguin Labile

      In French

      PSMI

      Patch Slice Microincubator

      In English

      PSO
      Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija

      = MOS | Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano | In Esperanto
      = WHO | World Health Organization | In English
      = OMS | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | In French
      = 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
      = PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija | In Latvian
      = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish

      In Lithuanian

      PSO

      Pad Safety Officer

      In English

      PSPH

      Participant au Service Public Hospitalier

      In French

      PSR
      Payload Safety Review

      The abbreviation PSR (Payload Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

      In English

      PSR
      Production Safety Review

      The abbreviation PSR (Production Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

      In English

      PSR
      Project Safety Review

      The abbreviation PSR (Project Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

      In English

      PSS

      Pad Safety Supervisor

      In English

      PSS

      Portable Survival Shelter

      In English

      PSSM

      Polish Society for Sexual Medicine

      In English

      PT

      Physical Therapy

      In English

        PTC

        Plasma Thromboplastin Component

        In English

        PTCA

        Percutaneous Coronary Transluminal Angioplasty

        In English

        PTENS

        Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Science

        In English

        PTI

        Purpura Thrombopénique Idiopathique

        In French

        PTP

        Previously Treated Patient

        In English

        PTT

        Purpura Thrombotique Thrombocytopénique

        In French

        PUI

        Plan d’Urgence Interne

        In French

        PUP

        Previously Untreated Patient

        In English

        PV

        Polyglobulie de Vaquez

        In French

        PVA

        Plasma Viro-Atténué

        In French

        PVL
        Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie

        = PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia | In English
        = PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie | In Dutch
        = LMPV | Leucomalacie périventriculaire | In French

        In German

        PVL
        Periventricular Leukomalacia

        = LMPV (see above)

        In English

        PVL
        Periventriculaire Leukomalacie

        = LMPV (see above)

        In Dutch

        PVO
        Pasaules veselības organizācija

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

        In Latvian

        PhyCP

        Physiological Chemistry and Physics

        In English

        PhyM

        Physiological Measurement

        In English

        PhylS

        Physiologist Supplement

        In English

        PiCT

        Prothrombinase-induced Clotting Time

        In English

        PrPc

        Protéine Prion cellulaire

        In French

        QALY

        Quality-Adjusted Life Years

        In English

          QD

          Quantum Doloris

          In Latin

            QFB

            Químico Farmacobiología

            In Spanish

            QİÇS
            Qazanılmış İmmun Çatışmazlığı Sindromu

            = AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | In English
            = SIDA | Syndrome d'Immuno-Déficience Acquise | In French
            = VIGS | Verworwe Immuniteitsgebreksindroom | In Afrikaans
            = SIDA | Síndrome de Inmuno-Deficiencia Adquirida | In Occitan
            = SIDA | Sindromo di Imuno-Defekteso Aquirita | In Ido
            = AIDS | Akirita Imuno-Deficita Simptomaro | In Esperanto
            = SIDA | Sindrome d'inmunodefizienzia aquirita | In Aragonese
            = СПИН | Синдром на придобитата имунна недостатъчност | In Bulgarian
            = SIDA | Síndrome d'Immunodeficiència Adquirida | In Catalan
            = HIES | Hartutako Immuno Eskasiaren Sindromea | In Basque
            = SIDA | Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida | In Spanish
            = SEIF | Siondróm Easpa Imdhíonachta Faighte | In Irish
            = AIDS | Annlochd Inneamh Dìon-Slàinte | In Scottish Gaelic
            = ՁԻԱՀ | Ձեռքբերովի Իմունային Անբավարվածության Համախտանիշ | In Armenian
            = SCDI | Syndromis Comparatis Defectu Immunitatis | In Latin
            = 에이즈 | 후천성 면역 결핍 증후군 | In Korean
            = შიდსი | შეძენილი იმუნური დეფიციტის სინდრომი | In Georgian
            = СИДА | Синдромот на стекнат имунолошки дефицит | In Macedonian
            = СИДА | синдром стеченог имунолошког дефицита | In Serbian
            = AIDS | Akvirírani imúnski deficítni sindróm | In Slovenian
            = СПИД | Синдром приобретённого иммунного дефицита | In Russian
            = SIDA | Sindromul Imunodeficienţei Autodobândite | In Romanian
            = UHCW | Unquy hark'aypa chaskisqa waqlliynin | In Quechuan languages
            = SIDA | Síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida | In Portuguese
            = AIDS | Hội chứng Suy giảm Miễn dịch Mắc phải | In Vietnamese
            = СНІД | Cиндром набутого імунодефіциту | In Ukrainian
            = AIDS | Alınğan İmmun Defisit Síndromı | In Tatar
            = UKIMWI | Upungufu wa Kinga Mwilini | In Swahili

            In Azerbaijani

            R&S

            Reliability and Safety

            In English

            RA

            Rheumatoide Arthritis

            In German

            RAAS

            Renine, Angiotensine, Aldosteron Systeem

            In Dutch

            RACES

            Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

            In English

            RAISIN

            Réseau d'Alerte, d'Investigation et de Surveillance des Infections Nosocomiales

            In French

            RAMC
            Régime Canadien d’Accès aux Médicaments

            = CAMR | Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime | In English

            In French

            RAQPA

            Résidence d'Accueil de Quartier pour Personnes Agées

            In French

            RARE

            Réseau de recherche et d'innovation technologique 'Alimentation Référence Europe'

            In French

            RASMUS

            Remote Accessible Software configurable Multi-channel Ultrasound Sampling system

            In English

            RASRO

            Rescue At Sea Resettlement Offer

            In English

            RBC

            Red Blood Cells

            In English

            RBE

            Relative Biological Effectiveness

            In English

            RBF

            Regional Blood Flow

            In English

            RC

            Root Coverage

            In English

            RCA

            Responsabilité Civile Accident

            In French

            RCP

            Réanimation cardiopulmonaire

            In French

            RCP
            Résumé des Caractéristiques du Produit

            = SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics | In English

            In French

            RCP

            RCP : Réanimation Cardio-Pulmonaire

            In French

            RCVS

            Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.rcvs.org.uk)

            In English

            RD

            Rétinopathie Diabétique

            In French

            RD

            Recession Depth

            In English

            RDA
            Recommended Dietary Allowance

            In English

            RDA
            Recommended Daily Allowance

            = ADH | Aanbevolen Dagelijkse Hoeveelheid | In Dutch
            = ADI | Acceptabel Daglig Indtagelse | In Danish
            = RDI | Rekommenderat Dagligt Intag | In Swedish
            = ANC | Apports Nutritionnels Conseillés | In French

            In English

            RDA

            Relative Dentin Abrasivity

            In English

            RDI
            Rekommenderat Dagligt Intag

            = RDA, ADH, ADI, ANC (see above)

            In Swedish

            RDM

            Régime Dissocié Modifié

            In French

            RDS

            Régime Dissocié Scandinave

            In French

            RE

            Reproductive Endocrinologist

            In English

            REFLEX

            Randomised Evaluation oF Long-term Efficacy rituXimab

            In English

            REM

            Roentgen Equivalent Man

            In English

            RENAR

            Asociația de Acreditare din România (https://www.renar.ro)

            In Romanian

            RERC

            Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center

            In English

            RESPECT

            Route Empruntée en Sécurité par le Piéton Enfant Confronté au Trafic

            In French

            RESSAC

            Recherches en radioécologie sur des Écosystèmes Soumis à des Situations Accidentelles Contrôlées

            In French

            RESSAC

            Recherche Et Sauvetage par Système Autonome Coopérant

            In English

            RF

            Risk Factor

            In English

            RHIO

            Regional Health Information Organization

            In English

              RHL

              Residual Hazards List

              In English

              RIA

              Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu)

              In English

              RIA

              Robinet Incendie Armé

              In French

              RIAGG

              Regionale Instelling voor Ambulante Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg

              In Dutch

                RIAPS

                Regionální Institut Ambulantních Psychosociálních Služeb (www.riaps.cz)

                In Czech

                RISCPT

                Registre International des Substances Chimiques Potentiellement Toxiques

                In French

                RISHI

                Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness

                In English

                RIVM

                Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (https://www.rivm.nl/)

                In Dutch

                RIVM

                Rijksinstituut voor Volkshygiene en Milieu

                In Dutch

                RIZIV
                Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (www.riziv.fgov.be)

                = INAMI | Institut National d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité | In French

                In Dutch

                RKI

                Robert Koch-Institut

                In German

                RM

                Rescue Module

                In English

                RM/AS

                Risk Management/Assessment System

                In English

                RMHI

                Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute

                In English

                RMN
                Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire

                = NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | In English
                = 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
                = НМР | Нуклеарна магнетна резонанција | In Serbian

                In French

                RMN
                Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear

                = NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)

                In Catalan

                RMN
                Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare

                = NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)

                In Italian

                RMP

                Risk Management Plan

                In English

                RMT

                Respiratory Muscle Training

                In English

                RN

                Registered Nurse

                In English

                  RNANTNU

                  Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (www.rnantnu.ca)

                  In English

                  RNAO

                  Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (https://rnao.ca/)

                  In English

                  RNG

                  Réseau national des Génopoles

                  In English

                  RNR

                  Radiologische Netzwerk Rheinland (www.rnr-gbr.org)

                  In German

                  RNTS

                  Réseau National 'Technologies pour la Santé'

                  In French

                    ROCES
                    Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System

                    The abbreviation ROCES (Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System) includes abbreviations CES (Crew Escape System) and ES (Escape System).

                    In English

                    ROPA

                    Réception d’Ovocytes de la Partenaire

                    In French

                    RP

                    Retinitis Pigmentosa

                    In Latin

                    RPCI

                    Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/)

                    In English

                    RPE

                    Retinal Pigment Epithelium

                    In English

                    RPN

                    Risk Priority Number

                    In English

                    RPO

                    Radiation Protection Officer

                    In English

                    RPPST

                    Réseau pour la Prévention et le Progrès en Santé au Travail - Île-de-France

                    In French

                    RPU

                    Résumé de Passage aux Urgences

                    In French

                    RQ

                    Respiratory Quotient

                    In English

                      RR

                      Respiration Rate

                      In English

                        RRAE

                        Résorption Radiculaire Apicale Externe

                        In French

                        RRDCT

                        Risk Reduction Data Collection Task

                        In English

                        RRM

                        Requirement and Risk Management

                        In English

                        RRMS

                        Réseau Romand de Médecine du Sport

                        In French

                        RS

                        Retinoschisis

                        In English

                        RSC

                        Range Safety Command

                        In English

                        RSC

                        Range Safety Control

                        In English

                        RSCR

                        Range Safety Command Receiver

                        In English

                        RSCSS

                        Range Safety Command Shutdown System

                        In English

                        RSL

                        Radioactive Seed Localization

                        In English

                        RSN

                        Réseau Sécurité Naissance (www.reseau-naissance.com)

                        In English

                        RSN

                        Renal Support Network (www.rsnhope.org)

                        In English

                        RSN

                        Romanian Society of Neurosurgery (www.rsn.ro)

                        In English

                        RSNA

                        Radiological Society of North America (https://www.rsna.org/)

                        In English

                        RSO

                        Radiological Safety Office

                        In English

                        RSO

                        Range Safety Officer

                        In English

                        RSS

                        Range Safety Switch

                        In English

                        RSS

                        Range Safety System

                        In English

                        RSV
                        Respiratory Syncytial Virus

                        = VRS | Virus Respiratoire Syncytial | In French

                        In English

                        RTD
                        Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê

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

                        In Kurdish

                        RTFSS

                        Real-Time Flight Safety Software

                        In English

                        RW

                        Recession Width

                        In English

                        RoHS

                        Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (in electrical and electronic equipment)

                        In English

                        S&PA

                        Safety and Product Assurance

                        In English

                        S2E

                        Surveillance Spatiale des Épidémies

                        In French

                        SA

                        Semen Analysis

                        In English

                        SA

                        Syndrome d'Asperger

                        In French

                        SAA

                        Severe Aplastic Anemia

                        In English

                        SAB

                        Spontaneous Abortion

                        In English

                        SADIR

                        Société d'Assistance à Domicile des Insuffisants Respiratoires

                        In French

                          SAE

                          Serious Adverse Event

                          In English

                          SAFER

                          Stavanger Acute Medicine Foundation for Education and Research

                          In English

                          SAH

                          Sérum-Albumine Humaine

                          In French

                          SAL

                          Sérum antilymphocytaire

                          In French

                          SAM

                          School of Aerospace Medicine

                          In English

                          SAMARI

                          Support pédagogique pour l'Amélioration de la MAîtrise des RIsques

                          In French

                          SAME

                          Servicio o Sistema de Atención Médica de Emergencia

                          In Spanish

                          SAMR

                          Staphylococcus Aureus Méticillino-Résistant

                          In French

                          SAMS
                          Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (https://www.samw.ch)

                          = ASSM | Académie Suisse des Sciences Médicales | In French
                          = SAMW | Schweizerische Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften | In German

                          In English

                          SAMU

                          Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence

                          In French

                          SAMU

                          Servicio o Sistema de Asistencia Médica de Urgencias

                          In Spanish

                          SAMU

                          Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente

                          In French

                          SAMU

                          Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência

                          In Portuguese

                          SAMW
                          Schweizerische Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften (https://www.samw.ch)

                          = SAMS, ASSM, SAMW (see above)

                          In German

                          SANDRA

                          Système d'ANalyse De Risques Anticipée

                          In French

                          SANS

                          Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System

                          In English

                          SAPU

                          Servicio de Atención PriFa de Urgencia

                          In Spanish

                            SAR
                            Safety Analysis Report

                            The abbreviation SAR (Safety Analysis Report) is included in the abbreviation SARP (Safety Analysis Report for Packaging).

                            In English

                            SAR

                            Search And Rescue

                            In English

                            SARM

                            Staphylococcus Aureus Résistant à la Méticilline

                            In French

                            SARP
                            Safety Analysis Report for Packaging

                            The abbreviation SARP (Safety Analysis Report for Packaging) includes the abbreviation SAR (Safety Analysis Report).

                            In English

                            SARS
                            Severe Acute Respiratory Disease

                            = SRAS | Syndrome Respiratoire Aigu Sévère | In French
                            = SARS | Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom | In German
                            = SRAG | Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave | In Spanish
                            = SARS | Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu | In Turkish
                            = SRAG | Síndrome Respiratoriu Agudu Grave | In Asturian
                            = ΣΟΑΣ | Σοβαρό οξύ αναπνευστικό σύνδρομο | In Greek
                            = SASoSo | Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo | In Esperanto
                            = SARS | Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms | In Latvian

                            In English

                            SARS
                            Schwere Akute Respiratorische Syndrom

                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                            In German

                            SARS
                            Şiddetli Akut Solunum yolu Sendromu

                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                            In Turkish

                            SARS
                            Smagais Akūtais Respiratorais Sindroms

                            = SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                            In Latvian

                            SASoSo
                            Severa Akuta Spira Sindromo

                            = SARS, SRAS, SRAG, ΣΟΑΣ, SASoSo (see above)

                            In Esperanto

                            SATERN

                            Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network

                            In English

                            SAV
                            Schweizer Apothekerverband (https://www.pharmasuisse.org/de/)

                            = SSPh | Société Suisse des Pharmaciens | In French

                            In German

                            SAVMA

                            Student American Veterinary Medical Association

                            In English

                            SBBE

                            Sciences de la Beauté et du Bien-Être

                            In French

                            SBP
                            Sex Hormone-Binding Protein

                            = SHBP | Sex Hormone-Binding Protein | In English
                            = SHBG | Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin | In English
                            = TeBG | Testosterone-estradiol Binding Globulin | In English
                            = SSBG | Sex Steroid-Binding Globulin | In English

                            In English

                            SBS

                            Sick Building Syndrome

                            In English

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