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Medicine
Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.
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Themes and places
- PMA
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Poste Medical Avancé
- PMAWS
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Passive Missile Approach Warning System
The abbreviation PMAWS (Passive Missile Approach Warning System) includes the abbreviation MAWS (Missile Approach Warning System).
- PMB
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
- PMC
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PubMed Central (www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov)
- PMF
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Plasma Master File
- PML
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Progressive Multifokale Leukoenzephalopathie
- PML
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Promyelocytic Leukaemia
- PMR
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Personne à Mobilité Réduite
- PMRP
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Progress in Medical Radiation Physics
- PMSI
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Programme de Médicalisation des Systèmes d’Information
- PMU
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Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität
- PNCS
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Programme National de Cantines Scolaires
- PND
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Pränatale Diagnostik
- PNEAT
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Programme National Efflorescences Alguales Toxiques
- PNEM
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Programme National d'Écotoxicologie Marine
- PNH
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- PNH
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria
- PNNS
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Programme National Nutrition Santé
- PNRC
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Programme National de Recherche sur les Maladies Cardiovasculaires
- PNRD
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Programme National de Recherche sur le Diabète
- POCHEP
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Poste Communautaire d'Hygiène et d'Eau Potable
- POE
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Postinitieel masteronderwijs Epidemiologie
- PP
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Patient Partenaire
- PPG
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Plan de Prévention Global
- PPI
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Plan de Prévention Individuel
- PPMS
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Plan Particulier de Mise en Sûreté
- PPMU
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Plan Provincial Médical d’Urgence
- PPPC
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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.
- PPR
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Plan de Prévention des Risques
- PPR
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Panphotocoagulation rétinienne
- PPWCP
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Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program
- PRAC
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee
- PRC
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Pharmacotherapy Research Center
- PRE
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Personal Rescue Enclosure
- PRESENCCIA
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Presence & Research Encompassing Sensory Enhancement, NeuroScience, Cerebral-Computer Interfaces and Applications
- PRIM
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Prévention des RIsques Majeurs
- PRIM&R
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Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research
- PRISM
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Process Industries Safety Management
- PRL
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Preferred Retinal Locus
- PRM
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Point de Regroupement des Moyens
- PRS
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Personal Rescue System
- PRS
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Personnel Rescue Service
- PRS
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Primary Rescue Site
- PRV
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Point de Regroupement des Victimes
- PS
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Probability of Survival
- PSA
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Presleep Activity
- PSA
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Probabilistic Safety Assessment
- PSC1
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Prévention et Secours Civiques de niveau 1
- PSDE
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Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (www.psde.org.ph)
- PSDE
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Programme de Soins Dentaires pour Enfants
- PSEBM
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Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
- PSL
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Produit Sanguin Labile
- PSMI
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Patch Slice Microincubator
- PSO
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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 - PSO
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Pad Safety Officer
- PSPH
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Participant au Service Public Hospitalier
- PSR
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Payload Safety Review
The abbreviation PSR (Payload Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).
- PSR
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Production Safety Review
The abbreviation PSR (Production Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).
- PSR
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Project Safety Review
The abbreviation PSR (Project Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).
- PSS
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Pad Safety Supervisor
- PSS
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Portable Survival Shelter
- PSSM
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Polish Society for Sexual Medicine
- PT
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Physical Therapy
- PTC
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Plasma Thromboplastin Component
- PTCA
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Percutaneous Coronary Transluminal Angioplasty
- PTENS
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Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Science
- PTI
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Purpura Thrombopénique Idiopathique
- PTP
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Previously Treated Patient
- PTT
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Purpura Thrombotique Thrombocytopénique
- PUI
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Plan d’Urgence Interne
- PUP
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Previously Untreated Patient
- PV
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Polyglobulie de Vaquez
- PVA
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Plasma Viro-Atténué
- PVL
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Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie
= PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia | In English
= PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie | In Dutch
= LMPV | Leucomalacie périventriculaire | In French - PVL
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Periventricular Leukomalacia
= LMPV (see above)
- PVL
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Periventriculaire Leukomalacie
= LMPV (see above)
- PVO
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Pasaules veselības organizācija
= PSO, MOS, WHO, OMS, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, ÜST (see above)
- PhyCP
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Physiological Chemistry and Physics
- PhyM
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Physiological Measurement
- PhylS
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Physiologist Supplement
- PiCT
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Prothrombinase-induced Clotting Time
- PrPc
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Protéine Prion cellulaire
- QALY
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Quality-Adjusted Life Years
- QD
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Quantum Doloris
- QFB
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Químico Farmacobiología
- QİÇS
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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 - R&S
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Reliability and Safety
- RA
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Rheumatoide Arthritis
- RAAS
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Renine, Angiotensine, Aldosteron Systeem
- RACES
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Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- RAISIN
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Réseau d'Alerte, d'Investigation et de Surveillance des Infections Nosocomiales
- RAMC
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Régime Canadien d’Accès aux Médicaments
= CAMR | Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime | In English
- RAQPA
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Résidence d’Accueil de Quartier pour Personnes Agées
- RARE
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Réseau de recherche et d'innovation technologique 'Alimentation Référence Europe'
- RASMUS
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Remote Accessible Software configurable Multi-channel Ultrasound Sampling system
- RASRO
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Rescue At Sea Resettlement Offer
- RBC
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Red Blood Cells
- RBE
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Relative Biological Effectiveness
- RBF
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Regional Blood Flow
- RC
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Root Coverage
- RCA
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Responsabilité Civile Accident
- RCP
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Réanimation cardiopulmonaire
- RCP
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Résumé des Caractéristiques du Produit
= SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics | In English
- RCP
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RCP : Réanimation Cardio-Pulmonaire
- RCVS
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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (www.rcvs.org.uk)
- RD
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Rétinopathie Diabétique
- RD
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Recession Depth
- RDA
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Recommended Dietary Allowance
- RDA
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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 - RDA
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Relative Dentin Abrasivity
- RDI
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Rekommenderat Dagligt Intag
= RDA, ADH, ADI, ANC (see above)
- RDM
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Régime Dissocié Modifié
- RDS
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Régime Dissocié Scandinave
- RE
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Reproductive Endocrinologist
- REFLEX
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Randomised Evaluation oF Long-term Efficacy rituXimab
- REM
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Roentgen Equivalent Man
- RENAR
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Asociația de Acreditare din România (https://www.renar.ro)
- RERC
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
- RESPECT
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Route Empruntée en Sécurité par le Piéton Enfant Confronté au Trafic
- RESSAC
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Recherches en radioécologie sur des Écosystèmes Soumis à des Situations Accidentelles Contrôlées
- RESSAC
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Recherche Et Sauvetage par Système Autonome Coopérant
- RF
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Risk Factor
- RHIO
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Regional Health Information Organization
- RHL
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Residual Hazards List
- RIA
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Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu)
- RIA
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Robinet Incendie Armé
- RIAGG
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Regionale Instelling voor Ambulante Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg
- RIAPS
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Regionální Institut Ambulantních Psychosociálních Služeb (www.riaps.cz)
- RISCPT
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Registre International des Substances Chimiques Potentiellement Toxiques
- RISHI
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Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness
- RIVM
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Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (https://www.rivm.nl/)
- RIVM
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Rijksinstituut voor Volkshygiene en Milieu
- RIZIV
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Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (www.riziv.fgov.be)
= INAMI | Institut National d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité | In French
- RKI
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Robert Koch-Institut
- RM
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Rescue Module
- RM/AS
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Risk Management/Assessment System
- RMHI
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Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute
- RMN
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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 - RMN
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Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear
= NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)
- RMN
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Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare
= NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)
- RMP
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Risk Management Plan
- RMT
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Respiratory Muscle Training
- RN
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Registered Nurse
- RNANTNU
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Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (www.rnantnu.ca)
- RNAO
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Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (https://rnao.ca/)
- RNG
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Réseau national des Génopoles
- RNR
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Radiologische Netzwerk Rheinland (www.rnr-gbr.org)
- RNTS
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Réseau National 'Technologies pour la Santé'
- ROCES
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Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System
The abbreviation ROCES (Ranger Orbiter Crew Escape System) includes abbreviations CES (Crew Escape System) and ES (Escape System).
- ROPA
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Réception d’Ovocytes de la Partenaire
- RP
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Retinitis Pigmentosa
- RPCI
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/)
- RPE
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Retinal Pigment Epithelium
- RPN
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Risk Priority Number
- RPO
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Radiation Protection Officer
- RPPST
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Réseau pour la Prévention et le Progrès en Santé au Travail - Île-de-France
- RPU
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Résumé de Passage aux Urgences
- RQ
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Respiratory Quotient
- RR
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Respiration Rate
- RRAE
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Résorption Radiculaire Apicale Externe
- RRDCT
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Risk Reduction Data Collection Task
- RRM
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Requirement and Risk Management
- RRMS
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Réseau Romand de Médecine du Sport
- RS
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Retinoschisis
- RSC
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Range Safety Command
- RSC
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Range Safety Control
- RSCR
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Range Safety Command Receiver
- RSCSS
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Range Safety Command Shutdown System
- RSL
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Radioactive Seed Localization
- RSN
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Réseau Sécurité Naissance (www.reseau-naissance.com)
- RSN
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Renal Support Network (www.rsnhope.org)
- RSN
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Romanian Society of Neurosurgery (www.rsn.ro)
- RSNA
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Radiological Society of North America (https://www.rsna.org/)
- RSO
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Radiological Safety Office
- RSO
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Range Safety Officer
- RSS
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Range Safety Switch
- RSS
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Range Safety System
- RSV
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
= VRS | Virus Respiratoire Syncytial | In French
- RTD
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Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê
= PSO, MOS, WHO, OMS, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, UMS, PVO, ÜST (see above)
- RTFSS
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Real-Time Flight Safety Software
- RW
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Recession Width
- RoHS
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Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (in electrical and electronic equipment)
- S&PA
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Safety and Product Assurance
- S2E
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Surveillance Spatiale des Épidémies
- SA
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Semen Analysis
- SA
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Syndrome d'Asperger
- SAA
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Severe Aplastic Anemia
- SAB
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Spontaneous Abortion
- SADIR
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Société d'Assistance à Domicile des Insuffisants Respiratoires
- SAE
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Serious Adverse Event
- SAFER
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Stavanger Acute Medicine Foundation for Education and Research
- SAH
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Sérum-Albumine Humaine
- SAL
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Sérum antilymphocytaire
- SAM
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School of Aerospace Medicine
- SAMARI
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Support pédagogique pour l'Amélioration de la MAîtrise des RIsques
- SAME
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Servicio o Sistema de Atención Médica de Emergencia
- SAMR
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Staphylococcus Aureus Méticillino-Résistant
- SAMS
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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 - SAMU
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Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence
- SAMU
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Servicio o Sistema de Asistencia Médica de Urgencias