Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Medicine’
Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- UC
-
Ulcerative Colitis
- UCS
-
Unité Communale de Santé
- UDSP
-
Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers
- UEEA
-
Unité d’Enseignement Élémentaire Autisme
- UEF
-
Unité équivalent fibrinogène
- UEMA
-
Unité d’Enseignement Maternelle Autisme
- UFAW
-
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (www.ufaw.org.uk)
- UFE
-
Uterine Fibroid Embolisation
- UFM
-
Utilisateurs Francophones de Medidoc/Clinidoc
- UFPP
-
Union Francophone des Patients Partenaires
- UHCW
-
Unquy hark'aypa chaskisqa waqlliynin
UHCW is equivalent to 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, QİÇS (Qazanılmış İmmun Çatışmazlığı Sindromu) in Azerbaijani, 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, 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.
- UICT
-
Union Internationale Contre la Tuberculose
- UIV
-
Urographie intraveineuse
- UKG
-
Ultraschallkardiographie
- UKIMWI
-
Upungufu wa Kinga Mwilini
UKIMWI is equivalent to UHCW, AIDS, SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above).
- UMC
-
Universitair Medisch Centrum
- UMCC
-
University Malaya Medical Centre
- UMEA
-
Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio
- UMH
-
Unité Mobile Hospitalière
- UMLS
-
Unified Medical Language System
- UMMI
-
Unione Medico Missionaria Italiana
- UMP
-
Unique Medical Proposition
- UMPS
-
Unité de Médecine et Physiologie Spatiales
- UMS
-
Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa
UMS is equivalent to 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, PSO (Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija) in Lithuanian, PVO (Pasaules veselības organizācija) in Latvian, ÜST (Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı) in Turkish.
- UMVF
-
Université Médicale Virtuelle Francophone (www.umvf.prd.fr)
- UNDRO
-
Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
The abbreviation UNDRO (Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
UNDRO is equivalent to OKUNHK (Oficejo de la Kunordiganto de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj por Helpo kaze de Katastrofo) in Esperanto.
- UNEF
-
United Nations Emergency Force
The abbreviation UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
- UNSC
-
Unité de Nutrition et Signalisation Cellulaire
- UPE
-
Universitäre Palliativmedizinische Einrichtung
- UR
-
Urgence Relative
- URCAM
-
Unions Régionales des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie (www.urcam.fr)
- URIOPSS
-
Union Régionale Interfédérale des Oeuvres et Organismes Privés Sanitaires et Sociaux
- URMLA
-
Union Régionale des Médecins Libéraux d’Alsace
- USA
-
Unidades de Socorro Avançado
- USAMMDA
-
United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
- USAMRIID
-
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
- USB
-
Unidades de Socorro Básico
- USPHS
-
United States Public Health Service
- USS
-
Université des Sciences de la Santé d'Owendo
- USU
-
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- USVMS
-
Urine Sample Volume Measuring System
- UTI
-
Urinary Tract Infection
- UTS
-
Urine Transfer System
- UVMS
-
Urine Volume Measuring System
- VA
-
Ventilation Assistée
- VACH
-
Véhicule d'Appui Chimique
- VACLED
-
Véhicule d'Appui du Camion de Levage et de Déblaiement
- VAMF
-
Vaccine Antigen Master File
- VAP
-
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- VAP
-
Verein für ambulante Psychotherapie
- VATS
-
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- VBC
-
Vienna Bio Center
- VBI
-
Vessels and Blood Institute (www.ivs-vbi.org)
VBI is equivalent to IVS (Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang) in French.
- VBVC
-
Vlaamse Beroepsvereniging voor Veiligheids-Coordinatoren (https://www.vbvc.be/)
- VC-ATOD
-
Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
VC-ATOD is equivalent to CV-ATOD (Centro Virtual de Información sobre Alcohol, Tabaco y otras Drogas) in Spanish.
- VCT
-
Voluntary Counselling and Testing
- VCUG
-
Voiding Cysto-Urethrogram
- VDCC
-
Voltage-Dependant Calcium Channel
- VDK
-
Vlaamse Diergeneeskundige Kring (http://fkserv.ugent.be/vdk/)
- VDMJ
-
Verband Deutscher Medizinjournalisten
- VDSÄ
-
Vereinigung Deutscher Strahlenschutzärzte
- VEDAG
-
Verband deutschschweizerischer Ärztegesellschaften
- VEDS
-
Vehicle Emergency Detection System
- VEMS
-
Volume Expiratoire Maximum au cours de la première Seconde
- VEPAR
-
Véhicule d'Entraînement au Port de l'Appareil Respiratoire
- VERA
-
Valley Emergency Radio Association
- VES
-
Velocità di Eritrosedimentazione
VES is equivalent to BSE (Bezinkingssnelheid van de Erythrocyten) in Dutch, ESR (Erythrozytensedimentationsrate) in German, ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) in English, ENG (Eritrocitų Nusėdimo Greitis) in Lithuanian, СОЭ (Скорость оседания эритроцитов) in Russian, EÇS (Eritrositlərin Çökmə Sürəti) in Azerbaijani, ΤΚΕ (Ταχύτητα Καθιζήσεως Ερυθρών) in Greek, SE (Sedimentacija Eritrocita) in Serbo-Croatian, SE (Sedimentacija Eritrocita) in Serbian, ШОЕ (Швидкість Осідання Еритроцитів) in Ukrainian.
- VES
-
Véhicule d’Extinction et de Sauvetage
- VESTA
-
VErsailles Sécurité routière Technologies Avancées
- VFC
-
Véhicule Feux de Cheminée
- VFS
-
Véhicule Feux Spéciaux
- VGM
-
Volume Globulaire Moyen
VGM is equivalent to MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) in English.
- VHA
-
Ventilateur Hydraulique Antidéflagrant
- VHAA
-
Very High Altitude Abort
- VHO
-
Van Hopplynus Ophtalm
- VHO
-
Village Health Organization (www.vhoworld.org)
- VHP
-
Vlaams Huisartsenparlement
- VHR
-
Ventilateur Hydraulique Remorquable
- VIC
-
Véhicule d'Intervention Chimique
- VID
-
Véhicule d'Intervention Diverse
- VIDH
-
Virus Immunitarii Defectus Humanae
VIDH is equivalent to VIH (Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine) in French, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in English, VIH (Virus d'Inmunodeficencia Humana) in Asturian, VIH (Vírus da imunodeficiência humana) in Portuguese, ŽIV (Žmogaus Imunodeficito Virusas) in Lithuanian, ХИВ (Хумане имунодефицијенције) in Serbian, MIV (Menslike Immuniteitsgebreksvirus) in Afrikaans, HIV (Humani Imunodeficientni Virus) in Slovenian, ВИЧ (Вирус иммунодефицита человека) in Russian, GIB (Giza Immunoeskasiaren Birusa) in Basque, HIV (Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus) in Dutch.
- VIDO
-
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (https://www.vido.org/)
- VIGS
-
Verworwe Immuniteitsgebreksindroom
VIGS is equivalent to UHCW, AIDS, SIDA, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above).
- VIH
-
Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine
VIH is equivalent to VIDH, HIV, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ, GIB (see above).
- VIH
-
Virus d'Inmunodeficencia Humana
VIH is equivalent to VIDH, HIV, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ, GIB (see above).
- VIH
-
Vírus da imunodeficiência humana
VIH is equivalent to VIDH, HIV, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ, GIB (see above).
- VIN
-
Veterinary Information Network (www.vin.com)
- VIP
-
Vasoaktives intestinales Peptid
- VIP
-
Véhicule d'Interventions Polyvalent
- VISI
-
Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (www.cdc.gov/nip/visi/)
- VIVIT
-
Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment
- VKİ
-
Vücut Kitle İndeksi
VKİ is equivalent to IMC (Indice de Masse Corporelle) in French, BMI (Body Mass Index) in English, BKİ (Bədən kütləsinin göstərici) in Turkish, KMI (Keapa-Moss-Index) in Austro-Bavarian, IMC (Índex de Massa Corporal) in Catalan, ΔΜΣ (Δείκτης μάζας σώματος) in Greek, KMI (Korpomasa Indico) in Esperanto, IMC (Índice de Masa Corporal) in Spanish, KMI (Kehamassiindeks) in Estonian, IMC (Índice de Masa Corporal) in Galician, IMC (Indice di Massa Corporea) in Italian, KMI (Kūno Masės Indeksas) in Lithuanian, IJT (Index Jisim Tubuh) in Malay, IMC (Índice de Massa Corporal) in Portuguese, ИМТ (Индекс массы тела) in Russian.
- VLAFO
-
Vlaams Fonds voor Sociale Integratie van Personen met een Handicap
- VLI
-
Véhicule Léger Infirmier
- VLM
-
Véhicule Léger Médicalisé
- VLP
-
Virus-Like Particle
- VLSS
-
Verein der leitenden Spitalärzte der Schweiz
VLSS is equivalent to AMDHS (Association des Médecins Dirigeants d'Hôpitaux de Suisse) in French.
- VLTL
-
Vật Lý Trị Liệu
- VMD
-
Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- VMF
-
Veterinærmedicinsk Forening (www.studmedvet.dk)
- VMPFC
-
Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
- VMSÖ
-
Verband für medizinischen Strahlenschutz in Österreich (www.strahlenschutz.at)
- VMed
-
Vierteljahrschrift für Gerichtliche Medizin und Öffentliches Sanitätswesen
- VO
-
Ventilation Opérationnelle
- VPI
-
Véhicule de Première Intervention
- VPI
-
Vaccin Poliomyélitique Inactivé Injectable
- VPIL
-
Véhicule de Première Intervention Léger
- VPMC
-
Ventromediale Prefrontale Cortex
- VPO
-
Vaccin Poliomyélitique Oral
- VPP
-
Ventilation à Pression Positive
- VRM
-
Véhicule Radio Médicalisé
- VRS
-
Virus Respiratoire Syncytial
VRS is equivalent to RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) in English.
- VRSH
-
Virus Respiratoire Syncytial Humain
- VSAB
-
Véhicule de Secours aux Asphyxiés et Blessés
- VSABTT
-
Véhicule de Secours aux Asphyxiés et Blessés Tout Terrain
- VSAO
-
Verband der Schweizer Assistenz- und Oberärzte/-ärztinnen
VSAO is equivalent to ASMAC (Association Suisse des Médecins-Assistant(e)s et Chef(fe)s de clinique) in French.
- VSAV
-
Véhicule de Secours et d'Assistance aux Victimes
- VSC
-
Vibration Safety Cutoff
- VSCR
-
Vienna School of Clinical Research
- VSG
-
Vorschriften für Sicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz
- VSM
-
Véhicule de Secours Médical
- VSMC
-
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
- VSR
-
Véhicule de Secours Routier
The abbreviation VSR (Véhicule de Secours Routier) is included in abbreviations such as VSRM (Vehicule de Secours Routier Moyen) and VSRHR (Véhicule de Secours Routier Hors-Route), and it includes the abbreviation SR (Secours Routier).
- VSRHR
-
Véhicule de Secours Routier Hors-Route
The abbreviation VSRHR (Véhicule de Secours Routier Hors-Route) includes abbreviations VSR (Véhicule de Secours Routier) and SR (Secours Routier).
- VSRM
-
Vehicule de Secours Routier Moyen
The abbreviation VSRM (Vehicule de Secours Routier Moyen) includes abbreviations VSR (Véhicule de Secours Routier) and SR (Secours Routier).
- VSS
-
Véhicule de Soutien Sanitaire
- VSV-G
-
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus G
- VTEC
-
Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia Coli
- VVB
-
Venovenous Bypass
- VVT
-
Vlaamse Vereniging van Tandartsen
- WAIMH
-
World Association of Infant Mental Health
- WARDS
-
Working for Animals used in Research, Drugs and Surgery
- WBAN
-
Wireless Body Area Network
- WBC
-
White Blood Cells
- WBCT
-
Whole Blood Clotting Time
- WBS
-
Williams-Beuren Syndrome
- WCMC-Q
-
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
- WCMH
-
World Congress on Men's Health & Gender
- WCP
-
Weight Control Program
- WCVSA
-
Western Canadian Veterinary Students' Association
- WER
-
Weekly Epidemiological Report
- WFH
-
World Federation of Hemophilia (www.wfh.org)
- WFSBP
-
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
- WGO
-
Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie
WGO is equivalent to UMS, MOS, WHO, OMS, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above).
- WHI
-
Women's Health Initiative (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/)
- WHO
-
World Health Organization
WHO is equivalent to UMS, MOS, OMS, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above).
- WIBR
-
Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
- WIGW
-
Weduwen, Invaliden, Gepensioneerden en Wezen
- WL
-
Wire Localization
- WMA
-
World Medical Association (www.wma.net)
- WN
-
West Nile
- WNV
-
West Nile Virus
- WPA
-
World Psychiatric Association
- WSAVA
-
World Small Animal Veterinary Association (www.wsava.org)
- WSOA
-
Washington State Obstetrical Association (www.wsoaonline.org)
- WSOA
-
Washington State Orthopaedic Association (www.wsoa.org)
- WSTCM
-
Wiener Schule für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin
- WVSD
-
Wetenschappelijke Vereniging Voor Seksuele Disfuncties
- YAS
-
Yan Amiotrofik Skleroz
YAS is equivalent to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) in English, ALS (Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose) in German, ALS (Amiotrofa Lateralsklerozo) in Esperanto, ELA (Esclerosi Lateral Amiotròfica) in Catalan, SLA (Sclérose Latérale Amyotrophique) in French, ALS (Amyotrofe Laterale Sclerose) in Dutch, ELA (Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica) in Spanish, AEA (Alboko Esklerosi Amiotrofiko) in Basque, SLA (Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica) in Italian, ELA (Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica) in Portuguese, ALS (Amiotrofiese Laterale Sklerose) in Afrikaans, ELA (Esclerosis Llateral Amiotrófica) in Asturian, АЛС (Амиотрофична латерална склероза) in Bulgarian, ALS (Amyotrofická Laterální Skleróza) in Czech, ALS (Amyotrofisk Lateral Sklerose) in Danish, ΑΠΣ (Αμυοτροφική Πλευρική Σκλήρυνση) in Greek, ALS (Amüotroofne Lateraalskleroos) in Estonian, ELA (Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica) in Galician, ALS (Amiotrofična Lateralna Skleroza) in Croatian, ALS (Amiotrófiás Laterálszklerózis) in Hungarian, ԿԱՍ (Կողմնային ամիոտրոֆիկ սկլերոզ) in Armenian, SLA (Sclerosis Lateralis Amyotrophica) in Latin, ALS (Amyotrofische Lateraol Scleroos) in Limburgish, ALS (Amiotrofā Laterālā Skleroze) in Latvian, АЛС (Амиотрофична латерална склероза) in Macedonian, ALS (Amyotrofisk Lateralsklerose) in Norwegian, SLA (Scleroză Laterală Amiotrofică) in Romanian, БАС (Боковой амиотрофический склероз) in Russian, ALS (Amiotrofična Lateralna Skleroza) in Serbo-Croatian, ALS (Amyotrofická Laterálna Skleróza) in Slovak, ALS (Amiotrofična Lateralna Skleroza) in Slovenian, ALS (Amiotrofična Lateralna Skleroza) in Serbian, ALS (Amyotrofisk Lateralskleros) in Swedish, ALS (Amyotrofik Lateral Skleroz) in Turkish.
- YRNA
-
Yukon Registered Nurses Association
- ZAAC
-
Zone d’Accumulation d’Accidents Corporels
- ZAC
-
Zone à Atmosphère Contrôlée
- ZCHFP
-
Zväz chemického a farmaceutického priemyslu Slovenskej republiky (www.zchfp.sk)
- ZD
-
Zone de Danger Liquide
- ZDV
-
Zone de Danger Vapeur
- ZERMOS
-
Zones Exposées à des Risques liés aux Mouvements du Sol et du Sous-Sol
- ZIHP
-
Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology
- ZIHP
-
Zentrum für Integrative Humanphysiologie
- ZMBT
-
Zentrum für Biomedizinische Technologie
- ZMF
-
Zentrum für Medizinische Grundlagenforschung
- ZRG
-
Zone à Risques Géotechniques
- aHUS
-
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- bFGF
-
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
- fMRI
-
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- hCG
-
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
- hCG
-
Hormone Chorionique Gonadotrope
- iSDP
-
Information Systems Designated Procurement
- nHIT
-
Natural Herd Immunity Threshold
- nvMCJ
-
Nouveau variant de la Maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob
- rHR
-
Resting Heart Rate
The abbreviation rHR (Resting Heart Rate) includes the abbreviation HR (Heart Rate).
- sMCJ
-
Maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob sporadique
- uAEM
-
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
- vMCJ
-
Variant de la Maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob
- ÉOLE
-
Expression, Ouverture, Libération des Épileptiques
- ÖBIG
-
Österreichisches Bundesinstitut für Gesundheitswesen
- ÖBVP
-
Österreichischer Bundesverband für Psychotherapie (https://www.psychotherapie.at/)
- ÖDG
-
Österreichische Diabetes-Gesellschaft (www.oedg.org)
- ÖGA
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Akupunktur (www.akupunktur.at)
- ÖGAI
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Immunologie (https://oegai.org/)
- ÖGAM
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin (www.oegam.at)
- ÖGAM
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin
- ÖGARI
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Anaesthesiologie, Reanimation und Intensivmedizin (www.oegari.at)
- ÖGDV
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Dermatologie und Venerologie (www.oegdv.at)
- ÖGGG
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Geriatrie und Gerontologie (www.geriatrie-online.at)
- ÖGGH
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie (www.oeggh.at)
- ÖGHMP
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Präventivmedizin (www.oeghmp.at)
- ÖGIM
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (www.oegim.at)
- ÖGK
-
Österreichisches Grünes Kreuz (www.gruenes-kreuz.org)
- ÖGKC
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für klinische Chemie
- ÖGKJ
-
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (https://www.paediatrie.at/)