Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Medicine

Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

ASS

Autisme Spectrum Stoornissen

In Dutch

ASSIPHAR

Association Nationale des Assistants et Anciens Assistants en Pharmacie Hospitalière

In French

ASSM

Austrian Society for Sexual Medicine (www.assm.at)

In English

ASSM
Académie Suisse des Sciences Médicales (https://www.samw.ch)

= SAMS | Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences | In English
= SAMW | Schweizerische Akademie der medizinischen Wissenschaften | In German

In French

ASSO
Assistant System Security Officer

The abbreviation ASSO (Assistant System Security Officer) includes the abbreviation SSO (System Security Officer).

In English

ASSO

Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology

In English

ASSR

Attestation Scolaire de Sécurité Routière

In French

AST

Associazione Sclerosi Tuberosa (www.sclerosituberosa.org)

In Italian

ASTB

Association Sclérose Tubéreuse de Bourneville

In French

ASVO

American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (www.asvo.org)

In English

AT
Accident du Travail

The abbreviation AT (Accident du Travail) is included in the abbreviation DAT (Déclaration d’Accident du Travail).

In French

ATA

Abort Time Assembly

In English

ATAL
Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing

The abbreviation ATAL (Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing) includes the abbreviation TAL (Transoceanic Abort Landing).

In English

ATAP

Advanced Therapy Access Program

In English

ATCC

Association Tunisienne Contre le Cancer (www.atcc.org.tn)

In French

ATCD

Antécédents

In French

ATIDE

Accouchement Traumatique, Invalidité et Décès de l’Enfant

In French

ATM

Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated

In English

ATNC

Agent Transmissible Non Conventionnel

In French

ATO

Abort To Orbit

In English

ATRd

Acidose Tubulaire Rénale distale

In French

ATSS

Australasian Tuberous Sclerosis Society

In English

ATU

Autorisation Temporaire d'Utilisation

In French

AUA

American Urological Association (www.auanet.org)

In English

AVA

Association of Veterinary Anesthetists (www.ava.eu.com)

In English

AVA

Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed

In English

AVACI

Academy of Veterinary Allergy and Clinical Immunology (www.avaci.org)

In English

AVC

Accident Vasculaire Cérébral

In French

AVCA

American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (www.animalchiropractic.org)

In English

AVCPT

Association for Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

In English

AVDA

American Veterinary Distributors Association (www.avda.net)

In English

AVDC

American Veterinary Dental College (https://avdc.org/)

In English

AVH

Association Valentin Haüy

In French

AVI

Association for Veterinary Informatics (http://avinformatics.org)

In English

AVIP

Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

In English

AVIS

Associazione Volontari Italiani donatori Sangue

In Italian

AVMA

American Veterinary Medical Association (www.avma.org)

In English

AVMF

American Veterinary Medical Foundation (www.avmf.org)

In English

AVP

Accident sur Voie Publique

In French

AWMF

Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften

In German

AWS

Advance Warning System

In English

AZM

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

In Dutch

AcOdS

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

In Latin

AcOrS

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

In Latin

AcPhS

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

In Latin

AdBMP

Advances in Biological and Medical Physics

In English

AdCP

Advances in Cardiovascular Physics

In English

AeMed

Aerospace Medicine

In English

AmJC

American Journal of Cardiology

In English

AvSeM

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

In English

BA
Breathing Apparatus

The abbreviation BA (Breathing Apparatus) is included in abbreviations such as SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus), SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) and CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus).

In English

BAAC

Bulletin d’Analyse des Accidents Corporels de la circulation

In French

BAEH

Bloc Autonome d’Éclairage de sécurité pour Habitation

In French

BAES

Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit (https://www.baes.gv.at/)

In German

BAES
Bloc Autonome d’Éclairage de Sécurité
Un bloc autonome d’éclairage de sécurité (BAES) est une source lumineuse de secours servant à signaler et éclairer les sorties d’un bâtiment en cas d’évacuation d’urgence ou lors de pannes de l’éclairage principal ; un BAES peut signaler une porte d’accès à un escalier protégé, éclairer une circulation de secours ou faciliter l’évacuation des parties en sous-sol d’un bâtiment.

In French

BAHA

Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

In English

BAL

Binôme d'ALimentation

In French

BAN

Body Area Network

In English

BANG

Bits, Atomes, Neurones, Gènes

In French

BARPI

Bureau d'Analyse des Risques et des Pollutions Industrielles

In French

BAT

Binôme d'ATtaque

In French

BAVU

Ballon Autoremplisseur à Valve Unidirectionnelle

In French

BB

Bescherming Bevolking

In Dutch

BBMC

Basic Butylated Methacrylate Copolymer

In English

BBT

Basal Body Temperature

In English

BCG

Bacille de Calmette et Guérin

In French

BCLS

Base Cardiac Life Support

In English

BCLS

Biomechanical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences

In English

BCN

(School of) Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (www.rug.nl/bcn/)

In English

BCP

Birth Control Pill

In English

BCP

Biochemical Pharmacology

In English

BCR

Bulbocavernosus Reflex

In English

BCU

Banco de Cordón Umbilical

In Spanish

BCVA

British Cattle Veterinary Association (https://www.bcva.org.uk)

In English

BD

Baby Dance

In English

BD

Bronchodilatation

In French

BDD

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

In English

BDL

Bile Duct Ligation

In English

BDS

Botanical Dietary Supplements

In English

BDU

Berufsverband der Deutschen Urologen

In German

BEA

Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses

In French

BEARS

Burbank Emergency Amateur Radio Service

In English

BEB

Biomedical Education Building

In English

BECT

Bureau d'Études Cliniques et Thérapeutiques

In French

BEH

Bulletin Épidémiologique Hebdomadaire

In French

BEKIS

Bioethik Kommunikations- und Informationssystem

In German

BELIT

Bioethik Literaturdatenbank

In German

BERPC

Bureau d'Évaluation des Risques des Produits et agents Chimiques (www.berpc.fr)

In French

BESS
Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite
The Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite (BESS) program was proposed to provide a long-duration, Earth-orbiting facility to expose a variety of specimens and especially primates in a series of basic biological and medical studies. The large pressurized experiment module should contain a life support system (LSS), a waste management system (WMS), specimen-holding facilities, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and data-handling equipment.

In English

BESS

Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite

In English

BFI

Blood Flow Index

In English

BFI

Blood Flow Imaging

In English

BFN

The Breastfeeding Network

In English

BFS

Blow-Fill-Seal

In English

BFY

Banque Française des Yeux (www.bfy.asso.fr)

In French

BG

Blessé Grave

In French

BGKK

Burgenländische Gebietskrankenkasse

In German

BGSP

Berliner Gesellschaft für Soziale Psychiatrie

In German

BHM

Bulletin for the History of Medicine

In English

BI

Bouche Incendie

In French

BI

Brochure Investigateur

In French

BIA

Booster Insertion and Abort

In English

BISC

Biomedical Instrumentation, Scientific and Crew

In English

BIUM

Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de Médecine

In French

BJC

British Journal of Cancer

In English

BJD

British Journal of Dermatology

In English

BJHM

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

In English

BJU

British Journal of Urology

In English

BK

Bacille de Koch

In French

BKS

Blutkörperchensenkungsreaktion

In German

BKS

Blutkörperchensenkung

In German

BKİ
Bədən kütləsinin göstərici

= IMC | Indice de Masse Corporelle | In French
= BMI | Body Mass Index | In English
= 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
= VKİ | Vücut Kitle İndeksi | In Turkish

In Turkish

BL

Blessé Léger

In French

BLA

Biologics Licence Application

In English

BLS

Bateau Léger de Sauvetage

In French

BLSC

Buffalo Life Sciences Complex

In English

BMEWS
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System

The abbreviation BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).

In English

BMGF

Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen

In German

BMI
Body Mass Index

= BKİ, IMC, KMI, ΔΜΣ, IJT, ИМТ, VKİ (see above)

In English

BMP

Biological and Medical Physics

In English

BMP

Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers

In French

BMPM

Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers de Marseille (https://www.marinspompiersdemarseille.com/)

In French

BMR

Bactérie Multi-Résistante

In French

BMRC

Biomedical Research Council

In English

BMS

Bulletin des Médecins Suisses

In French

BMS

Baby Making Sex

In English

BMS

Biomedical Sciences

In English

BNDF

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

In English

BNI

Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (www.bni.uni-hamburg.de)

In German

BNIS

Brevet National d'Instructeur de Secourisme

In French

BNMPS

Brevet National de Moniteur de Premiers Secours

In French

BNPS

Brevet National des Premiers Secours

In French

BNPS

Brevet National de Premier Secours

In French

BNS

Brevet National de Secourisme

In French

BNSSA

Brevet National de Secours Subaquatique

In French

BOP

Bleeding On Probing

In English

BP

Blood Pressure

In English

BPCO
Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive

= COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | In English
= MPOC | Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique | In French
= COLD | Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease | In English
= COAD | Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung | In German
= EPOC | Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica | In Spanish
= BPCO | Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva | In Italian
= DPOC | Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica | In Portuguese
= KOAH | Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı | In Turkish

In French

BPCO
Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva

= COPD, MPOC, COLD, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

In Italian

BPH

Benigne Prostata-Hyperplasie

In German

BPI

Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie (www.bpi.de)

In German

BPMS

Blood Pressure Measuring System

In English

BPRS

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale

In English

BPWG

Blood Products Working Group

In English

BRB

Biomedical Research Building

In English

BRCC

Biomedical Reference Collection : Comprehensive Edition

In English

BRI

Building Related Illness

In English

BRS

Bateau de Reconnaissance et Sauvetage

In French

BSCS

Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science

In English

BSE
Bezinkingssnelheid van de Erythrocyten

= ESR | Erythrozytensedimentationsrate | In German
= ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | In English
= VES | Velocità di Eritrosedimentazione | In Italian
= 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

In Dutch

BSG

Blutsenkungsgeschwindigkeit

In German

BSG

Blutkörperchensenkungsgeschwindigkeit

In German

BSI

Behavioural Science Institute

In English

BSPP

Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris (www.pompiersparis.fr)

In French

BSR

Brevet de Sécurité Routière

In French

BSR

Blutsenkungsreaktion

In German

BSR

Bulbospongiosus Reflex

In English

BSSM

British Society for Sexual Medicine (www.bssm.org.uk)

In English

BUN

Blood Urea Nitrogen

In English

BVC

Brain Volume Change

In English

BVI

Blood Volume Index

In English

BfEL

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Ernährung und Lebensmittel (www.bfel.de)

In German

BiGuB

Behinderter in Gesellschaft und Beruf

In German

BioMi

Biomedical Microdevices

In English

BtMG

Betäubungsmittelgesetz

In German

BvU

Berufsverband der österreichischen Urologen (www.urologisch.at)

In German

BÖC

Berufsverband österreichischer Chirurgen (www.chirurgie.or.at)

In German

CA

Cancer Antigen

In English

CA

Chef d’Agrès

In French

CAAT

(Johns Hopkins) Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (http://caat.jhsph.edu)

In English

CAB

Complement Activation Blocker

In English

CABA
Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus

The abbreviation CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus) includes the abbreviation BA (Breathing Apparatus).

In English

CABBT

Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology

In English

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

In English

CABT
Convención sobre Armas Biológicas y Tóxicas

= CABT | Convenção de Armas Biológicas e Tóxicas | In Portuguese

In Spanish

CABT
Convenção de Armas Biológicas e Tóxicas

= CABT (see above)

In Portuguese

CAD

Computer-Aided Detection

In English

CAHTA
Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment

= AATRM | Agència d'Avaluació de Tecnologia i Recerca Mèdiques | In Catalan

In Spanish

CAL

Clinical Attachment Level

In English

CAMBI

Center for Advanced Molecular Biology and Immunology

In English

CAMR

Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (www.stemcellfunding.org)

In English

CAMR
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

= RAMC | Régime Canadien d’Accès aux Médicaments | In French

In English

CAMS

Certificat d'Aptitude en Médecine du Sport

In French

CAN

Canadian Arthritis Network (www.arthritisnetwork.ca)

In English

CAOG

Central Assoication of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

In English

CAPA

Canadian Association of Physician Assistants

In English

CAPA

Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (www.arthritispatient.ca)

In English

CAPHRI

Care and Public Health Research Institute (www.caphri.nl)

In English

CAPS

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

In English

CARA

Chronische Aspecifieke Respiratoire Aandoeningen

In Dutch

CARIM

CArdiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (https://www.carimmaastricht.nl/)

In English

CARMA

Cared for the Aged at Risk of Marginalisation

In English

CARMF

Caisse Autonome de Retraite des Médecins Français

In French

CARNA

College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta

In English

CARPIMKO

Caisse Autonome de Retraite et de Prévoyance des Infirmiers, Masseurs-Kinésithérapeutes, médecins-podologues, orthophonistes et orthoptistes

In French

CARUM

Club des Anesthésistes Réanimateurs Urgentistes Militaires

In French

CAS

Conjonctivite Allergique Saisonnière

In French

CASAC

Credential for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors

In English

CASDIS
Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours

The abbreviation CASDIS (Conseil d’Administration du Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours) includes the abbreviation CA (Conseil d’Administration).

In French

CASIS

Comité d'Appui au Système d'Information Sanitaire

In French

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