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  • Medicine

    Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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    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 (www.azm.nl)

        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

        BAES

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

        In German

        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 (www.bancodecordon.com)

          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

            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 (www.carim.unimaas.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

                    CAVP

                    Caisse d’Assurance Vieillesse des Pharmaciens

                    In French

                    CBC

                    Complete Blood Count

                    In English

                    CBDL

                    Common Bile Duct Ligation

                    In English

                    CBF

                    Cerebral Blood Flow

                    In English

                    CBG

                    College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen

                    In Dutch

                    CBR

                    Centre for Blood Research

                    In English

                    CBR

                    Computers and Biomedical Research

                    In English

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