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    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    AAA

    American Allergy Association

    In English

    AAAAI

    American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (www.aaaai.org)

    In English

    AABA

    American Anorexia Bulimia Association (www.aabainc.org)

    In English

    AABB

    American Association of Blood Banks

    In English

    AACE

    American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (www.aace.com)

    In English

    AACP

    American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion

    In English

    AADE

    American Association of Diabetes Educators

    In English

    AADMC

    Allergy and Asthma Disease Management Center

    In English

    AAFA

    Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America (www.aamds.org)

    In English

    AAFA

    Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

    In English

    AAI

    American Association of Immunologists (www.aai.org)

    In English

    AAIQ

    Association des Allergologues et Immunologues du Québec

    In French

    AAIR

    Asthma and Allergy Information and Research

    In English

    AANMA

    Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics

    In English

    AAOA

    American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

    In English

    AAPB

    Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

    In English

    AARDA

    American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

    In English

    AAVI

    American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (https://www.theaavi.org/)

    In English

    ABAI

    American Board of Allergy & Immunology

    In English

    ABLES

    Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance

    In English

    ABMTR

    Autologus Blood & Marrow Transplant Registry

    In English

    ACIP

    Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

    In English

    ADA

    American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)

    In English

    ADHET

    Association pour le Développement de l'Hématologie et de la Transfusion (www.adhet.org)

    In French

    ADME
    Absorption, Distribution, Métabolisme, Excrétion

    = ADME | Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion | In English
    = ADME | Absorption, Distribution, Metabolismus, Exkretion | In German

    In French

    ADME
    Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion

    = ADME (see above)

    In English

    ADME
    Absorption, Distribution, Metabolismus, Exkretion

    = ADME (see above)

    In German

    ADSB

    Association pour le Don de Sang Bénévole

    In French

    AES

    Accident Exposant au Sang

    In French

    AFH

    Association Française des Hémophiles (www.afh.asso.fr)

    In French

    AGEP
    Acute Generalised Exanthematous Pustulosis

    = PEAG | Pustulose Exanthématique Aiguë Généralisée | In French

    In English

    AGS

    Adrenogenitales Syndrom

    In German

    AIDS
    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

    = 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
    = 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

    The abbreviation AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is included in the abbreviation FAIDS (Feline Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

    In English

    AIDS
    Akirita Imuno-Deficita Simptomaro

    = SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

    In Esperanto

    AIDS
    Annlochd Inneamh Dìon-Slàinte

    = SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

    In Scottish Gaelic

    AIDS
    Akvirírani imúnski deficítni sindróm

    = SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

    In Slovenian

    AIDS
    Hội chứng Suy giảm Miễn dịch Mắc phải

    = SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

    In Vietnamese

    AIDS
    Alınğan İmmun Defisit Síndromı

    = SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, HIES, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

    In Tatar

    AIPBB

    Archives Internationales de Physiologie, de Biochimie et de Biophysique

    In French

    ALFEDIAM

    Association de Langue Française pour l'Étude du Diabète et des Maladies Métaboliques

    In French

    APLS

    Antiphospholipid syndrome

    In English

    APS

    American Physiological Society (https://www.physiology.org/)

    In English

    APTT

    Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

    In English

    ARB

    Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

    In English

    ARC

    Aggregation of Red Blood Cells

    In English

    ARD

    Association pour la Recherche sur le Diabète (www.a-rd.fr)

    In French

    ARFY

    Atherosclerosis Risk-Factors in Female Youngsters

    In English

    ARMY

    Atherosclerosis Risk-Factors in Male Youngsters

    In English

    AVA

    Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed

    In English

    AVACI

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

    In English

    AVIP

    Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

    In English

    AVIS

    Associazione Volontari Italiani donatori Sangue

    In Italian

    AcPhS

    Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

    In Latin

    BCR

    Bulbocavernosus Reflex

    In English

    BFI

    Blood Flow Index

    In English

    BFI

    Blood Flow Imaging

    In English

    BKS

    Blutkörperchensenkungsreaktion

    In German

    BKS

    Blutkörperchensenkung

    In German

    BP

    Blood Pressure

    In English

    BPMS

    Blood Pressure Measuring System

    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

    BSR

    Blutsenkungsreaktion

    In German

    BSR

    Bulbospongiosus Reflex

    In English

    BUN

    Blood Urea Nitrogen

    In English

      BVI

      Blood Volume Index

      In English

      CA

      Cancer Antigen

      In English

      CAB

      Complement Activation Blocker

      In English

      CAMBI

      Center for Advanced Molecular Biology and Immunology

      In English

      CAPS

      Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      In English

      CAS

      Conjonctivite Allergique Saisonnière

      In French

      CBC

      Complete Blood Count

      In English

      CBF

      Cerebral Blood Flow

      In English

      CBR

      Centre for Blood Research

      In English

      CBS

      Canadian Blood Services (www.bloodservices.ca)

      In English

      CCAIMT

      Common Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness (www.rsna.org)

      In English

      CCMH
      Concentration Corpusculaire Moyenne en Hémoglobine

      = MCHC | Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration | In English
      = CHCM | Concentração de Hemoglobina Corpuscular Média | In Portuguese

      In French

      CCNI

      Comité Consultatif National de l'Immunisation

      In French

      CCP

      Complement Control Protein (modules)

      In English

      CDTS

      Centre Départemental de Transfusion Sanguine

      In French

      CEP

      Concentré Érythrocytaire Phénotypé

      In French

      CEREDIH

      CEntre de REférence des Déficits Immunitaires Héréditaires

      In French

      CFMN

      Centre de Fabrication Mécanique pour la Neurophysiologie

      In French

      CFU-GEMM
      Colony Forming Unit - Granulocyte, Erythroid, Macrophage, Megakaryocyte

      The abbreviation CFU-GEMM (Colony Forming Unit - Granulocyte, Erythroid, Macrophage, Megakaryocyte) includes the abbreviation CFU (Colony Forming Unit).

      In English

      CFU-MK

      Colony Forming Unit - MegaKaryocytic

      In English

      CGR

      Concentré de Globules Rouges

      In French

      CGRP

      Concentré de Globules Rouges Phénotypé

      In French

      CHARMS

      Canadian Hemophilia Assessment and Resource Management Information System

      In English

      CHAVI

      Center for HIV-AIDS Vaccine Immunology

      In English

      CHCM
      Concentração de Hemoglobina Corpuscular Média

      = CCMH, MCHC, CHCM (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CIMT

      Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

      In English

      CJPP

      Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

      In English

      CLB

      Centraal Laboratorium voor de Bloedtransfusiedienst

      In Dutch

      CMH

      Complexe Majeur d'Histocompatibilité

      In French

      CNTS

      Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine

      In French

      CO

      Cardiac Output

      In English

      CPB

      Cardiopulmonary bypass

      In English

      CPP
      Central Precocious Puberty

      The abbreviation CPP (Central Precocious Puberty) is included in the abbreviation ICPP (Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty).

      In English

      CRCIL

      Centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire INSERM-Lariboisière

      In French

      CSF

      Cerebrospinal Fluid

      In English

      CSF

      Colony-Stimulating Factor

      In English

      CTL

      Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte

      In English

      CTS

      Centre de Transfusion Sanguine

      In French

      CTSA

      Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées

      In French

      CVP

      Central Venous Pressure

      In English

      DCCT

      Diabetes Control and Complications Trial

      In English

      DDD

      Dense Deposit Disease

      In English

      DDG

      Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft (www.deutsche-diabetes-gesellschaft.de)

      In German

      DGHO

      Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hämato-Onkologie (https://www.dgho.de)

      In German

      DIAID

      Division of Immunology, Allergy & Infectious Diseases

      In English

      DIC

      Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

      In English

      DID
      Diabète insulino-dépendant

      = IDDM | Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus | In English
      = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente | In Portuguese
      = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente | In Spanish

      In French

      DIP

      Déficit Immunitaire Primitif

      In French

      DM

      Diabetes mellitus

      In many languages

      DME

      Diabetic Macular Edema

      In English

      DME

      Deoxymiroestrol

      In English

      DMID
      Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente

      = DID, IDDM, DMID (see above)

      In Portuguese

      DMID
      Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente

      = DID, IDDM, DMID (see above)

      In Spanish

      DRAA

      Dialysis-Related Amyloid Arthropathy

      In English

      DVT

      Deep Vein Thrombosis

      In English

      EAACI

      European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (https://www.eaaci.org/)

      In English

      EAPPI

      European Association of the Plasma Products Industry

      In English

      EBMT

      European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

      In English

      ECA

      Ecarin Chromogenic Assay

      In English

      ECF

      Extracellular fluid

      In English

      EGS

      Eijkman Graduate School for Immunology and Infectious Diseases (www.eijkmanschool.org)

      In English

      EHA

      European Hematology Association

      In English

      EHC

      European Haemophilia Consortium (www.ehc.eu)

      In English

      EIM
      Espace Intima Média

      = IMT | Intima Media Thickness | In English

      In French

      ENG
      Eritrocitų Nusėdimo Greitis

      = BSE, ESR, VES, СОЭ, EÇS, ΤΚΕ, ШОЕ (see above)

      In Lithuanian

      EPFA

      European Plasma Fractionation Association

      In English

      ESR
      Erythrozytensedimentationsrate

      = BSE, VES, ENG, СОЭ, EÇS, ΤΚΕ, ШОЕ (see above)

      In German

      ESR
      Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

      = BSE, VES, ENG, СОЭ, EÇS, ΤΚΕ, ШОЕ (see above)

      In English

      EÇS
      Eritrositlərin Çökmə Sürəti

      = BSE, ESR, VES, ENG, СОЭ, ΤΚΕ, ШОЕ (see above)

      In Azerbaijani

      FAIDS
      Feline Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

      The abbreviation FAIDS (Feline Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) includes the abbreviation AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

      In English

      FAST

      Fukuoka Atherosclerosis Trial

      In English

      FEVG
      Fraction d’Éjection du Ventricule Gauche

      = LVEF | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction | In English

      In French

      FFDSB

      Fédération Française pour le Don de Sang Bénévole (https://ffdsb.org/)

      In French

      FID
      Fédération Internationale du Diabète (https://idf.org/)

      = IDF | International Diabetes Federation | In English
      = FID | Federación Internacional de Diabetes | In Spanish

      In French

      FID
      Federación Internacional de Diabetes (https://idf.org/)

      = IDF (see above)

      In Spanish

      FIV

      Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

      In English

      FMLSTP

      Fonds Mondial de Lutte contre le Sida, la Tuberculose et le Paludisme (https://www.theglobalfund.org/fr/)

      In French

      G-CSF

      Granulocyte Colony Stimulating-Factor

      In English

      GFEV

      Groupe Français d'Étude des Vascularites

      In French

      GFM

      Gélatine Fluide Modifiée

      In French

      GIB
      Giza Immunoeskasiaren Birusa

      = 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
      = VIDH | Virus Immunitarii Defectus Humanae | In Latin
      = 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
      = HIV | Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus | In Dutch

      In Basque

      GPB

      General Physiology and Biophysics

      In English

      GPVI

      Glycoprotéine Plaquettaire VI

      In French

      H5N1

      Hämagglutinin 5 Neuraminidase 1

      In German

      HAP
      Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

      = PAH | Pulmonalarterielle Hypertonie | In German
      = PH | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
      = PHT | Pulmonale Hypertonie | In German
      = HTAP | Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar | In Catalan
      = PH | Pulmonary Hypertension | In English
      = HTP | Hipertensión Pulmonar | In Spanish
      = HTAP | Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire | In French
      = PH | Pulmonale Hypertensie | In Dutch
      = ЛГ | Лёгочная гиперте́нзия | In Russian
      = PAH | Pulmonal Arteriel Hypertension | In Danish
      = HTP | Hipertensión Pulmonar | In Galician
      = ԹՀ | Թոքային հիպերտենզիա | In Armenian
      = PAH | Pulmonal Arteriell Hypertensjon | In Norwegian
      = PH | Plućna Hipertenzija | In Serbian
      = PAH | Pulmonell Arteriell Hypertension | In Swedish
      = PH | Pulmoner Hipertansiyon | In Turkish

      In Catalan

      HAR

      Hyperacute Rejection

      In English

      HAS

      Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica

      In Portuguese

      HCM
      Hémoglobine Corpusculaire Moyenne

      = MCH | Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin | In English

      In French

      HELLP

      Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelet count

      In English

      HFA

      Haemophilia Foundation Australia (www.haemophilia.org.au)

      In English

      HIES
      Hartutako Immuno Eskasiaren Sindromea

      = AIDS, SIDA, VIGS, СПИН, QİÇS, SEIF, ՁԻԱՀ, SCDI, 에이즈, შიდსი, СИДА, СПИД, UHCW, СНІД, UKIMWI (see above)

      In Basque

      HIV
      Human Immunodeficiency Virus

      = GIB, VIH, VIDH, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ (see above)

      In English

      HIV
      Humani Imunodeficientni Virus

      = GIB, VIH, VIDH, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ (see above)

      In Slovenian

      HIV
      Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus

      = GIB, VIH, VIDH, ŽIV, ХИВ, MIV, ВИЧ (see above)

      In Dutch

      HPPS

      Human Plasma Product Services

      In English

      HPS

      Hemophagocytic syndrome

      In English

      HTA
      Hypertension artérielle

      = АГ | Артериальная гипертензия | In Russian

      In French

      HTAP
      Hipertensió Arterial Pulmonar

      = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

      In Catalan

      HTAP
      Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire

      = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

      In French

      HTN

      High Blood Pressure

      In English

      HTP
      Hipertensión Pulmonar

      = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

      In Spanish

      HTP
      Hipertensión Pulmonar

      = HAP, PAH, PH, PHT, HTAP, ЛГ, ԹՀ (see above)

      In Galician

      HUS
      Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

      = SUH | Síndrome Urémico Hemolítico | In Spanish
      = SHU | Syndrome Hémolytique et Urémique | In French
      = HUS | Hämolytisch-urämisches Syndrom | In German
      = HUS | Hemolytisk uremisk syndrom | In Nynorsk
      = HUS | Hemolytisk-uremisk syndrom | In Norwegian
      = ХУС | Хемолитички уремијски синдром | In Serbian
      = HÜS | Hemolitik üremik sendrom | In Turkish

      In English

      HUS
      Hämolytisch-urämisches Syndrom

      = SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above)

      In German

      HUS
      Hemolytisk uremisk syndrom

      = SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above)

      In Nynorsk

      HUS
      Hemolytisk-uremisk syndrom

      = SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above)

      In Norwegian

      HgA1c

      Hemoglobin A1c

      In English

      HÜS
      Hemolitik üremik sendrom

      = HUS, SUH, SHU, ХУС, HÜS (see above)

      In Turkish

      IAVI

      International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

      In English

      IBD

      Inflammatory Bowel Disease

      In English

      ICF

      Intracellular fluid

      In English

      ICP

      Intracranial pressure

      In English

      ICPP
      Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty

      The abbreviation ICPP (Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty) includes the abbreviation CPP (Central Precocious Puberty).

      In English

      IDDM
      Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

      = DID, DMID (see above)

      In English

      IDF
      International Diabetes Federation (https://idf.org/)

      = FID, IDF (see above)

      In English

      IDVE

      Indice de Déviation du Volume Érythrocytaire

      In French

      IFC

      Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica

      In Italian

        IIBHG
        Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics

        = IIBHG | Institut za Imunobiologija i Humana Genetika | In Macedonian

        In English

        IJNS

        International Journal of Neural Systems

        In English

        IMD

        Immune Mediated Disease

        In English

        IMST

        High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training

        In English

        IMT
        Intima Media Thickness

        = EIM, IMT (see above)

        In English

        IMT

        Inspiratory Muscle Training

        In English

        INAF

        Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred-Fessard

        In French

        IPFA

        International Plasma Fractionation Association

        In English

        IRT

        Insuffisance Rénale Terminale

        In French

        ISIR

        International Society for Immunology of Reproduction

        In English

        ISMCS
        International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support (https://www.ismcs.org)

        = ISRBP | International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps | In English

        In English

        ISRBP
        International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps (https://www.ismcs.org)

        = ISMCS, ISRBP (see above)

        In English

        ITSS

        Infection Transmissible Sexuellement et par le Sang

        In French

        IVIg

        Intravenous Immunoglobulin

        In English

        IVS
        Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang (www.ivs-vbi.org)

        = VBI | Vessels and Blood Institute | In English

        In French

        IgG

        Immunoglobuline G

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        IgIV

        Immunoglobuline intraveineuse

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