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WORD OR PHRASE Abbrev

1 PIECE 1PC

1 WAY 1W

2 PIECE 2PC

2 WAY 2W

3 DIMENSIONAL 3D

3 WAY 3W

4 WAY 4W

ABDOMEN ABD

ABDOMINAL ABD

ABLATION ABL

ABSORBABLE ABS

ABSORBANCY ABS

ABSORBENT ABS

ACCESSORIES ACC

ACETABULAR ACET

ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME ACT

ADAPTER ADAPT

ADAPTERS ADAPT

ADAPTION ADAPT

ADAPTOR ADAPT

ADDITIVE ADTV

ADHERENT ADHE

ADHESIVE ADHE

ADJUST ADJ

ADJUSTABLE ADJ

ADMINISTRATION ADMIN

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH

ADULT ADLT

ADVANCE ADV

ADVANTAGE AD

AEROSOL ARSL

ALCOHOL ALC

ALKALINE ALK

ALLIGATOR ALLGTR

ALLOGRAFT ALGFT

ALUMINUM AL

AMBER AMBR

AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION ATCC

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE NH4OH

ANAEROBIC ANA

ANAESTHESIA ANAE

ANAESTHETIC ANAE

ANALYZER ANLYZR

ANCHOR ANCH

ANCHORAGE ANCH

ANCHORING ANCH

AND &

ANESTHESIA ANAE

ANESTHETIC ANAE

ANEURYSM ANEU

ANGIOGRAPHIC ANGIO

ANGIOGRAPHY ANGIO

ANGLE ANG

ANGLED ANG

ANKLE ANK

ANTERIOR ANT

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AP

ANTEROPOSTERIOR AP

ANTI PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN ANTI-PSA

ANTIBACTERIAL ANTIBACT

ANTIBIOTIC ABX

ANTIBODY SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST AST

ANTICOAGULANT ANTICOAG

ANTI-EMBOLISM A-EMBO

ANTIMICROBIAL A-MICRO

ANTISEPTIC ASEP

APPLICATOR APPL

ARMBOARD ARMBD

ARTERIAL ARTL

ARTERY ART

ARTHROSCOPE ARTHRSCP

ARTHROSCOPY ARTHRSCP

ARTICULAR ARTIC

ARTICULATED ARTIC

ARTICULATING ARTIC

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE AST

ASPIRATING ASP

ASPIRATION ASP

ASPIRATOR ASP

ASSEMBLY (ADJECTIVES ONLY NOUN IN FULL) AY

AUGMENT AUG

AUGMENTATION AUG

AUGMENTS AUG

AUTOCLAVABLE ATCLV

AUTOCLAVE ATCLV

AUTOCLAVED ATCLV

AUTOMATED AUTO

AUTOMATIC AUTO

AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL AQC

BACTERIA BACT

BACTERIAL BACT

BACTERIOLOGICAL BACT

BACTERIOLOGY BACT

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION BSS

BALLOON BALLN

BANDAGE BNDG

BAR CODE BARCODE

BARIUM BA

BARRIER BARR

BASKET BSKT

BATTERY BATT

BAYONET BAY

BEARING BRNG

BEIGE BGE

BERENSTEIN BER

BETA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE B-TCP

BICARBONATE BICARB

BIOABSORBALE BIOABS

BIOHAZARD BIOHAZ

BIOHAZARDOUS BIOHAZ

BIOSYN BSYN

BIPHASAL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE BIPAP

BLACK BLK

BLADE BLDE

BLOOD VOLUME MONITOR BVM

BLUE BLU

BORDER BDR

BOTTLE BTL

BOTTOM BTTM

BRACKET BRCKT

BRAIDED BRAID

BRAIN HEART INFUSION BHI

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP

BREATHING BRTH

BRIGHT WHITE BRTWHTE

BRILLIANT GREEN BG

BROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL BGH

BRONCHIAL BRONCO

BRONCHO BRONCO

BRONCHOSCOPE BRONCO

BRONOCHOSCOPE BRONCO

BROWN BRN

BRUSH BRSH

BUFFER BUFF

BUFFERED BUFF

BURGUNDY BURG

BURR BUR

BUSHING BUSHG

BUTTON BTTN

CABLE CBL

CAESAREAN SECTION C-SECTION

CALIBRATED CALIB

CALIBRATING CALIB

CALIBRATION CALIB

CALIBRATOR CALIB

CANCELLOUS CANCL

CANISTER CNSTR

CANNULA CANN

CANNULATED CANN

CAPACITY CAC

CAPROSYN CPSYN

CAPSCREW CAPSCRW

CARBON DIOXIDE CO2

CARDIOLOGY CARDIO

CARDIOVASCULAR CV

CARTRIDGE CARTRDG

CASSETTE CSST

CASTING CAST

CATHETER CATH

CATHETERIZATION CATH

CAUTERY CAUT

CEMENTED CEMENT

CENTIMETER CM

CENTRAL PROCESSING SUPPLIES CPS

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER CVC

CENTRIFUGE CNTRFG

CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID CSF

CERTIFIED CERT

CERTIFY CERT

CERVICAL CERV

CHANNEL CHAN

CHANNELED CHAN

CHARGE (S) CHRG

CHECK CK

CHEMICAL CHEM

CHEMISTRY CHEM

CHEMOTHERAPY CHEMO

CHILDREN CHILD

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE CHG

CHLORIDE CL

CHOCOLATE CHOC

CHROMIC CHR

CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION CTO

CIRCUIT CIRCT

CIRCULAR CIR

CLAMP CLMP

CLAVICLE CLAV

CLEANER CLNG

CLEANING CLNG

CLEANSER CLNG

CLEAR CLR

CLEARFLEX CLRFLX

CLOSED CLSD

CLOSURE CLS

COAGULATION COAG

COATED CTD

COATED BACK (PAPER PRODUCT) CB

COATED FRONT (PAPER PRODUCT) CF

COATED FRONT AND BACK (PAPER PRODUCT) CFB

COLLARLESS POLISHED TAPERED CPTPR

COLLECT CLCT

COLLECTING CLCT

COLLECTION CLCT

COLLECTOR CLCT

COMPONENT COMP

COMPOUND CMPND

COMPOUNDED CMPND

COMPRESS COMPRS

COMPRESSED COMPRS

COMPRESSION COMPRS

COMPRESSION HIP SYSTEM CHS

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY CT

CONCENTRATE CONC

CONCENTRATED CONC

CONCENTRATION CONC

CONCENTRATOR CONC

CONNECT CONN

CONNECTING CONN

CONNECTIONS CONN

CONNECTOR CONN

CONSTITUENT CONSTIT

CONTAINER CNTN

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE CPAP

CONTRAST CNTRST

CONTROL CTRL

CONVENTIONAL CUTTING STERNUM CCS

CORKSCREW CRKSCRW

CORONARY CORON

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING CABG

CORRUGATED CORRUG

CORTEX CORT

CORTICAL CORT

COTTON COTT

COVER CVR

CREATININE KINASE MYOGLOBIN BIOMARKER CKMB

CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY CRIC

CRYOGENIC CRYO

CRYPTOCOCCUS CRYPTO

CRYSTALS CRYS

CUBIC CENTIMETER CC

CUBIC FOOT CF

CUFFED CUFF

CULTURE CLT

CURETTE CURTT

CURVED CRV

CUSTOM CUST

CUT CUT

CUTTER CUT

CUTTING CUT

CYLINDER CYL

CYLINDRICAL CYL

CYSTOSCOPY CYSTOSCP

CYTOCENTRIFUGE CYTOCEN

CYTOKERATIN CK

CYTOLOGY CYTO

DARK BLUE DKBLU

DARK GREEN DKGRN

DEFIBRILLATION DEFIB

DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIB

DEFICIENT DEFCNT

DEGREE DEG

DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SUPLPHATE DHEAS

DELICATE DLCT

DETACHABLE DETACH

DETECTOR DTCT

DETERGENT DETRG

DEXTROSE

D (then a # that implies the % of

the dextrose no spaces between

the D and the #) example D10

DEXTROSE 10% LACTATED RINGER D10LR

DEXTROSE 10% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.225% D10 NaCl 0.225%


DEXTROSE 10% WATER D10W

DEXTROSE 20% D20



DEXTROSE 5% D5

DEXTROSE 5% LACTATED RINGER D5LR






DIAGNOSIS DX

DIAGNOSTIC DX

DIAGNOSTICS DX

DIAMETER DIA

DILATATION DIL

DILATING DIL

DILATION AND CURETTAGE D&C

DILATOR DILTR

DILUENT DILNT

DIRECTIONAL STAPLING TECHNOLOGY DST

DISINFECTANT DISINF

DISINFECTION DISINF

DISPENSING DISPSNG

DISPOSABLE DISP

DISSECTING DISCT

DISTAL DIST

DOUBLE DBL

DOZEN DZ

DRAINAGE DRNGE

DRAPE DRP

DRESSING DRSG

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE DCP

DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SYSTEM/SCREW DCS

DYNAMIC HIP SYSTEM/SCREW DHS

ECCENTRIC ECCT

ECHELON ECHL

EDUCATION EDUC

ELASTIC ELAS

ELBOW ELB

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECG

ELECTRODE ELECT

ELECTRODES ELECT

ELECTROPHORESIS EPHORESIS

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD

ELECTROSURGICAL ELCTRSRG

ELEVATION ELEV

ELIMINATOR ELIM

ELONGATED ELONG

EMBOLIZATION EMBLZTN

EMERALD EMRLD

EMERGENCY ER

ENCLOSURE ENCL

ENDOBRONCHIAL ENDOBRONC

ENDOPROSTHESIS ENDOPRS

ENDOSCOPE ENDO

ENDOSCOPIC ENDO

ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND EUS

ENDOSCOPY ENDO

ENDOTRACHEAL ET

ENDOVASCULAR ENDOVASC

ENVIRONMENTAL ENV

ENZYMATIC ENZ

EPIDURAL EPID

EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN EMA

EQUIPMENT EQUIP

ERGONOMIC ERGO

ERGONOMICAL ERGO

ESCHERICHIA COLI E COLI

ESOPHAGEAL ESOPH

ESOPHAGUS ESOPH

ETHIBOND ETHBD

ETHILON ETHLN

ETHI-PACK ETHI-PK

EVACUATOR EVAC

EVERY OTHER WEEK EOW

EXAMINATION EXAM

EXCHANGE EXCHG

EXHALATION EXHAL

EXPANDABLE EXPND

EXPANDED EXPND

EXTEND EXT

EXTENDED EXT

EXTENSION EXT

EXTERNAL EXT

EXTRA HEAVY X-HVY

EXTRA LARGE XL

EXTRA LONG X-LNG

EXTRA SHORT X-SHT

EXTRA SMALL XS

EXTRA STIFF X-STIFF

EXTRA STRONG X-STRG

EXTRA TALL X-TALL

EXTRA WIDE X-WIDE

EXTREMITY EXTRM

FACESHIELD FACESHLD

FEEDING FEED

FEET (ADVJECTIVE SPELL OUT NOUN) FT

FEMALE FML

FEMORAL FEM

FEMUR FEM

FENESTRATED FEN

FETAL FIBRONECTIN fFN

FIBERGLASS FBGLS

FIBULA FIB

FIBULAR FIB

FILTER FLTR

FILTERED FLTR

FIX FIX

FIXATION FIX

FIXATIVE FIX

FIXATOR FIX

FIXED FIX

FLANGE FLGE

FLAVORED FLVRD

FLEX FLX

FLEXIBLE FLX

FLUID FLU

FLUORESCENT FL

FOLEY FOL

FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE FSH

FOOD CHEMICALS CODEX FCC

FOOT FT

FOOTPLATE FTPLT

FOR F/

FRAGRANCE FREE FF

FREEZER FZR

FRENCH FR

FROSTED FRSTD

FUNNEL FNL

GALLON G

GARBAGE GRBG

GASTROINTESTINAL GI

GASTRO-JEJUNOSTOMY GASTRO-JEJU

GASTROSCOPE GASTRO

GASTROSOMY GASTRO

GASTROSTOMY GASTRO

GAUGE (NEEDLE SIZE) GA

GAUGE (NOUN) GAUGE

GAUZE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) GZ

GENERAL GEN

GENERAL PURPOSE GEN

GOLD (COLOUR) GLD

GORETEX GRTX

GRADE GRD

GRADUATED GRAD

GRADUATION GRAD

GRAM GM

GRAMS GM

GRANULE GRAN

GRANULES GRAN

GRAY GRY

GREEN GRN

GREY GRY

GUIDEWIRE GWIRE

GUIDING GUID

GYNAECOLOGY GYNE

GYNECOLOGICAL GYNE

GYNECOLOGY GYNE

HARDWARE HRDWR

HEAT SEAL HEATSL

HEAVY HVY

HEAVY DUTY HVYDTY

HEAVYWEIGHT HVYWT

HEMOGLOBIN HGB

HEMOGLOBIN A1C OR/ GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN HbA1c

HEMOSTATIC HEMO

HETEROGENOUS MODULE HM

HEXAGON HEX

HEXAGONAL HEX

HIGH HI

HIGH DEFINITION HI DEF

HIGH DENSITY HD

HIGH EFFICIENCY POWERED AIR (FILTER) HEPA

HIGH PERFORMANCE HP

HIGH SENSITIVITY HI/SENS

HISTOLOGY HISTO

HOLDER HLDR

HOLE HL

HOSPITAL HOSP

HOTEL DIEU HDH

HOUR HR

HOURS HR

HUMERAL HUM

HUMERUS HUM

HUMIDIFIER HUMI

HYDRATION HYDRTN

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE H2O2

HYPOALLERGENIC HYPOA

HYPODERMIC HYPO

HYSTERECTOMY HYST

ICODEXTRIN ICO

IDENTIFICATION ID

ILLUMINATION ILLUM

IMMOBILIZER IMMOB

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A IgA

IMMUNOGLOBULIN D IgD

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E IgE

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G IgG

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M IgM

IMMUNOLOGY IMMUNO

INCANDESCENT INCAND

INCH IN

INCLUDE INCL

INCLUDING INCL

INCONTINENCE INC

INCONTINENT INC

INDIVIDUAL IND

INDIVIDUALLY IND

INDUSTRIAL INDUST

INFANT INF

INFECTIOUS INFECT

INFERIOR INFR

INFINITI INFIN

INFLATABLE INFL

INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS IPP

INFLATED INFL

INFLATION INFL

INFLATOR INFL

INFORMATION INFO

INFUSER INFSR

INJECT INJ

INJECTABLE INJ

INJECTION INJ

INOCULATING INOC

INOCULATION INOC

INSIDE DIAMETER I/D

INSTRUMENT INSTR

INSUFFLATION INSUFF

INSULATED INSUL

INTEGRATED INTGRTR

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ICU

INTERFERENCE INTFR

INTERIOR INTR

INTERNAL INTL

INTRA AORTIC BALLOON IAB

INTRALUMINAL ILS

INTRAMEDULLARY INMED

INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE IUP

INTRAVENOUS IV

INTRODUCTION INTRO

IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTICS IVD

IRON PIPE SIZE IPS

IRRIGATION IRR

ISOLATION ISOL

ISOPROPANOL ISOPR

ISOPROPYL ISOPR

JACKSON PRATT JP

JUNIOR JR

KILOGRAM KG

KINGSTON GENERAL KGH

KNUCKLE KNCL

LABEL (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) LBL

LABORATORY LAB

LACTATED LACT

LAPAROSCOPE LAP

LAPAROSCOPIC LAP

LAPAROSCOPY LAP

LARGE LRG

LARYNGEAL LRYNGL

LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY LMA

LARYNGOSCOPE LRYNGSC

LASERJET LASER

LATERAL LAT

LATEX LTX

LATEX FREE LF

LAVENDER LAV

LEFT LT

LEFT LATERAL LTLAT

LEFT MEDIAL LTMEDL

LENGTH LGTH

LENNOX & ADDINGTON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL LACGH

LEVEL LVL

LICENCE LICENSE

LIGHT SENSITIVITY LT/SENS

LIGHT(COLOUR ONLY COMBINED WITH COLOUR)

LT(COLOUR??) EG. LTBLU (LT

THEN NO SPACE AND THE

ABBREVIATION FOR THE

COLOUR)

LIMITED LTD

LIQUID LIQ

LITER L

LITHIUM LI

LITRE L

LOCKING LOCK

LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE LCP

LONG LNG

LONG SLEEVE L/S

LOTION LOTN

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE LDPE

LOW PROFILE LP

LOWER LWR

LUBRICANT LUB

LUER LOCK LL

LUER LOK LL

LUTEINIZING HORMONE LH

MACRO-AGGREGATED ALBUMIN MAA

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MRI

MAINTENANCE MAINT

MAMMOGRAPHY MAMMO

MANAGEMENT MGMT

MASS SPECTROMETER MS

MATERIAL MAT

MAUVE MAU

MAXILLOFACIAL MXF

MAXIMUM MAX

MAXON MXN

MECHANICAL MECH

MEDIAL MEDL

MEDICAL MEDI

MEDICATION MEDS

MEDIUM MED

MEDIUM/LARGE M/L

MEDIUMWEIGHT MEDWT

MEMBRANE MEMB

MERCURY HG

MERSILENE MERS

METAL ON METAL MOM

METATARSOPHALANGEAL MTP

METHYLENE CHLORIDE MC

METZENBAUM METZ

MICRO TYPING SYSTEM MTS

MICROBIOLOGY MICRO

MICROBORE MBORE

MICROLITER (1000TH OF A MILLITER) μL

MICRON MCRN

MIDDLE MID

MILLEQUIVALENT MEQ

MILLICURIE mCi

MILLIGRAM MG

MILLILITER ML

MILLIMETER MM

MILLIMETRE MM

MILLIOSMOLES mOsm

MINERAL MINRL

MINIBAG MINI

MINIMUM MIN

MISCELLANEOUS MISC

MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN 2 MSH2

MODEL MDL

MODULAR MOD

MODULAR ROTATING HINGE MRH

MOISTURE MOIST

MONITOR MNTR

MONITORING MNTR

MONOCLONAL MNCLN

MONOCRYL MCRYL

MONOFILAMENT MONOF

MONOSOF MNSF

MONTHLY MTHLY

MONTHS MOS

MOTOR MTR

MOUNTING MOUNT

MOUTHPIECE MTHPC

MULTI PURPOSE MPURP

MULTICONSTITUENT MLTICONSTIT

MULTIDIRECTIONAL M-DIRECT

MULTI-LINK MLINK

MULTIPLE MULTI

NARCOTIC NARC

NASOGASTRIC NG

NASOPHARYNGEAL NASO

NATURAL NAT

NAVY NVY

NEBULIZER (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) NEB

NEEDLE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) NDL

NEEDLELESS NDLS

NEGATIVE NEG

NEONATAL NEONAT

NEONATE NEONAT

NEOPRENE NEOP

NEUROLOGIC NEURO

NEUROLOGICAL NEURO

NEUROLOGY NEURO

NEUTRAL NEUT

NO CARBON REQUIRED NCR

NON N/

NON ABSORBABLE N/ABS

NON POROUS N/POR

NYLON NYL

O RING ORING

OBSTETRIC OB

OBTURATOR OBT

OMNIPAQUE OMP

ONE BILLIONTH (MICRO SIZED) NANO

ONE PIECE 1PC

ONE-THIRD 1/3

OPAQUE OPQ

OPERATING ROOM OR

OPTHALMIC OPTH

OPTHALMOLOGY OPTH

OPTHALMOSCOPE OPTH

ORANGE ORG

ORIGINAL ORIG

ORTHO ORTHO

ORTHOPAEDIC ORTHO

ORTHOPEDIC ORTHO

OSCILLATING OSC

OTOSCOPE OTO

OUNCE OZ

OUTER DIAMETER O/D

OUTSIDE DIAMETER O/D

OVER THE WIRE OTW

OXYGEN O2

PACKAGE PKG

PACKAGED PKG

PACKET PKT

PAEDIATRIC PAED

PAIR PR

PANEL (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) PNL

PARATHYROID HORMONE PTH

PARTIAL THREAD PTRD

PARTIALLY THREADED PTRD

PARTICULATE PARTIC

PATIENT PT

PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA PCA

PEDIATRIC PAED

PELVIC PELV

PERCENT %

PERCUSSION PERCUSS

PERCUTANEOUS PERC

PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY PEG

PERFORATE PERF

PERFORATED PERF

PERFORATING PERF

PERFORATION PERF

PERFORMANCE PERFRM

PERFUSION PRFS

PERIARTICULAR PERIART

PERI-ARTICULAR PERIART

PERIPROSTHETIC PERIPROSTH

PERITONEAL PERITNL

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PD

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS PDS

PERMA HAND PRMHD

PERMANENT PERM

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PPE

PERTH SMITHS FALLS PSF

PHARMACEUTICAL PHARM

PHARMACY PHARM

PHARYNGEAL PHARY

PHOSPHATE PHOS

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE PBS

PINK PNK

PINNACLE PINN

PLAIN PLN

PLASTIC PLST

PLATED PLTD

PLATFORM PLTFM

PLEDGET PLDGT

PNEUMATIC PNEUM

POINT PNT

POINTED PNT

POLY COATED POLY-COATED

POLYAXIAL PLYAX

POLYCARBONATE POLYCARB

POLYCLONAL POLYCL

POLYESTER POLYES

POLYETHYLENE POLYETH

POLYISOPRENE ISO

POLYPECTOMY POLYP

POLYPROPYLENE POLYPROP

POLYSORB PLYSB

POLYSTYRENE POLYSTY

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PTFE

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PVC

POSITION POSTN

POSITIONAL POSTN

POSITIONER POSTN

POSITIONING POSTN

POSITIVE POS

POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE PEEP

POSTERIOR POSTR

POSTERIOR CRUCIAL LIGAMENT PCL

POSTERIOR STABILIZED PS

POSTERIOR STABILIZING PS

POSTEROLATERAL P/LAT

POSTEROMEDIAL P/MEDL

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE KCL

POTENTIAL OF HYDROGEN pH

POUND LB

POUND PER SQUARE INCH PSI

POURABLE POUR

POVIDONE (IODINE) PVP

POWDER PWDR

POWDER FREE PF

POWDERED PWDR

POWDERFREE PFREE

PRE-DILUTED PRE-DLTD

PREFILLED PREFL

PREMATURE INFANT PREMI

PREMIUM PREM

PRE-OPERATIVE PRE-OP

PREPARATION PREP

PRESERVATIVE PRSRV

PRESS-FIT P-FIT

PRESSURE PRESS

PRESSURIZER PRESS

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PM

PRIMARY PRIM

PRINTER PRNT

PROCEDURAL PROCED

PROCESS PROC

PROCESSING PROC

PRODUCT PROD

PRODUCTION PROD

PROFESSIONAL PROF

PROLENE PROL

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN PSA

PROSTHESIS PROST

PROTECT PROT

PROTECTING PROT

PROTECTION PROT

PROTECTIVE PROT

PROTECTOR (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) PROT

PROVIDENCE CARE PCC

PROVISIONAL PROV

PROXIMAL PROX

PROXIMATE PROX

PULMONARY PULM

PURPLE PURP

PURPOSE PUR

PUSHBUTTON PUSHBTN

QUANTITATIVE FIT TEST QNFT

QUART QT

QUARTER QTR

QUICK QK

QUICK CONNECT QKCONN

QUICK COUPLING QKCPLR

QUICK RELEASE QKREL

QUICK SET QKSET

QUINTE QHC

RADIAL RAD

RADIOLOGY RADIO

RADIOLUCENT RADLCNT

RADIOPAQUE RDPQ

RADIUS RAD

RANGE RNG

REACTION RXN

READY TO USE RTU

REAGENT RGT

REATTACHMENT REATTACH

REBREATHING REBREATH

RECEPTACLE RCPT

RECEPTOR RCPT

RECHARGE RCHG

RECHARGEABLE RCHG

RECIPROCATING RECIPNG

RECONSTRUCTION RECON

RECORDER RCRDR

RECTANGULAR RECT

RED BLOOD CELL (CORPUSCLE) RBC

REDUCTION REDUC

REFERENCE REF

REFLECTION REFL

REFRIGERATOR REFRIG

REFURBISH REFURB

REFURBISHED REFURB

REGULAR REG

REHABILITATION REHAB

REINFORCE REINF

REINFORCED REINF

RELOADABLE RELOAD

RELOADS RELOAD

REMOVABLE REMV

REMOVAL REMV

REPLACEABLE REPL

REPLACEMENT REPL

RESISTANCE RESIS

RESISTANT RESIS

RESOLUTION RESOL

RESPIRATION RESP

RESPIRATOR RESP

RESPIRATORY RESP

RESTORATION RESTOR

RESTORATIVE RSTRTV

RESUSCITATION RESUSC

RESUSCITATOR RESUSC

RETARDANT RTDNT

RETENTION RETEN

RETICULATING RETIC

RETRACTOR (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) RETR

RETRIEVAL RETRV

RETROGRADE RETGR

REUSABLE REUS

REVERSE REV

REVERSIBLE REV

RIGHT RT

RIGHT LATERAL RTLAT

RIGHT MEDIAL RTMEDL

RINGERS LACTATE LR

ROBERTSON ROBRTSN

ROBINSON NELATION CATHETER ROB-NEL

ROCHESTER OCHSNER R-OCHSNER

ROCHESTER PEAN R-PEAN

ROLL RL

ROTATABLE ROT

ROTATE ROT

ROTATING ROT

ROTATIONAL ROT

ROTATOR ROT

ROUND RND

ROYAL BLUE RBLU

SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR SDA

SALINE SLN

SCREW SCRW

SCREWDRIVER SCWDRVR

SEGMENT SEG

SEGMENTAL SEG

SELF DRILL S/DRL

SELF DRILLING S/DRL

SELF RETAINING S/RET

SELF SEAL S/SEAL

SELF SEALING S/SEAL

SELF TAPPING S/TAP

SELF-ADHERENT S/ADH

SELF-ADHESIVE S/ADH

SEMI-TUBULAR SEMI-TUBLR

SENSITIVITY SENS

SEQUENTIAL COMPRESSION DEVICE SCD

SERUM GLUTAMIC-OXALOCETIC TRANSAMINASE SGOT

SERVER SRVR

SERVICE SERV

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN SHBG

SHORT SLEEVE S/S

SHORT TURN AROUND TIME STAT

SHOULDER SHLDR

SIDE HOLE SH

SIDECUTTING SIDECUT

SIGMOIDOSCOPE SIGMOID

SILICONE SILI

SILICONIZED SILI

SILVER (CHEMICAL ONLY - SPELL OUT THE REMAINING) AG

SINGLE SNGL

SIZE SZ

SLEEVE SLVE

SLOTTED SLOT

SMALL SM

SMALL/MEDIUM S/M

SMOOTH SMTH

SODIUM (SOLUTIONS ONLY) NA

SODIUM BICARBONATE NAHCO3

SODIUM CHLORIDE NaCl

SODIUM CITRATE NACIT

SODIUM HEPARIN NAHEP

SODIUM HYDROXIDE NAOH

SODIUM POLYANETHOL SULFATE SPS

SODIUM POLYANETHOL SULPHONATE SPS

SOFSILK SFSLK

SOFTWARE SFWR

SOLUTION SOLN

SPECIFIC SP

SPECIMEN SPEC

SPONGE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) SPG

SQUARE SQ

STABILITY STAB

STABILIZATION STAB

STABILIZED STAB

STABILIZER STAB

STABILIZING STAB

STAINLESS STEEL SS

STANDARD STD

STAPHYLOCOCCUS STAPH

STAPLING STPL

STATUTORY STAT

STEEL STL

STEINMANN STEIN

STENT STNT

STERILE STER

STERILIZATION STER

STERILIZED STER

STERILIZER STER

STERILIZING STER

STERLING STRLG

STOPCOCK STPCK

STOPPER STPR

STRAIGHT STR

STRAND STRND

STRAWBERRY STRWBRY

STREPTOCOCCUS STREP

STRIP STRP

STYROFOAM STYRFM

SUBSTITUTE SUB

SUBSTITUTING SUB

SUCTION SUCT

SUPERIOR SUP

SUPPORT (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) SPRT

SUPPORTED SPRT

SURFACE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) SURF

SURGICAL SURGL

SURGICAL SURG

SURGICAL STEEL SS

SURGIPRO SRGPR

SUSPENSION SUSP

SUTURE SUT

SUTURING SUT

SWAB (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) SWB

SWIVEL SWVL

SYNTHES SYN

SYNTHETIC SYNTH

SYRINGE SYR

SYSTEM SYS

TACHOMETER TACH

TECHNETIUM TC

TELEPHONE PHONE

TEMPERATURE TEMP

TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE TVT

TERMINAL DEOXYYNUCLEOTIDYL TRANSFERASE TdT

TEXTURED TXT

THERAPEUTIC THRP

THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING TDM

THERMOMETER THERM

THERMOSTABLE DNA POLYMERASE TAQ

THICK THK

THREAD THD

THREADED THD

THREE-PART 3-PART

THREE-WAY 3W

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH

THYROXINE T4

TIBAL TIB

TIBIA TIB

TIBIAL TIB

TICRON TCRN

TIMES X

TINCTURE TINCT

TISSUE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) TISS

TITANIUM TI

TODDLER TOD

TOTAL TOT

TOTAL HEMOGLOBIN THB

TOXICOLOGY TOX

TRABECULAR METAL TM

TRACH TRACH

TRACHEA TRACH

TRACHEAL TRACH

TRACHEOSTOMY TRACH

TRACTION TRCTN

TRANSCRIPTION TRANSCRIPT

TRANSCRIPTION-COUPLED REPAIR TCR

TRANSFER TRANSF

TRANSPARENCY TRANSP

TRANSPARENT TRANSP

TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORT

TREPHINE TRN

TRICYCLIC ANTI-DEPRESSANT TCA

TRIGGER TRIGR

TRIGLYCERIDE (S) TGC

TRI-PURPOSE TRI-PUR

TRIS BUFFERED SALINE TBS

TROCAR TROC

TROCHANTERIC TROCH

TRYPTOPHAN DEAMINASE ACTIVITY TDA

TUBERCLUSOSIS TB

TUBING (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) TBNG

TUBULAR TBLR

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE T/CB

TWO PIECE 2PC

ULTRALINE ULTRA

ULTRAVIOLET UV

UMBILICAL UMB

UNCUFFED UNCUFF

UNDYED UDY

UNFLAVORED UNFLVRD

UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA USP

UNIVERSAL UNIV

UNSCENTED UNSCNT

UNSTERILE UNSTER

URETERAL URET

URETHRAL URETH

UROLOGY URO

UROSTOMY UROS

UV LIGHT UVLI

VACUTAINER VAC

VACUUM VAC

VAGINAL VAG

VALVE (ADJECTIVE ONLY SPELL OUT NOUN) VLVE

VANILLA VNLA

VARIABLE ANGLE VA

VASCULAR VASC

VENTILATOR VENTLTR

VENTRICULAR VENTRIC

VICRYL VCRL

VINYL VYL

VIOLET VIO

VIRAL VIR

VISCOSITY VISC

VOLT V

WATER H2O

WATT W

WHISPER WHSPR

WHITE WHTE

WHITE BLOOD CELL WBC

WIPER WIPE

WIRE KIRSCHNER K-WIRE

WITH W/

WITHOUT W/O

X-RAY XRAY

XX LARGE 2XL

XX SMALL 2XS

XXX LARGE 3XL

XXXX LARGE 4XL

YARD YD

YEAR YR

YEARS YR

YELLOW YEL

ZINC ZN

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