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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% D10 NaCl 0.9%
DEXTROSE 10% WATER D10W
DEXTROSE 20% D20
DEXTROSE 20% WATER D20W
DEXTROSE 25% WATER D25W
DEXTROSE 5% D5
DEXTROSE 5% LACTATED RINGER D5LR
DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.225% D5 NaCl 0.225%
DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.3% D5 NaCl 0.3%
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DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% D5 NaCl 0.45%
DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% D5 NaCl 0.9%
DEXTROSE 5% WATER D5W
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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