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Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning K: potassium (from Latin kalium) : KA: ketoacidosis: Kcal: kilocalorie; calorie: KCCT: kaolin cephalin clotting time (see Partial thromboplastin time)
See also the list of the top 100 bestselling branded drugs, ranked by sales. Abbreviations are used in the list as follows: INN = International Nonproprietary Name; BAN = British Approved Name; USAN = United States Adopted Name; Two-letter codes for countries
A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is an abbreviation consisting of three letters. These are usually the initial letters of the words of the phrase abbreviated, and are written in capital letters (upper case); three-letter abbreviations such as etc. and Mrs. are not three-letter acronyms, but "TLA" itself is a TLA (an example of an autological abbreviation).
The Felix M. Warburg House is a mansion at 1109 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was built from 1907 to 1908 for the German-American Jewish financier Felix M. Warburg, in the Châteauesque style, and designed by C. P. H. Gilbert. After Warburg's death in 1937, his widow sold it to a real estate developer.
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning o: Nothing [ō—letter o with overbar] O 2: oxygen: OA: osteoarthritis: OAB: Overactive bladder: OAF: osteoclast activating factor
VAC. vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy regimen) VAC. vacuum-assisted closure (of a wound) VACTERL. vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal, and limb anomalies ( VACTERL association ) VAD. ventricular assist device. vincristine, adriblastine, dexamethasone.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
History of the present illness. Following the chief complaint in medical history taking, a history of the present illness (abbreviated HPI) [1] (termed history of presenting complaint ( HPC) in the UK) refers to a detailed interview prompted by the chief complaint or presenting symptom (for example, pain ).