V, venous invasion.
V/Q, ventilation/perfusion.
V2, second compartment volume.
V3, third compartment volume.
VA, alveolar volume.
VA, valproic acid.
VA, Veterans Administration (US).
VA, visual acuity.
VAC, ventriculoatrial conduction.
VACTERL syndrome, abnormalities of vertebrae, anus, cardiovascular tree, trachea, esophagus, renal system, and limb buds associated with administration of sex steroids during early pregnancy.
VaD, vascular dementia.
VAD, ventricular assist device.
VAD, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone.
VAERS, Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (FDA).
VAHS, virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
VAS, vibroacoustic stimulation.
VAS, visual analogue scale.
VATER, vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia, and radial and renal anomalies.
VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.
VB, B chain variable (gene segments of T-cell receptor).
VBD, vertebral bone density.
VBG, venous blood gas.
VBH, Vogele-Bale-Hohner head holder.
VC, colored vision.
VC, vital capacity.
VCA, viral capsid antien (in EBV-IM).
VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule (endothelial cell adhesion molecule).
VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.
VCE smear, a cytologic smear of material obtained from the vagina, ectocervix, and endocervix.
VCE, vaginal administration of conjugated equine estrogens.
VCFS, velocardiofacial syndrome.
VCU, voiding cystourethrogram.
VCUG, voiding cystourethrogram.
VD, venereal disease.
VD, vessel diameter.
VD-GC, vacuum distillation gas chromatography.
VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis).
VEF, ventricular ejection fraction.
VEGF, vascular endothelial cell growth factor.
VEP, visually evoked potentials.
VER, visual evoked response.
VF, ventricular fibrillation.
VF, ventricular flutter.
VF, visual field, field of vision.
VFC, Vaccines for Children program.
Vfib, Ventricular fibrillation.
VHA, Veterans Health Administration (US).
VHD, ventricular heart disease.
VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide.
VISI, volar intercalary wrist instability.
VLDL, very low density lipoprotein.
VLH, ventrolateral hypothalamus.
VLO, ventrolateral outflow.
VM, ventricular muscle.
VM-26, Teniposide (anti cancer drug)
VMA, vanillylmandelic acid (urine levels concordant to serum catecholamine levels).
VMCH, Vinyl acetate - maleic acid - vinyl chloride copolymer.
VMO, vastus medialis obliquus (a muscle).
VMO, visiting medical officer.
vo, verbal order.
VP-16, Etoposide (anti cancer drug).
VPC, ventricular premature contractions.
VPF, vascular permeability factor.
VPL, ventral posterolateral.
VPM, ventral posteromedial.
VPPIM, Vinyl polysiloxane putty impression material.
VPRC, volume packed red cells.
VQ, (scan), ventilation/perfusion scan.
VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
VRO, vertical ramus osteotomy.
vs, visit.
VS, vs, vital signs.
VSA, vital signs absent.
VSD, ventricular septal defect.
VSO, vertical sagittal split osteotomy.
VSP, variable screw placement.
VSS, vital signs stable.
VT, tidal volume.
VT, ventricular tachycardia.
VTE, venous thromboembolism.
VTEC, verotoxin producing enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
VTNR, vessel-to-tissue noise ratio.
VTP, velocity/time profile.
VV, varicose veins.
VWD, von Willebrand Disease.
VWF, von Willebrand factor.
VZIG, varicella-zoster immune globulin.
VZV, varicella-zoster virus.
w.b.c., WBC, white blood cell, white blood cell count.
w/, with.
w/a, when awake.
w/c, wheelchair.
w/o, without.
w/v, weight by volume.
WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
WB, Western blot.
WBAA, whole blood acetaldehyde assay.
WBAT, weight bearing as tolerated.
WBC, white blood cell/count.
WBS, skin wound breaking strength.
WC, white cells.
WC, white collar.
WC, whole cell.
WC/rCTB, whole cell/recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine.
WC-2, White Carneau pigeons.
WCC, white cell count
WCI, Washington Cancer Institute.
WD, well-developed.
WDE, wound dressing emulsion.
WDWN, well-developed well-nourished.
W-E, wide excision
WF, W/F, white female.
WFL, Wistaria floribunda.
WFL, within functional limits.
WG, Wegener’s granulomatosis.
WHO, World Health Organization.
Whp, whirlpool.
WIC, Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WISC, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
wk., week.
WLT, Warthin-like papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
WM, W/M, white male
WM, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.
W-MPP, water MPP (multipurpose phantoms).
WN, well-nourished.
WN, West Nile virus.
WNL, within normal limits.
WOA, Western Orthopaedic Association.
WOC, World Orthopaedic Concern.
Wow, Weakener of white (a locus is described in Drosophila melanogaster that modifies the expression of the white eye color gene).
WOW-1, a novel monovalent ligand-mimetic antibody.
WPD, warm, pink, dry (skin signs).
WPOA, Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association (Australian Chapter).
WRT, with relation to.
WSCA, Washington State Chiropractic Association.
wt, weight.
WTO, World Trade Organization.
WW, white woman.
X, multiplied by, times.
XIP, x-ray in plaster.
XLD, xylose lysine deoxycholate agar.
XP, xeroderma pigmentosa.
XR, x-ray.
XRD, x-ray diffraction.
XRN, X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis.
XRT, radiotherapy.
XT, exotropia.
XX, female sex chromosome.
XY, male sex chromosome.
y, classification after initial multimodal treatment.
Y, Y chromosome.
Y, yttrium, tyrosine, pyrimidine nucleoside.
Y, Yttrium.
y/o, years old.
Y-90, Yttrium 90.
YAC, yeast artificial chromosome.
YAG, yttrium-aluminum-garnet (laser).
Yb, ytterbium.
Yd., yard.
YES, Youth Exchange Scheme.
YFEC, Youth Forum of the European Communities.
yoa, years of age.
YOB, year of birth.
YPLL, years of potential life lost.
Yr, year.
yr., year.
YRBS, Youth Risk Behaviour Survey.
YST, Yolk sac tumor.
YVS, Yorkshire Veterinary Society (UK).
ZAI, Zero Administrative Initiative.
ZAP-70, tyrosine kinase involved in signal transduction.
ZBB, Zero Base Budgeting.
ZDV, Zidovudine.
ZEEP, zero end-expiratory pressure.
ZFW, Health insurance sickness scheme for employees (Netherlands).
ZIF, Zero Insertion Force.
ZIFT, Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer.
ZIG, zoster immune globulin.
ZIP, Zigzag In-line Package.
ZIP, Zoster Immune Plasma.
ZL, Central Laboratory of Pharmacists (Germany).
Zn, zinc.
Zr, zirconium.
ZSE, Zoological Spongiform Encephalopathy.
ZSL, Zoological Society of London.
ZSR, zeta sedimentation rate.
ZZ, ZZ genotype (deficiency of a 1-antitrypsin).
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Medical Abbreviations (Q, R, S, T)- Useful for coding and Transcription
q, (Lat. quaque) - each or every.
q.d., qd, (quaque in die) once a day, every day
q.h., qh, every hour
q.i.d., qid, four times a day
q.o.d., every other day
q.s., quantity sufficient
Q2H, every two hours.
QA, quality assurance.
QA/QC, quality assurance/quality control.
QALY, quality-adjusted life year.
QAM, qam, every morning.
QAR, quantitative autoradiography.
QC, quality control.
QCA, quantitative coronary angiography.
QCT, quantitative computed tomography.
QD, every day.
QH, every hour.
qhs, every night at bedtime.
QID, four times a day.
QM, qm, every morning.
QMI, Q-wave myocardial infarction.
QMT, quantitative muscle testing.
QN, qn, quaque nox - every night.
QNS, qns, quantity not sufficient.
QOD, every other day.
QOH, every other hour.
QoL, quality of life.
QON, every other night.
QP, as much as desired; at will.
QPM, every afternoon.
qqh, every four hours (Lat. quaque quarta hora).
QS, qs, sufficient quantity.
QT, quantity; quart; quiet.
qt., quart.
QV, as much as desired.
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