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Lp: lipoprotein: LP: lumbar puncture: LPH: left posterior hemiblock (see heart block) LPL: lipoprotein lipase: LPP: lichen planopilaris: LQTS: long QT syndrome: L/S: lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio LS: lichen sclerosus Lynch syndrome: LSA: lichen sclerosis et atrophicus: LSB: left sternal border LSCS: Lower segment Caesarean section: LSCTA ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
L. List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of medical abbreviations: D; List of medical abbreviations: E; List of medical abbreviations: F
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Stedman's Medical Dictionary is a medical dictionary developed for medical students, physicians, researchers, and medical language specialists. Entries include medical terms , abbreviations , acronyms , measurements , and more.