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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).
Abbreviation Meaning G: gravidity (total number of pregnancies, successful or not) guanosine: G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase: GA: general anaesthesia: gestational age: GABA: gamma-aminobutyric acid: GABHS: group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus: GACI Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy: GAD: Generalized anxiety disorder: GAF ...
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.
Abbreviations of weights and measures are pronounced using the expansion of the unit (mg = "milligram") and chemical symbols using the chemical expansion (NaCl = "sodium chloride"). Some initialisms deriving from Latin may be pronounced either as letters ( qid = "cue eye dee") or using the English expansion ( qid = "four times a day").
Abbreviations for “ante meridiem” and “post meridiem” ASAP. As soon as possible. BOGO. Buy one, get one. BOPUS. Buy online, pick up in store. ICYMI. An abbreviation meaning “in case you ...
X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome XLP syndrome X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (see Duncan Disease) XLSA X-linked sideroblastic anemia: XMEA X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy: XMEN X-linked immunodeficiency with magnesium defect, Epstein-Barr virus infection and neoplasia XP Xeroderma pigmentosa: XSCID X-linked severe combined ...
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).
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.