List of medical abbreviations - wikipedia List of medical abbreviations This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( October 2015 ) Medical abbreviations 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Latin abbreviations Prescription abbreviations Acronyms in healthcare Abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel Abbreviations for diseases and disorders Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation ( making the communication harder for others to understand ) and ambiguity ( having more than one possible interpretation ). Certain medical abbreviations are avoided to prevent mistakes, according to best practices ( and in some cases regulatory requirements ) ; these are flagged in the list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Contents 1 Orthographic styling 1.1 Periods ( stops ) 1.2 Plurals 1.3 Possessives 1.4 Arrows 2 Pronunciation 3 Some common medical abbreviations 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Orthographic styling Periods ( stops ) Periods ( stops ) are often used in styling abbreviations. Prevalent practice in medicine today is often to forego them as unnecessary. Example : Less common : The diagnosis was C.O.P.D. ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ) More common : The diagnosis was COPD Plurals The prevalent way to represent plurals for medical acronyms and initialisms is simply to affix a lowercase s ( no apostrophe ). Example : one OCP, two OCPs ( oral contraceptive pills ). Possessives Possessive forms are not often needed, but can be formed using apostrophe + s. Often the writer can also recast the sentence to avoid it. Example : BP 's effect on risk of MI is multifaceted. The effect of BP on MI risk is multifaceted. Arrows Arrows may be used to indicate numerous conditions including elevation ( ↑ ), diminuation ( ↓ ), and causation ( →, ← ). Pronunciation 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 '' ). 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 '' ). Some common medical abbreviations Notation conventions This series of lists omits periods from acronyms and initialisms. It uses periods for certain abbreviations that traditionally often have them ( mostly older Latin / Neo-Latin abbreviations ). For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation ( not the plural ) as the headword. This list uses significant capitalization for headwords ( the abbreviations ) and their expansions. EG abb EG full name Other ( ver change, need to know... etc. ) ABG arterial blood gas ACE angiotensin - converting enzyme ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone ADH antidiuretic hormone AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALT alanine aminotransferase old version is SGPT AST aspartate aminotransferase old version is SGOT ATP adenosine triphosphate BCG bacille Calmette - Guérin bid 2 times a day BMR basal metabolic rate BP blood pressure BSA body surface area BUN blood urea nitrogen BR bedside rounds BPD borderline personality disorder Celsius ; centigrade ; complement Ca calcium cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate CBC complete blood count cGy centigray Ci curie CK creatine kinase Cl chloride ; chlorine cm centimeter CNS central nervous system CO2 carbon dioxide COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPK creatine phosphokinase CPK - MB creatine phosphokinase muscle bandisoenzyme CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation CSF cerebrospinal fluid CT computed tomography Cu cubic D & C dilation and curettage dL deciliter 1 dL = 100 mL DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DTP diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis ( toxoids / vaccine ) D / W dextrose in water ECF extracellular fluid ECG electrocardiogram EEG electroencephalogram ENT ear nose and throat ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate Fahrenheit FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration Ft foot ; feet measure unit FUO fever of unknown origin gram GFR glomerular filtration rate GI gastrointestinal GVHD Graft - versus - host disease G6PD glucose - 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase GU genitourinary Gy gray hour Hb hemoglobin HCl hydrochloric acid ; hydrochloride HCO3 bicarbonate Hct hematocrit Hg mercury HIV human immunodeficiency virus HLA human leukocyte antigen HMG - CoA hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A Hz hertz cycles / second unit hs at bedtime ICF intracellular fluid ICU intensive care unit IgA etc. immunoglobin A IL interleukin IM intramuscular ( ly ) INR international normalized ratio IPPB intermittent positive pressure breathing IU international unit IV intravenous ( ly ) IVU intravenous urography potassium kcal kilocalorie mean food calorie kg kilogram liter lb pound LDH lactic dehydrogenase molar m meter MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration mCi millicurie MCV mean corpuscular volume mEq Milliequivalent Mg magnesium mg milligram MI myocardial infarction MIC minimum inhibitory concentration mIU milli - international unit mL milliliter mm millimeter mmol millimole mo month mol wt molecular weight mOsm Milliosmole MRI magnetic resonance imaging nitrogen ; normal unit to measure strength of solution Na sodium NaCl sodium chloride ng nanogram also name as millimicrogram nm nanometer also name as millimicron nmol nanomole Npo nothing by mouth NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug O2 oxygen OTC over-the - counter pharmaceuticals oz ounce phosphorus ; pressure PAco2 alveolar carbon dioxide partial pressure Paco2 arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure PAo2 alveolar oxygen partial pressure Pao2 arterial oxygen partial pressure PAS periodic acid - Schiff Pco2 carbon dioxide partial pressure or tension PCR polymerase chain reaction PET positron emission tomography pg picogram micromicrogram pH hydrogen ion concentration PMN polymorphonuclear leukocyte po orally Po2 oxygen partial pressure or tension PPD purified protein derivative tuberculin ppm parts per million prn as needed PT prothrombin time PTT partial thromboplastin time q every qid 4 times a day RA rheumatoid arthritis RBC red blood cell RNA ribonucleic acid Sao2 arterial oxygen saturation SBE subacute bacterial endocarditis sc subcutaneous ( ly ) SI International System of Units SIDS sudden infant death syndrome SLE systemic lupus erythematosus soln solution sp species singular spp species plural sp gr specific gravity sq square SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor STS serologic test ( s ) for syphilis T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy TB tuberculosis tid 3 times a day TPN total parenteral nutrition URI upper respiratory infection UTI urinary tract infection WBC white blood cell WHO World Health Organization wt weight μ micro - ; micron μCi microcurie μg microgram μL microliter μm micrometer also name micron μmol micromole μOsm micro-osmole mμ millimicron also name nanometer See also List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes Medical dictionary Medical slang Abbreviation # Style conventions in English Acronym and initialism # Orthographic styling References Jump up ^ Vera Pyle 's Current Medical Terminology, 11th Ed., Health Professions Institute, Modesto, California, 2007, p. 174 Jump up ^ The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcription, 2nd Ed., Peg Hughes, CMT, American Association for Medical Transcription, ISBN 0 - 935229 - 38 - 8, copyright 2002 Jump up ^ http://stedmansonline.com/webFiles/Dict-Stedmans28/APP10.pdf Jump up ^ The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 28th Ed., page xi, Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, NJ, 2006 Movshovitz - Attias, Dana ; Cohen, William W. ( 2012 ). Alignment - HMM - based Extraction of Abbreviations from Biomedical Text. Montreal, Canada : NAACL. ( 1 ). Davis, Neil M. ( 2014 ). Medical Abbreviations : 32,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety ( 15th ed. ). Warminster, PA, USA : Neil M Davis Associates. ISBN 978 - 0 - 931431 - 15 - 9. Available online ( by subscription ) at MedAbbrev.com. Jablonski, Stanley ( 2008 ). Jablonski 's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations with CD - ROM ( 6th ed. ). Philadelphia : Saunders. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4160 - 5899 - 1. Sloane, Sheila B. ( 1997 ). Medical Abbreviations & Eponyms ( 2nd ed. ). Philadelphia : Saunders. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7216 - 7088 - 1. External links Medical Abbreviations EN English Medical Abbreviations for Android JD.MD, Inc. online Medical & Dental Abbreviations Glossary Acronyms for Medical & Dental professional organizations Medical Abbreviations for iPhone Medical abbreviations on mediLexicon Medical acronyms and abbreviations on allacronyms.com Over 20,000 medical abbreviations sorted into specialist categories Medical abbreviations in various categories such as Physiology, Oncology, Laboratory and more Medical abbreviations 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Latin abbreviations Prescription abbreviations Acronyms in healthcare Abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel Abbreviations for diseases and disorders Basic medical terms used to describe disease conditions Medical sign Symptom Syndrome Medical diagnosis Differential diagnosis Prognosis Acute Chronic Cure / Remission Disease Eponymous disease Acronym or abbreviation Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_medical_abbreviations&oldid=831910436 '' Categories : Lists of medical abbreviations Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from October 2015 All articles lacking in - text citations All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Galego Polski Română Русский Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 22 March 2018, at 19 : 55. 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Question: what does mi stand for in medical terms
Answer: myocardial infarction