Glossary
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- 3D-CRT
- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- 5-FU
- 5-Fluorouracil
6
- 6-MP
- 6-Mercaptopurine
- 6-TG
- 6-Thioguanine
- 6MWT
- 6-Minute Walking Test
A
- AA
- Anaplastic Anaemia; Anaplastic astrocytoma
- AAI
- Atlanto-axial instability
- AAT
- Androgen ablation therapy
- AAWR
- Anti-androgen withdrawal response
- ABX
- Antibiotics
- ABC
- Advanced Breast Cancer
- ABD
- Abdominal
- ABDCTSCAN
- Abdominal CAT scan
- ABG
- Arterial Blood Gas
- ABI
- Acquired Brain Injury
- ABMT
- Autologous bone marrow transplant
- ACD
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- ACE
- Angiotensin converting enzyme
- ACL
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- ACS
- American Cancer Society
- ACTH
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone; corticotropin
- ACV
- Apple cider vinegar
- AD
- Atopic Dermatitis; Autosomal dominant
- ADENO
- Adenocarcinoma
- ADL
- Activities of daily living
- ADPC
- Androgen deprivation for prostate cancer
- ADR
- Adverse Drug Reaction
- ADT
- Androgen deprivation therapy, also AAT and HT
- ADT3
- Triple androgen deprivation therapy
- AE
- Adverse event
- aEDS
- Arthrochalasia Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- AF
- Atrial fibrillation
- AFib
- Atrial fibrillation
- AFO
- Ankle-Foot Orthosis
- AFP
- Alphafetoprotein
- AG
- Aminoglutethimide
- AGUS
- Atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance
- AI
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- AI (prostate cancer)
- Androgen independent=failure of ADT
- AIDS
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- AIH
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- AIP
- Autoimmune protocol diet
- AIPC
- Androgen independent prostate cancer
- AKT
- Protein kinase B; also called PKB
- ALAT
- Alanine aminotransferase; alinine transaminase
- ALCL
- Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma
- ALH
- Acute Lobular Hepatitis
- ALK
- Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
- ALK PHOS
- Alkaline phosphatase, also ALP
- ALL
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- ALP
- Alkaline phosphatase, also ALK PHOS
- ALS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig's disease
- ALT
- Alanine Aminotransferase
- AMI
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- AMKL
- Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia
- AML
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- AMPS
- Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome
- ANC
- Absolute neutrophil count
- ANED
- Alive no evidence of disease
- ANEUP
- Aneuploid
- ANLL
- Acute non-lymphatic leukemia
- ANP
- Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
- ANS
- Autonomic nervous system
- AP
- Anteriorposterior or anterior-posterior
- APR
- Abdominal perineal resection
- AR
- Autosomal recessive
- ARMS
- Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- ART
- Active Release Technique
- AS
- Active surveillance
- ASCO
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- ASR
- Age Standardized Rate (Incidence)
- AST
- Aspartate aminotransferase, also SGOT
- ASTRO
- American Society for Radiation Oncology
- AT
- Aneuploid/Tetraploid
- Atalectasis
- Incomplete expansion of a portion of the lung or the whole lung
- ATP
- Adenosine Triphosphate
- AUA
- American Urological Association
- AUC
- Area under the curve
- AUS
- Artificial urinary sphincter
- AVM
- Arteriovenous malformations
B
- B-ALL
- B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Ba
- Barium
- BAC
- Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma
- BAER
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
- BB-UVB
- Broad band Ultraviolet light B
- BBB
- Blood-brain barrier
- BCC
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- BCG
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy
- BCR
- Biochemical Recurrence
- BCS
- Brittle cornea syndrome
- BD
- Twice a day (bis in die), also BID
- BF
- Blood flow
- BID
- Twice a day (bis in die), also BD
- BILI
- Bilirubin
- BJHS
- Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
- BM
- Bone Marrow; Blood monitoring; Bowel Movement
- BMD
- Bone mineral density
- BMI
- Body Mass Index
- BMJ
- British Medical Journal
- BMR
- Basal Metabolic Rate
- BMT
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- BNF
- British National Formulary
- BP
- Blood pressure; Bluestein prediction
- BPH
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia or hypertrophy
- BPSA
- Baseline PSA
- BRACHY
- Brachytherapy
- BRM
- Biological Response Modifier
- BS
- Bone scan
- BSA
- Body Surface Area
- BSE
- Breast Self Examination
- BTW
- By the way
- BUN
- Blood urea nitrogen
- BV
- Blood volume
- BX
- Biopsy
C
- C/O
- Complaining of
- C/W
- Continue With
- C1
- Cervical vertebra 1
- C2
- Cervical vertebra 2
- C3
- Cervical vertebra 3
- C4
- Cervical vertebra 4
- C5
- Cervical vertebra 5
- C6
- Cervical vertebra 6
- C7
- Cervical vertebra 7
- Ca
- Calcium; Cancer; Carcinoma
- CAB
- Complete androgen blockade
- CABG
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- CAD
- Coronary Artery Disease
- cALL
- Common ALL (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia)
- CARBO
- Carboplatin or Carboplatinum
- CAT
- Computerized axial tomography; also CT scan
- CBC
- Complete blood count
- cc
- Cubic centimeter
- CCF
- Congestive Cardiac Failure
- CCI
- Craniocervical instability
- CCNU
- Lomustine (generic), CeeNU® (trade name)
- CCR
- Continuous complete remission
- CD
- Contact Dermatitis
- CDP
- Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy (alternatively known as Complete Decongestive Therapy - CDT)
- CDT
- Complete Decongestive Therapy (alternatively known as Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy - CDP)
- CDUS
- Color Doppler ultrasound
- CEA
- Carcinoembryonic antigen
- CED
- Convection-enhanced delivery
- cEDS
- classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- CES
- Cranial electrotherapy stimulation
- CFNP
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- CFS
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- CgA
- Chromogranin A
- CGH
- Comparative Genomic Hybridisation
- CGL
- Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
- cGy
- Centi Gray (unit of radiation)
- CHB
- Combined hormone blockade
- CHB2
- Combined hormone blockade with two medications
- CHB3
- Combined hormone blockade with three medications
- CHBNDT
- CHB non-detectable time
- Chemo
- Chemotherapy
- CHF
- Congestive heart failure
- cHP
- Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- CHT
- Combined hormone therapy
- CI
- Colonic Inertia
- CIPN
- Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
- CIPO
- Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
- CIS
- Cancer Information Service (of the National Cancer Institute, also NCI Contact Center); Cancer in Situ
- CK
- Cyber knife
- clEDS
- Classical-like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- CLL
- Chronic lymphocytic Leukemia
- CLT
- Certified Lymphedema Therapist (alternatively known as Complex Lymphedema Therapy)
- CLT-LANA
- Certified Lymphedema Therapist-Lymphology Association of North America
- CLWT
- Certified Lymphedema and Wound Therapist
- cm
- Centimeter
- CM
- Chiari Malformation
- CML
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- CMML
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- CMV
- Cytomegalo virus
- CN
- Cranial nerve
- CNA
- Certified Nurse's Aide or Assistant
- CNS
- Central nervous system
- COE
- Center of Excellence
- COPD
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- CP
- Capsular Penetration; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Pancreatitis
- CPA
- Cyproterone acetate
- CPM
- Cyclophosphamide
- CPR
- Cardio pulmonary resuscitation/rehabilitation
- CPTV
- Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
- CR
- Complete remission/response
- CRA
- Clinical Research Associate
- CRC
- Colorectal carcinoma
- Creat
- Creatinine
- CRF
- Case Report Forms; Chronic renal failure
- CRO
- Contract Research Organization
- CRP
- Castrate-resistant PCa
- CRPC
- Castrate-resistant PCa
- CRPS
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- CRYO
- Cryotherapy, cryoablation, cryosurgery
- CS
- Clinical stage
- CSF
- Cerebro spinal fluid; Colony-stimulating factor
- CT
- Computed tomography; Chemotherapy
- CTA
- Computed Tomographic Angiography
- CTC
- Circulating tumor cell; Common toxicity criteria
- CTCL
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
- CTO
- Clinical Trials Office
- CT/PET
- Computed tomography/Positron emmission tomography scan
- CTX
- Clinical Trials Exemption
- CUP
- Cancer/Carcinoma of unknown primary
- CVA
- Cardiovascular Accident
- CVC
- Central venous catheters
- cvEDS
- Cardiac-valvular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- CVI
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- CVP
- Central Venous Pressure
- CXR
- Chest X-Ray
D
- D
- Vitamin D
- D/C
- Discharge
- D/H
- Drug History
- D/W
- Discussed With
- DART
- Dynamic adaptive radiation therapy
- DCIS
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- DCR
- Disease control rate
- DDAVP
- Desmopressin
- DDD
- Degenerative disc disease
- DDx
- Differential diagnosis
- dEDS
- Dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- DES
- Diethylstilbestrol
- dex
- Dexamethasone
- DEXA
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, now DXA
- DFI
- Disease Free Interval
- DFS
- Disease Free Survival
- DHEA
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- DHEA-S
- DHEA sulfate
- DHF
- Diastolic Heart Failure
- DHT
- Dihydrotestosterone
- DI
- Diabetes incipidus; Diploid index
- DIP
- Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia; Diploid
- dl
- deciletre
- DLBCL
- Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
- DLCL
- Diffuse large-cell lymphoma
- DLco
- Diffusing capacity or Transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide
- DLS
- Date last seen
- DLT
- Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy; Dose limiting toxicity
- DMC
- Data Monitoring Committee
- DNA
- Deoxyribonucleic acid; Did Not Attend (clinic)
- DNI
- Do Not Intubate
- DNR
- Do Not Resuscitate
- DOA
- Dead on Arrival
- Dox
- Diagnosis
- DPN
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- DRE/DRI
- Digital rectal exam
- DSM
- Digital Subtraction Myelogram
- DSS
- Disease Specific Survival
- DVT
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- DX
- Diagnosis
- Dx'd
- Diagnosed
- DXA
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, formerly DEXA
- DXM
- Dexamethasone
E
- EBM
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- EBRT
- External beam radiotherapy
- EBV
- Epstein-Barr Virus
- ECG
- Electrocardiogram - heart scan
- ED
- Erectile dysfunction; Emergency department
- EDS
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- EDTA
- Ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid
- EEG
- Electroencephalogram
- EFS
- Event Free Survival
- EGF
- Epidermal growth factor
- EGFR
- Epidermal growth factor receptor
- EJC
- European Journal of Cancer
- EMC
- Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma
- EMG
- Electromyography
- EMUO
- Early Morning Urine Osmolality
- ENT
- Ear nose throat
- EPE
- Extra prostatic extension
- EPI
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- EPLND
- Extended pelvic lymph node dissection
- ESLD
- End-stage Liver Disease
- ESR
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate
- ETS
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke
F
- F/H
- Family history
- FAB
- French American and British classification scheme for leukemia
- FBC
- Full Blood Count
- FEF25-75
- Forced Expiratory Flow at 25% to 75%, part of PFTs
- FEV
- Forced expectorant volume
- FEV1
- Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second, part of PFTs
- FFA
- For Further Appointment
- FIGO
- International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique); FIGO Gynaecological staging system
- FISH
- Flourescence in situ Hybridization
- FLA
- Focal laser ablation
- FM
- Fibromyalgia
- FMD
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- FMEN
- Familial multiple endocrine neoplasia
- FMTC
- Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- FNA
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- FRC
- Functional Residual Capacity, part of PFTs
- FT3
- Free Triiodothyronine
- FT4
- Free Thyroxine
- FU
- Follow up
- FV
- Follicular variant
- FVC
- Forced Vital Capacity, part of PFTs
G
- g
- gram
- G-CSF
- Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
- GA
- General Anaesthetic
- GBM
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- GCP
- Good Clinical Practice
- GCT
- Germ cell tumor; Giant cell tumor context
- GERD
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GFR
- Glomerular filtration rate
- GGO
- Ground glass opacity
- GI
- Gastrointestinal
- GIST
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- GK
- Gamma knife
- GKR
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- GL
- Gleason score
- GM-CSF
- Granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor
- Going Hypo
- The process of being withdrawn from all thyroid medications to spike thyroid-stimulating hormone for radiation treatment or a whole body scan
- GP
- Gastroparesis
- GPR
- Good Partial Remission
- GS
- Gleason score
- GU
- Genitourinary
- GvHD
- Graft versus Host Disease
- GXT
- Graded Exercise Treadmill
- Gy
- Grays (units of radiation)
H
- H&E
- Hematoxylin and Eosin
- H/O
- History of
- Hashi's
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Hb
- Hemoglobin
- HCC
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- HCG
- Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
- HCL
- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- HCO3
- Bicarbonate
- HCT
- Hematocrit
- HD
- High dose; Hodgkin's Disease (lymphoma)
- HDC
- High Dose Chemotherapy
- HDCT
- Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
- hEDS
- hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- HIFU
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- HIT
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, includes Type 1 HIT (non-immune disorder) and Type 2 HIT (immune-mediated disorder)
- HITT
- Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
- HIV
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HKAFO
- Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
- HL-A
- Human Leukocyte Associated antigens
- HNPCC
- Hereditary NonPolyposis Colorectal Cancer
- HNSCC
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- HPV
- Human Papilloma Virus
- HR
- High risk
- HRCT
- High Resolution Cat Scan
- HRT
- Hormone replacement therapy
- HSD
- Hypermobility spectrum disorder
- HSE
- Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
- HT
- Hormone therapy
- HTLV
- Human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus
- Hx
- History of
I
- I-131
- Radioactive Iodine
- IBD
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- IBR
- Image Based Radiation (or Registration) for CT-based Radiation treatment
- IC
- Ileal Conduit; Interstitial Cystitis
- ICA
- Internal Carotid Artery (relates to brain aneurysms)
- ICD
- International Classification of Diseases
- ICDO
- International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
- ICF
- Intercellular fluid
- ICU
- Intensive Care Unit
- IDH
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase
- IDH1
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (NADP+)
- IgE
- Immunoglobulin E
- IgG
- Immunoglobulin G
- IHC
- Immunohistochemistry, a method for detecting levels of specific proteins on tumor cells
- IIP
- Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
- IL2
- Interleukin2
- ILD
- Interstitial Lung Disease (synonymous with PF)
- IM
- Intramuscular - into a muscle
- IMRT
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (advanced form of 3D-CRT)
- INR
- International normalized ratio
- INSS
- International Neuroblastoma Staging System
- IORT
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (delivers radiation during surgery)
- IPF
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- IPH
- Ice-Pick Headache
- iPS
- Induced pluripotent stem cells
- IRE
- Irreversible electroporation
- ITP
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- ITU
- Intensive Therapy Unit
- IU
- International units
- IV
- Intravenous
- IVP
- Intravenous Pyelogram
J
- JCO
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- JHS
- Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
- JMC
- Jansen type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
K
- K+
- Potassium
- KAFO
- Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
- kEDS
- Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- KFA
- Klippel Feil Anomaly
- KFS
- Klippel Feil Syndrome
- kg
- Kilogram
L
- l
- liter
- L1
- Lumbar vertebra 1 (spine)
- L2
- Lumbar vertebra 2 (spine)
- L3
- Lumbar vertebra 3 (spine)
- L4
- Lumbar vertebra 4 (spine)
- L5
- Lumbar vertebra 5 (spine)
- LAM
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- LAN
- Lymphadenopathy
- LARS
- Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome
- LAT
- Lateral
- LC
- Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
- LCH
- Langerhans cell histiocytocis
- LCIS
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
- LD
- Lymphatic Disease
- LDH
- Lactic dehydrogenase
- LDN
- Lose dose naltrexone
- LE
- Lymphedema
- LE&RN
- Lymphatic Education & Research Network
- LGG
- Low-grade glioma
- LGSOC
- Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
- LHRH drugs
- Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (for androgen deprivation)
- LID
- Low idodine diet
- LMD
- Leptomeningeal disease
- LMM
- Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
- LMP
- Low Malignant Potential
- LMT
- Licensed Massage Therapist
- LN
- Lymph Node
- LND
- Lymph node dissection
- LOX
- Liquid Oxygen
- LP
- Lamina propria; Lumbar puncture
- LPM
- Liter Per Minute
- LPRD
- Laryngalesophageal Reflux Disease
- LQTS
- Long QT Syndrome
- LTA
- Lymphedema Treatment Act
- LV
- Livedoid Vasculopathy
- LVA
- Lymphatico Venous Anastomosis
- LVEF
- Left ventricular ejection fraction
- LVSF
- Left ventricular shortening fraction
- LWASA
- Let's wait and see approach
- Lx
- Lumpectomy
M
- m
- meter
- M/H
- Medical history
- M0
- No metastases
- M1
- Metastases present
- mAb
- Monoclonal antibody
- MBC
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- MCAS
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
- mcEDS
- Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- mCi
- millicurie, a measurement of radioactivity
- mCRP
- metastatic PCa
- MDR
- Multi drug resistant
- MDS
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- ME
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- MedOnc
- Medical oncologist
- mEDS
- Myopathic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- MEN
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- mEq/l
- milliequivalent per liter
- Mets
- Metastases
- MG
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Mg
- Magnesium
- MGMT
- O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
- MI
- Myocardial Infarction
- MIBC
- Muscle invasive bladder cancer
- mIBG
- Radioactive Iodine Metaidobenzoguanidine (mIBG scans or mIBG therapy)
- MIRP
- Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy
- ml
- millilitre
- MLD
- Manual Lymph Drainage
- mm
- millimeter
- MM
- Malignant melanoma; Medical Marijuana; Multiple myeloma
- mM
- millimole
- mm Hg
- millimeter of mercury
- MMJ
- Medical Marijuana
- mOsm
- milliosmole
- MPNST
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- MPO
- Medical and Pediatric Oncology Journal
- MRA
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- MRI
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- MRT
- Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor
- MSK
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- MSSU
- Mid stream specimen urine
- MTC
- Medullary thyroid cancer
- MTD
- Maximum tolerated dose
- MTT
- Mean transit time
- MTX
- Methotrexate
- MUD
- Matched Unrelated Donor
- MVP
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- MWA
- Microwave Ablation
- MX
- Mastectomy; Metastases cannot be measured
N
- N/V
- Nausea and vomiting
- Na+
- Sodium
- NAC
- N acetyl-cysteine
- NAD
- No Abnormality Detected
- NB
- Neobladder
- NB-UVB
- Narrowband Ultraviolet light B
- NBCCS
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
- NBM
- Nil (nothing) by mouth
- NCD
- Non-Communicable Disease
- NCV
- Nerve conduction velocity
- NED
- No evidence of disease
- NET
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- neuro-op
- Neuro-opthalmologist
- NF
- Neurofibromatosis
- NF1
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- NF2
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- ng
- nanogram
- NHL
- Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- NHS
- National Health Service (England)
- NIH
- National Institutes of Health
- NK
- Natural killer cells; Not known
- NLN
- National Lymphedema Network
- NM
- Nodular Melanoma
- NMR
- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- NMSC
- Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
- NO
- Neurooncologist
- NOS
- Not otherwise specified
- NP
- Necrotizing Pancreatitis
- NPC
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- NPO
- Nothing by mouth
- NRSTS
- Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- NRT
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- NS
- Neurosurgeon
- NSCLC
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- NSE
- Neuron-Specific Enolase - a neural marker
- NSIP
- Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia
- NSR
- Non significant result; Normal sinus rhythm
O
- O/E
- On Examination
- O2
- Oxygen
- OA
- Oligoastrocytoma
- OI
- Orthostatic Intolerance
- OIC
- Opioid Induced Constipation
- OMT
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- ON
- Occipital Neuralgia
- ONB
- Olfactory Neuroblastoma
- onc
- Oncologist
- OP
- Osteoporosis
- ORR
- Objective Response Rate
- OS
- Osteogenic sarcoma; Overall survival
- OT
- Occupational therapy
- OTC
- Over the Counter
- OTS
- Off the Shelf
P
- p value
- The probability that an observed occurrence would occur by chance alone; convention is that something is considered “statistically significant” if the “p-value” is less than 0.05, translating to a less than 5% chance of the event occurring by chance.
- PA
- Physician Assistant; Posterior anterior or Posterior-anterior
- PA-C
- Physician Assistant-Certified
- pack-years
- The product of the number of years a person has smoked by the average number of cigarette packs smoked per day
- PAH
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- PAI
- Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
- PaO2
- Arterial Oxygen Tension (oxygen via ABG); also Partial pressure of oxygen in mm HG
- PASI
- Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
- path
- pathologist, pathology report, pathology sampling
- PBC
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- PBSC
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (see PBSCT)
- PBSCH
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest
- PBSCR
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Rescue (transplant)
- PBSCT
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
- PC
- Prostate cancer
- PCA
- Patient Care Assistant
- PCa
- Prostate cancer
- PCD
- Pneumatic Compression Device
- PCP
- Primary Care Physician
- PCR
- Polymerase chain reaction
- PCT
- Pneumatic Compression Therapy
- PD
- Progressive disease
- PD-L1
- Programmed death-ligand 1. Also PDL 1, PDL1
- PDQ
- Physician's Data Query (CancerNet)
- PE
- Pulmonary Embolism
- pEDS
- Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- PEG
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- PET
- Pancreatic endocrine tumor; Positron emmission tomography
- PF
- Pulmonary Fibrosis (synonymous with ILD)
- PFD
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- PFF
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
- PFS
- Progression-free survival
- PFT
- Pulmonary Function Test
- pg
- picogram
- PGA
- Physician's Global Assessment
- pH
- Hydrogen-ion concentration
- PH
- Past history
- PHPT
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- PIN
- Prostate intraepithelial neoplasma
- PI-RADS
- Prostate imaging reporting and data system
- PKB
- Protein kinase B; also called AKT
- PLB
- Primary Lymphoma of Bone
- PLE
- Primary Lymphedema
- PLND
- Pelvic lymph node dissection
- PLT
- Platelets
- PM
- Personal message, private message
- PMH
- Past Medical History
- PMP
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei
- PN
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- PNET
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
- PNS
- Peripheral nervous system
- PO
- oral, by mouth (per os)
- POC
- Portable Oxygen Concentrator
- PONV
- Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting
- Port
- Port-a-cath
- POTS
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- PP
- Periodic paralysis
- PPC
- Primary Peritoneal Cancer
- PPFE
- Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis
- PPP
- Primary periodic paralysis
- PR
- Partial remission; Partial response; per rectum
- Pred
- Prednisone
- PRN
- pro re nata - as needed or when necessary
- PRRT
- Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy
- PS
- performance status, commonly measured on a scale from 0 (asymptomatic, unrestricted) to 5 (dead)
- PSA
- Prostate-specific antigen; Psoriatic arthritis
- PSADT
- PSA doubling time
- PsO
- Psoriasis
- PT
- Patient; Physical therapy or Physical therapist; Proton therapy
- PTC
- Papillary thyroid cancer
- PTCA
- Percutaneous Trans Catheter Angioplasty
- PTH
- Parathyroid hormone
- PTNS
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- PUD
- Peri-Urethral Diathermy
- Pulmo
- Pulmonologist
- PUNLMP
- Papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential
- PV
- Papillary variant
- PVC
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- PWI
- Perfusion-weighted imaging
- Px
- Prognosis
Q
- QALY
- Quality-Adjusted Life Year
- qid
- quater in die - four times a day
- QoL
- Quality of Life
- QT interval
- Time between the Q wave and the T wave of the heart's electrical cycle, indicating ventricle activity
R
- RAD
- Radiation
- RadOnc
- Radiation oncologist
- RAI
- Radioactive iodine
- RANO
- Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Criteria
- RARP
- Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
- RBC
- Red blood cell; Red blood count
- RC
- Radical cystectomy
- RCC
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- RCT
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Respo
- Respirologist
- RFA
- Radiofrequency ablation
- RFS
- Relapse free survival
- RIGS
- Radioimmunoguided surgery
- RLN
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve
- RMS
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- RNA
- Ribonucleic acid
- RP
- Radical prostatectomy
- RR
- Response rate
- RRP
- Retropubic radical prostatectomy
- RSD
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- RT
- Radiotherapy; Radiation therapy
- rT3
- Reverse Triiodothyronine
- RTPCR
- Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- RTW
- Ready To Wear
- RUL
- Right upper lobe (of the lung)
- RV
- Residual Volume (part of PFTs)
- Rx
- Prescription
S
- S-LAM
- Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- SA
- Surface area
- SABR
- Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy
- SADS
- Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome
- SAE
- Serious Adverse Event
- SAI
- Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
- Sarc
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarkie
- A member of the Inspire Stop Sarcoidosis support group
- SBRT
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Treatment
- SC
- Subcutaneous
- SCA
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- SCAD
- Sudden Coronary Artery Dissection
- Scanxiety
- Anxiety about a scan
- SCC
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- SCJ
- Sternoclavicular joint
- SCLC
- Small cell lung cancer
- SD
- Stable Disease
- SDV
- Source Data Verification
- SFN
- Small fiber neuropathy
- SGOT
- Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; see also AST
- SGPT
- Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
- SH
- Social history
- SHO
- Senior House Officer
- SI
- Sacroiliac
- SIADH
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- SIBO
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
- SIJ
- Sacroiliac joint
- SLD
- Self Lymphatic Drainage
- SLE
- Secondary Lymphedema
- SLN
- Superior (recurrent) laryngeal nerve
- SM
- Syringomyelia
- SNP
- Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
- SOB
- Shortness/Short of Breath
- SOC
- Standard of care
- spEDS
- Spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- SpO2
- Oxygen Saturation by pulse expressed as a percentage, also called Peripheral Oxygen Saturation
- SRBT
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy
- SRS
- Stereostatic Radiosurgery
- SSM
- Superficial Spreading Melanoma
- SUV
- Standard uptake value
T
- T1
- Thoracic vertebra 1 (spine)
- T2
- Thoracic vertebra 2 (spine)
- T3
- Thoracic vertebra 3 (spine)
- T4
- Thoracic vertebra 4 (spine)
- T5
- Thoracic vertebra 5 (spine)
- T6
- Thoracic vertebra 6 (spine)
- T7
- Thoracic vertebra 7 (spine)
- T8
- Thoracic vertebra 8 (spine)
- T9
- Thoracic vertebra 9 (spine)
- T10
- Thoracic vertebra 10 (spine)
- T11
- Thoracic vertebra 11 (spine)
- T12
- Thoracic vertebra 12 (spine)
- TAD
- Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis, also called Grover's Disease
- TAMs
- Tumor-associated macrophages
- TBI
- Total body irradiation
- TC
- Tall cell; Tethered Cord
- TCC
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- TCP
- Thrombocytopenia
- TCS
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- TDS / TID
- ter in die - Three times a day
- TENS
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- TG
- Thyroglobulin
- THR
- Tobacco Harm Reduction
- Thyca
- Thyroid cancer
- TKI
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
- TLC
- Total Lung Capacity, part of PFTs
- TMJ
- Temporomandibular joint
- TMJD
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- TMT
- Trimodal therapy
- TMZ
- Temozolomide (TEMODAR®)
- TNF
- Tumor Necrosis Factor
- TNM
- Staging system - primary tumor
- TOS
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- TPN
- Total parenteral nutrition
- TRH
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- TRK
- Transketolase
- TSC
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
- TSC-LAM
- Tuberous Sclerosis Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- TSH
- Thyroid stimulating hormone
- TT
- Total thyroidectomy
- TTP
- Time to peak
- TUMA
- Transurethral Microwave Therapy
- TUNA
- Transurethral Needle Ablation
- TURBT
- Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
- TURP
- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
- Tx
- Treatment
- TZ
- Transition zone, type of tumor
U
- U&Es
- Urea and Electrolites
- UA
- Urine analysis
- UC
- Ulcerative Colitis
- ug
- microgram
- UIP
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- ULN
- Upper Limits of Normal
- URTI
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- US
- Ultrasound
- UTI
- Urinary Tract Infection
- UTUC
- Upper tract urothelial carcinoma
- UVB
- Ultraviolet light B
- UVR
- Ultraviolet Radiation
V
- VATS
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- VC
- Vital Capacity, part of PFTs
- vEDS
- vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- VEF
- Ventricular ejection fraction
- VEGF
- Vascular endothelial growth factor
- VF
- Ventricular fibrillation
- VHL
- Von Hippel-Lindau
- VI
- Venous Insufficiency
- VM-26
- Teniposide
- VMA
- Vanillylmandelic Acid
- VP-16
- Etoposide
- VUS
- Variant of unknown significance
W
- W/WO Contrast
- With or without contrast (as in MRI, CT, or CAT scans)
- WBC
- White blood cell
- WBR
- Whole Brain Radiation
- WBS
- Whole Body Scan
- WHO
- World Health Organization
- WM
- Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
- WPW
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
X
- XRT
- External beam radiation therapy
Y
- yo
- Year(s) old
- YST
- Yolk sac tumor; also, germ cell tumor
