| C |
Cesarean |
| c |
cubic |
| |
with
(cum - Latin) |
| CI |
first
cranial nerve |
| CII |
second
cranial nerve |
| CIII |
third
cranial nerve |
| |
aortic
arch |
| CA |
calcium
antagonist |
| |
cancer |
| |
cancer
antigen |
| |
carbonic
anhydrase |
| |
cardiac
arrhythmia |
| |
carotid
artery |
| |
cathode |
| |
celiac
artery |
|
|
cervicoaxial |
| |
citric
acid |
| |
Cocaine
Anonymous |
| |
colloid
antigen |
| |
common
antigen |
| |
compressed
air |
| |
coronary
artery |
| |
cytosine
arabinoside |
| Ca |
calcium |
| |
cancer |
| |
carcinoma |
| |
cathode |
|
ca |
about
(circa - Latin) |
| C&S |
culture
and sensitivity |
| CAA |
crystalline
amino acids |
| CAB |
catheter
-associated bacteriuria |
| |
coronary
artery bypass |
| CABG |
coronary
artery bypass graft |
| CAC |
carotid
artery canal |
| |
comprehensive
ambulatory care |
| CACB |
calcium
carbonate |
| CACP |
cisplatin |
| CaCX |
cancer
of cervix |
| CAD |
cadaver |
| |
computer
-assisted diagnosis |
| |
congenital
abduction deficiency |
| |
coronary
artery disease |
| CAE |
coronary
artery embolus |
| CaEDTA |
calcium
disodium edetate |
| CAEP |
cortical
auditory evoked potential |
| Caf |
caffeine |
| CAG |
cholangiography |
| |
chronic
atrophic gastritis |
| |
coronary
angiography |
| CaG |
calcium
gluconate |
| CAGE |
cut
down, annoyed, guilt, eye -opener |
| CAH |
chronic
active hepatitis |
| |
congenital
adrenal hyperplasia |
| CAI |
complete
androgen insensitivity |
| CAL |
callus |
| |
calorie(s) |
| calc |
calculate(d) |
| cAMP |
cyclic
adenosine monophosphate |
| CAMS |
cellular
adhesion molecules |
| CaO |
calcium
oxide |
| CAPA |
caffeine,
alcohol, pepper, aspirin |
| caud |
caudal |
| CB |
calcium
blocker |
| CBT |
carotid
body tumor |
| CC |
cardiac
catheterization |
| |
cell
culture |
| |
cerebral
concussion |
| |
chief
complaint |
| |
circulatory
collapse |
| |
common
cold |
| |
contrast
cystogram |
| |
cubic
centimeter |
| C/C |
chief
complaint |
| C&C |
cold
& clammy |
| CCC |
cancer
care center |
| ccDNA |
closed
circle DNA |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control |
| CDX |
chlordiazepoxide |
| CEA |
carcinoembryonic
antigen |
| CFC |
colony
forming cell |
| CFU |
colony
forming unit |
| CHF |
congestive
heart failure |
| CI |
cardiac
index |
| cig |
cigarette(s) |
| CML |
chronic
myelocytic leukemia |
| |
chronic
myelogenous lukemia |
| CMV |
cytomegalovirus |
| CN |
cranial
nerve(s) |
| CNS |
central
nervous system |
| CO |
carbon
monoxide |
| |
cardiac
output |
| C/O |
complaining
of |
| COPD |
chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CP |
cerebral
palsy |
| |
chest
pain |
| CPK |
creatinine
phosphokinase |
| CPR |
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation |
| CRF |
chronic
renal failure |
| CSF |
cerebrospinal
fluid |
| CT |
computerized
tomography |
| CVA |
cerebrovascular
accident |
| |
costovertebral
angle |
| CVP |
central
venous pressure |
| CXR |
chest
x-ray |
| |
|
| |
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