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SEC TION IV

Abbreviations and Symbols

ABBREVIATION MEANING ABBREVIATION MEANING
1st MC* 1st metacarpal ANP atrial natriuretic peptide
A-a alveolar-arterial [gradient] ANS autonomic nervous system
AA Alcoholics Anonymous, amyloid A Ant* anterior
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide
AAo* ascending aorta Ao* aorta
Ab antibody AOA American Osteopathic Association
ABPA allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis AP action potential, A & P [ribosomal binding sites]
AC adenylyl cyclase APC antigen-presenting cell, activated protein C
ACA anterior cerebral artery Apo apolipoprotein
Acetyl-CoA acetyl coenzyme A APP amyloid precursor protein
ACD anemia of chronic disease APRT adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time
ACh acetylcholine APUD amine precursor uptake decarboxylase
AChE acetylcholinesterase AR attributable risk, autosomal recessive, aortic regurgitation
ACL anterior cruciate ligament ARB angiotensin receptor blocker
ACom anterior communicating [artery] ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone Arg arginine
AD Alzheimer disease, autosomal dominant ARPKD autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease
ADA adenosine deaminase, Americans with Disabilities Act ART antiretroviral therapy
ADH antidiuretic hormone AS aortic stenosis
ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ASA anterior spinal artery
ADP adenosine diphosphate ASD atrial septal defect
ADPKD autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease ASO anti–streptolysin O
AFP α-fetoprotein AST aspartate transaminase
Ag antigen, silver AT angiotensin, antithrombin
AICA anterior inferior cerebellar artery ATN acute tubular necrosis
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ATP adenosine triphosphate
AIHA autoimmune hemolytic anemia ATPase adenosine triphosphatase
AKI acute kidney injury ATTR transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis
AKT protein kinase B AUB abnormal uterine bleeding
AL amyloid light [chain] AV atrioventricular
ALA aminolevulinate AZT azidothymidine
ALI acute lung injury BAL British anti-Lewisite [dimercaprol]
ALL acute lymphoblastic (lymphocytic) leukemia BBB blood-brain barrier
ALP alkaline phosphatase BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis BH tetrahydrobiopterin
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ALT alanine transaminase BM basement membrane
AMA American Medical Association, antimitochondrial BOOP bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
antibody BP bisphosphate, blood pressure
AML acute myelogenous (myeloid) leukemia BPG bisphosphoglycerate
AMP adenosine monophosphate BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia
ANA antinuclear antibody BT bleeding time
ANCA antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody BUN blood urea nitrogen
ANOVA analysis of variance Ca* capillary
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