What does the medical term MRI stand for?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of MRI. However, what does the medical term MRI stand for?
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What does MRI medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the MRI medical abbreviation is Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Related Medical Abbreviations
AI | Aortic Insufficiency |
CCCA | central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia |
CD | chemical dependency; cycle day; current diagnosis; Crohn’s disease; controlled drug(s); conduct disorder; cluster of differentiation; cesarean delivery; cardiovascular disease; communicable disease |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
COO | chief operating officer |
CTPA | computed tomography pulmonary angiogram |
DID | dissociative identity disorder |
DRESS | drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms |
ECLAM | European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure |
F&N | Febrile and Neutropenic |
FCAS | familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome |
FDS | flexor digitorum superficialis |
FNA | Fine Needle Aspiration |
FRC | Functional Residual Capacity |
HSA | health services administration; human serum albumin |
ICU | Intensive care unit. The patient was moved to the intensive care unit. |
IOP | Intra-Ocular Pressure |
IPV | inactivated poliovirus (vaccine); intrapulmonary percussive ventilation |
LHRH | Leutinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone |
MG | myasthenia gravis |
MMT | manual muscle test |
MSR | motor sensory reflex |
NICMP | nonischemic cardiomyopathy |
NSC | national safety council |
OB | Occult Blood (followed by ‘+’ or ‘-‘) |
PGY | postgraduate year |
PLACE | patient-led assessments of the care environment |
POPs | progestin-only contraceptive pills |
PR/R | per rectum/rectal |
PRA | panel-reactive antibody; plasma renin activity |
PRBC | packed red blood cell(s) |
RML | Right Middle Lobe |
RSBI | Rapid Shallow Breathing Index |
SCD | sequential compression device; sudden cardiac death |
SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
SPC | specialist palliative care; statistical process control |
SSNHL | sudden sensorineural hearing loss |
SSSS | staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
VOD | veno-occlusive disease |
VP Shunt | ventricular peritoneal shunt |
cTnT | cardiac troponin T |
cav | cavity |
dDNA | denatured DNA |
dom | dominant |
g | gram, a unit of weight. The cream is available in both 30 and 60 gram tubes. |
guttat. | drop by drop |
h.s. | At bedtime. As in taking a medicine at bedtime. |
ing | inguinal |
lvl | level |
part. vic. | in divided doses (partitis vicibus) |
umb | umbilicus, umbilical |