What does CFTR medical abbreviation stand for?

What does the medical abbreviation CFTR mean?

The abbreviation CFTR may have a few different meanings. However, what is CFTR in medical terms?

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What is the CFTR medical abbreviation?

In the medicine field, the CFTR abbreviation stands for cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator.

CFTR: cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator

BMI	Body Mass Index
BTE	behind the ear (heading aids)
C2	second cervical vertebra
CLIA	clinical laboratory improvement amendments
DID	dissociative identity disorder
DIPJ	distal interphalangeal joint
DRESS	drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
DW	distilled water
FCU	flexor carpi ulnaris
GP	General Practitioner
GTN	gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; glyceryl trinitrate
Gyn	gynecolog(y/ist/ic)
HAART	Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy
HTN	Hypertension
ITU	Intensive therapy unit
IVPB	intravenous piggyback
LAVH	laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
LBP	Low Back Pain
LFT	Liver Function Test
LMN	Lower Motor Neuron
LPI	laser peripheral iridotomy
ME ratio	myeloid/erythroid ratio
MHT	menopause hormone therapy; mental health therapist
MND	motor neuron disease
MOA	memorandum of agreement; mechanism of action
MODS	multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NIDDM	Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NL	normal
OPD	outpatient department
OTR	registered occupational therapist
PADS	preventive aggression device system
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
POAG	primary open-angle glaucoma
PRB	performance review board
Pap.	papillary
RFt	right foot
RIH	right inguinal herniorrhaphy
SCI	spinal cord injury
SSN	Social Security Number
SVG	Saphenous Vein Graft
TIS	tumor in situ
VE	vaccine efficacy; vaginal exam
X&D	examination and diagnosis
ch px	chicken pox
dil	dilation; dilatation
lbs	pounds
per	period(ic); for each; through or by
q.s.	a sufficient quantity; as much as needed
retics	reticulocytes
trach	tracheotomy; trachea(l); tracheostomy