What does the medical abbreviation AIDS mean?
There may be more than one meaning of AIDS. However, what does AIDS mean in medical terms?
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What is the AIDS medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the AIDS abbreviation stands for Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS: Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
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| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| PCS | procedure coding system |
| IDH | ischemic heart disease; isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| MSN | Master of Science in Nursing |
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| NTG | nitroglycerin |
| TGV | thoracic gas volume |
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| BSN | Bachelor of Science in Nursing; bowel sounds normal |
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