What does AK medical abbreviation stand for?

What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation AK?

Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of AK abbreviation. However, what does AK mean in medical terms?

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What is AK medical abbreviation?

In science & medicine, the medical term AK means Actinic Keratosis.

AK: Actinic Keratosis

ARF	Acute Renal Failure
ASA	Aspirin
BBS	bilateral breath sounds
C-spine	cervical spine
CAT	Cataract
COCs	combined oral contraceptives (estrogen and progestin)
CPA	cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle
CTB	cease to breathe; chronic tuberculosis
CWR	canal wall reconstruction
DNH	do not hospitalize
DOU	Direct Observation Unit
FRC	Functional Residual Capacity
FSH	Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTND	full term normal delivery
HR	Heart Rate
LQR/LSR	locked quiet room/locked seclusion room
LVEDP	Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
MHC	Mental Health Center; major histocompatibility complex
MSN	Master of Science in Nursing
NCS	Nerve Conduction Study
NHC	National Health Council
NR	normal record; no record; non reactive
NTG	nitroglycerin
O/E	on examination
OGT	oral glucose tolerance (test)
OTC	Over The Counter
PAD	Peripheral Arterial Disease
PADP	pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
PPG	postprandial glucose
PSIS	posterior-superior iliac spine
R.B.C.	red blood cells
SAARD	slow-acting antirheumatic drug(s)
SBS	small bowel series; sick building syndrome
SI	Suicidal Ideation
SMZ	sulfamethoxazole
SSN	Social Security Number
STV	short term variability
TAR	total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake)
TLS	tumor lysis syndrome
UTV	ultrasound transmission velocity
VAS	vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale
VT	Ventricular Tachycardia
XDR	extensively drug-resistant
caps	capsules
dev	develop(ment)
inf	inferior; infant
neg	negative
rem	removal
sib	sibling
susp	suspension
via	by way of