What does the abbreviation cal mean in medical terms?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of cal. Below is the meaning of cal abbreviation in medical terms.
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What does cal medical abbreviation mean?
In medical field, the cal medical abbreviation stands for calorie.
cal: calorie
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| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guerin |
| BCPP | Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist |
| BEq | bioequivalence |
| CCPD | continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis |
| CPD | congenital polycystic disease; chronic pulmonary disease; cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resucitation |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| CoV | coronavirus |
| DIPJ | distal interphalangeal joint |
| DRG | diagnosis-related group |
| Dz | disease |
| F&N | Febrile and Neutropenic |
| FUDR | floxuridine |
| GG | gamma globulin |
| HFA | hydrofluoroalkane |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| ICF | intermediate care facility; intracellular fluid |
| IID | intermittent infusion device (saline lock) |
| IUI | intrauterine insemination |
| LAFB | left anterior fascicular block |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| LWS | low wall suction |
| Leu | leucine |
| MAP | mean arterial pressure |
| MCHB | Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
| MRF | melanocyte-stimulating hormone-releasing factor |
| NIH | national institutes of health |
| OFTT | organic failure to thrive |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| OLT | Orthotopic Liver Transplant |
| OTC | Over The Counter |
| PCT | proximal convoluted tubule; patient care technician; photochemical treatment |
| PKR | partial knee replacement; photorefractive keratotomy |
| PPG | postprandial glucose |
| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of membranes; patient-reported outcome measure |
| PUBS | percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
| RAD | Right Axis Deviation; also Reactive Airways Disease |
| RTW | return to work |
| SIE | stroke in evolution |
| SX P | sexual precautions |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| UO | Urine Output |
| VIN | vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| contras | contraindications |
| dis | disabled; discontinue; disease; discussed |
| font | fontanelle |
| nutr | nutrition; nutritionist |
| o.n. | every night (omni nocte) |
| pM | picomolar |
