What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation dim?
The dim abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what does the dim medical term stand for?
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What is dim medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical term dim means dimension.
dim: dimension
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| ALL | Allergies; also Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage; British anti-Lewisite; blood alcohol level |
| CCH | care closer to home |
| CMF | cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil |
| CTA | Clear To Auscultation |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident |
| DAPE | data, assessment, plan, evaluation |
| DARE | Drug & Alcohol Resistance Education; data, action, response, education |
| EOMI | Extra Ocular Muscles Intact |
| GE | gastroenterology; gastroesophageal |
| GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
| HBIG | hepatitis B immune globulin |
| IgM | immunoglobulin M |
| MCAT | Medical College Admissions Test |
| MFFD | medically fit for discharge |
| MID | multi-infarct dementia; minimum infective dose |
| MTX | methotrexate |
| NH | Nursing Home |
| NS | Normal Saline |
| OB/GYN | obstetrics/gynecology |
| PB | pudendal block or peripheral blood |
| PEM | protein energy malnutrition |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PNF | proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| REI | reproductive endocrinology |
| RNST | reactive non stress test |
| Ru | Ruthenium (element) |
| Rxn | reaction |
| SP/GP | suicide precautions/general precautions |
| SRSA | slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis |
| Sb | Antimony (stibium) (element) |
| TAMI | thrombolysis and angioplasty in myocardial infarction |
| TAR | total ankle replacement; total all routes (intake) |
| TBBMD | total body bone mineral density |
| TORB | telephone order read back |
| TORCH | toxoplasmosis, other (hepatitis b, syphilis), rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex 2 |
| UVA | ultraviolet A (rays) |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| Wed | Wednesday |
| cong | congenital |
| dcSSc | diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis |
| dept | department |
| epis | episiotomy |
| jnt | joint |
| mm3 | cubic millimeter |
| prob | probable, probably |
| rt | right |
| sq | squamous |
| tachy | tachycardia |
