What is the medical term DOMS?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of DOMS. However, what does the DOMS medical term mean?
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What does DOMS medical abbreviation stand for?
In the science & medicine, the meaning of the medical abbreviation DOMS is delayed onset muscle soreness.
DOMS: delayed onset muscle soreness
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| BRB | Bright Red Blood |
| BSI | blood stream infection; body substance isolation |
| BSO | Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. A BSO is the removal of both of the ovaries and adjacent Fallopian tubes and often is performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy. |
| CETR | care, education and treatment review |
| CLA | certified laboratory assistant |
| CMC | carpo metacarpal |
| DSC | Doctor of Surgical Chiropody |
| E&A | evaluate and advise |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke (exposure) |
| FBC | full blood count |
| FDB | flexor digitorum brevis |
| GME | graduate medical education |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| ICF | intermediate care facility; intracellular fluid |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IUS | intrauterine system |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| L Cx | left circumflex |
| L&U | lower and upper |
| LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
| MTC | medullary thyroid cancer |
| Met | methionine |
| NHL | Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
| NRM | non-rebreathing mask |
| OB | Occult Blood (followed by ‘+’ or ‘-‘) |
| OOB | Out Of Bed |
| OOH | out of hospital |
| P4P | pay for performance |
| PCA | Patient Controlled Analgesia |
| PEA | pulseless electrical activity |
| PLSS | portable life-support system |
| PQRST | provoke-quality-radiation-severity-time |
| RAFa | right anterior forearm |
| RD | Retinal Detachment; also Registered Dietician |
| REB | Rebound, as in rebound tenderness of the abdomen when pushed in and then released. |
| REBT | rational emotive behavioral therapy |
| SAAG | Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient |
| SRS | slow-reacting substance |
| TIS | tumor in situ |
| TKO | to keep open (intravenous) |
| UMBO | Umbillical |
| V/Q | ventilation/perfusion |
| VAS | vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale |
| WNWD | well-nourished, well-developed |
| ZMC | zygomaticomaxillary complex |
| deriv | derive, derivative |
| post op | post operation |
| ug | microgram (0.000001 gram) |
