What is the meaning of esp medical abbreviation?

What does the esp medical term mean?

In some cases, the abbreviation esp may have a few different meanings. However, what does esp mean in medical terms?

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What does esp medical abbreviation mean?

In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation esp means especially.

esp: especially

A/V Nicking	Arteriolar/Venous Nicking
ANC	Absolute Neutrophil Count
BMS	burning mouth syndrome; bone marrow suppression
CPA	cerebellopontine angle; costophrenic angle
ChE	cholinesterase
DDAVP	desmopressin acetate
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid; does not apply
EMA-IgA	immunoglobulin a antiendomysial
EOLC	end of life care
ESIG	electronic signature
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FPL	flexor pollicis longus
GSR	galvanic skin response
HAIR-AN	hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR) and acanthosis nigricans (AN)
HFA	hydrofluoroalkane
IAW	in accordance with
IDU	idouridizine; idoxuridine; injection drug user
IGT	impaired glucose tolerance
IVHA	intravenous hyperalimentation
LGI	lower gastrointestinal
LL	left lateral
LMN	Lower Motor Neuron
LTB	laryngotracheobronchitis
MDD	maximum daily dose; major depressive disorder
MERT	medical emergency response team
MNT	medical nutrition therapy
NAF	notice of adverse findings
NTG	nitroglycerin
Nsg	nursing
ODT	orally disintegrating tablet
Ortho	orthopedics
PK test	Prausnitz-kustner test
PPF	plasma protein fraction
PSD	patient specific direction
RTF	ready to feed; resident treatment facility
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
SD	standard deviation
SGPT	serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
SGU	standard IgG beta-2 glycoprotein unit
TKO	to keep open (intravenous)
UVA	ultraviolet A (rays)
VD	venereal disease
caps	capsules
gmo	grandmother
mM	millimole
mmol	millimole (1/1000th of a mole)
mrad	millirad
o.d.	once daily (omni die)
o.n.	every night (omni nocte)
sim	similar and simplated
sut	suture