What is the medical abbreviation etc.?
In some cases, the abbreviation etc. may have a few different meanings. However, what is the medical term etc.?
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What does etc. medical abbreviation stand for?
In medical field, the etc. medical abbreviation stands for etcetera, and so on.
etc.: etcetera, and so on
Related Medical Abbreviations
kU/L | kilounit per liter (allergy testing) |
OTC | Over The Counter |
FCB | fibrocystic breast |
GOMER | Slang for “get out of my emergency room.” |
FHx | family history |
IEF | isoelectric focusing |
c.n.s. | to be taken tomorrow night (cras nocte sumendus) |
RATx | radiation therapy |
MAD | multiple autoimmune disorder |
S/P | Status Post; also Supra Pubic |
Ophth | ophthalmology; ophthalmoscope |
VD | venereal disease |
CRNP | Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner |
Oph | ophthalmology |
Gyn | gynecolog(y/ist/ic) |
MLPA | multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification |
v/v | volume per volume |
TV | Tidal Volume |
NRTI | nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
sib | sibling |
SUDs | single use devices |
MERT | medical emergency response team |
HEME/ONC | Hematology/Oncology |
PAR | paraffin; patient at risk; post anesthesia recovery |
SOS | sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; help needed distress signal (save our ship) |
VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |