What is the meaning of the medical term FFPE?
In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of FFPE. However, what is FFPE in medical terms?
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What is the FFPE medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation FFPE means fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue.
FFPE: fresh-frozen paraffin-embedded tissue
Related Medical Abbreviations
| BS&O | bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy |
| CB | Cerebellar |
| CMT | Cervical Motion Tenderness; Charcot Marie Tooth |
| CPMI | chronic and persistent mental illness |
| CTO | clinical trial outline |
| DS | Down’s Syndrome; degenerative spondylolisthesis; drug substance |
| DSPS | delayed sleep phase syndrome; diagnostic, screening and preventive services |
| EA | epidural anesthesia; environmental assistance |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| ER | External Rotation; also Emergency Room |
| ESIG | electronic signature |
| EVAR | endovascular aneurysm repair |
| FBC | full blood count |
| FHB | flexor hallucis brevis; fetal heartbeat |
| G-tube | gastrostomy tube |
| GEA/GETA | general endotracheal anesthesia |
| GSR | galvanic skin response |
| H FLU | Haemophilus Influenza |
| HOB | Head Of Bed |
| IRV | inspiratory reserve volume |
| LBBB | Left Bundle Branch Block |
| LOM | loss/limitation of motion |
| MDD | maximum daily dose; major depressive disorder |
| MHU | mental health unit |
| NSI | nasal saline irrigations |
| O/R | oral, rectal |
| O/W | Otherwise |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| P-Thal | Persantine Thallium |
| PBSC | peripheral blood stem cell |
| PERRLA+C | pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated |
| PSS | physiologic saline solution; progressive systemic sclerosis |
| RF | Rheumatoid Factor; also Risk Factor |
| RIG | Rabies Immunoglobulin |
| RPLND | Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection |
| RPP | rate pressure product |
| RVR | rapid ventricular response |
| SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| SLT | speech and language therapy; selective laser trabeculoplasty |
| SMBG | self-monitoring of blood glucose |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TMP | total membrane pressure; trimethoprim |
| TORP | total ossicular replacement (prosthesis) |
| Urol | urology |
| cGMP | cyclic guanine monophosphate |
| mIU | milli-international unit |
| ns | nanosecond |
| pc | after meals (post cibos) |
| peron | peroneal |
| spp | species |
| supp | suppository |
