What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation gen?
There may be more than one meaning of gen. However, what does gen mean in medical terms?
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What is the gen medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, it is general the medical abbreviation gen stands for.
gen: general
Related Medical Abbreviations
| AFB | Acid Fast Bacterium |
| BPharm | Bachelor of Pharmacy |
| Bt | Bacillus thuringiensis |
| CCW | counterclockwise |
| CDA | Certified Dental Assistant |
| CLN | clinical lead/liaison nurse |
| CUm | cubic micron |
| DL-PICC | double lumen peripherally inserted central catheter |
| ECL | electrochemiluminescence |
| EDD | estimated date of discharge; estimated due date; expected date of delivery |
| EPS | Electro-Physiologic Study |
| FPG | fasting plasma glucose |
| Fis | fusion inhibitors |
| H&L | heart and lungs |
| HCW | health care worker |
| HHV-6 | human herpesvirus 6 |
| IDH | ischemic heart disease; isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| Ir | Iridium (element) |
| JR | junctional rhythm |
| KCAL | Kilocalories |
| LAE | left atrial enlargement |
| LG | left gluteal/gluteus |
| LSD | lysergic acid diethylamide (sl: acid) |
| LVF | left ventricular function |
| MBC | maximum breathing capacity |
| MSU | midstream specimen of urine; monosodium urate monohydrate |
| N | Nausea |
| NSI | nasal saline irrigations |
| P&A | percussion and auscultation |
| PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
| PF | Peak Flow; also Plantar Flexion |
| PIF | prolactin release-inhibiting factor; peak inspiratory flow |
| PNC | prenatal care; penicillin; premature nodal complex; premature nodal contraction |
| PPIP | put prevention into practice |
| PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| Px | prognosis |
| RMP | rifampin |
| RVAD | Right Ventricular Assist Device |
| RVEF | right ventricular ejection factor |
| SDAT | senile dementia of the Alzheimer type |
| SUD | single-use device; substance use disorder; sudden unexpected death |
| TBP | thrombophlebitis; therapeutic biologic product |
| TR | Tricuspid Regurgitation |
| URQ | upper right quadrant |
| URT | upper respiratory tract |
| UVA | ultraviolet A (rays) |
| caps | capsules |
| cauc | Caucasian |
| incompat | incompatible |
| mult | multiple |
| q2h | Every 2 hours. As in taking a medicine every 2 hours. |
