What is the meaning of the medical term HAZMAT?
The abbreviation HAZMAT may have a few different meanings. However, what does the HAZMAT medical term stand for?
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What is the HAZMAT medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the HAZMAT abbreviation stands for hazardous materials.
HAZMAT: hazardous materials
Related Medical Abbreviations
| APC | Atrial Premature Contraction |
| APD | Afferent Pupillary Defect |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy; benign prostatic hyperplasia; hypertrophy |
| BTE | behind the ear (heading aids) |
| C/B | Complicated By |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| DLE | discoid lupus erythematosus |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| ED | Erectile Dysfunction |
| EMR | electronic medical record |
| EOM | extraocular muscles; extraocular movements |
| F-V loop | flow volume loop |
| FRS | flexed rotated side bent |
| FTD | frontotemporal dementia |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GPC | Gram Positive Coccus |
| Gly | glycine |
| H&H | Hemoglobin and Hematocrit |
| HBPM | home blood pressure monitoring |
| HCAP | healthcare associated pneumonia |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| IDR | idiosyncratic drug reaction |
| LB | live birth; lower body |
| LCF | left cubital fossa |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| LTE | life-threatening event; less than effective |
| MBPS | Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome |
| MDA | medical device alert |
| MONA | morphine, oxygen, nitrates, aspirin |
| NRDS | neonatal respiratory distress syndrome |
| PAO2 | alveolar oxygen partial pressure [case sensitive] |
| PCOD | Poly-Cystic Ovarian Disease |
| PCT | proximal convoluted tubule; patient care technician; photochemical treatment |
| PDE | permitted daily exposure; phosphodiesterase |
| PRVC | pressure regulated volume control |
| PUBS | percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
| RFA | Radio Frequency Ablation; Right Femoral Artery |
| RUO | research use only |
| Ro | Ro antigen |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| Sz P | seizure precautions |
| T&X | type and crossmatch |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| UA or u/a | Urinalysis. A UA is a typical part of a comprehensive physical examination. |
| UCC | Urgent Care Center |
| UN | united nations |
| UVA | ultraviolet A (rays) |
| WPD | warm, pink, dry (skin signs) |
| max | maxilla, maxillary; maximum |
| qhr | every hour (quaque hora) |
