What is the meaning of the medical term HbS?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation HbS. However, what does HbS mean in medical terms?
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What is the HbS medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the HbS abbreviation stands for Hemoglobin S.
HbS: Hemoglobin S
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CDU | chemical dependency unit |
COO | chief operating officer |
COT | Nicotine/Cotinine (COT test) |
CPPD | Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease |
CvS | cardiovascular system |
DAW | dispense as written |
DCIS | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ |
DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
ETT | Exercise Tolerance Test; also Endotracheal Tube |
GME | graduate medical education |
IEF | isoelectric focusing |
IFA | immunofluorescence assay |
Kr | Krypton (element) |
L-2 | second lumbar vertebra |
LIH | left inguinal herniorrhaphy |
LUL | Left Upper Lobe; also Left Upper Lid |
MC | medical corps |
MI | Myocardial Infarction |
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MVP | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
MW | molecular weight; microwave |
NCS | Nerve Conduction Study |
O&G | obstetrics and gynecology |
PRB | performance review board |
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PTEM | pregnancy test education materials |
RFFF | radial forearm free flap |
RIA | radioimmunoassay |
RMT | retromolar trigone |
RRE | round, reactive, equal |
RTI | reverse transcriptase inhibitors; respiratory tract infection |
SIL | squamous intraepithelial lesion |
STAT | Immediately |
TIH | tumor-induced hypercalcemia |
UHF | ultrahigh frequency |
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deriv | derive, derivative |
diam | diameter |
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lat. | lateral |
lvl | level |
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max | maxilla, maxillary; maximum |
ns | nanosecond |
sp | specific gravity; species; space |
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