What is the meaning of the medical term HGH?
There may be more than one meaning of HGH. However, what is HGH in medical terms?
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What is HGH medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the HGH abbreviation stands for human growth hormone.
HGH: human growth hormone
Related Medical Abbreviations
| BRM | biological response modifier |
| BW | birth weight; body weight |
| CMT | Cervical Motion Tenderness; Charcot Marie Tooth |
| CT/GC | Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhea |
| DIFA | automated differential |
| EMA-IgA | immunoglobulin a antiendomysial |
| ER | External Rotation; also Emergency Room |
| ESBL | extended-spectrum beta laminase |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| GCP | good clinical practice |
| GMC | general medical council |
| GOMER | Slang for “get out of my emergency room.” |
| GOT | glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase |
| H2SO2 | sulfuric acid |
| HDN | hemolytic disease of the newborn |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| I&O | Ins and Outs |
| KUB | Kidneys Ureters and Bladder |
| L/R | left to right |
| LDUH | low-dose-unfractionated heparin |
| LIH | left inguinal herniorrhaphy |
| LS | Lumbro-Sacral |
| MHC | Mental Health Center; major histocompatibility complex |
| NDA | non-disclosure agreement; next doctors appointment; new drug application |
| NM | non monitored; nodular melanoma; neuromuscular |
| NO2 | nitrous oxide |
| OLT | Orthotopic Liver Transplant |
| PNF | proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
| PQRST | provoke-quality-radiation-severity-time |
| PRQM | publicly reported quality measures |
| PSV | peak systolic velocity; pressure support ventilation; prostate-specific antigen |
| Px | prognosis |
| RRR | Regular Rate and Rhythm |
| SCLE | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| SI | Suicidal Ideation |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| TBD | to be determined |
| TCE | trichloroethylene |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol (in marijuana and related) |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| URTI | upper respiratory tract infection |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| bicarb | (Sodium) bicarbonate |
| qp | as much as desired (quantum placeat) |
| ref | refuse(d); referral/refer |
| tbc | tubercle bacillus |
| ug | microgram (0.000001 gram) |
| unilat. | unilateral |
| ut | uterus |
